OK, here are the costs of games on the virtual console:
NES - 500 - £3.75
SNES & Mega Drive - 800 - £6
N64 - 1000 - £7.50
I've taken the 1st 3 alphabetical releases on the VC and looked at the completed listing prices. Where I couldn't find a completed listing I've moved onto the next alphabetical game. The majority are cheaper even when you include postage, and you're getting an actual physical copy. It has nothing to do with being lucky, eBay is simply cheaper for the majority of games.
NES
Balloon Fight - £2.50 (£4.50 p&p) - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BALLOON-FIGHT-NES_W0QQitemZ140202507536QQihZ004QQcategoryZ112743QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Baseball - £2.00 (£3.50 inc p&p) - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASEBALL-NINTENDO-NES-GAME-VERY-RARE-MINT_W0QQitemZ120212114952QQihZ002QQcategoryZ112748QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Blades of Steel - £2.19 (£3.69 inc p&p) - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NINTENDO-NES-64-BLADES-OF-STEEL-BOXED-AND-COMPLETE_W0QQitemZ170188434519QQihZ007QQcategoryZ112734QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
SNES
ActRaiser - £1.99 (£3.98 inc p&p) - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPER-NINTENDO-SNES-GAME-ACT-RAISER_W0QQitemZ110214982012QQihZ001QQcategoryZ112752QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Contra 3 (aka Super Probotector) - £2.20 (£3.70 inc p&p) - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPER-NINTENDO-SNES-GAME-SUPER-PROBOTECTOR_W0QQitemZ160198264411QQihZ006QQcategoryZ112759QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Cybernator - £0.99 (£2.49 inc p&p) - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPERB-SUPER-NINTENDO-SNES-CYBERNATOR-CART-ONLY_W0QQitemZ150206022571QQihZ005QQcategoryZ112754QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If you still don't believe me I'll do it for other consoles too but it's pretty boring looking at completed eBay listings!
