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Is it all still in the original, unopened packaging? A lot of collectors like it like that. Personally I think it's way overpriced. The seller is factoring the
by retrogradeorbit 14y ago
Is it all still in the original, unopened packaging? A lot of collectors like it like that.
Personally I think it's way overpriced. The seller is factoring their own sentimentality into the price, something unlikely to be shared by others. At $50 a game and $200 a console, it's still only $408K.
But then, maybe there's a sentimental billionaire who wants it...
- aeurielesn 14y agoThere's no way that Limited and Collector's editions will cost $50 in this life. I believe he may even have the last available copies of some games laying over there and sentimentality plays a great part for those ones.
- readme 14y agoYour estimate doesn't factor in the labor cost of acquiring all the disparate items. That alone is worth the difference.
- gu 14y agoYou have to consider the condition and rarity of some of the games. I only skimmed the listing, but he does has quite a few gems. In recent years, prices for "retro games" have ballooned. You'll be surprised what games in a great condition go for. Just to mention a couple of examples: - Earthbound (SNES) has a market value of up to over $300 - Chrono Trigger (SNES) normally sells for several hundred dollars as well. - Neo Geo AES carts are coveted by collectors. - Progear (CPS2) is one of the most sought after PCBs in the shmup scene, still selling for hundreds of dollars. Also, sealed games sell for quite a premium. I do think that if he took the time to sell the items individually, he would make more money. Then again, this would also involve a quite substantial investment of time.