Where do you go if you want to buy old and/or rare games?

Amazon? eBay? Some of the sellers on these sites charge exorbitantly high prices. Anyone know of some good alternatives?

Thank you in advance.

Amazon? eBay? Some of the sellers on these sites charge exorbitantly high prices. Anyone know of some good alternatives?

Thank you in advance.

portej

http://www.ebgames.com

Its not a catalog for eb, rather a list of what they have in their store.. all the stuff that's left is often older games or rarer games.  I've found a lot there.

http://www.ebay.com

Ebay.... what can I say.

For a short time it was kind of a hobby of mine to hunt down rare games. As others have said sites EBay will most likely have what you are looking for but be prepared to pay top dollar if you want to win an auction for a highly-sought after game in good condition. I didn't like to buy at EBay though so I'd more often check the store locator at gamespot/ebgames websites. It can often times yield no results or if places have a copy it can be scratched, without instructions, or something like that, but on occasion you'll find a diamond in the rough. I got a copy of Suikoden II that way in about as mint condition as it could possibly be without being brand new -- didn't want to pay the EBay prices so kept on checking those sites and when a store somewhat close to me got a copy, I called to check on the condition and when they said mint, I scooped it up for $50 instead of the $200+ it was going for on Ebay. So while EBay/etc will get you what you want for a price, it doesn't hurt to check the local places as you never know what you'll find (and don't forget to look for hole-in-the-wall stores that don't specialize in games but might have some).