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>$70+ for a box for a game thats not even rare

why

>> No.6363558
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6363558

>$70+ for a box
That's chump change

>> No.6363565

>>6363527

you can literally buy 1 gram of gold for that priice.

>> No.6363572

>>6363527
Because want that box. People like you. And that's why it's so funny to hear you cry about it.

>> No.6363575

>>6363527
literal garbage

>> No.6363578

collector's gonna collect

>> No.6363582
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6363582

That's a bargain!

>> No.6363591
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>>6363572
Imagine being so desperate to "stick it to the poorfag zoomers" that you defend people selling overpriced cardboard

>> No.6363604
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>>6363572
>can't even form a coherent sentence

>> No.6363610

I tried dating a collector, who eventually got to the point he needed to spend a few thousand each time. He didn't own a pillow.

>> No.6363619

i wonder where those prices will be in 20 years though. i dont know about you buy these things hold their price really well.

>> No.6363625

>>6363527

>Condition: Very Good.

>> No.6363628

I used to be really bad when it came to all of that stuff. Like I needed the original box and manual for every game I bought, every single game.
I think when I threw all my games in folders/storage, and kept all the boxes in containers (and became a alcoholic who stopped playing games for 2 years) is when that autistic tinge finally broke.

>> No.6363641

>>6363527
If you werent a retarded slowpoke millenial bored from coronavirus youd know this is a sellers market because they are thousands of people just like you only they have money

Imagine trying to collect shit right now. Millenials are so fucking dumb and bad with money

T. Zoomer

>> No.6363645

>>6363619
SNES prices have been falling a few years.

>> No.6363650

>>6363645

not him but snes was always shit.

>> No.6363651

>>6363572
I think he's trying to tell us something!

>> No.6363654

>>6363641
it's an investment dumb zoomer

>> No.6363660

is there an actual number of collectors edition ocarina of times out there to begin with?

>> No.6363692

>>6363654
Alright buddy. You keep buying up this stuff for $80-$120 a pop. And ill keep buying em from clueless people for $10-$30
Deal?

>> No.6363752

n64 prices are retarded at the moment. it makes no sense people should be short on money instead they are buying up empty boxes and thats not the first one either, another closed auction of some guy sppeending 70 dollars on a box.

>> No.6363974

>>6363591
Imagine being so mad you can't get the box you want you cry about it on 4chan. And cry harder when people laugh at you.

>> No.6363975

Why do stupid faggots keep buying these old overpriced garbage when ROM and ISO files are available for free?

>> No.6363995

>>6363975
some people want tangible media that they can hold in their hands and either:
a) prefer to collect stuff because autism
or
b) they've never heard of flashcarts and shit

>> No.6364048

Collecting is a dead meme. I have not bought any retro game since 2014 and I started long before that.

>> No.6364050

>>6363591
>IT'S OKAY WHEN NINTENDO DOES IT!
scoff

>> No.6364073

You want to BOIL? Look up the prices for Blues Clues PS1

>> No.6364080

Dont get the autism for SNES boxes. They are cool but it's just cardboard, really easy to break. If you actually use it for its purpose (storing the game) it'll just get worn out.

I wish my parents hadn't thrown mine away after I told them not too, but only because of the money I could have had from people like this.

>> No.6364092 [DELETED] 

Daily seething poorfag thread?

>> No.6364096

>>6364073
Holy shit I thought this was a joke. Why is it so much?

>> No.6364097

>>6364096
My guess is they didn't print many

>> No.6364108

Its the shiny version of the box. From the gold collectors edition of Ocarina. the normal ones were not shiny and the normal cartridges were grey.

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>>6364073
I have a feeling I don't have the right game.

>> No.6364138

>>6364136
Wow the hell, the ones I see go for $300+

>> No.6364141
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>>6364138
There's one Ausfailian copy that's in your price range.

>> No.6364207

>>6363527
Some idiot's going to buy it and bitch there's no game and since ebay are cucks they'll refund their money and the seller will get screwed again.

>> No.6364236

>>6363619
Half of the market for these things will have died by obesity or suicide by then.

>> No.6364401 [DELETED] 

>>6363610
>let me tell you how my asshole works!
keep it to yourself, queer

>> No.6364558

>>6364141
>>6364138
>>6364136
PAL release is rare as fucccccccc

>> No.6364572

>>6363527
I cant even find a copy for 50 USD any more. My only thing with these prices is that the condition has to match the price. I've seen tards selling copies that look like they were found in a trash bin for top dollar.

>> No.6364618

>>6363527
Because some moron probably paid that once, and now the price is insane.

It's like buying JP games from US sellers. They mark it up to US prices (or higher) when some jap will sell you the same exact thing, in better condition, for a few dollars. Like I've seen listings of a US copy of Brave Fencer Musashi, cib for over $100. JP copies range from $10-$30. But buy a JP copy from a US seller, and it'll be listed for $80 a lot of times. But I've seen them as high as $120.

Or how you can find 50 copies of extremely common games new in box, and half of them are listed for $100 or more. Meanwhile, the average easonable price is something like $30.

Or the occasional listing of something like FFVII new in box for $5,000. They justify it by claiming "original release" or "first pressing" as if an serial number alone justifies thousands of dollars worth of mark up on the most common game in existence.

It's all bullshit. American sellers are worse than scalpers and basically rob people who don't know any better.

>> No.6364626

>>6364572
You never will either. Best to cut your hypothetical losses, grab a halfway decent deal while you still can and forget about it. For games where the language barrier isnt a problem, I'm just importing now. I'm even considering importing games where language is an issue, just to be able to have them for a reasonable price.

>> No.6364648

>>6364618
you know what they say, something is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it
showing unsold ebay listings says nothing, you can list ff7 for 5,000 any time you want, it doesn't mean anyone will actually pay 5,000 for it. if nobody buys it, it's not worth that much, by definition

>> No.6364827

>>6363591
Imagine being a wojak poster.

>> No.6366238

It will end up costing over that in 5 years.

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6366773

>>6363974

>> No.6366798

>>6363565
But you can't put your zelda cart inside that useless lump.

>> No.6366846

>>6363527

2030 that box is worth $300+.

Supply and demand.

>> No.6366853
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>>6363527
Because they know some asshole will buy it.

>> No.6367241

>>6366773
Imagine being so mad you project about projecting
Zoomers. Not even once.

>> No.6367262

>>6363995
You can still hold a hard drive, SSD or removable storage in your hands.

>> No.6368114

>>6367241
okay manchild, have fun with your overpriced cardboard box

>> No.6368119
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>>6366853

Because Nintendudes are WILLING to pay 70 dollars for a box.

dude gets it

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>>6363582
This is literally the peak of autism. It completely defeats the purpose of a videogame, how fuckin mentally challenged do you need to be to lock a videogame, any videogame inside a plastic shell and sell them for ludicrous prices when you can get a sealed or mint copy for just a fraction of the price? This literally pisses me off. Just when I thought collectors and hoarderfags couldn't get even more retards they come up with this dumb shit.
Fuck whoever came up with this stupid shit and fuck whoever did this. Even if it was a shit game or a sports game nobody gives a crap, this is the stupidest, retarded and fucking ridiculous shit you can do to a fucking videogame.
I hope you all die in a fire among your collection of useless plastic, microchips, and optical media you fucking waste of semen

>> No.6368272

>>6363582
>buy it
>smash it
>claim it arrived broken
>get your money back
epic win

>> No.6368524

>>6368272
That's called fraud. But then again, so is selling slabbed games so eh.

>> No.6369002

>>6368119
>hes so autistic hes still shitposting

>> No.6369378

>>6368272

Smash a high quality reproduction for bonus points, Ebay support will never know the difference.

>> No.6370771

>>6363527
Money laundering

>> No.6370976

>>6366798
>useless
Gold is as important as silicon when it comes to circuitry.

>> No.6370982

>>6363641
Based fellow /vr/ zoomer.

>> No.6371650

>>6368151
dangerously based