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SirFozzie
05-27-2006, 10:57 AM
I picked uip a PS2, and I want to catch up on all the old FF games. I managed to get a few off ebay today (8 and 9, plus the chronicles one that I thought would cost me a fortune)

Does anyone have the FF7 game, and if so, would you be willing to sell it? :D
MikeVic
05-27-2006, 11:11 AM
I don't have one to sell, but I bought it as a Greatest Hits... I would think this means it should be easy to find at a good price?
SirFozzie
05-27-2006, 11:15 AM
even the Greatest Hits ones on Ebay and elsewhere are going for $70+
mrsimperless
05-27-2006, 11:58 AM
You'd think they would release some more of these with the movie that came out.
SirFozzie
05-27-2006, 12:03 PM
Rumor has it they're going to remake it on the PS3, but that's just speculation.

Found some cheaper on Ebay, but sadly, they're the PAL version and won't work on American TV's/PlaystationX's
Ramzavail
05-27-2006, 12:17 PM
$70? Really? That seems to be ridiculous.

If I was you, I'd head to the mall and check out a Gamestop. I often see at least one or two there but I don't remember the price. I wouldn't imagine its over $25.
SackAttack
05-27-2006, 03:03 PM
$70? Jesus Christ, I picked it up for $5 a couple years ago.
SirFozzie
05-27-2006, 04:27 PM
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000JRSB/sr=8-1/qid=1148765113/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7340698-5562312?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

Ebay: most of the ones going for under $75 are either the PAL version or scuffed badly.

http://product.ebay.com/Final-Fantasy-VII_UPC_711719416326_W0QQfvcsZ1453QQsoprZ2434
hukarez
05-27-2006, 05:26 PM
I still see copies of FF7 at GameStop and EBgames around here under the used section (Greatest Hits version, of course). Definitely not around the $70 range, that's for sure.
ice4277
05-27-2006, 05:30 PM
I'm guessing you should only have mentioned it is going for $70 after you managed to get your hands on a cheaper copy :D
sachmo71
05-27-2006, 05:38 PM
I'm playing 8 as we speak. I could loan you my copy of 7.
MikeVic
05-27-2006, 06:00 PM
Wow what the hell. $70?? Yeah, I'd definitely check out your local video game store for a used copy. Freaking Final Fantasy games and their crazy prices... I ran into this with FF3 on the SNES. Just gave up on owning it for the SNES.
bronconick
05-27-2006, 06:02 PM
Look around at the used game stores and some of the big box stores. I picked up a greatest hits copy at Target for $14.99 about 6 months ago.
Daimyo
05-27-2006, 06:26 PM
Don't forget to grab Final Fantasy Tactics while you're at it. Different play style, but its the best FF in the post-SNES era IMO.
hukarez
05-27-2006, 06:41 PM
Looks like one fella is offering it for $5:

http://gametz.com/aGames/PlayStation/Final+Fantasy+VII.html
cuervo72
05-27-2006, 07:37 PM
$70? Wow. I'm pretty sure I have this one - the one with Cloud, Tifa, the dude with the chainsaw arm, etc? Can't seem to find it at the moment, but I was playing that a lot up until my son was born....he's 6 now. Never have finished it. Can't recall if it was greatest hits or not, or even if it might have been packaged with the PS. *shurg*
Eaglesfan27
05-27-2006, 08:49 PM
I'm pretty sure I still have FF 7. I'd be willing to loan it to you (assuming I can find it which I'm 99% sure I know which box it is in.
SirFozzie
05-27-2006, 09:55 PM
Would be much appreciated folks :)
stevew
05-27-2006, 11:55 PM
Square did a big reprint on their games a few years back. I'm really suprised they haven't reprinted FF7 or remade it by now.
SackAttack
05-28-2006, 12:32 AM
Looks like one fella is offering it for $5:

http://gametz.com/aGames/PlayStation/Final+Fantasy+VII.html

No he isn't.

Speaking as a GameTZ user, let me tell you what that five means:

"I rate my games, value-wise, on a scale of 1-5. I rate this game as a 5. Pay out the ass if you want it, you fucker." ;)

If you don't see a $ sign, assume he's got some kind of a scale - generally 5 or 10 point - and that the value you see is on that scale.
Ramzavail
05-28-2006, 06:55 AM
Don't forget to grab Final Fantasy Tactics while you're at it. Different play style, but its the best FF in the post-SNES era IMO.

Well thats obvious :)

Ramzavail
Ramzavail
05-28-2006, 06:57 AM
dola - Fozzie, screw it, I'll loan you my copy if you want.

Its mint, Non-GH, but I don't play it and it collects dust and I trust you.

so PM if you want.
stevew
05-28-2006, 07:02 AM
It totally sucks that you either have to resort to piracy, or to pay extortion level prices in the used market for games like this. I'd love it if they would make a downloadable PC game of FF7, sometimes I get the urge to play it again.
SirFozzie
05-28-2006, 07:07 AM
There's a PC game out there, but not sure if it plays nice with XP.

Could be worse, try looking for a copy of Chrono Trigger. The SNES cartridge version will set you back about $250, as of a couple years ago. (This is before they made 9 million copies of the PS Final Fantasy Chronicles.

And if you think I'm joking..

http://cgi.ebay.com/SNES-Chrono-Trigger-Super-Nintendo-FACTORY-SEALED_W0QQitemZ8289085572QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$599.99 OPening bid.. $1000 Buy it Now.

Looking at the other prices, I don't think he'll be getting a bid on it though :)
SirFozzie
05-28-2006, 07:07 AM
dola - Fozzie, screw it, I'll loan you my copy if you want.

Its mint, Non-GH, but I don't play it and it collects dust and I trust you.

so PM if you want.

Dola: Thanks Ramzavail. PM sent.
stevew
05-28-2006, 07:11 AM
I think Sukeidon 2 goes for a ton, like easily over 100. Games like Parappa the Rapper and Intellegence Cubed also cost a fortune IIRC. I liked that Cubed game a lot.
hukarez
05-28-2006, 12:08 PM
There's a PC game out there, but not sure if it plays nice with XP.

Could be worse, try looking for a copy of Chrono Trigger. The SNES cartridge version will set you back about $250, as of a couple years ago. (This is before they made 9 million copies of the PS Final Fantasy Chronicles.

And if you think I'm joking..

http://cgi.ebay.com/SNES-Chrono-Trigger-Super-Nintendo-FACTORY-SEALED_W0QQitemZ8289085572QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$599.99 OPening bid.. $1000 Buy it Now.

Looking at the other prices, I don't think he'll be getting a bid on it though :)

Haha! That's crazy. I still have my cartridge copy -- complete with everything, including the strategy guide. It'd have to be incredibly hard times for me to sell that game for sure...though, I still wish I got myself another SNES console to play it again. The ROM doesn't just do it for me. :(

I think Sukeidon 2 goes for a ton, like easily over 100.

I guess I got pretty lucky when I snagged mine for $40 or so. Since we're on the topic of PS1 games -- does anyone know where I can find a copy of Persona 1? It's...probably the one thing missing on my list, and I've got an itch to act out my completionist craving.
SirFozzie
05-28-2006, 12:16 PM
Current bid $20

http://cgi.ebay.com/Persona-PS1-NTSC-Complete-MINT-Atlus-Ultra-Rare-RPG_W0QQitemZ8288106037QQcategoryZ11056QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
SackAttack
05-28-2006, 02:10 PM
One of the Persona games - I'm not sure if it was 1 or 2 - got reissued and is being sold as used games at EBGames/GameStop.
sterlingice
05-28-2006, 04:03 PM
Wow what the hell. $70?? Yeah, I'd definitely check out your local video game store for a used copy. Freaking Final Fantasy games and their crazy prices... I ran into this with FF3 on the SNES. Just gave up on owning it for the SNES.

This started about a year ago for FF7 and no one is really sure why. It's not like you couldn't find copies of it propping open EBGames doors around the world at that point. But now, even GH versions cost a fortune for reasons that just don't make sense.

The Square trio from the SNES makes a lot more sense. Back in those days, there was no greatest hits or anything. It cost a good $50-$75 just to buy the game so people buying it for that much 5 years later wasn't that odd since the high price kept the supply fairly low.

SI
Desnudo
05-28-2006, 05:09 PM
Maybe someone is trying to corner the market on FF7?
stevew
05-28-2006, 06:47 PM
I know FF7 sold a ton of copies in the US, so the fact that it's ultra rare and expensive is very odd.
bronconick
05-28-2006, 06:51 PM
http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml

almost 2.5 million in the US alone. I can only assume no one is reselling it and with the "movie sequel" that came out a few weeks ago, a bunch of new people want it?
sterlingice
05-28-2006, 06:53 PM
I know FF7 sold a ton of copies in the US, so the fact that it's ultra rare and expensive is very odd.

It's not even that it's very rare. If you look on ebay, there are over 200 hits in the games section and a majority of those are actually for FF7 and not something else so it's not like there are few copies left. It's just that demand has gone through the roof for reasons unknown.

SI
hukarez
05-29-2006, 12:00 AM
Current bid $20

http://cgi.ebay.com/Persona-PS1-NTSC-Complete-MINT-Atlus-Ultra-Rare-RPG_W0QQitemZ8288106037QQcategoryZ11056QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I don't what it is about dealing with a different currency format...but this looks mightily tempting for me to capitalize on. Though, I'm curious that it's NTSC format and not PAL format -- which is what I've often been running into these days.
hukarez
05-29-2006, 12:02 AM
One of the Persona games - I'm not sure if it was 1 or 2 - got reissued and is being sold as used games at EBGames/GameStop.

I see a ton of Persona 2, and it's to the point where a bunch of folks were even wondering if there even was an American release for Persona 1 -- which I confirmed awhile back. I've only seen it once at a GameStop, and I can't for the life of me fathom why I never picked it up back then. I'll have to give the stores more of a look through, more so because of the new systems coming in, and some stores trying to clear out their PS1 inventory to make room.