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Psychonauts for Xbox: rare??

WTF? Is it really being sold that high? I'm totally gonna sell my free copy that I got from Advent Rising's failed contest
 
Wario64 said:
WTF? Is it really being sold that high? I'm totally gonna sell my free copy that I got from Advent Rising's failed contest
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Beats me, but in my experience, people do pay the inflated sums on Amazon - to a point. The only game I've ever successfully sold for more than $100 was Valkyrie Profile.

Yeah, I'm seeing it in other places too. But Amazon is usually ahead of the curve. If it hits high prices on Amazon, it will hit high prices everywhere given enough time.
 
blackadde said:
So, like, do you actually play games, or just invest in them?
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I play games all the time... I don't finish many of them, but I play them.

I care about this more because I like the game and have an interest in seeing it get the recognition it deserves.
 
FallenOne666 said:
I just saw 4 copies at TRU for 10 dollars...
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That's the PS2 version only. But yeah, I saw tons of copies of the xbox version at various TRUs today also.

Or in other words, Sonarrat is totally wrong yet again!
 
border said:
One idiot charges an exhorbitant price for something and that makes it rare?
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Two idiots...

There was a copy for $105. It's no longer there.. which leads me to believe that it must have actually sold.
 
sonarrat said:
Two idiots...

There was a copy for $105. It's no longer there.. which leads me to believe that it must have actually sold.
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Or expired. Amazon has a... I think it's a one month limit on items for sale in Marketplace. You can just relist it again for the same exact price, but your listings do expire if they don't sell.
 
VALIS said:
Or expired. Amazon has a... I think it's a one month limit on items for sale in Marketplace. You can just relist it again for the same exact price, but your listings do expire if they don't sell.
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Two months, it can be renewed forever, and if you have a paid account with them your items never expire..
 
Every time you make one of these threads, I have to come in and tell you what I will tell you now:

It's not rare. Only maybe 5 games this gen are truly rare.
 
bjork said:
Every time you make one of these threads, I have to come in and tell you what I will tell you now:

It's not rare. Only maybe 5 games this gen are truly rare.
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FFVII isn't rare either, but that isn't keeping new non-GH copies from being hilariously out of reach. What would be a better word, then? Scarce? Elusive? I can't think of anything that captures it quite as 'rare' does, even if it isn't totally accurate.
 
bjork said:
Every time you make one of these threads, I have to come in and tell you what I will tell you now:

It's not rare. Only maybe 5 games this gen are truly rare.
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what five are those? are they any good?
 
Dr. Kitty Muffins said:
I think Deathrow is kinda rare but doesnt command a high price.
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Oh, there are plenty of games like that.. Egg Mania, Spikeout, Fifa 2005 GCN, Puyo Pop Fever GCN, Virtua Quest, etc. Those are the sort of games that, if you can find them cheap, you ought to snap them up just on the off chance that the swarms on Ebay suddenly figure out how rare it is. Who would ever have thought World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars would become so expensive? It's an OK game, but really not my first choice as a collector.
 
sonarrat said:
FFVII isn't rare either, but that isn't keeping new non-GH copies from being hilariously out of reach. What would be a better word, then? Scarce? Elusive? I can't think of anything that captures it quite as 'rare' does, even if it isn't totally accurate.
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The difference is that FFVII has a rabid following, so it's expected that some dipshit would pay out the ass for a sealed copy or a non-GH copy.

But when I think "rare", I think "of value" along with "people are looking for it." Some fluke sale for $100 doesn't make something rare by default... I once saw Megaman 8 go for $100+ on ebay, so is it rare also? Because it's really not... being able to gouge some douchebag does not make for a rare title.

For scarce, I'd say stuff like Puyo Pop GC or Spikeout on Xbox would count, but not much else... so basically, everything that is scarce isn't also desirable and commanding of some high resale.

And neither description fits Psychonauts. There's a lot of copies out there at retail still, and I don't think anyone other than Tre is furiously fapping over the game.
 
bjork said:
And neither description fits Psychonauts. There's a lot of copies out there at retail still, and I don't think anyone other than Tre is furiously fapping over the game.
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It's a low printing, and it's a AAA+ game that the press are nuts about (and for good reason). If it's all over the place, then someone will find a way to plug the gap on Amazon... but GQD sold out (at full price) and many other stores have, too.
 
sonarrat said:
It's a low printing, and it's a AAA+ game that the press are nuts about (and for good reason). If it's all over the place, then someone will find a way to plug the gap on Amazon... but GQD sold out (at full price) and many other stores have, too.
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And I can go on ebay and get it for like $30.
 
Or go to TRU, since it's $30!

Sonarrat constantly being owned

Wrong on games

Wrong on grifting

Wrong on REZ :lol :lol
 
I used to be just like you sonarrat: avid game collector, always keeping tabs on the value of games, buying and selling repeatedly. It totally killed my passion in gaming, and I'm so glad I got out of that phase. Hope you can make it out too sonarrat :)
 
SnowWolf said:
I used to be just like you sonarrat: avid game collector, always keeping tabs on the value of games, buying and selling repeatedly. It totally killed my passion in gaming, and I'm so glad I got out of that phase. Hope you can make it out too sonarrat :)
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:/ I know you're right, but I don't know how to crack it. It's kind of addictive. I probably just need something else to fill up my free time.

Demi: $40-50.
 
AgentOtaku said:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t.../ref=dp_pb_a/103-8880630-9132630?s=videogames

paid $30 on ebay for MGS2:Substance, ps2 version

guess they didn't put out that many or what?
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Nope. But I had a copy and found it almost impossible to sell at the prices displayed there..

I'm trying to actually play my way through SMT: Nocturne. So far, I've been successful. It took me less than 2 hours to start over on Hard, get back to the point where I got stuck and get past it...
 
If you're going to play Psychonauts (and most people aren't, tragically), you really should hunt down the Xbox version.
 
Speevy said:
If you're going to play Psychonauts (and most people aren't, tragically), you really should hunt down the Xbox version.
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Definitely. I haven't played the retail version of the PS2 game, but the demo was really disappointing compared with Psychonauts on the Xbox.
 
Speevy said:
If you're going to play Psychonauts (and most people aren't, tragically), you really should hunt down the Xbox version.
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Wrong again, wrong as always.

PC version + any console pad.

Looks better and plays better.
 
Borys said:
Wrong again, wrong as always.

PC version + any console pad.

Looks better and plays better.
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And it's cheaper to boot!

It was released at 30 bucks.

That's the version I played through with my logitech pad. Good times.
 
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