Two legends in this video: the guy from things for you gaming, who allowed the last flip of the video to happen, and Editor Riff, who made breaking the rules of the gamecube gambit the best thing we could have ever wanted to see. An amazing channel, a great super entertaining protagonist and a legend of an editor.
My issue with this is that if it was any other regular Joe they would've not let them have the deal. But he starts with the his whole I'm a TH-camr speech and gets the deal shoves a camera in their face and expects to not put them in an awkward situation.
@@TheRealFutureMillionaire it’s called the gambit cus after he has all these games he’s betting on the prices to double and then sell them and say all these great games “we” got under market rates have now doubled and we’re gonna see what we can get for them. Then he’ll start the PlayStation 2 gambit or PlayStation 3 gambit or whatever console and games are popular at the time so maybe true switch or wii gambit and do the same thing. Btw these videos like spawn waves GameCube collecting is like pump and dump the videos increase interest and pump up the price then these guys sell out. He’s not attached to any of these games. Like he said, I like money. That’s it. The rest is an act. Can’t say the same for tiff and them but probably them too. Their grown men after all.
@@TheRealFutureMillionaire facts ! He also says “is there anything you want to get rid off?” And proceeds to cut the guy off and just focus on the consoles. Not cool. He could have bought the Console for $200 and still have $45 of profit to use and just buy another console and make another profit vs. pushing the $160. Not cool. Dude seem super nice too and just chill. And if anyone sales “well it’s called the gambit for a reason” that’s irrelevant to this deal. His still paying market price for the Pokémon box, if he was doing this to the seller of the Pokémon box, that would be a different story.
Yea thingsforyougaming is a dope dude, I can't remember his first name 🤔🤔🤣🤣 but he's a hella dope guy and it looked like all those 3ds came from Eastman retro🤔🤔🤔 I know all those guys personally,even retroteyoh that directed you to Tony. I even know Tony and he can get a little difficult to haggle with when it comes to buy,selling and trading so I felt your pain on that one 🤣🤣 when I see him I'ma give him a hard time
My dad actually bought this game at a GameStop when I was a kid for me and when I realized it wasn’t even a game i returned it for like 10 bucks in credit for another game, if only I knew 🤦♂️
I felt like the ending was powerful too. The whole time he’s looking for this high dollar game, but the game that meant most to him was the one he was given by his friend. Awesome moment, it really shows the bond caleb and riff have made with one another.
I actually got this game for free when I worked at GameStop. Somebody came to trade it in and we were no longer accepting GameCube games so he just told me to keep it. Didn’t know it was so valuable until recently lol
Honestly that's my goal with my game collection. Not even just trying to get those expensive stuff for free, but finding underappreciated gems in people's old collections and taking it off their hands in order to give them a better home where they will be properly respected. Like all of my games/consoles are properly cleaned and backed up and made digital on said console to preserve the original hardware. I've come across so many unique things this way and it feels amazing.
@@Blernster More like having good relationships with people I’ve known for a long time and usually them offering stuff to me. I do offer to pay them, and sometimes do, but typically they’re just happy to have their stuff appreciated. Otherwise they’d just sit there and rot away slowly. Besides, it’s rarely anything valuable anyways. Usually just copies of the same game I have, but for a system I don’t have. Or, a slightly different model of a console because I’m a hoarder.
Hey Caleb, would be really interesting once the GameCube collection is complete if you were to estimate what the amazing collection is worth, best gaming flipping series ever
The guy should have been straight up that he wasn't going to take less than 1600 cash for the pokemon box, but that being said, as rare as the item appears to be it doesn't make any sense to sell it at a discount just for his buyers benefit.
I agree. I often deal with people like that and almost always it's just because, like he mentions in the video, they don\t really want to sell the item. Also exactly because it's so rare it's probably not even easy to find for that price in general.
I love retro Rick he negotiates well with sellers with reasonable prices. Phoenix resale lowballs to the point where the item is basically free. If he doesn’t get his way he cries about it and says “I’ll think about that”
Met Caleb at this expo, super nice dude even though I kinda' caught him eating. That booth with the Pokemon Box had some really good stuff aside from just that Pokemon Box, it was kinda' crazy to see so much rare stuff in one booth. I also hilariously overheard some people talking down on this expo "I thought it was going to be more professional, it's like a swap meet here", like there's anything wrong with that LOL, that's how we do things in SoCal. Hopefully next year we get the a bigger room for the convention (we had to share it on Saturday with a Karate tournament). It was small, but there were so many video games packed into such a small space, it was literally shoulder to shoulder, box full of games on the floors, fist full of money hanglin' type stuff. Loved it.
I got that vibe, I wasn't in person but I was in Game Towers What Auction at the event and it was so funny seeing Riff, Caleb, Ricky, and Rick pop up there going what are you guys doing. lol. So much fun wished I could have been there.
that same dude kinda pissed me off. I was really interested in that Punisher for Sega Genesis and I asked If I could look at it and he proceeds to tell me it doesnt have the tattoo and just walks off and starts talking to his gf maybe idk. The look like Steph Curry was a JAG
I got legitimately emotional at the end. I'm an editor for a bunch of channels and to see you give so much props to Riff is the best. I LOVE seeing editors being treated so well man.
This is one of the greatest videos you guys have ever made. It was like a story. There obstacles along the way. Venturing out again and again, coming up short and finally with help from a new found friend achieving the goal and the happy ending. Beautifully done
Gotta think though even if he sold that on eBay for $1600, thinks of the 13% of fees taken off the top. He should’ve negotiated a bit at least, only because the item is sooo expensive. For cheaper stuff, I agree, venders should be pseudo firm.
The Phoenix Resale / Pixel Game Squad / Retro Rick superteam has been fun to watch. Brings back memories of when The Game Chasers / Gaming Historian / Alpha Omega Sin / Pat the NES Punk and more would all hunt together.
100% agree. That dude could have just said “firm on price” rather than play a game. Kinda crappy on his part but I’m glad you made it happen! One step closer!! 🤘🏼
I don't remember seeing another copy of that game in the whole place, and I got there early. It was actually a really clean copy too. Sometimes in the heat of things your brain just goes blank-- the last time I saw one of those in person was 17 years ago at a gamestop and it was riddled with stickers, at an asking price of 60$ LOL.
dude saw him coming, probably knew and he hustled him, he probably could of gotten more for it. I mean TH-camrs are killing the back market, these dudes know and they up the prices to make a profit off of them and yet we were crying about GameStop's prices.
@@UnmatchedSkills I wouldn’t doubt it! It just wasn’t cool how when asked about “wiggle room” dude is like let’s see what you got…only to be firm on price. As a reseller if I got room I say I got room if not I say firm on price…never say you got room if you don’t it just makes you as the reseller look like a jerk you know what I mean. That’s what bothered me about this deal…but I am glad Caleb got his game in the end. It looks good in the collection no doubt!!
Tony is a good guy, but when it comes down to rare things in his collection he will not budge. Which is why he’s top dog at Frank and Son in games and apparel 🤙
I just scored one for a steal from a person. Paid 476 dollars for it. It is in mint condition. I was so excited to add this to my collection. Found it as part of my process of building a 3ds collection through flipping. I made a video for it, but I just started my channel, so it won't be out yet. Learning how to make, edit, and film. I got videos ready. Just finalizing some small details. Great story from the seller. He had a huge Pokemon collection, sold all of it to fund a car.
Expected profits are not the same as realized profit.. I get it but kinda feel like thats stretching the idea of the challenge. That's not much different then purchasing stuff on a credit card..
@@The82bstewart and waiting days/months for the items to sell for a 5 dollar difference is an even BIGGER stretch when running a game collection YT channel. I get what you mean, but realistically the series just would not be remotely interesting if we had to wait for realized profits.
@@machito95 I agree somewhat. I like the series ,videos, and channel. But idk I kinda feel like that aspect being manipulated in that way makes me think what's the point of having a challenge. The whole point of a challenge is that its suppose to be challenging not easy. Robbing from Peter to pay Paul or using credit in that way is not challenging at all. But that aside i like watching to see what he finds and the knowledge I gain about current prices.
@@The82bstewart ahhh I see what you’re saying. I can agree with that being a cop out for sure. But at the same time I feel like this series would never end if he didn’t (which im not complaining lol)
Here in the Uk at my local Cex, they are selling Pokemon Box for £105 complete fully boxed XD. It might have been cheaper if you just booked a flight to the UK and got your copy here.
The main point, aside from prices being higher in the US for reasons, is that here in Europe you could get Pokemon Box in a console bundle or on Club Nintendo online. In the US you could only get it if you went physically at the Pokemon Center shop in New York, and nowhere else. So that’s why it’s much easier, and cheaper, to buy it here compared to the US
@@NasTheGod215 Any gamecube game from Europe and Japan are PAL region locked and will not run on the NTSC region consoles that we have here in US. They are essentially different versions with different rarities.
the PAL (UK version) and Japanese were mass produced. US version was only available at the NY Poke center for a couple of months before it closed and became Nintendo World. Thats the price difference.
Dude, I literally watched the last part 3 times. It just goes to show how friendship and gifts received are way more valued than a glorified local storage pokemon bank game. Especially having to spend an arm and a leg to buy the game locally at full ebay value.
I love the community feel the fact that you had a vendor that helped you out big time and a mate (Riff) who just gifted you a rare game... something you'll never forget 👍😊
Everybody is mad at the vendor but it's obvious that the vendor was very attached to that game and was having a hard time letting it go. Like he said, "it was like losing a child."
can you imagine going up to someone and telling them you need to buy an expensive ass game but you need to buy their quality products at a cheap price and then flip those quality items and use that money to buy the expensive game you want...😂😂😂 Jesus, You balls you have. holy shit.
I had the biggest grin on my face watching the end of this episode, gonna be upset when the coveted GameCube Gambit ends, but excited to see what you have in store for the channel and will always look forward to seeing more videos
Love your and Riff’s friendship, you both are awesome dudes who really do care about each other and always are having a blast while hunting for games. Hits the feels ❤️
GameCube Gambit has been one of my favorite things to watch on this platform. Such a notalgia trip for me. I still have my collection from my childhood, and I have added to it since!
This is the first video I've seen from this channel and while I enjoyed it, I have a major criticism. You didn't want to use your own money because that would be against the rules or whatever of your "challenge" so instead you used your YT name to get some guy into giving you a deal you wouldn't otherwise get. I know the guy said he was cool with it but at the end of the day he got ripped off $100. An average person wouldn't be able to get this deal. In my opinion you ruined your "challege", you should of just paid it out of pocket instead of ripping people off.
I’ve been waiting a couple weeks for you to find Ribbit King because I recently found it with no manual for $120 at my local pawn shop. It’s so cool that you got yours from Editor Riff though, amazing moment!
The GameCube was the first system I bought new! I ended up selling the system after I got a Wii because I didn’t think I needed it but the box has been stored all this time so at some point I’ll get another one and make it complete again, it was the Mario party 7 edition with 2 controllers, the box is worth over $100 😂
wow dude I am really proud of you for completing this epic journey of rare and expensive gamecube games you were so passionate for your collection that you ended up finding 2 of the holy gems of the gamecube!
Ohhh no you had to pay retail on a game in almost perfect condition that’s next to impossible to get. I think you forget that other people flip as well and you always preach that you never wanna feel like the seller did you a favor and feels bad. It’s one game that really isn’t a game. I think you’ll live with this. And awesome on riff for getting you the other game!
@@things4yougaming723 good people don’t look to screw people over for personal gains. Good people don’t destroy communities with their greed. Just because you say “thank you” as you’re legally robbing people, doesn’t make you good people. This dude gets games for cheap, posts it on TH-cam and gets that revenue, then turns around and sells them for over retail on Whatnot. Quite possibly the opposite of good people.
Glad he insisted on full price. Imagine someone saying "yeah so I could pay with all the money in my right pocket but I only want to pay with this arbitrary amount of money in my left pocket", like no, that's your own weird thing, gtfo.
I agree. He could have paid for the full price in the beginning but had to do some crazy money game. He probably had 5 grand or more to play with just walking into the show.
US game market is so different and you will find that a lot with other games as well. However, as well as bing a lot expensive, you see more retro games around in US then UK. This is what I am seeing those. Retro game collecting is stronger in the US market.
I started collected games GameCube game right before you started the GameCube gambit and I have gotten just about every rare gem before you and had fun watching you do it. You have now passed me up with the rarest Mac daddy of games and all I can say if GG Caleb. Ps editor homie a real one for giving you ribbit king
The craziest part is I haven’t finished this video yet but I’m 90% sure he buys that Pokémon box cause they had it at their booth at frank n sons for awhile and now it’s gone 😱
Caleb, idk what it is - Maybe it's Riff's magic touch...but these last few videos have been the greatest I've seen on the channel since I subbed a year ago. And I also hate you both because yall put a knot in my throat over that wholesome friendship. In all seriousness, I deeply hope once GCG is over that you dive into another video game collection.
Nah. As a vendor you never bring inventory unless you’re ready to move it. It’s a waste of space and time otherwise. Plus he’s obviously a collector too. Now he gets the fun of searching for the another copy. It’s an endless cycle!
@@maartenn2217 some items are harder to part with than others. Definitely agree with his reaction. The reality is he brought that there with the intention of selling. He priced it at FMV with the intention of selling. He has his reasons but you don't bring an item into your booth unless you're willing to part with it for the right price. And good for him for standing his ground. I'm sure he'll find it in the wild again some day.
lol you know you get 10x the value on whatnot I saw you sell a $10 ps2 game for $108 once. or maybe it was rick. None of us can sell on whatnot since its locked to creators with a big following
I have a picture from 2019 at CM Games (game store in Lexington that you got Gotcha Force at) with Pokemon Box for $375, Cubivore for $350, and Gotcha Force for $325. At the time, those prices were above retail but now I wish I got them and held them for a couple years! :(
Lol I see Jay from the Game Chasers at 14:20 looking shady as ever, wish I could come to a gaming expo but I am a broke college student right now haha. I just found your channel about 3 weeks ago and have LOVED the content! Keep up the great work and ill catch you on the flip!
Refreshing to hear a 1600 game tossed in place of a gifted treasure. Too many people getting into video games for the money rather than why we started playing them in the first place, to have some good memories with friends!
I have been watching your videos and shorts for about a week now I watched this one video and you have a viewer for life man hope your journey is just beginning
DAMNNNN life is full circle. Been watching your channel since you were prolly at 30k subs, and it's surreal to see you travel to LA and deal with Tony Torres, who I used to buy from at so many game swaps pre pandemic, and yeah hahaha I knew from jump that he wasnt gonna discount it if he knew who you were! Great video Caleb, your channel is growing like crazy, also Editor Riff, can you put the insta handle with an @ next time and maybe a link in the description if you really want to shout someone out next time?
I never got to have a GameCube when I was a kid. When I tried to talk my father into getting one for me, he asked what games I wanted with it. Back then, I only knew one game off the top of my head; Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness. Because I could only think of one game; my father refused to get the GameCube for me. Now I have to hunt for games since I got a GameCube about three years ago as I'm typing this comment and pray that I can find them at a decent price. Honestly, I think you did pretty well scoring that Pokemon Box for cheaper than most other places were offering.
I watch a lot of your videos but this one was just a touch above the rest. Great video! The storytelling and pacing was great. I breathed the same sigh of relief with you after you closed the sale. Congrats on Pokemon Box Phoenix Resale :)
Weird that this was recommended to me. I remember that riff guy from back in the day. He had a channel with some dude named Ricky where they did videos like the gamechasers which i think was called RetroLiberty. I remember thinking it sucked that he went full tilt, deleted the channel and went MIA, but it is good to see he's still trucking on as an editor here.
Wow that ending. I never realized even Rabbit King was that rare?! I loved that game as a kid and I still own it. I have so many GameCube games just waiting around.
Two legends in this video: the guy from things for you gaming, who allowed the last flip of the video to happen, and Editor Riff, who made breaking the rules of the gamecube gambit the best thing we could have ever wanted to see. An amazing channel, a great super entertaining protagonist and a legend of an editor.
Couldn’t agree more!
My issue with this is that if it was any other regular Joe they would've not let them have the deal. But he starts with the his whole I'm a TH-camr speech and gets the deal shoves a camera in their face and expects to not put them in an awkward situation.
@@TheRealFutureMillionaire it’s called the gambit cus after he has all these games he’s betting on the prices to double and then sell them and say all these great games “we” got under market rates have now doubled and we’re gonna see what we can get for them. Then he’ll start the PlayStation 2 gambit or PlayStation 3 gambit or whatever console and games are popular at the time so maybe true switch or wii gambit and do the same thing. Btw these videos like spawn waves GameCube collecting is like pump and dump the videos increase interest and pump up the price then these guys sell out. He’s not attached to any of these games. Like he said, I like money. That’s it. The rest is an act. Can’t say the same for tiff and them but probably them too. Their grown men after all.
@@TheRealFutureMillionaire facts ! He also says “is there anything you want to get rid off?” And proceeds to cut the guy off and just focus on the consoles. Not cool. He could have bought the Console for $200 and still have $45 of profit to use and just buy another console and make another profit vs. pushing the $160. Not cool. Dude seem super nice too and just chill. And if anyone sales “well it’s called the gambit for a reason” that’s irrelevant to this deal. His still paying market price for the Pokémon box, if he was doing this to the seller of the Pokémon box, that would be a different story.
Yea thingsforyougaming is a dope dude, I can't remember his first name 🤔🤔🤣🤣 but he's a hella dope guy and it looked like all those 3ds came from Eastman retro🤔🤔🤔 I know all those guys personally,even retroteyoh that directed you to Tony. I even know Tony and he can get a little difficult to haggle with when it comes to buy,selling and trading so I felt your pain on that one 🤣🤣 when I see him I'ma give him a hard time
My dad actually bought this game at a GameStop when I was a kid for me and when I realized it wasn’t even a game i returned it for like 10 bucks in credit for another game, if only I knew 🤦♂️
I did the same 😭
Same
Are you guys stupid why didn't you have your parent's return it for full value and get another game 😂😂
tbf How could you?
There was no way to know.
Damn. The 1600 dollar game gets flat shelfed in favor of the gifted game? That’s love towards your buddy right there.
best part of the video by far
So wholesome, great guys the both of em
£87 here in uk compete
T_T It's so cute cuz he says it is about the memories he makes and then thatttttt T_TTT
Free to play on the pc with roms
the end brought a few tears to my eyes. Love the friendship you and Riff have built! Truly amazing!
Gay
@@OKayD3N you don't have friends and it shows.
I felt like the ending was powerful too. The whole time he’s looking for this high dollar game, but the game that meant most to him was the one he was given by his friend. Awesome moment, it really shows the bond caleb and riff have made with one another.
guy who actually lent him 80$ : huh?
I actually got this game for free when I worked at GameStop. Somebody came to trade it in and we were no longer accepting GameCube games so he just told me to keep it. Didn’t know it was so valuable until recently lol
Honestly that's my goal with my game collection. Not even just trying to get those expensive stuff for free, but finding underappreciated gems in people's old collections and taking it off their hands in order to give them a better home where they will be properly respected. Like all of my games/consoles are properly cleaned and backed up and made digital on said console to preserve the original hardware. I've come across so many unique things this way and it feels amazing.
@@OnTheCouchWithAC so taking stuff from people who don't know what they have for free
@@Blernster More like having good relationships with people I’ve known for a long time and usually them offering stuff to me. I do offer to pay them, and sometimes do, but typically they’re just happy to have their stuff appreciated. Otherwise they’d just sit there and rot away slowly. Besides, it’s rarely anything valuable anyways. Usually just copies of the same game I have, but for a system I don’t have. Or, a slightly different model of a console because I’m a hoarder.
@@Blernster lol he said rot away slowly like the games are bananas
bro hold on. So let me offer to get rid of that burden for ya just ship it straight to me
Hey Caleb, would be really interesting once the GameCube collection is complete if you were to estimate what the amazing collection is worth, best gaming flipping series ever
The guy should have been straight up that he wasn't going to take less than 1600 cash for the pokemon box, but that being said, as rare as the item appears to be it doesn't make any sense to sell it at a discount just for his buyers benefit.
I agree. I often deal with people like that and almost always it's just because, like he mentions in the video, they don\t really want to sell the item. Also exactly because it's so rare it's probably not even easy to find for that price in general.
That dude felt scummy af
Phoneix resale when he doesnt get an exorbitant discount: 😮
honestly if he had gotten away with it for 1400 that would've been the biggest rip, glad he finally had to pay full price for something lmao
I love retro Rick he negotiates well with sellers with reasonable prices. Phoenix resale lowballs to the point where the item is basically free. If he doesn’t get his way he cries about it and says “I’ll think about that”
Met Caleb at this expo, super nice dude even though I kinda' caught him eating. That booth with the Pokemon Box had some really good stuff aside from just that Pokemon Box, it was kinda' crazy to see so much rare stuff in one booth. I also hilariously overheard some people talking down on this expo "I thought it was going to be more professional, it's like a swap meet here", like there's anything wrong with that LOL, that's how we do things in SoCal. Hopefully next year we get the a bigger room for the convention (we had to share it on Saturday with a Karate tournament). It was small, but there were so many video games packed into such a small space, it was literally shoulder to shoulder, box full of games on the floors, fist full of money hanglin' type stuff. Loved it.
Professional? Swap meet? Where tf have those ppl been buying resold games? 😂
I got that vibe, I wasn't in person but I was in Game Towers What Auction at the event and it was so funny seeing Riff, Caleb, Ricky, and Rick pop up there going what are you guys doing. lol. So much fun wished I could have been there.
that same dude kinda pissed me off. I was really interested in that Punisher for Sega Genesis and I asked If I could look at it and he proceeds to tell me it doesnt have the tattoo and just walks off and starts talking to his gf maybe idk. The look like Steph Curry was a JAG
Nothing makes me feel more old then knowing the 6th generation of gaming is retro.
I got legitimately emotional at the end. I'm an editor for a bunch of channels and to see you give so much props to Riff is the best. I LOVE seeing editors being treated so well man.
If only the sneaker community was flexible on prices like the game community, love the videos
gotta find the right people. Smart sellers don't wanna just sit on inventory for forever so they're gonna be flexible.
I managed to get some pretty nice discounts on some higher priced sneakers yeah you just have to look for the right people and the right platforms
The friendship that you and editor Riff have is so wholesome. It makes me so happy to see you two collaborating together!
This is one of the greatest videos you guys have ever made. It was like a story. There obstacles along the way. Venturing out again and again, coming up short and finally with help from a new found friend achieving the goal and the happy ending. Beautifully done
I said this once I’ll say it again riff is the most wholesome person I’ve ever met
I've thoroughly enjoyed the Gamecube Gambit! Congrats on the purchase, your hustle and hard work paid off!!!
im glad the vendor stuck to his price, although it was a bit over. So youtubers cant go around taking advantage of vendors because of their clout.
There was actually a lot of youtuber's at this event, and we SoCal dude's grew up haglin' at the Los Angeles callejones, they don't play.
Agreed. Just like this channel, they gotta make their money too.
I think that's a bit of a reach. Idc who you are you are allowed to try and negotiate a price and anyone has the right to say no youtuber or not.
exactly
Gotta think though even if he sold that on eBay for $1600, thinks of the 13% of fees taken off the top. He should’ve negotiated a bit at least, only because the item is sooo expensive. For cheaper stuff, I agree, venders should be pseudo firm.
The Phoenix Resale / Pixel Game Squad / Retro Rick superteam has been fun to watch. Brings back memories of when The Game Chasers / Gaming Historian / Alpha Omega Sin / Pat the NES Punk and more would all hunt together.
100% agree. That dude could have just said “firm on price” rather than play a game. Kinda crappy on his part but I’m glad you made it happen! One step closer!! 🤘🏼
I don't remember seeing another copy of that game in the whole place, and I got there early. It was actually a really clean copy too. Sometimes in the heat of things your brain just goes blank-- the last time I saw one of those in person was 17 years ago at a gamestop and it was riddled with stickers, at an asking price of 60$ LOL.
dude saw him coming, probably knew and he hustled him, he probably could of gotten more for it. I mean TH-camrs are killing the back market, these dudes know and they up the prices to make a profit off of them and yet we were crying about GameStop's prices.
@@UnmatchedSkills I wouldn’t doubt it! It just wasn’t cool how when asked about “wiggle room” dude is like let’s see what you got…only to be firm on price. As a reseller if I got room I say I got room if not I say firm on price…never say you got room if you don’t it just makes you as the reseller look like a jerk you know what I mean. That’s what bothered me about this deal…but I am glad Caleb got his game in the end. It looks good in the collection no doubt!!
@@Misadventures_of_an_artist They didn’t see anything of interest in the trades. It’s be different if they didn’t even look, but they did.
Tony is a good guy, but when it comes down to rare things in his collection he will not budge. Which is why he’s top dog at Frank and Son in games and apparel 🤙
I’m not crying, 277 other people are crying😭 Such a heartfelt video, y’all! Quite possibly one of my favorites, hands down!
Great negotiation tactic by saying “I’m desperate for that thing”
Lol
I just scored one for a steal from a person. Paid 476 dollars for it. It is in mint condition. I was so excited to add this to my collection. Found it as part of my process of building a 3ds collection through flipping. I made a video for it, but I just started my channel, so it won't be out yet. Learning how to make, edit, and film. I got videos ready. Just finalizing some small details. Great story from the seller. He had a huge Pokemon collection, sold all of it to fund a car.
Congrats, what a steal!
Expected profits are not the same as realized profit.. I get it but kinda feel like thats stretching the idea of the challenge. That's not much different then purchasing stuff on a credit card..
@@The82bstewart and waiting days/months for the items to sell for a 5 dollar difference is an even BIGGER stretch when running a game collection YT channel. I get what you mean, but realistically the series just would not be remotely interesting if we had to wait for realized profits.
@@machito95 I agree somewhat. I like the series ,videos, and channel. But idk I kinda feel like that aspect being manipulated in that way makes me think what's the point of having a challenge. The whole point of a challenge is that its suppose to be challenging not easy. Robbing from Peter to pay Paul or using credit in that way is not challenging at all. But that aside i like watching to see what he finds and the knowledge I gain about current prices.
@@The82bstewart ahhh I see what you’re saying. I can agree with that being a cop out for sure. But at the same time I feel like this series would never end if he didn’t (which im not complaining lol)
Caleb and Riff are the ultimate bromance when it comes to sharing games. This series has been so much fun to watch.
Here in the Uk at my local Cex, they are selling Pokemon Box for £105 complete fully boxed XD. It might have been cheaper if you just booked a flight to the UK and got your copy here.
It's crazy how different prices are in the US, over here in the UK you can buy Pokemon Box for like £100 ($130)
Ikr. It’s literally £105 at CeX and it’s in stock.
The main point, aside from prices being higher in the US for reasons, is that here in Europe you could get Pokemon Box in a console bundle or on Club Nintendo online. In the US you could only get it if you went physically at the Pokemon Center shop in New York, and nowhere else. So that’s why it’s much easier, and cheaper, to buy it here compared to the US
@@emyquaranta makes 0 sense You can Just buy it online from a uk Website lol
@@NasTheGod215 Any gamecube game from Europe and Japan are PAL region locked and will not run on the NTSC region consoles that we have here in US. They are essentially different versions with different rarities.
the PAL (UK version) and Japanese were mass produced. US version was only available at the NY Poke center for a couple of months before it closed and became Nintendo World. Thats the price difference.
Dude, I literally watched the last part 3 times. It just goes to show how friendship and gifts received are way more valued than a glorified local storage pokemon bank game. Especially having to spend an arm and a leg to buy the game locally at full ebay value.
Tony's DK shirt is a nice vintage piece too. Worth at least $300 minimum.
Yea thanks piggy I paid $300 for it 🤙
I love the community feel the fact that you had a vendor that helped you out big time and a mate (Riff) who just gifted you a rare game... something you'll never forget 👍😊
That’s so wholesome you picked the game ur friend bought and not Pokemon box, true friend right here :)
Everybody is mad at the vendor but it's obvious that the vendor was very attached to that game and was having a hard time letting it go. Like he said, "it was like losing a child."
Damn we are getting close! Ima be sad when the gambit is finished. I hope you can find another collection to start after!
I love this community is the truest thing you’ve said…. THE JOURNEY
Hands down, best episode of the series.
It's videos like this that restore my faith in the collecting community. Excellent video!
can you imagine going up to someone and telling them you need to buy an expensive ass game but you need to buy their quality products at a cheap price and then flip those quality items and use that money to buy the expensive game you want...😂😂😂 Jesus, You balls you have. holy shit.
Bro im gonna fuckin cry. That rabbit king gift was SO WHOLESOME on both fronts
I had the biggest grin on my face watching the end of this episode, gonna be upset when the coveted GameCube Gambit ends, but excited to see what you have in store for the channel and will always look forward to seeing more videos
Love your and Riff’s friendship, you both are awesome dudes who really do care about each other and always are having a blast while hunting for games. Hits the feels ❤️
Tony seems like a great guy who is fun to hang out with
The seller? Bro he seemed dead inside hah
A local store here in my area has the big box version sealed. Absolutely insane. $4k+ price on it..
$4k????!!!!
I have the box version but it got damaged I'm sure it wouldve been worth more with it in better condition 😭
That Kingdom Hearts music towards the end was perfect congrats man this was deffinitly a win for you for sure.
GameCube Gambit has been one of my favorite things to watch on this platform. Such a notalgia trip for me. I still have my collection from my childhood, and I have added to it since!
Glad the seller didn't make it easy. Love the difficulty of the gamecube gambit. You should make a second season for 3ds games or switch
I remember seeing Cubivore, Chibi Robo, and Pokemon box for $10 at the game store at the mall.
I bought Spyro Enter the Dragonfly...
That Goof Troop shirt!!! As soon as you appeared on camera I audibly said “wow”!!! Love it 😍
This is the first video I've seen from this channel and while I enjoyed it, I have a major criticism. You didn't want to use your own money because that would be against the rules or whatever of your "challenge" so instead you used your YT name to get some guy into giving you a deal you wouldn't otherwise get. I know the guy said he was cool with it but at the end of the day he got ripped off $100. An average person wouldn't be able to get this deal. In my opinion you ruined your "challege", you should of just paid it out of pocket instead of ripping people off.
I’ve been waiting a couple weeks for you to find Ribbit King because I recently found it with no manual for $120 at my local pawn shop. It’s so cool that you got yours from Editor Riff though, amazing moment!
Goes hunting for gamecube grails. Ends up finding friendship
What a wholesome ending to the video I’m gonna miss the GameCube gambit when you complete the list
The GameCube was the first system I bought new! I ended up selling the system after I got a Wii because I didn’t think I needed it but the box has been stored all this time so at some point I’ll get another one and make it complete again, it was the Mario party 7 edition with 2 controllers, the box is worth over $100 😂
wow dude I am really proud of you for completing this epic journey of rare and expensive gamecube games you were so passionate for your collection that you ended up finding 2 of the holy gems of the gamecube!
kinda shitty asking people straight up for discount for your profit. if you can't afford the item maybe don't purchase.
This made me feel all kinda warm and fuzzy. Y’all are good people.
That's crazy. In Australia I just picked one up loose for $60 on ebay. Definitely doesn't have the same value over here.
Yeah they sell for like £80 here in the uk 😂
Pokemon colosseum + pokemon box bundle sells for like 120 euros. Compared to NTSC price its nothing
If I ever get into Pokemon again my goal is to learn Spanish or Japanese first, those versions are DIRT cheap compared to NA English versions lmao
Phi is the best !! So dope to see him on your channel
Thank you fam
Editor the real goat. I didn’t like the seller of Pokémon box seems sketchy af. Happy it turned out well ;)
So glad you used Dearly Beloved as the ending song for this series...Phoenix Resale's GameCube Gambit adventure can finally rest.....for now.
Ohhh no you had to pay retail on a game in almost perfect condition that’s next to impossible to get. I think you forget that other people flip as well and you always preach that you never wanna feel like the seller did you a favor and feels bad. It’s one game that really isn’t a game. I think you’ll live with this. And awesome on riff for getting you the other game!
As a baby reseller I've learned a
ALOT of lessons along the way so far. I'm sure many more to go! Phoenix Resale! Thank you so much!
Props to that vendor for sticking to his price when he could’ve said eff it due to being in the video and cut him some slack
Compliments where compliments are due - You were looking super fly in the explanation cutaway JHEEZE!
His never ending quest…to screw people over, the Phoenix Resale way.
@Josiah Ali dammm you know you can go to jail for that right?
He’s good people trust i met him personally
@@things4yougaming723 good people don’t look to screw people over for personal gains. Good people don’t destroy communities with their greed. Just because you say “thank you” as you’re legally robbing people, doesn’t make you good people. This dude gets games for cheap, posts it on TH-cam and gets that revenue, then turns around and sells them for over retail on Whatnot. Quite possibly the opposite of good people.
Cry some more.
You absolutely have to continue the Gamecube Gambit by going for a complete set man!
You were acting a bit too desperate for the game, Im pretty sure he took advantage of that.
Geeez, I think Riff is my new favorite person. Period. You have a gem of a buddy in him Caleb!
Glad he insisted on full price. Imagine someone saying "yeah so I could pay with all the money in my right pocket but I only want to pay with this arbitrary amount of money in my left pocket", like no, that's your own weird thing, gtfo.
I agree. He could have paid for the full price in the beginning but had to do some crazy money game. He probably had 5 grand or more to play with just walking into the show.
If the guy wanted full price he should have sold it online. People go to places like that to get some deals.
Congrats on Pokemon Box!!! That was crazy what you had to go threw to get that game but like you said its all about the journey.
Why is it so expensive in America I just took a quick look and it seems to go for £90-£105 in the uk quite alot
US game market is so different and you will find that a lot with other games as well. However, as well as bing a lot expensive, you see more retro games around in US then UK. This is what I am seeing those. Retro game collecting is stronger in the US market.
@@AshTek_Biker fair enough but does it really make a game £1000+ more
@@va8013 That is true. Extremely expensive. Think it’s all down to Supply and demand. Demand is their, but the supply is not.
I started collected games GameCube game right before you started the GameCube gambit and I have gotten just about every rare gem before you and had fun watching you do it. You have now passed me up with the rarest Mac daddy of games and all I can say if GG Caleb. Ps editor homie a real one for giving you ribbit king
The craziest part is I haven’t finished this video yet but I’m 90% sure he buys that Pokémon box cause they had it at their booth at frank n sons for awhile and now it’s gone 😱
Caleb, idk what it is - Maybe it's Riff's magic touch...but these last few videos have been the greatest I've seen on the channel since I subbed a year ago. And I also hate you both because yall put a knot in my throat over that wholesome friendship.
In all seriousness, I deeply hope once GCG is over that you dive into another video game collection.
You can tell it hurt dude to sell that game. Even full price it looked like he wanted to turn it down.
Nah. As a vendor you never bring inventory unless you’re ready to move it. It’s a waste of space and time otherwise. Plus he’s obviously a collector too. Now he gets the fun of searching for the another copy. It’s an endless cycle!
@@CommonScentsAintSoCommonNow nah man I disagree he looked conflicted
@@maartenn2217 some items are harder to part with than others. Definitely agree with his reaction. The reality is he brought that there with the intention of selling. He priced it at FMV with the intention of selling. He has his reasons but you don't bring an item into your booth unless you're willing to part with it for the right price. And good for him for standing his ground. I'm sure he'll find it in the wild again some day.
The look on the seller face when he realized that you got the full $1600. I bet he really was hoping you wouldn't get the full money
lol you know you get 10x the value on whatnot I saw you sell a $10 ps2 game for $108 once. or maybe it was rick. None of us can sell on whatnot since its locked to creators with a big following
I have a picture from 2019 at CM Games (game store in Lexington that you got Gotcha Force at) with Pokemon Box for $375, Cubivore for $350, and Gotcha Force for $325. At the time, those prices were above retail but now I wish I got them and held them for a couple years! :(
this might be the biggest soy channel i have seen to date
Most people that use soy are soy themselves but I agree this time
Lol I see Jay from the Game Chasers at 14:20 looking shady as ever, wish I could come to a gaming expo but I am a broke college student right now haha. I just found your channel about 3 weeks ago and have LOVED the content! Keep up the great work and ill catch you on the flip!
Refreshing to hear a 1600 game tossed in place of a gifted treasure. Too many people getting into video games for the money rather than why we started playing them in the first place, to have some good memories with friends!
You do know this guy is in it for the money. Nothing else. Lol look at his name phoenix resale
Riff is an amazing, beautiful human being.
He finally got it wow that's crazy what a price not gonna spoil it he fought for it man
I have been watching your videos and shorts for about a week now I watched this one video and you have a viewer for life man hope your journey is just beginning
Never seen your channel before but proud you got more of what you need to complete your collection
DAMNNNN life is full circle. Been watching your channel since you were prolly at 30k subs, and it's surreal to see you travel to LA and deal with Tony Torres, who I used to buy from at so many game swaps pre pandemic, and yeah hahaha I knew from jump that he wasnt gonna discount it if he knew who you were! Great video Caleb, your channel is growing like crazy, also Editor Riff, can you put the insta handle with an @ next time and maybe a link in the description if you really want to shout someone out next time?
Things4yougaming
That vintage Goof Troop piece is 🔥
Nice to see you wearing some vintage shirts to go with your collection
Your California trip seemed like so much fun! Must be nice to meet others that do the same exact stuff you do!
Honestly love the videos with you and Riff together
Get me all teary eyed Caleb and Riff. Damn this was a good episode
I never got to have a GameCube when I was a kid. When I tried to talk my father into getting one for me, he asked what games I wanted with it. Back then, I only knew one game off the top of my head; Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness. Because I could only think of one game; my father refused to get the GameCube for me. Now I have to hunt for games since I got a GameCube about three years ago as I'm typing this comment and pray that I can find them at a decent price. Honestly, I think you did pretty well scoring that Pokemon Box for cheaper than most other places were offering.
I watch a lot of your videos but this one was just a touch above the rest. Great video! The storytelling and pacing was great. I breathed the same sigh of relief with you after you closed the sale. Congrats on Pokemon Box Phoenix Resale :)
Weird that this was recommended to me. I remember that riff guy from back in the day. He had a channel with some dude named Ricky where they did videos like the gamechasers which i think was called RetroLiberty. I remember thinking it sucked that he went full tilt, deleted the channel and went MIA, but it is good to see he's still trucking on as an editor here.
riffs in person sound effects are just as great as his edited ones!
Wow that ending. I never realized even Rabbit King was that rare?! I loved that game as a kid and I still own it. I have so many GameCube games just waiting around.
I own this game. I work at a local game store and someone came in with it a few years ago. My manager gave me dibs on it for a massive bargain.
Literally the best video i watched this year! Keep it up Caleb!
The bug hit me. Now I recognize and get excited when I see other flippers before you mention their name. I’m a fucking nerd. Thanks a lot.
I freaking love you and editor Riff! Two amazing, respectful, and kind men! So happy you finally got a copy of Pokémon Box for the collection!
So happy for you. It's quite the journey, and it's so cool you made a lot of great memories and also a lot of good friends on it.
How funny would it be in the background when Caleb’s just wondering to flip stuff you hear Retro Ricks voice “It’s for my son!”
These are my videos to watch during my lunch time. Keep them coming.
Even Tony was like “whoa....” Great find! 😁 And then Riff with the Ribbit King! Let’s Goooo.
Man i've been looking forward to a video covering the expo
Edit: Loved the vid Phoenix, great stuff as always