Biggest. Rip-off. Ever!

[dreamcaster]

With all of our travels around searching for rarities and bargains, I'm sure we've also come across those items that are just completely over-priced, more than once.

So list the things that you've thought were complete rip-offs - even the ones you succumbed to and bought anyway!

US NTSC N64 carts, loose - for sale at $25 AUS! All of which were common carts anyway, which I either already had or didn't want.

Top Gear 3000 for SNES - bought it privately (loose cart) for $20 AUS a few months ago. Saw it in a store today for $12 (same condition!) - d'oh!

Assorted loose Game Gear games for $25 AUS - didn't touch any of 'em!

Enduro, F-14 TomCat and River Raid 2 for Atari 2600 at $9 AUS each! Ended up buying Enduro though....

Assorted Dreamcast games (damaged cases, no manuals or covers and highly scratched discs) for $25 AUS

Atari Lynx console (loose) for $60 AUS! My Lynx in the same condition cost me $40 AUS over five years ago!

Common SNES games (DKC 2, Mario World etc..) - loose carts - $25 AUS

That's enough for now!

[den68]

I've come across a ton of stuff a flea markets that was WAY overpriced. I've found that to be fairly common though, most flea vendors think all their crap is PURE GOLD.

But I have on occassion seen it happen at thrift stores who normally sell stuff really cheap.

most recently:

an Atari 2600 4 switch woodgrain with powersupply, 2 joy sticks, one of those plastic system storage units and 10 REAL common games.

$100.00

maybe the little sign that said "Atari Collectors Item" was supposed to make me feel better about the price.

hell, that's more than ebay.

[Queen Of The Felines]

Just spotted yesterday...

Loose 2600 carts, $15 each!

Perfect Dark loose $50!

Boxed Beat 'em & Eat 'em $200!

I didn't even want to know about the others...

Kristine

[brandver3]

Mega Man 5, loose with writing on the cart- $55

This is the same flea market guy that sold me Miricle for 3 dollars. Go fig.

Gamestop takes most NES games for less then a dollar and sells them for alot more then that.

I.E. They give $2 for Final Fantasy 1, then sell it for $30

Rhino games in Florida usually has good pirces, but sometimes I wonder. Hello Kitty Cube Frenzy for $34, Gundam Battle Assult 2 (used) $39.99 , Toys R Us still has loads of this game now marked down to 14.99 new.

[Riki-Oh]

biggest ripoffe happen when riki-oh defeat all of evil prison. ripoff evil corrupted warden head for victory of revenge. riki-oh defeats all of evil. evil beware to soon for defeated!

[Nature Boy]

Microplay is easily the King of rip offs. And yet I do still buy the occasional item there. All prices in Canadian dollars:

At one point they wanted $150 for FF III. They've dropped it to $100 and now it's at $90 but come on ...

The biggest suprise was NCAA Football 2003. They wanted $150 for a *used* copy of the game. Used!!! Okay, sure. They don't release it much up here. Let's see. If I *want* a football game I can buy a new Madden and another game brand new, or I can buy just this used....

For the record: N64 games have still to come down in price anywhere. I consider that to be the biggest rip off conspiracy going...

[Chosen_One]

Biggest rip off?

Beautiful mistress with only one milk jug!

[Six Switch]

E.T without the box for $20 at my local comic shop. Everytime I see it I laugh. x_x