Would you pay $58 for Wind Waker? (AKA rediculous Amazon prices)

[Ohma]

Really now, I can understand asking $70 for the super special edition of X-Com that came with TFtD and Apoc. in 1999 and was produced in small numbers (nevermind that you could just as easily obtain those games for *ahem* shall we say...far less).

But $54.99 for a *USED* copy of Okami? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000E991PC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1197305500&sr=1-1)

$29.95 for a *USED* copy of Katamari Damacy? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0002Y2XXQ/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1197305574&sr=1-1)

$89.99 (!!??) for a copy of Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters?! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006IJJC/ref=sr_1_olp_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1197305761&sr=1-4)

Thoughts? opinions? even more rediculous prices?

Personally I think all those sellers are braindead, but hey I'm not the one charging more for a used copy of a game that you can still find new in stores for like $20 less.

[KN]

HEY GUYS, THAT'S STILL LESS THAN WE PAY.

Fun, isn't it?

[Meggo]

While Okami was a totally rockin' game, $54 is a little much for a used copy.

Maybe this is because Christmas is just around the corner and people think they can scam others and make a large profit??? (if so, way to go on that holiday spirit, guys)

[ezacharyk]

I think I have you beat.

$9.59 slashed from $11.99 (http://www.amazon.com/Non-Sequitur-Day-Day-Calendar/dp/0740766732/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197774346&sr=8-1) for a brand new 2008 Non Sequitur Day to Day calendar from Amazon.

Check out the Used and New section (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0740766732/ref=dp_olp_1/103-2038100-6142253?ie=UTF8&qid=1197774346&sr=8-1).

$27.99
$32.85
$56.32

I think someone has some gold leaf calendars there.

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

HEY GUYS, THAT'S STILL LESS THAN WE PAY.

Fun, isn't it?

You're in the Netherlands, correct? Good ol' Holland. When I was living in Germany, that's where I'd go to get 70 - 80% off on electronics, compared to the US. Just get a V.A.T. form, go up there, and spend money on seriously inexpensive electronics. When I was in Germany (mind you, this is before the Euro), the Dutch Guilder was about 2 fl. to $1 USD. The prices for the electronics were the exact same numeric amount, so typically, I saw things that cost $100 in the US, cost 100 fl. in Holland (or cost $50 USD). The VAT form removed the value added tax for things that had a value of $100 USD or more, which, I believe was 20% of the Dutch price. Remove that, and something that cost 200 fl., gets reduced to 160 fl., or about $80, while in the US I'd have to have paid $200 (or rather, $199.95 plus tax) for it.

Those were the good ol' days :)

Mind you, with the Euro being in place, that tends to change up the exchange rate something fierce, so it is not nearly as good as it used to be.

[ZippyDSMlee]

Ebay 10-30$
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=wind+waker&category0=

Amazon 18-50$
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000084318/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1198366814&sr=8-1


18 for a like new popular game can't beat that!

[Demontestament]

Really now, I can understand asking $70 for the super special edition of X-Com that came with TFtD and Apoc. in 1999 and was produced in small numbers (nevermind that you could just as easily obtain those games for *ahem* shall we say...far less).

But $54.99 for a *USED* copy of Okami? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000E991PC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1197305500&sr=1-1)

$29.95 for a *USED* copy of Katamari Damacy? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0002Y2XXQ/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1197305574&sr=1-1)

$89.99 (!!??) for a copy of Godzilla: Destroy all Monsters?! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00006IJJC/ref=sr_1_olp_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1197305761&sr=1-4)

Thoughts? opinions? even more rediculous prices?

Personally I think all those sellers are braindead, but hey I'm not the one charging more for a used copy of a game that you can still find new in stores for like $20 less.

Sound like the $250.00 copies of Marvel vs Capcom 2

[Ohma]

Gorram it's just like the action figure and comic markets, who are the idiots who support morons like the ones here who're trying to sell used copies of Silent Hill 1 for over $60 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00001XDUB/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1199895838&sr=8-3) (don't even get me started on the new copies) that's just frelling retarded since I got my (NEW!) copy less than a year ago for less than $10!!

EDIT: and that $10 was *expensive* compared to the price of used copies. I mean seroiusly the USD has fallen but not *that* much.

[ZippyDSMlee]

Gorram it's just like the action figure and comic markets, who are the idiots who support morons like the ones here who're trying to sell used copies of Silent Hill 1 for over $60 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00001XDUB/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1199895838&sr=8-3) (don't even get me started on the new copies) that's just frelling retarded since I got my (NEW!) copy less than a year ago for less than $10!!

EDIT: and that $10 was *expensive* compared to the price of used copies. I mean seroiusly the USD has fallen but not *that* much.

You do not seem to udnerstand how collectibles work, since video games are not not mainstream like DVD film you have a smaller amount of games produces then add rare titles or RPGs and the price sky rockets, look up guardian heroes or Shining force 3 or shinning the holy ark for the Saturn ts far worse than paying retail or alil more than retail for a used/new game :P

Amazon has some good deals you just have to find them
like so
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_vg/105-2952603-4770828?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=Vagrant+story&x=0&y=0

[esurette]

I was gonna pay $80 for Chrono Trigger on SNES years ago....PS port was a little slow, but when it came out I was glad I didn't fall for it

[JustChris]

I remember when Disgaea was inflated in prices, before the second release of discs was made. Back then I bid on a copy for $55 on eBay (which was on the low side) and in my quest for bargain hunting I somehow forgot about it and paid $50 in an online store the next day.

Eventually I ended up getting TWO new copies of Disgaea in the mail, which is kind of like rounding up two people that are hardcore fans of the Tekken anime. I just put my extra copy at a buy it now price for $55 and only got a loss from the auction fees.

[LordLundar]

at what point is Amazon.com listed as a seller with those prices? because I don't see anything.

When it's a case where amazon is not directly selling, it works similar to ebay, so blaming amazon for the prices is a lack of attention.