10 Sep
2009
10 Sep
'09
6:59 p.m.
Hi,
Now I'm not suggesting that anyone here wants to give up their game collections, but
I'm just curious as to what peoples opinions are about Toys R Us's decision. Are
retro games really worth that much, or are they just after the scrap metal and boards???
"Toys R Us is rolling out its video game trade-in program nationwide today, allowing
customers to sell games from as far back as the (OMG!) Intellivision.
Those who use the program will receive gift cards for the value of
their trade-in, which can be used for any product at Toys R Us, Babies
R Us or online at Toysrus.com."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/10/toys-r-us-rolls-out-national-game-trade-i…
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
10 Sep
10 Sep
7:21 p.m.
Yes.. Retro games are worth a good chunk of change..
I have Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Sega Saturn which is like $200 on ebay.
Here is a good site that talks about valuable games
http://www.racketboy.com/guide/the-rarest-and-most-valuable-video-games
--- On Thu, 9/10/09, Andrew Burton <aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Are retro games really worth that much, or are they
just after the
scrap metal and boards???
7:36 p.m.
The thing is I don't see Toys R Us selling vintage games. My fear is
that Andrew hit it on the head, they'll end up as scrap. Why does
this feel like as bad of an idea as "cash for clunkers"?
Zane
At 11:21 AM -0700 9/10/09, Christian Liendo wrote:
Yes.. Retro games are worth a good chunk of change..
I have Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Sega Saturn which is like $200 on ebay.
Here is a good site that talks about valuable games
http://www.racketboy.com/guide/the-rarest-and-most-valuable-video-games
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Are retro games really worth that much, or are
they just after the
scrap metal and boards???
8:13 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)
The thing is I don't see Toys R Us selling vintage
games. My fear is that
Andrew hit it on the head, they'll end up as scrap. Why does this feel
like as bad of an idea as "cash for clunkers"?
Zane
I am sure Toys-R-Us will not be reselling the games directly, but they
probably have somebody they will sell them in bulk to who will resell them.
8:59 p.m.
Yes, that is what I am hoping too. I have seen footage of plenty of retro shops in Japan
(especially Shibuya, Tokyo). They have shelves filled with NES, SNES, Atari and many other
retro games... with some of the rarer ones displayed alone in plastic (or maybe glass)
cases.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
--- On Thu, 10/9/09, Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote:
From: Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, 10 September, 2009, 8:13 PM
I am sure Toys-R-Us will not be reselling the games directly, but they probably have
somebody they will sell them in bulk to who will resell them.
9:12 p.m.
Yes, that is what I am hoping too. I have seen footage
of plenty of retro
shops in Japan (especially Shibuya, Tokyo).
My Pyuuta Mk II, one of my Commodore Ultimax-en and a couple of my Pyuutas
were Akihabara finds.
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9:15 p.m.
On Sep 10, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
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Yes, that is
what I am hoping too. I have seen footage of plenty
of retro
shops in Japan (especially Shibuya, Tokyo).
My Pyuuta Mk II, one of my Commodore Ultimax-en and a couple of my
Pyuutas
were Akihabara finds. 
10:02 p.m.
Yah, Super Potato is probably the biggest retro shop in Akihabara.
Unfortunately, they don't ship overseas. Here's a gallery of the store -
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/review-78-Super+Potato,+THE+place+for+gamer…
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
:On Sep 10, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
My Pyuuta Mk II, one of my Commodore Ultimax-en
and a couple of my
Pyuutas were Akihabara finds.
I wish I'd known about Akihabara when I was in Japan a few years back.
-ethan
11 Sep
11 Sep
4:49 a.m.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
I wish I'd known about Akihabara when I was in
Japan a few years back.
-ethan
I spent 2.5 years in japan around middle school time back in the 80s.
Akihabara was about a monthly trip for me. Didn't buy much, just
looked around. It's an amazing place, although I haven't seen it in
20 years. I saved my yen and bought an original Famicom and computer
keyboard upgrade, with a PAL tv. Had around 10 cartridges including
the original excitebike. Alas, it all left in a garage sale when I
was a poor college student. :-/
brian
10 Sep
10 Sep
9:14 p.m.
We have a shop something like that here. At one point my wife and I would
walk in and they'd pull out any oddball/rare systems they had just gotten
in. We're no longer regular enough customers, though they had 2-3 systems
that really tempted us the last time we were in there...
They have games going all the way back to early 8-bit.
Zane
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, Andrew Burton wrote:
Yes, that is what I am hoping too. I have seen footage of plenty of retro
shops in Japan (especially Shibuya, Tokyo). They have shelves filled with
NES, SNES, Atari and many other retro games... with some of the rarer ones
displayed alone in plastic (or maybe glass) cases.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
--- On Thu, 10/9/09, Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote:
From: Teo Zenios <teoz at neo.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, 10 September, 2009, 8:13 PM
I am sure Toys-R-Us will not be reselling the games directly, but they
probably have somebody they will sell them in bulk to who will resell
them.
9:15 p.m.
Hehe, Panzer Dragoon Saga is still worth quite a bit. I have all three for the Saturn
(Panzer Dragoon 1 & 2, and Panzer Dragoon Saga)... and they are all great games, with
amazing FMV for the time (1995/1996).
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
--- On Thu, 10/9/09, Christian Liendo <christian_liendo at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Christian Liendo <christian_liendo at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, 10 September, 2009, 7:21 PM
Yes.. Retro games are worth a good chunk of change..
I have Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Sega Saturn which is like $200 on ebay.
Here is a good site that talks about valuable games
http://www.racketboy.com/guide/the-rarest-and-most-valuable-video-games
--- On Thu, 9/10/09, Andrew Burton <aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
? Are retro games really worth that much, or are they
just after the
scrap metal and boards???
? ? ?
10:35 p.m.
I see nothing so far though that states they're taking anything as far back
as the Intellivision, other than surmising by Joystiq. Even the poster that
was included in an earlier article mentions about ESRB ratings and disc
quality leads one to believe it's talking about PS1 era on up:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/toys-r-us-testing-the-waters-of-the-used-…
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Andrew Burton
<aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi,
Now I'm not suggesting that anyone here wants to give up their game
collections, but I'm just curious as to what peoples opinions are about Toys
R Us's decision. Are retro games really worth that much, or are they just
after the scrap metal and boards???
"Toys R Us is rolling out its video game trade-in program nationwide today,
allowing customers to sell games from as far back as the (OMG!)
Intellivision.
Those who use the program will receive gift cards for the value of
their trade-in, which can be used for any product at Toys R Us, Babies
R Us or online at Toysrus.com."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/10/toys-r-us-rolls-out-national-game-trade-i…
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
11 Sep
11 Sep
7:25 p.m.
On this page:
http://www.toysrustradeincenter.com/vintage.aspx?searchstring=generic
you will see that they take Atari 2600 games ($0.50 per generic game). Admittedly, all
other games are for Sega, Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony consoles.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
--- On Thu, 10/9/09, Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, 10 September, 2009, 10:35 PM
I see nothing so far though that states they're taking anything as far back
as the Intellivision, other than surmising by Joystiq.? Even the poster that
was included in an earlier article mentions about ESRB ratings and disc
quality leads one to believe it's talking about PS1 era on up:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/toys-r-us-testing-the-waters-of-the-used-…
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Andrew Burton
<aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi,
Now I'm not suggesting that anyone here wants to give up their game
collections, but I'm just curious as to what peoples opinions are about Toys
R Us's decision. Are retro games really worth that much, or are they just
after the scrap metal and boards???
"Toys R Us is rolling out its video game trade-in program nationwide today,
allowing customers to sell games from as far back as the (OMG!)
Intellivision.
Those who use the program will receive gift cards for the value of
their trade-in, which can be used for any product at Toys R Us, Babies
R Us or online at Toysrus.com."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/10/toys-r-us-rolls-out-national-game-trade-i…
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
12 Sep
12 Sep
8:45 a.m.
Thanks. 50 cents a 2600 game? I could see that for a common, but that's
way below market value for others.
Marty
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Andrew Burton
<aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
On this page:
http://www.toysrustradeincenter.com/vintage.aspx?searchstring=generic
you will see that they take Atari 2600 games ($0.50 per generic game).
Admittedly, all other games are for Sega, Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony
consoles.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
--- On Thu, 10/9/09, Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, 10 September, 2009, 10:35 PM
I see nothing so far though that states they're taking anything as far back
as the Intellivision, other than surmising by Joystiq. Even the poster
that
was included in an earlier article mentions about ESRB ratings and disc
quality leads one to believe it's talking about PS1 era on up:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/02/toys-r-us-testing-the-waters-of-the-used-…
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Andrew Burton
<aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi,
Now I'm not suggesting that anyone here wants to give up their game
collections, but I'm just curious as to what peoples opinions are about
Toys
R Us's decision. Are retro games really worth
that much, or are they just
after the scrap metal and boards???
"Toys R Us is rolling out its video game trade-in program nationwide
today,
allowing customers to sell games from as far back
as the (OMG!)
Intellivision.
Those who use the program will receive gift cards for the value of
their trade-in, which can be used for any product at Toys R Us, Babies
R Us or online at Toysrus.com."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/10/toys-r-us-rolls-out-national-game-trade-i…
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
13 Sep
13 Sep
7:30 a.m.
Sounds like flea market prices.
I figure it is just a way to get you into the store to buy something else.
Ben.
PS. How many of you had access to the "The book of knowledge".?
The subject 'Things to make and do', comes to mind, and I suspect
children for the most part today, just think of buy buy buy.
I buy buy buy, but that's for a hobbie, not for the latest hype.
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