Suikoden II - Really worth this much?

[Tritoch]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11056&item=1951015943

Is Suikoden II (even complete) really worth $99 all of the sudden? I remember picking it up nearly a year after release in Target for something like $20...not exactly hard to find. That auction isn't an aberration either, merely an example. What's going on here?

[Lexicon]

I dont know either I recently sold a copy Buy It Now for $105. Thinking about selling the one I planned on keeping as well. I don't think they can possibly maintain that price.

[hamburgler]

To me,that looks like that is too high to sell that game.I only paid 29.99 and it was better then paying 100.00 for it on ebay.

[Stark]

Sealed copies sell for even more. I recall one not too long ago going for $150 BIN sealed!

[chocobokick]

A few months ago when we went on a game store buying spree and Lexicon was buying every one he saw for $30 I complained that we probably wouldn't get a good resell out of them all.
I have since eaten those words many times over. Coming soon, Lexicon's "it's going to be expensive soon" ebay predictions. He hasn't been wrong yet!

[Kid Fenris]

Fact 1: Konami made Suikoden 2 in relatively small quantities.

Fact 2: The Suikoden series has a decent cult following and recently grabbed some attention with the release of Suikoden III on the PS2.

Fact 3: RPG fans generally have a good deal of disposable income.

Fact 4: Suikoden 2 is regarded by many, including yours truly, as an excellent RPG.

Fact 5: Albert Einstein's brain is kept in a bottle in a small-town doctor's office near Kansas City.

[kevincure]

Here's a tip on what to buy: If a big title is coming out in a few months from a series, pick up older versions of that series. Recently, titles that have had a major price bump include Suikoden, Suikoden 2, Super Metroid, the older DDR's.

Wait to sell the old Zeldas till April and you'll make a brick.

[Tritoch]

I'm among that cult following. The only reason I waited to pick up Suikoden II was because I had a bazillion Square RPGs to play at the time of it's release. I picked up the original Suikoden the day it came in at Media Play, and just picked up Suikoden III last night (waited until I finished Wild Arms III). I almost threw up when I realized that my Suikoden II save had somehow disappeared, but luckily (from reading at GameFAQs) it doesn't appear to add much this time around.

I feel bad that I'm even *thinking* about selling my copy of Suikoden II, much the same way I feel whenever I consider selling off something like Chrono Trigger.