Nope, it's not about World of Warcraft, but it is about video games.
Last year the only thing Jarom wanted for Christmas was the PS1 game Legend of Mana. The old one we had was scratched and didn't work. I bought it used from Amazon Marketplace for $37 dollars. It had a scratch on it and kept getting stuck during the intro. Somehow (after I already bought the game through Amazon!) I found out that a gaming store at the mall resurfaces video game discs for $5 a disc. I took our old LOM game in to be resurfaced. It looked brand new and worked perfectly. We never did take the "new" LOM in to get it resurfaced. I probably should have complained about the non-working game, but I never did...
This year Cameron wanted us to get Final Fantasy VIII resurfaced. I totally forgot until Christmas Eve morning. David and I took the game in, but only one guy at the shop is allowed to use the resurfacing machine. I guess because the machine costs like $3,000 or something, but still! The one guy was not there, so we'd have to leave the game and he'd resurface it when he came in. We could pick it up Sunday morning (the day AFTER Christmas). Well, we kind of wanted it for Christmas, so we didn't leave it. We still haven't taken it back in. :)
Today David told me we needed to get two games resurfaced. I was like, what? FF8 and what else? Oh, yeah the other copy of LOM. Then Jarom mentioned that LOM is now going for $300. For a used game! What?! I look it up on amazon.com and wow. He's right. Mostly. A used LOM game in is anywhere from $60 to $1000. Although I think the $1000 game is a typo. They're never going to sell that one.
How much is a brand new LOM game? Anywhere from $150 to $350. Wow. I can't believe someone would pay that much for an old video game. Wow!
2 comments:
Hop on marketplace or Ebay and sell the second re-surfaced copy! No, for reals. You should. Ray kept all his vintage Star Wars figures all lovely and pristine and once upon a time they were worth TONS of money. Now they're hardly worth anything. Probably because the prequels are crapulence. :)
I would, but I don't think Jarom would part with it. It's his favorite game ever. Guess he wants a spare just in case. Did Ray sell his pristine Star Wars figures or is he holding on to them? Some day they'll probably be worth something again...
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