How I've Lost Thousands of Dollars Trying to be a Video Game Reseller :(

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 30

  • @undamned
    @undamned Месяц назад +7

    Appreciate the honesty. I think most people try to hide their losses and shameful purchases and try to pretend that winning is the norm.

  • @frankvonfrauner
    @frankvonfrauner Месяц назад +16

    Do the entire world a favor, just throw out all the sports games and all the Just Dance games.

    • @jbobthevideogameslob9250
      @jbobthevideogameslob9250  Месяц назад +1

      I do throw out a lot of stuff that comes in lots. Herb Alpert records are my favorite to trash.

    • @Kenno10rapid
      @Kenno10rapid 20 дней назад +1

      ​@@jbobthevideogameslob9250Good cases are always useful.

  • @joelsinn9302
    @joelsinn9302 Месяц назад +10

    AH, the rare Gears of War 3 PS2. That is a hard one to find.

  • @tenminutetokyo2643
    @tenminutetokyo2643 Месяц назад +1

    That is the all time best YT channel name ever. Also for all 2600’s always go for the single biggest solder improvement: a TRACO TSR-1 2450.

  • @camerontinker1948
    @camerontinker1948 29 дней назад +1

    Man, I feel your pain on buying consoles in unknown condition. I buy a ton of consoles from Goodwill and some work, while others don't. I've fixed many of them up, but some I just have to cut my losses and sell cheaply to recoup some of the money. The parental locks on Xbox 360s are still possible to bypass if you have a Microsoft account. I'm not sure about Xbox One and newer though.

  • @hendersonwilliamk
    @hendersonwilliamk Месяц назад +2

    All shops around me sell complete working ps1, ps2, xbox, nes, snes for $90 and under. Disc replay, and game world are my favorite.

  • @xpradaGx
    @xpradaGx Месяц назад +4

    if the lasers are broken just mod it and load up 100's of games on there. Problem solved.

  • @joelsinn9302
    @joelsinn9302 Месяц назад +2

    My worst ripoff was actually from a store. I got a copy of Chrono Trigger that did not work, and they claimed that since I got it with credit, that they only do swaps for the same game. They claim that they haven't gotten a copy in since that time... That was 2015.

  • @horzu3391
    @horzu3391 28 дней назад +1

    I enjoyed this video, thanks.
    The shitty negative comments are weird though. You are all clearly making a killing on the stock market, sat on YT being critical of this video?
    Hope you can shift some of that junk, JBob!

  • @tyst5927
    @tyst5927 Месяц назад +2

    this is what poverty looks like in a nutshell

  • @joanglo3394
    @joanglo3394 Месяц назад

    Man you have the most youtuber voice of all time. I could literally link like 5 channels that have the same exact voice as you. How does that make you feel

  • @Xfreyo
    @Xfreyo Месяц назад +1

    Why not carry a testing kit with you when you go. Binder w/ disc sleeves of known working cheap sports games, 1 for each platform. A small display that can take composite signal via a cheap retrotink. An inverter or battery pack. Some spare cables etc.

  • @Iamwaytoooldforthis90
    @Iamwaytoooldforthis90 Месяц назад

    Wow dude you have been doing this a long time. You were way ahead of the curb.

  • @Damian808UKOfficial
    @Damian808UKOfficial Месяц назад +2

    Hmm, you need to knock there asking prices down, i bought mint ps2 for £25 on marketplace, $80 for untested is steep.

  • @MrPs391
    @MrPs391 Месяц назад +8

    To be fair all ur inventory is generic crap

  • @Xtrafix2015
    @Xtrafix2015 Месяц назад

    I have all the broken stuff and games but I specialize on my psp and Sony retro junk that’s hard to get rid of especially without controllers or anything 😂

  • @concreteman03
    @concreteman03 Месяц назад

    Semi successful eBay reseller here, it can be hard but you should've been done your homework on everything pictured here, I mean extensive stats and sales research using their Product Research tool if you don't wanna do it manually. Yes local logistics are somewhat helpful but it's not the make or break like the internet marketplace is. I wouldn't count on repairs to turn a profit unless it's a Sega Saturn or something rarer.

    • @frankvonfrauner
      @frankvonfrauner Месяц назад +1

      Sure, if you can find someone that still wants a Sega Saturn that hasn't gotten it within the last 20 years.
      My local game store has been trying to sell a copy of Resident Evil for Saturn for over 2 years now

    • @concreteman03
      @concreteman03 Месяц назад

      @@frankvonfraunerHaha, just an example, and it’s debatable whether that store is trying to sell that game

  • @thechiefshow9275
    @thechiefshow9275 Месяц назад

    I stay away from buying consoles… unless absolutely they work…

  • @Illicitcat
    @Illicitcat Месяц назад

    i need one of those ps1s in the bucket , not the rectagle but the smaller one, hit me up!

  • @Raindown15
    @Raindown15 Месяц назад +5

    is... that all u have?

  • @rubbersidedown1356
    @rubbersidedown1356 Месяц назад

    why not just invest in the stock market?

  • @NOMORERATRACE
    @NOMORERATRACE Месяц назад +1

    You accumulate trash in your house. Sell all your game console and video games go buy bitcoin.

    • @LinkedIn12Smith
      @LinkedIn12Smith Месяц назад +1

      ​@@Johnnyffd-ml9mktrue if the net crashes you lost your fortune he needs gold.

  • @zackwaffen9210
    @zackwaffen9210 Месяц назад

    its not easy bud. you gotta be very selective. perhaps even just specialize in a specific genre. wish you all the best jbob