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Title: Why is there so much secrecy regarding prices?
Post by: jimmy2x2x on September 19, 2010, 12:00:21 AM
Just wondered why lots of posts don't have a price attached to them, or when an invoice is shown - the prices are removed, even when asked directly about it, a Joker is played ;) hehe

Money is an ugly topic, but its also a good guide as to what can be achieved with enough contacts and long term hunting

Title: Re: Why is there so much secrecy regarding prices?
Post by: Q*ris on September 19, 2010, 12:07:19 AM
On JAMMA+ you have that topic called "valuations" where you can get a rough idea of what a game is worth.
Quite interesting for a newbie like me... even thought you always have to be careful and read between the lines (prices are VERY different if they are given by a collector or by a seller of course).
On this forum I thought it was cool that Paul50s wrote the prices of his cabs in a public post.
Title: Re: Why is there so much secrecy regarding prices?
Post by: Superully on September 19, 2010, 01:40:38 AM
On this forum I thought it was cool that Paul50s wrote the prices of his cabs in a public post.

but paul's prices are NOT what you normally pay for a cab. well, at least i don't  ;)
Title: Re: Why is there so much secrecy regarding prices?
Post by: level42 on September 19, 2010, 10:19:28 AM
But Paul runs a business so you can't compare.

The reason why people don't post prices for what they bought is that they probably had a great deal and they expect the cab to be worth (much) more, even unrestored.
You never know when or if you want to sell on a cab. I always thought I would never sell any cab, but sometimes you find cabs you want even more than the one's you have. However, I didn't make any profit on any videogame so far. I am often happy as long as I break even.