Chris Kohler's discussions

Exactly my feelings! I like that now I have first-hand experience with Phantasy Star but didn’t have to spend 100 hours grinding it out step by painful step. Read more

I sure picked the wrong time to be stuck on an airplane all day! Read more

Sorry, this is just a matter of historical record.

So many people in here saying the Switch is “fragile” like it’s made of sugar glass or something. Lots of parents are buying Switches for their kids. Read more

I said it was good... Read more

J&L is a really fun store to go in—tons of games everywhere, beautiful displays, helpful staff. I like it a lot. It is also the single most expensive video game store I have ever been in, which is saying a lot. I have bought a couple things there in my life—they’ve got a big stash of sealed PS1 games that I think… Read more

Yeah, the “but I was in the lead!” thing is a bad feeling. But it’s also untrue. You were never in the lead - the guy who sniped $500 at the last second was always in the lead, you just didn’t know it. Read more

Nope, that’s not true at all! I went into it a bit in the piece, but it’s less about sticking with your highest price and more about what other people do in response to your bids.

Let’s say that you are perfectly rational. You put in your real maximum bid, the number you would never ever go any higher than, and leave… Read more

This is quite true, although in this case you probably don’t need any tips as to how to buy them, as everybody’s desperate to get rid of them! Read more

Ah yes, another flea market tip:

Figure out how much money, at the absolute maximum, you’d be willing to spend on that video games that day. Read more

Yeah, that’s a great tip I missed about thrift stores: Do not assume that the thrift store has actually put the video games in their video game section. Stuff could be anywhere. In addition to PC games with the board games (always), I’ve found big box PC games mixed among the housewares, Super Famicom games on a shelf… Read more

Yeah, I’ve heard a lot about this place for sure. Read more

Thanks! Yes, I think this covers a lot of it. Look forward to future installments, too! Read more

Game Dude is a fascinating place. It’s not even a collectible games store, it’s literally just an ersatz FuncoLand that opened up back in the day and never closed and never changed the way they do business. Prices for everything are on price sheets, and it’s the same price if the game is loose versus complete in box.… Read more

I’ve never gone to a convention without buying way too much stuff! The sheer number of games at a convention and the diversity of sellers all in one place means that you can’t help but find bargains. No, of course you can’t expect to find $100 games for $5 at a convention (although it’s happened to me more than once!)… Read more

No (as long as I was buying it from an adult in full possession of their mental faculties). The whole point of getting up in the morning and going around to garage sales is the hope of scoring something worth a lot more than you paid. You’re putting in the extra work of learning about values of things, and this is the… Read more

They are indeed required. Read more

YouTube is that way 👉  Read more

Go read the devlog and report back: https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=40832.0 Read more

1) eBay.

2) Conventions. Often times local game stores will use conventions as a way to clear out their piles of boxes and manuals that are taking up space in their back rooms, but that are too hard to display on the floor to sell to regular customers.

3) Your local game stores. They likely will not have a section of… Read more