Idiots that don't understand video game values

[Becks]

If you're talking about the original Nintendo

Uh...the one that usually came with Duck Hunt/Super Mario Bros., and if you were lucky, the gun to use for DH...

[LostMyMind]

Oh, I wish Mike hadn't sold his old Nintendo.

If you're talking about the original Nintendo, you can still buy em brand new (about $20) (mine died so I bought a replacement).

[Becks]

Oh, I wish Mike hadn't sold his old Nintendo. I want to go trolling for a 50 cent copy of Bubble Bobble.

[CrazedClerk]

Spark, I think you might work for the same company I do.

I see this alll the time, people just don't understand that an item loses AT LEAST half its value the minute it leaves the store.

Also older sports games are the LEAST valuable games out there. I have people come in with stacks of 2002 and 2003 EA games and wonder why they only get $1/pop.

I wish I was able to pay a little more for quality though. The trade values are preset in our computer. It's sad that I have to give the same credit to someone who brings up a worn but functioning version of the game as I do someone who brings in a mint version.

Most pawn shops will give you cash for games.

I take delight in people who come in to trade, balk at our "ridiculously low" value for the games, then later come back to trade anyway because they couldn't get any more somewhere else. HA! Take that buddy.

[MystyGlyttyr]

The game stores I frequent offer credit or cash, but you get more credit than you do cash. Usually, I take the cash, but I recently bought The Sims 2 for my Playstation and was quite disappointed when I realized that the Playstation version doesn't allow the Sims to breed. And I wanted very much to make Sims wrestlers and breed them and see what I got. (I'm nerdy.) So I'll probably trade it in and take my $4 credit so I can buy the Sonic anthology for $10 or something like that...

Now if I can just bring myself to part with my X-Men games, too, I could get it for free. *siiiiiigh*

[0oAmericanGirl]

Wow, nowhere around me gives you cash only game credit.

[Spark Dino]

"Dear customers,

First off, let me say that I understand the frusteration of buying a game new for $40 and having the game store offer you $6 for it. However, please understand that game stores are in business to make money and it is not a "rip off" if they pay you $6 for a game and then price it at $15 in the store. Why? Because they pay for the building, the employees, and finally, they have no guarantee that anyone will ever buy your game. Also, just like cars, music, and dvds, almost all video games lose value over time. Sorry bud, thats just the way that economics works.

Don't like it? Please feel free to sell it on craigslist or ebay. You will probably get more money that way. Trading it to us is convienent and we will give you cash money right now. Just don't roll your eyes or call me a crook when I offer you $0.75 for Madden 2002 for ps2. Guess what champ, that game sells for like $1.99 online so I'm offering you a pretty good price. Don't want to sell me your precious copy of Madden 2002? I could care less. It isn't a valuable game to me, and the other customers are not bashing down the doors to buy your four year old football game."

Sorry, I just had to get that rant out of me . A kid just came in today with "Oni" for ps2. This game sells for $2.99 online at ebgames.com so I give the kid $1. He looks at me with pure contempt and disgust and says "THANKS!" in a loud sarcastic tone as he slams the game on the counter and takes his money. I wanted to show him my computer monitor with the $2.99 retail price, but instead I just shrugged my shoulders and watched him stomp out.