Are Resellers Killing the Hobby?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @ThisIsDjYigytugd
    @ThisIsDjYigytugd 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Think there is a big difference between a reseller and a scalper. Most games that are OOP, aren't being "scalped" as they aren't even available for sale at MSRP. The price online for them, is just market price. If people don't buy those games, the price does down.
    Scalping sucks for items that are currently out, getting brought up just to sell over MSRP. But reselling (buying an item low, and selling higher than they paid) isn't a bad thing. Many of these items wouldn't even be out there if it wasn't for those resellers who go to those out of the way stores, garage sales, buy storage units, etc. They make those items available that otherwise weren't.
    The great thing is, you can do exactly what those resellers are doing. Go out there, put in the work, and get those items just as they do. But if you're not willing to do that, you're going to pay more for others to do so and make it easily accessible to you.

    • @AnotherGameCollector
      @AnotherGameCollector  6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Great response! I agree and disagree with some of your points. I will actually do a follow up response video to this to address the points I disagree with, because typing them out can come across the wrong way haha. Thanks for watching!

  • @femtrooper
    @femtrooper 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    It is frustrating when certain games go up in price for no reason...or guys like that that wreck it for everyone. My one buddy still seems to find tons of deals on Facebook Marketplace though so I think maybe it depends where you are or the time of year...who knows. It's tough!

  • @JoeyZeedASMR
    @JoeyZeedASMR 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Too true, I hate how expensive the hobby has become, as someone who has been collecting sega genesis since I was a teenager, and had a lot of fun back in the day. The degree of hoarding and inflating prices is pretty awful these days, and the same is happening for trading cards, where entire stocks are bought up by one person to scalp and make a quick buck. I think it's good that you always try to sell to people at a fair price. I always do the same on ebay, try to list the game for something reasonable, because at the end of teh day games should be played and enjoyed!!

    • @AnotherGameCollector
      @AnotherGameCollector  6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Oh man, the Pokemon craze going on right now is insane! The video's I am seeing of people fighting over this stuff makes me sad. When I see groups lining up for them I am really curious how many are there because they want to truly rip them to keep or if 90% are flippers.

  • @majorchiphazard5102
    @majorchiphazard5102 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    On the vendors at conventions: I help my buddy out at local toy conventions sometimes and vendors will sell or even do trades to each other early every convention part of why they do it is a lot of them collect themselves so they get things for themselves or the person will do a good deal for them next time. they also will see these vendors all the time are they friends not necessarily but they see each other enough they dont mind helping each other out as an acquaintance. Another reason they do it is they never know how good a show is gonna be and a lot of the time they make more money from the vendors than they do from non vendors.

    • @AnotherGameCollector
      @AnotherGameCollector  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@majorchiphazard5102 I completely understand the vendors hooking each other up, but Chase normally isn't a vendor at these events, so I don't really get what the reason would be to hook people like him up. Especially since he mainly buys the titles that actually sell at shows. I get what your saying tho! Thanks for watching!

  • @scourdx
    @scourdx 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There are always some deals that slip through the cracks. Many resellers are on the hunt for quick-selling games like Pokémon, Mario, Zelda, and Sonic. Most of the titles I see listed are the usual suspects. When resellers stick to the common games, it’s no shocker that their prices go up; it’s like a pump-and-dump scheme. You might wonder why a basic game like Wii Sports is hitting $30 when retro shops can’t even move it. Even the retro store owner have to give it away when customers buying a Wii system. If you ask gamers whether they’d prefer Mario Kart, Super Mario Galaxy, or Wii Sports, most will definitely choose Mario Kart or Galaxy. It’s frustrating to see resellers hoarding multiple copies of Wii Sports, thinking they’ll cash in, while retro stores struggle to move them. Resellers and collectors have different goals; collectors seek out rare, obscure titles, while resellers aim for quick profits. Collectors can afford to wait for the right moment. That’s why I’m not worried about resellers ruining the hobby. They may focus on the common games, but if you dig into the niche titles that no one else is after, you can snag plenty of them at great prices.
    The worst part of collecting is how easily online prices can be manipulated. If friends and family buy items at your eBay-listed price, it skews the average on sites like price charting, causing prices to rise. I wouldn’t be surprised if bots are used for multiple listings. This often creates a sense of FOMO (fear of missing out), prompting people to buy at inflated prices. Eventually, local retro and thrift stores will reference price charting to set their prices, leaving other collectors in the lurch. The best thing we can do is expose the deception and call out those who try to take advantage of others.

    • @AnotherGameCollector
      @AnotherGameCollector  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah I believe this reflects the way a lot of collector's feel. Especially the deception. I will talk about it in a future video, but the deceptive, lying resellers are the worst ones.

  • @RetroSho
    @RetroSho 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I see nothing wrong with reselling as it is. I'm not a fan of the hype selling as much, but if fans pay those prices, it's gonna keep that gravy train going regardless of what anyone thinks. If you want to collect, you're gonna have to play the same game and resell yourself if you want to keep up. Especially if you don't have the best income.
    The idea of making money with video games is what you make of it. You can resell to fund your collection (or another hobby entirely). You can use it to help pay your bills, or you can sell to grow a potential business.
    You asked why the convention dealers always cut TH-camrs and social media influencers deals -- it's simple really. The YTer is offering them a chance to quickly offload some (or all) of their stock vs them waiting all day and potentially never making a sale at the price they want. If they are recording, the seller also gets a boost or a shoutout which leads to more sales and connections.

  • @agmcroom2374
    @agmcroom2374 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s called capitalism and people can resell
    Their item if they want. No one can put blame of people wanting make money.

  • @donaldsmith5667
    @donaldsmith5667 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They definitely are.

  • @BryanSmith-jv1iq
    @BryanSmith-jv1iq 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Real gamers dont deal with this nonsense anymore, emulation and modded consoles all day, dont support these parsites.

  • @BalDel-r6f
    @BalDel-r6f 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Collectors are resellers, and everyone in the hobby is a scumbag reseller.

    • @AnotherGameCollector
      @AnotherGameCollector  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BalDel-r6f Probably the most accurate comment here haha

    • @BalDel-r6f
      @BalDel-r6f 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ just saying, I been collecting since mid 2010s and anything I can’t trade I end up reselling to turn a profit to buy more stuff, you can’t be afraid to resell in any hobby you get into. Reselling is the life line it. A stack of 30-40 games is gonna do you no good sitting in a corner collecting dust