orangest Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 heads up from gamesniped, who say it was up to $1660 before a bid retraction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=270192250622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 What the heck? Why is this worth so much!? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 The PayPal buyer protection only goes up to $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 What the heck? Why is this worth so much!? Because Final Fantasy games are better left unopened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 That's a big knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I will never understand collecting for the playstation, guess for me the generation gap is starting for Video Game collecting... Oh yeah, sealed game collecters are nuts also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 How much is an opened copy worth? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrtech Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 How much is an opened copy worth? I picked up an open copy for $11. ....I need a shrink wrap machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 How much is an opened copy worth? I picked up an open copy for $11. ....I need a shrink wrap machine! And a machine that spits out those spiffy holograms Sony puts on their packaging. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Wow....Just....wow Makes me wish I'd picked up about 10 copies when they were new. Who'd of thunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Any reason shipping is $15.00? Pretty sure that can go Priority for about $4.60! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I will never understand collecting for the playstation, guess for me the generation gap is starting for Video Game collecting...Oh yeah, sealed game collecters are nuts also I agree. The playstation is very flat when it comes to retrogamers. Could be the fact that the PS2 is reverse compatible to most all of the PS1 games. I'm sure we'd be seeing more of the same with the 2600 if it was just a cookie-cutter system and the 7800 had done well enough to have lasted longer than it did. Of course, with the 2600, you still have the 'love of your first game system' and so many variants to choose from which, in itself, is a cause to make collectors need a drool bib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Wow, try doing a completed listings search on PS1 with highest first. It is very enlightening. It is page after page after page of games that go for over $75 or more. Even a Final Fantasy VII unsealed goes between $75 to $90. Looks like the PS1 makes the NES look like the Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergamer Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I said it in another thread, but that's an abnormally high price for a sealed FF7. It's definitely the most expensive game for the system however you can usually find sealed black labels for around $600. They show up often enough that theres no reason to pay even $1000. It wasn't limited production or anything compared to what you'd consider a normal rare game. It has lots of fans and I assume two novices got in a bidding war trying to get it as a christmas present or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangest Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) i found mine for $7.99 at a goodwill. there's no shrinkwrap, and the seal isn't 100% pristine (the piece sticking up has since come off), but apparently this copy was submitted for award consideration way back when by andrew house, who was appointed to chief marketing officer for sony in 2005 after 10 years at the company. and a sealed intelligent qube went for a relative bargain of $213.50 back in october. Edited December 8, 2007 by orangest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingstiff Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) I recently found a complete Valkyrie profile at a pawn shop and I am ashamed to say what I got for it on EBay. Yeah, it’s a good game but not $20 over original MSRP for a used copy great! Then I found some new copies of Mario DDR at Target for $35 each and lets just say my family is having a very nice Christmas this year. I freaking don't get FF7 though, it was a greatest hits title! Edited December 8, 2007 by workingstiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergamer Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I freaking don't get FF7 though, it was a greatest hits title! Exactly, which according to wiki "games could become GH titles after selling at least 150,000 copies and being on the market for at least a year" And I'm pretty sure it sold way more than that. So yeah, sure sealed copies of almost anything except shovelware are rare, but FF7 itself is not a particularly rare game to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I freaking don't get FF7 though, it was a greatest hits title! Exactly, which according to wiki "games could become GH titles after selling at least 150,000 copies and being on the market for at least a year" And I'm pretty sure it sold way more than that. So yeah, sure sealed copies of almost anything except shovelware are rare, but FF7 itself is not a particularly rare game to have. 500000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 this makes me sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 What makes this one so special? I sold a sealed FF8 and FF tactics a few months ago and got like $15 and $50 respectively. They were both the Greatest Hits version though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGLE TOOTH Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 People really don't like the greatest hit versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 People really don't like the greatest hit versions. Is it like a 'label variation' or something? It seems like the GH versions would be harder to find as they came out after the game's prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergamer Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 People really don't like the greatest hit versions. Is it like a 'label variation' or something? It seems like the GH versions would be harder to find as they came out after the game's prime. That'd make sense except the GH come out at a lower price point (generally $20) vs whatever retail the game used to have, which for FF7 was probably $50 or $60. That opens it up to a new market and they tend to sell a lot more. For games that just barely broke the threshold, the GH variant might be rarer but not for anything popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) People really don't like the greatest hit versions. Ya right the GH version is going for $50 to $75 new on epay! It's dumb I know but it's true look for yourself! I think I'm gonna hit up my local Zellers and grab a few for the $20 bucks they are worth Edited December 8, 2007 by Shawn Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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