Ever loss out on money/value over selling a game, or trading?

Steve

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We probably all have had our share of good deals, but how about the opposite for a change. Maybe you sold a game for less, or went for less than average... or you traded away a game for much less value, whatever. Post them here.

Mine are all Saturn-related:

Traded back in 2001 Legend of Oasis for Fighters Megamix. Now, back in 2001 LoO was a $25 title or so, and FMM was like a $10 title. Today LoO is more like $10 which is shocking to me, such a quality game. (I eventually bought LoO again, for a measly $5, this past year)

I traded away Metal Slug for Soukyugurentai. MS could easily go for double what Souky goes for.

Any regrets on my part? No. I've gotten my fair share of good deals and every once in a while it's nice to help out a gamer who deserves it.

On the opposite end, I got Capcom Generation 3 in the mail recently. I never wanted WANTED this game, but when I saw it going for 5 bucks on eBay in the last minute, I couldn't help but jump on it. Sad... I saw the seller's feedback and he bought CG 3 about two months ago for a total of $30. I won his auction for $8.51 shipped. Look at the loss in profit there!

OUCH.
 

Buro Destruct

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I don't think I've ever MADE money off a game sale. Big deal, they're games, not stock options.

The only thing I can think of is buying a nice working CDX off some guy for $20 back when I worked in a game store, which I later sold for $100.
 

Liquid Snake

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Too many to mention..........
Do I have to go back to the hell again? AAAWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
 

Steve

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Liquid Snake said:
Too many to mention..........
Do I have to go back to the hell again? AAAWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

C'mon Liquid. NOW you really got me curious. :p
Shaaaaaaaare. :p
How bad can it be??
 

DevilRedeemed

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you don't want to know - ebay is no longer viable for me anymore - tenchi wo kurau II for saturn? sold it for 5 dollars - along with various other saturn games almost given away(Gradius collection for 10 dollarsa for instance)
 

RAINBOW PONY

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i bought the bonk 3 us hucard brand new from EB in 94 (maybe it was 93) for 49.95, this was basically the last of the duo shit they still had in the store, around 96 or 97 i think i traded that in a package deal with my other duo shit for something, can't remember what i got, anyway nowadays that game is worth near 200 alone and i know i didn't get that much for it...
 

ray_7

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i would say i have experienced that as well, although not that big of a loss...

happens with my radiant silvergun copy and some other uk ngpc games. paid alot for them and getting less than what i paid for...
 
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