Quote (MrDestroyer @ 2 Jul 2023 19:17)
Depends on what you mean by common, I guess. I have been doing this for like 5 years. Here are some notable ‘pricy’ games I got for a fraction of the price: tactics ogre (disc only) for $1, Megan Man 1 for $4, Pokemon XD Gale of darkness for $2, Baten Kaitos for $1, Dino Crisis for $1… so on and so forth.
In general, people are more aware these days that there is a market for retro video games; it’s been harder and harder to find good deals as the years have gone on.
I agree with you that, for most people, it is not worth the time. If you want to buy a specific game, you will likely never find it for a thrift price and it would be much more reasonable use of your time to find it online. If all you want to do is play that specific game, just emulate it!
It is worth it to me because I enjoy thrifting/flipping as a hobby! Also, I buy much much much more stuff to flip than what is posted here (books, comics, vhs, dvd’s, trading cards, board games, etc). There are many things I look for when I am out there. If I only sought out video games, I would leave empty handed 95% of the time lol
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