ebay (and other) auctions with insane prices

[Geist]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/151653922408?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

72 hours to save the world...

[Xyga]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/151653922408?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT
72 hours to save the world...

Can't see it outside of Germany...

[trap15]

I can see it fine.

[R79]

Gotta agree with all you guys here. Ebay has done way more harm than good when it comes to retro gaming.

Preposterous. Without the far-eastern sellers on there, most people here, especially those newer to the genre, would be stuck playing flickery roms, or the few console dlc ports that appeared last gen. Great.

I can remember physical independant stores in the '90s selling JP imports on the 16 and 32 bit consoles. The prices were absurd, and this is for every game, not just the games we now regard as classics.

[Skykid]

^ This is true!

Although there's still a perfectly legitimate argument that eBay has been instrumental in driving up prices of Japanese software in a textbook example of raw capitalism.

[BrianC]

yeah, I wouldn't have half my imports if it wasn't for ebay. They were good for some US games too. While I do think they are part of the blame for the rising prices, it's still possible to find good deals on there.

[GaijinPunch]

I would argue the opposite. I remember buying J-stuff back in the days before the internet even, and you are at the whim of whatever the importers want to charge, which is traditionally a huge markup. As shitty as Ebay is, it does add competition to the market place.

[Ed Oscuro]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261868190956
BULK LOT 1250 PAPERBACKS - PRIVATE COLLECTION

All the excitement of buying unopened wax packs of '81 Fleer or something, finding Gary Carter cards in each, ruined by a stick of gum. Actually, that would be a hell of an improvement over probable cat lady's collection of thumb-worn and possibly mildewed paperbacks.

[mvsfan]

ebay has always been like that though. back in the late 90s i did well buying consoles at the flea market and selling them on ebay because the price difference was huge.

none of the local sellers knew about ebay back then.

the most annoying thing about ebay is that everyone knows about it now and theres not many good local deals to be found anymore.

now ebay sets all the local prices, and ebay has always been high to begin with.

[Dave_K.]

Damn you internet for driving up PCB prices! *shakes fist*

[mvsfan]

another annoying thing is hearing about people getting good deals on craigslist. I wish i could find some. I never find Nes tvs for $150 and similar shit i hear about a lot. ever.

either my local craigslist just sucks or theirs nothing good out there anymore, or EBAY is driving those prices too.

and arcades - i hardly see any original arcades on craigslist. almost all of them are conversions that people want several thousand for.

what happened to rough projects and empty cabinets with monitors that need some work that could be had for cheap?

if i knew it was going to be this hard to find a replacement i would have just kept my strikers 1945 dynamo cabinet i paid $200 for. it was in good shape and just needed the pcb fixed. but i didnt want to move it again. i figured id just buy another cabinet for $200 when i got where i was going.

[jasoncslaughter]

VideoGameX strikes again!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miscellaneous-A ... 43d3d37f38

Apparently I've been sitting on a gold mine of old dirty wires for years now.

[Ed Oscuro]

lol gawd
I should post that bundle of Car Marty green wire
Of course who knows if it's special to the Marty (seems unlikely), it has screw adaptors! And patterend green paint!

[BIL]

Humans, think about what you have done.

I want to be this guy when I grow up. ^__^

[Ed Oscuro]

I couldn't go past "the THURD" and that epic lean-in to the camera
didn't wanna get eaten

[BIL]

Imma make some gifs :3

Spoiler

Best Saturn fan since jp!

[Ed Oscuro]

[Steamy]

THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM

[mvsfan]

heres one. I always knew the hdg genesis is worth a little more but THIS http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Genesis-16 ... 4aeaa4812d is ridiculous.

[d3vak]

heres one. I always knew the hdg genesis is worth a little more but THIS http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Genesis-16 ... 4aeaa4812d is ridiculous.

ludicrous

[mvsfan]

I just dont get it is this guy actually hoping someone is dumb enough to bid on it?

or did someone tell him its worth that much?

[beatsgo]

Doesn't help he has ZERO FEEDBACK

[Nate]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Genesis-Co ... 900299370?

Look at those shiny "retro RED" buttons! Oh, the froth! Looks like it's in really great shape too!

Why does this person keep relisting this?

Why?

[Nate]

It doesn't stop there - how does this seller get away with such chicanery? Is that the right word? This is a pre-owned pair of sandals...fucking GROSS! And, there is allegedly 1 watcher. All their items have a super high starting bid, but this one takes it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOMENS-Dr-Marte ... 3aaa6e5bae

[mvsfan]

the sandals have to be the winner. not only are they pre-owned but they are heavily used. Ick.

[Ed Oscuro]

The description misses a trick - "comfortably broken in for the complete bellend"
The BBFB clothing line!

Doesn't eBay assess a stupid tax on junk like this?

[mvsfan]

SOmebody should bid on this one. Its the only major old console i dont own. it looks clean and comes with power supply and controller too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TurboGrafx-16-C ... watched%26

I would bid but im out of extra $ right now.

[system11]

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/a ... n153334744

[Imhotep]

Chack'n Pop PCB for ¥696'000

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k189123528

this one's irritating me.

[BIL]

Check out muh CIB FAMICOM GAMEZ gr8 shape m8

[Satan]

Average condition!