My Heart Skipped a Beat when I Saw This Game...

I went video game hunting at a bunch of rural pawn shops on my way to Alabama and came away with TONS of solid gems!
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[@dodigo8880]

His heart dropped when he saw Asura's Wrath, mine dropped when I saw how he grabs the discs

[@MinimalistCollector]

For real lmao

[@WilfriedFauvel]

Damn that was so amateur

[@Wolfstanus]

Resellers don't give a shit about much. He probably ships $50+ games in bubble mailers too. Probably doesn't even clean anything, just sends games out with pubic hair and 30 years of dust and grime on them

[@ItamiSenpapi]

ya same for a guy who gets super excited about games...he only cares about the money not the people he sales it to kinda disappointing personally wouldnt get anything from resalers

[@DrSaltyPickle]

@@ItamiSenpapi So you don't buy games from pawn stores, video games stores, retail stores, etc? How on earth do you buy any games? lmao

[@TravsPackPulls]

I don’t understand why a guy buying games from pawn shops is making some of you guys mad? If he was going to Walmart and buying every copy of a new release then sure I get it. But a pawn shop? Come on guys. Great vid man, I love watching these! So keep it up!

[@Emerica771]

Mad cause they didn’t do it first

[@christianardoin159]

Hey man i know your channel isnt as large as it should be but i really appreciate all the knowledge you drop for free.

[@William47345]

it eventually will be it just takes time. mr beast didnt start with 20mill views. he start with 1, then 10, then 500, then 10k thenm 100k etc...

[@jeremyTallen1]

I have watched your videos for a a little while now and just now heard the name Mr. Beast yesterday from my 5 year old 😂

[@nickmaloney8232]

Hey mate, wanted to say thanks for the video. I saw Asura’s Wrath on the PS3 in my local op shop today after watching this video for $5 and immediately grabbed it. We can’t sell used games on Amazon here in Aus but eBay comps were also insane. Thanks again, I definitely learn so much from watching you

[@PhoenixResale]

Glad I could help!

[@williamsamargis6582]

That pikachu vcr was awesome I've never seen one in person.

[@Mrdeniro100]

Just the VCR without remote and memory card sold for $320 on Ebay. I haven't watched all the video yet, maybe he buys it.

[@williamsamargis6582]

@@DrifterThrifters yea I would've talked them down a little and try to get it cheaper but just with all it came with it would be worth picking up

[@ricardotorres6919]

what card comes with the vcr?

[@GamerLadyJ]

It is now currently just $50

[@loganbomar9365]

I just found your videos today and I have been binge watching them all day long. You are living the life man live it up and keep up the good work!!

[@PhoenixResale]

Thanks Logan!

[@ogyogi2552]

can't believe Asuras Wrath is so expensive, it was like a 10-15 dollar GameStop game before.

[@dreworyan5652]

I’ve been into games my whole life. Stumbled across this channel. I’m quite confident I could still find it at GameStop for $5

[@AJ72281]

It’s not that uncommon of a game.... Also, you need to buy the DLC to really complete the game’s story......

[@panchigancedo6247]

It was on the returned shelf at Game stop all day long.

[@addonexus2656]

I've gotten two copies. One at gamestop, one at at a flea market. I gave less than $5 each for them.

[@maninblackgaming5634]

I completely agree with all these statements. My local GameSpot had 3 copies for cheaper than he paid. I dont know how he will get over $100 for this. Please explain....I could make a killing if making $ is this easy.

[@JRPGLife]

Man...I so regret not picking up Asura's wrath when I was under $20 at Gamestop...great finds!!

[@zeldaofhyrule1119]

7:10 that Chrono Cross

[@VulcanEditing]

I actually live in tazewell and haven’t been in that last pawn shop in yearssss, they’ve improved a lot! Good to see, definitely stopping by soon!

[@zacdiller9267]

I randomly (KZbin made me) found u and retro Rick . Glad to see good dudes on the come up collaborate.

[@retrogamingrus4668]

Boggles my mind my people buy games on amazon for 40% more then they could get them on ebay.

[@imthemapimthemap]

From my small amount of knowledge and my own experience, people feel ‘safer’ buying from Amazon due to the “better” customer service. I believe it’s due to the higher regulations and obstacles that sellers have to go through in order to sell on Amazon. So people don’t care if they pay more money because they believe that they’ll get better service, especially if the item is bad and they have to return it. After being an eBay seller, I don’t think it’s worth it to pay more 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@retrogamingrus4668]

@@imthemapimthemap that what I mean. To me ebay is a very reliable service. I've never used Amazon ever to buy anything. It's overpriced.

[@calibomber209]

They can buy on amazon. I’ll buy on eBay and sell on amazon. I was able to get afrika on PS3 cib for 80$ on eBay. Mint. I could list on amazon for 200$. One thing I hate on eBay is even if you have a no return policy, eBay has a guarantee so they can return it.

[@jessewarren9177]

People will pay more to get something in 2 days and no question returns. The fees on amazon are higher but you make soooo much more. People trust that they won't get crap like you can on ebay. People buy on ebay and flip to amazon FBA all the time. It's a big business.

[@MSUHitman]

And yet in regards to magic the gathering sealed product, Amazon is way worse to buy from than eBay.

[@PrimeTimeChris420]

The first one in corbin was actually barbourville kentucky. As well as Matt's pawn. Really awesome seeing this video across the road from my house lol

[@lumuria6665]

Luckys is in corbin

[@carxiong6744]

Gotten asura's wrath a few years ago for $1 from a guy who hated it cause there's no ending to the game. Almost pass on it but decided to pick it up just because I needed it for my collection. Was a good decision I'll say lol.

[@Jordanadlerjman]

I am originally from Alabama and never heard about this but now live in Arizona where we have a GameStop and locally own game stores on every corner which is overall nice haha

[@zachholo233]

I played gauntlet dark legacy and phantasy star online 1 and 2 on GameCube as a kid and loved both. Had so much fun with my friends we still talk about both of those games to this day. So much nostalgic behind them. They are going for crazy cash online. I'm so surprised not more ppl know about these gems. Your channel is great man! I have low key been waiting for you to find either game. You may have in previous videos but this is the first time I've seen you find 1 and I can't tell you how happy that makes me. Thanks for entertainment. Cheers!

[@vhsthrifter]

nothing like a good ride along 🙌 nice pick ups mate

[@platinumshard8688]

Keep up the reselling, and great content. It is awesome that your channel is growing!

[@chetmanely4986]

Just discovered your channel and you already motivated me to start flipping some game!

[@PhoenixResale]

That’s awesome John, thanks for the support!

[@preamstrikbiz0]

My heart skipped a beat over donkey Kong konga drums too , cuz the tempo changed 😂 😆 😝

[@wesleyflatt1993]

I love the Middlesboro/Harrogate/Tazewell area. A lot of people overlook East Tennessee and Kentucky, but it's so beautiful!

[@GamerLadyJ]

Harrogate and tazewell is TENNESSEE YA'LL

[@gamesandgains7100]

Duuuuude some solid finds. Did my First little road trip find the other day. Loved it. Keep it up man!

[@adamtolbert3279]

Found your channel recently and keep grinding you make solid content.

[@cosmos8569]

Great video loved seeing the rural road trip and all of your finds.

[@William47345]

Its probably a regulation where you cant have new and flashy signs. I live in a town that is considered historic so in the downtown they are not allowed to have fancey signs and stuff on display in the stores. It all has to look like it was from the 1800's

[@chubbs2067]

Really feel like I need to leave the big city I am in and do a weekend road trip in some of these rural towns... so much less competition.

[@cardboardcrazydownunderc2367]

I would have snagged that VCR for sure, maybe they would have discounted that too? Looked awesome

[@panchigancedo6247]

Truth

[@Pokeballz68]

I have that game didn't know it was so expensive lol thanks

[@Steele267]

Me too

[@MSUHitman]

FYI the only way to have a manual with tales of Symphonia Collection on PS3 is to own the Collector’s Edition. Namco did this for the vast majority of PS3 Tales games.

[@WestVirginiaCope]

I was in Kontrol Freak Games in Pigeon Forge, TN a couple weeks ago and saw Paper Mario for the GameCube priced at $120. Blew my mind lol. I just picked up a new GameCube AV cord for about $10. Cool place if you're ever that way. Had a lot of retro consoles and games.

[@Id0ntca7e]

Great background music. Now I´m addicted to Patrik Patrikios beats.

[@guardian_rl3329]

What's the name of the app you use to check prices?

[@Ianbuvoltz]

That’s what’s I’m trying to figure out, if you do please let me know

[@y0ungxrist505]

fr tho

[@vikarux]

Following

[@desertratedc9596]

When I first saw Guantlet Dark legacy I was thinking you'd better get it. Love that game and it has gone up a lot in value.

[@gregv7193]

You need to come up north in Kentucky near Cincinnati we have so many pawn shops tons of games…

[@myGorillaMindset]

I enjoy your sourcing trips but would like to see some sales as well. Only sourcing gets a bit repetitive

[@SwagLikeChrist]

Very true. I know he sells Amazon but I am super curious the turnaround of how fast what he picks up sells

[@PhoenixResale]

I try to sprinkle those in periodically. They just don’t get any views and take more work.

[@oBuffering]

that CN game was my first ever game on the PS3 brings back good memories

[@TheTheRandomShow1234]

"well ill tell ya what, we could clear the taxes" lmao.

[@jasonmoore345]

Great video you have really inspired me to want to get into reselling

[@gordonjeffrey231076]

Just got a R&C a crack in time and Q-force, CIB for £4 ($5.50) each from a charity shop here in UK. Super happy with those pickups.

[@WereHistoryFilms]

This channel has made me hate the word “folks”

[@ThePorkchopExpress975]

congrats on the azuras wrath pickup. i had no idea the game had gone up. i was like damn i remember buying this for the 360 in 2014 thinking now wish i got it for the ps3. but i checked and it’s gone up on 360 to maybe around 50 or 60 usd and i paid 18 usd so yayyyy

[@thestranger1462]

Just found you're channel today and now I'm binge watching your video's

[@PhoenixResale]

Thanks Stranger!

[@StrawberryRaine]

That VCR was so cool ngl, I probably would have bought it lol

[@bingevintage8124]

I found a lot of games with console for 25 and was shook when I saw one of the games included it’s a classic and the game itself is my money back and more 😁

[@soto9128]

Those places where truly beautiful! What a trip. :D

[@skepticalbystander]

Asura's Wrath isn't complete brother :/ there's a manual for it.

[@Kong32-6]

He'll probably still mark it complete

[@LeoJay]

JRPGs on PS2 and PS3 are just too good man, and i can see why they have such a high demand since a lot of them are stuck in these old consoles.

[@katelynnfoster6175]

I bought a lot of nes games and it had Die Hard and Godzilla. About had a heart attack myself finding those

[@gamesandgains7100]

Pretty much anything Godzilla is amazing!

[@dilley_esq]

What app do you use while scanning? New to your channel and like what I see. Thanks!

[@jasondietzman9371]

I was going to ask the same question

[@jessedean1983]

@@jasondietzman9371 same lol

[@conner12893]

Same

[@lookitskazzy]

Looks like a weeb unloaded their entire PS3 collection at that pawn shop you got Asura's Wrath from. Some really good games in that case.

[@wlewis19760]

I live in the Corbin area, and it is tough to find games at Pawn Shops there because of the Game King that is also downtown. So most people in the area know what games are worth.

[@Rubyredacted]

When I first played asuras wrath I was enraged that it was such an overlooked game but it's nothing but over the top and my guy has enough anger issues to make hulk look at him like a crazy 🤣🤣

[@nickh9977]

I'm surprised that Guitar Hero Live is going for around $30. Even when this video was uploaded, they had already shut down the servers for GHTV which was the bulk of the game. It dropped the total song count from several hundred down to about 25 or 30.

[@buttermilkjesusx]

This channels popularity took a LEAP forward from when I would watch this guy

[@GooseKnuckles]

Unfortunately that Asura’s Wrath isn’t complete. Couldn’t believe it when you said how much it was going for, and went to see if I still had it. Has a manual and everything.

[@ELSUBelial]

sometimes i wish i would live in the US. Just for the thousands of Pawn shops. Here in Germany there is just 1 Pawn Shop in a Big City with 1 million people, and there's just junk in it.

[@dustyhughes1049]

random yu-gi-oh! card in a case full of video games 😂

[@johnmedlock5470]

Hey you passed through my hometown of barbourville!

[@that70shome19]

Do you take off the GameStop and or pawn shop stickers before you send them into amazon? Thanks

[@bobbyhoward1911]

Guys like him really irritate me. No love more games or the hobby and community. Just looking to make a quick buck. I can only hope so many resellers flood the market and making where these guys can’t make lots of money doing this.

[@scottybryant3075]

Hey Phoenix on the 3Rd of this Month I went To the Quintard Jewelry and Pawn in Anniston Alabama and bought Grand theft Auto 5 and Dead Rising 1 and 2 and Dead Island Definitive Edition for the PS4 and a PS5 EVIL DEAD game and 6 DVDS and 1 Blue Ray for only $45.00 and the PS5 EVIL DEAD game was still sealed

[@chrisstoecker7189]

Wow I gotta start selling on Amazon...that's more around 75-80 on ebay. Not a game I see very often. The few times I have they're usually just the disk

[@legionjrm8340]

Great vid...That's tazewell TN (not ky) my boy...I know because I live there lol

[@ourshit5725]

Caleb called the last shop a "honey-bowl" 😂! First time hearing that, I'm using it from now on though👌.

[@TheQuackertheduck]

Has to be a Pooh reference, right?

[@adamtolbert3279]

Honey hole I thought. It's a common saying

[@collinf9334]

Honey hole* lol

[@TheQuackertheduck]

You should still use it from now on, either way.

[@ourshit5725]

@@TheQuackertheduck 🤣

[@doughnutholer]

bro he found Asura's Wrath in my town I'm freaking out lmao

[@DiaryofaFlipper]

Another great video my man. Love your work 🔥

[@joeyraimondi2478]

What app do you use for the QR code to get the pricing of these games? Great channel and love the videos!

[@jedistreaming4006]

What's the scanning app on your phone?

[@captainamerica1274]

Man that last stop was money 💰 pawn shops are where it's at

[@ivan.guitaraaa1903]

Hey man what is the app you are using to scan the games?

[@freddiemegee]

I want this app aswell

[@Princ3of5aiiyanz]

I wish i didnt put my double of asuras wrath in a bundle when i sold it.

[@s13shaka]

This is what a video game addiction looks like.

[@aaronmason1245]

Watch me complain about how much a store is selling a game for when I was gonna rip people off on Amazon even more!

[@Anime_Fan_0069]

My public library still has a copy of Asura's Wrath on the ps3 to check out. Lol

[@gi_nattak]

libraries check out video games these days?

[@Anime_Fan_0069]

@@gi_nattak some do

[@fcaraveo88]

I'm ready for a trip like that!

[@aheemshabazz2682]

Just curious does anyone buy games just because they are fun or am I the only one? Not trying to make a profit and I think it’s better for the gaming community but not a hateful comment

[@larrychiem8345]

Thats why people like you buy and people like him sell.

[@stephenmurphy3207]

Hi, what’s the app you use on your phone to check if the prices are good? Thanks

[@GamerLadyJ]

Tazewell is pronounced ______ taz- well. It's weird but the E is silent. And Harrogate & Tazewell is in TN. Those pawn shops always have something interesting in there

[@bobbygathagan6758]

Didnt realize that azuras wrath is going that high. I have a copy of it.

[@VladkingOC]

gauntlet is one of the most underrated games of its time!

[@HartsoBig]

amen!

[@eddie6195]

What app do you use to look up stuff on your phone

[@VladkingOC]

@@eddie6195 what do you mean exactly? What stuff are you searching for?

[@GhostHuntersOfOzarks]

What app are you using to scan games with? Thanks

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

Man I envy being able to buy games like this! I honestly have been through so many consoles, sold so many cause of addiction, needing money, that nowadays I stick to emulation for most consoles that can be emulated. I mean Pokemon games for example, I prefer to play on my pc with a controller with the ability to edit the roms, and speed up the gameplay. I still have a 3ds and all the Gen 4 and later games, and a switch, but Ive gone through like 4 gameboy advances, 2 gameboy colors, 1 original GB, 1 GB pocket, 2 original DS, 2 3DS XL, 3 PS2, 2 Xbox 360, 1 Dreamcast, 2 gamecubes, 1 original xbox, 2 N64, 2 PSP, 1 PSVita, I had to sell allllll of them, and Id rebuy them when I was doing better, then later need money and resell again. I see people with a passion like this for collecting the games and I wish I'd at least sold them to someone like you, rather than just getting ripped off by Gamestop/EBGames over the years cause I was a worthless junkie that needed pill money. I collect so many things, sports memorabillia, cards, pokemon cards, beanie babies, retro games, that my rule is, if I can play it 100% with emulation, I do it. I still have a lot of older consoles but, if I could only go back in time,,, would take easily $20,000 to buy everything I used to have. Still have my favorite console ever Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis, Gamegear, SNES, Dreamcast, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox One Xbox360, Gamecube, 3DS, Switch, and 4 different pc's and 2 laptops for gaming lol. Still have enough games to fill a libary bookshelf, but its depressing thinking about what I could have. I feel like if you're a pure collector, buying the actual games is a good investment, but if you purely want to play a game, for me, i just like playing on my PC and I never really plug my consoles in anyways :( my games just sit there collecting dust. Its just easier using savestates for someone with migraine issues like me, disabled, health problems, I cant replay the same part over and over lol. Thats how I sleep at night, I just tell myself hey, I can play all the games anyways, so no need to cry about the past!

[@S3N_Gaming]

Asura wrath is one of those games that I would buy in a heartbeat if it got a ps4 or ps5 port.

[@DingoOnMy40]

8:09 Asura Wrath really I never taught about how much it is now it still have my copy with and the DLC on my ps3 wish they had a complete edition or at least had it on PS4 i also have art academy that doesn't have the kid on the cover.

[@res_isnt_sad]

This man visited my home town and actually made a profit. I cant believe stuff like that was even around. But tazewell isnt in kentucky, it's in Tennessee. I'm still subscribing because you cant bargain with great content

[@PhoenixResale]

Haha thanks!

[@rlloyd911]

Not to be confused with Tazewell, Virginia or New Tazewell, Tennessee! None of which are pronounced taze-well by locals 😛

[@pug41478]

Dude that’s cool I went too Highschool in Middlesboro been in east end pawn tons of time

[@Chris-xs4zo]

Hey, what app are u using for scanning?

[@carlosaponte2349]

People keep saying that asura's wrath is highly priced because of low print and stuff, but I call BS on that. Where I'm from you can see that game EVERYWHERE at $5 maybe $10 max, it's not that hard to find the game on ebay or amazon, it just recently went up but nobody has given a real reason.

[@carlosaponte2349]

@@critcri Yup. If you're getting it might as well be just for the profit, because the game actually sucks.

[@Megasan3]

Shylocks Pawn had The Guardian Legend for NES complete in box (or i assume it's complete in box) for only $25. It resells for $75. Man, I wish I was there to have bought it. even though I already own it complete in box. I wouldnt have mind owning a second copy or to resale it later on. Its my favorite video game of all time. so I pretty much crapped myself when I only saw it for $25.

[@JLAquaticsLLC]

what app do you use?

[@skaskaskaseven]

Great video bro would love to do what you do. What app are you using there?

[@lumuria6665]

Went through my stomping grounds I live in Corbin Ky and got it on lock lol good luck loving the content

[@twumpyboys3659]

"Kentucky is so beautiful ". Clip looks like every effing states highway

[@VAG2001]

What app are you using to find prices?

[@davidcriswell8312]

you should show us how your game convention when I'm very interested to see what hot and what's not.

[@902100101]

A bit late on my part, but what app were you using to scan the different video games as well as what shop do you primarily sell too (seemed like amazon to me but I'm probably wrong)?

[@superhappygamer1162]

He uses the Amazon Seller app to scan the items.

[@scrappy4680]

What app ur using to scan and I really love ur videos.

[@dillongoodfriend7248]

You get mad at a $50 Mario then resell your games at $100+. Mad at pawn shops for marking your own prices.

[@BRAVOROBINSON]

Plus this guy probably pays less for most of his stuff he sells than the pawn shop does-that has staff/tax to pay. Guys a scalper and flaunts it on here.

[@stephano1019]

I nerd out so hard whenever I see Gamboy games or Ps2 games.

[@mrplatinumskillzonemagfed2552]

Just checked out gauntlet dark legacy in my country it's only worth £22 us is so high in mark up pricing .can only assume you didn't get a lot of initial stock when the game released in your country.