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26776490 No.26776490 [Reply] [Original]

are retro games a good investment?
magic card discussion welcome

>> No.26776692

>>26776490
N64 had so many great games, I don't regret missing out on the PS1 for it at all.

>> No.26776756

>>26776490
maybe if it was pilot wings

>> No.26776763
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26776763

>>26776490
No
Next thread

>> No.26776843

Only if you find them in bulk at a house and you can grab them for free. Chances are you wont get any games in the triple digits.
As someone who resells on eBay, I would say absolutely not. If you're only looking to keep them however then sure, but only if you can manage your budget.

>> No.26776896

>>26776490
I bought a bunch of retro japanese games a while back but was too lazy to resell. I don't speak Japanese and I don't know what to do with them...

>> No.26776968

>>26776490
...do you know that computer code can be copied? wtf

>> No.26776981
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26776981

I collected MTG for most of the early 00’s.
Still have em. Is it worth looking through my old boxes? Im a fucking stoner and can’t remember which deck I would use.

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>>26776490

Only if they are rare, and usually memorabilia and containers are more collectable than the games themselves. Most gaming consoles will degrade in time due to the inherent nature of their properties. an N64 game will not be playable in 200 years unless it's kept in a sealed box. Vinyl is popular now because it preserves well.

>> No.26777069

>>26776981
yea if you have anything from the reserved list it might be good

>> No.26777076
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tfw bought earthbound for $40+a copy of FF7 in high school

>> No.26777092

Pikmin is the only one thats maintained its value forever

>> No.26777201

>>26777092
lmao just took this in; gunna be holding down my pikmin 1 and 2 for a while i guess

>> No.26777767

no ones gonna want to buy your shitty nintendo games after the economy crashes a few years from now

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>>26776490
lmao you are like a little baby

>> No.26778273

>>26778164
bought for $12 from blockbuster with allowance money when I was 13 years old btw

>> No.26778401

Is Pokemon soulsilver a good long term investment?

>> No.26778537

>>26776692
>ywn be a little kid waking up on a magical Christmas morning ever again
https://youtu.be/pFlcqWQVVuU

>> No.26778592

>>26776490
I am investing in rare Nendoroids, I feel like KanColle nendos especially are going to increase in value over time but Touhou ones are also a good bet.

>> No.26778606

>>26776490
Nintendo is a pump and dump
go intellivision

>> No.26778801

>>26776490
https://youtu.be/fATTTbHQkDI

>> No.26778806

>>26778401
Yeah. I bought a copy of it and heartgold for me and my sister to play back in 2010. my sister didn't want to play it so it sat on my shelf sealed.
>it was $40 a decade ago.
>now it is 10 times as much
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=soul+silver+pokemon+sealed&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

>> No.26779858

>>26776490
>are retro games a good investment?
Cute.

>> No.26780333

>>26776490
>not even golden OOT

>> No.26780470

>>26778801
i loved playing as the Executioner on Revenge. Me and my cousins renamed him the Sexecutioner whenever he came out and would always laugh

>> No.26780556

>>26776490
depends, if you're gonna be hodling for a real long time it's better to get pristine copies of modern games and consoles and take good care of them for 30/40 years. look at how much a brand new mint condition NES game costs

>> No.26780764

yes, but as much of a gamble as many things
i bought killer 7 for gamecube for $2 back from some bargain bin a few years after it came out
there were literally hundreds of copies of it and i just grabbed one since i heard it was good

>> No.26780944

>>26776490
Retro games hold their value after 20-30 years but unless it's rare/classic and near mint you're not gonna be making big profits.

>> No.26781302

It's very hard to predict what will be worth a lot. Take the CAVE 360 ports. They are the only way to play those games with a massive cult following without flying to an arcade in Japan and as such extremely coveted and valuable. How could anyone possibly have known they would only ever be ported to the 360?

>> No.26781348

Femboy Cum

>> No.26782159

>>26778806
Based I have a copy going to hold on it

>> No.26782382
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>>26778164
>he thinks sculptor's cut is actually worth something

>> No.26782422

>>26776490
I collect limited edition coloured vinyl and discontinued cologne to store any extra money I have. They usually gain 200 - 300% within a year or so.

>> No.26782689

>>26776490
The only n64 game that I've seen go for decent money is conkers bad fur day.

>> No.26782838

>>26782689
CBFD, Starcraft 64, & OOT 1.0 carts are the main ones that sell.

>> No.26782912

Basically any reserved list or staple rares from alpha, beta, unlimited, antiquities, legends and arabian nights are good buys. The market has pumped a lot lately but it's not too late to get in for the next leg up

>> No.26782914
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>>26776490
>BUY/SELL ANTIQUES
>BUY/SELL ANTIQUES
>BUY/SELL ANTIQUES
Vintage appliances and light fixtures perform well but if you can find pre-WWII lighting fixtures some command thousands. Art Deco lighting and lamps regularly sells for $100s-$1,000s, all it takes is knowing what you're looking for (aim for brand, year, and model to find the best value per piece)

>> No.26783007

>>26776490
Best game ever made.
Praise zfg

>> No.26783169

>>26776490
Link, but it’s probably not considered and alt anymore

>> No.26783301

>>26782914
Do you just buy them off ebay or are you checking out antique shops and yard sales?

>> No.26783381

>>26776981
Post collection list. Will send crypto of your choice for good condition multilands, moxes, Arabian nights, etc

>> No.26783438

>>26776490
video game aftermarket price is retarded. too much disposable income.

>> No.26783442
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26783442

>>26776490
Hoarding ammunition two years before an election and selling them afterwards at double to triple the price.

>> No.26783722

>>26783301
I do estate sales, flea markets, auctions, antique stores, yard sales. The mix depends on the area. The market is wizening up and doing DD on their pieces which makes it harder to flip but I head for the sticks once a month (weekly pre-Covid) and there's always something to flip for cheap. Old fans, toasters, blenders. Lotta boomers with disposable income that want "MADE IN AMERICA" and the only way to get it is by buying used.

>> No.26784063

>>26783722
Forgot to mention militaria is big and vintage clothing (60s and older) is big. Anything with limited shelf-life like clothes, bedsheets, drapes, especially new old stock can go for big prices. Film production companies are buying mint condition ephemera (the crap in your medicine cabinet, random jars and cans in your pantry, magazines, etc.) for top dollar to use as props.

>> No.26784302

>>26783442
Yeah, hoard ammunition from potentially angry gunslingers willing to overthrow a whole goverment, what could possibly go wrong?

>> No.26784490

>>26776490
Battletoads

>> No.26784746

>>26777092
My nigger, look at fire emblem path of radiance. I got that and pikmin

>> No.26784796

it's way, way, WAY too late for retro games. the genie is beyond out of the bottle.

>> No.26784887

Ehh not really. They dont really appreciate. Loom at the cost of most reteo games, even the "expensive" ones. They still cost less than they did new back in the day. They appreciate from their used prices somewhat, but very very slowly. Only extreme cases like Chrono Trigger have actually seen big jumps, and its still not that impressive when you loom at the time frames. I collect old games because I love them, not as a store of value.

>> No.26784918

>>26784490
just bought this
>>26784796
with redditors becoming multimillionaires I beg to differ

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>>26776490

>> No.26785515
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>>26776692
>being poor
>not having both

Shame. N64 had a bunch of great games, but PS1 was the land of RPGs. FF7-9, Front Mission 3, Final Fantasy Tactics, Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross, Star Ocean 2, Xenogears, the list continues. N64 was better for FPS and adventure games, though.

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>>26784302
and what would you use to stop or aid them other than your own bullets moron?

guns only go down in value if they become super over made (AR's) or you let them rust.
ammo last 100 years and if all goes to shit you can still shoot them and hear it go ping on target and smile.

>> No.26785684

>>26777092
gauntlet legends son

>> No.26785707

>>26785515
SNES best home system
ps2 second best
ps1 third
NES 4th
all others can hang hoenstly so few good games on most. (sigh sega was fine I suppose but to just never had the software till the very end of life)

>> No.26785755

Yes

Get pokemon and Wii u games/consoles now if you want a pretty penny in a few years.

>> No.26786282

>>26784302
Besides niggers, your average gun owner tends to be civilized.

>> No.26787016

>>26785707
Dreamcast, nigga

>> No.26787137

>>26776490
>>26776692
We have to go back

>> No.26787212

>>26776490
Anything tech is good for buy and hold but you need free storage.

Imagine if you buy a decked out PC or a console today, remove the battery and lock it up for 20 years, it will have appreciated in value even accounting for inflation.

But who has free storage?

>> No.26787328

>>26776490
It's a fun investment but Gen -X already bought up everything from their childhood and truth be told, emulators are better than the real thing.
I'd say collect them if it's your thing but as an investment... nah. People are going to be worrying about being 50% under on the price of their house and there 401k that has been flushed next year.

You sell those kind of things when there is euphoria and it's wide spread.

>> No.26787476

>>26776490
Just get lego

>> No.26787492

>>26787328
>emulators are better than the real thing.
wrong

>> No.26787522

>>26787492
flashcarts are better than the real thing

>> No.26787728

>>26787212
How the fuck will a pc appreciate in value?

>> No.26787916

>>26776490
Ever heard of repros? Or Everdrives?
That cartridge is worthless beyond some sentimental value.

>> No.26787995

>>26776490
Pretty much anything that anyone can fit in their apartment that has a cult following will net gains provided the item in question is in outstanding condition. Old vidya, old snowboards from Burton, Sims, Burberry and Lib Tech, old skateboards from Dog Town, Powell Peralta, Sims, Vision, weapons and components, ammunition and components, mid-century modern furniture from Eames, Knoll, Nelson or anyone from the Bauhaus revolution, old Nikes from Jordan, Jackson and the other famous niggers...

Your catch 22 will be eBay because they have the best global exposure but their fees are profit killers.

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>>26778537
I had my time and it was great. But the future is brighter, fren. As long as you hold LINK.

>> No.26788287

>>26787995
Just looked into selling a handful of valuable things I found in storage on Ebay and holy fuck, what a joke their selling policies are now.

>> No.26788301

>>26776981
Download DelverLense and scan the cards, it will get about 90% of them on the first try and identify it for you, as well as tell you the current TCGPlayer market price (Pretty much the US Standard, followed by places like SCG and CardKingdom).

Fagbook is the best place to sell them generally, as stores will only offer you 40-60% value.

>> No.26788540

>>26780556
No one is gonna pay more than $20 for the tranny of us 2, not even in 100 years

>> No.26788742

>>26776490
maybe rare retro games in their box unscathed

>> No.26788833

>>26785515
extremely based post

>> No.26788873

>>26776490
Cartridges and consoles yes. Discs be wary

>> No.26788903

>>26780333
this and checked

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>>26776490
>NIB consoles like switch
>all gameboys (color, advance, advance sp, micro)
>special edition PSPs, PSP vitas
>special edition consoles and limited runs/ad ons (psone with screen)
>TF2 valve merch
>Gamecube games and consoles
>Nintendo 3DS regular and special edition (remove batteries to keep from the battery expanding)
>PS1 and PS2 horror games (sealed and rare like Kuon, Silent Hill, Rule of Rose)
>Shin megami tensei games
>Fire emblem games (any type)
>Evangelion and Berserk DVD box sets
off the top of my head from sourcing collectibles

>> No.26789298

Test

>> No.26789390

>>26777201
especially pikmin 2 and the white pikmin plush

>> No.26789444

>>26778401
gold, silver, and crystal is the highest rn

>> No.26789514

Reserved list and out of print sealed product are unironically a good investment

>> No.26789838

>>26776756
Fucking based. Probably the best soundtrack in a video game