Controversial Retro Store DK Oldies Just Got Hacked

I will not comment on the ethics of hacking an online seller in this fashion--but I will say that 629% markup on a PSP game is pretty gross.

So... Nothing changed then?

@Sketcz its all because of this stupid neckbeard obsession with treating games as trophies or mountpieces by focusing on boxes and cartridges and proping them up on display units rather, than, yknow, actually focusing on accessing and playing the @#$% things like they were meant to be played, which has now spread throughout the industry like a virus to the point pretty much anything remotely old now sells for 500$ prices or more since the sellers think everyone who wants these old games are some disgusting john hancock tier collector who wants to show them off rather than a normal person who simply wants to buy and play the game cause' it's fun. i dont even have a problem with people who just enjoy collecting games, its just the loudest and most influential ones are always the basement ogres who dont give a crap about the games themselves and just want some "totally rad retro!!1!!" item to place on a shelf and never be used.

I'm not sure how they are really different than most other retro game sellers in the past decade. They've all been getting pretty ridiculous in overpricing.

@KingMike I think their successful YT channel caused all the attention (it is quite fun). Other creators then utilized that success by placing orders and making videos warning people off the store (of course, all the while, driving up their own viewership). Eventually, it just became a dog pile.

Not saying DKOldies doesn't deserve the scrutiny, but they got it, in spades, by being too successful in their marketing and failing to live up to the expectations of said creators.

Everyone who is remotely interested in used video games has likely heard of the bad reputation this store has gotten and its best that we just stop talking about it. They made it clear that they're not gonna change so why bother complaining when you can find another game store to shop at? This isn't to dismiss the criticisms that have been thrown their way. It sucks that they do a poor job at refurbishment despite their claims, but complaining about their high prices only does so much when it takes looking elsewhere to find better deals. Hence why we should just move on already and shop elsewhere.

@Nontendo_4DS I do remember a few years ago watching videos on a youtube channel run by a Japanese retro store. Famicom Dojo? Chameleon Club?
But I guess most people wouldn't even know that except that those stores re-stickered the carts run through their hands, and I have bought enough carts in the past to wind up with a couple of them to have passed hands enough.

I know some people have had issues with their "refurbished" systems, and yeah-that's pretty bogus. But as somebody who has only ever bought games from them (a lot of games!), I've only had good experiences. Some games are pretty expensive, but I think most are reasonable enough-especially with their coupons/rewards. I'd much rather buy from them (even if it costs a bit more) than some weirdo on ebay or something when I know how good their customer service is and how generous their return policy is. You can return a game for any reason for up to a year! Sure, you probably have to pay for the return shipping (unless there's actually something wrong with the game, in which case they'll give you a label), but that's not so bad. I don't know, man...most of the time, if you buy a game that they have listed as being in good condition, it's in pretty darn good condition. And if you don't care about that, their "cosmetically flawed" games are usually pretty reasonably priced. I like them-probably my favorite place to buy retro games. People are way too hard on them.

DKOldies, I remember the founder posted a video of himself smashing an extremely rare GBA cartridge that he claimed was fake but was in fact real. I always stuck with Lukie Games for retro games in the past.

@PinballBuzzbro It certainly didn't help that the prices went sky high during the COVID lockdown when gamers looked to nostalgia and demand for older games increased... the prices just never went back down after.

Used to be able to buy the Silent Hill games for less than $50 each and now that's laughable. It won't be unless they sale those rare games again to be bought on digital stores that the games will go back down in price. That was what brought the original FFVII's price down in the PS3 era.