10-20-2013, 02:09 PM
(10-20-2013, 01:53 PM)Mass Distraction Wrote: On the topic of game prices (from the Material Items thread), I've wanted a copy of Guardian Legend for the NES for quite some time. The funny thing is, it costs around 40 bucks loose. LOOSE, goddamnit! You can get one with reproduction covers for a little more but even those lack the manual. Same goes for just the game with the box. The only CiB I found was 55€ ($75.27) and, get this, one seller is asking 135€ for a CiB copy with rental covers.
The worst part is, the game isn't even rare. Still, every seller has pretty much the same price for it. It's like some terrible monopoly of old games.
Although America does not have the same inflation problem that you do, I can understand your problem. I'm still waiting to find a cheep price for Rocket: Robot on Wheel and a (working) copy of Mister Mosquito. Both are $10-$15 here, but I can barely find it that price without shipping. I can't find them at Flea markets or Pawn shops, which bugs me because they are not rare by any means. The one copy of Mister Mosquito I have is broke, which bugs me even more (no pun intended).