The Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii seem to be the two big dogs in the video game arena today.  When I was a kid, I would start saving up money weeks or even months in advance if I knew there was a new video game release on the horizon.  Of course the games were titles like Defender and Pac Man, but that was the best there was, so my friends and I were thrilled to get our hands on them and we played them until we grew callouses on our fingers.  Now, gaming has gone to unbelievably more detailed and complex heights.  Heck, I even saw someone referred to as a professional gamer (I think it was on Survivor).  Considering how much better the games have become though, the prices now really aren't that bad in comparison to "back in the day.".  Still, they aren't anything to sneeze at for most people.

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim inlude Wireless N Adapter Lite on DG 16D4S DVD drive    US $.01

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Some people think nothing of paying whatever the asking price is, but many buyers are on a tighter budget and want to look for better deals.  The eBay market is already flooding with these units.  My own experience of watching eBay near Christmas makes me think that the prices will top out soon and then drop as too many people go out and snatch them up just to list for resale at auction.  I don't have an Xbox 360 yet.  We have a Wii in my house, but I will be watching over the upcoming weeks for people listing at very low prices to get the attention of buyers.  At some point, I believe someone is going to end up getting a great bargain price.  I know that I'll be watching.  If you are willing to be a little bit patient, you might want to keep an eye on things too.  You might snag a nice deal for yourself.

What I'll be looking for ...

As more people list these, sellers will become tempted to drop their opening bid price to grab attention.  Many of these people will be inexperienced sellers who don't take into account the fact that the time an item ends can play a big part in the final selling price.  As a buyer, I'll be watching for items ending very late at night or in the middle of the day when many people are either sleeping or working and unable to check eBay to bid up the prices.

Also, right after Christmas, there will most likely be a flood of items for sale as people try to profit from duplicate gifts they received or panic as they ponder the prospect of being stuck with a lot of merchandise they bought before Christmas to resell.  I can't promise that this will happen, but when Elmo was big a while back, this is pretty much what happened.  Like I said, I'm not in a deperate hurry to get one of these, so I'm willing to watch and wait a bit.  If you live in an area where it is tough to find popular items or where they just sell out too fast to get your hands on, then by all means, take a look at what is available on eBay now.  That is one of the nice things about eBay...you can find just about anything at any time.  Below, you will find a few of the game systems selling right now.  You can also do a specific search by using the box on the right.  Whatever you decide to do, don't rush into a purchase without making sure that a return policy is included and always ask any questions you might have before laying any money down.  Good luck!

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Seriously, I think the videos are a great idea.  It is important though to take the time to watch them with your kids and have some interaction with them.  I'm not saying that because of the whole electronic babysitter thing.  I'm saying it because kids grow up so fast, that you really shouldn't let yourself miss out on the fun of them being little.

If you are a seller, always consider picking up used dvds when you see them in collections.  Usually you can get them for a decent price if you find them at a yard sale (they go VERY quickly by the way) and then put them up for sale on eBay.  If you are looking to buy used dvds, well the same idea applies.   Popular ones get grabbed up in a heartbeat at yardsales.  You can still usually make out pretty well by getting them on eBay though.  There usually is not a drop off in quality when you buy used dvds, but just to be sure, ask the seller about that and ask if they have a return policy.  There are also a LOT of unopened Baby Einstein dvd collections that get listed on eBay.  I'm guessing that they are duplicated gifts from birthday parties and holidays.

Vintage Video Games

I have found pretty much every major system produced since the 1970s.  You can't see it them all in thish shot, but this lot includes several NES systems, Sega Saturn Systems, Atari 2600 systems, Super Nintendos, Genesis Systems, Gameboys,  Intellivision sytems, Pong....You get the point.  Of course I also bought hundreds of games to go with this huge lot of video fun!  Picture so much stuff in storage that this could actually hide.  That is how much stuff I purchased over time.

Three of the Atari 2600's I bought

I also acquired an enormous amount of controllers, power supplies, instructions, specialized joysticks and on and on.  I really intended on selling these individually, but they I just couldn't take not being able to turn around any more!

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Now we have a Wii in my house and although I think its pretty neat, I still prefer the games where you use one simple controller to do some basic action.  As old as it is, I think the original Mario Brothers game is still one of my all time favorites and when I hooked up one of these NES consoles to test it with Mario, I couldn't stop myself even though it had been several years since I had last played.  Yep, for us video veterans, there is something special about vintage video games.

I spent countless hours sitting on the floor of the game room memorizing the patterns followed by those pesky Space Invaders.  I can still remember comparing thumb callouses with friends.  We developed them from days of devoted manipulation of the video joystick.  Funny how that one stick with a red button next to it could manage to entertain us.  Compared to what is available on some controllers today, those old sticks were real dinosaurs.

I think the biggest of the early releases that I can remember was Missile Command.  That was one of the cartridges that everyone was saving up to buy.  I believe it went for somewhere in the neighborhood of forty bucks.  That was a pretty rich neighborhood back then, so handing over that much cash came with some pretty high expectations from the game.  It was pretty good, but not having a trackball left us a bit disappointed.  It was a nice leap in graphics quality though, so we were still pretty happy.

Another thing that happened during those early years was the introduction of Activision games.  The graphics on those were much better than what we were used to playing with on our TVs.  They were still very weak compared to what is available now, but Pitfall was a great game.  It was sort of based on the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie I believe.  It was a bit tougher to beat than the earlier games from Atari (at least it was for me).