ebay (and other) auctions with insane prices
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ahnslaught
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Beggar Prince
A game that's riddled with bugs, bad art (that was promised to be professional quality) and incompatibility issues that weren't mentioned until after people bought it.
AND IT CAN BE YOURS IF YOU BUY IT NOW!
A game that's riddled with bugs, bad art (that was promised to be professional quality) and incompatibility issues that weren't mentioned until after people bought it.
AND IT CAN BE YOURS IF YOU BUY IT NOW!
Gaia Seed for 250 USD
Rare? Maybe. Does it warrant a pricetag of $250? No way!
EDIT: Oh wait, the same seller is offering a few other "nice" deals as well:
Mortal Kombat II for PS1 for 200 USD
What is Manic Game Girl for PS1? Well, you can have it for 500 USD
Lot of 48 low-price PS1 games for a mere 4000 USD
Men in Black PS1 for 7000 USD !!!
Rare? Maybe. Does it warrant a pricetag of $250? No way!
EDIT: Oh wait, the same seller is offering a few other "nice" deals as well:
Mortal Kombat II for PS1 for 200 USD
What is Manic Game Girl for PS1? Well, you can have it for 500 USD
Lot of 48 low-price PS1 games for a mere 4000 USD
Men in Black PS1 for 7000 USD !!!
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professor ganson
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How about a worthless Saturn analog controller for $100:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sega-Saturn-3D-Cont ... dZViewItem
This seller truly sucks. As I recall, I gave two stupid Saturn analog controllers away for free on this forum (with the purchase of Nights).
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sega-Saturn-3D-Cont ... dZViewItem
This seller truly sucks. As I recall, I gave two stupid Saturn analog controllers away for free on this forum (with the purchase of Nights).
It's not game related, but I just sold some old LOTR action figures based off the 1978 Ralph Bakshi animated LOTR movies. This was easily double what I was expecting the final price to be. $1,726!!! All I thought was, "Dude, this guy had better pay for this." The buyer was local, so I met up with him. I told him that for exchange for me to go out of my way to meet up with him halfway, at least he could do a money order to spare me the costs of PayPal. He came up with some dumb excuse why his bank wasn't cooperating. So he wired the money through PP, and I met up with him at a fish store halfway between us. (He got lost and started looking at the other side of town for this store... can you believe this? So he saw the figure and the horse and says, "Oh man, you're gonna hate me." It turns out that the plastic bubble had small tiny perferations from the horse's ears. The horns on the figure's helmet produced something similar. They're so small that I didn't even notice them! So I told him I would refund his money and give a second chance offer to the next guy down.
So far, the second highest bidder says he's interested, even after I explained about the smal perferations. I didn't mind driving down there yesterday because it was an excuse to hang out with Specineff, but still....
It shows how obnoxious obsessed fanboys can be. These old LOTR toys are crap, but they're fairly rare. There's only a handful of people who want them, and they're willing to pay top dollar for the toys. But they were made by Knickerbocker, a toy company that should have stuck to stuffed dolls instead. The toys are poorly made and they are poorly packaged as well. So these guys who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the perfectly preserved toy aren't going to find it. Idiots. But they can continue being idiots for al I care. I just want their money and for them to shut up about it.
Thanks for letting me rant and vent.
So far, the second highest bidder says he's interested, even after I explained about the smal perferations. I didn't mind driving down there yesterday because it was an excuse to hang out with Specineff, but still....
It shows how obnoxious obsessed fanboys can be. These old LOTR toys are crap, but they're fairly rare. There's only a handful of people who want them, and they're willing to pay top dollar for the toys. But they were made by Knickerbocker, a toy company that should have stuck to stuffed dolls instead. The toys are poorly made and they are poorly packaged as well. So these guys who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the perfectly preserved toy aren't going to find it. Idiots. But they can continue being idiots for al I care. I just want their money and for them to shut up about it.
Thanks for letting me rant and vent.
Undamned is the leading English-speaking expert on the consolized UD-CPS2 because he's the one who made it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PS-Strikers-1945-2- ... 0019850413
$199
LOL!
$199
Play Station
"Strikers 1945 II Superlite 1500 Series "
Fantastic fun! Take on the rest to the SHOOTING world, it is easy to play and funny.
The game including the case. disc, manual and spine card with excellent condition LIKE NEW . and ABSLOUTELY NOT THE 1500 VERSION
LOL!
holy shit you were expecting that thing to go for $800greg wrote:rant.
if someone offered me $1700 for one of my old childhood toys i would have never let them change their mind shit dude you should have bribed him with a free gi-joe or something?
the destruction of everything, is the beginning of something new. your whole world is on fire, and soon, you'll be too..
Check out the seller's name if you want to have another laughCeph wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/PS-Strikers-1945-2- ... 0019850413
$199
Play Station
"Strikers 1945 II Superlite 1500 Series "
Fantastic fun! Take on the rest to the SHOOTING world, it is easy to play and funny.
The game including the case. disc, manual and spine card with excellent condition LIKE NEW . and ABSLOUTELY NOT THE 1500 VERSION
LOL!
Wow, that's pretty disturbing. Had he not been local, I wonder if he would have asked for a refund after you shipped it to him? I don't even want to go there. Images of killing people.greg wrote:It's not game related, but I just sold some old LOTR action figures based off the 1978 Ralph Bakshi animated LOTR movies. This was easily double what I was expecting the final price to be. $1,726!!! All I thought was, "Dude, this guy had better pay for this."
...Thanks for letting me rant and vent.
I totally want that MJ doll. I'll give it to Zach for Christmas.
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Righteous Super Hero / Righteous Love
Zach likes Michael Jackson? That auction will be ending soon. I had to restrain myself from saying something immature in the listing description.undamned wrote:I totally want that MJ doll. I'll give it to Zach for Christmas.
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As it turns out, the second highest-bidder did take the LOTR black horse and rider, and she had bid on the other two as well (Aragorn and the white horse). I ended up making more money this way. Even though It went for $1701 instead of $1726, she paid with a money order, and PayPal was wanting to charge me about $52 to process the $1726 transaction. So I lost $25 only to gain $52 back. Nice.
Undamned is the leading English-speaking expert on the consolized UD-CPS2 because he's the one who made it.
That's what I was hoping for, man. $26 in the grand scheme of $1700 is ok with me!
Yeah, Zach and I are long time MJ fans. Sure, Mike is creepy and likes kids, but the man can rock it till the wheels fall off! I'll try and win it for his B-Day! It's in a week, I think.
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Yeah, Zach and I are long time MJ fans. Sure, Mike is creepy and likes kids, but the man can rock it till the wheels fall off! I'll try and win it for his B-Day! It's in a week, I think.
-ud
Righteous Super Hero / Righteous Love
concidering the time he proboably spent with it its a real shitty paycheck thoThe Coop wrote:Um...
the destruction of everything, is the beginning of something new. your whole world is on fire, and soon, you'll be too..
Not an insane price but please, please read the entire description.
http://cgi.ebay.nl/Coin-door-for-video- ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.nl/Coin-door-for-video- ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIANT-RUBBER-BAND ... dZViewItem
"Smells like lots of rubber bands" the title boasts. Smells more like desperation to me.
"Smells like lots of rubber bands" the title boasts. Smells more like desperation to me.
Gaia Seed
Now I know this game is generally expensive, but this is ridiculous.
On Yahoo Japan there is one for 1/2 as much.
Now I know this game is generally expensive, but this is ridiculous.
On Yahoo Japan there is one for 1/2 as much.
'Only a fool trusts his life to a weapon.'
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llaoyllakcuf
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That's got to be some sort of joke; you can buy the game new for $15
http://cgi.ebay.com/GAMECUBE-GAME-FIRST ... 0032936263
http://cgi.ebay.com/GAMECUBE-GAME-FIRST ... 0032936263
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llaoyllakcuf
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yes but nearly all the new copies on eBay are the re-released version, which has a yellow border on the cover/spine stating "Player's Choice". I asked many of those sellers about it, and they've confirmed that it's the re-release they're offering.
it is the same exact game; only the cover insert is different.
anyways, I found a sealed 1st release copy (without a price sticker on it) for $29. I am surprised at how that last auction turned out.
it is the same exact game; only the cover insert is different.
anyways, I found a sealed 1st release copy (without a price sticker on it) for $29. I am surprised at how that last auction turned out.
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ahnslaught
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0033861897
Quite confused, eh? I wonder which of the 3 are being sold...
Quite confused, eh? I wonder which of the 3 are being sold...
Simpsons 4 player 239 bones?
http://cgi.ebay.nl/Simpsons-4-Player-Ja ... dZViewItem
And what is this? http://cgi.ebay.nl/CREUSET-EN-PLATINE_W ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.nl/Simpsons-4-Player-Ja ... dZViewItem
And what is this? http://cgi.ebay.nl/CREUSET-EN-PLATINE_W ... dZViewItem