Biggest Videogame Spending ERROR You've Ever Committed

[asharru]

79 bucks for a broken intelly.... This was my first retro system purchase a few years ago. I have REALLY learned my lesson since.

[Tritoch]

I haven't made any big mistakes either (overpayed by a couple dollars here and there), but I kinda regret buying the PS2 on launch day and an Xbox about a month after launch when I could've waited and saved $100. Neither had anything that compelling (save for Halo) that I just HAD to play when I bought them.

[jonjandran]

I was at a flea market and saw a sealed black box NES game for $10.00. I remembered reading in this forum that they were worth a lot so I bought it. My wife was looking at it and said " It has a sticker on the spine with writing on it on the inside of the shrink wrap."
Yep sure enough it was a rental that was re-shrinkwrapped.
And it didn't even have the instructions. And it was BATTLE CHESS !!!!

[Nature Boy]

Joe, have you played N64 Superman? It's not a game, it's a form of torture resurrected from the middle-ages (and I spent £40 on it ).

I have to get that game if only to truly appreciate how bad it is. Terrible games fascinate me for some reason.

I have to agree with Joe though - some of these are pretty lame. $50 isn't that big a mistake. And if his is a wopper I'm guessing well into the 3 digits range, maybe 4

[WiseSalesman]

So where the hell is it? I have this morbid curiosity, sort of like looking at a highway wreck, and it's making me all jittery. I'm not going to be able to rest until I read Joe's story!

[orrimarrko]

Joe's mistake probably doesn't have to deal too much with price - he already said in another thread that the most he has spent on a game was $250.

That was for Lochjaw boxed, and fairly recently.

My guess is the it is the game(s) itself.

[Arcade Antics]

Joe's mistake probably doesn't have to deal too much with price - he already said in another thread that the most he has spent on a game was $250.

That was for Lochjaw boxed, and fairly recently.

My guess is the it is the game(s) itself.

I suspect that he meant, for example:

Billy went out and bought every single copy of NCAA Football he could find for the GameCube. He found 100 copies at ten stores and they were $30 each for a total of $3000.

Two months later, Billy realized that it's NCAA BASKETBALL people wanted, NOT Football.

THAT kind of error.

[Raedon]

I'm guessing Joe's big error has to do with a prototype type of purchase.. maybe..

[Bratwurst]

I have to agree with Joe though - some of these are pretty lame. $50 isn't that big a mistake. And if his is a wopper I'm guessing well into the 3 digits range, maybe 4

Well, we've coughed up enough stories and figures that cumulitively it might dampen whatever shockwave Mr. Santulli unleashes! I'm interested in what inspired him to start this thread as well.

[buttasuperb]

I got into a bidding war for snes EVO complete, and paid 57 dollars. When I sold it to help get my MK2 cab, it only went for 27.

Also others might consider me paying 500 for the MK2 cab an error, but I sure as hell don't.

[Tempest]

Two months later, Billy realized that it's NCAA BASKETBALL people wanted, NOT Football.

Is NCAA Basketball actually worth anything or is it that we THINK its going to be worth something someday? I ask because I know of a place that has at least three copies, but I'm not going to pick them up if it's only worth $5 more than I paid for it.

Tempest

[Six Switch]

Come on DP......

[lostsage]

i purchased a dreamcast as a x-mas gift for myself (i was really good that year). i don't regret this. but i do regret putting it on my credit card. within two months, the money i was making wasn't happening anymore. but i tell you one thing, it's the best $350 i've spent in a long time.

[jonjandran]

Two months later, Billy realized that it's NCAA BASKETBALL people wanted, NOT Football.

Is NCAA Basketball actually worth anything or is it that we THINK its going to be worth something someday? I ask because I know of a place that has at least three copies, but I'm not going to pick them up if it's only worth $5 more than I paid for it.

Tempest

Let this be your answer.
http://search-completed.ebay.com/sea...d&BasicSearch=

[WiseSalesman]

Come on, Joe .... you think we're just going to forget about this and let it slip into the annals of DP history without you ever relating your story?

[Gamereviewgod]

Just recently I dropped almost $20 (after shipping) on Deep Blue for the Turbo. Worst...game...ever.

[Raedon]

DP, I must know..

[orrimarrko]

Someone pm Joe - it probably just slipped his mind.

[Tetsu]

ooh, i got one:
Bought a GBA about 3 weeks after the Japanese debut. Spent a whopping $200 on it. A few weeks later, the price of the import drops to $100 to match the domestic release. Sigh.

Also, I bought an N64 for $200, brand new. Had it for a year, didn't buy a single game for it. Ended up trading it for a Playstation the following year.

[ersgameboy]

I bought several game.com games (including Sonic Jam) for full price, back in 1998. It was a dumb move for a high school student with no job.