Sealed copies of Rhapsody/Persona 2 - $50 each

[philosophyst]

testament89: I can't believe you have an anal cunt avatar, that is so boss!
:rocker:

totally off-topic, sorry.

[philosophyst]

testament89: I can't believe you have an anal cunt avatar, that is so boss!
:rocker:

totally off-topic, sorry.

[Oobgarm]

:deadhorse:

What Papastu said. There's no way Atlus re-pressed these. All I really want to know at this point is, do we KNOW that none of them have the white seal? And if so, what condition are they in when you crack em?

Edit: I was WRONG. I called Atlus to confirm. They HAVE done a ONE time reprinting of both Persona 2 and Rhapsody. All copies are brand spanking new, guaranteed by Atlus. However, they do NOT have the white stickers due to the very very recent trend of not printing the security seals for games, same as with Stella Deus. So they're sort of factory sealed, but not original printings. Aside from the sticker, they will be indistinguishable from original printings.

However, this was a ONE TIME reprint, ONLY for gamequestdirect.com, and those were the ONLY two titles that were reprinted. Atlus stated that they will not be reprinting anything else or printing any more of them.

Well I'll be damned. :embarrassed:

[Oobgarm]

:deadhorse:

What Papastu said. There's no way Atlus re-pressed these. All I really want to know at this point is, do we KNOW that none of them have the white seal? And if so, what condition are they in when you crack em?

Edit: I was WRONG. I called Atlus to confirm. They HAVE done a ONE time reprinting of both Persona 2 and Rhapsody. All copies are brand spanking new, guaranteed by Atlus. However, they do NOT have the white stickers due to the very very recent trend of not printing the security seals for games, same as with Stella Deus. So they're sort of factory sealed, but not original printings. Aside from the sticker, they will be indistinguishable from original printings.

However, this was a ONE TIME reprint, ONLY for gamequestdirect.com, and those were the ONLY two titles that were reprinted. Atlus stated that they will not be reprinting anything else or printing any more of them.

Well I'll be damned. :embarrassed:

[PapaStu]

:deadhorse:

What Papastu said. There's no way Atlus re-pressed these. All I really want to know at this point is, do we KNOW that none of them have the white seal? And if so, what condition are they in when you crack em?

Edit: I was WRONG. I called Atlus to confirm. They HAVE done a ONE time reprinting of both Persona 2 and Rhapsody. All copies are brand spanking new, guaranteed by Atlus. However, they do NOT have the white stickers due to the very very recent trend of not printing the security seals for games, same as with Stella Deus. So they're sort of factory sealed, but not original printings. Aside from the sticker, they will be indistinguishable from original printings.

However, this was a ONE TIME reprint, ONLY for gamequestdirect.com, and those were the ONLY two titles that were reprinted. Atlus stated that they will not be reprinting anything else or printing any more of them.

Wow...

How in the hell did this company get a reprint issued. o_O

/me goes to sit in the corner

[PapaStu]

:deadhorse:

What Papastu said. There's no way Atlus re-pressed these. All I really want to know at this point is, do we KNOW that none of them have the white seal? And if so, what condition are they in when you crack em?

Edit: I was WRONG. I called Atlus to confirm. They HAVE done a ONE time reprinting of both Persona 2 and Rhapsody. All copies are brand spanking new, guaranteed by Atlus. However, they do NOT have the white stickers due to the very very recent trend of not printing the security seals for games, same as with Stella Deus. So they're sort of factory sealed, but not original printings. Aside from the sticker, they will be indistinguishable from original printings.

However, this was a ONE TIME reprint, ONLY for gamequestdirect.com, and those were the ONLY two titles that were reprinted. Atlus stated that they will not be reprinting anything else or printing any more of them.

Wow...

How in the hell did this company get a reprint issued. o_O

/me goes to sit in the corner

[rhiohki]

Please re-read my post on page 5 of this thread. :D

Oh yeah...I HIGHLY doubt there will a re-print of Suik 2 or VP.

[rhiohki]

Please re-read my post on page 5 of this thread. :D

Oh yeah...I HIGHLY doubt there will a re-print of Suik 2 or VP.

[le geek]

No use crying over spilt milk. I'm looking forward to opening and playing my one copy of each.

I understand that it sucks if you bought a bunch to resell, but these things happen. I mean I wish I could go back in time and buy up the Suikoden II's I saw on clearance at Target. But then again I've already seen Back to the Future 2...

[le geek]

No use crying over spilt milk. I'm looking forward to opening and playing my one copy of each.

I understand that it sucks if you bought a bunch to resell, but these things happen. I mean I wish I could go back in time and buy up the Suikoden II's I saw on clearance at Target. But then again I've already seen Back to the Future 2...

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

Hmmm, second printing?

OR....

Totally rare super variant OMFG limited issue run of 200!!!

Its time for the eBay whores to work their magic.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

Hmmm, second printing?

OR....

Totally rare super variant OMFG limited issue run of 200!!!

Its time for the eBay whores to work their magic.

[PDorr3]

Hmmm, second printing?

OR....

Totally rare super variant OMFG limited issue run of 200!!!

Its time for the eBay whores to work their magic.

that will most liekly be the case LOL

[PDorr3]

Hmmm, second printing?

OR....

Totally rare super variant OMFG limited issue run of 200!!!

Its time for the eBay whores to work their magic.

that will most liekly be the case LOL

[Bronty-2]

Hmmm, second printing?

OR....

Totally rare super variant OMFG limited issue run of 200!!!

Its time for the eBay whores to work their magic.

LOL, nice spin, maybe I'll use it :D

Seriously though, if they went to the trouble of re-releasing it I imagine the quantity they printed has to be way, way more than the 144 gamequestdirect is talking about.

[Bronty-2]

Hmmm, second printing?

OR....

Totally rare super variant OMFG limited issue run of 200!!!

Its time for the eBay whores to work their magic.

LOL, nice spin, maybe I'll use it :D

Seriously though, if they went to the trouble of re-releasing it I imagine the quantity they printed has to be way, way more than the 144 gamequestdirect is talking about.

[kevincure]

That is amazing. Why would Atlus do a reprint in such small numbers? Crazy. If maxlords hadn't called them himself, I wouldn't have believed it.

[kevincure]

That is amazing. Why would Atlus do a reprint in such small numbers? Crazy. If maxlords hadn't called them himself, I wouldn't have believed it.

[Buyatari]

I'm totally amazed that any company would consider re-printing PS1 games now that the system is officially dead and hardly no retail stores carry new games anymore.

Does this make these the last 2 PS1 games to be released?

And don't believe that they are the only ones to get these as I said one of my distributors has them in stock now. I wonder how many total were produced for this.

Another thought , I wonder what it would cost to get a limited run of Thrill Kills produced?

Adam

[PDorr3]

I'm totally amazed that any company would consider re-printing PS1 games now that the system is officially dead and hardly no retail stores carry new games anymore.

Does this make these the last 2 PS1 games to be released?

And don't believe that they are the only ones to get these as I said one of my distributors has them in stock now. I wonder how many total were produced for this.

Another thought , I wonder what it would cost to get a limited run of Thrill Kills produced?

Adam

do you know how much your distributor is selling them for?

[maxlords]

And don't believe that they are the only ones to get these as I said one of my distributors has them in stock now. I wonder how many total were produced for this.

Atlus said SPECIFICALLY that that was the only company THEY sold the run to. They didn't make any for anyone else nor did they sell them elsewhere. However, it wouldn't surprise me at all if gamequestdirect sold to other distributors after getting them from Atlus....

All in all, one weird situation. I'm not sure whether to return mine or keep em...

[Promophile]

If anyone wants to sell a copy of Rhapsody I'll take it off your hands for a little under cost ;) .

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

If anyone wants to sell a copy of Rhapsody I'll take it off your hands for a little under cost ;) .

RRRRRRighttt. Lets lose money right away. SWEET!

[Aussie2B]

Wow, this is an interesting turn of events. I can sympathize with the resellers, but I really hope this makes the prices of the games get a bit more reasonable long-term. I don't have either of them, and they're probably the pricest RPGs I still don't have for PlayStation (already got Suikoden 2, Valkyrie Profile, etc. covered). I should probably be kicking myself for passing up on Persona 2 a year or two ago. I saw someone selling it for something like $25-$30 bucks, but I checked eBay and thought "Nah, I could get it on eBay for cheaper with a little effort". Of course, I didn't buy it on eBay then, though, so in the end, I screwed myself. :P

[Buyatari]

Atlus said SPECIFICALLY that that was the only company THEY sold the run to.

Was this before or after they said a second run didn't even exist?

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

I would like to know the official re-release print run on these two games from Atlus themselves. Maxlords, you think you could inquire about that, or have you already?

This is my only correspondence with Games Quest Direct:

"I was wondering if the Rhapsody and Persona 2 games were ORIGINAL, FIRST PRINT RUN, PS1 games?

I ordered one of each, and have been hearing that they may not be from the original run.

Alex Reyna"

And here is their response:

"From the latest information i received, they were rereleased, but are exactly the same as the original release.

Bobby"

I know this is obvious information, but just wanted to share the exact wording that I recieved.

[Buyatari]

do you know how much your distributor is selling them for?

$38

[maxlords]

I would like to know the official re-release print run on these two games from Atlus themselves. Maxlords, you think you could inquire about that, or have you already?

Atlus refused to divulge that information. I asked, but they wouldn't tell. That's one of the things that most game companies keep as a trade secret :(

[sisko]

Got mine today! :-P

[PDorr3]

do you know how much your distributor is selling them for?

$38

Already someone else with cheaper prices :(

My rhapsody should be here on tuesday.

[mickoz]

I love collecting, it is fun. But if all the product are sold solely for collectors (withouth added value, like a special boxset with special artwork, etc. or DVD with special scenes) it somehow cut the original intention of the products. Which is a games.

It is like a comic book... where you collect and never look at the image, nor the story.

Maybe that guy is aware of ebay market, etc. However, would you expect Toys R Us to state you that it is a Zelda 2nd print with nintendo white seal of quality, instead of the first run. Heck, I won't even expect them to really advertise their title as Greatest hits. What they sell are the games. If you buy to play, that it is a greatests hits or not is irrevelant.

[Poofta!]

i want both, ill pay $85 shipped (to nyc - 11224) for the two if they are new. or less if opened (i dont really care im gonna open them anyway, and from what i understand, once opened they are identical all around).


if someone has them (prefferably opened) please let me know

[maxlords]

Make that $105 and you've got a deal :P

[FantasiaWHT]

So my question is why didn't gamequestdirect pull an OPEC and release them slowly on to Ebay while keeping the cost only slightly lower than where it was? hehe

[PDorr3]

So my question is why didn't gamequestdirect pull an OPEC and release them slowly on to Ebay while keeping the cost only slightly lower than where it was? hehe

people believe they just wanted fast cash instead of drawing it out over a course of who knows, 2 years maybe that it would take them to sell all 150 or so of what they got in.

Another belief is that they were affraid of other distributors getting copies in, and they wanted to jump the ball and sell first.

Another would be that they made it appear that they found like 50 or so in a warehouse so that people would quickly buy them up in bulk (which worked), and this is the one I believe most, because think about it, people like us who would normaly not spend $150 for a sealed copy found ourselves buying one (or some people multiple) for $50 each, where otherwise we would have never bought them.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

[quote=FantasiaWHT]Another would be that they made it appear that they found like 50 or so in a warehouse so that people would quickly buy them up in bulk (which worked), and this is the one I believe most, because think about it, people like us who would normaly not spend $150 for a sealed copy found ourselves buying one (or some people multiple) for $50 each, where otherwise we would have never bought them.

*Shoots self in foot* Dang, still not nearly as painful as this.

[FantasiaWHT]

I suppose another possibility would be that as a condition of the reprint, Atlus required them to sell them at that price.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

Well I received mine today, Tuesday, in great shape. But like everyone else, without the white label at the top and only the "factory seal".

[sirhansirhan]

Well I received mine today, Tuesday, in great shape. But like everyone else, without the white label at the top and only the "factory seal."

[PDorr3]

Got it today as well, have beeb playing it for awhile, I must say its truly not THAT BAD, just waaaay too easy. Play it on hard, I have mine on normal.

And yes the singing sucks horrible, MUTE!

[sulmona]

so are these going to be available again or was this a one time thing?

[PDorr3]

so are these going to be available again or was this a one time thing?

This is it they are no longer available, one time thing.

[sulmona]

what about someone saying a distributor had them, or was he full of crap

[PDorr3]

According to atlus only gamequestdirect got these in, your only hope is ebay now.

[Daria]

I caved and bought a copy. Hopefully the $50 will pay off as decent tradebait. I needed something better then Greatest Hits to offer. If the reissue had used alternate packaging I would have kept it, for one thing I like that game enough to own it twice. So here's hoping the value doesn't take an immediate nose dive.

[MegaManFan]

So which website is it that we can get them from, either for $38 or for $50? Even though it's steep for a PS1 game or a reprint, I'm guessing those prices still beat what the first run is going for, let alone first run sealed.

[PDorr3]

www.gamequestdirect.com , but they are long sold out. You gotta get them on ebay now.

[Aussie2B]

So have prices on eBay dropped or are they back to normal?

[PDorr3]

So have prices on eBay dropped or are they back to normal?

considering before the reprints a used complete copy went for $160, and now that you can buy brand new ones BIN $60 I would say so. I beat the game in two days, took me little over 9 hours and I was never challenged. Even the final boss was a laugh, basicaly no challenge whatsoever. None of my characters died once in the game, maybe because I beat each battle in the first attack.

[Muscelli]

Id invest in persona 2 if youre looking to resell

[Daria]

O.o

Did I just get a one off or are the reissues slightly different packaging wise then the originals? There's something funky going on with the spine on my case.

[Buyatari]

With the big influx of second runs on eBay now is the time to grab 1st run copies of this game sealed on ebay.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8210782982&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/8210782982

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I think it's all a load of BS if you ask me.

If it were indeed a reissue, then why keep it so quiet? Huh? The Atlus site and various other major sites would have been notified and it would be plastered all over the web.

Secondly, even if they were reissued, they would still need the white label on the top as this acts as a CoA (Certificate of Autentication) - To sell a brand new game without it indicates that they are not actually licenced games...

I also hear that Sony Of America didn't permit Atlus to do such a thing, hence why they don't have the white CoA's.



If you want my honest opinion, I would say there is someone out there reprinting these illegally (Pirating basically), but using actual proper equipment to do so.

Even if they were printed in the same way, using the very same machines as the originals were, it doesn't make it a proper copy...


Obviously the first prints will take a hit (As many games do when Greatest Hit's games come out), but anyone with any sense will sell the first print games and state that they do in fact have the white CoA labels. Especially if they are sealed versions.


I'm content that I already have a factory sealed Persona II, although this does now mean I will have to be very careful when I do finally get around to buying a brand new copy of Rhapsody...

[Daria]

I doubt that they're bootlegs, actually I think PapaStu has the right idea with his theory that they're resealed non-defective returns. Afterall ATLUS would sooner admit to doing a reprint then to reselling seeming defective stock.

[drwily008]

what about someone saying a distributor had them, or was he full of crap

NO..he wasn't full of crap. He owns video game stores and is an excellent dude with a collection that put many of our to shame.



Anyways, I bit the bullet and ordered one. The company "Game Quest" is pretty reputable and seems to have a knack for discovering these things. As someone else stated, they did have boxes of Resident Evil 2 & 3's for the Gamecube a few months back.

The owner is named Kevin Bokai and I personally think he is an alright guy, but he used to have stores everywhere and many of them went out of business quickly. He ordered too MANY games at once for each of his stores and when they went out of business he put those games in storage.

I CANNOT say what the status of these two games is. BUT, I can say that my cousin (another member here: worldofgames) used to work for him and this guy ordered like 64 copies (or more) of Suikoden 2, Monster Rancher 2, Fighter Maker, etc... and discounted them down to $20 WAY before Suikoden 2 was valuable.

I just think he didn't know what to order and orders too many games all in one fell swoop, then gets stuck with them.

Another thing CAG members are weird...has ANYONE here actually called Atlus and confirmed.

[FantasiaWHT]

Did they release some more?

As far as I could tell... the prices for these two games bottomed around $40 or so. Some at $37, some at $43... but then they started to go up, and both of them passed back above the $50 mark.

That was a week ago, and just today I checked again and they plummeted down to $30!

Bleh

[Buyatari]

Did they release some more?

As far as I could tell... the prices for these two games bottomed around $40 or so. Some at $37, some at $43... but then they started to go up, and both of them passed back above the $50 mark.

That was a week ago, and just today I checked again and they plummeted down to $30!

Bleh

Well....


sulmona said:
what about someone saying a distributor had them, or was he full of crap



NO..he wasn't full of crap.

Guess he wasn't.

[SoulBlazer]

Wow, I never knew this thread existed. I never go into the buying and selling area. ;)

And to THINK I bought Persona 2 new, did'nt like it, and gave it to a friend. :/

So, what's new with this? Anyone have any new information? Does anyone have any links to sites that are still selling these 'reprint sealed' copies of the two games?

[Spartacus]

I stopped into a Gamestop and they had Persona 2 there unsealed for $39. I see sealed Rhapsody's at Overstock auctions for $36. Looks like there's going to be quite a few of these made available.

[Griking]

My local Gamestop had three copies of Rhapsody available. They weren't sealed but in brand spanking new condition. They were asking $39.99 each for them and I picked one up. I didn't see any copies of Persona though.

Looks to me as if GameQuestDirect wasn't the only one to receive new stock of these games.

[norkusa]

My local Gamestop had three copies of Rhapsody available. They weren't sealed but in brand spanking new condition. They were asking $39.99 each for them and I picked one up. I didn't see any copies of Persona though.

Looks to me as if GameQuestDirect wasn't the only one to receive new stock of these games.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Every time I've gone into a Gamestop store, I *ALWAYS* see at least 1 copy of Rhapsody and Persona 2 now. Persona 2 is only $29.99 there though.

[ChronoTriggaFoo]

Yeah I have to concur with everyone, I stepped into a Gamestop two days ago for the first time in a while and they had one of each pretty much new but not sealed. Its making me think they were told by management to open them and sell them as used because they'll go quicker that way. And I know for a fact they've done that with alot of the budget PS1 titles they couldn't move in the past couple of years (with kiddie games, budget sports, and puzzle games).

[drwily008]

I wasn't sure if I had posted this yet, but anyways...I already got my Rhapsody from Game Quest. I ordered it around 3 months ago and got it in just a few days. I really don't care if it is a re-release, I was one of those people who just couldn't find it in the wild and was about to pay $100 plus for it.

I am happy and enjoying my very own musical RPG :D

[Canadianzombie]

This is what really pisses me off about Ebay, these people get like 10 "They never sent me my games, I'm filing a claim" feedbacks in a row and they're still in business. I don't get it.
Ebay blows.
Mark