People should treat people the way they would want to be treated and not say anything they wouldn't say to their face at all.
If I spent 5000$ on one mediocre game, I would want people to call me a f*cktard until I understand.
Also, if I saw someone pay 5000$ in person for Magical Chase, I'd tell them they're a f*cking moron. Guaranteed. I'd point and laugh until they feel bad about it and wish they hadn't done it. That way, maybe next time, they'll think a bit before they go HGNGNFDGNFD TAKE MY MONEY I NEED GAME.
Someone was asking 1200$ for a sealed Chrono Trigger at a game convention up here in Cleveland, and I laughed at him and called him a "f*cking dumbdick", right to his face and pointed and laughed at him when the convention was wrapping up and he was putting it back in his bin to take home because nobody was dumb enough to buy it.
I don't get this thing on the internet where people who are getting flamed assume the people doing it wouldn't do it to their face. I guarantee you basically everyone here would call someone stupid in person if this stuff was going on in front of them. This forum is full of the most genuine people on any forum I've ever gone to. What you see on here is what you get in person. For the most part.
The point is, some people suck at money and do dumb shit with it just because they can. They think OH ITS MINE I'M ENTITLED TO DO WHAT I WANT WITH IT.
...and they never stop to realize they are furthering the problem, because they're self centered. It's irresponsible. It's disrespectful. It literally ruins the hobby for tons of people because it causes all the prices to go up, which makes the entry price go up, which drives new people away.
also, I make enough that I could buy a Magical Chase for 5000$, no problem.
Doesn't mean I'm going to, because holyshit. 5000$ for one game is the definition of dumb.
as for what Haboobi said, it depends what a person is selling. If you show up here with some srs as f*ck one of a kind items, or ACTUALLY hard to find/valuable items, I'd be ok with the expected prices that will be obnoxious. If you want collector/ebay prices for stuff anyone could go find, I'd be sure to point out that the prices suck, and would haggle. Assuming they have something I want. If they are adamant about shit prices, even after the advice of many, you can expect me to tell that person they're a dumbass.
The fact that Magical Chase costs more than the Develo books + Box + an MSX to run it all on, AND a PC Engine Duo to go with all of it, proves that people are complete idiots and don't understand what they are doing.
and if you don't like being called an idiot, stop being an idiot.
It's pretty simple.
EDIT: Also.
https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=16241.0This. This is what you cunts with no self control are doing to gaming. Even the Japanese are becoming hip to the fact that round eye is a f*ckhead and will pay just about anything for a shiny game that isn't worth dick.
Soon, we will have nowhere to find games at reasonable prices, and it will be all of you that get the blame.