I’m wondering where I can get a better price. Purchasing online on Yahoo Japan Auction/Rakuten, or physical stores like Book Off, Hard Off, Super Potato, etc.?
Probably online, just take into account they are region locked
Mercari would probably be cheapest
I’ve had better luck at recycle shops like Hard-Off for my Sega Saturn. Much cheaper than retro shops. I’ve seen better prices on auction/reseller sites, but it seems harder to get a guarantee.
Cheapest ones, sometimes with worse condition, in book off / hard off. Mercari for larger selection. Amazon if you want a brand new one or faster delivery. Retro / video game stores (like super potato) will have much higher prices, so only useful for rarer / older stuff.
Are you located in Osaka? I have a US PS Vita I havent touched in almost five years and be willing to sell. I also have a us 3DS XL that I’ll probably never play again
I would go for Mercari for the best price unless you really want to hit a lot of different shops price comparing
Go to Softmap in Akihabara, they have tons, bought a good New 3DS LL for 12000. Then you can just hack it and get any game you want from any region. Same for the PS vita.
I just bought a vita off Rakuma yesterday for ¥4500. May need a new screen, will see when it comes. Aliexpress has a lot of parts. Hard to find a working Psvita 2000 for under ¥9,000. Boxed is about ¥15,000. (Yahoo auction).
I recently cleaned up a stinky psp3000 which was ¥3200.
Games are dirt dirt cheap for psp. I bought a lot of 11 games for ¥1100 DELIVERED and some others locally for ¥860 for 3 (mgs peace walker, god of war and final fantasy zero (2 disks).
Nintendo will cost a bit more. I think a basic 3ds is about ¥5000 starting and ¥10000 for the “new 3ds”.
Auction will always be cheapest.
I’ve bought a few of them recently, go on Mercari. If you are looking at the one’s in Book Off in Tokyo, they are often overpriced.
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Go and check?
Probably online, just take into account they are region locked
Mercari would probably be cheapest
I’ve had better luck at recycle shops like Hard-Off for my Sega Saturn. Much cheaper than retro shops. I’ve seen better prices on auction/reseller sites, but it seems harder to get a guarantee.
Cheapest ones, sometimes with worse condition, in book off / hard off. Mercari for larger selection. Amazon if you want a brand new one or faster delivery. Retro / video game stores (like super potato) will have much higher prices, so only useful for rarer / older stuff.
Are you located in Osaka? I have a US PS Vita I havent touched in almost five years and be willing to sell. I also have a us 3DS XL that I’ll probably never play again
I would go for Mercari for the best price unless you really want to hit a lot of different shops price comparing
Go to Softmap in Akihabara, they have tons, bought a good New 3DS LL for 12000.
Then you can just hack it and get any game you want from any region.
Same for the PS vita.
I just bought a vita off Rakuma yesterday for ¥4500. May need a new screen, will see when it comes. Aliexpress has a lot of parts. Hard to find a working Psvita 2000 for under ¥9,000. Boxed is about ¥15,000. (Yahoo auction).
I recently cleaned up a stinky psp3000 which was ¥3200.
Games are dirt dirt cheap for psp. I bought a lot of 11 games for ¥1100 DELIVERED and some others locally for ¥860 for 3 (mgs peace walker, god of war and final fantasy zero (2 disks).
Nintendo will cost a bit more. I think a basic 3ds is about ¥5000 starting and ¥10000 for the “new 3ds”.
Auction will always be cheapest.
I’ve bought a few of them recently, go on Mercari.
If you are looking at the one’s in Book Off in Tokyo, they are often overpriced.