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Everytime i post a cex haul on tiktok i'll get 100 comments saying i'm being ripped off by CEX prices and should just buy from ebay- lets test that out.
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Mate... Oh my days...
I've literally just found all these games (buy it now) cheaper on eBay!!... I also factored in postage - do you factor in petrol, parking costs, train tickets?????????
Also, selling to CEX for vouchers is 👌
eBay is cheaper 100% for real money but I don't spend real money, I spend vouchers at CEX.
Yesterday (at the car boot) I bought a mega drive with 2 controllers for £15, Super Mario Land 3D for £1, LOTR Two Towers for 50p and a Boxed Wii for £8. I've since traded in the mega drive for £39 voucher, Mario for £6 voucher, LOTR for £1.40p voucher and sold the Wii for £28 cash - giving me £3.50 cash profit and a £46.40 voucher!!
Sellers don't base their prices off of CEX, they would only search the ebay completed listings and based on condition etc and how quick they want a sale, they will price it.
14:38 only 2-3 PS3 games are actually region locked, the rest will work from any region on any PS3
PS4 and PS5 games are also not region locked
Generally I find that stuff I've bought on ebay tends to be in much better condition, and I think that's due to the mindset of the people selling stuff on Ebay, who are putting effort into their listings. Simply by it being on ebay, and having effort put into the listing, I can be confident that the game has been looked after well and works well. Opposingly, while I enjoy browsing the shelves of CeX and looking for games that I'd like to collect but don't own, I consider each time I spend there a bit of a gamble, because I know that the original owner, for some reason, decided not to sell on Ebay and instead sell to CeX for way under the market value. That they were happy to just 'get something, anything, for it'. Maybe it's simply a harmless "I don't have the time", but it still remains a question in my head.
PS3 games are region free mate
Tbh I disagree I’ve been buying video games and comic books for the past twenty years. I’ve mainly bought from eBay for video games the quality is much better, and by far eBay has always been the cheapest. You need to look at the sold listings rather than looking at active listings.
People will chance it and purely list at a 99p auction start price and that’s what I’d be looking at. Since Covid all prices have increased and I’m confident some of the Xbox prices will fall again shortly. I’m just lucky I was buying all these up years ago before all the FOMO.
Sold listing are absolutely useless to a buyer looking to purchase, you can’t buy something already sold, only active listings are relevant- as I said in the video
@@cayletalks sold listings are not useless it indicates a true price range. Therefore, if I’m looking to buy something I’m finding it’s true value, I buy and sell comics books too. This is the only way ensure you’re not overpaying. You should be looking at both sold and active listings. Don’t take this the wrong way dude I’ve been doing this a lot longer than you. Just because you have a small collection and a TH-cam channel doesn’t mean your way is the only way.
@@Gamegodz76Yeah sold listings are always the way to go in terms of finding the true price on the platform. You can ask £100 but if sold listings are around £50 then you’re wasting yours and everyone’s time listing it that high.
Sold listings are useless if every active listing on eBay is higher than what they last sold for. Also, every buyer will be going for the cheapest listing on eBay because it's common sense., or they'll pay a bit more for a better condition one. Lots of people want games in the "now" and can't wait.
@@CraigSmith-gc6wm I’ve always used sold listings and active listing to gauge prices so I’m not overpaying. Chancers try to increase their prices, a video game or anything for that matter is only worth what someone is willing to pay. You can list £150 all day every day doesn’t mean you’re going to get it. I won’t value my collection that way either. If I’m looking to purchase a game i’ll use the last sold games to get an average, then I look at CEX and active listings on eBay. I won’t overpay for a chancer increasing the prices. I’ll sit it out until a wanted game appears on an auction then use my max bid as the worked out sold averages. I’ve gained 24 years of collecting video games and comics books this way. I’m not saying it’s the right or wrong way. You do what works for you. But I get my collection most definitely cheaper than CEX.
Your method of searching and comparing is flawed and so your results are confused.
You are 100% better off buying on eBay but you do have to be patient for the right listing to come up.
I always buy on eBay and I always pay less than cex even with postage included.
No, simply put
Perfectly said it’s all about waiting for that right listing. I remember watching Pete Dorrs channel years and years ago teaching everyone how to use eBay searching and sold listings and filters when hunting video games. I’ve gained 80% of my retro stuff from eBay just from following him. Fast forward new channels telling you you’re wrong. 🤦🏻♂️😂
@@cayletalks This is why "sold listings" is relevant, because you're looking at the listings NOT purchased, and not the good deals already purchased.
This guy doesn’t seem to want to listen to his followers which is odd as he seems to come across a little rude. A lot of us are a lot older and have used CEX and eBay for many years and have learned how to shop on the site to get the best deals.
@@driventogaming2879 that’s exactly what I’m getting from his channel, he’s so blatantly rude. I’m in my late 40’s I’ve amassed a huge collection over the years from conventions, marketplace, retail, eBay, private collection sales. I look for the best prices, I set budgets in those prices I’m going after, its vital to learn the average of the last sold to indicate true value. I’m far to used to buying and selling comic books over the years and become far to familiarised with using the GPA function to work out last sold prices. But I won’t have someone tell me I don’t have a clue what I’m talking because I’ll guarantee I’m getting better condition games and cheaper than him.
I consistently create a top 10 games list that I’m going after and research and track their sold data and hunt down or wait for auctions to appear. I’ll use a spreadsheet to pull the trigger when I feel I’m happy with the price not because of FOMO it’s not a race to get games.
Point has not been proven. The biggest thing you didnt go to was sold listenings. That gives you a rough fluctuation. I look at the Pokemon yellow I bought two weeks ago, £35 in cex. I paid 25 we with free postage. Donkey Kong 64 I paid 25 for complete in box in eBay. Cex selling the for double that. Same with the Spawn on Snes I paid over a 150 for Just the cart. Cex have it advertised for 65 but it will never appear as someone cant be that stupid to trade in a very rare game like that. I buy a lot from cex and eBay so I have a good understanding. I look at a bundle of PS2 games I bought for 42 with Resident evil 4, Dragonball games and some very good games. All with manuals. If I was to buy from cex, it would've cost nearly £95. I also bought God Hand on PS2 for less than the 75 it goes for on Cex. I still paid about 70 but with free postage.
I did indeed comment on sold listings and how to a buyer they’re not helpful because you can’t buy what’s already been sold. Past prices on eBay are as helpful as past prices on cex, they don’t matter
@@cayletalks It means they're likely to come around at the same price again as sellers generally look at sold listings?
@@dankestbears5308 mate don’t bother I unsubscribed he’s talking to seasoned collectors who have been doing this since the Dawn of eBay and collecting retro software saying we’re been doing it wrong. All my comic books that get graded, all my graded games and my other stuff comes from eBay and is far better quality. I mean if you’re only driving around to every CEX to map out a collection you’re just getting ripped off. You need to price gauge sold and active listings to win at prices. It’s changers that hike the prices and most of us avoid them.
Just to add condition is key, and 90% of the time I’ve far more returns at CEX than eBay. I get better grades when submitted some of my games than I’ve received from other sources than CEX.
@dankestbears5308 if I'm looking to buy something I'm gonna look at what is selling not at what's sold...
I'd rather pay a little extra for something in great condition than something that has unmistakably seen better days. Cex even sell games higher that are in 'mint' condition. Games are one of the few things I buy preowned and so condition is important to me. Resale value as well if I ever decide to trim my collection.
EBay is king for retro. I hate to say it but I’m finished with CEX. Love the idea of a decent local store like CEX That I can go and get my games but CEX is not that place.
Comparing prices on ebay without picking lowest price first from the filter options, interesting. If you're trying to compare prices on ebay the first thing you do is pick lowest price first, not best results.
I tend to to find ebay is a bit cheaper not by a lot and description are better on ebay as long as there a decent seller I had very bad experiences with my local Cex
how much gas do you spent to go to CEX xD, also you can filter low to high price
PS3, 4 & 5 games are not region locked (there are very few exceptions), I bought both the GOW collections NTSC for essentially half price each.
You can save a lot of money on games especially the collections, buying NTSC versions.
The voucher system allows cex to be dearer.
I literally just did an eBay order for 6 games and saved over £20 compared to Cex prices. Only 2 of those games were the same price. Shopping around online is definitely cheaper than Cex. Cash converters online can also be a good source.
I’m a fan of CEX but undoubtedly my best buys have been on Ebay and social media groups. More importantly, the item condition is far more reliable on EBay when it comes to PS1/PS2 games. Most spines and covers/boxes on PS1/PS2 games at CEX are utter garbage. Plus, they charge the same price even if the manual isn’t included
Also, looking at EBay listings is very deceiving. You get a better snapshot of the prices by filtering by sold listings. Tonnes of sellers accept offers far lower than the listed price.
Brother that’s just not accurate, condition is item dependant not platform, and CEX doesn’t charge the same price if the manual isn’t included
PS1 games are categorised some of the most accurately of all the systems, they have separate listings and prices between games with and without manuals and between platinum editions
Resident evil 1 with manual - £28
Resident evil 1 w/o manual- £20
Resident evil 1 plat w Manual- £20
Resident evil 1 plat w/o manual- £18
Go look up some ps1 stuff
- ps2 stuff is where I have problems sometimes, it depends on whether they’ve classed it as a rarity or not, they’ll have different list prices based on manual/condition, when none rarity listed games won’t
@@cayletalks You are talking about the minority of rare items behind the shelf though. Everything on the store shelf (which isn't PS1 games) that you can walk in and grab is not priced differently with or without a manual.
And I think if you did the video again but only took into consideration 'sold listings' on Ebay, you would find that Ebay is usually cheaper. You have to consider that 100s of people scan Ebay every day and buy all the cheaper listings (or offer less than) below CEX price within a few hours. So there is bias involved with looking only at the more expensive listings that do not sell quickly.
Personally I find some decent prices on PS2 in CEX, for example, but more often than not the cover or spine is damaged or the manual is missing. Annoyingly too, people started stealing the manuals from CEX, so CEX now often pack the manual with the disc and give it out when you buy. But it means you don't know if the manual is included or not without asking every time. This applies to the walk-in-and-grab games though, not the selection behind the glass/desk.
From the get I can tell this won't be a fair comparison as you aren't even filtering by lowest price. It is almost always cheaper on ebay, more convenient as no travelling and you can even see exact condition of what you're buying with the listings' pictures. Very strange you took such a strong stance from the beginning, if you prefer cex that is fine and there are pros and cons to everything but to claim it's cheaper in general is simply not true.
There are certainly some games on eBay that are cheaper for sure, but not all.
But with cex you have to travel so that means petrol possible parking fees and searching for the game in store
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@@cayletalks But this complete invalidates so many of the points you made in the video regarding "waiting" or "price" if you don't want to travel to cex to pick it up you have to wait or pay to travel to get it?
Vinted is not used enough it can be so cheap! & you have time to test the game you buy
I got splatterhouse for £41
Are you not setting it from low to high?
I’m going on eBay and just searching the game name- then having a nosebleed shortly after
You’re using eBay in the wrong manner…you need to listen to your comments and learn how to use the site in a different manner to get games cheaper. This video is total rubbish tbh.
As someone who collects from CEX and Ebay for PS1 and PS2 era games. I would say it really depends on the game sometimes, especially for the 'rarer' games. Sometimes, you will find some games for a few quid lesser than the actual ebay selling price. But it's important to note, a lot of CEX sellers who actually sell these games based on how they are listed on Ebay, so there's a lot of cross over between the pricing. It's the same with retro game markets which happen throughout the UK, it's all variable and we do get deals sometimes. I know for the Wild Arms RPGs (great series btw). I noticed that ebay sellers tend overprice the games, while CEX will be slightly cheaper. But, people are never considering the fact, you can actually get those games for a lot less via auctions. Not all the time, but it's generally around that ballpark of the projected selling price.
Also, with CEX, not all games come as CIB, unless we are talking about the ones behind the glass shelves, so it's a real gamble at times, while Ebay can be like that, I tend to have more luck getting certain variants online too. Sometimes, they wouldn't appear at all. I know for Wild Arms 5 which is super rare in the UK. That almost gets no ebay listings for english localisation. Also, I noticed the CEX variants don't tend to be CIB either. So I don't know, it really depends on the game.
I think one thing Ebay really does shine are the retro console bundles, CEX sometimes, people would just sell them literally broken which you can refund, but it's a waste of journey and money.
I like the fact you get a guarantee with CEX and it has to have met a certain standard for them to sell it
The discs maybe but some cases at CEX are battered or reprints and they still charge full price. And I get 99% of my games from CEX
So glad you've done this video mate i have been telling people for ages that Ebay isn't always cheaper for games, yes there are some bargains to be had but some sellers are just trying to rip people off, the flip side is you do get some fantastic sellers on there too who sell games cheap and go that extra mile to ensure they reach you in perfect condition.
I had one seller who was passing through my area the day after i purchased FABLE from him and he hand delivered it too me showed me the condition of the game there and then.
Agree with you about rather get the games from CEX though as you get that 2 year warranty, a online store i do use is the game collection i find them to be quite reasonably priced for brand new games.
Comparing games Ebay vs Cex is depend highly on how rare game is. If game is 50£ and cex have 1 or 0 in stock is pretty normal ebay sellers have on higher price and that how it is. But when you compare low budget game like 2 3 5£ and ebay have free post its cheaper coz if your local CEX dont have them you have to drive for them or buy delivery which CEX charge 3.50 per item or something like that so when you see 5.50 on Ebay and 2£ cex its pretty much the same price if your local dont have it.
And buy fron ebay is worth for ps4-ps5/xbox one its usually cheaper plus usually you buy them NEW no used.
Depends PS4/PS5 games its a hell off lot cheaper on ebay
You have to take into account that good deal of these sellers are counting not to sell em in the uk but to other countries and cex prices are pointless if the games they have listed cheaper are not in stock.
To give you two examples of 2 ps3 games: Lost Dimension is 80 quid on cex but that one is never and i mean never in stock and another game Iron Sky Invasion is at 28 quid but again are never in stock as well.
In terms of stock vs demand it really depends if you can even get it from cex. altough typically most of the common and uncommon games are always cheaper from cex.
Brand new games are cheaper on eBay
Love watxhing your vids mate but this one is flawed logic, didnt check sold listings which is how everyone bases their values, listings mean nothing you can make up any imaginiary number doesnt mean itll sell
No dude, that’s flawed logic, we’re not talking about what games sell for, we’re talking about as a buyer, if I want the game now, what am I paying and who to.
Sold listings are worthless to a buyer because it’s only helpful to know what games went for in the past
As a buyer it’s a case of you pay whatever the price is right now when I want to buy it- and as shown through many games CEX is more often the cheaper
An example of how the sold listing logic is useless to a buyer? My copy of Deadpool has a cex sticker on it that says £30, if you walk in tomorrow you’re paying £62, it doesn’t matter that it previously sold for £30 because that isn’t the price right now.
You’re looking at it from a selling perspective, not a buyers perspective
@cayletalks but on a basic level you're saying who's cheaper to buy from Ebay or cex, think if you check the solds listings you'll find its cheaper to buy off ebay often than not.
Only argument you could make it that you're not guaranteed to get it on the day at the good prices vs cex which is priced universally, suppose it's more a matter of convenience but I do fully get what you meant when you said for the sake of a couple quid you'd sooner get it on the day + a warranty
Why aren’t you looking at sold listings?
As a buyer, can you buy something already sold, or are you at the mercy of the current prices, usually set by sellers who’ve looked at sold prices to decide their pricing.
I can put an anything on eBay for an unreasonable price and it will sit there. Games that are sitting on eBay don’t indicate what they’re actually selling for.
I myself buy purely from cex because they are normally cheaper and I enjoy going out and buying games and having the 2 years warranty is massive but looking at games that aren’t selling isn’t exactly a fair comparison.
Might make for an interesting comparison to compare the three different prices cex, eBay listings and eBay sold.
@@vividpixel3448 because he thinks we shouldn’t be using a sellers perspective, but in reality we should be using that exact same principle in order to buy to get the cheapest available price. Nobody will or should be pulling the trigger without doing their research. His concept is “I want it right now today” no problem you’ll be over paying. The collector principle is hunting those games down for a budget and condition that suits you.
Silent Hill 2 directors cut, 3 and 4 for 150 is crazy??? Thats not bad at all. 65, 50 and 40 at CEX. That's 155 at CEX. Tell me how 150 is crazy?
Because there I was comparing to when I got them which was a couple years back for £20-30 ish each, brain slipped
@@cayletalks OK i'll let you off. Just this once though.
The thing u got to factor into this is that eBay sellers test they're games as where Cex doesn't test the game when they get traded in they only check the disc quality
No, in fact this logic makes your point weaker, whether the game is tested depends on the seller, I could sell a game I’ve never loaded on eBay today.
Meanwhile at cex it doesn’t matter if they’re tested or not because regardless they’ve got a two year return policy if they don’t work.
So again- point to cex over eBay here
YH majority of independent sellers have actually played it and just want to sell it on ebay
@cayletalks plus sometimes Cex doesn't have game in the area I live and closest one is in different country I live wales and closest game will be in England lol
In which case your choice is to have it delivered by CEX at which point you're factoring in the £3 postage, which is still cheaper than all the games shown in this video. Facts and numbers are more relevant than opinions.
@@flizzy4645 much better quality too
Brother invest in equipment that can just show your screen.