Seriously?

[Zap Rowsdower]

So I was in my local Play 'n Trade today looking in the consoles section when I saw one of these.

That's right, a toploading NES. I have wanted a new NES ever since mine broke down some 10 years ago. But get this, it was on sale for 80 US dollars. Now that's a bit much don't you think? Most regular NESs only sell for about 30 these days, and the only major differences between regular and top loaders are that top loaders are a little more reliable and can play both PAL and NTSC format games. Now that doesn't warrant a fifty dollar increase in my eyes.
Discussion
Have you ever had a moment where you saw something you wanted but it was way out of price range?

 

[Marter]

I saw ICO once, but it was $50 used. This was just last year.

I put it down and said "No way am I paying that much".

Still haven't found another copy though.

 

[JoeBattisti]

We all have seen a product that has been overpriced.

 

[The Geek Lord]

I started an entire topic because of this kind of thing.

Not this shit again!​

 

[Canid117]

I went on ebay to see what the game Czar might cost and it was something like 80 bucks. I don't know if it still is but that seemed a bit pricey to me.

 

[Riccan]

I saw System Shock 2 for around 75 US dollars.
I was greatly saddened

 

[Gigaguy64]

Every time i go into a game store...everything is way out of my Price Range.
;_;

Anyway, i remember seeing a copy of Fire Emblem:Radiant Dawn for $50.
4 months later it was still $50.
Eventually got it but...man....%50 for a 2007 game that's not that hard to find?

 

[muckinscavitch]

Not really for me... But I never really want extravagant things.

But on the topic of your NES there, a local store here sells a gaming system that is NES, SNES and Genesis all in one for only 60$ CAD. Plus they sell all the games used (and some new!!!) for like.. 5-20 dollars.. Quite awesome... Gotta love the local stores.

 

[AMMO Kid]

Alien vs Predator was still at 60 bucks last time I checked even though it's been out 6 months now. The game sucked too...

 

[XT inc]

Persona games are always expensive, And any DLC because it isnt the same price in canada, they market it as 10- 15 bucks but for me its 15-20 bucks. So when my US friends want to play the new MW2 maps I have to laugh because 2400 ms points is like 40 bucks here and for 10 makes that have alot of rehashes hahahaha Ill just buy reach with the money I save.

 

[IamSofaKingRaw]

I saw ICO once, but it was $50 used. This was just last year.

I put it down and said "No way am I paying that much".

Still haven't found another copy though.

Funny thing I saw ICo for $10 NEW at a flea market. My bro said it looked shit so we didn't get it. Aftrer hearing all this praise I should have at least bought it to sell on ebay : (

 

[Mr Pantomime]

Why is Super Mario Galxy and Super Smash Bros Brawl still so expensive? Thats annoys me, especially as the Galaxy sequel is out

 

[Vek]

Op, a treat for you:
Dual SNES/NES gaming console from Think Geek [http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/b76e/]

On topic:
Yeah, at my local Games Workshop Store, they had exactly one Armageddon Baneblade Platoon, basically a huge box with three Baneblade models to add to your army. $350 US, and I only had enough to pick up a cheap Leman Russ and some glue. They've not had one in stock since, and it sold later that day.

 

[thylasos]

*OP*

Any packaged House of the Dead 2 & Light gun for the Dreamcast is priced far too highly for me to consider actually purchasing it, certainly.

 

[Super Toast]

Everything related to games in Australia is expensive...

 

[Snarky Username]

Saw a used copy of Fire Emblemath of Radiance on the Gamecube for 40 dollars yesterday at Gamestop. I was hoping to buy it, but I instead got three used 360 games for the same price, all came out at least a year after Fire Emblem.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

A USED copy of Fatal Frame 3 was $60. Seriously? I can't believe it's that expensive.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

Well, I've been looking for the game "Ever 17" for a few weeks now, and I just checked Amazon for the first time after learning that the local stores doesn't just not have, but that their computers say it doesn't exist. So I go on Amazon expecting a high up price (eighty, ninety tops) and find exactly one copy. "Okay, not too bad," I say to myself. Then I look at the price. I turned to my brother behind me and said. "TO PIRATE'S BAY! *Grabs pirate hat*".

Guess the price? Come on, guess. Have an idea? Here it is:

Spoiler: You might just shit yourself, so be warned

Two hundred dollars, US.

Yep, because the publisher went out of businesses only a couple months after making Ever 17, it is one of he rarest games in the world, and it is more or less the Holy Grail of none-ero visual novels. Needless to say, I need to find an assload of patches off of Pirate's Bay now.

 

[child of lileth]

You can get those top loaders for $20 and under new, OP.

Anyway, Valkyrie Profile, up until I found it factory sealed for $60. Much better than paying the usual $250 for it.

 

[Skorpyo]

Holy crap, dude. I could go around the corner here and grab one off a shelf for $20.

Pity my original still works.

Well, I've been looking for the game "Ever 17" for a few weeks now, and I just checked Amazon for the first time after learning that the local stores doesn't just not have, but that their computers say it doesn't exist. So I go on Amazon expecting a high up price (eighty, ninety tops) and find exactly one copy. "Okay, not too bad," I say to myself. Then I look at the price. I turned to my brother behind me and said. "TO PIRATE'S BAY! *Grabs pirate hat*".

Guess the price? Come on, guess. Have an idea? Here it is:

Spoiler: You might just shit yourself, so be warned

Two hundred dollars, US.

Yep, because the publisher went out of businesses only a couple months after making Ever 17, it is one of he rarest games in the world, and it is more or less the Holy Grail of none-ero visual novels. Needless to say, I need to find an assload of patches off of Pirate's Bay now.

Good god, $200 for a Visual Romance Novel? Is it even that good?

...you know, just wondering...*checks bank account*

Could have resell value later. *plots destruction of all other copies*