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[quote name='kayne2000']not to pick on you. but i do wonder how many CAG are in debt. its not uncommon for collecting to lead to debt and then hoarding and other problems.




i wish i knew how to do this. my old roommate did this.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='wiggyx']He's actually selling an ICO/SotC PS3 pack AND a copy of both for the PS2 right now.


It's insane to think that it's possible to get 300 bucks for a sealed copy of a game that I can run to Wal-Mart and pick up for 40 bucks right this moment. I'm sure those things don't sell. There's just no way. Anyone who would know enough to care about a VGA rating wouldn't buy a graded game for 7 times the current retail price.[/QUOTE]


Probably more so on NA then CAG. Here people are cheap asses and low ball. on NA you get the guys willing to lay out 1k on a single game while still living with their parents kind of deal stereotypes. Its funny I called out a guy on here selling over priced VGA games and posted a link. He spotted my link and ID and now is posting on NA for me to expalin my self and is all butthurt about my post. Sorta like that guy asking 5k for a graded FF7. I notice VGA games tend to be a bit random with their values and as pointed out i see a lot of stupid things with it.

Not sure what the guy expects either like he thinks I'm come and say sorry. Hell no i still think he's selling over priced junk. Now the hardcore collectors came out the woodwork like a bunch of village idiots all butthurt.

Its funny because there staff and admin are collectors. So when I criticize the collecting aspect it puts me on their bad side. The main site owner said he was going to ban be because someone bought a $500 dollar strategy guide for lufia so i said couldn't he used gamefaqs. Site owner threatened to ban me for that.

Here this site is full of cheap asses so I'm free to blast them without worry of being silenced here at least.

Honestly when I went to nintendo age I went there just for the fact of video games etc. I didn't realize how many pretentious douche bag collectors are on the site. Its really a collectors site more then a gaming site. Which is kind of misleading i went there thinking its a site about nintendo games when its more of a site dedciated to hardcore collectors.
 
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[quote name='kayne2000']not to pick on you. but i do wonder how many CAG are in debt. its not uncommon for collecting to lead to debt and then hoarding and other problems.[/QUOTE]
That made me think of this:
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3169/ww00048.jpg


Also, just bought a DS lite in good condition (except possibly a blown fuse/bad power switch) for $18.
$%28KGrHqJ,!oIE9c50WVMDBP%2877Wy8ZQ~~60_12.JPG


I'm hoping it'll be easy to fix.
 
[quote name='kayne2000']not to pick on you. but i do wonder how many CAG are in debt. its not uncommon for collecting to lead to debt and then hoarding and other problems.[/QUOTE]
Nah, I don't see it as picking on me. You're absolutely right and I do have a slight hoarding problem (nothing that would get me on TV). But for what it's worth, my debt is 98% because of Christmas and buying a new computer. We've also got a mortgage and a "new" car, but I don't count either of those as debt because the mortgage actually helps our credit and we're only a few hundred dollars short of paying off the car (or, more accurately, the credit card that we used to buy the car) because we put our $5400+ tax return towards it. My personal Christmas/computer debt is about $1300, which is rather small by many people's standards.

Paying that off is a high priority, so I only use additional funds for gaming. What I mean is that all of my games are paid for with survey money and trade-ins (and I get a lot of games for free). Once that money is gone, I don't buy anything because the rest of my money goes towards my credit card. Okay, so I stray now and then and end up charging a couple of games, but I'm usually pretty good about it. I just got a $168 apology check (from MovieTickets.com) today, so I'm thinking about splitting that 50/50. Maybe. Heh.

Just wanted to clarify that because I didn't want to make it sound like we're struggling to get by in order to pay for my gaming habit. I do indeed buy too many games and I could just use all of my money to go towards my card, but I'm happy and the card will be paid off before June, so the situation works for me.
 
[quote name='ZombieToast']Nah, I don't see it as picking on me. You're absolutely right and I do have a slight hoarding problem (nothing that would get me on TV). But for what it's worth, my debt is 98% because of Christmas and buying a new computer. We've also got a mortgage and a "new" car, but I don't count either of those as debt because the mortgage actually helps our credit and we're only a few hundred dollars short of paying off the car (or, more accurately, the credit card that we used to buy the car) because we put our $5400+ tax return towards it. My personal Christmas/computer debt is about $1300, which is rather small by many people's standards.

Paying that off is a high priority, so I only use additional funds for gaming. What I mean is that all of my games are paid for with survey money and trade-ins (and I get a lot of games for free). Once that money is gone, I don't buy anything because the rest of my money goes towards my credit card. Okay, so I stray now and then and end up charging a couple of games, but I'm usually pretty good about it. I just got a $168 apology check (from MovieTickets.com) today, so I'm thinking about splitting that 50/50. Maybe. Heh.

Just wanted to clarify that because I didn't want to make it sound like we're struggling to get by in order to pay for my gaming habit. I do indeed buy too many games and I could just use all of my money to go towards my card, but I'm happy and the card will be paid off before June, so the situation works for me.[/QUOTE]

well i had no opinion on whether you were struggling or not. it was more of a passing comment on wondering whether CAG are in debt and is the fact they find so many amazing deals a part of that as in do they buy more than they can afford because hey its a great deal not to mention the backlogs many gamers in general have which means many people here moved from strict gaming to gaming/collecting and collecting is never a cheap hobby regardless of what you are collecting.

in fact this would be a good thread discussion. i just dont know where to stick it lol

i do admit i have a time or too overcharged and racked up a huge credit card bill though it was also a combonination of xmas spending too. but since then ive done alright with it. ive managed to even save a decent amount of money. and i normally stay within my budget now. however this year i was going to make a bigger effort to save money. but that sort of hasnt worked out too well.

january i had to spend 139 dollars on the new license plate tags. 340 dollars to make my car pass the safety inspection test. though that is a good a thing as i recently had to test my brakes as some idiot almost caused me to crash into them though it would of been there fault as they were cutting through parking lot lanes where i was in the actual driving lane. febuary wasnt bad though but i had to buy a fan for my laptop so it wouldnt overheat. then my xbox was about to die both of these purchases save me money in the long run so i dont see it as bad. and that sort of just kicked off march where ive spent far more than i intended lol.

perhaps april ill go back to being tame well besides xenoblade.

so 1 good month. 1 that wasnt my fault. and one that was half my fault. so not too bad.

well im not in debt so its not like ive hurt myself ultimatelly i can just save more to make up for it in the coming months. hell ive even cleared 4 or 5 games off the old backlog. granted ive added more than that but still far more than ive cleared off the backlog in a good while.
 
I have yet to accrue any debt as a result of gaming or game collecting. It will likely stay that way too, as my wife would probably disembowel me if I spent enough money on games to actually create debt.

I'm just happy to have Xmas debt paid off by the following Xmas ;)
 
[quote name='needler420']Probably more so on NA then CAG. Here people are cheap asses and low ball. on NA you get the guys willing to lay out 1k on a single game while still living with their parents kind of deal stereotypes. Its funny I called out a guy on here selling over priced VGA games and posted a link. He spotted my link and ID and now is posting on NA for me to expalin my self and is all butthurt about my post. Sorta like that guy asking 5k for a graded FF7. I notice VGA games tend to be a bit random with their values and as pointed out i see a lot of stupid things with it.
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Who are you to dictate the value of someone's private property. Grow up dude.
Next time you sell something,anything , come and ask me first so I could tell you how much it could be sold at.
 
[quote name='TiKi2']Who are you to dictate the value of someone's private property. Grow up dude.
Next time you sell something,anything , come and ask me first so I could tell you how much it could be sold at.[/QUOTE]


You don't get it. And make no sense.

[quote name='wiggyx']He's actually selling an ICO/SotC PS3 pack AND a copy of both for the PS2 right now.


It's insane to think that it's possible to get 300 bucks for a sealed copy of a game that I can run to Wal-Mart and pick up for 40 bucks right this moment. I'm sure those things don't sell. There's just no way. Anyone who would know enough to care about a VGA rating wouldn't buy a graded game for 7 times the current retail price.[/QUOTE]


This guy gets it.
 
[quote name='wiggyx']I have yet to accrue any debt as a result of gaming or game collecting. It will likely stay that way too, as my wife would probably disembowel me if I spent enough money on games to actually create debt.

I'm just happy to have Xmas debt paid off by the following Xmas ;)[/QUOTE]

well i dont have one of those. so its only myself to keep me inline
 
[quote name='TiKi2']Who are you to dictate the value of someone's private property. Grow up dude.
Next time you sell something,anything , come and ask me first so I could tell you how much it could be sold at.[/QUOTE]

If I wrapped a 2012 Honda Civic in plastic and put it up for sale at the price of $150,000 (which is equal to the markup on the copy of Ocarina 3D BTW), would you not call me crazy?

Are these your auctions? Is that why you're so butt-hurt?

[quote name='needler420']You don't get it. And make no sense.

This guy gets it.[/QUOTE]

Thank you.

[quote name='ChunLiBarbie']Easy fix?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/260979177451?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1431.l2649[/QUOTE]

Who knows until you have a look at 'em in person. I prefer Craig's List for that very reason (i.e. I can at least take a look at the condition of the outside of the console for signs of extreme abuse). OF course, actually plugging it in and then cracking it open is the only way to really know what the hell is wrong with it :/

[quote name='kayne2000']well i dont have one of those. so its only myself to keep me inline[/QUOTE]

That could make it difficult, I imagine.
 
^Socialist much?

It don't what the price of anything is as long as the seller and the buyer agree on a price. Say it with me Free Market , go pick up a book and learn something. And that dude was trolling from the other thread for your info.
 
[quote name='TiKi2']It don't what the price of anything is as long as the seller and the buyer agree on a price. Say it with me Free Market , go pick up a book and learn something. And that dude was trolling from the other thread for your info.[/QUOTE]


I love posts like this. :lol:
 
[quote name='TiKi2']^Socialist much?

It don't what the price of anything is as long as the seller and the buyer agree on a price. Say it with me Free Market , go pick up a book and learn something. And that dude was trolling from the other thread for your info.[/QUOTE]

LOL!

Um, what "dude"? What "thread"?

What info does he want? I'll give it to him.

[quote name='blindinglights']I love posts like this. :lol:[/QUOTE]

His post reads something like this in my head...

"Derp derp derpa derp. McDerpa derpity-doo, derp."
 
As someone who collects sealed games, and sells "overpriced" VGA stuff on eBay, I find this discussion pretty amusing. :D
 
[quote name='kayne2000']well i had no opinion on whether you were struggling or not. it was more of a passing comment on wondering whether CAG are in debt and is the fact they find so many amazing deals a part of that as in do they buy more than they can afford because hey its a great deal not to mention the backlogs many gamers in general have which means many people here moved from strict gaming to gaming/collecting and collecting is never a cheap hobby regardless of what you are collecting.

in fact this would be a good thread discussion. i just dont know where to stick it lol[/QUOTE]

I guess you could have debt if you just accumulated and never sold anything. As for me...I've never had that problem, and once I found CAG...it was flip-flip-flip, sell-sell-sell; my whole mentality became akin to wielding dual machine-guns while laughing maniacally.
 
[quote name='Indigo_Streetlight']I guess you could have debt if you just accumulated and never sold anything. As for me...I've never had that problem, and once I found CAG...it was flip-flip-flip, sell-sell-sell; my whole mentality became akin to wielding dual machine-guns while laughing maniacally.[/QUOTE]

never selling anything has nothing to do with debt really. debt is just over spending with money that doesnt exist aka a credit card to the max baby!!!
 
[quote name='kayne2000']never selling anything has nothing to do with debt really. debt is just over spending with money that doesnt exist aka a credit card to the max baby!!![/QUOTE]

It can contribute. There's a big difference between buying at MSRP (or even doing the Fire_Thief, getting all the shovelware with no resale value) and flipping to make your video game spending yield a profit. Whether that gap manifests in terms of debt depends on one's means and expenditures in other areas.

Edit: Basically if you purchased every game that went on clearance in the $10-20 range, and took a "down with the ship approach," maybe you would have a problem with losing equity and onlookers might be correct in saying that "You've wasted your money." So maybe you wouldn't have a debt problem if you had sufficient "bling" to cover your losses, but it's easy to see how such a behavior could lead to debt.
 
[quote name='Indigo_Streetlight']It can contribute. There's a big difference between buying at MSRP (or even doing the Fire_Thief, getting all the shovelware with no resale value) and flipping to make your video game spending yield a profit. Whether that gap manifests in terms of debt depends on one's means and expenditures in other areas.[/QUOTE]

yea it can contribute. my point was its not the reason for it and debt most certainly exists without it.

looking around it does seem flipping requires a fair investment of time and money and studying to find out what will flip for a profit. then in many cases driving to places or getting lucky and ordering online with the hopes it is in stock.

so flipping can be bad too.
 
[quote name='jaydepps']So I just picked up a TurboGrafx 16 as is for $15.50. Good deal?[/QUOTE]

If it works yes
 
[quote name='kayne2000']yea it can contribute. my point was its not the reason for it and debt most certainly exists without it.

looking around it does seem flipping requires a fair investment of time and money and studying to find out what will flip for a profit. then in many cases driving to places or getting lucky and ordering online with the hopes it is in stock.

so flipping can be bad too.[/QUOTE]

One of the easiest ways to make money flipping is to buy special/collector/whatever editions of new popular games. The market for those will increase almost without exception withing a few months of release. You won't make big money, but if you can get your hands on a handful of them, then you may at least be able to make enough extra scratch to help support your hobby ;)

[quote name='jaydepps']If it doesn't work I will try to repair it. Not sure how hard it is to fix a TurboGrafx 16 though.[/QUOTE]

Fixing consoles without moving parts usually goes one of two ways in my experience.

1, you open it up and there's a pretty obvious issue like a blown capacitor, or a loose connection from one of the connectors for AV or DC in, or a fried fuse, or the cartridge port is extremely dirty/has small object preventing proper connection, etc.

Or, 2, you open it up and there's nothing obviously broken/damaged/dirty and diagnosing becomes something that requires a master's in computer science :/


FYI, in my personal experience with the TG-16 (and most 16-but era consoles), either the AV out or DC in connectors tend to be pretty fragile and prone to partially breaking free from the board. I'd take it apart, give both of those connectors an inspection and the old wiggle test to make sure they're not loose or separated from the board in any way. A little solder can usually patch that up without much issue as long as a pad or trace hasn't lifted off of the board as a result. Good luck!
 
[quote name='wiggyx']One of the easiest ways to make money flipping is to buy special/collector/whatever editions of new popular games. The market for those will increase almost without exception withing a few months of release. You won't make big money, but if you can get your hands on a handful of them, then you may at least be able to make enough extra scratch to help support your hobby ;)[/QUOTE]


Ehhhhh, I dont know about that. The investment in CE's are almost never worth it, especially if you sell online. Only if you can get the games at a reduced cost, and only if you're lucky, will the games prices go up instead of down over time.

I'd say it's the opposite; they decrease over time from the original price with few exceptions for popular games. More obscure or limited releases may pick up in price, but even then the prices wont waiver too much.
 
[quote name='wiggyx']Fixing consoles without moving parts usually goes one of two ways in my experience.

1, you open it up and there's a pretty obvious issue like a blown capacitor, or a loose connection from one of the connectors for AV or DC in, or a fried fuse, or the cartridge port is extremely dirty/has small object preventing proper connection, etc.

Or, 2, you open it up and there's nothing obviously broken/damaged/dirty and diagnosing becomes something that requires a master's in computer science :/


FYI, in my personal experience with the TG-16 (and most 16-but era consoles), either the AV out or DC in connectors tend to be pretty fragile and prone to partially breaking free from the board. I'd take it apart, give both of those connectors an inspection and the old wiggle test to make sure they're not loose or separated from the board in any way. A little solder can usually patch that up without much issue as long as a pad or trace hasn't lifted off of the board as a result. Good luck![/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice. I've fixed several NES systems, which I assume are much easier to fix. I'll let you guys know how the repair goes should it even be broken.
 
[quote name='Potatoeman']Ehhhhh, I dont know about that. The investment in CE's are almost never worth it, especially if you sell online. Only if you can get the games at a reduced cost, and only if you're lucky, will the games prices go up instead of down over time.

I'd say it's the opposite; they decrease over time from the original price with few exceptions for popular games. More obscure or limited releases may pick up in price, but even then the prices wont waiver too much.[/QUOTE]

yea ive noticed this too. ive bought more than i should of of collectors editions only to see within 5 months best buy have it at half off.
 
I recently got a copy of Resident Evil 2 for the PS1 for $14 shipped in LIKE NEW conditions. and it arrived just as described.
 
[quote name='Potatoeman']Ehhhhh, I dont know about that. The investment in CE's are almost never worth it, especially if you sell online. Only if you can get the games at a reduced cost, and only if you're lucky, will the games prices go up instead of down over time.

I'd say it's the opposite; they decrease over time from the original price with few exceptions for popular games. More obscure or limited releases may pick up in price, but even then the prices wont waiver too much.[/QUOTE]


I've made decent money doing it. You just have to be smart about what you buy and know the market for the items that you pick up. I've NEVER lost money flipping stuff like that.
 
[quote name='wiggyx']I've made decent money doing it. You just have to be smart about what you buy and know the market for the items that you pick up. I've NEVER lost money flipping stuff like that.[/QUOTE]

yea it probably just depends on the the item really. but i havent seen to many CE's that have gone up in value.

could you name a few youve flipped for some profit???
 
So bad news regarding the TurboGrafx 16. It powers on perfectly fine, but when I turn it on it just shows a blue screen then a bar comes down and the screen goes green. It just keeps repeating that.
 
Check the A/V output. I've repaired at least 2 TG16s with that issue. That particular connection to the board is really weak and is totally prone to failure if the system had the RF switch plugged and unplugged several times over its lifespan. You'll need a gamebit to open it, if I recall correctly. A little solder should do the trick (plus some ectra bracing if you don't want to do it again anytime soon).
 
Found a craigslist listing for a local game store, which led me to their site, which in turn led me to a section of their ebay store clearancing all their disk-only games for $5 apiece. They weren't listed separately, just as a huge list and you had to list in the note to seller which games you were buying. Long story short I just got, all PS1, XMen Vs Street Fighter, XMen Children of the Atom, Tales of Destiny 2 and Final Fantasy VII for $23 shipped. Even with them all being disk only I'm pretty happy.
 
That's pretty awesome!

I grabbed a copy of MEgaman Zero 1 for a buck. Nothing to jump up and down about, but I'm a happy camper nonetheless :)
 
Pretty nice find on those clamps!



Looks like common drek, however included was:



Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. Was browsing local auctions and found this as a buy it now for ~$21. Got real lucky on the sticker placement on the case, as the seller listed it just as "Jurassic Park". It's complete and looks pretty good. Played for a few minutes and it seems pretty fun. I didn't realize it was a park sim, only that it fetched a high price.
 
[quote name='aptanor']Nice. I snagged a minty copy of that and Battlefront 2 for $5 each from a Craigslist ad a couple months ago.[/QUOTE]

Wow, that's a nice pickup. I've had a pretty great run recently (for me at least) but now it's starting to balance out and I'm not finding much. Chasing the dragon.
 
[quote name='TooMuchCoolness']What's the best way to ship 15 PS2 games at once? I'm a nooby eBay seller...[/QUOTE]

If they're in PS2 sized cases you might have to find a box yourself. I'm not sure if that many will fit in a large priority mail box or not. It'd probably be cheaper to pick up a box at wal-mart or somewhere and ship them parcel post, but it depends if you want the convenience of the priority mail or not.
 
[quote name='TiKi2']How long did he have it listed?[/QUOTE]
About a month. He had been using them for awhile until he realized how valuable they were, then he finally decided to sell because he needed the money.
 
[quote name='ROB64']About a month. He had been using them for awhile until he realized how valuable they were, then he finally decided to sell because he needed the money.[/QUOTE]

$16 to over $1000 , yeh dude that is sweet.
 
Just grabbed a "broken" SNES 2/mini for 8 bucks. We'll see just how broken it is when it arrives. In my experience with these things "broken" means dirty. Either way, it's worth it for spare parts/evil experiments >:)
 
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