I know that there may be certain ongoing arguments as to how rare games are valued, but today, I wondered about something. While browsing eBay I came across an auction for the Player's Choice edition of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past which was new and sealed with 14 hours left in the auction, the highest bid being at $26.01. I distinctly remember, about two years ago while researching my own copy of the same, that this title in the same condition, would fetch bids upwards of $60. Is this an indication of a trend of a decline in the rarity, or appeal, or simply the perceived value of vintage, not-so-common video games? My basis for this line of thinking is quite unsound, however, it seems to motivate me to check up on any other differences in eBay video game prices now, in comparison to what I remember them being just a few years ago. My question then is this: Is my reasoning unfounded, or is there some gradual decrease occuring in the value of rare games. My position as a collector is that I am an enthusiast, not an investor, and so I do not rely on high eBay bids for profit. I do however, consider the worth of my items to be important, and use eBay as a sort of "stock quote" of their monetary value every now and then. In conclusion I ask, is it so? Or is this particular auction (which interestingly was the only of its kind) an anomaly?
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