A game collectors worst nightmare

[@retrorick]

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[@mjdf122]

Another great video enjoy your week Retro Rick

[@amperesi9576]

How much for a big box Earthbound? Bought it at Toy R US on a whim not knowing anything about it at the time. Its used but well loved.

[@carmichaelmoritz8662]

It's crazy what people will spend their money on 🤣😂🤣. There are two types of spenders , those that get their money the easy way and those that work hard for it and spend it foolishly.

[@BongToes420]

There was no story on worst nightmare the nightmare for me was your ad. I paid KZbin for no ads but yet you plugged a ad n any ways.

[@ProtoMario]

I have a mint sealed Earthbound, big box. Its opened to ensure the contents were there, but everything is new. Guide is still sealed. It's my most valuable piece.

[@geddoe316]

Man i struggle badly watching this stuff, knowing i had so much of it in pristine condition and complete (such as the earthbound big box). It's not the money. It's just memories. Went through a phase in life where i was planning, for lack of expression, to end it. So i sold all i had. Good channel and best of luck, but i'll have to cheer you on from afar. :)

[@mech0p]

same here except sold all my nintendo systems and pokemon cards for drugs

[@snubdawg1386]

@@mech0p good investment

[@Elvarg]

I love stage 2. I’ve been a customer there since 2010 or so. I really recommend the store because Phil is one of the most sincere and passionate game store peers I’ve ever met.

[@juliettelowserviceunit-gir5751]

[@bobslobbins2864]

better go there before this guy buys everything and puts it in his store at a mark up

[@D-Fens_1632]

I'm just watching this because I like to learn what people's worst nightmares are. They vary greatly, that's for sure.

[@colorsafebleach5381]

Well, he said game collectors' worst nightmare.

[@PRG013]

I assume it’s that a game collector would want to buy everything.

[@residentevilclone]

What was the nightmare I missed it

[@bubbanstix2536]

I missed the part where he had a reason to shout "we're trying to film man !" at a car leaving a parking lot.

[@bigb5206]

@@residentevilclone He won’t haggle!!!

[@F.C.Sneakerfactory]

Another great episode from Retro Rick. Always bringing the audience some great experiences and great games. I appreciate the grind and footage from the grind. Solid pickups. Man that guy had some gold in the collection that he let go.

[@eriklarson7023]

It’s no nightmare when I see how valuable Sculptor’s Cut has become ;) Got mine directly from my local Blockbuster for about $25 20+ years ago, back when they were selling off their N64 rental stock to make room for newer games. Best gaming purchase I’ve ever made.

[@erics8018]

Yeah I took a NES copy of Snow Bros to a video game store and sold it to em for like 1$ worst video game transaction i ever made..

[@EatMyShortsAU]

Our local video shop started selling their old Sega Megadrive games for 3 for $10. My friend would get like $20 from his mum, buy 3 games for 10 and some lunch, then we'll play those games and he would give me to me since I had the Sega and he had like N64. Eventually, I ended up with a shoe box full of random games of various quality including games like Fantasy Star and Shinning force, Cyborg Justice etc. Then another friend 'burrowed" my console power cabler when I was not home and broke the console or whatnot and I think I ended up giving him the games. A bit later on, I also had a Nintendo 64 and probably a half dozen games in which I gave to another friend as a farewell gift when I moved house. I sort of regret that bit as that would probably cost like AU$300-$400. In my lifetime I probably owned like 6 to 10 consoles in which I either sold or gave away but I guess I still got my 18 year old Steam account.

[@donovanbradford8231]

Man I wished I knew they did stuff like that when I was a a kid because while my friends and I enjoyed Clayfighter 63 1/3, I really liked the lineup for Sculptor's Cut more and never knew that was the only place to get it from.

[@jersydvl]

All this did was remind me why I haven't been adding to my collection. Between hunting in the wild being long over and the insane increase in prices it's just not as fun as it used to be. It doesn't feel like a hobby any longer. It's become a business.

[@FredHerbert999]

7:53 "the big box earthbound". It only came in big box in NA.

[@ronaldclayton4232]

The owner seemed excited to get that earthbound game,I bought it twice used between 2000 and 2002 for $3 each time once at a pawn shop and again at a failing video store.I sold them on eBay and Amazon in 2003 for around $60-$70 each I even had one of the strategy guides they were sold with and got $45 for that and thought I was doing good had no idea they would be worth 5X as much today.

[@doctorstainy]

50x more worth today bro

[@NachozMan]

We've all been there, past wins are still wins, don't let the prospect of a potential missed future sour them.

[@leadslugs]

@@NachozManneeded to hear this. preciate you fr

[@chubbrunner2302]

I played so much clay fighter and just gave it away to GameStop 17 years ago like it was nothin. So sad

[@swimmer2127]

Love your channel Rick but don’t ya think if his prices are “pretty great prices” asking for a discount is a little much?

[@nostalgiaave6966]

Pulling the “KZbinr” discount. Phoenix Resale does it all the time and it’s annoying.

[@shipwreck3637]

To be fair that's how buying in bulk tends to work. Especially when some of the items are inventory that might not move as easily.

[@TattedCollector]

Not at all...the name of the game is to get as much as possible, for as cheap as possible, in order to make as much as possible when it's time to resell. And now that Rick owns a store, he's a full time reseller on top of his main job!

[@joemiller3097]

Great prices if you're buying a game or two, he is buying in bulk.

[@abstractheory1]

“Bulk”…all his good games. These games would have sold for asking price. He ask for a youtuber discount on sellers, not “bulk” shelf warmers

[@BoredPodcaster]

I love game shops like that. You don't see many of them anymore, but I think they'll start picking up again, especially with the state the gaming industry is in right now. Awesome of you to showcase their shop too, I have a feeling they'll get some good business as a result.

[@mikejett2733]

In michigan our retro game stores are dying now we hav 2 get games & consels from goodwill 😢

[@hanzohasashi5603]

Ones near me are severely overpriced. They want 120 for a gba sp and buy it for only 10 dollars. Makes gamestop look like saints

[@mikejett2733]

@@hanzohasashi5603 yes but gamestops dying 😭

[@FrogSpl4sh]

​@@hanzohasashi5603, they will all dig their own graves because overprizing to take advantage of the retro game craze! It will reach a ceiling where ppl just are not willing to pay ridiculous 💰 anymore.

[@wyldelf2685]

With X-box Digital pretending to be a console game system and some PS5 being about the same , I totally agree with the statement about the bad condition of gaming today , , ,retro is totally the way to go , , , remember saving your progress on a good memory card , , , , thank goodness for retro-gaming , , ,😂👍

[@elmergriffin8369]

I came across your channel a few days ago and really lile it. I am 57 years old and use to go to the arcades when they were popular and I use to have several different gaming consoles over the years. If you don't already know about Joe's Classic Arcades in Rock Hill, SC ....he has a channel on KZbin amd repairs old cabinet games and has an arcade shop. Thanks for all you do.

[@Media_Madman]

Stage Two looked like a great store with even better servive. Great find Rick 👍

[@RetroGamerBB]

If sculptures cut doesn't have a Blockbuster sticker on it, I ain't touching

[@DaMoniable]

Fighters Destiny was a blast. id love to get that back in my collection again.

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

Shows how dated this video is when the 10-dollar game collection wrapped last year. Rick is really back logging vids.

[@user-wl2xl5hm7k]

He really should have stated this in the description. Saying “today” makes it sound current.

[@jasonmoore8765]

His first 10 dollar game collection ended last year. He started another one for N64 and that one isn't over yet.

[@niagarajoe4402]

It’s the N64 specific “$10 Game Collection” not the one that ended last year

[@kvn826]

They’re super back logged. That video he posted with rob from lunkerstv had to be 4-5 months old just judging off what robs warehouse looked like in the video

[@brettrogames]

Yeah he’s currently doing a $10 game collection it’s not the one that ended last year.

[@wrtucey]

What was the "worst nightmare"?

[@shawndempsey2280]

Getting pulled in by a clickbait title i guess.

[@wrtucey]

@@shawndempsey2280 I guess so.

[@adayinforever]

Maybe because im a bit of a pessimist, but Stage 2 makes me think of cancer instead of levels.

[@Dan762X39P]

In the early stages of the internet my mom digitally pen-pal'ed someone that either worked for or was affiliated with interplay. I remember he sent up copies of clayfighter2-judgment clay, claymates, and a startrek game. I never liked startreck but i liked clayfighter alot. And both my brother and i really liked claymates. Your thumbnail pic for the video brought me back

[@Sepioth]

I have a copy of Earthbound complete in box. The strategy guide is missing the redemption card that you could send in for a prize. The prize was a Mach Pizza Air Freshener. I have that air freshener still in its plastic wrap with the envelope and stuff that it was mailed in.

[@Vadermods]

cool store! always support local business over big business guys!

[@theghastlygamer5326]

Of course he says he takes care of customers. I shop there and have no real complaints, but I have straight up asked if I bought a bunch of games would i get any discounts and I was told no. Was told no at your store too.

[@kassiusklay2684]

Cold

[@jshepard152]

They know where their bread is buttered.

[@micaholson7293]

Full earthbound box is something you should never sell.....but idk. These old video games are pretty much stocks at this point.

[@Lenthaden]

Love that you got to check out my home town!

[@JasonWalters.]

Pay full prize just once rick just once.

[@sauce777]

First time seeing your channel. I like it. But what is with the title? I thought they were going to open up those rare games, and find they were replicas or soemthing.

[@vetealpeoug9819]

Hello Friend ¡! Favorit Tv vintage Shop.. 😀👍

[@SonyUSA]

Lol... 100% credit and he's going to sell that guy pokemon cards with the retail markup. Respect the shop owner's hustle.

[@donovanbradford8231]

Always cool to walk into a store that is a mix like a toy store. I played Magic the Gathering once, but I loved collecting Pokemon Cards as a kid, and very much enjoyed Yugioh I wished I kept the Pokemon Cards because my oldest nephew loves to draw and he would have loved practicing one those. And I just miss the Yugioh I still play my copy of Dark Duel Stories for the GBC.

[@adrianpadilla1030]

I remember my bro and I renting Superman from Blockbuster and being stuck with it all weekend pissing my bro off. He was the one who was great at games and I just loved watching.

[@LordZero1]

I guess i need to come back home to Arkansas and check these places out!! Awesome videos as always

[@bricaaron3978]

@@packers12to80 Why do you say it's an old video?

[@bricaaron3978]

@@packers12to80 Oh, I see. I wonder why he is sitting on a video for so long.

[@R3troZone]

Rick I just got my package of stuff that I bought in the last WhatNot stream. Thanks so much, loving the new Game Point mascot stickers too!

[@ls1_cammeroh]

I have jackal. Played that game so much when I was a kid.

[@retroyo92-wr8zt]

I don't get what part of this was a game collectors worst nightmare?

[@lovernatz]

he saw something he couldn’t get (the earthbound game)

[@narcolepticinsomniaproduct8541]

Hate to say it, but I do believe the Sculptors cut cart in the video is a reproduction. I cannot see that well, but if the board inside is white and not brown, that's a bad sign.

[@roliver306]

Stores like this are cool, especially when the owners are passionate about the games. I hate it when I go to a mom and pop store and they know nothing about games, but they sure know the prices. Years ago, I was at an indoor flea market and a guy had a Panzer Dragoon Saga sitting on a shelf for $1000. It was disks only. I asked if he ever played it and he said that he doesn't play games. I was so mad. Here was a game that so many people would love to play, but instead of being enjoyed, it was sitting on a shelf collecting dust. There was no way someone was going to walk into the flea market with $1000. He just knew that is what it sold for on Ebay. If I wanted to pay Ebay prices, I would buy it on Ebay. So sad.....

[@vidyastuff3509]

I remember many years ago having to pass on a big box earthbound. It was in pretty rough shape, but it was only like $400 at the time. Even as rough as it was I'm sure it would be over 1k now.

[@Goobneptizle]

Great video sculptors cut and Earthbound in box like wtf 😳

[@ion_force]

I actually do have dreams about stumbling upon rare video game cartridges and it always ends the same. I buy a bunch and then wake up before I can play them. In a way, it's a nightmare.

[@CaptainArmada]

Turnip boy commits tax evasion is like playing my life in a video game

[@ThatLostGamer]

you will never know how much it hurts seeing earthbound sell for $1800 credit. 18 years ago, when I was around 17, I sold earthbound and the strategy guide with the scratch and sniff cards in tact in the book. I sold it for $30 to my local game store. that is how much the mother 1 and 2 was going to cost on the game boy. (it never came out) I have never forgiven myself for making that mistake.

[@daveinthelife91]

Dang just cherrypicked his whole store and asked for a deal to boot

[@KyleEvans09]

It’s a store not a personal collection. If the guy wasn’t selling the games and Rick pressured him into selling then that would be wrong. But buying games from a game store isn’t shady.

[@daveinthelife91]

@Kyle Evans I get that but I wonder how he deals with people coming into his store asking for deals on what he's selling. You actually made my point. It's not a collection. It's a store that has to make a profit. Idk just seems cringe to me

[@kingstarscream3807]

@@daveinthelife91 Nah asking for deals is cringe when you're not used to it but it is expected to haggle in pawn shops and second-hand collectors stores. It's just business, nothing personal. If a guy got weird because you asked if he could go lower then that is on him.

[@bricaaron3978]

@@daveinthelife91 Someone is unfamiliar with Monty Python, and how the world works in general. _You're supposed to haggle!_

[@MattLong6]

The title confuses me, is worst nightmare that he's not willing to sell the game you want?

[@anthonykiedis1765]

Worst nightmare means a gamer would likely blow a lot of money in this store. Kinda obvious.

[@MattLong6]

@@anthonykiedis1765 the vibe was he loved it, so I was not picking up

[@NukaN3rd]

It's called clickbait lol

[@mortenjrgensen9138]

you just got a new sup my friend! Ohh i love these shops, we dont got many of them in Denmark, so then i see one i spent a lot of hours and money, followed op by my gf screaming at me rest of the day😅

[@penguinjay]

Hybrid Heaven and Clayfighter 63 1/3 are those sleeper N64 hits imo. Price is going to blow up on clayfighter. Hybrid Heaven is great, but only gonna be expensive bc the rarity, it did not sell well. I like how this store prices their not extremely in demand games, they are friendly. Cool video thanks for sharing.

[@hoodrichhaul7545]

How have I not found your channel I'm a new subscriber. Great music great energy and attitude great interaction with people. Also used to play dungeons & dragons. 😅

[@SethFowler]

Good eye Tommy!

[@ApplesauceNinja]

I loved Stage 2 when I lived in Cabot! I used to shop their first location over by the pet store. The last I heard they had gone out of business.

[@objection6719]

they have a bigger location now!

[@andydiehl773]

That is exactly how I built my inventory for games at my Comic store. I offered 100% store credit. So I could have an inventory of games quickly.

[@TheOne-fm5gh]

Ben’s game zone in Omaha Nebraska is the absolute best game store I’ve ever been to. I’ve been to 32 states…

[@brandonrobinson1603]

That store owner was the nicest guy

[@lespaulpanhead025]

Rick, you should absolutely let Tommy teach you to play D&D! You’d love it!

[@TattedCollector]

Rick is a pastor in music ministry first, don't think anyone will be able to convince him to play D&D.

[@bricaaron3978]

@@TattedCollector *Rick is a pastor in music ministry first, don't think anyone will be able to convince him to play D&D."* You're assuming that there is something anti-Christian about Dungeons & Dragons. That was the word on the street when I was a kid, but I know now that it makes no sense. There _are_ many things that I realize as an adult are immoral and unacceptable, but D&D is not an example.

[@fatherfigure3403]

2:35 the way he walked away lmfao

[@TheBulletTrain]

Damn this store seems awesome. Nice guy, good prices from what I saw and awesome layout with clean games and, more importantly, clean shelves and floors. I never make it to Little Rock, but next time I'm in Tennessee I might have to make a trip down lol

[@Danosauruscrecks]

I've always wanted a store like this

[@HoopyAmero]

My brother brought Earthbound at a K-mart on clearance because it didn't sell well for like $25 back in the day. One of my favorite games of all time, so many good memories. Think we traded it in at the LGS for some forgettable game for next to nothing. As gaming should be. No regrets.

[@itsjustagamechannel]

I finally scored a copy of Earthbound for my collection, but loose only. I can only fathom owning the big box and manual!

[@paulbradley705]

Buying loose games is sad.

[@admiralhowdy]

Dang, where is my big box Earthbound? Surely I still have it... Bought it at Walmart for 20 bucks back in the day.

[@homersenemy7105]

No you didn’t 😂🤡

[@admiralhowdy]

@@homersenemy7105 Yes I did, but turns out I only have the strategy guide and cartridge remaining; box got trashed somewhere along the way.

[@53v3n_L1v3z]

I'm a casual gamer and not familiar with values of the games. Earthbound is worth that much? I wonder how much it's worth without the box? I need to get back to my local pawn shop tmw because they have a earthbound without the box for $10!😮. I'm thinking they don't know anything about it lol.

[@JudgeDreddMegaCityOne]

Can someone explain to me how there's any market for Wii games when homebrew is a thing?

[@waynedevinshire2872]

If you watch retro Rick backwards yall see a reseller sell up and commit to the love of collecting again...

[@mikepapa13]

Nice video man. Do you know which Pokemon items the other gentleman received, for the game credits?

[@morgandubs7083]

I will ironically be in Cabot tomorrow, may have to swing by...

[@figuresix]

My kid picked up that link sword for 20 bucks at goodwill a few months back.

[@thepinkchungus]

Wow those are insane prices for earthbound and sculptor's cut. When i got my complete in box copy of earthbound i got it for $400, as for sculptor's cut I never got it because $400 for it in 2018 seemed a huge amount of money for me and I already had gotten earthbound along with some pricey n64 games like second attack and goemon's great adventure (which are now even way higher than when i got them all complete in box)

[@imwithyou38]

as a kid i nearly almost kept from a blockbuster as the store was closing but at the time my aunt would had been overdrawn to keep it and told me i could even though that but since i was child i learned to be much more aware of money as a much younger child that anyone would normally learn but i told her no and she asked if i was sure and we returned it. it makes me so sad now lol but it was the right thing to do but i loved that game

[@ColeSexton]

How dare somebody drive through a parking lot while you're doing such an important thing....

[@tiberius5389]

Rickster Killin IT!

[@KBXband]

Do you guys play games in your collection? I totally do. Every single game I buy, I try at least once. Some don't work. The most expensive game Ive purchased was spending 80 dollars on a lot that had all 3 Ninja Gaiden games for NES and they are MINT.

[@mcordeus]

marvelous storeeeee!!!

[@tuberkidd7149]

fun fact you have shared some part of this video before in 10 game challenge

[@mroshfosh]

I got my clay fighters from blockbuster still lol.. heard it’s worth like 2000$ it’s really used and I still play it with the boys in the man cave! Lol taffy all day!!

[@kristaberck6821]

Clay fighter sculptors cut is worth a lot. The regular one is around 30

[@indatubesurfer]

Sounds like u probably have the regular version. Does it say sculptors cut on it? If not sorry to say you have like a 25 dollar game and not 2gs! 😂

[@kirkjess1811]

Dude what was the snowman fighting game! I havent seen that in years! Holy what a throwback!

[@kingstarscream3807]

Clayfighters

[@indatubesurfer]

Clay fighters the sculptures cut version, blockbuster exclusive.

[@allthisforasong1200]

Nice Journey t-shirt, Tommy!

[@eltenda]

Great episode as usual ! I liked the store !

[@MrGnomerdoom]

Stage two games was an awesome experience, enjoyed this a lot, seems like a real great little store ☮

[@autograph415]

retro rick opinion on dk oldies?

[@Druiditup]

Rick could probably sell to DK Oldies and still make a profit with what they charge at that place 😂😂😂 if their trade value represents anything close to what they actually resell for haha

[@indatubesurfer]

To the ppl in the comments asking why Clay Fighters Sculptor’s cut is so expensive. There was clay fighters and the the Sculptor's Cut version of the game which remains one of the rarest North American N64 games. It was released as a Blockbuster rental deal and only 20,000 copies were manufactured. So there for most copies were rented damaged, lost and thrown away by blockbuster. Making it incredibly hard to find specially in mint condition.

[@Rromantiq]

Yeah it was an update from Clay Fighter 63 1/3 and at the time it was rare that we got patched/updated games especially within a year. I rented my copy that I still have from Blockbuster in 1998 and never took it back because I had lost it for years before finding it still in good condition. I can't even imagine what the original box and manual go for it must be thousands

[@bricaaron3978]

@@Rromantiq I only remember a rather dull game called Claymates.

[@Fundores]

That big box earthbound is so cool

[@Multi2794]

Loved this !

[@paulcousans4254]

Wow remember selling a near mint boxed complete copy of earthbound with unused scratch and sniff cards for £150 sterling here in the UK 15 years ago!

[@MTSGaming]

What was the nightmare?

[@dga7329]

Watching this video, obviously.

[@Lachlant1984]

Why is this a game collector's worst nightmare? I'd have thought this was a game collector's dream.

[@hast0408]

Can someone tell these guys that all those games are free downloads online.

[@Radjammin]

Ticket to Ride is my Jam.

[@_Chris_Mitchell]

Touching the glass case hahaha

[@wrexstrongo]

Inclement golf has taken the haste . Who will trick dragons for their lack of beige?

[@ECTOERICSARCADE]

Dude I love playing magic the gathering! 🤘😁👍

[@CaptainArmada]

Love the editing Riff! Always a banger

[@TCGView]

Wow, those prices ARE pretty good.

[@carrythelabelguy4563]

Who... TF... Takes... $3000... of... store.... credit... Sorry but thats ABSOLUTELY the dumbest thing i have heard in a LONG time. No amount of reasoning can make that sound appealing to me.

[@officialunitedstudios]

Honestly love watching your videos

[@mukeshgoolcharan6121]

Good stuff man looking for the next one

[@johnw8436]

Retro game prices are plummeting. Pricechart is showing most consoles games are at pre pandemic prices adjusted for inflation Wait a couple weeks you'll get it 10% less, wait another couple weeks get another 10% off...prices will then probably level...basically looking at 30-50% fall out

[@Mynameis7nad]

Isnt complete? Its just missing the shoot em up poster, power reg card and snes info booklet. He lost 1200 on 40 bucks of stuff? I would of just sold it on ebay with the game box and manual foe 2800

[@Mynameis7nad]

@@packers12to80 rite that 1800 trade is like 1200 cash which is less than half of what he would of made compared to the 2500 he would of got after fees and shipping on ebay. Blowing smoke up his own @ss for giving 100% in trade then taking 1200 for a stuff that wouldnt even count as not being complete. And condition... it was in better condition than alot of the sold listings i saw for over 2500

[@RetroAlec]

Love your channel!

[@christopherforgette1251]

Nice man. Here in Vermont there is like two retro game stores in the state. I get my arm broken on just trying to get some of the games you get for some prices

[@AlthenasGuard]

Harry and lloyd's is a great store but is ultra competitive. anything that's valuable gets posted on FB and is gone within minutes. Great prices though!

[@SP-ru3rs]

I don't no why I keep watching grown men buying toys. KZbin is doing weird things to me.