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FuncoLand was an American video game retailer based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, that specialized in selling new and used video game software. It is considered the first major video game retailer to allow consumers to sell and trade used video games.
One of the Gamestops near me just closed. I drove by and you could see the shading from the old Funcoland sign underneath where the Gamestop sign had been before it was taken down.
A few months later, in May 2000, Barnes & Noble acquired Funco, the owner of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based video game retailer FuncoLand, for $160 million. Babbage's Etc., which had been previously operating as a direct subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Funco.
Jun 13, 2014 · FuncoLand had a newsletter that they printed every month with the price list of all their games, and I do mean ALL. Here is a copy of one I found online: 9 cents for Super Mario Duck Hunt, 79 cent controllers, and even SMB 3 for $2.49!
Mar 29, 2018 · The story of FuncoLand, the retailer that made the used video game market a thing—and how GameStop, which bought Funco, sort of bastardized that mission.
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On April 3, 2000, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp acquired FuncoLand by paying $110 million to purchase all shares. Those who knew how the company was doing financially, said the business being sold was not surprising. When it was announced that FuncoLand had been purchased, the stock rose to $16.875.
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I went to FuncoLand back when it was just a warehouse with a tiny room where you could sell your games. I remember having my parents take me there with an NES and about 25 games and leaving with a Sega Genesis and Revenge of Shinobi.
