HHMMM...Side deal?

[AtariAger]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

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[CPUWIZ]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8144501190&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

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Save the image, next time you see one for sale and it matches, you will know who did it.

[AtariAger]

 

Save the image, next time you see one for sale and it matches, you will know who did it.  

 

"?"...I'll keep an eye out ! Although they might sit on it for a while now?

[Blackjack]

I'm not seeing anything to warrant offering a side deal here. Am I missing something?

[SS]

I'm not seeing anything to warrant offering a side deal here. Am I missing something?

 

"Spikes Peak" single-ender.

[Blackjack]

Book value on that is only $30. I didn't think people would go to the trouble of side deals for such a small amount. I'm probably wrong though.

[SS]

Book value on that is only $30.

 

It's a R.9

[sku_u]

Book value on that is only $30. I didn't think people would go to the trouble of side deals for such a small amount. I'm probably wrong though.

 

It's worth much more than that.

[sku_u]

...but I agree with you that it's not worth doing a side deal over as it typically sells for under $100.

[Blackjack]

R9. That's odd. I'm looking at Videogame Collector Magazine (both #1&2), and they both say $30 for the single ender ($60 cib). But you're right, that is definitely too low for an R9. So is VGC wrong or is the AA database wrong?

[Blackjack]

I just checked the Digital Press guide. They have it listed as R7 and $35.

 

It seems we have a discrepancy (or diff. of opinion) here.

[Mindfield]

My experience has been that even rare Xonox carts don't go very high for some reason -- certainly not as much as their rarity contemporaries (with the possible exception of some of the Spectravideo carts. CTCW and Mangia' get decent prices, but Bumper Bash and Master Builder tend to end low)

[CPUWIZ]

single ender ($60 cib)

 

I'll take 4 of them please.

[sku_u]

single ender ($60 cib)

 

I'll take 4 of them please.

 

Maybe the editor of VGC doesn't have the game boxed yet and hopes someone will sell him one for $60.

[video game addict]

The DP gang helps out in pricing, I think they've always kept the pricing down on games for the most part. The DPG has always listed loose prices on Atari, but in preface mentions adding 10-15% for extras like boxes.. as well as that for some extreme rarities the box could often fetch more than the cart itself.

 

All known facts, but I think it's been more based on rarity & less on price. The prices are relative for rarity, but prices are always what two people are willing to agree on for it. The VGC guide is making a good stab for boxed games, but still it could use alot of work.

 

Oh and put me down for one cib Spikes Peak SE for $60 too!

 

Funny I saw cib Tomarc SE on ebay for $79 BIN recently. Both are R7 in DP guide, with Tomarc being a liitle higher price wise, little bit different from the AA database here. But VGC lists Tomarc at $80 cib, and there it was for the same price on ebay. I passed on picking up, and saw Sly bought later when I checked back & it was gone. I think sometimes it's good to have a lower figure in for price guides, let the owner/buyer decide on price. If the guide is listing top value for game, it would making finding deals much harder. And it's not unheard of to see someone taking the guide price then going up from there, as they want to get as much as possible.

[AtariAger]

Another Spike's Peak...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8145240769&rd=1

[dvdguy]

So are side deals frowned upon?

[Trade-N-Games]

SKU_U

Maybe the editor of VGC doesn't have the game boxed yet and hopes someone will sell him one for $60.

Well you are correct about one thing I dont have it boxed but have passed over a dozen loose ones threw my hands over the years. And yes a boxed copy would be worh a little more than the guide has it at that will be adjusted soon enough.

Jason Brassard

Price Guide Advisor Video Game Collector

[MegaManFan]

Maybe it's because I already have one, but I couldn't see ending an auction early for a Spike's Peak. Malagai, River Patrol, Video Life, Quadrun sure, but Spike's Peak hardly seems like reason enough.

[Philflound]

Guides are just that. Usually you use them in reference to other games, to know which are the rarer ones. Everyone has an opinion on rarity. Sometimes things are priced higher, like Billy Galaxy boxed games for the most part, and others are priced lower like the new VG mag and DP. Sometimes people are on the money. Unless it's possible to track all individual sales, you'll never know.

 

Also, it depends on how many people need the item. If 2 are willing to pay $100, that first auction will sell for that much. But if a second comes up, unless a 3rd person will pay $100, it won't reach that high, thus the price is not worth $100, but an average of the first and second sale.

 

I've seen a regular boxed Adventure sell for $40+, which I thought was way too high. But 2 people wanted the game pretty bad. I think it was linked here a few months ago, but I can't remember where and don't have time to dig.

 

Value is all relative. Whatever someone is willing to pay. If you stay with your high price, either you will eventually get it for that much or less (hopefully find it in the wild), or you will decide to pay more to acquire it. Of course you can just keep a hole in your collection and try to hold out.

 

 

Phil

[sku_u]

SKU_U

Maybe the editor of VGC doesn't have the game boxed yet and hopes someone will sell him one for $60.

Well you are correct about one thing I dont have it boxed but have passed over a dozen loose ones threw my hands over the years. And yes a boxed copy would be worh a little more than the guide has it at that will be adjusted soon enough.

Jason Brassard

Price Guide Advisor Video Game Collector

 

I see you edited out my and haven't grasped the concept of sarcasm yet. Sorry you have no sense of humor.

[demarrez]

Another Spike's Peak...  

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4315&item=8145240769&rd=1

 

Xonox carts are good for target practice since they are bigger than regular carts. Same with Commavid carts

[adams_ale]

Digital Press and others who attempt to put a monetary value on rare carts are often wrong. Spike's Peak single ender is usually sold in the range of 80-110 bucks on ebay. According to DP, Up n' Down sells for more than the Spike's Peak single ender.