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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: storino03 on July 21, 2012, 09:05:22 AM
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at..., would you hide it and then buy it later? (This is taking into consideration that you can't buy/hide things during your shift) and that you are certain it will sell before your shift is over?
Would you risk your job over acquiring it?
Just seeing how far fans would go! Reply!
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Umm, hell yes.
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Absolutely!
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Uh yeah, this is a no brainer. As a matter of fact, when I used to work at Hastings we were allowed to do this, thats how I got the entire boxset of Star Wars and many other boxsets for like $9 "used" (which btw they were probably stolen, opened and then sold back to Hastings lolz). Can't say they bought back in TG16 games, but there was a guy who tried to sell his entire Atari 2600 collection off and we told him we didn't take those anymore, we were more interested in "modern games." Ahh the good ole days...
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If someone was trading it in, I'd kindly explain to them what they had and ask that they find another avenue to unload it.
If it just randomly showed up in the store... I'd probably ask my boss if I could buy it.
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If someone was trading it in, I'd kindly explain to them what they had and ask that they find another avenue to unload it.
If it just randomly showed up in the store... I'd probably ask my boss if I could buy it.
Ohhh whatever!!!!
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If someone was trading it in, I'd kindly explain to them what they had and ask that they find another avenue to unload it.
If it just randomly showed up in the store... I'd probably ask my boss if I could buy it.
Ohhh whatever!!!!
He would do this for sure. We tease him but we know it is true.
I seriously think I might too I always wondered if I worked/owned a used game store and a mom came in could i offer her like 50 bucks for a box full of games that they could get $1000-2000 and not have a guilty conscience/karma etc. I say no, but that is easy to do in a hypothetical. I think i even mentioned something similar in a thread way back (didn't see a thread seems familiar must have been the chat).
Back on topic I would for sure do everything I could do to hide the game and buy it. Quit and buy it? The opportunity may never come again, but there would be other game store jobs.
It also gets easier to say I quit for people w/out wife/kids/car/mortgage all those non video game money burning things.
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Umm, hell yes.
lmao this post says it all!
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If I found it at my work, I'd buy it, take it home and piss everyone off by making a youtube vid of me happily opening it, popping it into my Turbografx and playing it. I am dead serious too because sealed games don't make sense to me. I'd play it, like it was meant to be done with. :wink: I just wouldn't be able to keep that shrink wrap on.
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If I found it at my work, I'd buy it, take it home and piss everyone off by making a youtube vid of me happily opening it, popping it into my Turbografx and playing it. I am dead serious too because sealed games don't make sense to me. I'd play it, like it was meant to be done with. :wink: I just wouldn't be able to keep that shrink wrap on.
That's interesting I forgot in my response that it was sealed I wonder if I could open it. As long as it was already there and I didn't have to swindle a mom or kid out of it, hide it, buy it, trade it to Alex for millions :-) and let him be the one that makes the difficult (not for him) decision to crack the seal.
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You know what? f*ck Magical Chase. There I said it.
f*ck, man.
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steal it
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I have a bottle of lighter fluid with Magical Chases name written all over it.
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call up a trustful buddy (someone that isn't into video game at all) which would gonna buy it for you asap.
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instead of hiding it. I would contact a friend to come buy it.
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Looks like Tats and Muchiaz are the pro at this. Lol.
The question wasn't clear enough though. I'd the MC priced at original msrp or already a few grand ? Makes all the difference.
And yes, Beamer would do what he said
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If it meant losing my job, I would do a fairly involved calculation of what it would take to obtain Magical Chase by working, versus the time spent unemployed because of said obtainment. :-k
Also, on sealed magical chase - I'd find a collector who wanted it sealed, and make a lite trade (maybe he throws in a few extra tg games, whatever) for an unsealed one. Why destroy a sealed copy because you don't want it? It has value to someone else, who'd be (probably) more than willing to make it worth your while to exchange it for an already opened one. Or even if it was a 1:1 trade, you helped a fellow collector, and got what you wanted: an opened copy of magical chase. Think of others!
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That does make sense to squeeze money out of someone that wants a box to look at while you get even more games to play. The only way having sealed games around make sense to me is if that is your backup, incase the one you have out somehow bites the dust. If you really never intend to open it, you're just throwing money away.
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If it meant losing my job, I would do a fairly involved calculation of what it would take to obtain Magical Chase by working, versus the time spent unemployed because of said obtainment. :-k
Also, on sealed magical chase - I'd find a collector who wanted it sealed, and make a lite trade (maybe he throws in a few extra tg games, whatever) for an unsealed one. Why destroy a sealed copy because you don't want it? It has value to someone else, who'd be (probably) more than willing to make it worth your while to exchange it for an already opened one. Or even if it was a 1:1 trade, you helped a fellow collector, and got what you wanted: an opened copy of magical chase. Think of others!
Unfortunately, the so-called market is full of people who don't understand how the value of collectibles is determined. A complete piece in premium condition demands a premium price. Items not in premium condition drop off substantially and incomplete ones all the more so. But with insta-collectors/game-speculators, people are looking at mint/complete prices and then taking that as meaning that their ratty loose game must be worth 90% of that. So determined not to loose out on imaginary profit, these people will literally list an overpriced game for years believing that it is such a great deal, it will sell any minute.
So unfortunately, every time you help drive up the price of boxes or complete games, you're also encouraging gougers to charge more for everything. It doesn't make sense, but that's why this thread exists.
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If my job was a shitty game retail job? Hell yes I would risk it. If it were my current job? Hell no.
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I wasn't saying current job this or that (if outside the topic), or corporate upper management/executive level types, I was simply saying if one worked at a retail job. Stay on-topic. Thank you! -_-
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I wasn't saying current job this or that (if outside the topic), or corporate upper management/executive level types, I was simply saying if one worked at a retail job. Stay on-topic. Thank you! -_-
Just wow.....
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If my current job was shitty, I'd look for a new one, whether there was a Magical Chase involved or not.
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If it meant losing my job, I would do a fairly involved calculation of what it would take to obtain Magical Chase by working, versus the time spent unemployed because of said obtainment. :-k
Also, on sealed magical chase - I'd find a collector who wanted it sealed, and make a lite trade (maybe he throws in a few extra tg games, whatever) for an unsealed one. Why destroy a sealed copy because you don't want it? It has value to someone else, who'd be (probably) more than willing to make it worth your while to exchange it for an already opened one. Or even if it was a 1:1 trade, you helped a fellow collector, and got what you wanted: an opened copy of magical chase. Think of others!
Unfortunately, the so-called market is full of people who don't understand how the value of collectibles is determined. A complete piece in premium condition demands a premium price. Items not in premium condition drop off substantially and incomplete ones all the more so. But with insta-collectors/game-speculators, people are looking at mint/complete prices and then taking that as meaning that their ratty loose game must be worth 90% of that. So determined not to loose out on imaginary profit, these people will literally list an overpriced game for years believing that it is such a great deal, it will sell any minute.
Where did I talk about speculators? This is about me and a collector of sealed games, who wants my copy of magical chase. Your logic doesn't fit. You pull in speculators, etc.
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If my current job was shitty, I'd look for a new one, whether there was a Magical Chase involved or not.
It's subjective. Some people own/run game stores successfully. What exactly do you mean by shitty?
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If it meant losing my job, I would do a fairly involved calculation of what it would take to obtain Magical Chase by working, versus the time spent unemployed because of said obtainment. :-k
Also, on sealed magical chase - I'd find a collector who wanted it sealed, and make a lite trade (maybe he throws in a few extra tg games, whatever) for an unsealed one. Why destroy a sealed copy because you don't want it? It has value to someone else, who'd be (probably) more than willing to make it worth your while to exchange it for an already opened one. Or even if it was a 1:1 trade, you helped a fellow collector, and got what you wanted: an opened copy of magical chase. Think of others!
Unfortunately, the so-called market is full of people who don't understand how the value of collectibles is determined. A complete piece in premium condition demands a premium price. Items not in premium condition drop off substantially and incomplete ones all the more so. But with insta-collectors/game-speculators, people are looking at mint/complete prices and then taking that as meaning that their ratty loose game must be worth 90% of that. So determined not to loose out on imaginary profit, these people will literally list an overpriced game for years believing that it is such a great deal, it will sell any minute.
Where did I talk about speculators? This is about me and a collector of sealed games, who wants my copy of magical chase. Your logic doesn't fit. You pull in speculators, etc.
I misread your post and thought that you were looking to sell off the rest.
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I would definitley hide it, buy it on my break, then fake sick go home and put it in my collection and stare at it all day...
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That sounds so appealing. To stare at a box all day. You know someone could make the box for you and seal it. It'd basically be the same thing. We'll just stuff Keith Courage in the box for weight. ;)
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Why would you stare at it??
Play it....
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Yeah i'd probably ask a friend or family member to buy it. That way you wouldn't risk not doing it legitimately.
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A bit of topc but there is def value fir sealed stuff.. Esp if U bought it that way. In my example, I hunted for bazzy forever, but found 2 sealled copied which I paid a lot for. I held out and finally this year I found a minty opened one for 160 (still not cheap), but it allows me to not have had to ruin the value (which I paid for) for the original sealed one, which is now up for sale :). The 1st one went to Necro who quickly unvirgined it.. That rough man!! Lol
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I wasn't saying current job this or that (if outside the topic), or corporate upper management/executive level types, I was simply saying if one worked at a retail job. Stay on-topic. Thank you! -_-
Hahaha... Your weird
But sure I would buy it as I would be such an awesome employee 1 strike against me would not get me fired 8)
Also for the people that do work in retail you don't get paid enough, dealing with the public everyday & know it all managers, I salute you.
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I'd put it behind the counter and tell my manager "hey I'm buying that. once my shift is over"
If he has a problem with it, id be like "fine, I quit, ring me out!"
then I'd go home, film myself unsealing it, rip the box just a little for added laughs, and play it for about 10 minutes before I go
"f*ck, this game's kind of boring but it looks really nice. I'd rather play Cotton or Spriggan Mk. 2".
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I would do exactly what Arkhan said but instead I would play Air Zonk and Blazing Lazers.
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If the price was good, I'd hide it and buy it later (like Sparks said, good employees generally aren't fired over such piddly shit) or have a friend run over and buy it for me.
Why destroy a sealed copy because you don't want it? It has value to someone else, who'd be (probably) more than willing to make it worth your while to exchange it for an already opened one. Or even if it was a 1:1 trade, you helped a fellow collector, and got what you wanted: an opened copy of magical chase. Think of others!
Why? Because f*ck collector goobers. I play games, and I don't care one little bit about guys that just want to spend money.
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Why? Because f*ck collector goobers. I play games, and I don't care one little bit about guys that just want to spend money.
So...if someone offered you an open/complete MC plus $500 in exchange for your sealed copy, you'd rather open your sealed version?
Really, I'm not a fan of sealed collectors either, but you'd be an idiot to not jump on that.
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So...if someone offered you an open/complete MC plus $500 in exchange for your sealed copy, you'd rather open your sealed version?
Really, I'm not a fan of sealed collectors either, but you'd be an idiot to not jump on that.
Call me an idiot if you want, but I'd never buy something and sit on it waiting for such an offer to come along. Especially not if I got the game for cheap already - I already got a sweet deal, so just how greedy do I need to be?
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Of course! It's one of the perks of working at a game store, sniping some awesome deals.
For example, my buddy worked at this game store years ago and some guy brought in his TG-16 with working CDROM2 system and adapter, hook-ups, controller, and a stack of games. Asked how much he could get for it all, and the store would only give them $12 since he didn't have the System Card. The guy was obviously not happy, but my buddy was like, "Hey, I'll give you $20 for it." "OK." "Meet me outside."
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Ahhh the good old cost benefit analysis...
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Call me an idiot if you want, but I'd never buy something and sit on it waiting for such an offer to come along. Especially not if I got the game for cheap already - I already got a sweet deal, so just how greedy do I need to be?
I wasn't suggesting being greedy, it's about getting the most out of your purchase.
You know there is a market for a sealed MC, but you would be 100% satisfied with an open/complete MC. The value of that hypothetical free $500 doesn't change whether you spent $2 or $2000 on that sealed MC, so why even bring it up?
What if someone saw that sealed MC in your hands on the way out of the store, and offered the trade right there? Or offered you $500 for the pleasure of unsealing it? Would you still refuse? How about if it'd only cost you $500 and therefore you'd effectively have a free complete MC when all was said and done?
Believe me, I'm not siding with sealed collecting here and I feel games should be played, not stared at.
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I wasn't suggesting being greedy, it's about getting the most out of your purchase.
And that's different than every other reseller how?
You know there is a market for a sealed MC, but you would be 100% satisfied with an open/complete MC. The value of that hypothetical free $500 doesn't change whether you spent $2 or $2000 on that sealed MC, so why even bring it up?
It makes a difference to me. If I got the game for a good price, why should I f*ck over a OMG R4R3Z L@@K collector? It matters not that he'd willingly bend over and take it dry - either I'm okay with making extreme profit off of others stupidity or I'm not. On the other hand: if I were dumb enough to pay thousands for it and already participate in the gouging shell game, I'd be proud to rake in the extra $500.
What if someone saw that sealed MC in your hands on the way out of the store, and offered the trade right there?
I'd probably kick him in the pills for snooping through my bags. :D
Such a hypothetical is just silly (who walks around with their complete Magical Chase and $500 cash looking to trade?), but the timeline really doesn't matter; today, tomorrow, or next year - reselling is reselling.
Or offered you $500 for the pleasure of unsealing it? Would you still refuse?
Yes. I fail to see how it's okay and logical for someone else to pay me $500 to open it but crazy for me to refuse the money and open it myself. Besides, nobody is going to pay such a sum just to open it - they're going to keep it sealed.
How about if it'd only cost you $500 and therefore you'd effectively have a free complete MC when all was said and done?
Buy low and sell high, using the difference to buy stuff for yourself..... is the logic of all resellers. No thanks.
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I wasn't suggesting being greedy, it's about getting the most out of your purchase.
And that's different than every other reseller how?
You know there is a market for a sealed MC, but you would be 100% satisfied with an open/complete MC. The value of that hypothetical free $500 doesn't change whether you spent $2 or $2000 on that sealed MC, so why even bring it up?
It makes a difference to me. If I got the game for a good price, why should I f*ck over a OMG R4R3Z L@@K collector? It matters not that he'd willingly bend over and take it dry - either I'm okay with making extreme profit off of others stupidity or I'm not. On the other hand: if I were dumb enough to pay thousands for it and already participate in the gouging shell game, I'd be proud to rake in the extra $500.
What if someone saw that sealed MC in your hands on the way out of the store, and offered the trade right there?
I'd probably kick him in the pills for snooping through my bags. :D
Such a hypothetical is just silly (who walks around with their complete Magical Chase and $500 cash looking to trade?), but the timeline really doesn't matter; today, tomorrow, or next year - reselling is reselling.
Or offered you $500 for the pleasure of unsealing it? Would you still refuse?
Yes. I fail to see how it's okay and logical for someone else to pay me $500 to open it but crazy for me to refuse the money and open it myself. Besides, nobody is going to pay such a sum just to open it - they're going to keep it sealed.
How about if it'd only cost you $500 and therefore you'd effectively have a free complete MC when all was said and done?
Buy low and sell high, using the difference to buy stuff for yourself..... is the logic of all resellers. No thanks.
No, you selling/trading for a non-sealed + cash doesn't make you a dirtbag reseller. Now, buying the thing only with the intention of flipping it to a collector, THAT might make you a dirtbag reseller, but many here would call it "tradebait" and not be crucified for it. But that wasn't the case here, at least how I intended it.
I've sold a few games here and on other forums, and on eBay, mainly extras or games I became bored with (at most 5% of the total games I've bought in the past five years). It doesn't mean I never intended to keep them and it doesn't make me a reseller for deciding a few bucks would be more worthwhile to me.
Yes, my hypothetical was a bit exaggerated. My point was that would basically be trading a sealed for non-sealed, which is the equivalent (to you, not to the other guy) of someone offering you $500 to unwrap yours. So why turn it down if it's easy money? A less exaggerated scenario would be you posting a pic of your score here, then someone immediately PM'ing you offering the trade.
Personally I would have a hard time turning down a few hundred bucks (or more) in this case. But maybe I'm in the minority with that.
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Let's face it, the other guy supposedly turns away from any profit because he has a "conscience". You're not participating or helping with gouging an item, but only you think you are. It's no skin off my back. People actively collect sealed games and simply opening it takes one away from however few are left. It's like collecting hot wheels cars. They are more desirable when still on the cardboard stock (as in still sealed).
As for the topic, I would weigh my options with rarity and the probability that I would ever find it again. If it's a low probability, I would keep it, because there are people who collect sealed games. Case closed. Doesn't make them any less of a fan of video games than people who play games. I wouldn't really call myself a hardcore sealed game fan either. Just look on Youtube.
You see people buying MULTIPLES of the same game, sometimes spending over $200 for a $50-60 retail game (If you bought one of them). It's insane. If you want an example of someone on Youtube, ask me here and I'll give a link!
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Easily steal it. I wouldn't even question myself.
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If you can, then more power to you!
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It depends on how cool my boss was. First I would tell them that I am buying it, and if he says no then I would ask a friend or family to come down to the store and buy it. And yes I would have it behing the counter until they arrived.