Denial

These auctions fro A Country Garden and Cavern Run still have 5 days to go and they've reached over a tenner already...

http://tinyurl.com/bael46

http://tinyurl.com/daslfb

Are these prices realistic or is it just over zealous bidding? I haven't a clue which games are rare or over-priced on the Vic...

I would quite frankly pay that much for those games. Of course, it is all a matter of perspective. Perhaps I am the one who is being overzealous.

So, are they rare games then?

Not sure. You get two people competing and the price goes up...

Mayhem wrote:Not sure. You get two people competing and the price goes up...

Indeed. Too true. I have to admit that I paid a tenner for a the CBM game The Quest. I know I could've found it cheaper if I waited but I wanted it 'now'.

It's pretty hard trying to work out what games are rare on the Vic as, I supppose, in a relative sense most games are fairly rare...if that makes sense! The only game that I have found to be rare, other than Mt Drash et al, is a CBM game called Sir Hero. I can't find a thing about that game. The Anirog Minipedes game seems to be pretty rare as well as I've only seen it once in a year. What other games does anyone 'know' to be rare?

Its old... 10 or so GBP isn't so bad!

I've paid a good amount for some boxed NES and Genesis games before.

The value of the game is usually set by how bad the highest bidder wants it.

Although you could question the sanity of someone who would pay more than 2$ for a copy of mario...

Pedro Lambrini wrote:The only game that I have found to be rare, other than Mt Drash et al, is a CBM game called Sir Hero. I can't find a thing about that game.

I believe that's one I also have in my collection (it's certainly all present and correct in GB20). It's a Hunchback clone btw: cross the screen, avoid the hazards, ring the bell on the far side.

Mayhem wrote:

Pedro Lambrini wrote:The only game that I have found to be rare, other than Mt Drash et al, is a CBM game called Sir Hero. I can't find a thing about that game.

I believe that's one I also have in my collection (it's certainly all present and correct in GB20). It's a Hunchback clone btw: cross the screen, avoid the hazards, ring the bell on the far side.

Yeah, the only reason I know of the games existence is that I owned it when I was wee. I had no idea that Hunchback came out for the Vic (I only found that out 2 weeks ago - thanks Ian!) so this was the closest I got. And I loved it!

How well does it hold up? Is it as good as I remember or are the rose tinted glasses working their magic again?

Arma doesn't have it, which is why I suspect I must own it to have the inlay scan and TAP in GB20. It's... well, not bad I guess. Does what it says on the tin I suppose. I prefer the proper Ocean version though.

Stay away from those auctions

Pedro Lambrini wrote:Are these prices realistic or is it just over zealous bidding? I haven't a clue which games are rare or over-priced on the Vic...

I collect and preserve vic20 tapes, the answer is yes.
As there are not that many vic20 tapes appearing on ebay that I don't own, I tend to bid accordingly.
Many vic20 games are very cheap now that the 5-6 or so most active collectors got most of the available stuff. There are no bid wars on lots of tapes.

Damn, that hurt!!

Sorry.

I was desperately after A Country Garden...

I see Cavern Run went for a small fortune as well! I paid £33 for Inkosi the other night as well. Somebody's making a small fortune out of us lot!

Pedro Lambrini wrote:Sorry.

I was desperately after A Country Garden...

I see Cavern Run went for a small fortune as well! I paid £33 for Inkosi the other night as well. Somebody's making a small fortune out of us lot!

So you are to blame for this, AND Inkosi too. tsk tsk.... this competition is bad for my wallet indeed..

^
i had no idea you had gone for Inkosi! I just hate the idea of these games going into the hands of some rich middle aged man who's going to play them once and through them in a cupboard!!