Why Do YOU Buy Used?
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Usually the only reason I buy used games is because finding new copies is either extremely hard or impossible and I'm not about to pay some jackass that found a copy of a 10 year old game still sealed in their garage the $300 they think it's worth because it's an old video game when they try to sell it on Amazon\eBay.
I'll buy when a given game hits my price point. It varies by game, but I usually have an idea of how much I want to pay and I wait.
You'd think that means all my games are used since they should hit the price point first, but quite surprisingly that's not the case. About 30% of my games were bought used. I never sell.
What I've found is that many times games are available online, brand new, for about the same price as used in stores. I'll pay up to $5 more for a new game.
Must qualify that its Australia I'm talking about.
You'd think that means all my games are used since they should hit the price point first, but quite surprisingly that's not the case. About 30% of my games were bought used. I never sell.
What I've found is that many times games are available online, brand new, for about the same price as used in stores. I'll pay up to $5 more for a new game.
Must qualify that its Australia I'm talking about.
It's because not so very long ago the Australian dollar was much weaker. About 50-60 US cents. Since basically all game are imports from the US, Europe or Japan, this meant prices were always high.ablac said:
When the dollar went up in value, publishers and retailers just "forgot" to lower their prices to match. After all, folks here are used to paying those prices because it's what we've always payed.
So yeah, they pretty much do it because they can get away with it.
I actually kind of admire that on some level.
Because I'm unemployed and cheap and the fact that some games aren't worth the full asking price.
yeah I'm with the majority here one a good 70% of the so called triple a games arnt worth 60 dollars but also for what ever reason i miss a game or when I have to rid my self of my collection for reasons lost in time... any how used games are a great way to find older titles.
I don't... I prefer my games new. I've only bought a couple of games pre-owned, and only because I couldn't get a new copy and the used copies were in perfect condition. I try to keep all my cases, disks and manuals in as close to brand new condition as possible, and there's no guarantee that I can find a used copy that has had the same level of care shown to it. I'm pedantic like that.
Also, my instinct to save money is often overridden by my desire to play the games I want to play as soon as they come out. And I'm in Australia, so that's often a $100 desire.
Also, my instinct to save money is often overridden by my desire to play the games I want to play as soon as they come out. And I'm in Australia, so that's often a $100 desire.
They likely won't, actually. Not sure if you're trying to bait people but it's incredibly unlikely because they don't want to contend with Gamestop.FelixG said:
Seriously, the used market is a noble ally to the gaming industry. One they're publicly berating, but that's politics.
I mean, Gamestop even gets special deals with publishers over online passes. What makes you think they're really going to institute something that would effectively wound Gamestop?
Well, most of my games are pre owned just because I couldn't get them new. Unless it's something I really want I don't buy it straight away and then when I do want it there's only pre owned copies left. Also, I think $100 is rediculous for most games and not worth it. I really don't get why people are so aggressive about it. Do you hate people who wait for sales to buy things too? There's nothing wrong with wanting to get something cheaper, especially if you don't have a lot of money.
they won't have it because they'd be pretty much shooting themselves in the foot. some games are impossible to find new anymore so used is the only way newer gamers will have of even getting them at all. even this gen has some games that are impossible to find new anymoreFelixG said:
I'll never understand why people think this is true of anything but new releases and first party Nintendo games (which just don't drop in price until about a year before the death of the system they're on.) I picked up a used copy of Ragdoll Kung Fu for $2 yesterday[footnote]The standard price is $10, it's a budget title for the PC[/footnote], proving that not only is the markdown usually pretty significant if it's not brand freakin' new, but also that PC games can still be bought used if you know where to look. Not that I would recommend it with this one; I got extremely lucky because the previous owner hadn't registered it with steam, opting for the stripped down multiplayer options you get without having to download Valve's software. Still, I buy used PC games all the time, and that's the first one I've bought that had a one time use code on it. Everything else I've bought in recent memory has either a disc check only, or a CD key that can be used on as many computers and by as many accounts as the owner wants.kaizen2468 said:
Oh, I also pick up used console games on the cheap, it's just that the most recent console I own and still actually play is my DS Lite, which I do occasionally pick up used games for for quite a bit less than the new price. I've never been into a Gamestop that didn't have used Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3 games for under $20, though. They may not have been released the day before, but they were significantly cheaper than $5 off a new copy.
1: Because do you know how hard it is to find brand new SNES games these days? I know ONE store that might actually sell those.
2: Price; one new game for about 80-110 dollars or three new for 30? Guess which one is most tempting.
3: Considering the sheer idiocy of most publishers, I have about as much desire to support them as I have to support Cthulhu.
4: This really f****** isn't an issue in Sweden. Really. No simpleton in my long history of gaming has EVER raised the same notions about how "Used Gaming= As bad as piracy" like I see on the Escapist.
2: Price; one new game for about 80-110 dollars or three new for 30? Guess which one is most tempting.
3: Considering the sheer idiocy of most publishers, I have about as much desire to support them as I have to support Cthulhu.
4: This really f****** isn't an issue in Sweden. Really. No simpleton in my long history of gaming has EVER raised the same notions about how "Used Gaming= As bad as piracy" like I see on the Escapist.
I'd rather buy a used game if I'm not sure I'll like the game and don't want to buy for a new copy. That and cos it's cheaper.