Should I sell my Final Fantasy Gamecube?

[mykevermin]

I procured one of the 150 Pearl White GameCube consoles given away in a contest to promote Crystal Chronicles. I never used the damn thing (for the obvious reasons, and that I already had one), and I never will I'm sure. I was an avid collector of the Final Fantasy games, but with the recent release of the FFXII PS2 console and the $400 Advent Children limited pieces set in Japan (it had a rerelease of FFVII International with new disk art), I can't afford this bullshit OCD anymore.

And I want an HDTV, so I won't feel emasculated when I see whatshisname's (Reality's Fringe, or one of the four dozen "Hot Mario" avatar guys) signature. I just got $400 in giftcards to BestBuy (through that damned "Free Xbox 360" pyramid scheme), so with that $400, plus the roughly $1500 plus for the console, I could have a very nice television in the next two weeks.

It's obvious that I can't keep up with the collecting end, so should I part with the stuff I have (namely this GameCube, and to a lesser extent, my FFTA Pearl White GBASP bundle, and my FFIV:A GBA Micro bundle)?

BTW, if you *are* interested in these items and decide to PM me, don't waste your breath unless you are capable of providing a very serious offer. I expect the Gamecube to sell on eBay for $1500, so don't PM me with a "CML."

I'm just looking for advice as to whether I should abandon my unhealthy obsession with collecting or not. Danke schoen.

[Quillion]

Based on the refrence to your "unhealthy" obsession, I think you already have your answer.

Buy the big TV, then to make yourself feel better, invite hobos to watch it with you.

[wbc1228]

ahhh...
have a picture of the "Pearl White GameCube" that is final fantasy related??
Is it a US system/japanese system?

There is a few "Pearl White GameCube" auctions on ebay from UK sellers. Those ended at less than $80. Just curious.

[mykevermin]

ahhh...
have a picture of the "Pearl White GameCube" that is final fantasy related??
Is it a US system/japanese system?

There is a few "Pearl White GameCube" auctions on ebay from UK sellers. Those ended at less than $80. Just curious.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8267708683&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

EDIT: That's not my auction, FWIW.

There's nothing unique on the console itself (unlike the Metal Gear GC, the Tales of Symphonia GC, or the Hanshin Tigers GC). It comes with a matching pearl white Game Boy Player and controller (and FF:CC, of course). It's a Japanese console.

Do you have links to those UK auctions? I couldn't find any.

[depascal22]

I'm also confused about this. Is it a Final Fantasy Gamecube or just a pearl white Gamecube? If you can get $1500 for something you don't even use, get rid of it. Get the TV and join the HD movement. You'll kick yourself for not doing it earlier.

[wbc1228]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8267708683&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

There's nothing unique on the console itself (unlike the Metal Gear GC, the Tales of Symphonia GC, or the Hanshin Tigers GC). It comes with a matching pearl white Game Boy Player and controller (and FF:CC, of course). It's a Japanese console.

Do you have links to those UK auctions? I couldn't find any.

Here is one of those UK gamecube. I typed in "PEARL WHITE GAMECUBE".
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-PEARL-WHITE-GAMECUBE-SEALED-LIMITED-EDITION-CUBE_W0QQitemZ8276568106QQcategoryZ20391QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[secretvampire]

Sell it.

[Reality's Fringe]

And I want an HDTV, so I won't feel emasculated when I see whatshisname's (Reality's Fringe, or one of the four dozen "Hot Mario" avatar guys) signature.

You're late, I changed my sig a week or so ago =(.

At anyrate, what's the use of just clinging to something that you're never going to use? If you want a new TV, and you won't feel any loss from selling it, then go for it. I'm sure someone will buy it right quick.

[mykevermin]

Thanks. It's the same style console (though Japanese region), but with all the extras. I dunno if that UK console ruins the collectability of the Final Fantasy one.

I think I'm gonna sell it. Thanks for the advice.

[Strell]

You gots one of the LE FF4 Micros?

HOW I WANTS IT. But being jobless means no moneys.

Good luck with the sales though!

[mykevermin]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8279939334

Auction's up. Not for the faint of heart.

[Kayden]

I'd start you off with a courtesy bid... but... :lol: fuck that.

[b3b0p]

I love my micro, especially so since it's the Famicom version. I would never give it up and I can't wait til school is over to use it like it's one with me.

Never even heard of the FF micro. Was this an American or Japanese issue? How much do they generally go for? I love my micro so much, I want another in case the invitable happens someday: I play it so much it dies.

[Richlough]

I'm glad you decided to sell it .
You're gonna cash in on Final Fantasy fanboy fever which is going around , due to the new movie .
Good for you , that Squaresoft shit is way to overrated .
I'm sick of every magazine putting on their kneepads to review one of their new games , don't get me started on the excessive amount of previews .

Whew , I needed to get that out .

[Ikohn4ever]

good luck

[Ikohn4ever]

I love my micro, especially so since it's the Famicom version. I would never give it up and I can't wait til school is over to use it like it's one with me.

Never even heard of the FF micro. Was this an American or Japanese issue? How much do they generally go for? I love my micro so much, I want another in case the invitable happens someday: I play it so much it dies.


http://cgi.ebay.com/FINAL-FANTASY-IV-ADVANCE-Game-Boy-Micro-FF-4-GBA_W0QQitemZ8278399290QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

[mr ryles]

I put a watch on your item. I have no intention of buying, just want to see how it goes or if you actually sell it for that much.

[banpeikun]

kudos to you for offering free shipping

[mofo1115]

hope you sell it*

[uberzone]

lol @ free shipping.

[mykevermin]

Why laugh? How many high-dollar auctions do you see, or even general auctions, that offer free shipping?

EDIT: I've only received 1 question so far - some dude from Hungary wanted to know its serial number. What's the deal with that? Anyone? Anyone?

[secretvampire]

I dunno, but be careful. Even though you are offering free shipping, make SURE you use something certified like FedEx. Selling consoles on Ebay has always been a huge pain in the ass for me, but a necessary evil.

I know this doesn't apply to you, but I've sold two different PS2's on Ebay in the past and something about the Playstation 2 brings the scammers crawling out of the woodwork like ants. I'm going to be selling my import ceramic white GT4 Japanese PS2 bundle soon (the fat one that is pretty rare), and I'm already dreading it.

[Scorch]

Eh. I'd rather get a job and save up than sell something that was that limited.. but good luck, I hope it sells.

[mykevermin]

I dunno, but be careful. Even though you are offering free shipping, make SURE you use something certified like FedEx. Selling consoles on Ebay has always been a huge pain in the ass for me, but a necessary evil.

I know this doesn't apply to you, but I've sold two different PS2's on Ebay in the past and something about the Playstation 2 brings the scammers crawling out of the woodwork like ants. I'm going to be selling my import ceramic white GT4 Japanese PS2 bundle soon (the fat one that is pretty rare), and I'm already dreading it.

Well, I can insure it and ship Priority domestically - that should be alright. If it goes international, then I'll use certified FedEx (which explains the caveat of free shipping only applying in the states). You're an experienced seller - any other advice for me?

Scorch - I hear ya, but it's time for me to clear out some of the shit I'm sitting on but will never use or open. I'm gonna sell a few things at a time; I think next I'll sell my Lunar stuff (SSSC and EB Complete, SSSC Demo complete, and Ghaleon (sp?) boxing pupper), and then my unopened NIS games. I just don't have time or space for these things. Besides, if I can sell enough to get a 26"-30" HDTV and an iMac Intel, I'll be set.

[mtxbass1]

Good luck in selling it.

The original link you sent (for the $1750 console) ended up with "1 offer". The item never sold for that price.

[Scorch]

Scorch - I hear ya, but it's time for me to clear out some of the shit I'm sitting on but will never use or open. I'm gonna sell a few things at a time; I think next I'll sell my Lunar stuff (SSSC and EB Complete, SSSC Demo complete, and Ghaleon (sp?) boxing pupper), and then my unopened NIS games. I just don't have time or space for these things. Besides, if I can sell enough to get a 26"-30" HDTV and an iMac Intel, I'll be set.

Right, but the way I look at it, in five years, that 26"-30" HDTV will be a couple hundred less and very affordable, if not dirt cheap. Don't let the need for a big screen blind you. What you have is rare and will always remain rare. That HDTV will not be rare in five years.

If you need to get rid of it, then rent out a storage unit or something. I just wouldn't sell it.

[RAMSTORIA]

Why laugh? How many high-dollar auctions do you see, or even general auctions, that offer free shipping?

EDIT: I've only received 1 question so far - some dude from Hungary wanted to know its serial number. What's the deal with that? Anyone? Anyone?

maybe he wants to register it with nintendo

[mykevermin]

Good luck in selling it.

The original link you sent (for the $1750 console) ended up with "1 offer". The item never sold for that price.

True. That seller also had just-fresh negative feedback for a FFTA Pearl White GBASP bundle (also a Japanese exclusive, though Pearl White was released in the US w/ Metroid Zero Mission methinks), where the buyer stated that everything was used, in lousy shape, and the console was discolored. I wouldn't buy anything from a dude who sells a used console for $300 as brand spankin' new.

It has sold for just as much, but with so few of them floating around, it's hard to cite examples of it.

Scorch, you make a valid point.

[Scorch]

Just don't let the need for something new overshadow what you have. Yeah, you have it, and you can sell it, but you said it was limited to 150, so how many other people actually have it? Hell, how many people have actually even heard of it, because I hadn't until this thread.

I've been in your spot before, but it wasn't anything near as rare as that, it was just a game or two that was fairly hard to find, but I do regret the deal. Those games are still fetching high dollar amounts, but the game that I got with 'em? Dirt cheap now.

Just don't act without thinking. I know you and i'm sure you've thought this through, but do you really want an HDTV so bad that you're willing to sell off one of the rarest versions of the Gamecube?

[secretvampire]

Well, I can insure it and ship Priority domestically - that should be alright. If it goes international, then I'll use certified FedEx (which explains the caveat of free shipping only applying in the states). You're an experienced seller - any other advice for me?
You seem like you've covered all the bases, that's good. I would say you did pretty much everything right, good minimum bid, a good BIN, and good pictures. The only other thing is probably what you are aware of, don't accept any of those stupid wire transfer stories or the "I'll send you a money order and you send me the system + $XXX back" bullshit.

Right, but the way I look at it, in five years, that 26"-30" HDTV will be a couple hundred less and very affordable, if not dirt cheap. Don't let the need for a big screen blind you. What you have is rare and will always remain rare. That HDTV will not be rare in five years.
Demand could just as easily drop on the FF Gamecube. Final Fantasy drops off in popularity, the old collectible systems from many generations back aren't as in demand, anything could happen. I really doubt the value of this system will ever go any higher than it is now, so it's a good time to sell. Especially if it's just sitting in the corner gathering dust.

I think the real difference here is something you "have" versus something you could actually use. If it's just to have, well, that sounds like an investment and I wouldn't count on it going up. I would make the same arguement about my Panasonic Q, BUT I use it as my modded Gamecube system and it's cool as hell looking. If it was just sitting around, I'd ditch it like I'm about to do with my white Japanese PS2.

[Scorch]

Demand could just as easily drop on the FF Gamecube. Final Fantasy drops off in popularity, the old collectible systems from many generations back aren't as in demand, anything could happen. I really doubt the value of this system will ever go any higher than it is now, so it's a good time to sell. Especially if it's just sitting in the corner gathering dust.

My point wasn't the value, it was the rarity. Things can be rare without fetching a high dollar amount. I figured it meant something to him.. if he really doesn't give a shit either way, then he should sell it. I'd hold off on it though.

[mykevermin]

Thanks for the advice, sv. I'm mostly familiar with scams, but you never know when someone might mail you a phony money order, or try to bullshit you into a chargeback.

Scorch, I appreciate the sentiment. I don't think that selling this is about "buying an HDTV" as much as it is about "ending the collector part of my life." I have damn near any system you can name, over 500 games, and miscellaneous things as well. It's too much at this point, and I feel that I can get rid of my "collectibles" and still really enjoy being a gamer.

Now if only there was a resurgent interest in professional wrestling, I'd like to unload my complete collection of the old ECW figures (as well as plenty of old WWF figures and VHS tapes).

[uberzone]

I laugh because I feel that it is a small concession considering how grossly overpriced the auction is.

Then again, Ebay is the right place for it.

[jer7583]

good luck. at only 150 made I can see this one's value skyrocketing in the future though. The way people pay oodles for Chase the Chuckwagon and all kinds of Atari rarities.

[Ikohn4ever]

does it come with a certificate of authenticity or some sort of paper that says what number out of 150 the cube is? Shit like that might incline people to trust it more.

[mykevermin]

I laugh because I feel that it is a small concession considering how grossly overpriced the auction is.

Then again, Ebay is the right place for it.

You're showing that you have no idea of the value of this console. Is it overpriced for a Gamecube? Well, if you want to *play* one, then go buy one for $80. If you can find one of these cheaper elsewhere, or one that sold for under $1,000, then be my guest.

No CoA, Ikohn, but I'm not certain how I could fabricate this thing. If there were bootlegs out there, I think we'd see many more of them.

[Dr Mario Kart]

you should put a joke in there about how you need the money to put like a down payment on a PS3

[uberzone]

You're showing that you have no idea of the value of this console. Is it overpriced for a Gamecube? Well, if you want to *play* one, then go buy one for $80. If you can find one of these cheaper elsewhere, or one that sold for under $1,000, then be my guest.

No CoA, Ikohn, but I'm not certain how I could fabricate this thing. If there were bootlegs out there, I think we'd see many more of them.

Value is just a matter of perception. To me, this console is worth what any other Gamecube goes for. The fact that its white, and limited and comes with Final Fantasy adds no value.

To some fanboy, collector or otherwise someone with lots of money to spend, this may have some value to them.

You're being defensive where you don't need to be. I stand by my comment that it's grossly overpriced, and you can talk it up all you want it will still not make me think otherwise.


you should put a joke in there about how you need the money to put like a down payment on a PS3

I think the joke is in the starting bid. :P

[mykevermin]

Value is just a matter of perception. To me, this console is worth what any other Gamecube goes for. The fact that its white, and limited and comes with Final Fantasy adds no value.

To some fanboy, collector or otherwise someone with lots of money to spend, this may have some value to them.

You're being defensive where you don't need to be. I stand by my comment that it's grossly overpriced, and you can talk it up all you want it will still not make me think otherwise.




I think the joke is in the starting bid. :P

So, if that is the case, then I hope you own nothing you consider to be collectible.

It is perception. I won't argue that (in fact, that's what I do for a living - analyze patterns of behavior and the social construction of reality). A lot of things are perceived, but that makes it no less real.

Is it overpriced relative to a standard GameCube? Yes. Is it overpriced relative to other limited edition GameCubes? Not in the slightest. I think you need to go back and read Marx's work on the cost of goods, particularly his discussion of use-value, exchange value, and price.

YOU may think it's overpriced, and that's why you won't bid on it. You're clearly not a collector. To those who are, they will pay more than $80 for this. In the end, I'm not being defensive of anything, I'm merely pointing out that you're stretching your worldview to apply as (1) constant in the world external to you and (2) fact, when, in fact, it is neither. If, to you, a Gamecube is a Gamecube is a Gamecube, then anything is anything is anything. That's a rather foolish and incorrect approach to life. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar (and I wonder if Freud ever really said that), but a MonteCristo is not a "Swisher Sweet."

[GizmoGC]

$1,500 starting bid? Damn

[munch]

Is it overpriced relative to a standard GameCube? Yes. Is it overpriced relative to other limited edition GameCubes? Not in the slightest. I think you need to go back and read Marx's work on the cost of goods, particularly his discussion of use-value, exchange value, and price.




I have and (I thought there was a zzzzz type emoticon). You know, I really thought/hoped the overthrow was going to be some huge clash described in detail by Marx. Boy was I disappointed! Thanks Karl, thanks a whole hell of a lot!

[munch]

No dice myke?

[mykevermin]

You mean did it sell? Nope. I'm gonna relist it with a lower starting bid, but still higher than many would expect. If it doesn't sell, it doesn't sell. I know what they go for, and I'm not gonna dump it just to be rid of it. I'll sell it for the right price.

[megaseadramon]

Set it at $1 and put a reserve of $1500 on it.

[banpeikun]

You mean did it sell? Nope. I'm gonna relist it with a lower starting bid, but still higher than many would expect. If it doesn't sell, it doesn't sell. I know what they go for, and I'm not gonna dump it just to be rid of it. I'll sell it for the right price.shipping is no longer free :(

[GizmoGC]

You mean did it sell? Nope. I'm gonna relist it with a lower starting bid, but still higher than many would expect. If it doesn't sell, it doesn't sell. I know what they go for, and I'm not gonna dump it just to be rid of it. I'll sell it for the right price.

You know what they sell for? How many have ever been sold?

[Apossum]

I have and (I thought there was a zzzzz type emoticon). You know, I really thought/hoped the overthrow was going to be some huge clash described in detail by Marx. Boy was I disappointed! Thanks Karl, thanks a whole hell of a lot!

yeah, kinda funny how little he had to say about that whole "overthrow" part



Myke-- post this at digitpress.com--they've got some high rollers over there. it's worth trying some trading sites before ebay, so you can avoid their charges (what are the listing and final value fees on $1500?) obviously this wouldn't be a great place to start. all you'll get are "cml" and "$1500 what a ripoff lolz" ;)

[pinkkirby]

(1.) Should you sell? Yes definitely. I use to collect a bunch of stuff... now I just feel like I am an idiot and hoping to dump some of these crap (although I still can't find time to do it) I still do collect nice item when I came across one but definitly more selective nowadays.

Also If Wii has backward compatibility it also hurt the long run value of any rare GC (yes i know it's collectable and unique, but a console's value will always be higher if it's the only thing that plays the game made for it) Japan ALWAYS make different collectable systems, in few years there will be special edition Wii and nobody would care about a special edition GC. Unless you find a hardcore GC forever fan. Chance is not that high. Things can always be rare but it's useless when only a small crowd recognize the true value of it. (On top of that, FF wasn't consider blockbuster title for GC. If it had the influence as FFVII for ps1, we have a diff story here)
Anyhow, if you got this because your love for collectable... maybe keep it. But for pure investment purpose? I would say dump it now...

(2.) If you truly want to dump this thing, $1500 is a little high imo to anyone who reads "english" in this case. Regardless how rare it is, it doesn't get much publication either as most users don't even know this exist. My best guess on ebay you would be lucky if someone offers $500+ for this. Anyhow I am not here to discourage or thread crapping - my point is, try to sell this through a place that has more exposure to international buyers. I am very certain in Japan or asia places you can find crazy mofo to pay fort his price.
I often find Ebay not the greatest place to auction things like this, as we know "ebay" is a big international company but you would be suprised many countries do not think of ebay as the first priority when it comes to auction.
For example, Taiwan, HK more ppl would choose yahoo auction. Yahoo is also big in Japan as well.

Got any international connection? Maybe have friends dump this for you.