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Title: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Tondog on January 31, 2008, 03:25:50 AM http://videogamepricecharts.com/
Bascially, what this site does is it goes out to Amazon.com marketplace, eBay, and other sources and figures out the average price for a given game at this moment in time and plots that data over time so you can see if the price of that game has been rising or falling lately and the overall trends in the value of a game. For example: say you wanted to get PaRappa the Rapper for PS1. Here's their entry for that game: http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/game/playstation/parappa-the-rapper. Now, we can see that The average price of the game has been falling since December, with the average copy now going for $19.95, so now would be a great time to get it. The only flaw I can see in this site is that it probably doesn't distinguish between CIB copies of games, however it seems like a great tool for guaging the overall second-hand market for a game. Just thought I'd share it with all of you, because I'm sure that someone here will like it. Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: OatBob on January 31, 2008, 04:00:45 AM I'm not too surprised it's been falling since December. People get next-gen toys and sell their old stuff for new games after the holiday. Spring is the best time to buy retro consoles. Especially Sega stuff.
Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Grim Fandango on January 31, 2008, 04:57:39 AM I find it odd there is a tracking of Flintstones: Rescue of Dino and Hoppy but none for Suprise at Dinosaur Peak.
Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Tondog on January 31, 2008, 12:14:50 PM I'm not too surprised it's been falling since December. People get next-gen toys and sell their old stuff for new games after the holiday. Spring is the best time to buy retro consoles. Especially Sega stuff. Speaking of Sega:http://videogamepricecharts.com/game/sega-dreamcast/project-justice PLUMMET! Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Ghost Soldier on January 31, 2008, 12:29:45 PM Nice tool
Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Sauza12 on January 31, 2008, 05:03:00 PM A little more tracking and that could be a VERY useful site. Reminds me of something I wanted to do but got thwarted by a complete lack of coding skills.
Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Tondog on January 31, 2008, 11:31:13 PM They're only in beta right now and have a suggestion box for you to put stuff.
Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: Barracuda on February 01, 2008, 09:32:46 AM I like it.
Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: ApolloBoy on February 01, 2008, 10:04:04 PM Spring is the best time to buy retro consoles. Especially Sega stuff. Well, I'd say it's pretty fortuitous that I recently bought both a Saturn and Dreamcast... Title: Re: Awesome site I found that tracks trends in game prices Post by: cyberfluxor on February 02, 2008, 01:35:01 AM That's a nifty website you posted. :)
It's a shame many of the values come from very few, if not one listing from either eBay, Amazon or Half.com. They aren't the most reliable source unless it's a bidding situtation and there are multiple copies around that time, as then you have a better estimation through averages. Then as stated earlier, it'd be too difficult to breakdown into sealed, complete, loose ect. |