Where do you buy RETRO games?

hey guys just thought I'd discuss where people get their retro games.

I've used yardsales, local game stores, www.shopgoodwill.com and www.amazon.com. Amazon is good if you dont want to bid. but shopgoodwill has a lot of stuff and you dont have to worry about them ripping you off.

what about you guys?

thanks

Either second hand gameshops/electronic shops like CEX and Gamestation in the UK.

Or if not I try and look on ebay or amazon.

Either second hand gameshops/electronic shops like CEX and Gamestation in the UK.

Or if not I try and look on ebay or amazon.

benleslie5

If you want to save money, these are the worst places to buy retro games. Fair enough GameStation is probably the best out there for 2nd hand games, but if we're talking proper retro you'll be ripped off every time. The best places to buy retro games are usually at car boot sales or from eBay. Such people sell for a lower than expected Price.

Disc Replay, Collector's Box, and McVan's Video Games.

I have tried estarland and goodwill, but those didn't pan out.

That depends of what you define as "Retro". When it comes to PSX games, I usually buy them at Gamestop or Online.

http://www.atari2600.com/

http://4jays.net/store/

http://www.vgstores.com/ I use this one to find game stores online

And ebay and this local store thats like half an hour away so I don't go very often

What is shopgoodwills return policy for defective items? I am just worried about buying stuff finding out its broken then being screwed. lazyhoboguy

i'm pretty sure you can return the items to a local Goodwill store. but sometimes they say "sold as is,not tested". so it might be risky sometimes, but for old cartridge games, its pretty rare for them to not work.

ebay, its the only place in the UK. i went to CEX the other day saw some super nintendo games and thought ooooo maybe some bargains ? errrrr....no. legend of zelda crappy looking cartridge 26 pounds !! and chaos engine 16 pounds!!! even the guy at the counter apologised and said its the companies fault for not updating prices for over ten years.

there use to be some real meccas for old school gaming like gamestation, but then they were bought out by GAME. i heard that when gamestation stopped selling retro games, they incinerated all there old stock!! hearing that made me cringe.

Same,at flea markets or at play n trade.