My local used game store rarely has the valuable old games anymore.
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Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m into retro audio, cassettes, records, etc. I’ve noticed that all the thrift stores get raided by the resellers often. Same with the good clothes. There’s a “vintage” store at my local mall that sells oils thrift clothing, like the nice band t shirts, and they sell them for like $50
The whole retro game market has become this as well, just resellers buying up all the games and reselling then for absurd prices
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
frunch@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This really does seem like the endgame for all collectibles–to eventually get capitalized to the point that outsiders come in and start speculating/buying out new releases/limited editions solely to flip for profit.
In plenty of cases I’ve seen, they never even have the product in their hands–they’ll just transfer the order to the highest bidder. I guess it’s the nature of collectibles and limited-edition stuff, but it just takes away the fun for a lot of the people who enjoy the hobby/collectibles/etc… it’s kinda deflating when you can’t even get the item without paying a premium to some rando that has no interest in it first (instead of just paying the vendor/manufacturer directly at their list price).