Beyond Shadowgate - how much is it worth?

[MouseRat]

A friend is asking to buy my Beyond Shadowgate.  I always kept my stuff in good condition.  I'm the first owner and all manuals and posters are basically untouched.  At worst the condition for everything is 8/10 but I'd say it is 9/10 just because it's opened and used.  How much do you guys think it is worth?  I've seen it listed on eBay for $600 in the past.  Thanks for your help!

[wildfruit]

Welcome to the forums. In the real world its a £€50 game. I have 17 spares I stole off an episcopal monk. Would you like one?

[bob]

very funny alt/troll account null.  And being the first one to respond is the icing on the cake.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Why doesn't your friend just get the Tobias version?

[MouseRat]

I can assure you I'm a different person.  Idk how I can prove it though.

[Black Tiger]

I plan on selling a copy here as soon as I can take pictures for less than a third of that price. If this person really is a friend, then 'as high as' prices should be irrelevant and you should offer it to him for less than people sell here for, which is less than eBay. If you have to ask what to sell something for, it's definitely not worth too much to you, so you should just be more concerned about doing your friend a favor.

Asking prices and suspicious one-off spikes on eBay aren't an indication of what a game is worth to the average person. The last two plausible sales on eBay went for $255 and $331:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=beyond%20shadowgate&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

[bob]

No intro
First post in buy/sell section
First post asking "value"
Nails the trifecta with zero effort

[MouseRat]

Well he became a friend bc he found me through Craigslist.  I already sold him a bunch on stuff for fair prices.  I enjoy living vicariously through him as he devotes a huge part of life to going out and collecting these things.  He's been asking for this game and a few others I was hanging on to because I warned him these were the last treasures I owned and could not give him good prices on these if I were to ever part with it.   What made me decide to part with it was I think I found an alternative way to play them.

[MouseRat]

No, what made me come here was a post on fb for old game collectors.  I showed it off and a guy said: 

@ ------ I think somebody on pcenginefx has one for sale but it isn't cheap man.

So I came to see how much it went for but I can't find it.  Figured I'd just ask.

[seieienbu]

If you want to sell to a guy who you know and refer to as a friend, find a reasonable price and don't worry about what jerks on ebay are asking for.  If you want to gauge $600 from an idiot collectard from Craig's List without a care because he isn't really a friend?  Fine, see if you can sell out and take him for a ride.

Either way, joining a group with the no intention other than finding out what the most you can hawk your stuff for is rather rude.

[toymachine78]

The joy of CL Casual Encounters and CD-R.

Aw man! You beat me to the punch lol

[wildfruit]

All I can find on craigslist is women who want my email to send spam to.

[esteban]

A friend is asking to buy my Beyond Shadowgate.  I always kept my stuff in good condition.  I'm the first owner and all manuals and posters are basically untouched.  At worst the condition for everything is 8/10 but I'd say it is 9/10 just because it's opened and used.  How much do you guys think it is worth?  I've seen it listed on eBay for $600 in the past.  Thanks for your help!

Your game is worth $600 (9/10, very good condition)

Your game is worth $900 (8/10, good condition + flan)

The patina actually adds value, especially if the jewel case is encrusted with flan.

[Otaking]

Well he became a friend bc he found me through Craigslist. 

Did he ask for a picture of you charging a JO crystal by any chance?

[Black Tiger]

No intro
First post in buy/sell section
First post asking "value"
Nails the trifecta with zero effort

The game still needs to end up on eBay by the end of the day with a BIN of $1200 obo