Retro thrifting in Tokyo’s Akihabara – are the good deals all gone?

Record-breaking tourism and insane exchange rates: what it means for the prices for vintage computers & video games in Japan.

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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Akihabara
00:54 The Situation
01:50 Surugaya (Tokyo)
04:39 BEEP (Tokyo)
07:41 Retro Game Camp (Tokyo)
09:27 Super Potato (Tokyo)
12:02 Den-Den Town
12:54 Super Potato (Osaka)
18:49 Surugaya (Osaka)
20:15 Retro TV Game Revival (Osaka)
21:08 Hard-Off (Osaka)
27:32 Hard-Off (Chiba)
30:21 My Purchases
32:08 Final Thoughts