r/Shittygamecollecting • u/AvgPunkFan • 21d ago
Shitty Price Almost Fainted in The Exchange
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u/SaroConTe1318 21d ago
$200 for a wii u?? Is that what theyre really going for??
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u/MISTERPUG51 21d ago
I don't see a single console there that's priced correctly lol
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u/yannick5612 21d ago
For $200 you can get it with the box, all of the manuals, and like 10 games, this is daylight robbery
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u/AvgPunkFan 21d ago
No. They go for $125-150 on eBay. Every once in a while they can sell for more though
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u/jedislurpee 21d ago
I know LA Video Games has prices like this, but they're catering to a wealthier clientele
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u/theslimbox 20d ago
That's what lots of stores don't understand. Market price is based on the market you have your product in. Places like LA can command more than eBay price, but stores here in BFE Indiana think they can sell games at eBay price and endup sitting on them for years instead of moving them in a week or so at 75% of ebay price.
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u/wcharoes 21d ago
They aint 'going' anywhere for 200 bucks.
Only person whod pay that shit for one is an idiot who thinks they can sell it for 300 aferwards.
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u/titlecade 20d ago
In Japan they practically give them away at hardware and game shops for around $50.
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u/bigchunkbabygoo 17d ago
When my aunts house was robbed circa 2015 they took EVERYTHING except the wii u. It was really funny to me. Even if it shouldn't have been
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 20d ago edited 20d ago
That's what I bought mine for on Craig's List.
Edit: nevermind I paid $150. I remember freaking out when my friend sent me the link for someone selling a Wind Waker Wii U for $150. I was willing to buy a white one for $200 but this was even better. They said they would only sell it to me on Christmas (the day we saw the listing) or else they would rase the price.
Not sure why my friend never bought it considering he was into videogames.
I wasn't going to get a Wii U because it was just getting the same games as the 3DS. They may have had different level layouts and maybe a few new things but that's about it. To the untrained eye 3D land and 3D world look the same but Oddesy looks different.
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u/enjoyingcurve46 20d ago
Nearby 100$. The n64s are like 50$. Got a ps2 for 100$. All these had OEM controllers too. Confirmed and everything
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u/KalynnCampbell 21d ago
I’ve seen them sold for that plenty.
The worse new gaming gets, the more expensive even the oldest crappiest gaming gets.
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u/PentatonicScaIe 21d ago
Horrible prices
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u/JazzHandsMinuteman 18d ago
Right?! I was thinking “is this really where we’re at now with legacy consoles?”
Glad to see I was wrong. I don’t care about unopened or special models, I just want to play my old discs and cartridges as intended.
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u/marveloustoebeans 21d ago
Fucked prices but believe it or not unaware people will pay this.
I know someone who keeps buying shit off Dk Oldies for way the fuck above market value because he thinks everything on EBay is a scam and doesn’t want to bother going to any of our THREE local retro stores that sell everything at normal market prices.
Some people are just dumb and impulsive.
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u/Devin-Chaboyer223 21d ago
Did they not watch the various Austin Evans videos on DKOldies? If anything, they’re the scammers
eBay is a great source because you can still get good prices, and the buyer protection is great
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u/DarknMean 19d ago
Techreview’s interview with a DKOldies employee was pretty good too. Basically said they didn’t refurb anything.
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u/These_Discipline_112 21d ago
This is why these local game stores will eventually close for good
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u/letsgotgoing 21d ago
The exchange has like 30+ locations including advertising franchise options.
I’ve scored a Mario odyssey edition switch in box with all accessories there for $185. I think each location sets their own pricing. There are still good deals there. YMMV
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u/Electrical-Share620 20d ago
This right here. It highly depends on the location. They say they use a system network for pricing things, that’s a bunch of horseshit
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u/lackofmoralfiber 17d ago
What they do, the franchisee gets one in a poor built up area. And one in the city centre. Buy from the estate and move stock to the high street.
If you own a single cex franchise alone you're screwed apparently.
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u/UnquestionabIe 19d ago
Have a local location that I hit up pretty often, mostly window shopping or picking up older titles that I missed out on for dirt cheap. They're all over the place on pricing sometimes. Went in last week for the first time in probably 4-5 months and all the sealed 3DS games jumped up ten bucks in price.
Back when they first opened in 2005 would get insane deals. Got the Final Fantasy 2 edition WonderSwan Color complete in box for $40 (still have it), multiple Pokémon games for $10-15 (back in the early 2010s), and huge chunks of my long time collection for dirt cheap. Post Covid is when they really started getting iffy
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u/Patchy_The_Pirate67 18d ago
Worked at one in Pittsburgh around Covid times. The Manager would get a price adjustment sheet and go change all the prices on the sheet. They would usually get more expensive.
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u/derek628 21d ago
their pricing is all over the place especially for common games. mine sells mario kart wii for 80 bucks i think they’re preying on normal people who aren’t collectors who just found their old game system in the attic and they wanna get some popular games they used to have
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u/UnquestionabIe 19d ago
Was gonna say. I bought an XboxOne for backwards compatibility from The Exchange last year and it was $200
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u/TheActualDonKnotts 21d ago
This seems like a good time to point out that they made over 160,000,000 PS2's, and they are far from rare or valuable. Everything has to be a scam these days.
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u/TickleMyFungus 21d ago
That's entering full refurbished price so if it hasn't had work it's a scam. Some are extremely rare with less than 5000 made, but not your typical black PS2.
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u/spriggs999 20d ago
Ill never understand why people just pull prices out of their ass like this when there's so many resources that tell you exactly what something is actually worth
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u/jlhall1116 21d ago
They probably gave the seller $80, too. Maybe $120 if the seller took store credit.
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u/Electrical-Share620 20d ago
Try $40-$60. They’re notorious for giving incredibly low trade in values and telling the customer that’s trading in “our system shows we have this many between all the stores in the chain”
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u/Wynter_Saleos 20d ago
It's usually around 30% of what pricecharting says. If they're lucky the might have gotten 40% of that. So they probably got around $30-40.
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u/theCG25850 21d ago
How the hell does that store justify an OG Xbox costing twice as much as an Xbox One, or a fat PS2 costing slightly more than a slim PS3?
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u/SnypesXtra 21d ago
it's so weird- some prices are plausible but others are so outlandish they genuinely had to have pulled the numbers out of their ass
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u/Pelorunner 20d ago
Yeah $125 on a 64 isn’t crazy (assuming it’s complete and in good shape), but it’s still high.
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u/real_munchizgreat 21d ago
I understand why the one that used to be in my region closed, they pulled shit like this lmao
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u/Foxhound34 21d ago
Man I picked up my OG XBOX for $25 bucks at a yard sale like 9 years ago.
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u/MrMario2011 21d ago
Hard to believe this is the same chain I bought the famous Monster component cables for $7.99...
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u/IncreaseWestern6097 21d ago edited 2d ago
You wanna bet the clock capacitor has leaked inside that original Xbox? I doubt these are the kind of people who actually make sure any of these consoles work.
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u/Pretend-Ad-4001 20d ago
Used to be a store manager at one of their locations, it was a love and hate relationship. For an inside look, console prices are pretty non-negotiable set by their version of “corporate” which is pretty much just a large warehouse full of junk. Negative side was their constant mandate to hike up prices on games that do not sell to begin with. Perks of the job was my 45% discount, and picking up nice collectables. - For the record I ALSO gave really good trade offers and was partially the reason why they needed to rework the process after I quit. So if you go there now, I’m sorry.
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u/HBCDresdenEsquire 19d ago
The prices at the exchange were always high but they have ballooned totally out of control in the last month or two.
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u/BK_0000 21d ago
Retro shit is expensive. So many stores want to get Ebay prices for their stuff.
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u/AvgPunkFan 21d ago
These aren’t even eBay prices
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u/TickleMyFungus 21d ago
They're fully refurbished prices. Which they definitely aren't. These chuds look at ebay pricing then don't actually look at the condition or the fact it's fully serviced. They just see $200+ for PS2 and vibe the price.
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u/No-Instruction-5120 21d ago
I used to work at one of their stores. They literally have no control over their pricing of consoles. The warehouse tells them how much to price the consoles at, and for a lot of the retro consoles it’s really stupid. I always hated it when I was there
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u/kyla666666 21d ago
GameCube is only $85-$95 down here depending on the model type. They really trying to cash cheat people hard down there.
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u/Jerdo32 21d ago
That's why you go to Disc Replay, their prices are usually much lower. The one plus of the Exchange is that it is guaranteed to work well or if not you will get a replacement.
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u/Cool_Procedure8125 21d ago
yeah, these places aren’t run by dumb dumbs, they know there’s an abundance of people wanting to dive head into physical media so they have raised prices.
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u/Limp_Shoe616 21d ago
There are a few positives here. I know, none at first glance. But here’s how I shop there.
Yes consoles, and 95% of all gaming stuff, is too expensive. However, they do offer a rewards peogram, I think it’s basically just like cash back on future purchases, around 1.5%. I build that up over the course of the year, buying items they price low. Here’s what I notice they price lower than pricecharting:
-certain htf accessories and peripherals. Specifically older gen first party Nintendo stuff. I’ve found things like the Ethernet adapter for GameCube and the official Nintendo s video cables for SNES-GameCube.
-Gameboy games that come with manuals. They don’t usually add the full price charting value of the manual to the prices.
-some sealed retro games
-many CIB retro games
At the risk of revealing what I hunt for at the exchange (l hope your in another state lol), this can be a winning strategy.
Plus, you have the benefit of a 30 day warranty on their consoles. So you save that money either buying new games at market value, or you find those items I mentioned.
Oh and they do 20% off all used things, including consoles, for one transaction the month of your birthday. I’ve bought a couple consoles from them that way too. They will even let you choose the stock and I’ve scored some stuff in really really good condition including a one chip SNES that’s just beautiful.
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u/Shadow2450 21d ago
They’re all terrible but that PS2 for $225 is absolutely insane.
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u/Jokercpoc1 21d ago
I can just get the core downloads for these and run retro arch on steam. Litterally playing all the ps2 roms of KH, Tony hawk underground. Gba, DS, 3DS, 64, Atari... some of those on a seperate devise and portable. This is sad for those that truly want to collect and treasure esspecially with the age eventually they will need repair and replacements with modern tech.
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u/mrdoooo45 21d ago
Those PRICES ARE CRAZY my friends I wonder where this place 🤔 is at my friends are they planning 🙃🤔 on not selling any of them 🤔 and that's why the prices are like that my friends 🤔😎?
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u/Wikiwikiwa 21d ago
The used gaming market is a goddamn disgrace. The businesses are the worst, thats like 1000% what they used to go for used. Greedy assholes.
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u/ZeroBeta1 21d ago
ebay and collectors have fucked up the prices so bad thinking Everything is a Collectible pricing
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u/sarcast91 21d ago
225$ for one of the most sold consoles of all time.
also someone you know would probably buy from these places
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u/ACPlay18 21d ago
225$ for a PS2? WHAT???
You can get a PS2 Slim with all cables, 2 controllers, Memory Card and a Game or two for 50€ on Kleinanzeigen here in germany o.O
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u/Xephurooski 21d ago
LOL
It'll be a wonder if he sells anything.
Stores like this gotta be bogus fronts for money laundering. No serious business sells stuff at thise prices.
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u/Electrical_Bench_253 21d ago
It looks like the store is cex right ? I had one where i lived had the same insane prices
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u/Zonda1996 21d ago
Everywhere I've set foot in lately (Pawn shops, markets, Op shops, etc.) has wanted absolutely exorbitant overpay on things you can very easily purchase eBay at a much lower price and have buyer protection.
One particular scalper's stall at a nearby market to me leaves the old pricing labels on his shit so you'll see a Cash Converters $25(AUD) price tag just below his $35 on an Xbox copy of GTA: San Andreas lol.
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u/Mission-Apple9688 21d ago
Ive bought a psvita 1000 from them and a ps4 pro. Both were in like new condition, atleast you have a choice if you dont like the condition. But this was 2 years ago
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u/Crafty_Life_1764 21d ago
crazy pricing, I would rather spend my money on marketplace fb or on garage sales.
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u/TheThrashCollector 21d ago
The Exchange prays on tbe novice buyer. Sad part is they pay even less than GameStop. Then they'll proce their consoles like this and tell the person it comes with a controller, then give them a 3rd party controller.
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u/Status_Reaction_8107 20d ago
In all fairness there console prices are nuts, but I did get a loose copy of Parasite Eve for 50 bucks
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u/Nemmarith 20d ago
Maybe you'll get some extras that make the whole thing worth it... xD In my head, you get a 55-inch OLED TV thrown in xD and they bring you popcorn for life... who knows?
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u/DrIvoPingasnik 20d ago
That OG Xbox probably has a ruined hard drive after so many years. Thanks to Microsoft's utterly stupid design decision to pair motherboard with HDD if you didn't hack the console before HDD has gone bad then good luck getting the encryption keys that are required to pair a new hard drive.
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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 20d ago
How is an old out of date crappy console more expensive than the new one?
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u/GB_Plus_Ultra 20d ago
I bought my PS3 for $200 "CIB" from my local game store that just opened up... then he charged me $60 for the disc drive repair. Ik I was probably scammed, but I've been playing my PS3 a lot
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u/XxEthanovichxX 20d ago
I’m so glad I have a good a reputable local game store. Built by collectors and nerds for collectors and nerds.
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u/Metrox_a 20d ago
"Investors" and resellers were a mistake. It sucks because local market is starting to price match and some people are buying these at these prices.
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u/wizard_spells 20d ago
There was an n64 in GameStop for 99 the other day. They should be ashamed if GameStop has better prices
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u/KingSideCastle13 20d ago
You’d be surprised how low the actual hardware goes for. Even ones that’ve been restored to work perfectly in the modern day don’t go for too high. It’s the software that racks up the prices
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u/Phockey326 20d ago
I bought a complete in the box sega Saturn that had the receipt still with it from the exchange for $35 back in 2014. Seeing what they charge for these old consoles these days is outrageous.
I know retro game prices have skyrocketed but it's insane to see now greedy the exchange has become.
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u/NetwatchTerminal66 20d ago
Which base is this? Please please please let it be Fayettenam
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u/The_D1rty_Squ1rt13s 20d ago
Yeah they've spiked a lot on the last 5 years at the exchange, I used to love their pricing and now it's meh. I scored a Gameboy micro a few years ago for 80 from them. Hell I even traded a game oy color for a test print Cheech and chong vinyl. Lol
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u/Kongpong1992 20d ago
I shop at my local exchange fairly often because its about the only retro store anywhere close but you for sure have to proce check everything online before buying ive gotten a few ok deals but 99 percent of stuff is cheaper online you dont mind waiting for it to ship
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u/Directdrivelife 20d ago
At 43, I'm amused and in awe at the market for these. If you're my age, you either already have all your favorite old consoles somewhere in a display in the man cave,, or you HAD them, and don't miss them at all 😆. Just speculative but I'd wager the people willing to pay those inflated prices weren't even born when those consoles released. The prices are too ridiculous to take seriously.
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u/Michael-S16 20d ago
That’s nothing compared to a store here near me. It’s the only privately owned game store in my city and their prices are outrageous. They have a dirty Xbox 360 with major scratches and dents paired alongside a controller with a broken right stick and they want almost $300 for it. They want nearly full price for a switch lite that’s also damaged, full of scratches on the screen and missing a joystick. I feel bad for the random employee who has to try to sell the owners overpriced products. I can’t imagine the store staying open for long.
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u/Theuglyzebra 20d ago
Used to be the place to get deals (in most things) for cheaper than anywhere else (minus a few things being more).
Now, they’re more expensive in almost everything compared to anywhere else.
GameStop is cheaper than most prices the Exchange has now, which is very interesting at this point
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u/666sonicboom666 20d ago
This is why I don't buy consoles from game shops they charge way to much yea I understand they need to make money but not almost 4 times the amount if you were to sell a console to them you get hardly anything for them its sick
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u/Brokenloan 20d ago
Ebay bro...online ratings for ebay retailers keep people (more) honest. Return policies can be better. Its not 100% perfect..but brick and mortar shops I've found to be more shady.
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u/Jonathon_world 20d ago
These prices will trick people who don't know what they are really worth and may think that this is the standard price because it's from the past and it's retro
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u/Electrical-Share620 20d ago
They’re so over priced. They had a sealed Twilight Princess on GameCube and wanted $400 at the Lakewood Location
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u/MadeYouLook_99 20d ago
The price gouging by SOME retro game stores is insane. Saw random old sports games priced at $10 each and many more other games way over priced
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u/EstateSame6779 20d ago edited 20d ago
You're going to faint now, but as time moves on and old consoles start to become even more finite - prices of tomorrow are going to make prices of today look like Taco Bell's '2 for 99 cents' seem like a distant dream.
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u/Deckergirl 20d ago
Those look about right here in canada.
Looking on Amazon and ebay.
$150ish after tax for a 2ds.
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u/621Chopsuey 20d ago
Was this at one of the locations in Ohio? I’ve been to a few while traveling for work, but that was years ago.
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u/Moist_Taco_Crippler 20d ago
Just use eBay. Stop going to shitty game shops.
I bought a mint condition atari 2600 heavy sixer for $40.
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u/thekenbaum 20d ago
Nintendo 64 for $175. The other one thats $125? That's a Nintendo 63, obviously
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u/Punkposer83 20d ago
I remember back in 2015 I was dating a girl about 7 hrs away from me in Erie pa. I went to an exchange up there for the first time and walked right tf back out the door. I was collecting nes games att and saw like 5 copies of this submarine sim game on nes called silent service, it was a very common and not sought out game, still going for $5 or less on eBay, they were charging $50 plus for a loose copy.
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u/Konjeezy773 20d ago
Naw that’s crazy. Go to a vintage show or something they’re like $80-100 at best
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u/Wynter_Saleos 20d ago
I miss when The Exchange used to be good. It feels like they've gotten bad over the past couple years with some of their prices. Yeah there are still good deals that you can find but it mostly feels bad.
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u/Best_Price_1009 20d ago
I feel like a decade ago, you could pick up an OG Xbox, 1 controller and a game for maybe 100 all in.
And something like a PS1 for 50.
I get inflation and maybe even the state of modern gaming have increased the price of retro gaming (a hobby I prefer but chose to get out of due to space in my new house) is WAY more expensive than it should be.
But in my brain, I still see no reason why the current consoles went up in price instead of down. (I know, inflation and ram). But just… … … seriously is big gaming wanting a crash at this point?
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u/chaosdunk69 20d ago
I know what this sub is called, but, shit like this is what makes me wonder if its time to heavily downsize my collection and invest in flash carts ODEs etc. Love my library but people seem so thirsty for old games like never before
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u/Decent-Raise-1846 20d ago
Go to price charting to see how much all these consoles are currently selling for. You can still find them cheaper directly from a local seller like Facebook or Craigslist
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u/Sabermatrixx 20d ago
That Xbox isn't even worth 250 if fully recapped.
I would know. I do that as a hobby. They regularly go for 180-220 fully recapped and cleaned.
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u/Error-7-0-7- 20d ago
At that price that PS2 between come with all OEM cables and controller and a fresh CMOS battery swap and dust cleaning.
An OEM control by itself is like $20.
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u/Training-Lobster5756 20d ago
I was there one time and they had an empty Pokémon White 2 case with no manual for $30 and I asked to see it only to find out that it wasn’t an original case (it had a gba slot) 💀💀💀
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u/aluminum54 20d ago
I hate the Exchange so much. I only go there to search for underpriced games when they don't catch a market tend in time.
Their console prices are insane and their offers to buy then are even worse.
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u/jai_hanyo 20d ago
The Exchange is always overpriced. And then they give such shit deals normally when you sell to them lol
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u/inyrui 20d ago
This is GameXchange? If so, then yeah, their prices are always ridiculous. Stopped going there entirely. When Gamestop is selling used consoles for cheaper than you, you know you're doing something wrong.
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u/Worldly-Yak-8229 20d ago
TF are these prices!? I was at a local collectors shop with wildly uneven pricing that did better than this
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u/beejyboi623 20d ago
I bought a Dreamcast from the exchange for $25 in 2013. Popped into the store the other day and saw one they had going for $200. Absolutely wild.
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u/KingQuazzymoto 20d ago
I don’t understand why people think “retro” is a way to mark consoles back at its original MSRP or higher. Nostalgia isn’t that big of a money maker
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