Josh, that video was freakin hilarious. I think i'm gonna be going to this next year. I'm over PAX, its just a mess anymore.
How are the prices on the games out there? Any reasonable deals to be found? (excluding bargain bins obviously).
If you take prices at face values, the mega rarez are going to cost the same as eBay pretty much - uncommons generally are a little cheaper than eBay and common games can usually be had very cheap if you look around.
The whole trick with the vendor space is to buy in bulk - you have to be able to haggle with the vendors (they expect it) and/or bundle up 5-6 games together and ask for cash off the whole bunch.
For example - I bought about 5-6 boxed Famicom games at the show that would have cost me $55, but I was able to get away with paying $35 because 2 were missing manuals and because I was buying in bulk. Those same games shipped from Japan on eBay would have cost like $60 or more.
If you're after stuff like a CIB Earthbound though, expect to pay and arm and a leg. A lot of times those "showcase" games are listed for gonzo prices and they don't sell (last year some guy had EB for, I think, $700).
Sidenote - the best deal at MGC - if you ever wanted an arcade cab, wait until like Sunday at 5pm and you'll get a STEAL on them - nobody wants to take those f*ckers back home.
