Ever notice nobody ever complains the price is too cheap?
Oh, I complain about that too...but that's usually because someone else beat me to it.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Ever notice nobody ever complains the price is too cheap?
While this thread topic is a very interesting read, it really is a moot point to even ponder.
If there were no demand for these things you would be seeing "Free it's on the curb" posts for most of them.
But we must assume that the demand for games is growing as these prices would suggest.
It's just the simple economic formula known as supply and demand.
![]()
How would you make the price guide system a better one?
When I started that project, people were braggin on here they were selling copies using a legit DK cab for $2500-$3000 all day long.
When I was ready to sell mine after I got bored with it... nobody wanted to pay jack for it. I ended up letting it go for $1500 after months of sitting on it. Didn't make anything on it.
Toss it out. This hobby is way to niche to use any kind of stable "price guide."
These games are not commodities.
they most certainly are not. but they do have value. and with a price guide you
can determine an average mean of pricing of what a game is worth. you can do it
based off of the sales on klov alone. or sold ebay items. or common sense.
how much is an Atari Kangaroo? $200-500. any pricing less or greater than that are
beyond the standards of deviation and are consider to be the outliers.
the current market price is what dictates the average, you can't base a $250 donkey kong
of the late 1990's with today's AVERAGE pricing of a donkey kong of $700-1100 these days.
they most certainly are not. but they do have value. and with a price guide you
can determine an average mean of pricing of what a game is worth. you can do it
based off of the sales on klov alone. or sold ebay items. or common sense.
how much is an Atari Kangaroo? $200-500. any pricing less or greater than that are
beyond the standards of deviation and are consider to be the outliers.
the current market price is what dictates the average, you can't base a $250 donkey kong
of the late 1990's with today's AVERAGE pricing of a donkey kong of $700-1100 these days.
You assume buyers and sellers of arcade use common sense towards buying and selling games.
yeah that and i search daily on klov, CL, kiijii, offerup, letgo, and eBay. I see the games
getting listed, i verify all the sold "make an offer"s with http://www.watchcount.com/
too bad i didn't plug all those figures into an excel or database for the last 3-4 years. oh well
It wouldn't matter. Just because a Star Wars sold for $250 7 years ago doesn't tell us anything about what its worth now.
yeah that and i search daily on klov, CL, kiijii, offerup, letgo, and eBay. I see the games
getting listed, i verify all the sold "make an offer"s with http://www.watchcount.com/
too bad i didn't plug all those figures into an excel or database for the last 3-4 years. oh well
I would just look to your OWN sigblock for the explanation. Statistics imply reason...arcade game sales are very emotional. You are not going to find any predictability in emotional purchases.
Well, lets put this whole discussion to the test. I recently picked up an original color tapper in very nice shape. Artwork is faded, i replaced the cpo, tapper handle stickers, 1+2 player buttons, new toe kick, and i have sent the boards to cdjump for a going through.
According to exidy, it is worth $2000 to $3500 with no fading. let's use this thread as a price check, what does everyone think it's worth? (there are pics in the "tapper find" thread in the general section) and when i list it on ebay, let's see what happens. I have decided that i'm going to put it on ebay for $4999 or best offer to see what happens.
Now before the price police crybabies chime in, i don't really believe it is worth that, but i know there is a good possibility of someone who is a beer memorabilia and has deep pockets. I figure the rarity of this game and it's original condition and the fact that only 1 has sold on ebay in the last 90 days for $2500 (griffin's i believe), and it was not the color cabinet make for the perfect storm
The price i have settled on in my mind is $3500, and to me, that is way more than i would ever pay for this game. I may be way off on what this thing is worth and that's fine, but i am going to test the waters. To me, this game is nothing more than a way to get the game i most want, so i like everyone else in the world, i want to get the most i can for it. That is why i never held to price police opinions or price guides even in my comic collecting days. They just simply are wrong most of the time and do not/can not account for all the human factors and variables.
let the hate begin...
I (personally) don't think there is a market for a $5000 Tapper, but I'm sure all the Tapper owners are hopping I'm wrong. I would be surprised if you got much interest at anything over $2500. But it only takes ONE person to be convinced that they MUST buy this one (I.e their "Must have" game and they may never see another one). So an "emotional" buy (fear of missing out). Again, the decision to buy is emotional, it's the decision to NOT buy that is logical.
The only time I would think it would be logical to buy a collectible is when you know you can flip it for more.