Gitaroo Man (PS2) Reprint 39.99 @ EBGAMES

Good for you. Check the market again.







It's been reprinted. Don't worry, happens to us all.
Edit: You should also mention that it's used.
 
Yeah, not as rare anymore. They've been popping all over the place recently.

Not that I'm complaining, I love the gem. :)
 
[quote name='suko_32']Check the market again.[/quote]

QFT :roll:

But seriously, before anyone makes threads about game deals, make sure you've got your values right. Gitaroo man has been at around $35 in worth for a good amount of time now.
 
I'm guessing you haven't heard of GamesQuestDirect, they've been reprinting everything over $100 on eBay lately, hopefully they'll get around to Marvel vs. Capcom 2 soon.

[quote name='jcp4322']I see at least one copy of this in every EB/Gamestop I go into[/QUOTE]Yeah, I got it for $35.99 in January.
 
This, along with Rez, Persona 2, and others have been reprinted and are no longer rare or hold as much value as they did in the past.
 
[quote name='TimPV3'] hopefully they'll get around to Marvel vs. Capcom 2 soon.
[/QUOTE]

Won't ever happen.

Not only do they have to go through Capcom, they'd have to go through whoever holds the Marvel license now to get permission to use the characters (which is EA).
 
[quote name='TimPV3']I'm guessing you haven't heard of GamesQuestDirect, they've been reprinting everything over $100 on eBay lately, hopefully they'll get around to Marvel vs. Capcom 2 soon.

Yeah, I got it for $35.99 in January.[/QUOTE]

Keep dreaming, that will never happen.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Won't ever happen.

Not only do they have to go through Capcom, they'd have to go through whoever holds the Marvel license now to get permission to use the characters (which is EA).[/QUOTE]Duh, totally forgot about that whole thing. My bad.
 
Rare games that get "unlimited" reprints is like a bubble. Any game GQD reprints should be worth practically nothing because it never seems like they run out. I think if people's perception changed to match that possibility then the values of all heavily reprinted games should fall to under $10 a game, hence the bubble should burst. It won't happen though because people still perceive these games to have more value than they really do. I just don't like this reprinting business as a collector, so I'm biased :)
 
[quote name='opportunity777']
It won't happen though because people still perceive these games to have more value than they really do.
:)[/quote]

This is how GQD survives. Through deception. Just look at the original post. That is what they hope happens. Deceive the consumer into something it isn't. It's very very shady.
 
[quote name='schuerm26']This is how GQD survives. Through deception. Just look at the original post. That is what they hope happens. Deceive the consumer into something it isn't. It's very very shady.[/quote]

Screw GQD. I hope they all get penicillin resistant syphillis.
 
Can someone please direct me to these reprints that GQD is doing? I've gone to their site, but I see nothing relating to old PSX reprints.

Speaking of Marvel vs Capcom 2, I managed to pick one up off of ebgames.com for $49.99, they were in stock for little while the other day, which seems to be better than the current market price on eBay. I also saw a used one including case/manual at the Gamestop in Winchester, VA for $49.99 as well, but I made the mistake of not buying it then.
 
So most of you guys would rather have an incredibley good/ super impossible to find game than one that's readily available.:drool:

Meh...
Collectors
 
No, believe me, I'd LOVE to find a Suikoden II that didn't cost $150. Even $70 is way too much in my opinion, but I'm at least willing to pay that, if I can find one.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']Now only if Phoenix Wright would be easier to find.... that game is going to haunt me until the ends of time damn it.[/QUOTE]

Ive heard Capcom is doing a reprint 6/14, as a marketing tool for the sequel.
 
i read an article that ebgames is buying some of gqd.com's inventory, opening them up and selling them as used?
 
[quote name='crewj']i read an article that ebgames is buying some of gqd.com's inventory, opening them up and selling them as used?[/QUOTE]

Yep, that's exactly what they're doing.

http://www.siliconera.com/2006/01/16/the-business-of-reprints/#more-792

But if Game Quest Direct really is controlling the flow of these imports by acting as a pseudo-publisher how are they appearing at Gamestop? Simple, Game Quest Direct is selling them directly to Gamestop. A representative spokesperson has said that they decided to unload a sizeable amount of inventory to Gamestop at a bulk price. However since Gamestop sells used copies of these games at a higher price they’ve taken the liberty of unsealing and selling the brand new game as a used copy.
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Capcom is indeed printing another run of Phoenix Wright - no idea how many, or how widespread, but I was able to pre-order it for $5 at GS earlier this week. It comes out (again) on 6/14, so those looking for it, that's the day to hit it. Price got bumped up to $34.99, though.
 
Walk into any gamestop/EB, and see the how flooded the racks are with Rhapsody's and Persona 2's. GS/EB is meant for the casual/what's hot right now gamer, that kind of consumer doesn't care much for these 2 games. Hope they learned their lesson with this.
 
[quote name='yellowcoward']So most of you guys would rather have an incredibley good/ super impossible to find game than one that's readily available.:drool:

Meh...
Collectors
 
that would be nice if they'd drop the price on it...since a lot of stores are stuck with gitaroo man and persona 2 rotting on the shelves.
 
[quote name='opportunity777'] What I don't know is if people will ever realize this or not, or will consumers continue to overpay for readily available games? I'm leaning towards the second one only because the average consumer overvalues their own knowledge (people tend to overvalue themselves all the time). I really don't like their business practices either, so that contributes to me not liking the whole situation of these reprints.
)[/QUOTE]

Nobody is overpaying for these games in the first place... nobody is buying them. Take a look at how many Gamestop's / EB's are loaded with piles of Gitaroo Man, Persona 2, Rhapsody, and probably now Rez.

The market of "rare" games will soon suffer a collapse anyways, as more and more companies are re-releasing their old games en masse, either in collections or on different systems, and if the Wii's virtual console really takes off, I'd much rather pay $5 for a game then $100 on Ebay (hypothetical example).

More companies just need to get smart to the fact that "Hey, people are paying $100 - $150 on Ebay for this game in our catalog, let's re-release it for $30 and people will buy it in droves". If only Sega would bring out their Dragon Force port to the PS2 :(

The true collector's pieces won't be games like Suikoden 2, it will be games where the company is now defunct (hence no more re-releases from them, like Working Designs), or games where the license is lost (MvC 2, for instance) making a reprint or a re-release nigh impossible, or games that are limited in essence (MGS 3 LE).
 
opportunity777 - If a ferrari or lambo cost the same to make as a ford escort then we would all have them and a bunch of elitest jerks would be pissed off and find something else "rare and expensive" to gloat about. These games cost the same to print once they've been made. It's just a disc and some paper. I do agree that they are kinda gouging the unknowing but Gitaroo Man was going for way more of a price than $39.99. If someone really wanted the game then that's a great price, if they wanted to keep it sealed and enshrine it for its rarety then OH WELL too bad.

Believe me, I've sold $1000s of dollars in rare games on ebay and I thank the makers of these games for creating the demand for them by not producing them anymore but it does hurt the casual gamer who just wants to play a kickass game like Suikoden II.

Oh and no hostility here (sometimes I read hostile :) )
 
The game is pretty cool but I can't see paying $40 for a used copy. Well, maybe to take advantage of the B2G1F sale when it goes on. I guess I was lucky to find it locally for $10.
 
Collectors only push the public into pirating software.

think about it. horders who keep games rare by buying a bunch of copies to "secure their financial future" (which, if they better invested in college or stocks, would pay back MUCH higher) are just making people want so bad, but it's much easier to pirate over broadband connections then it is to shell out $100-$200 for an old, OLD game.
 
[quote name='JunkyardGod']Collectors only push the public into pirating software.

think about it. horders who keep games rare by buying a bunch of copies to "secure their financial future" (which, if they better invested in college or stocks, would pay back MUCH higher) are just making people want so bad, but it's much easier to pirate over broadband connections then it is to shell out $100-$200 for an old, OLD game.[/QUOTE]

i don't know if it makes them pirates.. but it definately puts their collections into perspective.. I got a lot of awesome PS1 era RPGs (honestly when i was playing them hardcore, i never heard of Suikoden until after i took my 2-3 year "break" from games) i got both lunars complete for 30 used.. the only game I regret buying when i saw it was Earthbound.

I've found multiple copies of the Firefighter FD 18 game on several different occasions.. i've also been finding Marvel Vs Capcom 2 pop up more and more.. i may just buy them the next time i see them to sell on Ebay (i have a complete copy i got at a pawn shop for 15 bucks) I remember a year or so ago my girlfriend was at an Eb in Charlotte and she asked them if they had a Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and they laughed at her telling her she would never see it again.. and I see it once in every 5 gamestop/eb i go into.

Collectors just make the values of terrible games high (like the firefighter game, and i'm going to say that Gitaroo Man is a very very aquired taste) I didn' tknow Rez was reprinted until I saw suspecious "new but opened" copies popping up at ALL gamestops/eb..

My friend once told me "there is a reason why they are rare" and I have to agree with him.. I mean some of those games really really suck and compared to how many Gems to suck. the suck definately outweigh it.
 
Thanks for that story guys! I never knew that they did that, but boy is that crap shady as hell. I've been considering buying Rhapsody and Persona 2, but thanks to reading this, I know now that I can wait for those bastards to lower the price. I hope they get Konami to remake ZOE2 as well as suiko II for you guys, since I was lucky enough to nab that game ($20) before Ames shut it's door. I also need to nab Pheonix Wright as well.
 
I bought the reprint direct from GQD and the game just doesn't work--after the Koei screen it hangs on a black blank screen. Does anyone know if this game isn't compatible with slim PSTwos? I don't have an original PS2 to verify.
 
[quote name='urzishra14']i don't know if it makes them pirates.. but it definately puts their collections into perspective.. I got a lot of awesome PS1 era RPGs (honestly when i was playing them hardcore, i never heard of Suikoden until after i took my 2-3 year "break" from games) i got both lunars complete for 30 used.. the only game I regret buying when i saw it was Earthbound.

I've found multiple copies of the Firefighter FD 18 game on several different occasions.. i've also been finding Marvel Vs Capcom 2 pop up more and more.. i may just buy them the next time i see them to sell on Ebay (i have a complete copy i got at a pawn shop for 15 bucks) I remember a year or so ago my girlfriend was at an Eb in Charlotte and she asked them if they had a Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and they laughed at her telling her she would never see it again.. and I see it once in every 5 gamestop/eb i go into.

Collectors just make the values of terrible games high (like the firefighter game, and i'm going to say that Gitaroo Man is a very very aquired taste) I didn' tknow Rez was reprinted until I saw suspecious "new but opened" copies popping up at ALL gamestops/eb..

My friend once told me "there is a reason why they are rare" and I have to agree with him.. I mean some of those games really really suck and compared to how many Gems to suck. the suck definately outweigh it.[/QUOTE]

Ehhh I'm a big fan of Rez but I also think people could've just bought an import PS2 and a cheap Rez that way plus it would open the door to them for other cool music games. I don't know about the rest of you but I think Bravo Music is a great game and Japan had a sequel plus an expanded and Christmas edition of the original. Shit the expanded might even have the Christmas music on it. There's even more where that came from too.
 
The reaction to this reprint wasn't as...
:cough:
ssssssssatissssssfying assssss the DragonBall GT Final Bout reprint. :twisted:
:cough:
Now the only way a collector would buy the first-print DBGTFB is if it's still sealed.
 
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