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29th-March-2011, 01:36
Wyrm

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Originally Posted by Raype

That too. Although in that case you also get into the complexities of supply/demand and the like. IE: A fairly rare game might only be worth as much as a slightly aged call of duty. S/D do affect inflation quite a bit. But at that point we're really getting into some of the annoying bits of economics.

Like FFVII. There wer quite a few copies manufactured, but since people have hung on to them for so long, supply went down and demand stayed the same (if not increased). Therefor, a black label still in the packaging can sell for up to $700.
29th-March-2011, 01:39
Raype

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Worm

Like FFVII. There wer quite a few copies manufactured, but since people have hung on to them for so long, supply went down and demand stayed the same (if not increased). Therefor, a black label still in the packaging can sell for up to $700.

Strangely, the same deal kind of works with money. Old money is worth a shitload of money.

Confederate cash? Not worth the paper it's printed on after the civil war. Nowadays? It's generally well above the US dollar.
29th-March-2011, 01:41
Wyrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raype

Strangely, the same deal kind of works with money. Old money is worth a shitload of money.

Confederate cash? Not worth the paper it's printed on after the civil war. Nowadays? It's generally well above the US dollar.

Yepp. I found 3 BL copies of VII about 3 weeks ago going for $50 each.

I now have 3 copies of FFVII and intend on selling them all and making quite a nice profit :D
29th-March-2011, 01:41
Miss Piggy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raype

To put it another way, money is simply shares in your country's wealth. It's a bit like a stock market. The more shares, the lower the value of each individual share. The money itself isn't what determines what it's worth, it's the value tied to it. This value drops every time someone creates more money.

In this case, it doesn't matter whether you have one slice at 4 or 2 slices at 8, they both have the same value. The way inflation works, you don't make more money or lose money, you generally end up right back where you started, because each individual dollar has a lower value tied to it. Ever notice how once everybody across the economy gets a pay raise shit gets more expensive? Same idea. That extra money has to come from somewhere. That "somewhere" is someone making smaller and smaller slices. You might have more cash in your pocket, but you're now paying out a bit more for everything, so ultimately you have no more cash than before. Way back people got by on dollars and cents. But more money had to come up for various reasons. Eventually, we got to the current state where cents are pretty much pointless and dollars have to be fairly numerous to do anything.

That actually makes sense... Cool.
29th-March-2011, 01:42
Rockstar1983

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Originally Posted by Gare

http://www.youtubedoubler.com/

Bricks have been shat.
29th-March-2011, 01:46
Miss Piggy

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Originally Posted by Rockstar1983

Bricks have been shat.

A wee bit, me thinks. *Makes Megadeth+Iron Maiden Mashup*
29th-March-2011, 02:12
Miss Piggy

I think I killed the HO... *sob sob cry cry*
29th-March-2011, 02:18
Drageuth

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Originally Posted by Raype

Did it provide difficulties during oral sex.

WE NEED IT FOR OUR RESEARCH, YOU SEE.

Oh, so much I could tell you, but I've embarrassed myself enough on this board. :P
29th-March-2011, 02:20
Drageuth

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Also, my son is slowly starting to acclimatize himself to video game memorabilia.

I'm so proud! :]
29th-March-2011, 02:22
Wyrm

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Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

Also, my son is slowly starting to acclimatize himself to video game memorabilia.

I'm so proud! :]

:awesome: Being serious btw.
29th-March-2011, 02:23
Drageuth

He even knew enough to realize that the Link action figure was supposed to sit atop Epona, and the Ganondorf one sits on the black stallion.

:]
29th-March-2011, 02:24
Drageuth

Okay. That's enough proud father crap from one thread. Although I just realized that, with the rollback, the video of him I posted is no longer up...

/searches
29th-March-2011, 02:25
Wyrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

He even knew enough to realize that the Link action figure was supposed to sit atop Epona, and the Ganondorf one sits on the black stallion.

:]

:lol
29th-March-2011, 02:26
Drageuth

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...8-12-08017.jpg

Seriously one of the proudest moments of that summer.
Video was taken about five days before his first birthday. Yes, he wasn't even one when this happened.

/has a gamer kid
29th-March-2011, 02:27
Miss Piggy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

Also, my son is slowly starting to acclimatize himself to video game memorabilia.

I'm so proud! :]

That`s pretty awesome :nod:
29th-March-2011, 02:30
Wyrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...8-12-08017.jpg

Seriously one of the proudest moments of that summer.
Video was taken about five days before his first birthday. Yes, he wasn't even one when this happened.

/has a gamer kid

:eek2: i cant even do that >.>
29th-March-2011, 02:31
Drageuth

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Originally Posted by The Worm

:eek2: i cant even do that >.>

I was pretty proud. :]
It's almost enough incentive for me to buy a Wii again, since my ex took our Wii when we broke up.
But I can't afford one at the moment. :(
29th-March-2011, 02:31
Ivolt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...8-12-08017.jpg

Seriously one of the proudest moments of that summer.
Video was taken about five days before his first birthday. Yes, he wasn't even one when this happened.

/has a gamer kid

Wow.

Has it really been that long since the Wii came out?
29th-March-2011, 02:32
Ivolt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

I was pretty proud. :]
It's almost enough incentive for me to buy a Wii again, since my ex took our Wii when we broke up.
But I can't afford one at the moment. :(

'Butcher' a rich person. :P
29th-March-2011, 02:33
Drageuth

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Originally Posted by Ivolt

Wow.

Has it really been that long since the Wii came out?

Apparently? :shrug:
This was only about a year and a half ago that the video was taken, and I didn't get a Wii at launch. Wii has been out since 2006, I think...
29th-March-2011, 02:33
Miss Piggy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...8-12-08017.jpg

Seriously one of the proudest moments of that summer.
Video was taken about five days before his first birthday. Yes, he wasn't even one when this happened.

/has a gamer kid

That must be one of the greatest things i`ve ever seen. Seriously.
29th-March-2011, 02:34
Drageuth

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Originally Posted by Ivolt

'Butcher' a rich person. :P

Hmmm... :thot:
It has potential...
29th-March-2011, 02:35
Drageuth

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Piggy

That must be one of the greatest things i`ve ever seen. Seriously.

:]

I really liked how he dropped the remote and clapped at the end. Made my day.
29th-March-2011, 02:40
Miss Piggy

Well I better be heading off to bed now.:wav:
29th-March-2011, 02:40
Drageuth

:wav:
29th-March-2011, 02:46
Colamisu

My younger brother is somehow failing middle school band.

wut?

In related news, I just used "Gigaton" in Scrabble for something like 60 points.
29th-March-2011, 02:52
Drageuth

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Originally Posted by Colamisu

In related news, I just used "Gigaton" in Scrabble for something like 60 points.

:clap:
29th-March-2011, 02:57
Drageuth

... oops. :ugh:
29th-March-2011, 03:00
Wyrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

... oops. :ugh:

:0:
29th-March-2011, 03:00
Colamisu

S'okay. Anyways, as I was going to say... the chick I'm playing with is getting a bit tired of it, since I come out with complete bullshit words every turn. Last game she quit because I played "sandbox" for 118 points on my second or third turn.
29th-March-2011, 03:00
Drageuth

That checkbox really should be moved... :whistle:
29th-March-2011, 03:01
Wyrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colamisu

S'okay. Anyways, as I was going to say... the chick I'm playing with is getting a bit tired of it, since I come out with complete bullshit words every turn. Last game she quit because I played "sandbox" for 118 points on my second or third turn.

I suck at scrabble......

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Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

That checkbox really should be moved... :whistle:

Apparently so.....
29th-March-2011, 03:02
Ivolt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colamisu

My younger brother is somehow failing middle school band.

wut?

In related news, I just used "Gigaton" in Scrabble for something like 60 points.

How exactly are those related?

Also, stop doing that, Staff.
29th-March-2011, 03:04
Colamisu

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Originally Posted by Ivolt

How exactly are those related?

Also, stop doing that, Staff.

Because, they both evoke "lolwut?" responses! But really, they're not. I just felt like saying "In related news" because it's a wonderful turn of phrase.
29th-March-2011, 03:06
Drageuth

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colamisu

S'okay. Anyways, as I was going to say... the chick I'm playing with is getting a bit tired of it, since I come out with complete bullshit words every turn. Last game she quit because I played "sandbox" for 118 points on my second or third turn.

I think the best score I've ever gotten from one word was just over 100... something like 106. I can't remember exactly what word it was, but it had a Q and a Z in it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Worm

I suck at scrabble......

I :<3: Scrabble.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivolt

Also, stop doing that, Staff.

:angel:
29th-March-2011, 03:07
Wyrm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oscar The Grouch

I :<3: Scrabble.

I do too, but i suck at it.
29th-March-2011, 03:49
Colamisu

Technically, I'm playing WordsWithFriends, which has a slightly different board layout, letter selection, point values, and is an iPhone game, but yeah. I've gotten a few 100+ words, most of them hitting a triple word score and using all 7 letters. I didn't do so well when I played actual Scrabble with a group of people in the SU, as I was actively trying to make use of the full board rather than playing to win.
29th-March-2011, 03:51
Ivolt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colamisu

Technically, I'm playing WordsWithFriends, which has a slightly different board layout, letter selection, point values, and is an iPhone game, but yeah. I've gotten a few 100+ words, most of them hitting a triple word score and using all 7 letters. I didn't do so well when I played actual Scrabble with a group of people in the SU, as I was actively trying to make use of the full board rather than playing to win.

Oh god, you should come down to my college.

That's all they do. Except it becomes hilarious when everyone begins to hate the shit out of each other when words some come out.
29th-March-2011, 03:52
Drageuth

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colamisu

Technically, I'm playing WordsWithFriends, which has a slightly different board layout, letter selection, point values, and is an iPhone game, but yeah. I've gotten a few 100+ words, most of them hitting a triple word score and using all 7 letters. I didn't do so well when I played actual Scrabble with a group of people in the SU, as I was actively trying to make use of the full board rather than playing to win.

Most of my really high scoring words were built of pre-existing words, using all 7 of my letters (or damn close to) and landing on a triple word score, and usually at least one other letter multiplier.
29th-March-2011, 04:01
Colamisu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivolt

Oh god, you should come down to my college.

That's all they do. Except it becomes hilarious when everyone begins to hate the shit out of each other when words some come out.

Qis, bro. Qis.

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