teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[Mathius]

I don't feel bad for said people

Neither do I.

[VenomMacbeth]

You can now get these "World of Nintendo" figures in-stores that are actual action figures.  So far you can get Link, Samus, a Metroid, and a plethora of Mario things.  They retail at about $10 I think.

My point, these are actual figures you can do something with.  Amiibos? I have no use for super smash skylanders.

[EvilEvoIX]

amiibos, you love em or you hate em. i do love the deal i got for these 3. 50 bucks i paid locally which was worth it for gold mario!

Why is it worth it? What do they do that makes them worth the price of actual games? For that matter, will you be opening and using them, or just staring at them in their package like a collectard caught up in another whirlwind fad before it all eventually crashes? What factors are at play to decide the measure of worth of these things, outside of just scalper demands? I only ask this because I have seen people go crazy town over Skylanders, paying scalper prices for that shit too, then not being able to sell it for pennies on the dollar afterwards when they come to their senses, too little too late.

This.

[vmorr]

I liked the idea of Amiibos but the whole instant hoarding and scalping thing that's taken them over really makes me shake my head. I plan on picking a few loose ones on the cheap at yard sales in the future.

[cr8zykuban0]

amiibos, you love em or you hate em. i do love the deal i got for these 3. 50 bucks i paid locally which was worth it for gold mario!

Why is it worth it? What do they do that makes them worth the price of actual games? For that matter, will you be opening and using them, or just staring at them in their package like a collectard caught up in another whirlwind fad before it all eventually crashes? What factors are at play to decide the measure of worth of these things, outside of just scalper demands? I only ask this because I have seen people go crazy town over Skylanders, paying scalper prices for that shit too, then not being able to sell it for pennies on the dollar afterwards when they come to their senses, too little too late.

i see where you're coming from but i didnt really pay scalper prices for these. so that's why i bought it in the first place. i did sell a toad to a buddy for 10 bucks but that's it. if you feel bad for me about collecting these, that's fine but i think they are cool little collectibles and the money is coming out of my wallet, not yours. is it wrong to collect something i like? despite how worthless they may look to some people?

and yes i plan on keeping em sealed and i guess i was caught in the craze but i'm enjoying it so far

[VenomMacbeth]

Amiiblows

[cr8zykuban0]

amiihoes

[esteban]

I have no idea what this thread is about.

THANK GOD.

[Necromancer]

I don't feel bad for said people

I love 'em.  The more they blow on amiibos the less they have to spend outbidding me on games. 

[cr8zykuban0]

I have no idea what this thread is about.

THANK GOD.

gaming pickups? nonetheless, i picked these up last week from retro city games. jj and jeff and ps2 were box only. the 2 nes games are complete and mint. sorry for the blurry pic


also got 2 replacement balls for my neo geo aes sticks. love how they look

[esteban]

Wow. I forgot what the box for Tiger Heli NES looked like. I played the heck out of that game. I will always love it. Not a perfect game, but awesome.

[Medic_wheat]

also got 2 replacement balls for my neo geo aes sticks. love how they look

This reminds me I need to do the same. Granted it is still playable just has cracks on the ball.

I also would like to buy an extra AES controlor eventually as well as two CD Neo geo controlors.

[cr8zykuban0]

Wow. I forgot what the box for Tiger Heli NES looked like. I played the heck out of that game. I will always love it. Not a perfect game, but awesome.

the box looks pretty nice. i cant wait to try this game out.

@medic luckily the ball is easy to replace. i also need to buy another cd pad. you can never have too many neo geo controllers!

[Mathius]

Wow. I forgot what the box for Tiger Heli NES looked like. I played the heck out of that game. I will always love it. Not a perfect game, but awesome.

I remember the day that my dad brought me home Bad Dudes and Tiger Heli from a friend at his work. Average ports but I still played the hell out of them.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

i see where you're coming from but i didnt really pay scalper prices for these.

Any time you pay over retail on something that just came out, you are paying scalper prices.