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Fake Pokémon Cartridge Spotted At GameStop Raises Concerns Among Retro Gamers
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this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2024
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I'm into retro audio, cassettes, records, etc. I've noticed that all the thrift stores get raided by the resellers often. Same with the good clothes. There's a "vintage" store at my local mall that sells old thrift clothing, like the nice band t shirts, and they sell them for like $50
The whole retro game market has become this as well, just resellers buying up all the games and reselling then for absurd prices
This really does seem like the endgame for all collectibles--to eventually get capitalized to the point that outsiders come in and start speculating/buying out new releases/limited editions solely to flip for profit.
In plenty of cases I've seen, they never even have the product in their hands--they'll just transfer the order to the highest bidder. I guess it's the nature of collectibles and limited-edition stuff, but it just takes away the fun for a lot of the people who enjoy the hobby/collectibles/etc... it's kinda deflating when you can't even get the item without paying a premium to some rando that has no interest in it first (instead of just paying the vendor/manufacturer directly at their list price).
My local used game store rarely has the valuable old games anymore.