The very first DS... will it go up in value because its so old?I was asked this question not to long ago and I wanted to see others opinions. I think it won't increase, despite it not being made anymore (Or any time soon) I just can't see someone wanting to pay a lot of money for it because it is rare, but you never know... What do you guys think?
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, Feb 11 2010 12:20 PM
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 01:52 PM
I doubt it too. Actually, the tendency is for the price to decay as new versions, with revised hardware and new features are released. Maybe in 10, 20 years some collector might be willing to pay more for one, but even then, I don't think it will to be much money.
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Posted 11 February 2010 - 10:15 PM
i dont think it is going to increase because it is not as ghood as the dsi but the old ds has the gba slot
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Posted 12 February 2010 - 11:43 PM
That's what I would have thought too. One with more capabilities would surely be worth more than one without.I doubt it too. Actually, the tendency is for the price to decay as new versions, with revised hardware and new features are released.
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 10:41 PM
If it does it won't happen for a long time.
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 06:51 AM
Doubtful. An ebay search right now will turn up lots of older systems (i.e. nes, snes) going for real cheap. The systems themselves were so common, it wouldn't be hard to come across one used even years from now. You might be able to get away with it if that particular model of DS is rare for some reason (special edition, includes all documentation), but again, it depends on how many are avaliable more than anything.
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Posted 18 February 2010 - 09:59 AM
I would like to believe they will become more of what they are worth now when there aren't many left.
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Posted 22 February 2010 - 09:19 PM
i would not think it would
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Posted 25 August 2010 - 03:39 PM
when a dedicated collector buys it
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Posted 01 September 2010 - 11:52 PM
This is true! I have seen people selling things like the megadrive for like £5. Maybe one day someone will pay more, but i doubt it. I would say in like 30-50 years when games are so real you can feel pain. Who knows? I keep all my old consoles in mint condition, just in case lol.I doubt it too. Actually, the tendency is for the price to decay as new versions, with revised hardware and new features are released. Maybe in 10, 20 years some collector might be willing to pay more for one, but even then, I don't think it will to be much money.
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Posted 05 September 2010 - 04:37 AM
well, i am sort ofimpartial here, simply because I can't make up my mind, if its in mint condition, and a limited edition, it should definatly be worth a lot of money, but however, it is quite old, and, although it can play any ds game ever made, there are more reliable versions of it out there, like the DSI, DS LITE and soon to be the 3DSso, really, it is sort of a 50/50 chance of it going up in price
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Posted 06 September 2010 - 05:50 PM
i doubt it. its like the old gameboy colors and stuff. their prices havnt gone up (by much if at all) and have mostly gone down with time.
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 01:30 AM
^This XDAnd by extension, most outdated console systems too have failed to garner any collection-worthy money. They'll become ultra-rare in time, sure, but price-wise, I highly doubt it. You can find the very original, "giant" clunky gameboy at pawn shops for less than five bucks :/i doubt it. its like the old gameboy colors and stuff. their prices havnt gone up (by much if at all) and have mostly gone down with time.
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 11:59 AM
i do not think it will..
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Posted 26 September 2010 - 10:54 PM
The original Ds will probably never increase in value. Not since the DS lite and the Dsi came out. The original Ds was almost forgotten for when most people say DS they usually mean the newer ones.
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Posted 26 September 2010 - 11:10 PM
On the other hand, look at NES games. Many of the classic NES games are sold for a lot more than PS2 games. (Actually, I saw an unbroken copy of Zelda go for a lot more than the original price back in the '80s) So, saving the games might be a better idea than the console.
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Posted 27 September 2010 - 09:38 AM
First a lot of time will need to pass, then it'll have to be rare enough and with the amount of DSs out there I doubt that will happen.
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Posted 04 October 2010 - 07:10 PM
I don't think it will since it is no longer "unique" there is the ds lite, dsi and now they will release the 3ds so yeah the market is way too over crowded for it to increase in value im sure that because of this it will decrease in value...supply demand etc
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Posted 10 October 2010 - 11:37 AM
Unless there are some people who are willing to pay more just because the GBA cartridges can fit, I don't think original DSs will become more popular in a way that its price would increase.
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Posted 04 January 2011 - 06:52 AM
it's too common for it to become a valued collectible. old comic books and baseball cards become highly-valued collectibles cuz they deteriorate and it's really rare to find a certain one that's in mint condition. game systems are all bout playing and using the product, so they're durable (but unlikely to be kept in mint condition). and even worse for the ds is it's successors, dslite and dsi, as they all can play the exact same regular-ds games but the original ds can't play dsi games and such. so a colllector is even more unlikely to choose the original ds over the the lite or i versions. but the crucial points here are ds's commonality and durability, preventing it from ever becoming a collector's item cept maybe in a half-century
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Posted 07 January 2011 - 07:13 PM
I don't think they will increase until a decade from now, until then i predict a stable decrease in price, saw one in a pawnshop for like 30 dollars the other day, alongside gamecube, xbox classic and all the other last gen consoles. While NES and SNES have raised in price due to collector's nostalgia.
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Posted 09 January 2011 - 05:59 AM
The only benefit the original DS has over its successor's is its ability to play GBA games. With the extreme availability of the GBA systems, this does not become a worthwhile excuse for the DS to increase in value any time soon. There are too many other factors. The DS wont increase in value until long after the GBA increases its value (Which is not going to happen for a VERY long time)
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Posted 17 January 2011 - 11:09 AM
no i dont think it will raise like a classic car or something 
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Posted 18 January 2011 - 09:07 AM
Sadly, I don't think the value will rise any time soon... after all, all the newer version DS have more and better features. Not to mention there are more customization options...with colours and accessories and all... The only thing I can think that could raise an Original DS's price is if you modded it uniquely (and professionally). But even then, you probably would like to keep it yourself.
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Posted 19 January 2011 - 01:20 AM
It probably wont. Same goes for the Gameboy Colour and Gameboy Advance/SP, PS1, PS2, xBox, Gamecube, etc, because they're all mass produced. It's only the rarer ones that see an incease and become collectibles.Some of the games possibly could, but that wont happen until the cartriges are considered very obsolete. Like with PS1 games, it took the new disc technology in the PS2/3 to make some of the older games collectors items, whereas Nintendo has only upgraded the system with the Lite/DSi and hasn't developed a new cartrige to render the DS games obsolete (I'm excluding the 3DS here).
Edited by vicsta, 19 January 2011 - 01:26 AM.
