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Second hand retro games

  • 14-12-2010 1:46pm
    #1
    bnev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I was on Grafton Street yesterday and wandered into a game store up towards Stephen's Green which buys and sells old games from any console.

    But I cannot remember the name of the place. Does anyone have any idea what it is called and if they give good prices for old games, especially PS1 games.


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  • #2
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,394 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    The prices are scandalous and the selection poor. Not really worth it. RAGE on fade street is much better but so far they don't do CD based games.
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  • #3
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,592 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I wonder will he eventually get some disc based games in? It'll be a pain dealing with scratches...but they'd definitely sell.


  • #4
    bnev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭bnev


    Thanks for the heads up.

    I have a few old PS1 games that I am trying to sell. Any idea what shop would be the best for this?


  • #5
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,394 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    o1s1n wrote: »
    I wonder will he eventually get some disc based games in? It'll be a pain dealing with scratches...but they'd definitely sell.

    I think they are thinking about it since it's been far more successful than they thought it would be. Just goes to show that if you give good customer service and fair prices you can do well.
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  • #6
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,186 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    o1s1n wrote: »
    I wonder will he eventually get some disc based games in? It'll be a pain dealing with scratches...but they'd definitely sell.

    the place is 50% vinyl sales so I'd say they've dealt with discs before :)


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  • #7
    Augmerson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    Was in that shop on Grafton street today, brought a few PS2 games to trade. Madness, he gave me 17 euro for about 7 PS2 games, and that was cold, hard CASH money. They might want to change their price structure. While they give very good trade-in value the price of the stock they have is too much, they should knock like 5-8 euro off most stuff straight away. I hope they do it sooner rather than later because rent on that street is a fortune and they'll just go under :/


  • #8
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,592 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I remembered about that new shop on the way home from work today. Couldn't find it though. Walked down passed HMV looking everywhere but nothing.

    Eventually I walked back up Grafton street and there it was. Dunno what it is about that spot, but it seems to make shops invisible. When you finally do know it's there you can't understand how you missed it.

    Anyway, great space..but the selection was pretty poor. They need to get more quality titles in.


  • #9
    martineatworld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭martineatworld


    Augmerson wrote: »
    Was in that shop on Grafton street today, brought a few PS2 games to trade. Madness, he gave me 17 euro for about 7 PS2 games, and that was cold, hard CASH money. They might want to change their price structure. While they give very good trade-in value the price of the stock they have is too much, they should knock like 5-8 euro off most stuff straight away. I hope they do it sooner rather than later because rent on that street is a fortune and they'll just go under :/
    What kind of games were they though!?


  • #10
    Augmerson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    Alone in The Dark: The New Nightmare
    Alone in the Dark 4
    Capcom vs SNK 2
    Dead or Alive 2
    1945 1 & 2
    Oni
    Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
    Spawn: Armageddon
    Smuggler's Run

    Got 8 euro for Capcom vs SNK 2. I probably wouldn't have gotten 5 euro at Gamestop so for those games, it wasn't too bad.


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