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nubbiecakes_ t1_j9byl3s wrote

Reply to comment by ohlawdeee in A first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for $63,356 at auction — more than 100 times its original price by dakiki

A lot of those prices for collectables, like retro games, are grossly skewed by "rating" companies. They buy/sell them internally to artificially inflate the price. There are some good documentaries about it on YouTube.

Edit: Here's the one I was thinking of, by Karl Jobst - Exposing fraud and deception in the retro video game market: https://youtu.be/rvLFEh7V18A

Side note - this is a similar scheme to what many saw with wild NFT price increases. Many, probably most, were done in a way where money never changed hands.

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Sol_Hando t1_j9d5eno wrote

Any specific videos you recommend?

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nubbiecakes_ t1_j9dgwsn wrote

Here's the one I was thinking of, by Karl Jobst - Exposing fraud and deception in the retro video game market: https://youtu.be/rvLFEh7V18A

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Sol_Hando t1_j9dljhg wrote

Ahahaha, I’ve actually watched that video before and completely forgot! Still appreciate going out of your way to find it for me though.

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nubbiecakes_ t1_j9dghxh wrote

I have a specific one in mind I just can't recall which channel posted it. I'll get back to you after I've had a chance to do some digging.

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Sweetwill62 t1_j9e4s3k wrote

I could probably make a pretty penny selling all of my old games but fuck paying someone to tell me how much something is worth. It isn't some antique it is a god damned game. Is it sealed? Do you have the box/manual? Does it work? Those are all of the variables that go into how much an old game is worth. If you think otherwise, send me $35 and I'll grade your response from 1-9.999999999 and if you pay me $35 more than once I'll another 9 on the end to make you feel better.

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