Plethora of games on Minneapolis CL...

mnrocketry

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[I'm not selling any of these games, and I'm not posting direct links to any of them. This is just more of a discussion about how low prices have sunk.]

I was noticing yesterday that a fairly large number of vids have popped up on Minneapolis Craigslist over the past week; a lot more than what I'd call typical. Until now, I just hadn't realized how low prices have dropped! That's a good thing for anyone looking to expand their collection, but I feel sorry for anyone trying to sell anything right now. Some of it may be a case of the "summer sales doldrums", but still...

Examples:
Star Castle, $475
Rolling Thunder, $150
Donkey Kong, $600 [OK, that one is priced high]
Mechanized Attack, $125
Star Trek Voyager, $350 [The game larger than my 1st apartment!]
Virtua Cop 2, $350
Centipede, $300 [semi-restored]
Asteroids, $350 [restored]
Donkey Kong cocktail, Mortal Kombat 2, Rampage, $1000 [that one's high, too]
Galaxian cocktail, $375
Golden Tee 2005, $425
Asteroids, $299 [different game than the one above]
NFL Blitz 2000, Neo Geo 4-slot, ?
Frogger, $250
Galaga, $425
Ms. Pac, $750 [high]
Super Mario Bros, $150
Operation Thunderbolt, $200
Time Soldiers, $50

Those are all still listed, so presumably they haven't sold. With a few exceptions, most of those prices seem reasonable to downright low to me. [and most of them could probably be talked down a little further] If I had any room left at all, I'd be talking to the guy about that Star Castle right now. Quite a few popular classic titles in that list, too.

Sadly, I have an "extra" Asteroids that I had planned to restore and sell, but if they're not even getting $300 for them, it doesn't exactly motivate me. A friend of mine has a whole bunch of games that he's planning to sell. These sorts of prices have him wondering if he'd be better off waiting until the holiday season.

Alan
 
Golden Tee's are getting so cheap. This is the second 2005 Ive seen for under 500. The other was 350.00 in a for sale thread here. Good for buying, not so much for selling.
 
The Winona listings are all from the same place with a beat SI pinball for 1K. The high ones are being sold from someone at a youth center there. They emailed me the list but deleted it since they are way off the mark with the prices from a while ago... They also have a Dr. Who pin for 15 hundo as well..
 
I'd be all over the rolling thunder.. I loved that game. I will give anyone willing to deliver it to davenport 10 dollars and I'll let you play my games free of charge for 20 minutes.:D

I'll take your wife out for a burger and some beer.:cool:
 
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