ebay (and other) auctions with insane prices

[Stormwatch]

Just ordered a Gamecube memory card for $5.60.

Another ad has the same memory card for $40...

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

what a fucking idiot:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Shock-Box-for-Ne ... 460c95975f

[RaidenViper]

Sega Pluto.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Pluto-/251269226255

A big scam. or is this actually real?

It's not VGA graded. so it gotta be fake and worthless

[AntiFritz]

Did you watch the linked videos? This was news a few weeks ago.

[RaidenViper]

Completely got past me. This is all news to me.

Still not really convinced. But I'm gonna give it some more reading...

[drauch]

Guarantee that Gamester81 goober on YouTube will snatch this up.

[moh]

Guarantee that Gamester81 goober on YouTube will snatch this up.

his very existance annoys me.

[Sly Cherry Chunks]

hooray

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Shooting-Game-Hi ... e78&_uhb=1

[moh]

hooray

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Shooting-Game-Hi ... e78&_uhb=1

seems like a reasonable price

[pestro87]

Guarantee that Gamester81 goober on YouTube will snatch this up.

his very existance annoys me.

Huh? How come? He seems like a good guy to me...

Sorry if it's a bit off-topic. I'm not looking for an argument, I'd just like to hear your opinion.

[moh]

he just seems like one of those guys who doesn't even play video games, but just snatches up rare shit for the sake of 'having them'

[pestro87]

I see. Thanks the response! Well, I bet that he is drooling over the Pluto in any case, haha The whole Pluto affair seems pretty fake to me anyway...

[shmuppyLove]

hooray

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Shooting-Game-Hi ... e78&_uhb=1

The seller is a puppy?



That's weird ...

[Sly Cherry Chunks]

Perhaps seller is a Snow Buddy?

[BIL]

I've long suspected the sealed game mania of recent times is down to the buyers and sellers being talking dogs who lack the necessary appendages to open their games safely.

[undamned]

I think I'll drop $1k on Neo Geo paper:

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d143571869

-ud

[shmuppyLove]

I think I'll drop $1k on Neo Geo paper:

http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d143571869

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That's ¥1,000 -- which is like $10.

However, I see it's now up to ¥74,000, which is over $700, which is indeed a lot of money for paper.

[undamned]

However, I see it's now up to ¥74,000, which is over $700, which is indeed a lot of money for paper.

Holy carp. It's been a while since I imported anything. Last I imported it was about 73yen to the dollar, which is why I thought $1k
-ud

[Ed Oscuro]

I remember the good ol' days when it was more like 150 to the dollar...I see it's headed back down then. Good for importers.

[Casey120]

The seller is a puppy?


That's weird ...

It's a little Bitch alright

[AntiFritz]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cave-Officia ... 0752576744

US $249.89 For JUST a poster!

[Skykid]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cave-Officia ... 0752576744

US $249.89 For JUST a poster!

Do want, but that price is ridiculous. He must think it's 2009 all over again.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Sega Pluto.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Pluto-/251269226255

A big scam. or is this actually real?

It's not VGA graded. so it gotta be fake and worthless

What's interesting about this auction is the minimum reserved price was never reached/met. Plus the fact it's in the city of Ceres, CA, makes it a hop & a skip to pick it up locally as it only a 20 minute drive to get there from where I live. Still makes me wonder what mininum reserve price was, perhaps $17,500 - $20,000? With that kind of moolah/dinero, one could afford to buy three new Stern pins with some spare change leftover easily (assuming if each pin is bought at $6,000 each).

And after looking at some of the various bidders that bid in this peculiar auction, it seems some could very well be shill bidders trying to spike up the bidding...hmmmm. Not to mention some bidders had "0" rating to begin with -- and plently of $$$$$ to burn.

In retrospect, it's true that Sega of America was based out of San Francisco, CA back in the late 80's and into the 1990s. So to have one of two prototype Sega Pluto consoles about an hour & 45 minutes away from the former SOA's R&D branch makes sense even if it's under "lock & key" in the city of Ceres, CA nowadays. It's fascinating to know that one is around locally nevertheless. Is just a glorified SS console with Netlink built-in & nothing more.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[brokenhalo]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cave-Officia ... 0752576744

US $249.89 For JUST a poster!

Do want, but that price is ridiculous. He must think it's 2009 all over again.

Champ-des-pins. Dudes always had insane pricing.

[jasoncslaughter]

Apparently no one could afford the Sega Pluto, but someone did buy the domain for $499. Seems like a worthwhile investment.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEGAPLUTO-com-P ... 7675.l2557

[jasoncslaughter]

It gets better. Take a look at the negative feedback:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d ... ckAsSeller

[RaidenViper]

Seriously?!

Wow...

[drauch]

Worth the repost:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Halloween-MEDIA ... 35c7e9dabc

[Dave_K.]

Worth the repost:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Halloween-MEDIA ... 35c7e9dabc

Joke bidding? They are new/fake zero feedback accounts.

[drauch]

Hmmm, I dunno. The Media VHS Halloween is quite notorious for fetching high prices, though.