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The 'limited edition'

Of course, it's an incredible game, as anyone who has played it will attest. But the re-release was issued in a standard DVD case, whereas that initial production run saw cardboard cases with limited edition art cards. Limited edition art cards!

The re-release has knocked a tenner off the average eBay price, as they were going for £40 a time. You can now get hold of the UK version for £30 pretty easily. Ironic, however, to note that it's one of the few examples of games that are genuinely worth their original RRP. Crazy, huh?
Average eBay price: £30 (about $60)

Valkyrie Profile – PSone
This limited edition NTSC PSone game fetched £114.95 on eBay. It took a second listing for it to sell at that rather ambitious Buy it Now price, but we're impressed the seller stuck to their guns. It does look gorgeous.
eBay price: £115 (about $230)

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Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

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