Game Stores need to stop this…

[@RifferCityRansom]

This doesn’t apply to all of course but getting hyped up walking into a retro game store but half the store is just Funko Pops 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

[@pluspixel]

@@RifferCityRansom 😂dang

[@TheRuggedDookie]

No pricing is definitely the one I hate the most

[@reverv5211]

The biggest for me is when a store offers to buy your things based on pricecharting prices and then sells everything based on eBay prices.

[@R-Killa1337]

How else are they gonna make money?

[@reverv5211]

@@R-Killa1337 By just being honest about their percentages? Instead of saying "We pay 50% of value!" then for a game on PC valued at $100 offering me $50 then charging someone else $200 for it, just say you can offer 25% of ebay value

[@excaliburnorth446]

Recently I did 5k trade of games for consoles. Learning lesson from me. I traded many pristine games to get half the consoles broken, many covered in dust, and only 3 controllers for 46 different consoles. I thought everything was in the bottom of the boxes. But after many hours I realized he literally threw in 100s of non-video game related cords to make it look like more stuff. Be aware that there are janky people on marketplace as well. Learn from others mistakes 😅

[@Desperado5054]

Hate it when game stores price games as a complete copy but it has printed cover art.

[@Jameson11ink]

personal game store pet peeves 1. they don't have a disc resurfacer or do and its a JFJ amazon pos 2. cracked/stickered cases at 110% PC 3. no prices on item, you have to ask 4. they change the price when you ask 5. no return policy 6. cart games with ripped labels at 150% pc

[@fantasmaatriste]

14:35 LOGO JUMPSCARE! lets go guys! ur podcast is always such a cool and chill vibe. shoutouts to all the homies

[@joshwhaley1778]

I hope yos guys understand , how much you really help people, sometimes! THX GUYS!!!

[@pluspixel]

@@joshwhaley1778 we appreciate y’all!

[@viridionwaves]

THANK YOU! As soon as i heard that topic, I said "stickers on cartridge labels or fragile parts of the game". I have a store near me that puts all their price stickers on the labels even though there is plenty of room on the cartridge plastic. The sticky residue is really hard to get off without damaging the label.

[@pnx_world]

We 100 and 1000 percent agree with Ben we do that with all cartridges I just cleaned the wheel of fortune becuase it deserves it. I’ll also try and fix what I can. Also for disc base certain games I’ll add loose to the collection and get cases and manuals for them becuase it’s sad seeing them naked.

[@BlakeBickerstaff]

Same. It's relaxing and makes me happy to preserve these mementos

[@pnx_world]

@@BlakeBickerstaff I enjoy making shorts out of fixing stuff sometimes I think it has a bit of an asmr effect.

[@viridionwaves]

Totally agree with the human interaction aspect of retail. Its a huge part of why i like going to stores as opposed to buying online, and why retail is important to skciety in general. Its also good just to share opinions and recommendations with employees.

[@CJScratch]

for labels all you have to do is use a heat gun or hair dryer heat up the lable and it will peel off so easily

[@topchief1]

If I wanted to pay ebay prices, I'd go to ebay

[@DezGamingTTV]

You can't always expect a brick and mortar store to be cheaper than Ebay. I know from personal experience being a pretty successful ebay/amazon seller. My overhead costs are nothing because I run my business out of my garage/basement. If I attempted to relocate to a brick and mortar even just for storage purposes I would be looking at an increase of 5-10k a month additional costs. Right now my only costs are the occasional supplies which I am mostly compensated for via shipping fees.

[@kryptoniite_]

seriously. it takes me 2 seconds to hit buy it now while sitting at my desk and find exactly what i want.

[@knowledge121]

Where do I get the labels?!

[@lightpsychlone]

Here's how I remove the most sticky of stickers in under 1 minute.. get a heat gun or blow dryer. keep it about 1" away and move the heat gun in a sweeping motion back and forth, for about 20-30 seconds, do not keep it stuck in one place, begin to peel and repeat if necessary until it peels off with extreme ease. lastly, a small dab of lighter fluid onto a micro fibre cloth and dab or wipe away the sticker residue if any, and any lighter fluid "stain" will evaporate within seconds. DO NOT USE GOO GONE. No damage, no smell, just a clean removal. I've never once ruined a record jacket by removing price stickers and i've literally removed thousands. However, with an NES or SNES cart for example, why not just put the sticker on the plastic? no need to place it on the picture label. cheers!

[@Hot.TubTony_TheCamelCrew]

would love to see Ricky and Riff own a gamestore !

[@Uncle_Retro84]

As someone who shops regularly at retros ricks Gamepoint, thank you for the label inside scoop to Rick 😉😁

[@megamob5834]

I’ve thankfully never encountered the pricing thing, but I know some stores in my area that use industrial strength adhesive stickers that are an absolute *nightmare* to get off. So yeah, spending 20 minutes getting a sticker off and having my game stink like goo gone for 3 days is probably my biggest pet peeve.

[@pluspixel]

@@megamob5834 😂😂industrial stickers

[@DustinJones2916]

My only local game store in Spokane Washington. They do almost every pev you guys said. They don’t price all the high dolor stuff and even stuff that is priced they relook it up and will increase the price if it went up. They don’t go down just up. Horrible they have their own tax also they look price charting then add a 10% tax on the price of the game they call it Matt tax for the owner. Just horrible business but it’s the only retro gaming store we got.

[@CornyPuddle]

I used to love cleaning n64 games. Id buy cheap ones i had no interest in playing just to take it apart and clean it

[@jediyodabush86]

When shops don't prices on ANYTHING (they gotta look up each price) or they have stuff not ready for sale sitting there and they won't put it out for sale.

[@alexi111]

I go to the retro games plus in Norwalk once a week. Love the team over there. It the main reason I go so often.

[@BlakeBickerstaff]

I was just there in June and enjoyed the store very much (I live in FL, but was working in Stamford, CT)

[@MrNicholas7]

Acclaim (owner of LJN) made their own cartridges and labels for some of their releases, which both have terrible aging issues. The cartridges tend to tint greenish-brown, and the the labels are made out of cheap paper that the glue seeps through. The labels are easily spotted by their black text on white background end labels, and include Alien 3, Bart vs. the World, George Foreman's K.O. Boxing, The Incredible Crash Dummies, Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball, Smash TV, T&C Surf Design: Thrilla Safari, Terminator 2, Wizards & Warriors III, WWF: King of the Ring, and WWF: Wrestlemania - Steel Cage Challenge.

[@StealthWolf13]

Kris is so intelligent about owning a business. He's very informative as well. Kris is the best.

[@missingno81]

Ive taken off old yellow gamestop stickers no problem, you just need the adhesive to be somewhat sticky.

[@deathbob091]

blockbuster stickers are relics and need to be preserved just like the games they are attached to, they tell a story about the life span of the game along side blockbusters

[@BlakeBickerstaff]

To a lesser degree Hollywood Video stickers as well. So many good memories perusing those aisles on a Friday night

[@screwhead6274]

Yep, my copy of Mario tennis has a blockbuster sticker and I made sure to cover it while I was cleaning the cart.

[@FabioMCCampos]

Being polite costs nothing, and it goes both ways, that should be the norm! BTW, the 4 of you should be by default the podcast.

[@hirakatashii]

My LGS puts all games in clear poly bags with price tag on the clear bag, feels a bit wasteful but it works

[@birdyy2j515]

Good to see Ben on camera

[@darionovello6886]

Yes labels/condition is a big one for me! My local (Retro Game Shop ) sells a lot of damaged cartridge label games for ridiculous prices! Also CIB games destroyed boxes and destroyed manuals asking top dollar even $30 or $40 over price charting.... They have had a copy of Stunt Racer N64 for a good two years now with a ripped label asking top dollar

[@joshsparrowchannel]

even if im in a bad mood .. i go for a walk and say "hey good morning" or "how's your day" to people that i walk across. it just makes the world a better place. God would want that! i love Aaron and pixel game squad and the positive vibes!! much love!!

[@wiseinvestments5134]

For labels you have to just use ones that use the same glue painters tape does. Will never stick

[@xMrDonutx]

Anyone have a source on that SNES print thats hanging behind Riff?

[@DropPCTV]

Why I don’t go to the few local stores near me well one guy owns both of them is if you ask him a price on something there will be no prices on anything and he looks up for what it’s selling for on eBay and he basically offers you the same price. I remember a game was $110 and he wasn’t budging so I walked out and bought it on eBay. I personally think if you’re gonna use eBay as a price chart at least do it not right in the face of the customer and I also think you should have a better price Give me some incentive $10 less $15 left less he probably paid $20 for the game. I just think it’s tacky to do that in front of the customer and I don’t even think you should do that. And I’ve never been back to his store and probably bought another few hundred games since then. If he was smart, and if he had to do that in my face, he should’ve said I’ll give it to you $20 less than eBay or something. I really think businesses really like to shoot themselves in the foot. They’ll spend a lot of money advertising, but then when they have a customer that is actually in the store instead of going above and beyond to impress that customer you kind of crap on him I don’t know if that’s the way all those businesses work. I just think it’s very tacky. I would never do thatand if I did do that you better believe it would be a better price than eBay.

[@SuperGameHulk]

I need those stickers for our store. Share the source if possible please? We use sticky notes currently when we don't have plastic covers available

[@BMFFalkn]

Awesome content. Wonder what ya'll think of resellers saying "call for pricing" (or just not listing the price) on their IG posts.

[@eduardohernandezlopez3550]

I just keep on scrolling

[@felix-ve8jk]

Resellers on IG 👎

[@pluspixel]

@@BMFFalkn not somewhere we source from. Our hunt is at the swap meet :)

[@nathanpearson5423]

I dig that Nintendo rug

[@NinjaxShadowXx]

I hate the no price on anything in the store and you ask and they say "Just come with what you want and make me an offer" and then the second you make an offer it is always lower than what they want and they act so shocked like you insulted them and immediately pull out Ebay currently listed to justify their prices. I instantly walk out.

[@IEBIGCAT]

When I purchase a game and it has a game crazy or Toys “R” Us, the sticker stays on!

[@Stevirobbo]

Good vid people on the sticker thing wouldn't it be better to put a SKU code on the product on the computer and then when you scan it it tells you the price, works pretty well so you wouldnt need a sticker then just your phone 😊

[@rylch44]

Went to a store ready to drop hundreds and they wouldn’t even let me take NES games out of the box to look at the insides. Literally wouldn’t let it out of the plastic protector. Seeeeee yaaaaa

[@viridionwaves]

Im also a condition monster.... but when it comes to the really rare stuff, you just have to accept what you can get, and hope you find a better copy later on.

[@Price-qd1cd]

Uline sells non permanent labels and I’ve bought them for years

[@Lyrici17]

If there is no price listed, I will not ask (and I likely won't return).... I also don't need employees to to greet or talk to me (I'm pretty antisocial), and if they talk me a lot, that's going to be a big turn off for me.... Interesting conversation... Thanks!

[@MFgabesylar3030]

I don't collect retro games - but am a nerd and collect vinyl. It's funny how much overlap there is between hobbies. One annoyance being rare and expensive collectibles with a price tag sticker slapped right on front of it. It's literally baffling how often you can come across this with Vinyl.

[@pluspixel]

@@MFgabesylar3030 vinyl is tough because the condition standard is so much higher and you have to worry about each side of it!

[@MFgabesylar3030]

@@pluspixel I’m sure just like retro games, there’s easy tricks to tell! Thanks for the reply 👍🏼

[@selbyjohnson5986]

I highly dislike the security type stickers like the blockbuster ones that have the store name that stays even when you peel the sticker off.

[@joewestcoast2565]

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS KEY AS AN EMPLOYEE OF NORDSTROM FOR 24 YEARS IT IS OUR BEST POLICY TREAT THE CUSTOMER RIGHT AND THEY WILL RETURN CHRIS KNOWS THAT AND HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE ...MUCH NEEDED IN THIS INDUSTRY

[@officialnofriendo]

It is proven that people who isolate a lot can become sick or have health issues.

[@erickramos7968]

Chris has five stores, good for him lol

[@Smorkatt]

I’ve been to a lot of game stores that are insanely unorganized. I’m not paying full price if I have to dig through your store.

[@derekdavis5310]

One of my favorite places to shop has some of the most notoriously "meh-attitude" employees lol. Maybe it's just me, but since it's the only place in town that has a very decent selection, their unfriendliness doesn't really bother me very much.

[@ChunKeyPeach]

You gotta fix that Nintendo carpet dawg

[@Quarter_Muncher]

Changing prices at the register. Gamehogs in LA does this and I hate it.

[@danielbedgood8248]

Kris-whats something a customer does that is annoying?I see people all the time not putting a alphabetized game back where it goes and it drives my ocd absolutely crazy.ill usually put it back secretly as a courtesy to the store owner😅

[@Lostinretro]

Ben The Condition Monster ❤😂

[@jerryvega4457]

Do you guys still post on a podcast?

[@pluspixel]

Yes, check out the links in the description. Probably not all affiliated sites like before, because those were specific to a different host site.

[@jerryvega4457]

@@pluspixel thank you been enjoying your channel

[@schaeffercarroll6070]

Have Ben on more often 🤙

[@artgrant1142]

Kris said Do Do...lol 13:41 in

[@mjdf122]

Pixel Plus back in action

[@pluspixel]

@@mjdf122 let’s go 💪

[@robertturner6849]

I had when blockbuster use to put the blockbuster stick in the centre of or around the ring of the game and I have on the gane and if I pilled it of I don't know if it will work or not

[@Kazemaru]

I personally think that's a dumb reason to leave a store. I don't care if I'm not greeted in the store. It can be my first time there or I shop there all the time. I don't care! I'm coming there to buy something I want or browse around to see what is in stock.

[@fantasmaatriste]

same but a positive human interaction goes a long way. ie i really appreciate when the restaurants and food places i go remember my order and specifics of it, it feels like im validated as a customer fr

[@selbyjohnson5986]

I also don’t care if they say hello or goodbye. Now if they ignore when I’m trying to buy something then that is different.

[@kurtcult1908]

There should be a POS system that tells you what the prices are at in your store inventory - and when they change you can run a change report and just do the games that have changed - 😂. Easy

[@beverlyhyso7553]

Yeah mine is wear they put out a known repro like in pokemon games and not sya anthing about it but sell them for the regular price.

[@mastryda]

My biggest gripe is when you go into a store and things are not for sale. I didnt come in here to see your collection, I came in here to add to mine. Is this a museum or a shop? Knock that off, take your crap home and sell whats in your "STORE".

[@speedwaynutt]

4 words you never want to hear when buying something Let Me Check Ebay.(same comment i left on the MJR video)

[@majinmike6840]

So what are the stickers that you guys use? Lol

[@pluspixel]

Spit, I actually do not know. Kris has a supplier 😂

[@RetroHoundGaming]

Yup here in Massachusetts I’ve been to 7 videogame stores and every one of them has terrible interactions, missing prices, you walk in there’s no interaction, pricing is a MINIMUM of 50% markup…hate this area

[@Lord_Mangoat]

The 1 time I recall an item in a GameStop not having a price sticker on it, I went up to the counter and just asked how much it was. Asking out of curiosity, not because I was 100% going to buy it, the employee rang it up as if I was about to pay whatever number they said. I put it down and left.

[@incremri]

Riff I gain more respect for you every episode

[@ThatMatt85]

To be honest I'm the type of customer that wants to be left alone most of the time. I don't even want a hello. I'm just very shy, it makes me uncomfortable. However if I develop a report with the store or someone working there I will love the interaction eventually.

[@Smodlee]

Here we go with the 22 minute videos instead of loading up the entire thing they gotta drag it out

[@CMRetroGaming]

LOL I jus did a video about this.

[@justinjanaway8727]

First Like first comment boom , great channel, me and my daughter love watching

[@pluspixel]

@@justinjanaway8727 we love to hear that! That’s awesome thank you 🙌

[@thepickinpreacher]

Our church never shut the doors during covid. I only wore a mask when I was forced at the hospital for my sons spina bifida appointments but only when forced. You only gain respect from me!

[@goose72000]

Sound like a wuss to me! Cant wear a mask to save peoples lives….logical

[@thepickinpreacher]

@@goose72000 lol

[@lukebrown8847]

​@@goose72000how many lives were saved from the use of masks?

[@AnguishXA]

Gaining respect for something as dumb as not wearing a mask during a pandemic is wild to me. Even if you don't think it's dumb (which I do), it's not like it's noble or anything lol.

[@thepickinpreacher]

@@lukebrown8847 exactly

[@maartenn2217]

That American cheerfulness is not appreciated everywhere. It's often seen as not sincere over here

[@njones621]

“American cheerfulness.” What the rest of the world is full of jerks? 😂 “oh he’s a jerk but that just means he’s honest.” Hitler was terrible but at least he didn’t have that “American cheerfulness.” 🙄

[@maartenn2217]

@@njones621 no need to be offended. And somehow dragging Hitler into this? You're not as smart as you think you are

[@RunWithCurt]

Algorithm comment

[@AlexGamingConsole]

What you guys are failing to reslize is that generation that wants to go tk a store for a experience are gtting older now and dying out. its acruslly s good fhjng cause it oits everyone in a kevel olatform and eventually will bakance out selling prices. Thafs just facts. But cusromer service is for real dhing out snd irs okay. Yiu shoikdnt have to go to a grocery store as a form of entertaainment. Thats just wild.

[@israelloyaakawazoo4205]

Sock check this foos

[@gabrielesparza3636]

do it. see what happens.

[@israelloyaakawazoo4205]

@@gabrielesparza3636 yeah yeah la muñeka fea

[@Jabati]

its a blanket not a rug...