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The effects of re-releases on classic game pricing

96072d818ees1216.jpg The effects of re releases on classic game pricing

In a survey of (presumably) eBay prices for rare and collectible games, MTV Multiplayer’s Jason Cipriani illustrates what re-releases of these games do to their resale value — and, by association, to the people who hoard these game for profit. As it turns out, re-releasing rarities like Dracula X affects game collectors negatively in the same way it affects normal people positively — by making the games more easily available, thus driving down the cost of copies in the original format. Won’t someone please think of the jerks trying to make a profit from their rare games?

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