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Title: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: TheMilford on March 15, 2009, 09:40:36 AM
Right here... (http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Turbo-Grafx-Cosmic-Fantasy-2-BRAND-NEW-SEALED_W0QQitemZ260376598956QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item260376598956&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50)



Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Duo_R on March 15, 2009, 09:46:54 AM
yeah not bad, I got mine for under $10 sealed not that long ago, but looks like more have sold. At the moment, that is a good deal if you don't own the game.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: DragonmasterDan on March 15, 2009, 09:57:15 AM
Right here... (http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Turbo-Grafx-Cosmic-Fantasy-2-BRAND-NEW-SEALED_W0QQitemZ260376598956QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item260376598956&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50)






That's a terrific deal
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: TheMilford on March 15, 2009, 10:32:10 AM
The've got 98 copies...
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Sparky on March 15, 2009, 12:00:56 PM
The've got 98 copies...

wow, grab it now... i paid triple to that for mine  :-"
(hey come on we all make mistakes!!! :P)
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: paladinken on March 15, 2009, 12:32:04 PM
That's a great deal. I bought it when it first came out at msrp. If I had only waited 15 years I could have paid a lot less.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: TheMilford on March 15, 2009, 03:22:04 PM
Ok this is weird.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cosmic-Fantasy-2-Turbo-Grafx-CD-Game-Factory-Sealed_W0QQitemZ110364632570QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item110364632570&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

there must be a stash of these recently uncovered...
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: nectarsis on March 15, 2009, 03:27:35 PM
Not recently...CF2, Riot Zone, Buster Bros., Shadow of the Beast (and to a lesser degree Exile) have had "stashs found" for awhile now.   They tend to get listed in clusters of 3-4+ seperate auctions/BIN's regularly.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: vestcoat on March 15, 2009, 03:34:47 PM
Ebay has been flooded with sealed copies of CF2 and Exile for the last two years.  Game Quest Direct started selling the stock they bought from Working Designs around the same time several European sellers started selling stock (possibly from Telegames US) at rock-bottom prices.   The first European sellers were letting games go for as little as $2 and were quickly bought out by resellers hoping to get rich quick.  Some, like SimpleSamson, went with a fairly tolerable markup, others like RedFrog, charged $40.  Fortunately, there seem to be unlimited copies of CF2 and Exile floating around and the initially inflated prices for those two have been falling ever since.  At this point it's probably not going to get any cheaper and it's a good deal if you don't own the game, but sealed copies are certainly never going to be a collector's item (thank god).
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Shawnathan on March 15, 2009, 03:48:35 PM
Very good deal indeed. I got mine sealed for 5.99 about a month ago.

The game is good, but man that loading time is crazy long.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: rag-time4 on March 15, 2009, 07:24:33 PM
Ebay has been flooded with sealed copies of CF2 and Exile for the last two years.  Game Quest Direct started selling the stock they bought from Working Designs around the same time several European sellers started selling stock (possibly from Telegames US) at rock-bottom prices.   The first European sellers were letting games go for as little as $2 and were quickly bought out by resellers hoping to get rich quick.  Some, like SimpleSamson, went with a fairly tolerable markup, others like RedFrog, charged $40.  Fortunately, there seem to be unlimited copies of CF2 and Exile floating around and the initially inflated prices for those two have been falling ever since.  At this point it's probably not going to get any cheaper and it's a good deal if you don't own the game, but sealed copies are certainly never going to be a collector's item (thank god).
Vestcoat you talked me into it. I pulled the trigger on one of the above Cosmic Fantasy 2's.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Keranu on March 15, 2009, 07:49:03 PM
Cosmic Fantasy 2 might not be everyone's cup of tea due to a few flaws and some patience required, but the story and the way it's depicted was really ahead of it's time.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Golgo13 on March 16, 2009, 03:08:22 AM
I bought mine direct from working designs, but I never could get into the game, the graphics and feel of the game were not so impressive to me, but I did like the music and the character designs.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Necromancer on March 16, 2009, 05:41:16 AM
As has been said, that's not a bad price.  If you want to get one even cheaper, wait a while for a reseller to auction one off with a starting price at $0.99 or $1.99 (as they occasionally do).
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Black Tiger on March 16, 2009, 07:10:27 AM
Exile is also cheap and in steady supply. Both are great games and a great deal. Exile also has less of the issues that Keranu mentioned.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Turbo D on March 16, 2009, 01:13:08 PM
That is a damn good deal! Any new/sealed TurboGrafx-16 game for under $10 is a good deal. CF2 is a pretty cool game too. I was into it for a while but never finished it. I got killed in some castle when I was that chick. I need to return to this game now, I have the save file in my tanuki bank! :wink:
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Arkhan on March 20, 2009, 05:09:30 PM
We should start a poll of who bought this just because it was 7$.


I mean, we could get them all, resell them for a bit more, turn a profit,and get that uber rare sealed FF2 for 12,000$!
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: TheMilford on March 25, 2009, 10:28:46 AM
Ok this is weird.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cosmic-Fantasy-2-Turbo-Grafx-CD-Game-Factory-Sealed_W0QQitemZ110364632570QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item110364632570&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

there must be a stash of these recently uncovered...


I ended up striking a deal with this guy... all new in the shrink:

Cosmic Fantasy 2 (boxed)
Buster Bros.
Sim Earth
Shadow of the Beast
Prince of Persia
Turbo Pad (boxed)

For less than $70 shipped
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Arkhan on March 25, 2009, 10:43:45 AM
Hey it looks like he got the stuff TZD was trying to liquidate a year or two ago!

Thats all the same stuff THEY had shrinked :) lol.
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: gat on March 25, 2009, 11:31:03 AM
I picked up a copy of this from same guy for $7. Also got 2 Prince of Persia and a copy of Exile.. great prices!!
Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Duo_R on March 25, 2009, 04:43:35 PM
that's about right, these titles can be had for about $10 a pop sealed, got most of that with exception of the turbopad and Sim Earth (let me know how that game has aged).

Ok this is weird.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cosmic-Fantasy-2-Turbo-Grafx-CD-Game-Factory-Sealed_W0QQitemZ110364632570QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Games?hash=item110364632570&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

there must be a stash of these recently uncovered...


I ended up striking a deal with this guy... all new in the shrink:

Cosmic Fantasy 2 (boxed)
Buster Bros.
Sim Earth
Shadow of the Beast
Prince of Persia
Turbo Pad (boxed)

For less than $70 shipped

Title: Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2: Is this a good deal?
Post by: Arkhan on March 26, 2009, 06:50:44 PM
mine came today.  It smells nice.