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Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
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I found my copy of Rail Baron today. It's in very good condition, only slightly played (about 3 or 4 times). Since I couldn't find anybody to play the game with me in the last 5 years or so, that means I probably won't in the near future.

Should I sell the game on eBay or should I keep it? How much is the market price for it now?
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I don't think old games sell very well, but you may be surprised. A quick look on eBay should let you see just how much of a market there is for these types of things. Still, you may be able to buy an ale from the proceeds.

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You are turning into a dwarf!

Holy smokes! The highest bid is now over $56!

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Give it to Ming as a gift.
It will guarentee it ends up in a good home where it will be used until it's worn out.

$56 bucks, wow. With that type of demand it's surprising that they haven't done a rerelease.
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quote:
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highest bid is now over $56!


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The highest bid is now over $56!


It's now at $76.

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More proof that it should probably be reprinted.
AND a better reason to see if I can find any additional copies somewhere and make a tidy profit.

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If only I'd known this, I'd have bought 20 copies 12 or so years ago

Oh well.

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I would have bought 40

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So would I, but I didn't have the cash for 40 copies at that time. Come to think of it, I didn't have the dough for 20m but that's beside the point

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Maybe, next week, I'll stop at the one game store that still had copies last year.
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Looking to make a quick buck, rah?

It sold for $76, BTW

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Got spare money?

Remember, flooding the market decreases profit rapidly.

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Got spare money?

Yeah, so we need to coordinate our sales

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76, wow, I'm impressed.
But I'd have to find more than one or two games because if that's all we find, we'd keep them.
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That was 76 for a used game... wonder what an unopened game would go for.

Yeah rah... buy all you find

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A used one. I didn't realize that. I assumed it was a new one.
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Some of these games go for a crazy amount of money.
I'm looking for a copy of Hardwar (in its box). This game was released in 1998 and one copy I have found from Britian will cost me around $40-50. Some new games don't even cost that much!
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That was 76 for a used game... wonder what an unopened game would go for.


Probably not that big a difference, providing the used game is in good condition.
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Yeah, you're probably right, but I'm sure there would be some difference. We just have to find a new copy to test that theory. But then, we'd probably sell a used one and keep the new one.

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None of my copies are in good enough condition to sell...

While the game that did sell was in mint to near mint condition... it was open and used. A new game would have to go for more.

Now go find a copy rah, and let's find out

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Yeah, maybe next week I'll stop by that one place at lunch time.
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Now go find a copy rah, and let's find out


Yeah, make him do all the work.

Well done!

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I have to admit that I never told him where I found that last few copies.

But he is good at delegating.

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I have to admit that I never told him where I found that last few copies.

But he is good at delegating.



That's because you didn't want me to check the place out

And me... delegate...

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"Delegating," what a nice management word

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Yeah, it beats "make the S***head do it"
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