Originally posted by: Sinnbox
 
I've always found that most collectors are resellers, but I think it's different than the resellers that get all the hate. I've been collecting since 98(activly), and have always picked up extra if I find it and flip to further my collection. 

The resellers that get the hate, atleast from me, are the ones that are just out for profit, and buy up all the stuff other local gamers would want just for the profit. I always post stuff in a local collector facebook group I created before flipping it online. I also rarely grab a game from stores fequented by gamers to flip unless it's sat there for a while.

The people around here that I would consider resellers are the ones that dont even play the games, and hit stores as soon as they open just to find stuff to sell online. They are also the ones trying to get top dollar for crappy games on craigslist.

Originally posted by: helloatarijason

Sorry didn't mean to insinuate that. I know I hate finding out that a game a passed on was a good deal and I probably wouldn't have found it cheaper. With the exception of Operation Genesis and Futurama, from what I've seen, these are all good games. Futurama holds a soft spot for me as I loved the series so I'd like to find one at a reasonable price. Knowing market prices can help to know when to act.

Originally posted by: abrahamh2

@xasap I would tend to agree with you with those titles but I will disagree and say that it's the variants and special edition games that rarely get mentioned that already high in value and hardly show up like 50 cent bulletproof with bulletproof vest $50 plus, NASCAR 07 walmart limited Edition and NASCAR 06 WalMart limited edition both respectively pushing $40 and above but now can triple in value due to their real scarcity. And of course Steel Battalion 1st edition green buttons being in the 3 digits most of the time not all the time. But I'll keep it at that as I don't want to affect the xbox prices haha.😉

Originally posted by: abrahamh2

Xbox collecting IMO is kind of an anomaly where value and "real" rarity do affect value of xbox games sans spikeout battlestreet which I a head scratcher because it is dirt cheap but really is a rare game and a Sega game. Go figure😳

Originally posted by: abrahamh2

@Sinnbox that is very interesting and good point. I guess it is a wait and see approach to Xbox value in the long term. But there is almost no doubt that Nintendo overall is head and shoulders above anything Xbox value and popularity wise but the og Xbox is still is a system to collect for budget wise and have a few titles that still hold up. 😊

Originally posted by: Jandrem

Marvel vs. Capcom 2? It's a little pricey, but it's actually way lower than it used to be. I remember it being a solid $40+ used for a long while, and now the BIN's on Ebay only have it for around $28. That game was on several different consoles. The Dreamcast version has been hovering around the same price for more than a decade.