Pawn Stars: BIG $$$ for RARE Atari Video Games (Season 18) | History

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[@jerrysmith8624]

I’ll click the link for $5, take it or leave it

[@minibrum9369]

I offer $2.50 take it or leave it

[@anuraghirapache2620]

I will do 1.5$ take it o leave it

[@sreehith1911]

I’ll do -6.99 dollars take it or leave it

[@musicmode6657]

hi big fan love the vids 👍

[@PatTheNESpunk]

There are thousands upon thousands of Atari games from the 80s still unopened and sealed. The Video Game Crash happened for a reason.

[@mryodak]

SEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAALED

[@tomwaters5090]

When you took your two copies of Nintendo World championship edition the gray and gold cart to pawn Stars did you really have the intention of selling it or did you just want to get on the show? because Pat I know you know enough that taking them to a pawn shop they're going to lowball the heck out of you and you know enough and you know enough people in the community that you could get reasonable rates for your two World championship editions if you wanted to sell them.

[@greengamerguy623]

Facts

[@joshua.snyder]

Hilarious and telling that they brought in slimey Denis on this one. Is Pawn Stars getting points on Heritage-WATA auctions?

[@fcukyou2_]

@@tomwaters5090 of course he didn't have any intention on selling them..he did it to get on a TV show. which at the time was just one of the biggest cable tv shows on air

[@Javi_A20]

Corey: Mind if I take a closer look? Seller: Go Ahead Corey: *rips the Frogger packaging open*

[@connorcampbell2536]

Lol

[@andrewcutler1380]

*Chumlee eats packaging*

[@Steveman27]

As soon as the seller mentioned Atari Raiders of the Lost Ark, it instantly reminded me of James Rolfe The Angry Video Game Nerd.

[@josephelliott8425]

Me too

[@Ryan_Matthew]

Same, bro.

[@iamthefuss934]

Who

[@deminybs]

hearing the name of any old game brings me there lol

[@Stickitupyourtwat]

I had James sign my Indiana Jones Atari cart

[@jessejames9149]

Gamestop would have appraised these games at $3 dollars cash or $3.42 store credit!

[@oscarthegreat4830]

Cash all day!

[@joshua.snyder]

And they wouldn't be far off.

[@canaan5337]

Game stop dont deal in antiques they probably wouldn't buy them at all.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

And sold it the next day for 500

[@Ramon_92]

Thats a stolen comment dude shame on you !

[@tarbosh917]

Corey went from "I know nothing about video game valuations" to "There's a bubble in video games so I'm not touching these"

[@BlazingSerenade]

what's crazy is that their expert literally helped make that bubble by fraudulently pumping it lmao

[@josephgood2704]

he was 100% correct. There have been exact same game sales that went for a milliion that then went for 100k. Plenty of exact games that went for 250k then went for 25k.. It was a bubble created by the guy evaluating games when he created WATA. He created a bubble and it has now popped

[@EGarrett01]

Seller wants auction house price, Pawn Stars offer crack house price.

[@EGarrett01]

@@sparkyphantom92 Ask your mother.

[@ElTeeger]

Lol

[@TheXXxChrisJoelxXx]

@@EGarrett01 classic

[@ErdnußRiegel6969]

@@EGarrett01 destruction 100

[@jessejames9149]

Incineration! Burn!!!!!!!!!! Everett01 you are the insult master!- Aquateen Hunger Force 2005!!!!!

[@Grumpycat95]

You know I like how Corey does his job sometimes , he know there will be hustling and useless negotiations so he just passes on the item depending on the appraisal

[@aznnp77]

You could tell that that guy would not sell it that cheap, but I bet if it was someone that inherited them or didn't know that much about them, he woulda offered $200. Or if he felt really uncomfortable he woulda fished $100 out there and gone to 150.

[@stevep8445]

Whatever the script says...

[@williamm374]

George Costanza worked his whole life on the skills necessary to get his Frogger across the street, but alas, a box truck driver squashed his dreams.

[@davidkastin4240]

That's a hilarious episode 😂

[@ifwecouldvote]

"Where are the holes?"

[@davidkastin4240]

@@ifwecouldvote What holes?

[@ifwecouldvote]

@@davidkastin4240 the holes, the holes! Where the electricity comes out of.

[@PanfishingJournal]

Serenity Nowwwwww!

[@kunaak]

I use to work in a store, and sometimes products would arrive with shrink wrap broken during shipping. So we had to reseal them. It was literally just a table with a roll of wrap and a hair dryer that we used, and it takes only a few seconds to do, and looks identical to the normal factory wrap. There is way too much scam potential with "unopened" products to ever take that serious.

[@kangaroowithredgloves2825]

" I don't know if they need an expert to come in , it's really based on what someone is willing to pay for it" The most illogical reasoning i have heard on this show.

[@deltahomicide9300]

I think he thought they can't be faked which tells me he knows nothing about China

[@shac9131]

Everytime I sell at a pawn they google cheapest price being sold and offer me half. Nobody buys like this TV show since internet came out.

[@JoeBoone82]

@@shac9131 the store in the show does similar things. Look up Ebay sold listings, but they typically show unique items to actually have a "show" worth watching. A lot of the items would not have many, if any, comps available online, and that is where the experts can help out.

[@shac9131]

@@JoeBoone82 No man. I've had jewelry sellers offered $500 a piece for but pawn shops only offered $20 in silver weight and made by FAMOUS creators in books everything

[@AdamReveland]

there was nothing false in that statement. The price of anything is determined by who is willing to pay for it. Just because I list an item at $1000 doesn't mean it's worth that much. If that same item sold for $600, than they have something to compare it by. No one needs an expert to come in on something like this. They can easily check the sold prices on ebay or their own internal database. Though, at the end of the day, this is just a tv show looking to bring in viewers.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Have to go with Corey on this one. Dude wasnt going to sell them anyway. If it was graded it would be different. Nice games though. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@MusicalLyrics69]

Corey: Do you mind if I take a look at them? Seller: Absolutely Corey: *picks it up anyway*

[@Len1977gt]

thats how they do it

[@DESIADGIO]

Kind of how it works I don’t even know why you comment this

[@Vik-toryyy]

@@DESIADGIO Brush up on your English and you’ll understand

[@DESIADGIO]

@@Vik-toryyy nice alt account

[@sliat1981]

Uh he asked permission, received it and picked it up. Where’s the problem?

[@SplinterAce]

Cory: "I didn't play video games growing up, my dad was too cheap" The seller: "yeah I know I've been watching your show"

[@pauldavis5665]

Kind of contradicts another episode where someone brought in a Commadore 64 and Rick said he bought one when it first came out. That was a computer and video game machine. Maybe he never let Corey touch it.

[@IAmJoeJericho]

As soon as the expert gave a low appraisal amount, I couldn't finish watching the fate of the seller

[@fabianmastrapa1112]

I expected Chumlee to do a U turn when he responded "Yea we know an expert, let me go call him".

[@Len1977gt]

lol me too

[@napoleonbonerfarte6739]

"Can I borrow your phone Corey?" Calls himself

[@yusufsalame5415]

Lol genius. Missed opportunity

[@adamt4051]

Used to play alot when I was kid

[@sebastient987]

The Raiders of the Lost Ark at this condition would sell on ebay for 85-100$ MAX (sold item) The other one about 250-300$ MAX. But you can find some for 200$ sometimes also. So there is no big deal on those games. I got an Atari 2600 Double Dragon still sealed and I think it worth more than those 2 games.

[@audrisampson]

if not double both of them tbh.

[@nickanderson8305]

That's the smartest thing iv heard on this show. Not only is there a videogame bubble, it's been completely fabricated by their 'expert' at wata games

[@elimanator]

I was waiting to see if anyone else would mention this, their "expert" is partnered with a total fraudster who was responsible for the collectable coin bubble years ago.

[@johnathancarlton6710]

There's not a video game bubble. It's just that Atari isn't as popular for retro games. NES and SNES is still popular to this day.

[@christocream]

He says he feels like they are in a video game bubble while his "expert" is the guy responsible for it

[@pondababa4197]

Mr. Brown and I got along famously

[@peytdawgs9909]

Its old

[@tsquirrel8675]

Lame joke that has been said on every video. Come up with new material sucka

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Raiders of the Lost Ark is worth $90 in the box max, a sealed Frogger is worth $200 at max, maybe $400 graded.

[@masterticcu]

How do you go from "$200 at max" to "maybe $400"

[@bbgarnettTotallyNotABot]

@@masterticcu He said maybe 400 Graded 200 Max would be if it weren't graded.

[@SantaBarbaraBiking]

@@masterticcu graded really increases the value

[@Krushak8888]

Cause its wata... wata over prices. Just listen to pat the nes punk and about wata and auction houses.

[@MrTripcore]

They aren't worth anything. But keep pretending

[@kevinlopez9814]

Love you guys keep up the great work

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[@redamehdihassan1113]

Greetings. It is with great pleasure that I learned a lot from the information that is presented in all the videos that I follow closely and with unparalleled enthusiasm. I wish you success and progress in your work.

[@glenclough9080]

Just checked on eBay, Boxed frogger selling for around $200

[@brucef310]

No, that is what the seller wants. He may not get it.

[@haimo14228]

One CiB sold for $10

[@capcomfan82]

Lol thats a 20 dollar game on eBay. Not sealed but a sealed game doesn’t take a 20 title to 200. You just looked around until you found the first fool you could find.

[@brucef310]

@@capcomfan82 Not to mention it's easy to reseal a package if you have the right tools.

[@DRcatscratch]

@@brucef310 and age the plastic too?

[@magicjoexxl2827]

Bro at 4:45 looked so disappointed, he said he wanted 1,600$ and the value was really 400$ he didn’t even want the expert to come .

[@davidculp8099]

“I don’t know why they’d call in an expert. They’re worth what someone is willing to pay”. Expert comes in to tell them what someone is willing to pay.

[@FishFreddy]

He was already worried his price was way too high.

[@BadDogeU]

Wata isn't an expert company anyways

[@jimgoebel5348]

They stopped making the 2600 in the 90's. The seller is high. Games are worth nowhere near that much. Wata is full of crap in general.

[@jeffmahoney1271]

"I don't know why they need an expert, it's based on what someone's willing to pay for it" Ya, and what they're willing to pay is based on the experts opinion.....

[@AdamReveland]

5 people buy the exact same item from the exact same dealer. Regardless if the prices are different or not, you would instantly know the price of what it's going for in that particular area, even perhaps in a specific market.

[@d-complexakasnypermclivedr9549]

I bought a sealed copy of raiders and frogger last week from my local game shop for 5$ total. I have 100% lost faith in pawn stars.

[@mattjrk5679]

First printed Frogger sells for 5-8k now so they took an L..

[@_Seagie]

really? wow

[@monsterchief117]

Not the same one this dude had.

[@ThatKiwiDudeTV]

They're only worth as much as people are willing to pay for them Later: I disagree on how much people are willing to pay for them. 😕

[@Andy-nx8fv]

THIS

[@MegaMeco2]

I want an episode where someone brings in something unopened super rare and the pawn stars ask "you mind if I take a look at them?" "Sure go ahead" and rick, corey or chum open the package instantly removing 90% of the value lmao that woukd be halarious

[@sugarsugar3273]

Ditto..

[@turntsnaco824]

"I don't know if they need an expert to come in, it's really based on what someone's willing to pay for it" aka "I think the expert will say they're worth less than I want, but I still want that much".

[@buddisuergod7685]

It looks like they brought in a gamestop employee as thier expert

[@dme1016]

Not surprised. Rick thinks Trump is a wise man of integrity & honor, & we KNOW that's a fuc*in' lie! He's a lunatic, coke-head, one-term LOSER!!!

[@flightinseptember4438]

@@dme1016 your right

[@DESIADGIO]

The expert was right you do realize that

[@badmoonknight5009]

@@dme1016 Why don't you go back to drooling infront of CNN some more and watch your dementia president forget what his own name is.

[@mws8389]

Worse, he's from WATA.

[@terrysigmon3119]

I still have my 2600 and 7800 Atari game systems. I have 78 games and have the box and instructions for every game.

[@xiMeSsi]

In 20 years around an anniversary, sell them.

[@LucidDreamer54321]

Mr. Brown and Frogger raided lost arks famously.

[@OhBoysPaintball]

If he had Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Atari still sealed, that would be a different story all together.

[@andrewlaing8122]

Is that really rare? Any idea of value? I've just started collecting games, gaming literature and paraphernalia. Very early days and interested to learn more...

[@OhBoysPaintball]

@@andrewlaing8122 There’s one on eBay right now and someone’s asking just under $1500.00 (Canadian) and that’s just for the loose cartridge.

[@Sam-The-PC-Gamer]

@@andrewlaing8122 it was banned in the US so yeah it's very rare lol

[@victorlwd]

@@Sam-The-PC-Gamer u aware the world has aporx 195 countries in the world, us isnt / wasnt the only developed country in the world in those days LOL

[@Sam-The-PC-Gamer]

@@victorlwd i was talking about the US version of the game

[@Kevil911]

If you disagree, go sell it at a high end auction house by yourself.

[@ShadowGaming26548]

Fr

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

It's a cutthroat world out there and man just tried to make a few bucks. You don't know what his situation is and tomorrow it might be you. I don't blame him for trying.

[@ShadowGaming26548]

@@Darkest_Soul_187 same

[@coffeelink943]

The problem is not every auction is a good day, what happen if someone bid less than what you expect or worst no bidders at all, There are people in auction that don’t have interest in video games so you can’t expect to win a fortune in every auction houses....

[@michaelmyers3709]

2:36 “I don’t know if they need an expert coming in” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 hmm yeah...

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

As someone who played and still own those games, neither one is worth one red cent. Frogger had a lot of glitches in it and the layout of Raiders was so bad you had no idea how to get through the temple.

[@thebigboofer3826]

They aren’t buying it to open them up and play lol

[@redamehdihassan1113]

Greetings from all my heart to all the experts in all the specialties that you host. I wish them health, safety, success and progress in their work. With great thanks and respect.

[@JS-cu5ec]

“Well mah man, you heard my guy. $5 and at that price I’m taking all the risk.” Wait, wha

[@No_LimitG]

Love seeing uploads keep it up pls😎

[@PawnStars]

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[@duranyt8274]

For some reason I really was expecting a higher appraisal especially for the sealed frogger like close to what the seller was asking. But Atari and these games were about 10 years before my time and I’m not a expert.

[@gatygun]

And he was right, wata under investigation for creating a video game bubble with that pony tail guy being the top dog into it.

[@d-complexakasnypermclivedr9549]

If this guy brought a sealed frogger to Sean at Gamers Paradise a few miles away and wanted $1200 he would have laughed in his face and pointed him to the stack of sealed froggers he couldn't get rid of if he put a free sign on it.

[@cryptidproductions3160]

Really He's only got about $200 retail worth of games here and that's only because they're sealed. The Indiana Jones was especially obscene because you get it sealed for well under $50 all day long. He might as well have asked $1000 for Mario/Duck Hunt. It had to be a joke on the part of the producers they signed off on giving this yahoo air time in the first place.

[@badmoonknight5009]

@@cryptidproductions3160 This Indiana Jones game was never sealed as per what the expert said.

[@redamehdihassan1113]

Beautiful and very beautiful show.

[@johnwattdotca]

I played a bar model Pong in 1972 at a heavy cover charge bar in Toronto. That was playing with Kim Mitchell, the lead singer and guitarist for Max Webster. Doug Reilly had the house band, his recording act, Dr. Music, having chart-topping singles. A fan of a band I was in invited me to a house where she was a baby-sitter, because they had the first Atari video game around. It had five games, catching bombs in a bucket the best.

[@anthonyp2506]

Corey was born in 83 he missed the Atari explosion.. so he was unable to appreciate it.. but for asking price for these games was pretty ridiculous

[@andrewcutler1380]

Dude looks like he was born in 73

[@mws8389]

Finding out that the seller and the guy from WATA are friends, makes for a wholly different viewing experience. Game collector Seth Abramson has published the results of an investigation into this video under the title 'America's Video Game Scandal Continues: More Evidence of Deception By Grading Company WATA'. Worth reading - shame I can't link it here - try googling the title.

[@MegaMeco2]

Watch your self, you could end up in trouble for exposing the video game mafia shhh🤫

[@mattmojo105]

I used to have a Frogger game that you would plug into the TV.

[@ShadowGaming26548]

Cool

[@ShadowGaming26548]

Me too

[@ScottF-t1e]

I have searched up the frogger atari game and you can buy it out for £20 which is $30

[@rizalukman7982]

My dad bought me Atari when I was in primary school

[@grumpyoldmen2502]

Because He does not love you

[@gerrymartin3360]

Thanks for sharing

[@brendanmcdowell1395]

When?

[@milkmancow5]

I got a Nintendo

[@royisdabest]

very cool

[@Mike-lh4wn]

Expert was pretty fair. I would have figured just a bit less, but not too far off. We have a local retro gaming shop here and that is what I would expect them to charge.

[@o_92_1]

1:37 proceeds to open the game lol

[@sonicr360]

I would LOVE to know what that guy is smoking to come up with that valuation!

[@JoeBoone82]

Probably looked up the highest asking price he could find on Ebay. Ones that will never sell.

[@christianmeglio9111]

I use to list common Hotwheels on Ebay at a million dollars just to enjoy the hate messages.

[@Steveman27]

@@christianmeglio9111 Do you still do it? I'd love to see your listings and the hate replies. Please don't tease like that if it's nowhere to be found anymore.

[@Harv72b]

3:09 No, no, no ... *Sega* was the _Genesis_ of video games. Some expert! 🙄

[@TheAazah]

Atari... was. I remember my dad was telling me story's about it. Mainly arcade style games. So everyone wanted Atari.. unless you talking about Sega genesis. Sega wasn't popular until sonic the hedgehog.

[@hector6.0]

Mr brown and Atari got along famously

[@Eaglesfan220]

Dude needs to get them graded and sell on Ebay. A sealed Frogger ungraded sold for $125 10 days ago and high Grades look like they go for $700+

[@CUBuffDO]

It was a previously graded mint copy. Pawn made them remove the grading I believe

[@MrMcBrony]

But do they have Battle Toads?

[@loganholmberg2295]

Are they going up in value? My gen and older are aging out and will be selling off collectoins soon. Whos going to collect this and what happens to the value when the market gets flooded with our collections?

[@jackietreehorn5399]

Before I watch the video, I’m going to guess the seller wants eBay prices and Big Hoss will lowball.

[@Jason0binladen]

They didn't even offer anything because no one wants to buy an expensive game they can't play

[@Locutus]

You should watch the video before commenting. I promise you, you won't be a fool if you watch it first You would have realised that Corey made no offer and the seller was wanting potential future pricing...

[@jasonmichael3676]

Bad guess. The seller is delusional as usual.

[@DaddyBeanDaddyBean]

You've seen this show before, haven't you? 😁

[@AdamReveland]

@Pokemon2019the market isn't as strong as you think. Look up vintage Atari game prices.

[@theeclonegamer4969]

Fun fact the dude that invented atari invented Chuck E cheese

[@knockoutking3764]

Really?

[@curbydinobot8633]

I thought it was Show Biz Pizza

[@GregsGameRoom]

LOL, those games together should be no more than $100 boxed.

[@james238]

I thought chumlee was gonna turn around and be like yeah I’m the expert

[@dogsavethequeen7689]

I had both of these. It's good to know they wouldn't have made me rich had I held on to them.

[@competetodefeat4610]

You can get Raiders Ebay sealed for about 30ish dollars. The Frogger is more expensive sealed by far but it's still only maybe 300-400. These combined are worth maybe 350-400 tops and you could probably get them for less.

[@Cruxtiller]

that hit on the counter @3:41 😭

[@princeknight3095]

Corey gots the most awkward handshake not sure if I would trust him with s high five

[@stephenbarrett8861]

It’s a dominance handshake.

[@oscarthegreat4830]

It's a dumb handshake

[@matthewzepess5721]

My issue with Atari games is nobody wants them. Can’t say how many classic game stores I’ve walked into and the owners dying to give a deal on them. Some are stupid valuable but not much value in the usual titles. While Nintendo games can range anywhere from $5-5000+. Atari games are either $2,5, or 10k. No inbetween.

[@tylerkinley268]

The console I miss most from my childhood was the original Nintendo and the N64. I remember my dad bringing home an NES and actually playing Mario on it. Also, combined Mario and duck hunt forever!

[@themagpie_1]

i would imagine that Daley Thompsons Decathlon on Atari ST would be worth a few bucks in mint. loved that game..

[@KeesKouwenberg]

Atari Raiders, I so remember that game. It was the game that made me an RPG/adventure game fan.

[@JuanRivera_86]

Calls in an expert , and walks in AVGN . Would have been epic .

[@HULKRULES2006]

I'd say the expert was spot on or maybe he checked Ebay too (lol) but I just looked there and saw two sealed Froggers , 1 sold for $300 , the other $250

[@Piyushshastry]

I remember a year back in feb 2020 the atari frogger in a 9.5 condition sold for 13,500 pounds at a gaming auction in London. Edit: I really think Big Hoss should've bought it.

[@LetLemon]

If you listen closely you can hear Pat The NES Punk getting ready to talk about this on his podcast

[@dishierwand]

Madddd respect, only true gamers know what’s up 😴🔥

[@dishierwand]

It’s Fle Market Madnessssss -with me Frank 😃

[@danielforget9311]

I just check on ebay and the frogger _sold_ for less than $20.00 and indiana jones a bit more.

[@vinnybruce2874]

The last Atari game they ever made I was playing Boxing 🥊 a 1987 game for Atari.. before I got NES for Christmas of 1988..

[@finalfantasyopus1lightning605]

they need to stop bringing in that scammer wata guy sheesh talking about video game bubble but bring in the guy responsible for the video game bubble what a massive L episode

[@superj2644]

For once I agree with the so called experts. Investing in video games to resell is risk.

[@philzolth4710]

I had the Atari Frogger back then in the way back machine

[@Brock_Landers]

My family used to have game night once a week and we'd sit and play Atari on our console TV. We had the paddles and we had the paddles with the wheel on them. We'd play Frogger and F1 Pole Position. Edit: this was right around when Nintendo came out and they were EXPENSIVE.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

We did too. They were between $35 and $40. And if they were poorly designed like Raiders, you could not take them back.

[@thomaskirby7475]

I would have jumped on those 1980 unopened Atari games, man they missed a great score,and I was born in 1980, only 42 and still play and love these games, passed them.down to my kids, all Atari and Nintendo games lives matter😂😂😂😂

[@michaelmonberg142]

Dude just hold on to them .. you did the right thing

[@postive-vibes]

Had both of those when I was a kid!

[@AlexTechie]

The Indian Jones game actually lost value. It should be going for around 225 if it had kept up with inflation.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Ever played it? It's terrible. I'd pay better for Cosmic Ark or Atlantis.

[@patrickkavanagh7371]

If I ever bring something to Pawn Stars I'm going to bring along my own specialist.

[@aznnp77]

You just need to know how to negotiate. Never give them your best offer off the break, never tell them "how much you'll take". They will lowball you to start, you bring the bar back up high after setting the bar high.

[@michaelmyers3709]

Love it when someone thinks they’re sitting on a goldmine and they’re promptly brought back down to Earth. The Frogger’s nice but $1200???!!!

[@assassio2292]

Honestly, like maybe give it another 60 years then you can ask for that kinda price but not in today's market

[@69PoloW69]

A 9.8 has sold in september for 2,500$. So he was being polite.

[@charliemay9893]

I have a full system for Atari and the 2600 with every game with original boxes but played.

[@TheTallMan50]

So what are trying to do with it?

[@damitbegone]

Can not stand the way Corey shakes someone's hand. Do it normally you fool

[@jockrockwell3947]

i thought he was away to closeline the guy

[@johncloois3301]

Yep, all for the camera.

[@williamdougie6213]

Just calm down bucko

[@Len1977gt]

This show is faker than Chumlee's sobriety

[@Len1977gt]

@@williamdougie6213 take a hike fool

[@AmazingChinaToday]

Made in USA 👍

[@XxMcLuvinItxX]

5min video felt like 20 minutes!

[@aifygamerz]

Wait , what ?

[@jkadoodle]

According to eBay sellers a graded game is worth about 100x more than others

[@m3mario]

Well, but what about the buyers? What do they say?

[@jkadoodle]

@@m3mario They disagree

[@michaelolson6982]

Atari , you load the cartridge and you are playing the game in five seconds, my favourite game,Barn Storming, Priceless.🏁

[@Speedur_]

Title: *BIG $$$* Expert: *like a hundred bucks*

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

I mean..... 3 dollar signs.... right? 3 dollar signs is the hundreds.

[@Speedur_]

Levi No, it implies “BIG MONEY” not the actual amount of dollars signs they used to mirror the actual amount.

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

@@Speedur_ 🤦‍♂️

[@chante-cameron]

It’s so ironic hearing these guys admit there is a video game bubble yet they keep bringing that Deniz guy as an expert who is only fuelling that bubble further. These guys have no self-awareness.

[@vampricyoda]

The video game market, bubble or not, is extremely unstable and based on the age of a system/collectors. Right now PS1 product is going for crazy money because that's what the people just getting adult money are getting into. Also you never know with most games. If AVGN covers something the price skyrockets. That's admittedly gotten a little better as time goes on but there's insane fluxiation in the market.

[@chante-cameron]

@@vampricyoda I can tell you right now that the video game bubble related to sealed games is very likely manufactured. This Deniz guy and his company WATA, ever since they started grading games, prices went from $30,000 for a sealed copy to $200,000 to $1 million to $2 million. The market never had these insane prices UNTIL they started grading games and its all their graded games that went for those crazy prices, and its because people affiliated with WATA collaborated to buy games for those prices to give a false narrative that the market demands higher prices for sealed classic games. Both Heritage Auctions and WATA games could be exercising market manipulation and fraud. WATA don't grade consoles so they have nothing to do with that bubble. The console bubble for the PS1 if it exists is most likely legit. But the sealed games one isn't.

[@theguythatknows]

Watagames is market manipulating

[@justindean7326]

I will never understand why people bring these items to a pawn shop. At least sell them on eBay or something so someone who appreciates them will pay decent price for them

[@vampricyoda]

So they can be on TV. Though for historical collectibles it's more "I can get cash now, with a dealer that knows what they're talking about." compared to going to ebay and taking a risk on it not going well. I look at their lowball offers here and go "Better to get the cash now then deal with all the hastle listing ect myself"

[@mapleflavouredbacon9938]

It's nice getting the money for the item right then and there without any hassle