Silverwarp
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Does anyone speculate on how the price of a game will go before new copies goes out of print? I do that, but I want to see if others do it too, perhaps to help me and other people here out.
Price speculation?
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Mospeada_21
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wall street is 2 doors down my friend.
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[quote name='Mospeada_21']wall street is 2 doors down my friend.
spam....newbie, no intro.[/QUOTE]
Your flaming requires me to ask you 2 questions.
1) Am I obligated to introduce myself?
2) Am I advertising anything that constitutes spamming?
Collecting video games is mostly about price speculation. So if you are not a collector, you can leave in ignorance.
BTW, not all games get reprint, other Lunar SSSC wouldn't at least 60 bucks on eBay for the whole thing!
What I meant was, who here has a list of games they want to buy and how long before they wait to buy because they wait for price drops. I try to see if Nippon Ichi games go down in price, but they almost never do.....
spam....newbie, no intro.[/QUOTE]
Your flaming requires me to ask you 2 questions.
1) Am I obligated to introduce myself?
2) Am I advertising anything that constitutes spamming?
Collecting video games is mostly about price speculation. So if you are not a collector, you can leave in ignorance.
BTW, not all games get reprint, other Lunar SSSC wouldn't at least 60 bucks on eBay for the whole thing!
What I meant was, who here has a list of games they want to buy and how long before they wait to buy because they wait for price drops. I try to see if Nippon Ichi games go down in price, but they almost never do.....
[quote name='Silverwarp']
What I meant was, who here has a list of games they want to buy and how long before they wait to buy because they wait for price drops. I try to see if Nippon Ichi games go down in price, but they almost never do.....[/QUOTE]
What..? The only one that never did was Disgaea, but it got reprinted and still stayed at $50.
La Pucelle, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom all saw substantial price drops.
And $60 for Lunar SSSC on Ebay... isn't that a price drop? I thought that big box was $70 or $80 when it released.
What I meant was, who here has a list of games they want to buy and how long before they wait to buy because they wait for price drops. I try to see if Nippon Ichi games go down in price, but they almost never do.....[/QUOTE]
What..? The only one that never did was Disgaea, but it got reprinted and still stayed at $50.
La Pucelle, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom all saw substantial price drops.
And $60 for Lunar SSSC on Ebay... isn't that a price drop? I thought that big box was $70 or $80 when it released.
[quote name='Silverwarp']Your flaming requires me to ask you 2 questions.
1) Am I obligated to introduce myself?
2) Am I advertising anything that constitutes spamming?
Collecting video games is mostly about price speculation. So if you are not a collector, you can leave in ignorance.
BTW, not all games get reprint, other Lunar SSSC wouldn't at least 60 bucks on eBay for the whole thing!
What I meant was, who here has a list of games they want to buy and how long before they wait to buy because they wait for price drops. I try to see if Nippon Ichi games go down in price, but they almost never do.....[/QUOTE]
Actually, I do this all the time. If it's something I can't have on Day 1, I'll decide a price I would be willing to pay for it and wait for the inevitable drop.
A couple of recent examples: Suikoden Tactics and Lost in Blue. For ST, I decided that $30 was the price I was willing to pay and picked one up this week at EB. I'm sure it will probably drop to $20 or lower but I didn't want to take that chance with this game. For Lost In Blue, I finally found one at a Best Buy and used their $10 off coupon to get it for $20 on Tuesday. I didn't want to pay more than $20 for it and was very happy with getting it at that price.
Then there are some games that I'll wait for to drop to $10 or $5 (as many have been known to do). But with those, there is a greater risk of not getting them since the $5 price point is very attractive to gamers and non-gamers alike. Well, except if you're looking for Turok: Evolution :lol:
1) Am I obligated to introduce myself?
2) Am I advertising anything that constitutes spamming?
Collecting video games is mostly about price speculation. So if you are not a collector, you can leave in ignorance.
BTW, not all games get reprint, other Lunar SSSC wouldn't at least 60 bucks on eBay for the whole thing!
What I meant was, who here has a list of games they want to buy and how long before they wait to buy because they wait for price drops. I try to see if Nippon Ichi games go down in price, but they almost never do.....[/QUOTE]
Actually, I do this all the time. If it's something I can't have on Day 1, I'll decide a price I would be willing to pay for it and wait for the inevitable drop.
A couple of recent examples: Suikoden Tactics and Lost in Blue. For ST, I decided that $30 was the price I was willing to pay and picked one up this week at EB. I'm sure it will probably drop to $20 or lower but I didn't want to take that chance with this game. For Lost In Blue, I finally found one at a Best Buy and used their $10 off coupon to get it for $20 on Tuesday. I didn't want to pay more than $20 for it and was very happy with getting it at that price.
Then there are some games that I'll wait for to drop to $10 or $5 (as many have been known to do). But with those, there is a greater risk of not getting them since the $5 price point is very attractive to gamers and non-gamers alike. Well, except if you're looking for Turok: Evolution :lol:
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[quote name='Roufuss']What..? The only one that never did was Disgaea, but it got reprinted and still stayed at $50.
La Pucelle, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom all saw substantial price drops.
And $60 for Lunar SSSC on Ebay... isn't that a price drop? I thought that big box was $70 or $80 when it released.[/QUOTE]
You're right, I was refering to the more recent ones, Magna Carta, Atelier Iris. Makai Kingdom well, it's still around 40 bucks, that's not a real substancial drop. See, the last part about Lunar SSSC, I can find it for 60 bucks used. New ones costs 80+ dollars.
Look man, the reprint issue I refer to is not just recent games in general, I mean across the board, like PS1, Genesis, Sega Saturn games.
[quote name='Josef']Actually, I do this all the time. If it's something I can't have on Day 1, I'll decide a price I would be willing to pay for it and wait for the inevitable drop.
A couple of recent examples: Suikoden Tactics and Lost in Blue. For ST, I decided that $30 was the price I was willing to pay and picked one up this week at EB. I'm sure it will probably drop to $20 or lower but I didn't want to take that chance with this game. For Lost In Blue, I finally found one at a Best Buy and used their $10 off coupon to get it for $20 on Tuesday. I didn't want to pay more than $20 for it and was very happy with getting it at that price.
Then there are some games that I'll wait for to drop to $10 or $5 (as many have been known to do). But with those, there is a greater risk of not getting them since the $5 price point is very attractive to gamers and non-gamers alike. Well, except if you're looking for Turok: Evolution :lol:[/QUOTE]
FINALLY! Someone who understand what the heck I was talking about.:lol:
La Pucelle, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom all saw substantial price drops.
And $60 for Lunar SSSC on Ebay... isn't that a price drop? I thought that big box was $70 or $80 when it released.[/QUOTE]
You're right, I was refering to the more recent ones, Magna Carta, Atelier Iris. Makai Kingdom well, it's still around 40 bucks, that's not a real substancial drop. See, the last part about Lunar SSSC, I can find it for 60 bucks used. New ones costs 80+ dollars.
Look man, the reprint issue I refer to is not just recent games in general, I mean across the board, like PS1, Genesis, Sega Saturn games.
[quote name='Josef']Actually, I do this all the time. If it's something I can't have on Day 1, I'll decide a price I would be willing to pay for it and wait for the inevitable drop.
A couple of recent examples: Suikoden Tactics and Lost in Blue. For ST, I decided that $30 was the price I was willing to pay and picked one up this week at EB. I'm sure it will probably drop to $20 or lower but I didn't want to take that chance with this game. For Lost In Blue, I finally found one at a Best Buy and used their $10 off coupon to get it for $20 on Tuesday. I didn't want to pay more than $20 for it and was very happy with getting it at that price.
Then there are some games that I'll wait for to drop to $10 or $5 (as many have been known to do). But with those, there is a greater risk of not getting them since the $5 price point is very attractive to gamers and non-gamers alike. Well, except if you're looking for Turok: Evolution :lol:[/QUOTE]
FINALLY! Someone who understand what the heck I was talking about.:lol:
the question is rather the store will have copies when there is a price drop. Digital Devil Saga dropped to $10 but most people couldnt find any. Atelier Iris and Makai Kingdom dropped to $30 and $20 at gamecrazy. Those are likely as low as it will get and would be a good time to get them.
since you are too lazy to think i might as well give you my predition for atlus/nis game
Ground rule to follow
1. If any game gets over $100 it is very likely to get a reprint. The only problem is that it might not include any bonus gift/disc
2. There is no correct prediction. Disagea's price remains high, but even the limited edition of phantom brave is only about $20. Digital Devil Saga 1 remains at a high price, but DDS2 already drops to $40 at a few place.
Other tips
1. Try to find out how many copies of a game a store have. If there is 1 or 2 you might want to buy it. If there is like 20, you might want to want.
Manga Carta - got a second shippment, but should get one price drop before it is gone. Probably at gamecrazy
Makai Kingdom - sold worst than Phantom Brave, and is proably going to be harder to find than PB, but not as hard as Disagea.
Atelier Iris - the second game is out in a few months so the demand will go up.
upcoming
Steambot Chronicles / metal saga - I could see those games get at least one drop.
Yggdra Union - hard to say. Might as well get it near launch.
Disgaea 2 - also hard to say. Could either stay at $50 for a while or drop to $20 in a year.
Generation of Chaos - also hard to say.
since you are too lazy to think i might as well give you my predition for atlus/nis game
Ground rule to follow
1. If any game gets over $100 it is very likely to get a reprint. The only problem is that it might not include any bonus gift/disc
2. There is no correct prediction. Disagea's price remains high, but even the limited edition of phantom brave is only about $20. Digital Devil Saga 1 remains at a high price, but DDS2 already drops to $40 at a few place.
Other tips
1. Try to find out how many copies of a game a store have. If there is 1 or 2 you might want to buy it. If there is like 20, you might want to want.
Manga Carta - got a second shippment, but should get one price drop before it is gone. Probably at gamecrazy
Makai Kingdom - sold worst than Phantom Brave, and is proably going to be harder to find than PB, but not as hard as Disagea.
Atelier Iris - the second game is out in a few months so the demand will go up.
upcoming
Steambot Chronicles / metal saga - I could see those games get at least one drop.
Yggdra Union - hard to say. Might as well get it near launch.
Disgaea 2 - also hard to say. Could either stay at $50 for a while or drop to $20 in a year.
Generation of Chaos - also hard to say.
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i apparently didn't understand, from your OP i thought you speculated on what you could flip on ebay at a later date.
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