Goafer Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 A good quote from the guy doing the filming (Racketboy for those who visit his site): I’m aware that some locals think that VideoGamesNewYork is rather overpriced for many of its classic games, however, I had a good discussion with Giulio about that topic. It’s a bit of a dilemma for a brick-and-mortar game store. Retro games aren’t like new games where you can just order more at a wholesale price to meet your demand. You are limited to what people trade in. So if you price games too low, they sell quickly (Giulio mentioned games like Earthbound sell easily in just a few days at prices above $100). I think it’s a challenge to find that sweet spot of pricing in order to balance the supply and demand curve. He realizes that he isn’t offering as good of deals as what you can find on eBay, but he feels that he is offering enough value in being able to see and touch the items beforehand to make it worth the extra price to the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I went to a similar, but smaller and less stocked, store in my city a few months ago. It was rather overwhelming, there was just too much to see in it. They did have at least one of all the major retro consoles in stock though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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