eBay seller putermcgee's batch of DS games really isn't that different from other used DS games up for sale. The current bids are commensurate with other auctions for the same games, even. But these launch-era DS games are somewhat rarer (and more awesome) because they're all promo copies. How much would you pay for a copy of Pac-Pix or Meteos that was once used as a store demo? Because right now they're at $7.50 and $3.25 respectively. Kirby Canvas Curse and Nintendogs (with special Bark Mode gifts!) are at similar prices, as is a European version of WarioWare: Touched! These are the best kind of collectibles: cheap and not ridiculously impractical.
[Via GameSniped]
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3-27-2008 @ 10:23AM
NetOperator Wibby said...
How exactly did he get those? Does he work for GameStop? Haha, and I noticed the "Not for Resale" box on the label.
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3-27-2008 @ 2:03PM
Eleniel said...
Meteos for $3? Count me in! I've been looking high and low for that game.
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3-27-2008 @ 2:04PM
Nathan S said...
Huh. Color me stupid, but I didn't know what "not for resale" meant. When I bought my copy of Meteos used I thought it was funny that it had been scribbled over (I cleaned it off) and didn't really think anything of it. Interesting...
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3-27-2008 @ 3:52PM
J.K. said...
People steal those things all the time out of stores, but it was a lot more common earlier as they weren't in steel locked braces. Gamestop lackies don't always return things and tend to have them go (keep them) missing.
Demos really right now are worthless, but going by what some Virtual Boy demos of 10years ago hit now it would be considered a partially risky long term investment.
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