I want to avoid paying potential previous American owners and import duties.

There are also concerns about Facebook Marketplace and EBay collecting personal data to sell.

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[–] 5 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

If you're looking for something specific you might have success contacting retailers who specialized in old games/media. They're not common but you can probably email them and arrange something. I imagine there is some sort of loose community/network around sourcing distributing this stuff they could connect you to as well.

Catch-22 cuz it's nice to support these guys but you pay more than marketplace.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    They’re the good type of middle man.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago*

    I personally wouldn't classify them as middlemen. A lot of these games would be in landfills or abandoned in storage if it weren't for these guys seeking them out and buying them. To me a middle man marks up something you can buy yourself.

    They're really just specialty thrift stores. The few I've been to had used books, vhs/etc, and music.

    They're also trustworthy.

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