Metal Slug
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Metal Slug...
Can't help but feel that your using the mass-exposure of this forum as a platform to falsely inflate and constantly self-reiterate the prices of the NGPC set, to better your own circumstances financially re: NGPC games. Not to mention, falsely validating the NGPC as a platform of value akin to the NeoGeo itself.
It's a nice, cheap, affordable platform to collect some quality titles for and, quite frankly, anyone driving up the prices on a false pretence that the NGPC is something it isn't (i.e. a rare, expensive and exotic console to collect for... like the AES & Homecarts) by spending lewd amounts of $'s on NGPC carts, is most probably an autistic thick cunt.
"The prices don't lie... the prices don't lie... the prices don't lie"
"They're only worth what people are willing to pay... They're only worth what people are willing to pay... They're only worth what people are willing to pay..."
etc etc.
Indeed. It only take less than 10 "special" red-headed kids, to falsely drive the prices up between their thick-as-fuck, OCD-retard selves.
Glad I lived in the UK in 99/00 and was able to get the majority of my PAL/UK NGPC stuff from new, at normal prices, before this shit-show turned up.
NGPC: becoming the next Atari Jaguar... apparently.
The facts speak for themselves. People aren't forced to pay anything, they can choose to buy or not to buy.
Oh, and no disrespect to this forum, but this isn't 'mass exposure' compared to the marketplace of ebay.
EBay prices reflect what people are actually willing to pay. I seriously doubt if they are influenced by your opinion or mine.
The only way that 10 people (regardless of their hair colour) can drive up the prices of items, is if the numbers of those items are very limited or the 10 people are buying every example they can.
So While a limited number of buyers can drive the prices of a limited number of very rare games such as Reversi, they won't have any effect on common titles like KOF-R2.
Even the less common but desirable games like Last Blade!
So unless you believe that these people are risking hundreds of pounds on every copy of the expensive games that appear on eBay then you have to admit that some of these games are expensive because they are uncommon, complete and are desirable to own because of their playability and the others are commanding high prices because they are very rare and collectors want them to complete their UK 39 collection.
I have no idea why instead of sticking to discussing the facts you are turning to abuse, but it's a bit of a shame.
If you want to discuss the facts then I'll happily do so.
But if you want to rant and swear then I'm not interested. Take it to the war room.
The NGPC is something special, whether you can see that or not is beside the point.
As it's a machine that I am somewhat a fan of, I'll happily explain the reasons why it's so special at length if you wish?
Thanks to Aruze' horrible decision to recall and destroy the packaging of so many games, complete examples of some are genuinely rare.
Again, the fact that you can't accept that, is beside the point.
There are people here who are genuine fans of the NGPC and are interested in the state of the market and collecting scene.
I'm one of those people and I've been discussing the NGPC here, on and off since 2000.
I have no interest in driving the prices either way. The fact is that the prices of these games have risen and fallen periodically since the recall. If I have an interest in them being on the rise, it is that I hope it is indicative of a fresh influx of converts to the system competing for the rarer games and that it may even prompt a more healthy homebrew and modding scene for the system if it gains more mainstream retro appeal.
I can't imagine why you think that my discussing the prices on eBay is of any consequence to the market whatsoever. In fact it clearly isn't.
However, if Shawn or any of the mods have a problem with my posting and think that my genuine interest in the system and scene is having an adverse effect on the 'market' or these boards, then I'll happily stop posting immediately.
That said, you calling people 'C**ts' or 'Special' or 'autistic' or whatever, isn't going to affect my view of anyone but you.
I might not think that AES carts are worth the money that many people shell out for them. I might think that the AES scene is unlikely to be a good investment long term.
Does that mean that AES carts aren't 'worth' what they sell for at the moment?
No, the state of the market is what it is and it doesn't require my approval or appraisal.
P.S. I'm a middle aged professional. I 'collect' many things. Mostly antiques. So I recognize the huge difference between nostalgia collectables and items that have a genuine historic and/or intrinsic value.
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