Why in the heck is Breakthru! for Super Nes so expensive!

[swlovinist]

I saw on Ebay a copy of Breakthru! on Super Nes by Spectrum Holobyte. Does anyone know why this is so expensive?? I have this game and I got it for a whopping 4 dollars!!!! :P Does anyone have any info on this game?

[cheesystick]

Well, the reason is because the DP rarity guide lists it as an r6 rarity.

Rant: The DP SNES rarity list is one of very few out on the internet, and I would say it is the most dependable one. Many people are starting to collect for the SNES and needed a guide for help. Alas, DP released a guide and started galavanting it all over the internet. There are links to it on about ever video game message board across the internet. Now anyone who has a remote interest in collecting for the SNES, with little research, will have something to go off of. The problem lies here; BANG!!!!
Prices for all the R6 and up games have skyrocketed. Normally, a little known crappy game such as breakthru! would have gone for a measly 5 bucks, or less. But now that every dufus across the internet has a guide that tells them the exact rarity, the rare games have tripled in price. A copy of Bebe's kids used to go for 5, now it will go for 10-15. Games that used to go for 20, are going to end up costing me 60. Consequently, I'm pissed. :angry:

I am not blaming DP. The guide will prove useful to many, but I can't help to notice that the release of the list is screwing me finacialy. It is also taking away the advantage from the "hardcore collector", such as myself. It used to take much scavenging, investigation, and good old-fashion hard work to find and aquire a rare game. But now any moron with an internet connection will have all the info he needs in just a few clicks of the mouse. All the hard studying that i did seems to be wasted in hignsight. I had to do a lot of lurking around message boards to discover which games were rare and which were not. After picking up a few tidbits from here and there, I would come to a conclusion that say the game "Mr. Nutz" was a rare title. After a few months, It would appear on ebay and I would buy it. But now if a title such as that or of similar rarity appears on ebay, I can't get it for the 8 bucks that I got Mr. Nutz for. I will have to spend 20, 30, or even 40 dollars.
I was able to get a few of these rare titles before the guide was released, but now if I want a copy of Aero Fighters and it shows up on ebay, everyone and their dog will be bidding on it. Copies of that game are ending up in the 60-80 dollar range, and that is a mere example of the many other games that list as a R6+ rarity. I can't help but to be agitated.
I guess I just must accept that I am not ahead of the curve any longer, and that it will be a very long,(and very expensive), road from here on out.
End rant
-crispy

[Darth Vader]

Well, the reason is because the DP rarity guide lists it as an r6 rarity.

Rant: The DP SNES rarity list is one of very few out on the internet, and I would say it is the most dependable one. Many people are starting to collect for the SNES and needed a guide for help. Alas, DP released a guide and started galavanting it all over the internet. There are links to it on about ever video game message board across the internet. Now anyone who has a remote interest in collecting for the SNES, with little research, will have something to go off of. The problem lies here; BANG!!!!
Prices for all the R6 and up games have skyrocketed. Normally, a little known crappy game such as breakthru! would have gone for a measly 5 bucks, or less. But now that every dufus across the internet has a guide that tells them the exact rarity, the rare games have tripled in price. A copy of Bebe's kids used to go for 5, now it will go for 10-15. Games that used to go for 20, are going to end up costing me 60. Consequently, I'm pissed. :angry:

I am not blaming DP. The guide will prove useful to many, but I can't help to notice that the release of the list is screwing me finacialy. It is also taking away the advantage from the "hardcore collector", such as myself. It used to take much scavenging, investigation, and good old-fashion hard work to find and aquire a rare game. But now any moron with an internet connection will have all the info he needs in just a few clicks of the mouse. All the hard studying that i did seems to be wasted in hignsight. I had to do a lot of lurking around message boards to discover which games were rare and which were not. After picking up a few tidbits from here and there, I would come to a conclusion that say the game "Mr. Nutz" was a rare title. After a few months, It would appear on ebay and I would buy it. But now if a title such as that or of similar rarity appears on ebay, I can't get it for the 8 bucks that I got Mr. Nutz for. I will have to spend 20, 30, or even 40 dollars.
I was able to get a few of these rare titles before the guide was released, but now if I want a copy of Aero Fighters and it shows up on ebay, everyone and their dog will be bidding on it. Copies of that game are ending up in the 60-80 dollar range, and that is a mere example of the many other games that list as a R6+ rarity. I can't help but to be agitated.
I guess I just must accept that I am not ahead of the curve any longer, and that it will be a very long,(and very expensive), road from here on out.
End rant
-crispy

I feel your pain since I am getting my last couple pieces together on my SNES collection. :-D Games like Chavez (either version) or fun n games are almost non existent on ebay, which is the main place for collectors to find the rarer games. My advice to you is bite the bullet on the rarer titles now rather than later when there will be many, many more SNES collectors.

Obviously the sports titles are easy to pick up, but the RPG's and rarer titles will probably only get more expensive in time. PM me if you have specific titles you are looking for, maybe we can make a trade.

Danny

[swlovinist]

I see your point, and this is perfect example of ebay gone wild. On one side, we as hardcore collectors can be frustrated at how the price for rare games has skyrockected. On the plus side, we can view our personal collections as keeping(if not seriously increasing) in value. Yeah its frustrating to see stuff we dont have go up in value, but man, I think you are being a little harsh, if not a little selfish. I welcome all gamers into the field, and I dont bash anyone for using a DP guide as a source of info. I dont blame them at all. I think it would be safe to say that if there was a guide like the DP when you started collecting, I bet you would be tempted to use it. I dont want this to be a bash fest towards you or your opinions, you have a right to be upset. It is just the fact that you cant control that your hobby is becoming popular and that it is attracting the mainstream public.