I Bought A Refurbished Nintendo GameCube On Amazon And...
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Today we're taking a look at the refurbished Nintendo GameCube that I bought on Amazon.
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I remember when GameStop had Used GameCubes stacked high in their stores for like $35 each. People didn't want them.
That's how I got a lot of my Gamecube games cheap. I just bought the games I was interested in, had no desire, and still no desire to collect the entire console. I remember getting Skies of Arcadia for 10 dollars complete. And then seeing the price like 5 years later. lol
That's what happened with the NES/SNES. The consoles and games were pretty much worthless.
Then nostalgia and collecting kicked in.
I got my gamecube for that price off ebay half the price was the unit the other half shipping cost.
Happens with every console generation, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Got my first GameCube at Target brand new for $25 on clearance. I wanted to get a few GC controllers for my Wii so I ended up getting two platinum ones $25 each but one came with a free console!
Every 73 GameCube games I've gotten has been off eBay. I've had good luck. I learned along the way. Look at photos. Contact sellers. Got personal notes saying this game is amazing and big part of my childhood. Cool community.
I agree with you, I always make sure to double check the listings to make sure that what I’m buying is expected.
@@johnnycha
Considering prices these days and what people try to get for things simply because they're from the GameCube now you really have to do your due diligence. People will try to take advantage if you let them. I'm not saying there aren't plenty of good people but there are enough of the people that sell things that have been used hard and have had no cleaning or anything done to them for maximum price. As a whole this community is good but you just have to be careful.
@@johnnycha Do you know the reliability of those bulk listings with multiple consoles for sale? Would appreciate your opinion.
I bought mine its been two weeks its still hasnt shipped..
A good alternative to an actual Gamecube is a Nintendo Wii with the Gamecube functionality if you want that experience. There are millions of Wii's out there that are still cheap. Thanks to Smash Brothers for Wii U and the Switch, getting legit new Gamecube controllers is not hard either. A recent visit to a used game store were selling Gamecubes for about $200. Wii U is going up in price, too.
The Wii is wicked easy for soft modding thanks to the homebrew community. If it is within your ability to rip and back-up those game discs, then please do so. The emulators are also easier to use and are regularly updated.
Imo the GameCube is more novel so I would rather go for that especially as a collector but if you just want to play some GameCube games then yeah an old Wii is a good and cheap option
All Wii units plus the Wii u can be soft modded for GameCube backwards compatibility.
I have a Gamecube, Wii, and a Wii-U. Imo, Wii-U is the best way to play Gamecube games. I like playing my Gamecube games on the Wii-U tablet.
Own 2 backwards compatible Wii's and 2 GameCubes. The GameCube/wii era was my absolute favorite
$200?! What?! I've never seen one for over $80
Unless it came with a ton of games.
From selling on Amazon on the side for about 10 years now I can tell you the used, good description matches what you got on the need for speed game; it has the manual and the box and that’s what that description cares about.
You have to look for very good or like new condition to get complete games that don’t have any imperfections. Used, acceptable will mean disc only.
Yeah you really need to do your due diligence when you're doing stuff like this. Prices don't even mean what they used to considering how quickly the GameCube has gone up in value along with games. Also in my humble opinion getting actual photos and or speaking directly to the seller if possible is definitely if not a must then a strong suggestion.
Thanks for the insite on this, just ordered a "Used Good" "New" 3DS XL, hope it's in decent shape or only needs to mild cleaning up, so long as it works I'll be happy though since I wanted to make sure I got one under 300$ Canadian before the prices go mad.
Planning to homebrew mod it so I can load all my old DS and 3DS cartridges to its memory, and of course enjoy all the other fun of homebrew, already done it to an "old" 3DS and figure it would be good to have a backup with the last best hardware of the 3DS line... and the bigger screen is nice too...
So, just to note, in most places, including eBay and I believe Amazon, "Good" is one of the lowest categories a seller can list something at. If something is listed as "Good," expect it to be damaged and/or weather beaten or something akin to that.
The only lower category is "As is," and that is exclusively reserved for broken electronics and missing pieces (such as the case).
In over a decade on shopping online almost everything I've ever ordered listed as in good condition was actually in good condition.
Never had an issue with “good” items. Lowest category would probably be “fair”/“acceptable”.
A lot of places people can label it whatever they want unfortunately. In the past I bought a GameCube game (PN03) 10 years ago listed as "Very Good" on Amazon that arrived scratched up, with badly water damaged artwork/manual. When I said I disagreed with the condition and wanted to return it, they accepted but also recommended I buy "Like New" in the future (and they bumped it down to 'Good' when they relisted it). :|
I love when someone lists a game on ebay "LIKE NEW" and you get it and it looks as though it went through a lawn mower before they shipped it.
This turned out much better than I had anticipated. Having watched a few channels that sell on Amazon primarily, they're supposed to have pretty stringent guidelines, especially for FBA sellers, when it comes to condition. I'm pretty sure that's why their prices tend to be higher, plus the overhead for warehousing and such.
And you're not kidding when it comes to gamecube becoming more expensive. I have a small business, repairing faulty systems, and sourcing even a decent condition broken gamecube costs about 50 bucks by itself. Luckily, they're easy to get into and usually easy to fix.
Great video!
Its all explained the in the categories, acceptable means its the worst one there
@@Playerz714
Acceptable has to be one of the funniest terms companies use to describe used products. I guess they thought functional was a little too on the nose. But yeah if you're buying something on the low end expect it to basically be in as bad a condition as possible that isn't just totally broken. Scratches, gouges, abrasions, cracks as long as it turns on and reads discs you can apparently call that acceptable.
Same here, looked great!
Played so much GameCube growing up. Main issue I remember having was that the laser that reads the discs would after a while just stop reading the discs. Went through three GameCubes, all eventually had the same problem. Now though, I'm aware there is a way to adjust the laser that might've fixed them. But the GameCube I have now (one of my original three) I modded to play roms off and sd card instead so I don't have that problem. Still, GameCube has so many classics on it. Love that system.
What consoles are you emulating on your gamecube? Ive never actually seen a modded one
@@vintagedrugrug8637 Mainly I'll play gamecube games with the mod. But I should be able to play Gameboy games as well due to the Gameboy Player that existed for the GameCube (haven't tried that yet). I have attempted to play N64 games on it, but the ones I've tried either won't run, or run very poorly. Haven't tried much else yet with it though.
so which gamecube would I need to buy to play roms off sd card I am trying to get one that has like all 533 gamecube games loaded on a sd card with a hdmi modded gamecube would like to buy one on ebay
I bought an Amazon refurbished DSiXL expecting nothing but a return back to Amazon my. But, wow, it was like out of the box new. I was really impressed.
Oh man! My childhood GameCube was struggling to work consistently around 6 years ago, and I was able to pick up a like new GameCube for about $25 with all the cables included. No controllers, but I remember I did pick one up for like $30-$35.
GameCube is the console I play the most, so I’m very lucky I picked up everything I needed to still enjoy it, now I play the long waiting game of waiting for prices to go down, or for Nintendo to make GameCube games playable for a new console!
I think it's time that you show off what your gaming collection looks like! It would be pretty neat since you do videos like this where u show some pickups be nice to see you put them into ur collection
I've still got my launch day Japanese purple one
Sadly lost the official component cable and sold the GBA player and lots of games as well as pal silver and black consoles but I got it modded with a discreet switch on the back to allow it to also play USA discs when rogue squadron 2 came out. It needs some repair as the open button mechanism is kind of sticking/failing but, its cool to still have it. Have disc only Luigi Mansion and complete F Zero GX. I'll start to rebuild again slowly in time with a pal PSU and a controller and make do with the composite cable until I can get the component cable again. Likely have also lost the console box but, its cool to have it. Low serial number and lots of good memories.
I still have my purple gamecube, the gba adapter and the gba disc that I received in 2004. I used to play so much pokemon. Gamecube is so nostalgic for me.
Honestly, I would say be mindful when buying video gaming stuff (and pretty much anything) online, but most importantly, double check the listings if you want to make sure that you’re buying what you’re expecting, that’s the number one rule. That’s from my personal experience.
Other than that, great video! It’s nice that the GameCube you got was pretty much clean from inside and out with no scratches or anything like that, plus the disc laser was still good!
If anyone is wondering, those digital adapters like the MK2 Eon thingy are still pretty expensive. The actual cables for that digital port I'd say are worth the investment rather than spending $150 on an adapter that might not work (mine only worked sometimes). The cables themselves are $250 when I got mine
Two best purchases I ever made for long-term value were the GameBoy player and the official component cables for Game Cube. Those two things combined cost a little under one hundred dollars when they came out and now they sell used complete for about the retail cost of a PS5 or a series X.
The Platinum GameCube. The only colour I had ever seen(outside of advertising/videos/pictures online)
Wasn't until this year, that I saw a purple one for the first time. It was $70 and looked like someone used it as a Frisbee.
This video makes me feel sad that I've got rid of my video game consoles collection several years ago...
Loved loading up NFS UG 2 and hearing
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There was a shop in Akihabara Japan called Super Potato, and it had the Indigo, Orange, Platinum, and Black GameCube all in a nice stack in one small shelf. In the same floor, they had all kinds of retro Nintendo systems and games in a rather abundant amount.
FUCK SUPER POTATO
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I bought a used GameCube w/ controller, a spyro game and Mario Sunshine on eBay for $55 after shipping... 3 years ago. Glad I hopped on that!
I was able to snag one of the silver GameCubes around 2012 for $25 with Super Mario Sunshine, bought it off a person on Craigslist. Still use it today, everything was OEM and in great condition, about like yours here on the video.
LOL that same set up today would be 125 at least
@@Matanumi I know right, lol, yeah the person I got it from didn’t know what they had I suppose, I wasn’t going to fight it either though.
I don’t understand how people get their games in such terrible terrible condition. I treat my games, boxes and consoles like babies
I love the GameCube. The form factor is perfect. It is an elegant console for a more civilized time.
I see what you did there
@@evankingsley3613 forgot about this post lol
How do you refurbish stuff like that anyway? What do you do about deep scratches? There are not spare parts for every piece available or are there?
Players choice is so nostalgic to me.
GameCube being my first console that was mine and not my brothers or whatever.
I found an original black GC at a pawn shop a few months back. Got it, official cords, one OG controller and a third party brand new second controller and NFSU all for just under $100. Not a great deal, but not too bad either.
Love how you threw on the Gamecube t-shirt to film this lol
I had the gameboy adapter back when i had a Gamecube, used it alot to for pokemon and zoids. i miss those days...
My weed went under that cover
I got really lucky with my Platinum GameCube I purchased for $33 bucks about 13 years ago. I believe it was factory new or someone returned it from retail without touching it. There's literally not scratch.
Some old lady named Cassandra Martin stole my Japanese GameCube and purple GameCube, but left my silver one. They are truly dumb because the people at game over know who I am.
Why is this so funny to me?
How do you know her name? Like what situation do you know the name of someone that stole your property and are not able to recover it? Through legal means or whatever it may be. I call BS.
I got u homie. Say less 🥷
@@Sithedd Cassandra a thief hoe and you know it.
Get a piano wire and put it around her neck
This might be a little off subject but I a few months ago I bought a used N64 from a small shop somewhere in Georgia online. It looked decent from the few photos that were shown but low and behold it was infested with roaches. I saw the roaches feces but didn't pay any attention to it. The shop didn't even bother to clean it out. I had to spend more money to get rid of the roaches as soon as I saw a few of them in the kitchen weeks later. I was so pissed!
First mistake was buying it on Amazon.😂😂Amazon be overpricing everything but still love how nice the controller looks
When it comes to retro games and products Amazon prices almost nothing on their website. The vast majority of retro consoles games and products on there are sold by third-party sellers, and based on my experience you can find them in decent to good condition at decent to good prices.
@@thefool3424 really haven’t checked in a minute appreciate it love the profile pic by the way
@@zaydsnaynay6736 thanks tales of Berseria is going to be my next JRPG.
Surprisingly good condition for Amazon, I'm always scared to order from there lol
I farted in a bottle and.....
I don’t like buying old games and stuff on Amazon because you can’t talk to them like on eBay to make sure it’s in great condition.
The console does look like it’s in great condition and quite clean. The NFS Underground “good” condition is definitely debatable. Also, fully agree that F-Zero GX is a must own for every GC owner. Cool video covering this!
luckily I collected the variants before the prices shot up. I have 4 Platinums... Digital, Non-Digital, Pokemon XD branded and a Japanese one.
The scumbags from RUclips didn’t send me a notification for this video despite having the bell on for all notifications for this channel
I still have my grey GameCube. It was the last Christmas present from my Grandma before she passed.
I got one of these exact gamecube's in near mint condition for $15 at goodwill a couple years back.
That thing was CLEAN! Nice find!
Yes, I bought a Dreamcast on amazon. It was okay but only read certain discs. So, I bought another, and it only needed a new battery.
Honestly that probably is considered "Good" condition. It can be difficult when you're buying used merchandise because most of the descriptions sound synonymous with pleasant rather than unpleasant. It's deceptive marketing in a nutshell. How many people are going to buy something described as "poor" or "bad" And who honestly knows the difference between mint, near mint, good, and fair 🙄
I suggest DK Oldies. They seem to have a large library and various conditions of all past gen/retro consoles.
I have 4 cubes. My black one doesn’t work and I can’t seem to fix it. At the same time I don’t want to throw it away.
I got my gamecube and half my games off "offer up". I also got alot off local game stores and ebay.
I bought two Gamecubes, 4 Controller and 20 Games for 300 € a while ago. The black DOL-001 looked a little scratched while the pearl white DOL-101 looked like new.
Since I really wanted a pearl white DOL-001 I simply swapped the cases, got myself a few more white controllers from Japan, a whole lot more games, and now I am super happy with the system. Can't recommend the Gamecube enough, and I am still wondering why I didn't buy one when it came out... It's just so much fun!
Never bought anything retro gaming related from Amazon though, since I really need to see pictures before buying anything.
Amazon is terrible! You never get detailed photos of anything gaming, just some stock photo and no description. You paid double normal prices and they didn’t even tell you if it had digital port lol
Yeah Amazon is usually not the move for used collectors stuff
got the same cube for $60 on ebay
Dev mode has changed my life, love my GameCube on my Xbox
I started collecting gamecube because of this series. I got 2 versions of the system and 113 games so far
Sounds expensive
@@adinlucena7047 wasn't too bad. A bunch of the more expensive games I kept from when I was a kid
But it's a hobby all hobbies are expensive
Damn
i just bought a black gamecube for 50 bucks off marketplace with two original controllers and zelda collectors edition disc only
super good value and nothing was yellowed and almost mint
That looks great mine is similar looking console wise really clean though the controller's c stick is a bit chewed
N64 was my first console and I was close to getting a Gamecube but other consoles and my first PC took all my attention. I still want to try out Eternal Darkness to this day but never got the chance 😔
I am shocked by how expensive GameCube stuff has gotten. It has become a very interesting market that way. If you want to collect for it just be prepared to pay quite a bit unless you just getting like sports games and stuff.
"for whatever reason" we all used our PS2 and GameCube as stash spots
I was fortunate enough to get a very clean GC with factory controller locally for $65. Couldn’t pass that one up. This one looks nice.
I saw an orange and indigo one at Anime Central yesterday
Any tip removing scratches on the glossy Nintendo part on top?
How did you plug in eons gchd into a gamecube without a digital port? The gchd digital male connector would block you plugging it in?
It drives me crazy when sellers lie about the condition of games. It’s false advertising. I usually leave negative or neutral feedback when a seller does this, depending on how they respond to my complaint.
You keep talking about your collection and j think it would be really cool to see that collection one of these days!
I still have my platinum GameCube I got for Christmas 20 years ago. Other than the glossy plastic on top, it’s in great shape still. I also have a platinum GameBoy adapter with North American guts and 4 platinum wave birds. It’s my only retro system that I never put away.
Four wave birds wow now that’s a fortune
@@lemonlime8949 They’re ridiculous now. I don’t think I will ever part with them. They’re all still in really good condition too. I did lose the little clear piece of plastic that goes over the light when I was cleaning one of them though. It still bothers me.
@@hawyadoin1175 ah well maybe you can buy one lmao
In my experience Ebay is a better option for used game stuff. Better prices and actual pictures of what you're buying.
i got one a month ago off ebay with twin snakes. the listing only had one picture and was going for about $200. to my surprise everything was in excellent condition although the box it came in had a pretty good hole in it
I need that twin snakes!
Now you have a few game cubes, are you going to make a coffee table out of them?
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I recently bought a gamecube with a gameboy player and Start up disk with 3 controllers for a $130 The only problem was the eject button was a little sticky
I actually got my first one through Facebook for about $60 not bad little system and I really can’t believe how lite the controller is
So light, yet feels sturdy.
Wired controllers tend to feel a lot lighter because they don't have batteries in them. The Wavebird feels much heftier than the normal wired GC controller.
I prefer heavier controllers, they feel more sturdy and don’t feel like they will crumble into dust.
Dont forget the gamecube was and is a commercial failure. Cry later about it
@@jonathansoko1085 ? Ok ?
I had my black Nintendo game cube stolen by house robbers back in 2007
i feel bad for you
Question how many game cubes do you have I’m trying to find an orange one complete
I dont know why, but Spawn seems like exactly the kind of guy that would think the Gamecube is their favorite console of all time.
There's a $500 nes game in my local resale place, just the game, no sleeve or box, I'd say the resale market is still broke irl, anyway commenting for the metrics, thanks for the content
I have a Japanese spice colour GameCube, with xeno chip and sd2sp, its sweet. The fan is loud, i may look into getting a quieter fan
He slipped the brill wrap in
F-zero GX I remember getting the game when I was a kid I couldn't beat the story mode all the way but I had my safe I love it I ended up trading it in probably 7 to 8 years later I ended up getting it again because I missed the awesomeness of the gameplay now that I'm older I can respect the game
I picked up the gameboy player. Have to use the boot up memory card with windwaker to be able to play gameboy games.
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Thanks for your GameCube videos spawn dad
Rogue leader is a must too
Huh, orders a GameCube, received as advertised, I guess that's content now.
Good buy. What was the price ?
8:26 i can't fucking take it anymore
So basically you have 3 of the same systems? Your modded is the same as the other 2 with a bonus. No need for those
Nice ‘cube. The GameCube is such an underrated system. Love mine.
I picked up a game cube in australia is ok condition works just the 2 games i got had to reset so paranoid its the gamecube laser but not to sure
I buy a lot of used games off of eBay. I only buy “very good” “like new” or “new games” I go with sellers with lots of positive feedback and good ratings. And the ones with good pictures. I haven’t been scammed or had any duds so it works for me
Yup!
I planning to get a Gamecube for my birthday because the prices for these games are just a joke, I wish they're like $20 or $30.
I bought about 6 months ago and still paying it off it came with Super Smash Brothers just a disc in-system with a third-party aftermarket controller send it was new but what you going to do in this market nowadays?!
You know. I watched ths and I thought “You know.. I have a Wii U but I really would like to replace my Gamecube I lost a few years ago.. and I jumped online and there was a console reconditioning shop in Mexico that had this same platinum edition in perfect condition (just a couple of scratches on the handle) with original cables and original controller and extensive photos but it said “does not include shipping and import tariffs" so I dropped him a message and he said “Oh you’re just down the road from us in Mexico City.. no problems man.. $50 all delivered. It’ll be there tomorrow” and I was just like “Oh damn.. now I HAVE to buy it” … *CLICK* It is mine. Mexico is a goldmine for retro consoles
That is specifically why I don't buy used video games on amazon. No pictures.
I must have missed it. How much did he pay for this?
Didn't say, "more then average"
Need for speed underground is by far one favourites in the series
I am pretty much happy with my Gamecube collection. I need to rebuy Paper Mario TTYD and Twin Snakes (I sold them to get something else a while back) but other than that i got what i want. In a way i am glad i am not a fan of Fire Emblem cos then i would want Path of Radiance too but thankfully i couldnt care less. lol
I personally didn't had many problems with Ebay... But if you encounter a problem, I recommend asking for refund. Ebay offers a 30 day guarantee.
I recently bought one from Facebook market omg. I paid 150 it came with the wireless controller one regular controller and 4 games mario kart with case. Super smash melee(the reason why i bought the system) with no case. Need for speed 2 and zelda twilight something with case and manual. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET IT
$150 is a pretty good price considering all that separate is probably close to double that now in the current market. I sold my cube long ago but kept my games. I'm tempted to sell the games because if I get an itch to play gamecube I just emulate via. dolphin now.
I bought both a refurbished NES and a Wii from Amazon. Both have proved to be solid refurbished products.
i have a wii and a hardrive and a very nice GC controller thats all i need instead of wasting all my money on resellers