ebay (and other) auctions with insane prices
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My guess would be twofold:tomwhite2004 wrote:evil_ash_xero wrote:What has exactly caused this price explosion? I bought Pulseman about 5 years ago, in mint shape, for less than 80 bucks. Now it's 300 something to 600 something.
I always assumed it was the Gamefreak / Pokemon connection....
1. More people buy cabs and therefore supply/demand ratio changes
2. eBay increasing their cut of the transaction and driving up the prices
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What is the fuss about those Cheetos?
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Harambe memmorial cheetos go for a lot indeed but the Trump ones are outrageous.
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Well that's just some bloke having fun..
Check these out though:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GDEMU-for-Seg ... Sw9GhYh6Lg
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XRGB-mini-Fra ... SwjDZYh9FB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dreamcast-Tor ... SwnHZYlk3h
Dear UK ebayers, wtf?
Edit: Another one, but from Yamatoku: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Street-Fighte ... SwjDZYiqfm
Check these out though:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GDEMU-for-Seg ... Sw9GhYh6Lg
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XRGB-mini-Fra ... SwjDZYh9FB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dreamcast-Tor ... SwnHZYlk3h
Dear UK ebayers, wtf?
Edit: Another one, but from Yamatoku: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Street-Fighte ... SwjDZYiqfm
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Street Fighter 2 X for Matching Service has been on the rise for a while... although I don't think it's worth $500!
Whoever paid nearly £500 for a used xrgb mini is clearly demented. If you imported a new unit from Japan directly, even with full value declared for import fees and VAT, you wouldn't pay that much.
Whoever paid nearly £500 for a used xrgb mini is clearly demented. If you imported a new unit from Japan directly, even with full value declared for import fees and VAT, you wouldn't pay that much.
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It's in-house purchasing to drive up perceived value for the future. It's a long term thing.
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Fuck Yamatoku.Tarma wrote:Street Fighter 2 X for Matching Service has been on the rise for a while... although I don't think it's worth $500!
Whoever paid nearly £500 for a used xrgb mini is clearly demented. If you imported a new unit from Japan directly, even with full value declared for import fees and VAT, you wouldn't pay that much.
That particular Street Fighter 2 X Matching Service "bidder" has 57 bids in the last minute on Yamatoku auctions. That's literally 98% of the activity on the account.
eBay knows it's happening, but they make money from all this. Fucking conflict of interest.
Online auctions need a new business model--that encourages the auction service provider to enforce the rules.
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Well, I doubt they're the only ones doing it, and if eBay is making money out of them (assuming the auction isn't cancelled behind closed doors) they've got no incentive to clean things up.
While browsing for something else, I happened to notice Robocop vs Terminator (Jpn MD) has somehow managed to quadruple in value in the last 12 months... impressive.
Reminds of the early 2000's when a bunch of morally bankrupt Europeans jacked up the prices of AES cartridges through Neo-Geo.com turining that system into the nightmare it is today.
While browsing for something else, I happened to notice Robocop vs Terminator (Jpn MD) has somehow managed to quadruple in value in the last 12 months... impressive.
Reminds of the early 2000's when a bunch of morally bankrupt Europeans jacked up the prices of AES cartridges through Neo-Geo.com turining that system into the nightmare it is today.
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What the fuckin' fuck?!?!
copied art / dip setting sheet.
http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... w168204700
I bought this game for Y30,000 with real art about ~6 years ago.
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And apparently incomplete SDOJ kits go for $4000 now.
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... r179898726
copied art / dip setting sheet.
http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... w168204700
I bought this game for Y30,000 with real art about ~6 years ago.
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And apparently incomplete SDOJ kits go for $4000 now.
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... r179898726
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I'm impressed.
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ChurchOfSolipsism wrote: ALso, this is how SKykid usually posts
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I'm not surprised some daft cunt paid that, little surprises me anymore when it comes to videogame nerds.
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I saw them on the Grammy's. Pretty boring performance.Satan wrote:... daft cunt...
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not really that insane of a price, and I know it's rare but wasn't aware that td2 was this costly
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oops.
This industry has become 2 dimensional as it transcended into a 3D world.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Works-Great-Mag ... Sw4CFYuHyK
I don't get it, this exact repro sells for $40 new.
I don't get it, this exact repro sells for $40 new.
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http://www.ebay.de/itm/Arcade-stick-Joy ... 7675.l2557
crazy! more than 300€ for a MAS Systems Stick with ps1 board
crazy! more than 300€ for a MAS Systems Stick with ps1 board
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Sorry for the bump, but I just had to share this gem:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-Steel-Bat ... SwA3dYHaVJ
https://www.ebay.com/itm/XBOX-Steel-Bat ... SwA3dYHaVJ
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One of my favorites threads. Only 325gs? I'll take two.
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That's something. I love how they value the fucking cardboard box as a must-have collectible.
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Really want to know the pricing logic here...
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Something along the lines of "Some idiot will pay for it".GaijinPunch wrote:Really want to know the pricing logic here...
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Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if the guy was dead seriousStevens wrote:Something along the lines of "Some idiot will pay for it".GaijinPunch wrote:Really want to know the pricing logic here...
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Well, shooting for the moon with a disproportionate BIN price will get him lots of attention I guess. He will settle for much, much less of course. But what gets me is the massive hype he tries to build up with the description.. I mean:
Rare. Ultra Rare... perhaps even rarer... what we believe to be a... UNICORN. This will be the ULTIMATE TROPHY for your Game Cave... the cornerstone for you Video Game Museum... the Game that sets one Hardcore Collector apart from their peers.
Well played man..Do you own Steel Battalion?
Some will say: Yes.
Do you own it Sealed?
Only a few can answer: Yes.
Do you own it COMPLETE with the Serial Numbered BROWN Outer Shipping Carton?
How many can actually answer: Yes ???
How many will say: What Outer Carton ???
and for the very few that are fortunate to own the carton...
Do you own the COMPLETE Steel Battalion Bundle SEALED in the Outer Shipping Carton?
How many of these even exist? If you buy this listing, you can be one of the few, the very few that can reply YES.
Soon you can say: Yes I own this.