I liked Final Fantasy VII (was forum=10)Follow

Id pay 3k if it allowed me to go back to 1997.

I just bought this about 6 months ago brand new for like $30 from some store online. Is it THAT rare? I actually gave it to someone because I just uploaded it to my hard drive to use on epsxe.

I have seen Suikoden pretty high and that top loading NES.

Yea, I think you're right. I guess I was thinking of it as a game, but I'm sure collectors would not like the "Greatest Hits" label.

Still, $3000 is nuts!

Uugghh. Why? If it's autographed by Mr. T, then I'd understand.

Some people buy ridiculous things at ridiculous prices. I only wish I could cook a grilled Jesus.

if it was an original print maybe...MAYBE


can tell its not an original print because it doesnt have the misprinted i in masterpiece on the back

Edited, Apr 24th 2011 11:03pm by Finuve

There's a retro video game bubble inflating. Some copy of Stadium Events sold for an obscene sum. FFVII is the 2nd best selling game on the PS1. It can only be called rare with sarcasm, no matter what the label on it. The only video games that sold more than FFVII are two dozen or so games. I know there's an absurd market around Chrono Trigger, but at least it's a less common game than FFVII (RPGs being more niche back in 1995), still not rare enough to justify the prices people ask for it.

This bubble is inflating and one day it will pop. The same thing happened to comic books. FFVII is Superman #75 (the black polybagged issue where Superman was "killed" by Doomsday). The bubble pops and drives prices down. The advantage video games have over comics is comics made during the speculators era were produced in huge volumes, meaning they're now worth less than cover price even then now (meaning factoring in inflation they're worth even less), just like baseball cards made in that time, whereas these video games were made in finite numbers that weren't driven by speculation (though the infamous ET on Atari, for it to be made in greater numbers than there were Atari consoles, meant they thought it would be a collectible), so they will see their value reduced after the bubble pops, but it will follow a track similar to Gold/Silver/Bronze Age comics, which have a base value (late 80s- mid 90s comics had a very low base value due to production runs and the hype masked that til the bubble popped).

What does this mean? If you want to sell a game at a higher cost, now's the time to sell. If you're buying, be savvy, be shrewd, a lot of stuff is overpriced and subject to hype. The word rare gets slapped on everything but really only belongs on a small number of games... and Donkey Kong Country games and a few others (though that's a different kind of Rare). Final Fantasy VII is a bit more rare than sliced bread, but that's about it.


On topics like this, I have to do a public service announcement. Gyromite is a game people like to destroy looking for the coveted but elusive Famicom converters. While Gyromites are common now, they are a finite resource and if we go on destroying Gyromites, there will be none left and little R.O.B. will have to play with himself. There is a tried and true way of telling whether that Gyromite cart has a converter or not-
http://www.classicplastic.net/dvgi/editorials-davidnesconvert.html
Remember, only you can prevent forest fires save a Gyromite.

I have a copy of FFVII PC (can't be too many of that around anymore) but unfortunately Disc 3 got cracked in a house move :(

It's probably made it worthless now...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHRONO-TRIGGER-SNES-SUPER-NINTENDO-FACTORY-SEALED-NEW-/320686812436?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item4aaa6c6d14
$3999 :)

Huh weird, While i dont have unopened copies between me and one of my friends we have 7 copies of FF7 I have 2 'whiteback' copies and one GH copy I play. He has 4 Whiteback copies varying use, Ones nearly new. No Im not a collector, mainly I thought i lost my original whiteback and rebought it then found it later. THe GH I got for a dollar at Goodwill.

Edited, Apr 25th 2011 6:03pm by BeanX

And hey Mik!

WTF