Game Store and Flea Market Pet Peeves -

What are some of the pet peeves Pat has at the flea market and Ian has at the game store?
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[@Trialwolf]

My pet peeve is when actual stores have booths at the flea market and use the same over inflated prices they have at there actual store.

[@Jerook]

+Wolfsite all the booths at my local flea market are from stores

[@Trialwolf]

+Jer The Rook Ouch. That is starting to become a thing in my area and unfortunately all the businesses are places that price gouge.

[@jackwitty255]

Yeah I actually got into a chat with someone doing the same shit and their reasoning was the transport, setup, lot rental and personal time made up the difference they would've otherwise discounted. I smelled quick justification but those are factors. However when they weren't willing to haggle is when I had to really question it. Flea market is all about the deal, the quick exchange, the stone resolve. Refusing to haggle when no counteroffer was even made is prick bullshit and I don't dig it.

[@nlw1000]

+Wolfsite kinda have something like that at mine. a guy who owns a pawn shop sells his dvd's and games and electronics. for the same price at his store but thankfully he doe take the time to look up what they go for and minuses a for dollars from there retail price. granted he will still not do a lot less even for damaged labels

[@jackwitty255]

Exactly. You have to leave standard business acumen at the door at a flea market, so by default its a complete joke for a normally ran business to try and run the same at the swap meets. Cant blame em for trying, but it is completely silly.

[@Echo0221]

Pet peeve: when something is way overpriced ( example: a SNES in ok condition for $90 ) Another pet peeve: when you go to 3 thrift stores in 1 day and find nothing

[@totallyterrificpants6226]

+NlneLives210 asking price in my area is $150 for a SNES...even sun faded to hell.

[@starpencil]

I found a N64 at a thrift store with 2 controllers Duke nukem 3D and zero hour ,pod racing perfect dark, goldeneye, and a gold holo copy of Majoras mask! All for 25 bucks good find

[@SonGara]

+Luigi999 That's just part of the game man. You aren't going to find something every time you go. You just got to keep going and when you do find something, it makes the victory all the sweeter.

[@fuzer909]

@@totallyterrificpants6226 I've been told by my local store I could get 200+ for my SNES. No sunfading on it, all cords in great condition, and both controllers look great. Great place to shop at.

[@emmettturner9452]

My peeve is boxes and manuals that survived decades in good condition getting suddenly DESTROYED once it ends up in the hands of a seller who doesn't really care. You know the type: piles stuff onto it in a crate full of sawdust or slaps stickers on it or writes on it.

[@matthewzepess5721]

My Pet Peeve is when someone tries to sell you something at ebay price, untested and with no returns and then pull the famous quote "Ebay you have to wait for..." like but on ebay i know what im getting, its tested and theyre allowing returns and paying shipping and general ebay and paypal fees.

[@ardvarkboy]

It must be extra hard to pull those cords apart with T. Rex arms.

[@r0ckbass]

another thing people don't realize when pricing off ebay is that ebay takes a LOT of your money in seller and listing fees. if you own a store, it's a MINMUM $15 bucks a month to have a store, plus ebay takes 10% of your sale and doesn't include shipping in there, either. then you have transfer fees to transfer money back and forth, then you have taxes (if you're self employed, that's another 20-25% right there, no joke) so if you're going to price things off ebay, take these things into account. if you're going to buy things on ebay, remember this before making low ass offers on the "make an offer" listings.

[@thepillversusthespringhill9080]

I like untangling cords.

[@thecynicalsprite1847]

I remember I found a demons crest for 10 bucks at a flea market once. That was a good day.

[@jook13]

at yard sales and flea markets. i hate when i ask a price of something and they bust out their phone and check eBay. ESPECIALLY when they show me a few "buy it now" asking prices. i always tell them to check the "sold" box to show then what people are actually paying. even then, i don't go searching these places to pay eBay prices. it's getting more and more common.

[@RustyX2010]

+jook13 it makes you not even want to collect games anymore

[@sehnzeleid]

Ian's peeve about customers jumping into conversations can also happen at flea markets. Have had several instances over the years of finding something and playing it cool with the seller only to have some random guy unrelated to the transaction exclaim "Hey, that's a rare one! Just on eBay for $$$" or some other crap to spoil getting the item for a decent price. Seller then makes up some excuse on the spot to keep it or claim the price sticker is incorrect.

[@RustyX2010]

+sehnzeleid cause they are Haters!

[@hectorleon465]

that's a burn moment when Ian said "would you buy this?" lol that's so awesome cause I am picky with my consoles being in good shape. hell I don't want my NES yellowed or cracked hearing rattles in the console especially if it didn't have a cartridge flap.

[@BouncekDeLemos]

I'm with Ian, mostly because of my experience working at a gamestore. When someone calls up about a trade-in, I usually just tell them to come in the store before I can give an exact quote. If they bring in beat up roach motel consoles, I don't take them, it's not worth my time.

[@adamantium1983]

Working in auto parts for years. Ian’s pet peeve about the people who act like they work there… It hit my soul. Nobody cares about an amateur opinion, they came in to ask a legitimate question and want a legitimate answer. I always would attempt to give my customers the most informed answer I could honestly present, but when someone else chimes in from the peanut gallery who knows nothing about the subject it just boils my blood. I feel you Ian.

[@Dylangone]

I have two pet peeves Pet peeve 1: when stores and pawn shops put stickers on the game that when ripped off carefully they leave paper or stickiness on it Pet peeve 2: when people write their names on it like who's gonna give back a random game back to someone who they don't know?

[@bartonez123]

I love it when customers but in and explain things to other customers. They do my job for me and I still get paid!

[@CommodoreFan64]

I'm the same way I hate when I go to the flea market, and people think their common crap is worth gold, and silver prices.

[@75edainsworth]

for me it's when they put a price tag right on the game cartridge and when you try to take it off it tears the label off.

[@strain42]

That happened at the store I used to work at. This guy was trading in some amiibos and this customer was like "Oh man, Marth, yeah, that's like a $90 amiibo!" and that got the customer all excited and we had to be like "No, he got reprinted to hell. He's actually one of the least valuable now."

[@banj0smah0mie]

My personal pet peeve is preowned systems from massive outlets like EB Games (live in Australia) that are filthier than systems I'll find in a Goodwill.

[@jackwitty255]

Some of the cleanest old consoles and accessories I ever did buy came from Goodwill. I think the difference is some Goodwill employees view their job as something to value and not an after school throwaway like some at EB. So the care is taken.

[@banj0smah0mie]

Jack Witty That's true. I also think that the people trading in systems at a place like EB and those giving theirs away to a charity are likely two very different kinds of people.

[@RustyX2010]

+banj0 so true! I bought a complete used SNES system from an EB store right before it became a Gamestop and it was dirty but for $15 I didn't care

[@adammackenzie]

Worst is when someone tells you Super Mario/Duck Hunt is rare ..lol

[@karlwalsh5340]

When you see something that you wanna buy and someone gets to it seconds before you!!!

[@TheBlackYoshi22]

Flea market pet peeves: when everything is locked up behind glass: huge turn off for me. When something doesn't have a price tag. When things are unorganized and I don't see the seller anywhere in sight ( if there no seller around I'm not going to buy anything) And when no one will take a decent deal: one guy has overpriced stuff and when ever I try to make a deal, buy a few things for a better price and talk him down a few dollars, he refuses

[@ladynikkie]

My biggest peeve was one time in a flea market I find a copy of Final Fantasy 9 for $15. the problem was disc one was missing and the person lost it a while back. I just don't like it when they sell incomplete games

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

Pet Peeve: $25 loose Super Mario Bros.... Pet Peeve: excessive stickers on cases, boxes, and games... Pet Peeve: When Disc Replay decides to use PERMANENT marker on the inside of game cases to write down an inventory number...

[@GRANKOR]

+The Nostalgia Factor hand sanitizer will remove permanent marker

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

GRANKOR Yeah I can remove it, it is just a pain to have to do it on a bunch of games...PS1 jewel cases are easy to clean...but the textured interior of the PS2 case can be a pain at times...

[@gamerguy425]

+The Nostalgia Factor don't forget $15 for Sonic the Hedgehog. You know the game that put the SEGA on the map when it became the pack-in game for the genesis? the one that sold millions of copies? I don't know why people just suddenly clung to that value for no reason, what is it final fantasy 7 all of the sudden?

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

***** I found a near mint copy of Final Fantasy 7 (black label) at a Goodwill for $2.99...replaced my Greatest Hits version immediately...

[@RustyX2010]

+The Nostalgia Factor That's why ROMs are looking good

[@caloricfoil98]

The thumbnail perfectly describes the video

[@PSspecialist]

Who the fucks trades in their systems in a trash bag? Do people have no shame? I'm ashamed just because a game I trade in isn't in near perfect condition as I think it makes me look... I dunno, dirty. I couldn't imagine myself walking in a store with a trash bag filled with systems and controllers whose cables are all tangled up. I'd feel like a damn hobo.

[@gozinta82]

+PSspecialist You wouldn't believe what you find in these consoles. bags of drugs they lost, dead cockroaches, etc.

[@gozinta82]

Deathbrewer for me, it's all about the bags. The prices are going up, you know...cuz paper and plastic bags are going away, from the duffle bags being used at stores. LOL That would be hilarious.

[@RustyX2010]

+PSspecialist women lol

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

+PSspecialist I speak from experience when I say that a LOT of people do.

[@revivedfears]

+PSspecialist This happens ALL THE TIME!!! I have found so many weird things inside old game boxes and consoles. I literally found a bag of weed all flattened inside a old 360 game someone traded. I've also found nudes of peoples ex girlfriends and shit. It happened so often. The amount of people that would leave porn all over hard drives was ridiculous too.

[@nicktiner2074]

I have to say, if given the chance, I would probably avoid going to Ian's store. He seems like one of those store owners who gets annoyed at the smallest things, is quiet and avoids interacting with his customers only to bark at them later for doing something that annoys him. I have seen his type before at these stores and I have to say, guys like him are my pet peeve.

[@superwalt2159]

100% if i walked into a store and saw that adderall addict twitching behind the counter i'd slowly back out of the store while glancing at his super over ebay priced games.

[@D2ezbmu]

God I love Ian. Nothing better than unbridled rage towards the shitstains. I'd buy him a beer in a heartbeat.

[@RetroCurt]

Yeah that must be annoying when you're trying to deal with a customer and some know it all starts budging in on the convo

[@prepare2qualify111]

Most people's life dream: get a good job, have a family, live a happy life. Mine: walk into a run down thrift store and find chase the chuck wagon for 50 cents.

[@Dexilight]

pat wake up ;)

[@Tall_Order]

That last one I completely understand. If a customer kept interrupting me while I'm trying to make a sale I would tell them to GTFO. Yeah I may lose their business, but I'd rather lose that than to lose my sanity. lol

[@gozinta82]

Great podcast clip, guys!

[@GirthQuake101]

A video pet peeve of mine is when one camera is blurry and the other is more clear.

[@redroversk]

Ian comes from a low resolution family.

[@BeanzlovesLinkinPark]

Oh man I agree with you 100% Ian. I've been working at a game store for five years and people butt in and act like they work at my store CONSTANTLY, people always get angry and frustrated with me because I tell them to stop, they're giving out false information most of the time and just basically taking away business from us. Everyone wants to be Mr. Know It All! There's a difference between committing something useful into the conversation and being full of yourself and thinking "JUST CAUSE I PLAY VIDEO GAMEZ MEANS I KNOW ALL KINDS OF INFO ON VIDEO GAMES I MUST HELP OUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC" Also the tangled cords are ridiculous. It would save MY time AND the CUSTOMERS time ten fold if they just took the couple minutes to just help the transaction go smoother. You need money and I need more time to work on other things, just kill two birds with one stone.

[@pxlsicle]

+User1234 solidarity, friend.

[@JcaliforniaJ]

I know a place who has a crap ton of Nes, Snes and N64 boxes. He will only sell them for 3 times Ebay price because he says they are gonna get that high eventually. That logic blows my fucking mind. I asked how much he wanted for Fifa 99s box and he said $45.00. Needless to say I don't go there anymore.

[@jackwitty255]

That isnt even predicting the curve, it's just asinine.

[@gameboypunk660]

I'd go to his stall Every week and ask for insane deals and be like come on man their not selling eventually he'd punch me in the jaw

[@JcaliforniaJ]

+GameBoy Punk Oh! That reminds me, He won't give jack shit for anything. As an experiment I brought my copy of Clay Fighters Sculptors Cut in and told him I was thinking about letting it go. He acknowledged it was about a $200.00 dollar game at that time, so he offered $20.00 bucks. I said I had the box at home and asked how much extra he'd give for it then. He said $10.00 bucks extra for the box.

[@adapalis]

+The 64 Guy $20 is literally the worst raking over the coals ive ever seen. whoever this guy is karma will do its justice

[@JcaliforniaJ]

+Ada Palis I kinda wonder what he'd try to sell it for.

[@FroztiProductions]

I remember when I was a kid at gamestop, a man was buying mario party ds for his daughter... He asked if everyone playing needed a copy... The worker said yes, I knew that was wrong but I didn't say anything. Now I'll feel like a dick for the rest of my life.

[@ghostisblack]

Well your missing the point of the pet peeve, if he was wrong, then there wouldnt be anything wrong it besides the fact that you would make them lose a sale.

[@FroztiProductions]

Or he bought extra games he didn't want or need, or worse he didn't get the game his daughter wanted because he thought it didn't have a feature essential to his buying guidelines.

[@NIGonzo]

Every time I watch you guys with my youngest son (he's only three), all I get is: "Daddy, Daddy, Mr Game & Watch!" Proud in some ways... and wishing he would shut up in other ways! Amiibos and Smash Bros have a lot to answer for... but it's nice to have that connection with my boy.

[@neonte13]

For a second, when Ian said, "when people act like they work there" I was like, uhh, wtf? because I'll always point people in the right direction, if I know where the thing is, and there's no employees free to help. Obviously that's not what he was talking about, though.

[@skabcat242]

My pet peeve at a flea market is not being allowed to open cases and check conditions of discs.

[@dennislivingston8634]

as an ebay seller i find it annoying when 'anything' is priced the same in person. Not taking into account the final value fees and possibly shipping if they offer it for free. Give me a break, if I wanted to pay that price I'll just order it off ebay then from the comfort of my home.... and hell I have a variety to choose from in terms of the condition. If you're going to do ebay prices in person, take into account the fees, thats my take on it.

[@bluekirby1741]

I personally think Ian is really down to earth and nice

[@gtochld11]

I've seen those people who mosey around a store simply looking to flex their gaming knowledge muscles. The fedora and creepy stalking generally gives them away.

[@JasonVectrex_187]

I almost did that ian, but I bit my tounge, and let the worjers/owners answer the question, my answer was better and was more informative but I felt like I was over stepping a boundry.

[@c.davidwreath9628]

they should be called "pat peeves" :D

i bring my stuff in a bag but i get the stuff out and get it ready for them before in line

[@Groove_Gamer]

eBay prices outside eBay is just BS in general if someone wants eBay prices then freaking sell it on eBay bottom line, really get sick of the whole but it sells for x on eBay line.

[@UnforgivenRonin]

+Groove Gamer ebay prices are PC, good example at gamestop they have an exclusive 20 annivasary Mew Plush, they sell it for $16.99, on ebay $30 to $50, and thats just crap

[@UnforgivenRonin]

TheBrainScratcher true, very true, but people put items on bid for low prices and people, like sharks just overprice it

[@lukaskidd4621]

+UnforgivenRonin To be fair, though, if someone paid 16.99 for the plush and then decided to sell it on ebay, charging a grand total of $30 after shipping they wouldn't be charging a ridiculous price considering fees.

[@UnforgivenRonin]

thats the start price, those ones are bids, the pay it now is$45-$52 and thats without shipping and handling

[@TheBuckoJohnson]

There are some reasonable sellers on ebay that don't ask for insane, greedy prices. Five hundred for an incomplete damaged game. Good luck with that one buddy.

[@squarepainter]

theres a seller at a flea market in south jersey that has had the same bin of overpriced and sunfaded NES games for the past 6 years. its beyond a joke at this point

[@bluearmy893]

Is Stadium Events or NWC in that bin?

[@adapalis]

Biggest pet peeve is when games have stickers on paper labels. I mean seriously thats a sign of no respect for the artistic medium

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

I saw some people at a flea market selling DS games for $5 each. They had a loose copy of Hanna Montana there, I told them it was probably worth a dollar at most, and they told me that's what they thought but then they looked online and it was $10. At that moment, I just left those people alone.

[@nlw1000]

a pet peeve for me is stickers. when i go to a convention /flea market/ store i want to see a sticker with the price your asking for it. not some one going on there phone and looking it up.

[@SVT512]

Flea market/Game store pet peeve - no prices on games, you go to buy them and the seller starts looking up current prices on Ebay and Amazon and makes you wait. If I visit a store or booth and there are no prices, I tend to just walk away :P

[@matthewhardiman3668]

When you can't see the prices on games because they're stacked behind a glass case, so you have to ask the price on each individual game.

[@matthewhardiman3668]

When you can't see the prices on games because they're stacked behind a glass case, so you have to ask the price on each individual game.

[@stephblackcat]

Ian: I have been to stores and seen customers ask a question about Skylanders and the clerk doesn't know or gives the wrong answer. Is it bad form for me to step in and be like "Actually, a green based Spyro will work on every game(that came after Spyro's Adventure) not just Spyro's Adventure which green base characters were released with."

[@SpardaDVLKing3]

I like Ian. He has balls.

[@Capyman505]

I go to a flea market vendor quite a bit, and the guy there is pretty cool, I got a working nes with 10 games for 50 bucks, its only "problem" was that the top section was painted green, which I didnt really care about

[@mingkey8013]

Ian dealing with people with Asperger syndrome.Like most people who go to retro gaming expos @6:17

[@timmer919hep]

I hate when people put stickers all over their stuff. Gamestop is bad enough, but you can eventually get those stickers off. When you are dealing with older stuff with stickers on them, that shit does NOT come off. It's even worse when they put a sticker over a label and there is the risk of damaging the label trying to get them off. I also hate the know-it-all sellers, mainly when they are douche bags.

[@anonconspicuous6910]

Ian- you're the best. I always get customer's at the game shop I work at who act like they work there. Incredibly annoying.

[@AdamBarnett256]

Once I saw a fellow customer asking the cashier about the differences between a Genesis model 2 and 3, and it was pretty clear the cashier didn't know about CD and 32X compatibility and was giving a hard sell on the model 3 for some reason. I felt pretty obligated to step in and warn the buyer. Hope I didn't step on anyone's toes, but if I feel I can help then I probably will.

[@TheDarkHighlander]

I totally believe Ian when he says about random customers jumping in acting like know-at-alls happening all the time as a lot of people like to think they are experts and can't help themselves in showing off with their knowledge. I have to admit that i've been guilty of doing that a couple of times myself though that's only if the staff member clearly didn't know the answer to the customer's question. I just see that as helping them both out but if the staff member knows what he's talking about or the information i have isn't important then i see no reason to barge in.

[@phannypack3951]

idk. the drama in this one is like the sensitivity at a slumber party.

[@theswapmeetflea]

Well Said Pat, A pet peeve of mine is when a seller has a Mario game which they know nothing about other than Mario being so popular and how much it goes for on eBay so they expect 15-25$ bucks for NES , GB, GBA, and SNES whichever. Hell No!!

[@jrmann331]

This is how I got my copy of Earthbound at a flea market in 2011. A vendor had Mario and Zelda games inflated 20 dollars over the going rate every other game was six bucks. He had a lot of games I just took time to through all of them and low and behold he had Earthbound for six bucks.

[@theswapmeetflea]

+jrmann331 haha , nice , a similar story happen to me once getting Doom 64 for like 3$ bucks , the vendor didn't know what it was cause it just says Doom 64 on the label that's it so they like uhhhh 3$ lol

[@RickyRicardo135]

+The Swap Meet Flea similar story, my flea market guy overprices all Mario, Zeldas, Pokemon etc. However they always seem to miss rare and expensive games. I got Ninja Warriors and Space Megaforce for $5 each from him. Also, a Gray Bassmasters 2000 as well for $5.

[@Whitefright]

I've sold hundreds of games at way-below Ebay & Amazon prices. Gotta be fair, u only get lucky at like garage sales and stuff

[@dannythegaminggeek]

I ran a game store for 13 years, YES on people acting like they work there!

[@nicholasbullock1709]

I agree, it's irritating when people like to flaunt their knowledge. They are just trying to show off, but mask it as "being helpful." Many times people spread incorrect information.

[@G-spotGeorge]

really how hard is it to replace the sticks on 360 controllers? new caps are like 50 cents

[@JTVega]

That happens.

[@justadude420]

hey guys love the show. had a question for ya. been going to a local retro store for the last month ( almost on a daily basis ) and I've built a good report with the owner and employees... to the point where one employee has shown me a recent acquisition I don't think is for sale yet. a Nintendo system in the original box ( styrofoam in tact and all pieces still in plastic bags ) and its NEVER BEEN PLAYED!! the box has some wear on the outside but everything inside is mint. what would you value this at ?

[@sufiroyoink3728]

...how is that Game & Watch amiibo breaking dimensions like that? Like what is it resting on?

[@jbfarley]

it has tabs in its feet i think, and has a couple different posesm the annoying thing is he only comes with 1 base

[@slyboy1986]

Why is the dreamcast so awesome

[@bloodwolf1175]

it's not lol sega died for a reason

[@slyboy1986]

+MargaritazARE_STR8 i did not know sega died

[@slyboy1986]

+noisyturtle never heard of him

[@FlamRoyalBaer]

You know what is a pet peeve for me at flea markets? They sell games and consoles at ebay prizes, or even anythign at abay prizes or game store prizes but at least here in germany they don't even whipe the dust of them, I mean what is with this shit? Why should I buy something that looks that much like shit that I need to clean for hours on end?

[@DrewberTravels]

2:00 Nobody wants them!? Clint does!! Unless the LGR already has a copy.

[@bronypon3]

The only time i say that your wrong on that last point ian is if your wrong on something. just as an example is that one time i want in to a used gane store and someine wanted to buy some games that work on a normal ds that they where buying and they wanted a gba game. the person selling them said no those wont work for it, when they do because they have that seprate back loading spot for it. i told him right then and the enployee seemed supprised that i was right. in this type of case please give the costumer some slackm

[@oafkad]

Where did Ian get that shirt? I like it :o.

[@UnforgivenRonin]

Pet peeve from selling at a flea market: Customers that ask if you break a $100 for them buying something that you sold 4 a $1 Customers that want the item for free, even though you are selling it for a steal Customers that throw you things on the table, becuase they don't like your prices

[@DarkSoul-ds2]

My biggest pet peeve is finding a controller from a really rare console and wondering where the fuck the console is!

[@RustyX2010]

+The Dark Soul like an FM Towne Marty!! lol

[@MrXxgorexdollxx]

no they got 2 price guides online or you just look at the already sold items and you do it in your head

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

I've seen people do what Ian was talking about, and that shit can get really awkward when some guy cuts in to answer a question and actually gives wrong information. Then the employee is put in a situation where he pretty much has to correct them and hopefully not seem like a dick in doing so. Either that, or just say fuck it and leave the customer in ignorance.

[@RustyX2010]

+John Benson is his store that busy where it happens all day everyday?

[@pxlsicle]

+RustyX2010 it happens a few times a week. Does the frequency matter?

[@RustyX2010]

Hey Ian answered me back!!! I luv you man!!

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

I would hate dealing with situations like that because I bet a lot of people react defensively and take it like they just got one-up'd or something. I guess at some point it would become second nature to handle, but if it happened every week I would probably snap lol.

[@MagickFlavour]

Pet peeve: people who ask if "Does/is X work with/on Y?"(like "is Halo on Nintendo DS?") I see people ask this all the time when I'm at a game store, and it makes me cringe.

[@billyedkin4837]

wow people, get off of Ian's nuts! I concur with Ian, let him do his job.

[@ergheiz83]

People who do that must not get out much or have a mild case of autism. It's beyond rude to interrupt a conversation of people you don't even know.

[@lockjaw467]

Flea Market Pet Peeve: "I'm selling it for a friend. He will only sell it for X" Sometimes true- most of the time, it's someone who wants top dollar, does not want to haggle over the price and uses a 'friend' excuse to get you to take it or leave it because they won't adjust a price for an item if the other person (who is never there) isn't there..

[@Pancreaticdefect]

Hey now...I want an Odyssey 100 Pong system.

[@97Retrogamenerd]

sometimes when I'm in a gamestore and someone wants to get into a system that I'm an expert in, I may help him out in some shape or form. Is that ok?

[@RustyX2010]

+97Retrogamenerd not with Ian LOL

[@pxlsicle]

+97Retrogamenerd if they aren't actively talking to me about it? Are you truly informed? Then by all means! I'm saying when I, the manager, am engaged with a customer, it is not the place for someone else to butt in and puff out their chest

[@97Retrogamenerd]

+Ian Ferguson this is one I get alot, alot of people haven't dived into the Sega Saturn. It's actually my favorite console of all time. I'm only missing about 2 RPG's for it, have most of the gems and I adore the system so much. I'd gladly help someone who wants to get started. Man what a great system

[@uhlobsterdog704]

What about pricing off the cheapest copy of a game on Amazon used?

[@DuckAvenger]

I live like 4 hours from Ians store now on my bucket list yell little b*tch and pretend like I work there.

[@aljr357]

I wouldn't mind some dos games but I'm sure not paying a lot for them and I only want them if I can find the computer to play them on.

[@codrr]

Kickstarter for a new crispy webcam to Ian.

[@ryanyoder7573]

Why does the guy on the left look like a t-Rex.

[@dannydeepo]

Hey Pat how about starting a section called Pat Peav's

[@deadeyedoom6381]

i can be that guy in a video game store that ian was talking about. i glad he said something. i didnt realize how annoying it was

[@Pandor25]

That remind me 1 time... I was purchasing a pc at a place i already worked. (It was a place that was recycling pc that people/company gave them and i was working on repairing/rebuilding pc in the workshop in the back) And that time there was a guy that came in the store. He started to ask the seller if they could reinstall window and reinstall WoW on is pc, seller was selling him the service but i step in and said, making them reinstall windows was ok since they would have get him all the driver and stuff but for WoW it was a freaking bad idea. He said yeah but it's take a freaking long time to install and i said exactly, and here they charge per hour, so if you can just do it at home for mostly free do it. Seller looked at me with big eyes, so i left. :/

[@daltonpurdy9510]

pricing abit hard too

[@jrmann331]

Sun damaged items. To me that just shows you as a seller do not care about the items you are selling. I also hate the phrase "you won't find a better price on _________ anywhere else". That might have been acceptable pre-internet days but my android phone can look it up and call you out on your lies.

[@Teamnofatchix]

Biggest PET PEEVE : Buying Video game in Canada You guys just don't know the chance you have ... you got retro store everywhere and flea market

[@TheJpineda1988]

Must be a douchy store employee

[@stevenbeaumont4116]

my local chain pawn ship is now selling 64s for ebay price +20% how is that realistic?

[@gameboypunk660]

soon n64 consoles and games will be as worth as much as Nes and snes scary but true

[@gameboypunk660]

+TheBrainScratcher compared to ps1 and Saturn its good

[@1980sGamer]

+GameBoy Punk Lol PS1? The PS1 has a ton of good games.

[@gameboypunk660]

+Deathbrewer u mean massively huge and incredibly average with some gems in the rough did I mention how massive and huge the ps1 library was what was their 4000 games and only 200-300 worth playing and owning and most of those were one and done games like you beat the game once and never play again you know how many ps1 games I played, beat and never touched again? easily 80-90% of em.

[@gameboypunk660]

+TheBrainScratcher A smaller game library means better quality games and less junk theirs only 200 games worth playing on ps1 and again the games on ps1 are mainly games you play once and put on a shelf, games on the n64 have much more re-playability and fun to play oh and most 3d platformers on ps1 are ass total, busby 3d bad.

[@GamingisAHobby]

I wonder if people who do this at his store watch the channel and listen to the podcast. lol

[@RustyX2010]

+Collecting Guru they will now LOL

[@michaelhall736]

One of my pet peeves is when I go to buy a game, I don't like the clerk telling me how sucky the game is and are trying to discourage me from buying. Dude, I don't care what you think, let me buy the fucking game to see rather I like it or not.

[@cj694x2]

That's happened to me twice before. It's such an awkward moment when I'm forced to say, "Yeah well, I still want to purchase this game, dickwad."

[@RustyX2010]

+michael hall (Rwanime442) is that at Gamestop? lol

[@michaelhall736]

RustyX2010 It's happened to me at Gamestop before, as well as Blockbuster, you know, when they were still in business.

[@pxlsicle]

+michael hall (Rwanime442) I've had to have conversations like this with some of our employees. We have an honesty policy. It's simple. Did the person ask you about the game, specifically if it was good or not? Then tell them your honest opinion. Did they bring the game up to the counter and not ask any questions? Keep your trap shut. The reasoning is twofold: 1) It's insulting to the customer to insinuate your taste is better than theirs. 2. We do need to move these games. If they don't ask get the game out the door. Plenty of reasons someone may want a "shitty" game.

[@michaelhall736]

Ian Ferguson And most of the time, I didn't ask about it. I'm glad it's a policy at the store you work at. I wish Gamestop had a policy like that. Either they have it, but don't enforce it.

[@ZERO_42069]

i hate when they say "well on ebay its going for $000) and im like well you have this game for 9 weeks now obviously its not going for that fuckin price

[@adammackenzie]

lol, yup, jerks

[@Realwessharpe]

When you buy games that don't work worth a shit.