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A factory sealed game that has survived that way for 20 years? A truly "rare" title that was either low production of a one-off? Fine, it's expensive. A Gold NWC cart, although nothing I'd ever want, is literally the definition of "rare". I can see why it would fetch huge $$. A lose Super Metroid cart going for $50+, a lose NES Contra cart going for $40+? No fucking way. These items aren't "rare"...if there's hundreds of them constantly on ebay, they aren't rare.
Yup. Trouble is that a bare contra cart still gets sold for 40 bucks because there are enough idiots ready pay that stupid price for a game that was mass-produced in high numbers.
It would be so fucking simple to break the upwards spiral - don't pay insane prices for common stuff and keep the real rarities to the collectors ("I'm just innit for the games, honestly!!1!") with more money than brains, problem solved. Ah well.
To be absolutely blunt, I'm glad that I already have all the games I ever wanted to play and honestly pity the poor souls who haven't.