Video Game Deal of a LIFETIME or SCAM?!

[@whskytngo]

My dude, stop wasting money on ballasts and bulbs and go LED. You will save so much money!

[@Tonberry2k]

Just thought you should know, Daniel Pasina isn’t the voice of those characters. He’s the actor whose likeness was made into the game’s sprites.

[@mrbak3rs522]

this is correct because scorpion's get over here was done by ed boon himself, which is why he's often asked to do it at cons.

[@jumbokevin]

Phoenix Resale would've asked if there was any wriggle room on the $100 game bundle

[@monnik9089]

hed offer 20. Hes gotta make money too

[@vistas5823]

The thing is, once you start offering more and more for the stuff the seller will get anxious and start to realize they're making a mistake and if you do end up completing the deal even after offering more you could leave them feeling regretful and unsure about what they just did. Match their ask and be polite.

[@peachjackson3856]

These were my thoughts exactly. Well said.

[@gilbertoarellano8525]

Damm you can’t win you offer less you’re low balling you offer more you’re hurting the sellers feelings.

[@iainlee]

This is the craziest take I have ever heard.

[@CarlYota]

@@gilbertoarellano8525it’s not about hurting feelings. It’s about tipping them off to the fact the stuff is worth way more than they are asking for. You’re hurting your chances of closing the deal when they start wondering why you’re offering to pay more. The best option is to just pay what they ask and not make a big deal of it. Not so they don’t feel regret but so they actually close the deal with you asap.

[@enthused7591]

@@iainlee It's true though, that happens all the time. People start getting multiple higher offers like it's an auction and they frequently realize they need to look stuff up and list stuff individually. Not saying that's a bad thing but this dude getting $3,000 in games for $120 is like a once in a 20 year situation. Wildly uncommon, at least in my experience. I typically will end up finding a deal with a console and 10 games, worth $$300-400 or so listed for $200, but this dude's deal is wild.

[@Mynameis7nad]

Your heart sank when she said cash. Lol

[@GamertagisDodger]

A little more never hurt anybody, it’s more like a tip I guess. It’s the sellers job? To know what they have and price it as they please. I recently picked up a silver GameCube with a wired oem controller , wave bird with 2 receivers . Def jam vandetta, sonic battle adventure 2, Mario sunshine, NFS, Tony hawk. She wanted $25 she was willing to put it on hold for me even tho she said she got a ton of messages and when I went to pick it up I gave her $50

[@dznutzonfyre4432]

Ur a sucker

[@DavidGonzales-rt7qd]

If you're going to sell something, it's your responsibility to do research on your product. And if you're the type of person who just wants to get rid of said product, then you're only going to get what you're willing to accept. I would consider that a huge deal!! Plus they put in the effort to clean the cartridges, they earned their profit!

[@Nightmare_Cow]

If she brought the games to Rick's store and he paid that much would you feel the same she obviously didn't know games could be worth that much they took advantage of her ignorance

[@jackburton8352]

@@Nightmare_Cow Ignorance is bliss

[@TheCardsharp]

@@Nightmare_Cow- In this day and age of information being readily available at the push of several buttons in the convenience of your own home, any ignorant person can educate themselves about anything they have to see if it’s worth something. Whether she had the foresight to do the research and possibly get more than what she bargained for is ultimately on her. Anyone who knew better could’ve educated her about the potential of getting more than what she was willing to accept, but it’s ultimately on her to know that potential. Any buyer wanting to take advantage of a great deal like that is simply taking advantage of a great deal. There was really no excuse for the seller to get in on a great deal herself given all it took was simple Google research.

[@robertallison3947]

I agree with David. Not my job to price another person’s items. If they’re happy with what they’re getting and I’m happy with what I’m paying then I don’t see anything wrong. Especially if I have to put my time and money into coming to you, cleaning and reselling.

[@Nightmare_Cow]

@@robertallison3947 not saying they needed to price things just be transparent and tell them better options and if they still wanted to sell then that's great. Also it's not hard to clean games or resale

[@jasoncheney5579]

Bought my ticket for Saturday and reserved my hotel today. Looking forward to Retrofest. Driving in from Orlando.

[@Drewsefer89]

The money comes from knowledge in how much games can sell for. Takes times to learn & gain all that knowledge. Knowledge he had but she didn’t. He paid more than she was asking for so that’s all we can ask for. Good for him for getting that score.

[@georgeholub313]

Switch to LED bulbs

[@hellboundTX333]

You need to do a parking lot sale to clear out a lot of that upstairs stuff.

[@catchall4574]

Ed boon has done scorpions voice since the original

[@MatSpeedle]

I once got a marketplace deal for a boxed complete Mint NES with a bunch of games and a Master System 1 with a load of games, some of which were pretty rare heavy hitters. Paid the seller double what they were asking for the lot and I still got a amazing deal. If I know I'm getting a deal I'll usually pay over asking. I was always brought up with the mindset that you get back what you give out. Worked out pretty well so far.

[@kalyoth2456]

Reconsider Limited Run - they are burning intentional DVR quality discs that do not work for people now. People are dropping them like a bad habit

[@KurenTV]

Such a problematic company. I 100% refuse to support them.

[@beastrace81]

@@KurenTV bought a Switch game from them and it came without the cartridge and it was fake sealed with shitty cellophane wrap.

[@kuttsukukoff]

LR has been trash for over 5 years since I know about them. The insane pre-order waiting times is out of this world.

[@brdnl3]

I agree they are crap but that was only with one game and I’m sure they didn’t buy that copy

[@mariokart8715]

They need to go out of business. It’s worse than DKOldies.

[@sryx]

I once bought a copy of Ninja Combat for the AES for $75 on Facebook Marketplace. When I got the cart it was unlabeled and when I plugged it in, it didn't work. I assumed I got ripped off but just incase I opened the cart and saw that it was an official PCB. I tried a little harder to clean it and when I plugged it back in I saw that it was Metal Slug (they had listed 3 games that included Metal Slug and Ninja Combat), I was tempted to just keep it but every thing in my collection was either a gift, something from my childhood or something I found out in the wild (ie, something with a story behind it). I figured that the seller had just made a very expensive mistake and the right thing to do was to message them and let them know. Unfortunately whoever they shipped the Ninja Combat to didn't feel the same way (the seller refunded me the $75 and I dropped the Metal Slug off at their house). At least I feel good about sending out some good into the retro community. Still haven't found a copy of Ninja Combat that cheap though :)

[@thejimbohartung]

That upstairs area would function so well as a public lounge to play games in! It would encourage more of the hangout ~ esc vibe!

[@sky365dt8]

I found a cib gameboy game while looking through a lady’s collection. She had no idea it was worth 2-300$; ended up giving her about 150 after letting her know it was worth more than the $10 she was asking

[@Hatedepot]

Will Phoenix Resale be getting an early access pass to your convention and be buying all the handhelds and good condition first party nintendo games from everyone?

[@audrisampson]

I main Pikachu in Smash 64. It was the one I played most and had so much fun playing it with the friends.

[@serbowdster2311]

I love this channel, it reminds me of my childhood, going to blockbuster on a Friday and renting a film and nes game, getting some sweets and locking myself away in my room trying to complete the game before it has to go back. Saturday morning cartoons then trying to recreate the cartoon story with my toys, bright garish colours. Lol 😂

[@Mynameis7nad]

Looks like you need more shelving and to organize everything. You need a box bin, manual bin, few more game shelves ect.

[@truthxbexheard1]

Definitely no shame in the game. It’s the responsibility of the buyer and seller to conduct proper research. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Like they say, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.

[@Riz2336]

I hope heckin Steve makes a response to your question at the end of the vid

[@sander230e]

Daniel Pesina was a martial arts sprite model for Johnny Cage and the color swapped Ninja's started with the yellow Scorpion outfit.

[@StevoSupremo]

I never feel good about taking advantage of people even if it's their responsibility to do research and find out what their stuff is worth. I also understand that people try to do this for a living to provide for their family, so no hate towards them at all. My heart just won't let me do it. I think Leviticus 25:17 says it best "Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the LORD your God"

[@brentblizzard2924]

Giving what they are asking is on the seller. If you feel like they are way under priced you could offer more but that could have weird consequences. "Well how much are they really worth?" What I find deplorable is asking for a lower price when you know it's a great deal. Saw something like this from someone on another KZbin channel. Pursuing the Correct Cost. Stopped watching after that. The discount wasn't much on an already crazy low price but it was the principle.

[@lupetastic16]

It’s 2024, who doesn’t know that old video games are in and people are willing to pay top dollar for them. Who ever doesn’t know that is living under a rock!

[@john.t.v]

As a fellow game store owner all of that stuff would disappear on eBay

[@seashepherdviking923]

My thoughts on it is that it's the sellers responsibility to research what the items are worth before selling not the buyer to tell the seller what the items are worth so if someone sells something for a fraction of what it's worth i'd buy it and not say anything and i would expect people to do the same to me if i sold something too cheap. But i really don't understand why people don't atleast do a quick google search before selling it only takes a couple minutes to do.

[@greenbayclassics]

If someone gives you a price, thats all you really need. It’s not always your responsibility to educate people on what they have. Sometimes you pay over asking and sometimes you pay what they want.

[@noble_wine]

My main is fox since n64 version of Smash. I love his moveset. Falco was an unlockble character by defeating 100man melee in melee (gamecube). Falco is a character I am learning as well.

[@robertm1015]

I'd kill for an online shop (or link to one since I havent been able to find one). I've been looking in to getting into collecting some old things from my childhood and there just isn't anything near me, and it's hard to trust things like ebay to not be a headache if something isn't right.

[@Missouri_Picker]

They put the time and the effort into cleaning the games as well as the uncertainty that the games would work. Paying up is always a plus if you can / if you want too but it’s not required you satisfied her offer and gave some on top.

[@twenty3715]

Do you have a website to buy products online?

[@mastryda]

Look at USPS parcel ground, about the same shipping time, but cheaper

[@BrianRazzano]

I have not commented on your channel yet but know that I love your content and watch all of your videos 🎉 thanks for all the fun and consistency ❤

[@Lord_Mangoat]

It sounds like the seller had no attachment to the games and just wanted to be rid of them quick in a single lot. To get top dollar for things, you'd have to go about price checking each one, testing, cleaning, and hunting for a buyer for each one. Selling them all for so cheap in a single sale would save them time from doing all that.

[@stephenledford3808]

You have to resell stuff...that takes time and the right buyer. Some people would rather the quick buck then do all of that. That said, there is a big difference in games vs some old lady not realizing her late husband car was worth millions in terms of robbery.

[@DynamoVideoGames]

I own a video game store and I have never one time let them go without giving them the proper amount. That said when I was a collector I would have still given her more than $120, but honestly probably around $200-$250 because I'd feel like...bad if I didn't.

[@N83Gaming]

( 41 yr old man ) There is noting wrong with making a honest deal. It's not your job to tell them what there item(s) is wroth. That is up to them, but being honest and paying a little above what they are asking when it's wroth it is just good honest business. Great job.

[@tattooeddragon5500]

If the seller recieveswhat they ask for a great deal like that then they are happy and thats fine. If a seller asks me how much im willing to pay i will low ball them every time because if they are worried about what they get then they should research it to know what to ask. There are only three occasions i come across where i will pay more and it would have to be a great deal like this before i would. First is if a child is selling their stuff and legitimately is trying to learn from it. Second is if the seller seems to be in a dire situation and it will help them out. Third is if it is an organization or fund raiser like a church, animal shelter, person raising money for themselves or family with medical conditions or things of those types and they must seem like they are being legit to me before i will. I will not however take advantage of someone who doesnt know what they have by lying to them in order to convince them what they have is worth nothing just to get them to come way down on their price. Ive seen that happen many times and i will step in. I dont care if it pisses the scammer off. You have to protect yourself and make a profit but you dont have to be a complete scumbag.

[@muneno1066]

I've scored some great deals too but a majority of it stayed in my collection. I think as you don't plan on flipping EVERYTHING a good deal is fine.

[@JDLB]

All the stuff up stairs why not sell on eBay and have upstairs as an eBay resell area selling stuff u can’t instore?

[@mtbelley]

I got a lot of games and stuff worth over $1k for free. The family was moving and they just wanted it gone, I offered her cash and she said it was worth getting it out of the house before they moved in a week.

[@akaVelos]

where do you get those game cover banners from

[@Mynameis7nad]

Try xyab there know to sponsor youtubers and maby would the event and you. Plus you could get some new replacement parts and accessories to throw in with consoles.

[@nigelm4273]

I bought five PS2 games last year for $40. Thinking maybe they were in bad shape with def jam fight for NY in there. Surprise, suprise everything was minty fresh, probably my only good score I'll ever get though, living in rural British Columbia. Oh the clips in your videos are amazing 😊

[@kevinvandorst]

Pikachu is the best in Smash 64!

[@BananaNinja]

I would do the same as him, I would give them a bit more but when it comes to a score sometimes you gotta hold your tongue

[@neonhenry]

he had to clean and test the games, youre taking a risk the games work

[@NeilCooper72]

Where is that accent from at 10:58 ?? He sounds like a character from Family Guy 😄

[@SillyLooBird]

Any online selling in the future?

[@retrorandotoys]

They posted it they had the opportunity to look up everything if they wanted to. I would’ve taken it for the offering price which is amazing deal and that’s why we do this.

[@BrokeDonkeyrips]

So i thought a met you in Michigan yesterday. I was like what's up retro Rick what you doing in Michigan? He looked at me and said do I know you and my names not Rick and he sounded like DMX. Then I noticed he had 2 big diamond earrings. I said I'm sorry I thought you were retro Rick? He said who the Fword is retro Rick? I said a retro video game and pop culture guy that owns a store in Arkansas. He took out his phone and subscribed to your channel. Then he said I love Fwording retro sheesh.

[@TheFlippinDad]

Matrix insertion was ON POINT

[@balettpatkany]

I'm sorry but I would have definitely paid 100, if she asked for 100.

[@justanotherveganonyoutube710]

I know this is an unpopular opinion but when I get a N64 game that someone wrote on back in the day I like leaving it on the game. I feel like it adds character and its part of that specific games history. Especially when its the name of the owner. I had my name on all my games back than.

[@roembowski]

Saw that manual to NES Anticipation by the turtle. My ADHD brain has all the songs from that game playing in my head 24/7

[@RandyWesley13]

I've never bought on Marketplace but I probably would've offered more than $100 just to guarantee it vs someone willing to pay more to jump in line. For some reason a compilation of Pawn Stars hit my algorithm today where the lady asked for $2k and Rick said he had a conscience and offered $15k. She immediately asked for $17k to close the deal.. It's a fine line to toe especially if you do it to be nice

[@erickvillanueva6506]

Recently paid $200 for $900 worth of 64 games and had to do a lot of cleaning and 1 hour drive each way

[@austintaylor5683]

As far as the deal. My dad has always said that you should always think about the other person and what kind of deal they got. Now if I’m going to a garage sale at a doctor’s house then yeah I’m not offering anymore money than what they are asking but if it’s a mother with kids and you can tell they aren’t just overflowing with money then yea I’m giving at least 50%.

[@LimitedInfinity9]

I wholeheartedly agree with this, It reminds me of a reseller that frequented a swap meet that I'd go to. He once told me he liked going to garage sales "in the more ghetto areas" because "those people don't know what they have" and that just sounded so messed up to me.

[@ButchCDPR]

It really depends on the situation. If she's pulling up in a caddy using a $500 then hell no I won't offer more.

[@old_school_fool5839]

No matter when I buy something from Marketplace, I always ask if they'll go lower. In this case, I would have just paid the $100 she was asking for and bounced.

[@shades9415]

Please make some of the retro con merch available online!

[@Wheels8504]

Nothing wrong with giving her 120 bucks. I would have done something similar myself. He basically helped the lady out giving her more even if it was just a little bit extra.

[@damienhawthorne8864]

Agreed. He is thinking of his family too and it was exactly what she wanted.

[@animedrawer69]

6:20 your Scorpion sounded Italian 😂

[@Deseko]

Getta ova herea 🤌🏼

[@pnx_world]

I’m all down to help out and being fair but we get cought up on monetary value a little too much sometimes. Sometimes people just want the stuff out of their house they don’t care how much it sells for hence why they don’t put the effort to find out how much it sells for. Sometimes people know how much it sells for but they don’t want to go through the trouble of selling it. We see this every week on some form or another. Value is at times subjective and relative. I think it’s cool he gave her more but I also wouldn’t have hold it against him if he didn’t. It is nice to be nice though

[@spidernose]

Being a business man myself... I would have given her asking price. Not a penny more. As long as all parties are happy that's all that matters.

[@nerdthemullet]

I’m going to hate myself if I don’t comment, but the voice for scorpion is Ed Boon and has been since Mortal Kombat one 🎉❤

[@crobinson2624]

Do you have an online store? If your sitting on so product why not sell online too? I’m sure you have items that I would love to buy but can’t because I can’t shop in person at your store.

[@chriskelly2537]

Hey Rick your content is amazing and I love it when is the next time your going to be in Texas I have a pretty big collection of stuff that I think you would be interested in

[@SP-ru3rs]

This shop looks more like a fantasy shop then a business. I always wonder if it would survive without the youtube money.

[@insaneunicorngaming8539]

really odd that they put game boxes up high, seems there is a better way to do this

[@foreignuser_]

Demon Turf is a good 3D platformer, but if anyone really loves 2d platforming, their first game "Slime-san" is a masterpiece IMO

[@brooks9184]

The way people are today, if you tell them you’ll pay more than what they’re asking, you’re running the risk of them then looking up some of the prices. Sometimes you just gotta catch ‘em slipping or it may backfire 😅

[@coltonbunch16]

This is exactly what I was going to say.

[@nijntje8790]

The people out here saying the guy didnt Rob the person selling the games. are wild have u ever had unexpected financiel problems and no money if so u would know that having stuff and needing to sell that stuff asap for money sucks because you cant wait with selling and getting a good price is hard close to impossible. having been there myself i have and always will regret the things i have sold in order to survive. these guys dont care about games they just wanna make some money horrible people imo. coudve atleast inform the person, But no Greed took over. bad english not native language

[@patwilliams7362]

I would have gone $150, but what is $30 when the score is so huge. Good on you big man! Can't find a dang thing in my area lol

[@p1xai]

a few jokes: "Just beat Castlevania and I'm still convinced that Simon Belmont is just a goth teenager in a bad 80s haircut Who needs a cape when you can have a mullet?" 😅 "Just spent the afternoon trying to beat Gradius without the Konami code and let me tell you, it was a workout... in my fingers and my sanity Thanks for the frustration and the nostalgia, Nintendo! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go ice my thumbs" 😀

[@emmabentley7945]

Little Rock Arkansas, thoughts going out to the survivors and lost in American Airlines. Flight 1420😢

[@TattedCollector]

It's not the job of the reseller to inform the seller of the value of their items. It's the job of the reseller to make as much money possible by spending as LITTLE as possible. If the seller doesn't do their due diligence, oh well!

[@HeySpanky]

Speaking of food, Rick clearly gave up on the workouts

[@numberoneappgames]

Ned got a good deal and you got a good deal for buying it!

[@KING_KONK]

Michael looks like SKEETER from Doug

[@robertjohansson9853]

Would given her a bit more, maybe 25% of the worth at least

[@bobsimpson9228]

All depends on my situation, the person I'm buying from's situation. 5 years ago I would've said "can you do 75?" Today... I would've given her half of whatever I knew I was going to flip it for if I know the flip will be fast.

[@dexterthecat9580]

7:04 I watched the matrix for the first time yesterday right before going to your store. HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO SCAN MY BRAIN, AND USE IT FOR MARKETING PURPOSES! (lol I’m going to be honest, I’m VERY EXCITED to go to retro fest!) STAY RETRO! Edit: my answer to your question at the end is I would pay about 150-160 depending on how bad the condition of the games were, but considering I don’t always have 150 to spare, 120 is probably a good amount for a impulse buy.

[@NEXCUSX]

I would love to find a Nintendo Power Chrono Trigger players guide to finish my Chrono Trigger collection :)

[@NCSUWolfpacker2010]

Based on that pic. Those games were pretty dirty. Plus they said “only 20 bucks in gas” to check it out. That’s gotta be kinda far then? I drive a civic. Though that’s like a weeks worth of gas lol.

[@CanadianBusLiving]

So I would pay 100 bucks without a dought but I do this ... if I see a marketplace posting like that but cant get to it then I send the person all the gameye pricing and make sure the next guy don't get the deal

[@mcqwhat]

Would Love to Work at Retro Ricks Store!

[@JoeNayDoh]

0:58 ..and that DS case was never seen again

[@rydamusprime]

If I have anything extra to give and the seller is OK with letting stuff go for a small amount I'm always willing to give an increased amount, especially when people hold stuff for me and let me check it out before I hand them the money. Moat recently picked up a big PS1/PS2 lot with about $400 worth of games. The lady held it for 2 days and let me go through everything and only wanted $50. I had $80 ok me and gave her the extra $30. It was a good haul, considering out of the 40-50 games and consoles I kept about a dozen games for myself and made a profit on what I didn't need. She said she didn't care about it since it was her ex husband's and he had over a year to come pick it up 😅

[@theomegared02]

I collect comics . It's so easy to buy anything these days and ahed but I like to find in the wild at estate farm sale or a garage sale in middle of nowhere. I collect for myself and like putting a good story to purchase rather just sayin i bough on ebay

[@stevenriggins8260]

His scorpion impression sounded strangely like randy savage 😅

[@bearded_1toysandgames157]

If you pay the asking price there is no debate. Especially when you pay extra...

[@Jesselovespinball]

You pay asking price , if you’re inclined to give a little more , that’s up to you .

[@willy7369]

Pay them the asking price. Reap the low buy cost of the games and enjoy them. Or reap the rewards

[@hellboundTX333]

Blue shirt dude looks like ButtHead and sounds like Cleveland Brown😂

[@CodaBroda]

I think it depends on the situation of the sale; if he/she looks like they could really use the money and clearly just didn’t have the time to research, then I would offer closer to value, but any other case, we’re both happy lol

[@CarlYota]

Fair enough as long as there is a money back guarantee if the games don’t work. You assume a ton of risk when you offer fair market value for used goods that can’t be verified in the moment. It could literally be a box of garbage, worst case scenario. This must be factored in when considering your offer. The game is worth 350 of it works and 0 if it doesn’t. So what is "closer to value" in that situation?

[@sanderkoekkoek9866]

I recall 2 year ago buying a sega genesis, i paid the guy around 30 euro. There were some games but i did not check them. Back home browsing trough the games i found. Sonic 1 and 2 which are not worth that much. Shinobi 3 Great game and certainly not bad ussual goes for around 40+ here. Then i get to the bottom of the box the guy putt the lot in. Hook Never played it but i found on ebay that its a expensive game. but on the bottom i found castlevania new generation, i was so shocked. Castlevania new generation is a 200 + euro game here in Europe. So paying 30 euro for a easily 500 euro is lot.