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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/07/ ... ow-870000/
... which puts prices for VIC-20 Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash somewhat into perspective. Oh well ...
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Karl Jobst wrote:In today's video we take a look at the current retro video game bubble. We learn who caused it to happen, who is profiting, and what needs to be done to fix it.
The shame is the fallout to online communities and hobbyists as they're priced out of collecting, or shut down by investors who buy their forums. When the bubble bursts, individual collectors may be there to pick up the pieces in the sell-off.
One would like to believe it is 'just' a case of serious/honest collectors being outbid by people who otherwise do not know where to burn their money, but alas it seems to be more involved than that ...chysn wrote:Meanwhile, increasing wealth disparity is going to have an outsized effect in markets where people who collect for love have to interact with people who collect for money.