GameStop to Start Buying, Selling Retro Consoles and Games

[zorg1000]

AlfredoTurkey said:

zorg1000 said:
So basically going back to what they used to do? I remember like 5-10 years ago u could but NES/SNES/Genesis/etc, games/consoles from Gamestop, I always wondered why they stopped.

They stopped because in 2000, most of these consoles weren't in such high demand. I bought a NES top loader from them for like, $30.00. I bought ALL NES Megamans, 1-6, for less than $60.00. I got a SNES with two controllers for under $40.00. Back then, no one really wanted them. People wanted to play PS2 etc. 

As with anything, when there is a market, someone will try to exploit it. Gamestop is no different.

It was more recent than 2000, I think things like the Virtual Console kinda caused the demand for retro games/consoles to die down for awhile since u could play many of those classics on Wii.