My old game is worth what?!

[Koeryn]

I just finished installing Drakan: Order of the Flame, but before I got it done, I was having some issues with stuff, so I looked up how much getting a new copy would cost.

A LOT, apparently.

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

What the heck?

So what old games have you got and maybe enjoy going back to, but have turned into collectors items behind your back? I really wish I'd bought 2 copies! =D

EDIT: ARGH! Crashes when you start a game. "Engine has encountered a problem and must close, we're sorry for the inconvenience." Sadness!

 

[Ciarang]

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

 

[Koeryn]

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

No, I said the original (Drakan: Order of the Flame(Windows 95/98/ME)) is selling for $113.44, the sequel (PS2)(Drakan: The Ancient's Gates) is selling for $56.94.

Damn, Ninja'd! =d

 

[Joshimodo]

I can trade in my Secret of Mana on the SNES for £65/70. ($105 USD)

Crazy stuff.

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

The PS2 sequel goes for $56, he means.

 

[scnj]

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

He said the sequel is worth $56.

Edit: Bloody hell, triple ninja'd. That's never happened before.

 

[drizztmainsword]

No, the sequel is $56.

 

[Irridium]

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

The game he installed is 113.44USD
The sequal to it is $56.94

edit: wow,ninja'd up the ass

 

[tomtom94]

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

He said that the sequel was going for $56.94. The game he bought was $113.

I own a copy of F1 Manager, I recently saw 4 copies on eBay going for something ridiculous... if you want ridiculous prices go to the play.com Playtrade section, people are ridiculous in there. I think there's copies of Kingdom Hearts II going for £50.

 

[Ciarang]

Holy crap, 5 people ninja'd xD

 

[Jedamethis]

Most old games I buy are from carboot sales for about.........20p - £1

 

[ghalkhsdkssakgh]

I was going to say something, but I think I'll just leave before the ninjas get me.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

GAME takes in PS1 games for...

Spoiler: Have a guess.

1p

And that is true.

However, a copy of MGS1 ran my upwards of £8.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

any of my really old games?
I'd probably be offered at most 20(p/c) a piece.
but that would be shops. they ar notorious for ripping off on trade-ins
(at least around here anyway)

I wonder what I could get for my Commadore 64 with games.... nah

 

[MK Tha Rebel]

None of my games have become collectors items. Not even collections of my old games are worth anything. Damnit.

 

[Markness]

113.44USD, to be precise. I bought the game for like, $10! Why is it worth so much these days? It's sequel for the PS2's almost as bad, it's 8 years old now and it's selling for $56.94.

You said it costs 113$ then you said it costed 56$ ?
Confuzzuling

He's talking about the sequel. Jokes, this place is like ninja heaven. I guess I'm too young to have many old games, I don't know how much a copy of theme hospital or something is worth.

 

[randommaster]

Holy crap, 5 people ninja'd xD

Yeah, this thread has turnd into let correct Clarang than why old games are expensive.

 

[(whitty name here)]

Most games get cheap as they age. But as they age even more they go from old to retro and they get harder and harder to find. So when you see a pretty good game when it drops to a pretty low price it usually means in the next few years it will start to appreciate in value if its a game people actually want. Its a supply and demand thing. The sequel will probably start to follow the same road eventually.