Personally, I think there's been some price fixing going on here.
Personally, I think there's been some price fixing going on here.
Real collectors drive Hondas, Toyotas, Chevys, Fords, etc... not Rolls Royces.
EB comes in asshuge box with guide. This is why it is UNIQUE DUDEZ!
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Illuminati at work, folks.
Wait in 10 years an item can't go from 5 to 500?
In 1979 Wayne Gretzky's hockey card was valued at.... about a buck. 10 years later by 1989 it was going for about 1000x's that amount or more depending on exact condition. "collectibles" go up and down in price rapidly depending on a huge variety of factors. EB is currently a "hot ticket". Why people harp ON THIS ONE GAME is beyond me though. From both sides of it.
I have an idea. Every year I'll put aside $100 for a CIB copy of Earthbound. In 5 years I'll get it. By then the price will probably be lower and I can go spend half the money on Sega Saturn RPGs or something.
^^^ there is serious truth in this. I find it unlikely the games going to maintain it's current high pricing permanently and will fall in the 250-350 range for the "normal" complete copies. Patience is a virtue.
That's what I was, but it was more like "$50-$100 a month" rather than $100 a year.
It is ridiculous how greedy people get around this game. I mentioned elsewhere the seller who tried to jack the item price on me after the auction was over. I don't know if he's even gonna send me the item (but if he doesn't I can always get my money back).
Speaking of Earthbound, what should I pay for a cart only copy?