tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-48716570851946457582007-11-27T13:36:00.002-07:002008-11-10T13:17:34.485-07:002008-11-10T13:17:34.485-07:00If someone told you they would pay you $150 not to play your Wii for the whole month of December, would you take it? That is exactly what every Wii owner is being offered right now. Let me explain. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/console/wii">Wii prices</a> are upwards of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Foffer-listing%2FB0009VXBAQ%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dvideogames%26qid%3D1196197073%26sr%3D8-1&tag=videogcom-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow">$590 on Amazon</a> right now (probably even more by the time you read this, it increased $20 in the last five hours since I started this post).<br /><br />After the 15% fee, I would have $501 in my pocket (even more if I sold it on ebay, thank you lower fees), but lets assume $500.<br /><br />In January I buy a Wii back. In 2008, I could probably find the Wii in stores for $249 by waking up early on a Sunday and going to a Target or Best Buy. But even if I had to buy the Wii back on Amazon it would be a lot cheaper than it is now. The chart below shows that between August and October when the Wii was still hard to find, the average price on Amazon was $350.<br /><br />Below is a chart of the prices from August 2007 until November 27, 2007. <br /><img src="http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/static/images/wii_price_2007.GIF" alt="Wii Prices During 2007 from Amazon.com" /><br /><br />So by selling my Wii now I would make $150 and all I give up is not being able to play my Wii for the rest of 2007. Think of it. Give up playing your Wii for a month and then you can buy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNintendo-Super-Smash-Bros-Brawl%2Fdp%2FB000FQ9R4E%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dvideogames%26qid%3D1196198490%26sr%3D1-1&tag=videogcom-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow">Smash Bros Brawl</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Console" rel="nofollow">ten NES virtual console games</a>, and still have $50 bucks left over.<br /><br />You might even try and get lucky by waiting to sell you Wii until closer to Christmas. Lose less playing time and maybe get a higher price. With the Wii on the "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/06/wii-on-another-holiday-hot-list/" rel="nofollow">Hot Dozen" list</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/27/toys-r-us-nods-the-wii/" rel="nofollow">Toys R Us list</a>, and many hot toy lists for 2007 this might be a fairly safe bet.<br /><br />Try the <a href="http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/page/video-game-price-guide">Video Game Pricing Service</a> provided by <a href="http://www.videogamepricecharts.com">VideoGamePriceCharts.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a post from <a href='http://blog.videogamepricecharts.com'>VideoGamePriceCharts.com</a></div>JJ Hendrickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10255138459888881579sales@jjgames.com8