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WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:04:36 PM #1:	Why is a sealed copy of pokemon diamond like $500? Sales data says they sold like 18 million copies of diamond and pearl so like 9 million copies or so of diamond should have existed. But most got opened? Even used copies seem expensive. Is this gamestop fault for throwing away the boxes? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081181] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Why is a sealed copy of pokemon diamond like $500? Sales data says they sold like 18 million copies of diamond and pearl so like 9 million copies or so of diamond should have existed. But most got opened? Even used copies seem expensive. Is this gamestop fault for throwing away the boxes? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoggyBottomBoy 09/15/21 1:05:57 PM #2:	Because theyre out of print and finding a sealed one is like finding a needle in a haystack. Damned if you find a sealed copy of Yellow or Crystal. Holy shit. --- Fingah POP'n each otha's <cite>SoggyBottomBoy posted [p:958081218] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Because theyre out of print and finding a sealed one is like finding a needle in a haystack. Damned if you find a sealed copy of Yellow or Crystal. Holy shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kuuko 09/15/21 1:05:58 PM #3:	Yeah pokemon game prices are fucked. Even weirder to me when it's like an overpriced Gen 2 game because the cartridge isn't even playable now without replacing the battery --- https://imgur.com/dzGMd <cite>Kuuko posted [p:958081219] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Yeah pokemon game prices are fucked. Even weirder to me when it's like an overpriced Gen 2 game because the cartridge isn't even playable now without replacing the battery </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoggyBottomBoy 09/15/21 1:06:29 PM #4:	Kuuko posted... Yeah pokemon game prices are fucked. Even weirder to me when it's like an overpriced Gen 2 game because the cartridge isn't even playable now without replacing the battery You dont pay that much for a cartridge with a dead battery. --- Fingah POP'n each otha's <cite>SoggyBottomBoy posted [p:958081230] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Kuuko posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah pokemon game prices are fucked. Even weirder to me when it's like an overpriced Gen 2 game because the cartridge isn't even playable now without replacing the battery</quote>You dont pay that much for a cartridge with a dead battery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:06:36 PM #5:	SoggyBottomBoy posted... Because theyre out of print and finding a sealed one is like finding a needle in a haystack. Damned if you find a sealed copy of Yellow or Crystal. Holy shit. This is the case for all games though. Demon souls sealed not even close to this price. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081234] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>SoggyBottomBoy posted... </cite> <quote>Because theyre out of print and finding a sealed one is like finding a needle in a haystack. Damned if you find a sealed copy of Yellow or Crystal. Holy shit.</quote> This is the case for all games though. Demon souls sealed not even close to this price. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:07:26 PM #6:	SoggyBottomBoy posted... You dont pay that much for a cartridge with a dead battery. Think his point is a sealed copy contains a dead battery. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081262] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>SoggyBottomBoy posted... </cite> <quote>You dont pay that much for a cartridge with a dead battery.</quote> Think his point is a sealed copy contains a dead battery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoggyBottomBoy 09/15/21 1:07:44 PM #7:	WingsOfGood posted... This is the case for all games though. Demon souls sealed not even close to this price. Pokmon has a much higher level of hype and nostalgia than Dark Souls. Especially in the past two years. Dont get me started on the cards. --- Fingah POP'n each otha's <cite>SoggyBottomBoy posted [p:958081269] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>This is the case for all games though. Demon souls sealed not even close to this price.</quote>Pokmon has a much higher level of hype and nostalgia than Dark Souls. Especially in the past two years. Dont get me started on the cards. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sondast 09/15/21 1:07:56 PM #8:	A bunch of older games that are still factory sealed are listed for stupid amounts. The question is, how many of these game are ACTUALLY selling for hundreds of dollars? --- Take a lesson from parakeets. If you're ever feeling lonely, just eat in front of a mirror. <cite>sondast posted [p:958081274] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>A bunch of older games that are still factory sealed are listed for stupid amounts. The question is, how many of these game are ACTUALLY selling for hundreds of dollars? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoggyBottomBoy 09/15/21 1:08:37 PM #9:	WingsOfGood posted... Think his point is a sealed copy contains a dead battery. Very unlikely, tbh. It should still have plenty of charge. All of my played games from the early 2000s and late 90s are still playable. Never replaced a single battery. --- Fingah POP'n each otha's <cite>SoggyBottomBoy posted [p:958081293] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Think his point is a sealed copy contains a dead battery.</quote>Very unlikely, tbh. It should still have plenty of charge. All of my played games from the early 2000s and late 90s are still playable. Never replaced a single battery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:09:08 PM #10:	SoggyBottomBoy posted... Pokmon has a much higher level of hype and nostalgia than Dark Souls. Especially in the past two years. Dont get me started on the cards. While true, pokemon also made way more copies... sondast posted... A bunch of older games that are still factory sealed are listed for stupid amounts. The question is, how many of these game are ACTUALLY selling for hundreds of dollars? Well sold ebay listings show sealed diamond has sold for around this price several times this year. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081308] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>SoggyBottomBoy posted... </cite> <quote>Pokmon has a much higher level of hype and nostalgia than Dark Souls. Especially in the past two years. Dont get me started on the cards.</quote> While true, pokemon also made way more copies... sondast posted... </cite> <quote>A bunch of older games that are still factory sealed are listed for stupid amounts. The question is, how many of these game are ACTUALLY selling for hundreds of dollars?</quote> Well sold ebay listings show sealed diamond has sold for around this price several times this year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:09:59 PM #11:	SoggyBottomBoy posted... Very unlikely, tbh. It should still have plenty of charge. All of my played games from the early 2000s and late 90s are still playable. Never replaced a single battery. So why does the battery die? I would assume sealed or not is in same boat. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081339] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>SoggyBottomBoy posted... </cite> <quote>Very unlikely, tbh. It should still have plenty of charge. All of my played games from the early 2000s and late 90s are still playable. Never replaced a single battery.</quote> So why does the battery die? I would assume sealed or not is in same boat. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kuuko 09/15/21 1:11:13 PM #12:	SoggyBottomBoy posted... Very unlikely, tbh. It should still have plenty of charge. All of my played games from the early 2000s and late 90s are still playable. Never replaced a single battery. Are you referring to Gen 2 specifically or your other games? Gen 2 pokemon tied the day/night system to a battery on the cartridge. So did Gen 3, but Gen 3 will still work properly even when dead. Just kills all the time-based events. Having an original Gen 3 battery that works now would be pretty rare. An original Gen 2 battery working would be even rarer. --- https://imgur.com/dzGMd <cite>Kuuko posted [p:958081378] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>SoggyBottomBoy posted... </cite> <quote>Very unlikely, tbh. It should still have plenty of charge. All of my played games from the early 2000s and late 90s are still playable. Never replaced a single battery.</quote>Are you referring to Gen 2 specifically or your other games? Gen 2 pokemon tied the day/night system to a battery on the cartridge. So did Gen 3, but Gen 3 will still work properly even when dead. Just kills all the time-based events. Having an original Gen 3 battery that works now would be pretty rare. An original Gen 2 battery working would be even rarer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relient_K 09/15/21 1:12:40 PM #13:	Part of it might be the collectability of pokemon themselves and the ability to pass forward special moves and mons to modern games. --- We all ate the biscuits, Fighter. We can all see through time. [ER] <cite>Relient_K posted [p:958081415] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Part of it might be the collectability of pokemon themselves and the ability to pass forward special moves and mons to modern games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:13:49 PM #14:	Relient_K posted... Part of it might be the collectability of pokemon themselves and the ability to pass forward special moves and mons to modern games. For opened used carts perhaps. But, doesn't gen 8 kinda negate this? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081451] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Relient_K posted... </cite> <quote>Part of it might be the collectability of pokemon themselves and the ability to pass forward special moves and mons to modern games.</quote> For opened used carts perhaps. But, doesn't gen 8 kinda negate this? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:15:38 PM #15:	Oh wow didn't realize you could send from gen 7 to 8. Wonder how long that will last since it requires bank. One day they end that service for 3ds I bet. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081514] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Oh wow didn't realize you could send from gen 7 to 8. Wonder how long that will last since it requires bank. One day they end that service for 3ds I bet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Relient_K 09/15/21 1:17:53 PM #16:	WingsOfGood posted... Oh wow didn't realize you could send from gen 7 to 8. Wonder how long that will last since it requires bank. One day they end that service for 3ds I bet. Yeah, for now there is still a straight line from r/s all the way to s/s. Having sealed copies might be a way for someone to ensure they have access to those parts of the chain in the future, but eventually the 3ds will be completely shut down and obsolete. I imagine the remakes are meant to fill in some of that space. --- We all ate the biscuits, Fighter. We can all see through time. [ER] <cite>Relient_K posted [p:958081585] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Oh wow didn't realize you could send from gen 7 to 8. Wonder how long that will last since it requires bank. One day they end that service for 3ds I bet.</quote> Yeah, for now there is still a straight line from r/s all the way to s/s. Having sealed copies might be a way for someone to ensure they have access to those parts of the chain in the future, but eventually the 3ds will be completely shut down and obsolete. I imagine the remakes are meant to fill in some of that space. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 1:20:32 PM #17:	They should make like a switch cart that allows wifi tranfer or something to a 3ds for pokemon. I am sure people would buy it. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958081672] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>They should make like a switch cart that allows wifi tranfer or something to a 3ds for pokemon. I am sure people would buy it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VitalGetPrank 09/15/21 1:40:33 PM #18:	WingsOfGood posted... Think his point is a sealed copy contains a dead battery. You're not buying a sealed game to play it >_> --- https://cdn.tuckbot.tv/jch13o.mp4 <cite>VitalGetPrank posted [p:958082356] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Think his point is a sealed copy contains a dead battery.</quote>You're not buying a sealed game to play it >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jabodie 09/15/21 1:42:31 PM #19:	The price of Nintendo games in general is inflated. Damn you WATA and Heritage! --- <insert sig here> <cite>Jabodie posted [p:958082421] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>The price of Nintendo games in general is inflated. Damn you WATA and Heritage! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
__aCEr__ 09/15/21 1:44:29 PM #20:	The whole retro game market is pretty ridiculous these days but you're right that Pokemon games are especially expensive for some reason. --- See you next Wednesday. <cite>__aCEr__ posted [p:958082480] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>The whole retro game market is pretty ridiculous these days but you're right that Pokemon games are especially expensive for some reason. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 2:02:29 PM #21:	__aCEr__ posted... The whole retro game market is pretty ridiculous these days but you're right that Pokemon games are especially expensive for some reason. Maybe but I somewhat feel pokemon is it's own thing. Idk, when did effects of wata and heritage start? Cause hgss been like $200 since they went oop which was like 2012 or so <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958083007] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>__aCEr__ posted... </cite> <quote>The whole retro game market is pretty ridiculous these days but you're right that Pokemon games are especially expensive for some reason.</quote> Maybe but I somewhat feel pokemon is it's own thing. Idk, when did effects of wata and heritage start? Cause hgss been like $200 since they went oop which was like 2012 or so </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 09/15/21 2:05:18 PM #22:	If I were Jeff Bezos, Id just buy up all the Pokmon games..... then, if and when Amazon made a bunch of money.... Id just sell the Pokmon games back on Amazon lol. slowly <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:958083089] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>If I were Jeff Bezos, Id just buy up all the Pokmon games..... then, if and when Amazon made a bunch of money.... Id just sell the Pokmon games back on Amazon lol. slowly </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 2:06:32 PM #23:	Xethuminra posted... If I were Jeff Bezos, Id just buy up all the Pokmon games..... then, if and when Amazon made a bunch of money.... Id just sell the Pokmon games back on Amazon lol. slowly Xethuminra posted... If I were Jeff Bezos, Id just buy up all the Pokmon games..... then, if and when Amazon made a bunch of money.... Id just sell the Pokmon games back on Amazon lol. slowly If you Jeff Bezos better to just buy up all the houses. Make way more money. <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958083124] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Xethuminra posted... </cite> <quote>If I were Jeff Bezos, Id just buy up all the Pokmon games..... then, if and when Amazon made a bunch of money.... Id just sell the Pokmon games back on Amazon lol. slowly</quote> Xethuminra posted... </cite> <quote>If I were Jeff Bezos, Id just buy up all the Pokmon games..... then, if and when Amazon made a bunch of money.... Id just sell the Pokmon games back on Amazon lol. slowly</quote> If you Jeff Bezos better to just buy up all the houses. Make way more money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 09/15/21 2:10:07 PM #24:	WingsOfGood posted... If you Jeff Bezos better to just buy up all the houses. Make way more money. If I were Jeff Bezos, Id eventually just start buying everything. oh, wait. <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:958083227] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>If you Jeff Bezos better to just buy up all the houses. Make way more money.</quote>If I were Jeff Bezos, Id eventually just start buying everything. oh, wait. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 09/15/21 2:17:53 PM #25:	Xethuminra posted... If I were Jeff Bezos, Id eventually just start buying everything. oh, wait. Bezos cannot have my gamefaqs posts!!! <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:958083455] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>Xethuminra posted... </cite> <quote>If I were Jeff Bezos, Id eventually just start buying everything. oh, wait.</quote> Bezos cannot have my gamefaqs posts!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xethuminra 09/15/21 2:19:23 PM #26:	WingsOfGood posted... Bezos cannot have my gamefaqs posts!!! The Scalpers GameStop stock noticing a pattern? a pattern of control <cite>Xethuminra posted [p:958083493] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Bezos cannot have my gamefaqs posts!!!</quote>The Scalpers GameStop stock noticing a pattern? a pattern of control </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChocoboMogALT 09/15/21 2:52:45 PM #27:	$500 is probably appropriate. Compare MTG prices or anything nostalgia related. Limited supply and increasing demand as a large generation finally gets wealthier and is able to afford nostalgia. Compare to nostalgia prices on 20s, 50s, or 60s items. Maybe one day we'll see "American Pickers - video games." --- "We live in a country Hasire.." ~ yosouf06 REVOLVER STAKE! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/ChocoboMog123/AltEisenRChocoboMog.png <cite>ChocoboMogALT posted [p:958084532] in Are sealed... [t:79662877]...</cite> <quote>$500 is probably appropriate. Compare MTG prices or anything nostalgia related. Limited supply and increasing demand as a large generation finally gets wealthier and is able to afford nostalgia. Compare to nostalgia prices on 20s, 50s, or 60s items. Maybe one day we'll see "American Pickers - video games." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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