@@tmer3806 I’ve been flipping before any of these dude 20plus years ago…but I never once question prices if they are what they are going for…making videos is speeding up the process of it becoming a dead market. Everyone thinks they can do it now.
Same, I love this guys videos but it’s impossible to get retro games in my city without spending $100+ per game (examples: Luigi’s mansion at the store near my house is $150.99 PLUS tax, what the fuck is that.
Be careful, this guy makes his money from videos mainly. He doesn't need to share all his best secret money maker items. These could just be the best crumbs lying around
I still have my Muppet Monster Ps1 game. I got it at least 12-14 years ago at an auction with my grandpa. It was bundled with a system amongst other great games too. Made some of the best memories with my grandpa at those auctions every tuesday
Great haul at the video game stores and congrats on the Imaginators pickup. I thought the lady at the last store was pretty cool and I like her old school Simpsons shirt. Keep up the great work Caleb!
We aren't in q video game bubble.. retro games will always cost.more. red blue yellow crystal gold and silver were qll digital on the 3ds and still were going for 100. Hell diamond and pearl remakes jus came out and the OGs are going or 120
Wooo, Elemental Gearbolt, Ogre Tactics, Agarest War, all these classics. Speaking Elemental Gearbolt, Working Designs was really ahead of their time. Had they last to PS3 era, they would’ve blossomed.
Look for H seams on sealed NES games. Essentially that goes for SNES, Gameboy, etc... Should be a seam all the way across the back connecting the 2 side seams and basically forming the letter H... Hence the term "H Seam". There are some instances where games don't have an H Seam... Some N64 games have overlapping seams.
The sealed atv off-road fury 2 game for ps2 is a good find. I remember playing that kid as a game and always enjoyed it. I would love to own that game again, especially the one you found!
These kinds of folks are the types that real gamers and collectors despise. These A-hole resellers are what have destroyed video game collecting over the last 15 years. Go to every store, wipe out all decently priced items then resist them at 200 percent the original asking prices.
Oh no someone making money with there passion for video games what ever will we do cmon bro you know someone with this much knowledge has to also be a collecter themselves and even then its exactly what these retail stores do they undercut you on a trade deal and sell it higher then they bought it just business my man i love the idea and as a collector myself i plan to start reselling also which will add to my collection and also add to my bank account
Hey the way I look at it... the prices will go up regardless. Anytime a game (a high demand game) goes out of production the price will naturally go up, might as well ride the wave!
@@Jackie_Fhan I sell on eBay already but not too much in the way of video games and wanted to see if there is a preferred way of listing and shipping that video game buyers and collectors expect.
@@Jackie_Fhan right now the majority of my listings are Comics or comic related but am wanting to expand and get my sons involved as they are more into gaming than I am.
Yeah people who buy on Amazon have more money than sense and are unwilling to hunt and just buy off pure convenience which is the type of people this guy is willing to exploit. It's truly disgusting and why I no longer collect because people like him are pricing normal collectors out of the hobby.
That's weird, cause when I worked at GameXChange and they made us open sealed games when taking them in. Like this guy came in with sealed Silent Hill games and we had to unseal them to "check" and make sure the games were in there
I found god hand along with 13 great ps2 games all for $50 on a garage sale, seeing this just gives me that familiar feeling of finding an awesome game for a good price
keep in mind if you want to flip like this, consider it an investment and don't feel rushed to sell it so you can buy more to sell. It could take months for some of these items
That hitman trilligy is a reseal I own a real scalded coppy the spastic on the outside doest match up for a sealed coppy new sealed un used coppys of it the spastic has a odd coloring not a 100% but around a 98% transparency and look at the back the plastic on you're coppy has the spastic semi loose and the plastic doest line up properly implying the game was lightly used and revealed to try boost prices I've been buying and flipping games for over 20 years at this point and sad to say u gatta be carful at 2nd hand game shops they have a tendency to seal used games and label them new to raise the value gamestop has a similar tactic.
In that first store it looks like they're pricing the boxed NES games and loose. And some prices are out of whack, like kickle cubicle for anymore than 30-35. If fire n ice loose is under 100 which it looks to be, that's a underpriced game as well!
used to have a ebay store and sell lots of games on the daily. Got out of it and started a arcade business and does way better then reselling. Game reselling is just becoming to much of an hassle better off reselling cars.
I still have my Tales of Xillia limited edition in the box it came in, not sealed, but it also came with a music CD that should be around here somewhere.
Your channel is cool and I like the concept. It's just less satisfying when I know you're just going to get rid of the games. That's just me tho. I'm a collector. I can't imagine getting rid of my games. Even for a profit. I understand it's a business. I'm just saying. Really great content tho. PS I'm new here. I'll probably be binging some of your stuff.
Old school NES seal feels like Pokémon Elite Trainer Box seal, soft. Resealed is hard plastic. At least it was definitely soft material when I opened my TMNT Arcade. I know because I like to keep my items complete including wrappers, lol.
I like buying imports and I try to find the cheapest price before make a decision, but I say this when I paid almost $200 for both Atelier Ryza games (not including all the paid dlc in eshop) and $30 for Peachball on Amazon. Paid $80 for japanese version of DOA Extreme 3 Scarlet as well. What i dont get tho is why Kill La Kill is so cheap. Its rare and its actually a decent fighting game. If havent played it i suggest trying out the demo on eshop, but if ever find in stores your lucky. As for switch physical prices i dont mind paying over $60 if its an import or collectors edition.
I would just assume all these places also look up the value especially for older games. Would never think I could resell from places like this. Cool stuff.
Obscure is one of the rarest game on ps2 and for that price is a excelent deal. I just pay $321 CIB on Ebay auction. 🥴 I can't complain cause disc was with very light scratches you can almost see and looks almost new condition but still hurts my pocket 😅😂
@@donovanbradford8231 is very hard to have it cause is a super high value game. Maybe if you xbox you can find it for a razonable price, but on Playstation the less is $250 and probably not complete.
@@marangelieroman my god and I thought the classic complete N64 games were expensive. That is crazy. The other game I saw that was I value that I use to have was Coliseum Road to Glory. Fun game dealt it away long ago.
@@donovanbradford8231 all retro games are expensive but I still think that n64, gameboy games are more expensive if you want them CIB unless you look for box and manual repro.
You get some nice finds but i still feel that rich predatory people like you are swooping up games and reselling at double the prices that you find them..... it's just wrong for actual people that just wanna find it in stores.
loved countdown vampires back when i was a kid. i loved how it was just like resident evil but with vampires. i also enjoyed the look of the tattoo the guy had. i was 18 when i got that game. i told myself that i would get his tattoo once i could afford it. 15 years later i had the money. though i ended up getting mine in red. it was the only ps1 game i had kept. so i could have my artist look in the manual to see the tattoo.
Same I got one gaming store where I live but everything is priced right nothing is super cheap and some things are even more expensive then they need to be. I’ve never seen a game for $1.00 that was worth anything.
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I love how you say it’s outrageous pricing when you sell them for just as much.
He sells them for more that’s the best part😂
@@tmer3806 because they can actually get it sold
Everyone wants low prices right
@@tmer3806 I’ve been flipping before any of these dude 20plus years ago…but I never once question prices if they are what they are going for…making videos is speeding up the process of it becoming a dead market. Everyone thinks they can do it now.
Foreal. He’s part of the reason the video game market is so fuct
That chuckle you gave after the store worker said "and some people pay $60 for it" 🤣
hes like yup i know
That 2nd TF store has the worst utilization of space I’ve ever seen.
At least there is room to walk around if it is crowded, but they could have gotten a smaller space
That's exactly what I said as soon as he entered
I watch your vids because I can no longer game hunt because of vids like this lol Competition is too crazy right now.
Yeah you’re not wrong, kinda bittersweet to be the cause of that tbh
I was litterly waiting for a new vid of Phoenix Resale 💪🏼
Same here 😂
Yessirrrr
Oh were you, cool story bro
Thanks DGH! Yeah I’ve been grinding out 3/week for a while now so it’s a good sign people have gotten used to it!
Thursday was the first time in that cycle I’ve missed in a while.
videos like this has been causing my local game stores to increase there prices
Loool
@@Rohgamu it is English
Same, I love this guys videos but it’s impossible to get retro games in my city without spending $100+ per game (examples: Luigi’s mansion at the store near my house is $150.99 PLUS tax, what the fuck is that.
@@aidyn6508 that’s why I stick to pawn shops.
@@aidyn6508 bro you have to hunt to get it at a low price
I love the fact that I can basically just watch your videos and plan out my own game hunting trips now.
Be careful, this guy makes his money from videos mainly. He doesn't need to share all his best secret money maker items. These could just be the best crumbs lying around
@@chrishansen5784 this guy gets it
@@chrishansen5784 not only that, his videos cause the prices to go up in retro games lol.
I still have my Muppet Monster Ps1 game. I got it at least 12-14 years ago at an auction with my grandpa. It was bundled with a system amongst other great games too. Made some of the best memories with my grandpa at those auctions every tuesday
I’m starting a drinking game for every time “Folks “ and “Let’s Go!…” is said
Great video caleb! I live about half an hour from etown and didn't know about the TF Game store thanks for the tips!
wont buy a $40 game to sell at $70 with $25 profit after fees. will buy a $5 game to sell for a $2 profit after fees....
I remember seeing a ton of that Skylander stuff for xbox one marked down to a dollar each at Walmart a few years ago.
most of it is still a dollar lol.
there are a handful of rare figures.
some as much as 500.
I was a manager at Walmart like 6 years ago. I had tons of boxes of that crap marked down cause it NEVER sold
Great haul at the video game stores and congrats on the Imaginators pickup. I thought the lady at the last store was pretty cool and I like her old school Simpsons shirt. Keep up the great work Caleb!
Thanks brother!
yooo this is my hometown store, i frequent these weekly!
Where is this?
@@puffthestuff7445 Elizabethtown, KY
Same.... lol
I'd be curious to see a follow up video that shows what all of these games actually sell for.
If Nintendo launches a retrocompatible handheld this bubble would pop real quick.
We aren't in q video game bubble.. retro games will always cost.more. red blue yellow crystal gold and silver were qll digital on the 3ds and still were going for 100. Hell diamond and pearl remakes jus came out and the OGs are going or 120
@@smhgaming3259 that's not the same as a retrocompatible handheld
Love it Phoenix keep grinding. You and Chase are the best in video games. I’ve learned a lot
Wooo, Elemental Gearbolt, Ogre Tactics, Agarest War, all these classics.
Speaking Elemental Gearbolt, Working Designs was really ahead of their time. Had they last to PS3 era, they would’ve blossomed.
Look for H seams on sealed NES games. Essentially that goes for SNES, Gameboy, etc... Should be a seam all the way across the back connecting the 2 side seams and basically forming the letter H... Hence the term "H Seam". There are some instances where games don't have an H Seam... Some N64 games have overlapping seams.
The sealed atv off-road fury 2 game for ps2 is a good find. I remember playing that kid as a game and always enjoyed it. I would love to own that game again, especially the one you found!
I remember buying ATV off-road 2 for £50 when I got my PS2 for the first time way back when 😅
Haven’t watched the whole video yet, but it’s pretty cool to know he was at a game store that’s literally 5 minutes up the road from me.
I love that you used the Gorudo valley song in the beginning! Thank you for that lol
Did you check that vampire game for the second disc? Almost looks like it's in there. Some people don't know about the second layer to the case.
It totally had it!
@@PhoenixResale That's what we like to see!
Dang, I want to go to that first shop all of a sudden. First shop had Dragon Quest 6 and Dragon Quest 9. I need those.
From Owensboro, Kentucky. First two videos I've seen you've been in my area hah. Guess I should stay on the couch.
These kinds of folks are the types that real gamers and collectors despise. These A-hole resellers are what have destroyed video game collecting over the last 15 years. Go to every store, wipe out all decently priced items then resist them at 200 percent the original asking prices.
Oh no someone making money with there passion for video games what ever will we do cmon bro you know someone with this much knowledge has to also be a collecter themselves and even then its exactly what these retail stores do they undercut you on a trade deal and sell it higher then they bought it just business my man i love the idea and as a collector myself i plan to start reselling also which will add to my collection and also add to my bank account
That’s everything right now. Video games, sneakers, clothing, pokemon and sports cards, etc. People gotta find a side hustle nowadays
Scalpers.
Phoenix can literally get any game in the world
emphasis on "a" world, including all parallel worlds
Just takes money
So can we…check eBay
Solid pickups! Its always awesome to find thoes hidden gem spots and pulling profit out of them! Thanks for the video!
Nice! You came to ETown!!!
Your content is amazing
Asks permission to record game but not the entire shopping trip😭😂🤙
diggin the gerudo valley vibe:)
Like that you wore the Kentucky shirt you found in a previous ep :)
@7:19 I have been looking for that Twilight princess forever! $20 is amazing!
Hey the way I look at it... the prices will go up regardless. Anytime a game (a high demand game) goes out of production the price will naturally go up, might as well ride the wave!
Thanks for greduo desert remix I loved that
I actually remember picking up skylanders on switch day one and still have my complete copy.
He asked if he could film playing that game even though he was already filming the whole time ? Why even ask at that point lol
I just love the Dragon Quest music in the background tbh
if you havent already I would like to see a video by you of how you post to eBay and your shipping practices.
@@Jackie_Fhan I sell on eBay already but not too much in the way of video games and wanted to see if there is a preferred way of listing and shipping that video game buyers and collectors expect.
@@Jackie_Fhan right now the majority of my listings are Comics or comic related but am wanting to expand and get my sons involved as they are more into gaming than I am.
Some 🔥finds Caleb.
Yooooo Elizabethtown! I was born there! Haven’t lived there in over a decade but it’s a nice place to live imo
And this is why you don’t buy games from Amazon and you just go to your local game stores and get much better prices and not get scammed. xD
Yeah people who buy on Amazon have more money than sense and are unwilling to hunt and just buy off pure convenience which is the type of people this guy is willing to exploit. It's truly disgusting and why I no longer collect because people like him are pricing normal collectors out of the hobby.
Kinda salty you didn’t buy that Ocarina of time Gray Cart 🥺 (couldn’t see the price so I’m sure it was probably over priced or at resale value)
I agree it's one of my favorites
12:49 dude I loved Crash Team Racing for the PS1
i need to know the music in 0:48 ?? can any one help with that ?
dude those gerudo jams are amazing!
You should come visit Paducah KY. We have a pretty solid game store in town, also some good pawn shops.
Hi i miss watching this youtube channel..fan from the philippines
That's weird, cause when I worked at GameXChange and they made us open sealed games when taking them in. Like this guy came in with sealed Silent Hill games and we had to unseal them to "check" and make sure the games were in there
This physically hurts me
Literally crying rn
what idiotic logic that store had lol
@@theflipper404 i worked at that game x change and the regional manager around there is dumb as bricks
I found god hand along with 13 great ps2 games all for $50 on a garage sale, seeing this just gives me that familiar feeling of finding an awesome game for a good price
keep in mind if you want to flip like this, consider it an investment and don't feel rushed to sell it so you can buy more to sell. It could take months for some of these items
0:40 nice Zelda music here! Shazam did not turn up anything 😢 I know it’s a version of Gerudo Valley.
Free game, this amigo really putting everyone on! 🔥
Bro you're killing it
That hitman trilligy is a reseal I own a real scalded coppy the spastic on the outside doest match up for a sealed coppy new sealed un used coppys of it the spastic has a odd coloring not a 100% but around a 98% transparency and look at the back the plastic on you're coppy has the spastic semi loose and the plastic doest line up properly implying the game was lightly used and revealed to try boost prices I've been buying and flipping games for over 20 years at this point and sad to say u gatta be carful at 2nd hand game shops they have a tendency to seal used games and label them new to raise the value gamestop has a similar tactic.
Ju-on the grudge was at that first stop couldn't make out the price however
Your really far from Phoenix. I’m traveling there next week. What game stores do you recommend?
In that first store it looks like they're pricing the boxed NES games and loose. And some prices are out of whack, like kickle cubicle for anymore than 30-35. If fire n ice loose is under 100 which it looks to be, that's a underpriced game as well!
used to have a ebay store and sell lots of games on the daily. Got out of it and started a arcade business and does way better then reselling. Game reselling is just becoming to much of an hassle better off reselling cars.
Which disc of Countdown Vampires do you have? I only have one disc as well. I have disc 1 with no case.
So jealous of all the secondhand video game shops you have in America, we don't have any shops like that here in Thailand :(
This is not all of America. I live near Baltimore and doesn't have anything like this near me
How can I find that version of the zelda soundtrack
Come to NY I have many systems and we can go hunting in the areas thank you for all that you really enjoy it all the best keep em coming
Right Place...Right Time
👍😎👍😎👍😎👍
I visited these stores when working at the local hospital setting up their IT network. Fun fun.
I still have my Tales of Xillia limited edition in the box it came in, not sealed, but it also came with a music CD that should be around here somewhere.
Your channel is cool and I like the concept. It's just less satisfying when I know you're just going to get rid of the games. That's just me tho. I'm a collector. I can't imagine getting rid of my games. Even for a profit.
I understand it's a business. I'm just saying. Really great content tho.
PS I'm new here. I'll probably be binging some of your stuff.
$44 to $70 isn't the margin he's looking for, but he'll buy a game for $15 to sell for $20...
That’s what I was thinking!
Was thinking that too lol
I live in Etown. This place is quite nice. I've been in there a couple times.
Awesome!! 🙌
I would've bought ju on the grudge! I saw a sold listing for 120$. So the price they were asking for in there wasn't bad at all.
Daxter was such a good psp game fuckkkk the memories 😂😂
Facts
At the 14:26 mark was spy fiction for PS2 I don't know how much it was at game x change but on ebay it sells for 60 something dollars used
Old school NES seal feels like Pokémon Elite Trainer Box seal, soft. Resealed is hard plastic. At least it was definitely soft material when I opened my TMNT Arcade. I know because I like to keep my items complete including wrappers, lol.
I like buying imports and I try to find the cheapest price before make a decision, but I say this when I paid almost $200 for both Atelier Ryza games (not including all the paid dlc in eshop) and $30 for Peachball on Amazon. Paid $80 for japanese version of DOA Extreme 3 Scarlet as well. What i dont get tho is why Kill La Kill is so cheap. Its rare and its actually a decent fighting game. If havent played it i suggest trying out the demo on eshop, but if ever find in stores your lucky. As for switch physical prices i dont mind paying over $60 if its an import or collectors edition.
Damn elemental gearbolt; I remember that shooting game from when I was younger...should've kept my old games......
I would just assume all these places also look up the value especially for older games. Would never think I could resell from places like this. Cool stuff.
This happened to me once, i walked into gamestop found 2 games for 1 cent each. Bought them both no problems
Awesome video, nice haul. So much great stuff
Good finds my friend, nice video !!
That first shop was very clean
How crazy to strike out in yard sales but then profit this much from game stores :p would love to see yard sale clips again
I’ve had multiple yardsale vids this month!
Obscure is one of the rarest game on ps2 and for that price is a excelent deal. I just pay $321 CIB on Ebay auction. 🥴 I can't complain cause disc was with very light scratches you can almost see and looks almost new condition but still hurts my pocket 😅😂
Never played the first. Played and had Aftermath. Dealt it away along time ago. 😭 sad for me.
@@donovanbradford8231 is very hard to have it cause is a super high value game. Maybe if you xbox you can find it for a razonable price, but on Playstation the less is $250 and probably not complete.
@@marangelieroman my god and I thought the classic complete N64 games were expensive. That is crazy. The other game I saw that was I value that I use to have was Coliseum Road to Glory. Fun game dealt it away long ago.
@@donovanbradford8231 all retro games are expensive but I still think that n64, gameboy games are more expensive if you want them CIB unless you look for box and manual repro.
It’s always those Obscure games that go up in price.
You get some nice finds but i still feel that rich predatory people like you are swooping up games and reselling at double the prices that you find them..... it's just wrong for actual people that just wanna find it in stores.
Damn really feel old when he calls atv off road fury 2 vintage lol, what a great game that was
That countdown vampires I bought for 9.99 at toysrus when I was younger
I love all your videos :D
I wish my local stores had these kind of prices
Great 👌😊 to see you I have been in ward I was unwell you are all ways happy
So glad my vids have been helpful!
@@PhoenixResale they very good my friend
What program do you use to scan the games
What’s the app called that you use to scan the games? Interested in giving game flipping a go myself
loved countdown vampires back when i was a kid.
i loved how it was just like resident evil but with vampires. i also enjoyed the look of the tattoo the guy had.
i was 18 when i got that game. i told myself that i would get his tattoo once i could afford it. 15 years later i had the money.
though i ended up getting mine in red. it was the only ps1 game i had kept. so i could have my artist look in the manual to see the tattoo.
Any Working Designs PS1/PS2 game is worth money b/c they were quality localizers of Japanese games, & all of their games had small print runs.
Is your eBay store down?
Yep
What song is that at the start? I wanna learn it on piano!
How do you find these places
Same I got one gaming store where I live but everything is priced right nothing is super cheap and some things are even more expensive then they need to be. I’ve never seen a game for $1.00 that was worth anything.
Its an instant nightmare when I see places that put stickers right onto the retro game's label! AAARRRRGGGHHHHH
I know this is a long shot but I’ve been looking for a cope of Need for Speed Underground for GameCube. Do you have one for sale?