/vr/ - Retro Games

Retards

>>4897968
I never shop at Craigslist because of psychos killing people they meet on that website, such as the Craigslist killer.

>>4897970
Not /vr/, but Melee alone typically goes for 60 bucks, and Double Dash isn't that far behind. This doesn't seem like that ridiculous of a price to me, all things considered.

>>4898008
I live in Arvada and I can confirm that prices here are pretty insane. This isn't the worst price but you probably wont find a game store around here that would sell Melee for less than 80 bucks.

>>4898003

>"Please come and collect the item tomorrow at 8 pm at the parking lot of the old abandoned factory"

"You can come personally and pick up the games you want from the basement out of town"

sounds legit apparently

A whole bunch of Tetris cartridges. But for $10... *click*

>each

>>4898054
just sharpie my shit up f.am

>>4898037
God that's fucking ridiculous, about 10 years ago I could find Melee and WW for about 15 dollars, who the hell is responsible for this inflation of 6th gen?

>>4897970
Hey I used to live in Arvada.

>>4898168
Collectors sucking up the limited supply.

>>4898003
Use your common sense and meet up in a public place and you're good.

I sold and bought shit on craigslist a bunch of times. Never had a bad experience.

>>4898168
Glad I never sold mine.

>>4898168
literally everything that isnt actual garbage goes up in value over time

>>4897968
This is why I gave up on collecting and emulate everything now.

>>4898180
One would have to be extremely stupid not to hold onto your childhood games, unless your parents are Boomer retards who think "Oh he doesn't play with it anymore, may as well sell it to fund my trip to Tijuana!"

>>4898215
My parents were into games they wouldnt have done that

>>4897976

>Dank Moore freeway

>>4897976
There's no such thing as an opened nes mini. Nintendo didn't put any kind of plastic wrap on them, like they were trying to make the most scalper friendly thing imaginable.

>>4898243
Did this game sit in a moldy garage? and it looks like someone put a cig out on the back.

>>4898284
What, you don't want his Castlevania X for $130?

Funny enough, there's a Megaman X3 a few pages back that's in FAR better condition, and only $100.

>>4898263
Legit the same one on eBay for $10 shipped new form China, check plastic fake screws.

>>4898294
This. I got an Earthbound Uncut repro from Canada for like $40. I overpaid, but it was at my FLGS so whatever. Paying $70 for a fucking reproduction is retarded and defeats the purpose.

>>4898294
Yeah apparently he's getting kicked out of the local flea market for selling cheap Chinese repros to unassuming buyers.

>>4898003
Show up in a public place in broad daylight like a person with IQ above 40.

>>4898243
>>4898284
How does it even get this bad? All my SNES cartridges are basically pristine, and me and my brothers were not gentle children. This looks like it was in a flood or something. Also seems to be missing screws.

>>4898330
The games I bought new in the 90s look great, the 2nd hand ones I have never look good, or have a fade probably from a smokers house, and rough labels.

>>4898243
>1x water damaged SNES game
>140 USD
wew lad

>>4897968
>tfw live in Miami
I genuinely don’t think there’s a worse place to be in the entire United States than Miami if you’re into old video games, and especially old computers.

How much would be a fair price for what's in your pic OP? I haven't looked up the values in awhile but it seems like a lot of that stuff would be about $20 each.

>>4898367
$60-70 is the fair price and what it’s worth. $150 all together is the inflated eBay price

>>4898330
Later SNES games didn't get plastic protection on the labels for some reason.

>>4898330
Sorry but if your games don’t have piss and shit stains on them you’re an absolute turbo beta

>>4898243
am i.missing something? ive been snippinga copy of Megaman x3 on Ebay and all of then go to really close to $200.

$70 cheaper for a damaged label doent seem to crazy, that is unless you are one o those guys that always finds Earthboubds and Haganes for $8 at the swap.meet every sunday.

>>4897968
Assholes in my area flood letgo with these piracy machines and use all of the keywords so they shit up search results. I wish I could filter users.... Some people have a hundred NES carts listed individually all with ebay prices so you have to scroll through hundreds of bullshit posts before maybe finding something under ebay prices.

>>4898042
Indeed. lol

>>4898174
>>4898308
Good idea. But I think I'll just take my handy dandy handgun with me.

>>4898502
Go with someone else if you're really worried.

>>4898496
>android phone with MAME
ffs

>>4897968
fuck aurora amirite

>>4898243
Nice, I'll take 2.

>>4897968
You familiar with the thrift stores around that area? The Savers in Highlands Ranch and the one off Broadway were god tier stores. Found retro vidya there all the time. Unfortunately Savers went out of business in CO or some shit and now the retard thrift store took their place. I fucking hate ARC so goddamn much.

Another nice place for games which is also closed now was Buyback Games, also on Broadway. Some dude was trading in a bunch of cool shit one time and I offered him cash on the spot. Managed to score pic related for about $10 each. Also saw tons of rare games there, they had Rule of Rose for like $40 once.

I really miss Colorado

>>4898779
Did you ever go to Game Force in Arvada? The prices weren't superb or anything but the guy that ran it was a total bro. I miss that place

>>4898215
I sold games as a child.

>>4898364
Miami is too normie/Chad. People go out on the beach and stuff like that, not sit indoors with the curtains drawn playing Ultima.

>>4898243
>>4898289
Could these be an anon from here whos selling these? I remember in a pickups thread a while back a guy got these same games for a good deal but only cause the labels were destroyed. These look like the same ones from the pictures I remember

>>4899583
I never had the guts to do that, was too attached to my SNES and DOS games that I'd have to sell other shit if I wanted something new

>>4899648
yeah those are the same games
idiot had to ask here to have us identify them, even

>>4899632
and too filled with old cubans. white flight happened in full force after andrew and they took all their computers with them

>>4898502
Enjoy having your gun used against you lol

>>4898306
That reminds me, in our country's version of craigslist there's some guy who's obviously selling repros of any kind of SNES games, both rare and common and he's asking 20 bucks for every game and acts as if they're a steal. What's even funnier is that some idiots actually fell for it and they gave some angry public feedback like "DO NOT TRUST THIS GUY IT'S A SCAM!!". Well no shit, as if people with a little common sense and knowledge about Nintendo games wouldn't know that already.

>>4898168
Systems have a period where they dip down to almost nothing around 10-15 years after their release, before rising back up. I remember in the mid 00s, game stores were climbing over each other to get rid of their used N64s and selling them for like 5 bucks.

Right now, the Wii, PS3, and Xbox360 are dirt cheap. Expect them to spike back up in price in four or five years.

Feel bad for the normies who buy this shit.

>>4899753
what's wrong with that? I rather spend money to save time an not have to set a pi together, get all the roms, configure them. I paid $200 for mine with 2 wireless controllers, pretty good deal if you ask me.

>>4899787
Pi is what like $30? And roms/emulators are free so you wasted $170 on something you could have easily done yourself.

>>4898779
>Wild Arms
My man!

>>4899787
bait

>>4899769
People will buy these, just for the hope of talking to a pretty girl. Guaranteed you're met with a big fat hairy dude.

>>4898215
If you grew up in a household where your parent(s) didn't support gaming they would often force you to sell your old games if you wanted to get different/newer ones.

I see these big nigga arcade machines all the time in my local ads, and they're almost always at least 2000 dollars. I've heard about custom arcade machine projects just running off an old computer, a crt etc. and it always makes me feel like these "multicades" are a huge scam, since it seems like you can make one with just 200-300 dollars and some elbow grease.

What gives?

>>4900190
meant to crop in the description but I fucked it up

>>4899895
My parents weren't like this but other people's were, I can't tell you how many times my roommates complained about not being able to play OoT or Goldeneye because their parents sold their N64.

>>4897976


used to live within the circle and I know for a fact you can find plenty of NES classics at the target on Hillsborough st about 10 min away

>>4899753
...handmade...

>>4900190
>it seems like you can make one with just 200-300 dollars and some elbow grease.
You can't, maybe 400-600 if you don't want the coin door and mechanisms

>>4900303
That's still 1400~ dollars difference

>>4898196
What is dinosaur peak.

Have you tried to pick up a copy of legend of zelda wand of gamelon?? Ecelebs are cancer, but i fo enjoy the occasional nerd video.

>>4898542
I prefer to do things alone.

>>4899710
>Anti-gun comment
>Libcuck detected
Guns protect me from dangerous people. Especially since I live in the city of Grand Rapids, it's important to be armed against gang members.

>>4899787
I'm a literal retard when it comes to hardware and setting up Linux and everything, but I still managed to do it in an hour, and I only spent $80 total for the pi, case, wireless keyboard, and SNES controller.

>>4899839
well done anon, but you now ruined my fun.

>>4898003
This is the most boomer post I’ve read today, I think this is an exact conversation I had with my grandma in fact.

>>4900307

You pay a premium for condition. It's hard to find them in good condition considering their old life, and it takes a lot of time and effort to restore them to this good of condition. If you want one cheaper, you have to do the effort of a restoration. I got a joust machine for $50 about 8 years ago but had to put about $300 worth of parts and labor for a few things I couldn't do.

>>4900586
>Implying you didnt post this, so you could keep the boomer meme goin.

Get the fuck off my lawn you disrespectful little bastard. Im gonna have youre mom make me a sandwhich after she sucks my dick. Say hello to your new stedpad shithead, cause youre grounded

This thread needs more actual craigslist posts

>>4898174
collectors have nothing to do with it. it's scalpers that are the problem, and people so retarded that think $150 for a shit-tier console or $80 for a game is reasonable. it's the gullible fucking idiots like this they love the most, because gullible fucking idiots know nothing and are easily parted from their cash.

>>4900586
SUMMER FAGGOTRY 2018: WEW. HALF WAY DONE

>>4900758
> selling nothing but pirated software
oh this will end well for him. this is how you end up in court or jail.

>>4897968
>dreamcast
The controller board is always fucked on these things when I find them for sale.

>>4898496
>Assholes in my area flood letgo with these piracy machines
I got tired of this on craigslist in my area and since reporting software piracy to craigslist themselves is completely pointless, what I did was make a script to automate reporting them to Nintendo instead. Ninty's legal team is so aggressive you don't really need to notify any of the other companies being infringed.

>>4899648
>please note all games are repro
>$350 firm

Fucking hell, man. Are they just ripping off hipsters or do they really just have no shame?

>>4900964
>implying anyone gives a shit

search dreamcast on eBay

>>4899750
Remember kids: everything becomes someone's nostalgic childhood 15-20 years later.

>>4898496
>it's a fair price because it goes for that much on ebay
>sell it on ebay, then
>no I could get ripped with a fake claim and I'll lose like half of it on fees and shipping anyway
>then it's not actually worth that much, now is it?

>>4900975
I sell repair kits for those controller boards like waffles on my ebay store.

>>4900975
>>4900986
Such a stupid design. Just replace the fusible resistor with a polyfuse so the next time the mere act of pulling a controller out shorts the 5V line and blows it, it'll reset by itself upon cooling down.

>>4900993
Yeah that's what I sell. It's a battery holder, new battery and a resettable fuse. I only make like 5 bucks a kit and people keep trying to clone my listings but I've sold like 50 of them in the last few months while they have no sales.

>>4900998
I assume you're the guy selling the kit with the proper 3V rechargeable cell? I cringe every time I see a listing with a CR2032.

>>4901004
I was until the last week, people weren't buying them any more frequently than the non-rechargeable so I said fuck it and just bought 100 CR2032s for 10% of the cost of the rechargeables.

>>4901004
Or LIR2032s, which are the wrong fucking voltage.

>>4901010
Can't say I'm surprised. I wonder how many 'mishaps' the charge current the DC puts through those has caused.

>>4901010
As in, I had a listing for both and there was no difference in sales numbers and the price was the same. People don't know what their doing or care they just want it to work. I get people offering me trade-ins to install it for them which has been a lot better, some guy is sending me 8 Dreamcast guts for installing it in 2 boards which takes me like 20 seconds with my desoldering gun.

Most of the prices in this thread are reasonable. Collecting is expensive. Deal with it.

>>4901021
>pirated software is worth more than free

>>4901030
>implying I was talking about the pirated games when I was talking about collecting

>>4901048
Is that a numale brainlet's face when seeing a brain?

>>4901052

>>4901054
>moniter
Every time.

>>4901076

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/ele/d/olympus-trinitron-oevcolor/6627433826.html

he's been trying to sell it for half a year now

>>4898168
People who were kids during the 6th gen are in their mid 20s now and are beginning to nostalgia purchase.

>>4901143
me

>>4900976
I mean, he's at least being honest and saying there repros, but he wants $350 for each... they're worth like $15 each. And even though I screen captured that almost 2 years ago now, the ad still regularly gets posted and he still wants $300 each. The guy likely doesn't give a fuck or is mentally not there

>>4899735
Well this guy at the flea market was claiming he hand-made the repros when talking to my friend but the games he sells don't save and are obviously cheap Chinese knockoffs. I'm guessing with some customers he didn't even let them know they were repros though. I don't feel too bad for people who fail to notice that kind of shit though.

>>4900262
i would love to tell that guy I'll buy it and to meet me at that target so i can walk out with one and tell him, "sorry fag i just got one brand new for $60"

>>4900586
I'm 19, dummy.

I found a complete copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga in my area for 500. I really want that game.

Not CL, but I'm not starting a separate thread either.

There was also a bunch of games for $20 each. probably because they had "Pokemon" or "Mario" in the title. Only cheaper one was a Hexen for $6 which I surprisingly didn't have in my collection.

>>4901196
this is a joke bro

>>4899710
Literally doesn't happen.

>>4898174
>>4898003
McDonald's. They're everywhere, well lit, and usually have people around. And there;s wifi if you want to test that function on whatever you're buying. If you want to plug something in for power, meet at Starbucks.

>>4902637
I don't eat at McDonald's and I don't support Starbucks.

>>4902775
You're not going there to eat, just to buy/sell shit.
You'll be in and out in 20 minutes or less. McDonald's wont give a shit, and unless you're black, neither will Starbucks.

>>4901196
>let it dry professionally
none of that atmospheric evaporation BS

>>4899750
360 and PS3 are starting to creep up so get it now while you can. I'm finishing up getting whatever I was interested in and I didn't overpay. The problem is I'm looking into imports now and some Japanese 360 stuff is pricey.

Wii is weird, Nintendo stuff holds it's value so get it now while you can. Once again, I'm looking into imports for Wii and it's pretty reasonable all around.

>>4898496
Mercari is flooded with shit like this too. It's so fucking annoying.

Not really retro but it's funny because it's available on Amazon Japan if you check now and then. Hopefully nobody buys from this scalper.

>>4898003
>>4898174
>It's 9 at night
>brother in law wants me to roll with him to sell Apple Watch he listed on CL
>meet point is a home decor type store that has already closed
>lot is poorly lit
>we arrive early
>ask him to find out make/model car buyer is driving
>newer Prius
>"Oh we good"

Best way to know if you're rolling into a robbery, know what kind of car you're looking for. If it's more than 2-3 years old, bail.

>>4898003
Use common sense. Meet in the daytime, somewhere public like McDonald's or Starbucks, bring a friend if you need to. Check if your town's police station offers a safe selling space.

>>4898364
>>4899632
>>4899660

white guy in miami here. please send help

>>4903427
>360 and PS3 are starting to creep up so get it now while you can.

ijn the last month ive seen at least a dozen 360s, the black slim versions for under $50, some with ac ouple games, otheres just console with controller, i got one for $35 with controller a 3 CoD games i already sold for $20, so i got this working 360 slim for $15.

PS3s ive noticed started increasing in price when the new exploit was found last year, specially Slims

>>4901138
>https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/ele/d/olympus-trinitron-oevcolor/6627433826.html

Surprised he's had so much trouble. Assuming the monitor works and doesn't have some sort of nasty issue not shown in the picture, that's not a bad price at all for an OEV203.

>>4899753
How are you supposed to play the DS games without a touch screen?

>>4897968
waddup NoCo senpai

>>4897976
>will have a tough time parting with it
in other words, I'm a reselling arsewipe and can't be challenged on the price

>>4897968