ebay (and other) auctions with insane prices

[broken harbour]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic-Jam-Sega- ... 0833683413

Sonic Jam for the Saturn, $2000.

Come on now.... it's rare but not THAT rare.

you can buy still-overpriced US copies for $50, and I've seen Japanese copies go for around $15.

[undamned]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic-Jam-Sega- ... 0833683413

Sonic Jam for the Saturn, $2000.

Come on now.... it's rare but not THAT rare.

you can buy still-overpriced US copies for $50, and I've seen Japanese copies go for around $15.

I just sent them an offer of $2. Wonder if they'll counter offer or realize I'm just pointing out how stupid their price is?
-ud

[The Coop]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic-Jam-Sega- ... 0833683413

Sonic Jam for the Saturn, $2000.

Come on now.... it's rare but not THAT rare.

you can buy still-overpriced US copies for $50, and I've seen Japanese copies go for around $15.

I just sent them an offer of $2. Wonder if they'll counter offer or realize I'm just pointing out how stupid their price is?
-ud

Sellers never realize how stupid their price is, because to them, it's not a mistake. They know somewhere, someone will pay that much for it, and so the price stays as is unless it goes unsold for a very long time. Then maybe... just maybe... it'll drop a little.

[BIL]

R@RE FLINTSTONES NES GAME THAT U GOTTA HAVE but is it really real?!?! (spoiler: the surprise @ dinosaur peak is Betty pegging Mr. Slate so good he scream for joy)

[undamned]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic-Jam-Sega- ... 0833683413

Sonic Jam for the Saturn, $2000.

Come on now.... it's rare but not THAT rare.

you can buy still-overpriced US copies for $50, and I've seen Japanese copies go for around $15.

I just sent them an offer of $2. Wonder if they'll counter offer or realize I'm just pointing out how stupid their price is?
-ud

Sellers never realize how stupid their price is, because to them, it's not a mistake. They know somewhere, someone will pay that much for it, and so the price stays as is unless it goes unsold for a very long time. Then maybe... just maybe... it'll drop a little.

My offer was declined
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[BIL]

~Sup doods do u want to buy my sooper R@RE Gameboy Developer Unit for a cool half grand

its totally not a generic external HDD with a knockoff GBA inside

(hail 2 NG forum for their usual priceless work)

[antares]

If anyone is looking for Ibara PS2 at a bargain price look here:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161187336071

[BareKnuckleRoo]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... dition=all

A sealed copy of Outrun 2006 for only twenty thousand dollars?! What a bargain.

[drauch]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... dition=all

A sealed copy of Outrun 2006 for only twenty thousand dollars?! What a bargain.

I love that another seller showed them up by posting one for a mere 26K.

[CStarFlare]

http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b153055528

First time I saw this, it went for 7,000 yen and I was like "maybe it'll be cheaper next time."

It just keeps getting worse. I think my DQ vinyl collection will be forever unfinished.

[BIL]

Aww yeah. VGA has arrived.



JODAN BASSIS BAADO for a cool $700 SMACKEROONIES

[BareKnuckleRoo]

Does it even still work? How can you grade a handheld game accurately if it hasn't been tested? Sure, it looks pretty unopened, but it might as well be a pretty paperweight if the insides are destroyed cause a capacitor or battery decided to leak and ruin the game. :/

[BIL]

To be fair to the VGA, their acrylic case is intended to be an IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS OF PRESERVATION which still lets air circulate so oxidisation will occur anyway, cough cough. So short of savagely beating yourself to death with one in a fit of post-epiphanic despair, content functionality probably isn't implied!

[jasoncslaughter]

Sure, it looks pretty unopened, but it might as well be a hideous paperweight if the insides are destroyed cause a capacitor or battery decided to leak and ruin the game. :/

fixed

Also, I'm not sure you'd want it to work. I had one as a kid, and if memory serves, it was pretty awful.

[TransatlanticFoe]

Hell, it might even have never worked in the first place if it's never been out of that hand-slashing plastic. But let's put it in another sealed container as if that kind of horrific packaging isn't impregnable enough. What a bizarre hobby sealed collecting is.

[null1024]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... dition=new

I'm pretty sure this might have been posted already, but it forever puts a smile on my face.
Especially the "Will be delivered by hand" one.

[moh]

not the price, but the listing itself...

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/BRAVELY-DEFAULT- ... ce5&_uhb=1

[undamned]

At least 2 arcade collectors agree: Rainbow Islands PCB is worth bidding over $600 for:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251443928235

Guess I missed that memo.
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[nem]

Can someone explain this to me?

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f136665569

Why is that daughter board worth an extra 48k yen?

[Ed Oscuro]

If you want a good laugh, search eBay for msx controllers. Yeah...

[Daigohji]

Act now! Generic Playstation SCART cable available for less than £1,000!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RGB-Scart-AV- ... 35c91c7789

[evil_ash_xero]

Act now! Generic Playstation SCART cable available for less than £1,000!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RGB-Scart-AV- ... 35c91c7789

The guy has sold 19 of them!

What exactly is that in U.S. dollars? Because that sounds pretty crazy.

[Fudoh]

I guess a price change went wrong and it was priced something like 9.99 when the other 19 were sold....

[Daigohji]

Act now! Generic Playstation SCART cable available for less than £1,000!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RGB-Scart-AV- ... 35c91c7789

The guy has sold 19 of them!

What exactly is that in U.S. dollars? Because that sounds pretty crazy.

It can be yours for a mere US$1,655.

[Ed Oscuro]

I guess a price change went wrong and it was priced something like 9.99 when the other 19 were sold....

Can that be done? That's something to look out for. I bet that sellers would try to abuse that tactic, by selling some things at a low price and then changing it later to make it look like their new price is a crowd-pleaser.

Speaking of the Tiger Handheld sealed rarez, I found a 1989 Batman-themed one with the plastic carefully cut by somebody and preserved, so you get practically all the fun of the original packaging (cardboard insert and all) while still getting to the game. Almost the ultimate win-win in my book, except it's still that damn plastic package - even if it's cut so you don't risk a trip to the ER when you give it a prolonged look, it's still awkward.

[BIL]

Oho, I see JODAN BASSIS BAADO is now on sale for a yet cooler $650 smackerfordsons. Inspired by the bargain hunting spirit, I moseyed around the store and



REMARKABLY SHITTY + EXPENSIVE GAMES AHOYYY

(Who would shell out for a 60-rated VGA game, ROFL! What an insult to sealed collector sensibilities!)

[Specineff]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Gear-Soli ... 19e923fc23

Whoever thinks that sealing games and grading them turns them into priceless artifacts deserves to be dragged behind a car and then beat up with tungsten pipes.

[moh]

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes VGA 85+ GOLD!! Nintendo GameCube/Wii CLASSIC!!

Good to know that it will also work on my Wii.

[shmuppyLove]

Here's an insanely good auction I found (actually a bunch)

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/generalamusement ... pg=&_from=

All you peeps on the west coast, get in there!

[Vexorg]

Dang, that's seriously tempting, and less than 200 miles away. If not for the fact that I have basically zero space for a cab right now I'd have to seriously consider grabbing one of those Astro Cities.