I hate eBay. >mere seconds before an auction i'm winning closes >"You've been Outbid!" >HOW?! >Seller re-lists same item soon after with same pics, maybe a day or week maximum >Mother...fucker

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Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:42:29 2013 No.528364 [Reply] [Original]

I hate eBay.

>mere seconds before an auction i'm winning closes
>"You've been Outbid!"
>HOW?!
>Seller re-lists same item soon after with same pics, maybe a day or week maximum
>Mother...fucker

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:43:28 2013 No.528373 >>528364 It was Mega Man X2 by the way

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:47:58 2013 No.528385 I'm afraid I don't understand the implications here.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:47:58 2013 No.528387

ebay thread? Sure why not

anyway OP i have a story from the other week

>Bidding on HM64, sealed
>Win it
>Arrives
>Turok 2 is in the sealed case

do these idiots really think that this scam will work? Anyway I'm in the process of getting this sorted out. eBay is being pretty chill about it all, this guy is busted

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:48:58 2013 No.528392 >>528387 Maybe they're hoping you don't open it and never find out

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:49:28 2013 No.528393

>>528385
Person selling the item lists it low to get people's interest, then bids last second on their own auction so that they can put it back up until they get a price they want. Not sure why they don't just set a hidden reserve price, but I think that's what OP is implying.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:50:28 2013 No.528402

>>528385

obviously OP is implying that the seller had a friend or a dummy account to purchase it just above OP's bid mere seconds away from closing. OP also implies that the seller re-listed the exact item because he thought he could get more money through doing so.

and eh, its not like this is news to anyone either. eBay has been fighting a battle against these kinds of sellers for years.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:50:58 2013 No.528406 >>528393 Isn't that illegal, though? Can't you report this sort of behavior?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:50:58 2013 No.528408 >SUPER RARE RETRO NES SNES N64 ATARI SEGA >it's just mario/duck hunt

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:50:58 2013 No.528410 >>528393 >>528402 yes that is more or less what i was implying +1 internets for you anon

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:51:29 2013 No.528415 >>528408 omg this shit is so fucking annoying

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:52:28 2013 No.528424 >>528406 I'm not sure. I know its against eBay ToS

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:54:29 2013 No.528429 >>528392 Probably. It was obviously re-sealed though. One of those really bad jobs where the corner looks fucked up.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 00:59:58 2013 No.528452 File: 95 KB, 473x214, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Vintage/Rare >Name written in pen right on the cartridge

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:01:29 2013 No.528458 >>528452 its like these people don't understand that the writing nukes its value to all hell

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:01:29 2013 No.528459 >>528452 Nothing a Magic Eraser can fix. I personally like buying carts with pen written on them that way, it's cheaper.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:02:28 2013 No.528461

It's been a few years since I've sold on ebay, but as I remember doing what happened to OP the seller should still have been charged fees since as far as ebay's concerned the item did sell. The guy's a moron for losing money on fees to continually re-list the item.

The worst experience I had (besides outright never getting my item and being out the $16), was last year when I got an NES game and the seller just threw it in a regular (non-padded) manilla envelope. No protection whatsoever and when I got it the envelope had ripped significantly, but miraculously just not enough for the game to have fallen out. It could have very easily been lost or outright stolen. What goes through people's heads when they do this?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:04:28 2013 No.528473 >>528459 this but yeah it's annoying when people think that even with writing on it it's good condition. magic eraser is your friend.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:04:58 2013 No.528474 >>528458 Tell that to the guy who marked my FF III and Secret of Mana cartridges with hot iron. Maybe he used to think his games were cattle or something. At least I bought them very cheap, and other than that they're well conserved

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:04:59 2013 No.528476 >>528452 Rare as fuck. Only one copy in existence is autographed by THE Steven Butler.

>>	col Wed Apr 24 01:08:28 2013 No.528487 File: 142 KB, 1280x869, 1358055674863.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528364 >buy a "complete black label" Final Fantasy 10 >15 bucks, not bad price >game arrives >open game >greatest hits game MFW

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:09:59 2013 No.528501 >>528473 Well to be fair these were like 7 year old kids who did this. Sometimes their parents made them, especially if they loaned out games a lot. That doesn't excuse it, but in the 80s they really weren't thinking of ebay re-sales.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:10:29 2013 No.528503 Does anyone else hate the fuck out of Auto-bid? >Bidding hundreds of times just to be the top bidder because everyone wants to auto-bid

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:13:58 2013 No.528524 >>528501 THIS My neighborhood was a NES game swapping hotbed. We all had, not only our names, but stickers and model paint on there so we'd be able to keep track

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:13:58 2013 No.528527 File: 107 KB, 766x247, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahaha

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:13:59 2013 No.528528

>>528408
Not retro, but Skylanders sucks when it comes to searching no ebay.
Every listing is like, "[character you can find everywhere] RARE NINJINI GOLD SPARKLE TOY FAIR THUMPBACK WHAM!"
Reported every one of those fuckers for keyword spam but they ignore it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:13:59 2013 No.528529 >>528501 fair enough

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:14:58 2013 No.528531

>>528501
I honestly think it's kind of cute, and adds a bit of character, and history to the cartridge. If I were selling it I'd definitely lower the price, because that IS still minor damage, but I don't mind if my games have the name of some kid who used to play it 15 years ago.

Sort of like how a lot of antique furniture collectors don't want it refurbished, and want the natural scratches furniture obtains during its lifetime to be there, or how antique weapon collectors will become enraged if they find out you've polished grandpa's gun, and ruined the patina.

I wonder if 20 years from now people will want naturally aged yellow SNES's rather than restored grey ones.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:14:58 2013 No.528532 >>528501 Kids who care about resale value of toys are losers. They are meant to be played with, tear the box up, write names on it, and have fun. Resale is for sweaty neck beards who collect nostalgia and would rather look at the toy than use it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:15:28 2013 No.528536 >People trying to sell manuals for 10 dollars or more >They're all in shitty condition

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:17:58 2013 No.528549 >>528532 i do want to use it i just dont want it to have shitty writing all over it

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:18:58 2013 No.528553

>>528532
What's wrong with that? There's multiple ways to enjoy things. I mean an action figure is basically just a really small posable statue. Why is that so much worse to have on display than a painting?

What's wrong with wanting to keep your possessions in good condition? I wouldn't buy a factory sealed video game; since I would rather be able to take it out of the box, and play it, but why get mad at people who do enjoy owning them?

Why do you need to insult people for enjoying something differently than you? You should just get over your superiority complex, and learn to let people have fun.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:20:58 2013 No.528564 >>528553 I agree with you, but he is right that those people tend to get very anal about that stuff but i guess we all have something we get anal over

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:21:58 2013 No.528573 No comment necessary

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:22:29 2013 No.528574 File: 103 KB, 768x205, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528573 but a pic might be

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:24:29 2013 No.528583 File: 111 KB, 760x222, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] And from the exact same seller...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:25:59 2013 No.528587 >>528583 >>528574 I wonder if this guy picked those up at a yard sale and thought "Heh heh, I am gonna be SO rich."

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:25:59 2013 No.528589 >>528553 I never said you shouldn't enjoy it that way, I said kids shouldn't. In fact i said you wouldn't. Kids who care about resale value of some cheap toy are sad to see.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:26:29 2013 No.528594 how does selling shit on ebay work? i just sold a game, now what? i figure i'll wait for the guy to send payment, then ship the item.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:27:28 2013 No.528596 >>528589 Why, because you couldn't have it as a child? Why can't they do both?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:27:28 2013 No.528602 File: 90 KB, 779x223, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I shit you not, this is still the same guy

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:28:58 2013 No.528608 >>528594 It's pretty simple, you just write "Payments through paypal only, I ship after payment". Then you do that and send the guy a message thanking him for the payment and telling him the item shipped.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:30:28 2013 No.528615

>>528574
Why is it that pretty much all older Atlus games are worth as much as they are? I mean all that I've played have been solid, but compared to many other games of similar quality they're worth a good bit more.

Is it because they didn't have the same advertising force of other games, so many of them went unnoticed? Did they just not produce large quantities of their games?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:30:28 2013 No.528617 File: 200 KB, 832x487, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Did this motherfucker purposefully write on the cartridge????

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:30:28 2013 No.528619

I just got outbid on a copy of DKC2

there are plenty on ebay right now at a starting price of 0.99

if I make a bid for 2.00, why the fuck would a guy browsing the page bid on that one and not on one of the others at a starting price of 0.99?

I'm starting to think that these ebay sellers really do have dummy accounts that drive prices up because that makes no sense. No matter what game I bid on, within minutes there is another bid, even if I'm the first bidder.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:31:28 2013 No.528620 >>528617 >FUN are there people that search just "fun" on ebay or something

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:32:58 2013 No.528631 >>528596 I couldn't have what? There is nothing more pathetic then a young child who is too afraid of lessening the value of her/his toys that he/she won't do what they want with them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:32:58 2013 No.528632 >>528620 Why would you buy a video game if you didn't know it was RARE FUN VINTAGE?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:32:58 2013 No.528635 I watch auctions until the last 10 seconds then make my first bid. A loy of shit sits with zero bids until the las second. Bid sniping is just something you have to do if you want good deals.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:33:28 2013 No.528636 >>528608 not sure about this guy though... just joined ebay about last month and bought my game BIN for 54.99... just kinda leery.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:33:58 2013 No.528637 File: 97 KB, 480x217, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] RARE NEW! VINTAGE!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:33:58 2013 No.528641 >>528632 Wait, if the fun is rare, wouldn't that be a bad thing?

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:34:59 2013 No.528645
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>that fucking guy who's had his factory-sealed Wizardry 5 for SNES for $300 for lost-count-how-many-months
>that fucking guy never getting a clue that game simply isn't worth $300, not even sealed

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:34:59 2013 No.528646

>>528619
>why the fuck would a guy browsing the page bid on that one and not on one of the others at a starting price of 0.99?

Could depend a lot on difference in shipping costs / location, seller feedback, etc. It's pretty pointless to bid at any time other than at the end anyway thanks to snipers.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:35:29 2013 No.528647 >>528641 But just think of it. It's not just regular fun. It's RARE fun. Think of all the people missing out on that fun because it's just too RARE for them, but YOU get to enjoy it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:35:29 2013 No.528649 File: 71 KB, 442x242, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Wait, what?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:36:28 2013 No.528653 >>528646 there has to be a better place to get proper retro vidya

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:36:58 2013 No.528658 >>528649 wow dude 64 playstations is a lot, and they're rare ones too. You should pick that up or you'll be regretting it down the line.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:36:58 2013 No.528659 File: 38 KB, 246x244, top seal.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528645 >that feel when I posted a seal and mentioned a game being "sealed", but didn't even consciously mean to do that

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:37:58 2013 No.528663

>buy game off ebay
>pic looks good, no markings, but shows the front only
>no mention of writing on it
>get it
>writing on the back
>writing says something about it not working

THE HELL?? Now I'm afraid I'll get to the end and it'll bug out or something even though it works fine so far.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:39:58 2013 No.528671 >>528647 In that case, it would be a good thing. Not many games are RARE FUN VINTAGE.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:40:28 2013 No.528674 >>528364 That's inevitable. I've lost many bids like that, so I just stopped placing bids, or contact directly the seller with an offer.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:40:28 2013 No.528676 File: 34 KB, 500x363, 1363171351352.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw living in europe >$20+ shipping on everything

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:40:59 2013 No.528679 I don't fuck with eBay unless theres Buy it Now

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:40:59 2013 No.528681 I'm always highly cautious buying games off ebay for people doing dodgy shit until i found this one guy who sells fairly decent gems in my city and now i just bid on it and pay him cash in hand up front when i go pick it up.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:41:59 2013 No.528683
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We should all get together and do a world-wide roadtrip where we just track these people down and steal their shit.

It'll be fun. We can play Turtles in Time and eat fucking pancakes or something.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:42:58 2013 No.528686 >>528683 >Turtles in Time >Pancakes win

>>	KyaDash !kDashing02 Wed Apr 24 01:43:28 2013 No.528692 >>528683 >Turtles in Time I'm in.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:43:58 2013 No.528701 >>528683 Count me in.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:44:28 2013 No.528703 >>528683 Will there be Smash TV?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:44:58 2013 No.528705 >>528683 Can I drive?

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:44:58 2013 No.528706

>move to an area with actual vidya stores other than Gamestop
>prices are 2x higher than ebay at least
>ebay is still the best place to buy from

Feels terrible. The guy was selling DQ6 for DS for $35 used when I had JUST bought it brand new off Amazon that week for $14.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:45:28 2013 No.528709 File: 462 KB, 1200x797, IMGP2908.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Receive package >Open it >See this

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:47:58 2013 No.528720 >>528709 ouch

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:48:29 2013 No.528730 >>528709 UNACCEPTABLE

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:52:59 2013 No.528757 File: 42 KB, 488x519, 1365994642919.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528709

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:07:59 2013 No.528845 i used to assist on making ebay listings for a company and we put stupid shit in the listing title all the fucking time. for some reason every store on ebay does it i have no clue why. probably think they're really good at seo or something.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:10:28 2013 No.528860 >Bid for Auction, $30 max bid >No one bids on it so I win at $0.01 >Get Lunar on Sega Saturn for one cent Gotta love life.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:14:28 2013 No.528884

>>528845
I saw a study someone did with like 500 listings for Earthbound, and compared the price vs the titles, and listings with RARE in the title consistently sold for something like $20 more than ones that simply had the game's name. Same for things like MINT CONDITION. Really wish I had saved that.
So blame the buyers if anything.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:16:28 2013 No.528896 >all these Horror stories This is why I only buy from Nips, or locally. If it's a rare game, I either emulate, pirate, or masturbate. Hey, gotta make it rhyme somehow right?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:18:58 2013 No.528915 >>528709 >>528720 >>528730 >>528757 I don't understand.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:20:58 2013 No.528924 >>528915 That game is very expensive picture implied that it came shipped just like that

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:21:59 2013 No.528928 >>528924 Oh. Ohhhhhhhhh.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:24:58 2013 No.528942
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>>528709
Something similar happened to me.
>win set of mario trophies like in pic
>all in nice condition
>box arrives, it's 2'x2'x2'
>pick up and hear things tumbling around inside
>open up, it's almost completely empty
>figures not wrapped in anything, just thrown in with maybe 5 puffy air bags
>figures have paint chipped and pieces broken off

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:25:58 2013 No.528948 >>528915 >no protection inside box I want to see you receive a loose shitbox where the game flaps around like that and then say "u don't understand"

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:26:58 2013 No.528952 >>528574 >>528583 He should have a special promotion: BUY BOTH TO GET ONE ALMOST COMPLETE LABEL!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:29:28 2013 No.528963 >>528364 >bid for an area 51 cabinet >$951 >goes $1053 at the last second motherFUCKER

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:31:28 2013 No.528967

>>528461
>The guy's a moron for losing money on fees to continually re-list the item.

Nah, if the guy is using a dummy account for shill bidding, he can also send a request to cancel the transaction after the auction is over. That way, he gets reimbursed the final value fees.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:32:58 2013 No.528973 All of those inaccurate eBay keyword spam listings always remind me of the title of this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS3-62oxyg Guess who shows up at 2:00. Yes, that's Keith David.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:41:58 2013 No.528998 File: 1.03 MB, 1527x4234, implying ebay.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >ebay

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:45:59 2013 No.529009 >>528998 >dat cornflake

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:46:29 2013 No.529014 >>528459 Does someone have that pic of the Game and Watch signed by Miyamoto? You know the one.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:46:58 2013 No.529017 Why does anybody bid before the last five seconds of an auction? I can understand if you're at work or otherwise occupied with something you can't break away from, but come the hell on. Don't give anybody a chance to re-evaluate their max bid!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:47:58 2013 No.529023 >>528998 >a Authentic >your wasting I was totally going to bid on that cornflake, but I can't excuse those errors. His unprofessional post has cost him $500.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:49:29 2013 No.529034 File: 1.76 MB, 363x372, 1365765176212.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528998 >buy Wilbur the Corn Flake to complete my collection of porcine-themed breakfast goods >ships in a plain cardboard box >smashed to crumbs

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:49:58 2013 No.529036 >>529017 I haven't bought anything in years, but I would always place a small feeler bid and return at the end to snipe competitors. I'm assuming that many people do the same.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 02:54:58 2013 No.529059 >>528531 all they'd have to do is wait another 20 years for their SNES's to yellow

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:00:28 2013 No.529072 >>528574 I got this game mint CIB for 45$.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:01:28 2013 No.529074

>>528531
>antique weapon collectors will become enraged if they find out you've polished grandpa's gun, and ruined the patina.
If it shoots, clean it. If it doesn't shoot, fix it, then clean it. If you cant fix it, wrap it in a retired state/US flag and give it a proper viking longship burial.
-the opinion of an unimportant /k/ommando.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:04:29 2013 No.529081 File: 23 KB, 696x633, 1336342938676.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>529034 >>528998 >buy Wife to complete my collection of marital-themed feminine goods >ships in a plain cardboard box >smashed to a pulp

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:05:58 2013 No.529086 >>528998 http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-HAND-WRITTEN-PARAGRAPH-OF-MY-2-CENTS-OPINION-OF-ANY-TOPIC-YOU-CHOOSE-/251251032621?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7fba822d

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:09:58 2013 No.529096 >>528574 Is it just me, or does that say "Kubrick"? As in, like Stanley Kubrick?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:31:26 2013 No.529165 >>529034 >buy Wilbur the Corn Flake >it arrives safely >smash an alternate Corn Flake and claim it was Wilbur >get full refund >keep my $500 and Wilbur

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:37:39 2013 No.529192

>>528487
That fucking picture:
>Jackson became a personal friend of Eleanor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and had played command performances in Washington numerous times. He was present in Warm Springs, Georgia, when Roosevelt died in April 1945. The two had been collaborating at the Little White House on a version of Dvorak's "Goin' Home" the day before. Jackson became a national icon when Ed Clark, a Life magazine photographer, captured a photo of a tearful Jackson, accordion in hand, playing "Goin' Home" as Roosevelt's funeral train left Warm Springs.

That's an image of a man playing his last goodbye to a dear friend.
I'm tearing up.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:40:40 2013 No.529198 >>528364 Are you serious? I'm that guy who you're being outbid by. I wait until the last minute or so before outbidding you. And then I fuck your sister. seriously though you should lrn2bid

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:41:09 2013 No.529204 >>529198 If he was outbid by a real person, why did the exact same auction go up a few days later by the same seller? Where is your reading comprehension?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:49:09 2013 No.529217 >>528364 Well, I sell fair on eBay. Then again I only sell very rarely. Been a member since 2003 or 4 and only have a feedback score of around 70 (100% positive), IIRC. I guess some of the more vicious types might pull shit like that. Shit sucks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:52:09 2013 No.529226 >>528452 The funny thing is, 15 minutes, some napkins, and a bit of rubbing alcohol will clear off 98% of those markings. I give my games the full cleaning treatment every time I sell them; can't for the life of me imagine why anyone wouldn't.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:54:39 2013 No.529228 >>529096 It says "Kendrick," as in Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:55:39 2013 No.529229

>>529014
It was a forgery anyway. Common scam on eBay where they'll forge the name, and not mention it, hoping someone buys it because they think it's legit.

Then, if they find out it's not legit, they can just claim that they never said it was signed by X anyway.

>>	FinalMasterM !aDUgdVpoUk Wed Apr 24 03:57:39 2013 No.529234 >Any person selling a PlayStation game >Great Condition! >Case is cracked >To fucking lazy to replace a five cent CD case before selling it

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:58:40 2013 No.529241

>>529204
>If he was outbid by a real person, why did the exact same auction go up a few days later by the same seller?

Not the guy you were replying to but I sell a large volume of items on ebay and you would be surprised at how many faggots buy items and don't want to pay for it and give some bullshit excuse, so that could also be the reason it is being relisted.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 03:58:40 2013 No.529242 >>529229 >forgery how could you tell?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:02:10 2013 No.529249 >>528683 Can we bring streets of rage 2 too? I don't really like Turtles in time that much...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:06:09 2013 No.529262 >>529242 Because there's no way in hell someone would not know that's Miyamoto's signature, and the auction in question didn't mention it had writing AT ALL. Plus the guy apparently had a bunch of other auctions with similar "autographs" as well.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:07:09 2013 No.529263 >>529241 OP here. I certainly hope that is the case, because this is the second time I've tried to get this item from this seller.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:09:39 2013 No.529271 >>529263 >>529241 >>529204 http://www.ebay.com/gds/ebay-scams-second-chance-offer-how-to-identify-this/10000000001398410/g.html

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:24:40 2013 No.529314 >>529271 >The seller puts up an auction, lets it run its coarse until the very end. >coarse >COARSE Are you for real, ebay?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:25:40 2013 No.529315 >>529314 That was written by a seller.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:28:39 2013 No.529318 >>529315 ebay needs to hire some proof readers before they just upload anything that's submitted. It's really unprofessional.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:28:39 2013 No.529320 >>528617 could be the lighting but i think they're different games the silius font on the bottom looks more yellow the top more orange

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:33:12 2013 No.529331 >>529318 It is unprofessional, it's essentially a seller blog.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:36:42 2013 No.529336

>>528649
proof that we've crossed the point where most sellers are gamers
unfortunately, it's only going to get worse
it is now a basement business propagated by get-rich-quick "pickers" and meaningless keywords
ebay will continue to inflate the balloon until it pops
the days of $20 shoe-boxes full of cartridges are almost over

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:41:09 2013 No.529353 >>528659 Don't you mean "that seal"?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:44:09 2013 No.529361 >>528645 i bought that game for a dollar and i think i paid too much

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 04:58:09 2013 No.529383 >>528617 He's most likely bought more than one copy of the same game for cheap at garage sale/flea market or something. Nothing weird about that.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 05:03:09 2013 No.529393 >>529192 >>528487 That's beautiful

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 06:52:09 2013 No.529682 >>529249 >I don't really like Turtles in time that much... U avin a giggle m8?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 06:55:09 2013 No.529687 speaking of ebay and mega man games why the fuck is Mega Man 7 and Mega Man X3 so expensive? I know they sold well. Does everyone just hold onto them like they did with SMRPG?

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 06:56:17 2013 No.529690

>>529687

i just looked it up because i was curious and yeah m8 this shit is hilarious

http://www.ebay.com/itm/megaman-7-Tested-And-Works-Great-Snes-Mega-Man-7-/261204998912?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cd107fb00

look at all that damage and he still wants 100

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:01:40 2013 No.529709 >>528676 I fucking hate that shit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:11:39 2013 No.529739 >>528709 A Saturn game case wouldn't be hard to replace (just buy some $2 sports game and remove the artwork) but man, if those discs broke during shipping...

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:16:41 2013 No.529748
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I list an item I'm selling multiple times on different accounts for obscene amounts that people wouldn't possibly be willing to pay to drive the value up by having retards me. I then sell the item for much less but still much more than it is worth.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:17:41 2013 No.529752 >>529748 Copy me*

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:19:39 2013 No.529753 >>529748 We all die alone in the end, anon

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:19:39 2013 No.529754 File: 94 KB, 680x680, 1346822036996.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>529034 >>529081

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Wed Apr 24 07:27:39 2013 No.529767 File: 130 KB, 981x451, 556510177_o.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:30:09 2013 No.529771 >>529767 More like "thoroughly cleaned", christ.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:31:42 2013 No.529775

I've only dealt with pleasant people through eBay, and although it's often overpriced, if you're patient you can get some great deals. Stuff like 2 dreamcasts (1 boxed) with 5 games, 2 VMUs and 3 controllers for £25.

Postage kind of sucks though, especially when it can double prices of games and turn a good deal into a decent deal. And Buy it Now listings usually aren't worth a look.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:34:39 2013 No.529784

>go on craigslist to see if anybody around here is selling anything
>"SUPER RARE RETRO SNES GAMES GAMES FOR SALE - $1"
>go into the actual listing
>actual prices are listed as $20-$30 per game

Seriously, I fucking hate it when people purposely manipulate search results by lying about what they're selling or the price of it. It's a dead giveaway that the person is not somebody you should buy from.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:47:39 2013 No.529809 File: 714 KB, 944x1501, nope nope nope.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Someone asked for Miyamoto's autograph. Here.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:47:39 2013 No.529810 >>529767 >acceptable

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:48:10 2013 No.529814 >>529784 >somebody you should buy from Also known as the entirety of Craigslist. Seriously, what a colossal waste of time that site is.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:54:40 2013 No.529828 >>529809 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHKANBH

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:55:39 2013 No.529829 >>528637 Rare blockbuster signed games? All about Hollywood Video

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:55:39 2013 No.529830 >>529809 Was that really his autograph and why would you sell that

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:56:10 2013 No.529836 >>528683 Come on out to Buffalo - I'd be down for some Turtles in Time/Pancakes

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 07:59:10 2013 No.529843 >>529809 OH WHY

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:02:09 2013 No.529852

>>528636
That's not really something to be leery about. What if he joined specifically because he wanted to get that and couldn't find it anywhere else for a good price? Shit, one of my first ebay purchases was a CIB Action 52 (well mostly, that shit has so many different types of inserts having them all is near impossible it seems) and I had like...3 ratings to my name?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:04:10 2013 No.529856 >>528683 I'm in

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:39:10 2013 No.529926 >>529809 Fake yo.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:47:40 2013 No.529953 File: 40 KB, 494x500, 1350643140471.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>529081 >buy gf from ebay >its DOA

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:52:02 2013 No.529968 >>528998 >wife >Condition: UNAVAILABLE

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:56:32 2013 No.529982

These are the reasons why I don't buy things off eBay anymore. I know lots of people (collectors) who use eBay snipers to get specific items they want. People who also buy items for cheap in Japanese auction sites, win the auctions, list them on eBay for 10x the price instantly.

I hate the online retro game market.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:00:03 2013 No.529990

>deleted own post.. balls

Saw a pink GBASP for sale on ebay for £20. Not bad condition tho i have new shells so didn't bother me. Sent the seller a message asking her what model number her SP was, AGS-001 or AGS-101. She replys with AGS-101. Finally thinking im getting a bargin i go to buy it out. By the time i get to buy it out the seller has removed the item from sale. The next day the seller puts the exact GBASP back up with a new title " GOOD CONDITION *RARE *GBASP AGS-101 BACK LIGHT MODEL *RARE* "..

Cunt

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:03:25 2013 No.530000 >>529990 with a £60 Buyout

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:04:25 2013 No.530004 >>529262 that isn't a valid enough reason

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:04:25 2013 No.530005 >>529976 Shit like this makes me terrified to try and find older patched carts of OoT. I'm afraid to ask and if its the older version they'll jack the price

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:06:25 2013 No.530010 >>530005 Aren't all the gold OoT carts the original version? Or are you looking for a rare original gray one, if it exists?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:09:25 2013 No.530017 File: 285 KB, 532x457, wack ass crystal prison.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>530005 >buy a gold OoT cart off eBay for suspiciously cheap >it's a PAL cart

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:10:02 2013 No.530019 >>530017 Ha, that image is even more appropriate than usual.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:12:02 2013 No.530024 >>530010 Usually, there are some that are some v1.1 golds that exist The original grays, non players choice can be 1.0 or 1.2. I really need to start going to flea markets more.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:12:02 2013 No.530025

I've never had a problem with eBay or winning auctions I want. The key is to not be a retard- DO NOT BID UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE and at that time BID THE MAXIMUM YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE ITEM. It is completely pointless to bid anytime before the last second, you are just pushing the price up and giving people the opportunity to outbid you. Remember there is autobidding as well, so if you bid $50 on a $10 item, it only appears as a $11.50 bid to everyone else. If they then try to outbid you by bidding $15.00, eBay automatically bids $16.50 on your behalf, and so on over and over again until $50. Don't be that retard who bids against the autobids.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:13:02 2013 No.530028 >>530024 I can't type today ;_;

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:14:02 2013 No.530029 >>530024 Yeah I believe my gray cart is 1.2. while my gold one is 1.0. Aren't there three or four versions of OoT though?

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:15:03 2013 No.530034

>>530025

>A boxed HM64 starts at 20 dollars
>bidding at work, shit comes up and cant stare at phone
>some faggot outbids me at 45.01

Sad times, I did manage to get a copy eventually but no box. Fuck HM65. I tried to get that game local for like a fucking decade

Everytime the sellers just laughed and said "oh god bring it to me if you find it"

Fuck

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:15:31 2013 No.530032 >>530029 Didn't mean to not bump, so here's a bump for the thread.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:19:03 2013 No.530040

>>530029
v 1.0
v 1.01
v.1.02

You can tell the difference by the back, if there is just a XX engraved its 1.0, if there is xxA its .1, a xxB its .2

Other then that the GC and VC versions are modified slightly, bigger res and some glitch stuff doesn't crash the game as much

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:21:31 2013 No.530043 >>530040 I just wanted to get all versions of it so I could mess around with some Gameshark shit again, but I can't ever find working N64 Gamesharks.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:23:02 2013 No.530049

>>530043
I can get that value of em, I mainly just want to get it for speedrunning purposes. I own the GC collection that was released with the system, I'm tempted to sell it just so i can buy more n64 carts since it goes for at least 60+, but eh I'd probably regret it

My collection is piss poor since no job ;-;

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:26:02 2013 No.530058 >>530049 If you have the Master Quest, Collector's Edition (which I assume you were referring to owning), or the Master Quest + Windwaker bundle, you can sell them for a decent amount.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:26:32 2013 No.530054 >>530049 McDonalds is always hiring

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:29:01 2013 No.530062 File: 11 KB, 188x268, images.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>530054 I fucking wish I've been trying for years. They only want retard teenagers who don't know their rights or old ladies >>530058 Nah this shit

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:30:39 2013 No.530064 >>530062 Yeah that's enough to get you probably two cart only versions of OoT.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:31:04 2013 No.530068 >>530065 >eating at McDonalds Your poor, poor man

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:31:39 2013 No.530065 >>530054 >>530054 Currently have a job, but when i was looking i did ask in a local mcdonalds and they refused me because they had no jobs going. Stood there in disbelief then ordered a McChicken sandwich

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:32:01 2013 No.530070 >>530068 i was jobless at the time ofc i was poor

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:32:32 2013 No.530069

>>530062

I know that feel, bro.
I couldn't get a job anywhere for months at one point, despite having 4 years retail experience. They'd rather hire a glut of fucktards and pay them like shit rather than hire a few people who actually know what they're doing and are willing to work.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:33:31 2013 No.530074 I'm going to start selling on ebay and listing games as "NOT RARE, OTHER SELLERS LYING"

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:33:31 2013 No.530075 >>530065 it was meant as more of a "stop thinking you're above it and just take whatever you can get, it's better than unemployment" than literally McDonalds.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:35:31 2013 No.530079 >>530075 Im useless trash, I don't care about the work or how hard it is. I've been unemployed since last my last job closed down. Which was feb. Of last year Kill me

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:35:31 2013 No.530080 >>530074 FAIRLY COMMON NES NOT N64 OR SNES MARIO / DUCK HUNT CART YOU WILL FIND THIS DEAL PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE ELSE

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:36:02 2013 No.530085 >>530075 i get what you was saying, but literally being shot down by McDonalds because they was over staffed was a shitter. was always one place i believed to always have jobs

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:36:02 2013 No.530087

>>530065
McDonalds actually has some specific fit for employing. Them and every other popular fast food place. They've got a stereotype as the go-to place for an easy, entry level, low paying job, of course they're going to have thousands of applications for each vacancy. Took me a year and a half of applying to everywhere I could, only to be bumped onto an agency who found me a six-month contract after three of searching. Gonna save as much as I can from that, then buy something big at the end.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:37:03 2013 No.530090 >>530079 Dude, don't lose hope. thats what really fucking kills ya on the inside keep trying!

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:37:03 2013 No.530092

>>530079

It's not you.
Most entry-level places of employment won't hire anyone with a decent amount of work or life experience, because they generally rely on hiring dumb teenagers and clueless old people and taking advantage of them because they don't know any better.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:41:02 2013 No.530103 This thread is starting to have some feels. >/vr/ wow

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:41:31 2013 No.530101

>>530085
I've been told I'm overqualified for shitty retail jobs before when unemployed, the kicker is I'm a veteran so I always get that, "but thanks for what you did for our country"
Gone off on a couple of those HR people and said if you want to fucking thank me then hire me.
Also said well wouldn't you rather pay someone the same wage who is overqualified than someone you have to train who is under or just qualified?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:42:32 2013 No.530106 >>530090 This, it's like hitting on girls at a bar it's a numbers game. If you take the shotgun approach eventually you'll get a yes.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:45:01 2013 No.530120

>>530101

They worry that you'll be spending your employment there trying to find employment elsewhere, which of course, you will.
Nearly every non-locally owned retail store is appallingly run, corners cut and employees fucked over at every possible turn.
They even do things like shuffle managers around or intentionally promote ineffective or stupid managers to obfuscate the issues with badly performing or blatantly not-up-to-code criteria. "it's not the company, it was that guy's fault, he's not employed here anymore" and then they just shuffle in some new idiot to avoid actually having to fix anything

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:46:31 2013 No.530121

>buy Commodore 64 from some guy
>has perfects customer ratings (or whatever they're called)
>2-3 weeks pass, no C64
>email him asking him why I haven't received it yet??
>no reply
>send another message a week later threatening to complain
>still no reply
>complain to Ebay
>no reply from Ebay
>keep complaining/threatening legal action
>3 months later, guy tells me he finally sent it (can't remember bullshit excuse)
>finally SIX months after buying it it finally comes

was fucking years until I bought anything online again

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:50:02 2013 No.530130
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I have never used e-Bay nor do I think I will ever do. I always fear the seller would fuck up the delivery somehow.
I've only actually visited the site twice in my life. There's just no trusting that place for me.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:51:32 2013 No.530135

bought a memory card for my GBAflash cart. one of those mini SDs that have vanished from existence. anyways turns up 2days later, open it up. standard SD not a mini. contact seller when then does not believe me and demands i take photos of the card i got. do so. hes still not convinced. after a while he agrees to send me the correct item. i offer to return the incorrect item. tells me to fuck off and keep it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:52:02 2013 No.530137 Can't I jack up the price of my n64 on Ebay by removing the tabs in the cartridge slot and selling it as "WOW ULTRA RARE NINTENDO 64 N64 PLAYS IMPORTS WOW"

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:54:33 2013 No.530139 >>528452 At least he avoided the label. The name can be removed from the plastic with a little work. How much is it going for?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:55:01 2013 No.530142 >>530137 Sounds like a Japanese ad.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:57:02 2013 No.530150 >>530137 Yes, actually

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:58:32 2013 No.530153 >>530137 Is that really all it takes to play imports?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 09:59:31 2013 No.530158 >>530153 For SNES you could just rip them out of the cartridge slot with pliers. I think with the N64 they're part of the inside, not just tabs, so it would be a lot harder. You might have to take it apart and file them off or something.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:02:31 2013 No.530161 >>530158 No, I've already done it to both. It's the same thing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:02:31 2013 No.530162 >tfw I made $20 on ebay just for selling those Nintendo club codes that come with games Easiest money I've ever made

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:04:02 2013 No.530170

>>530135
Similiar story I guess. I bought a Super Minicard SD (GBA flash cart thats the size of a regular GBA game). I never had any problems with DS flash carts so I didnt think GBA would be any different... It's really a piece of shit that can't play anything without huge frame drops.
>NO RETURNS SORRY

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:09:31 2013 No.530190 File: 1.67 MB, 2922x1643, IMG_0477.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>530170 Ez Flash iv.. you need this. no frame drops at all. works perfectly

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:28:01 2013 No.530239 http://www.ebay.com/itm/clay-fighter-SCULPTORS-CUT-Nintendo-64-INSTRUCTION-MANUAL-VERY-RARE-/360638755641?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item53f7beb339

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:32:31 2013 No.530245 >>530034 That's why you put your maximum bid at 45.20

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:33:31 2013 No.530249 >>530239 Yes, that's more rare than the game or the box.

>>	Bodacious Bob !!Q9+lWkcj9QV Wed Apr 24 10:41:32 2013 No.530280 File: 167 KB, 850x695, I checked; this nigga is serious.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Not ebay, but the stupid is comparable.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:43:31 2013 No.530287 >>530239 why

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:43:31 2013 No.530289 >>530190 The battery on mine died. Is there a guide to replace that?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:46:01 2013 No.530304 >>530280 AND it's the GH version. Jesus that's sad.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:48:31 2013 No.530319

Not Ebay but ....
Yesterday a guy tells me he's selling his old nes with lots of games for $30. I decide to check it out.
>Only 3 games, all shitty ones, labels damaged
>Nes is ultra dirty, it's not even yellow, it's dark brown
>Nes damaged, the lid torn off and lots of scratches

Tyhen he says that he's selling it so cheap because he doesn't know if it works anymore.

>$30
>mfw

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:50:01 2013 No.530330 File: 2 KB, 124x124, 1345842502300s.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528387 >mfw I reported a guy for "scamming" me and I got my money back and kept the game I bought

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:51:02 2013 No.530337 >>528387 ebay always always settles for the buyer. even if the seller did nothing wrong and the buyer committed fraud.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:52:32 2013 No.530341 >>530319 Did you buy it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:52:32 2013 No.530345 >>528402 your kidna right there ebay has been fucking helping shill bidders for years they got sued for it a lot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:55:31 2013 No.530357 >>530341 No way dude ! Also .. months ago another guy tried to sell me a n64 with a couple games for $100, needless to say, the n64 was damaged and didn't work at all... >mfw >No I didn't buy that one either

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:55:31 2013 No.530363

>>528619
>e a bid for 2.00, why the fuck would a guy browsing the page bid on that one and not on one of the others at a starting price of 0.99?
>I'm starting to think that these ebay sellers really do have dummy accounts that drive prices up because that makes no sense. No matter what game I bid on, within minutes there is another bid, even if I'm the first bidder.
this is why i bid on something in the last 15 seconds. because you know some where some how some douche is going to bid you up.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:55:31 2013 No.530365

>>530337

Since the law is on the side of caveat emptor, it's better that than the reverse.
Far too many things to count get sold on eBay daily, the cost for having support staff to deal individually with even a fraction of the cases that come up daily would probably exceed their profits.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:56:01 2013 No.530372

>>530289

when the cart is in the GBA while to GBA is charging will it save? if not you dont have a rechargeable battery

its very easy to replace

open case (screw on the back)
desolder battery
solder new battery in.
close case.

done. really thats it. you could even tape it down if your unable to solder

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:56:31 2013 No.530368
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>>530280

How does this make you feel? Remember, it's sealed!

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-video-games-consoles-older-generation-PS1-Collection-for-sale-W0QQAdIdZ477574712

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:57:01 2013 No.530375 >>530357 Do you want to buy dirty old NES for $50? I'll throw in DuckTales for free.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 10:58:31 2013 No.530378 >>528709 check the fing condition of the discs. a case is cheap! the discs are the thing!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:00:31 2013 No.530383 >>530330 Not the guy you're replying to but are you insinuating that anon is in the wrong here? He obviously threw down a lot of cash for a sealed copy of HM64 and got a resealed HM64 box with Turok 2 in it. I mean, come on.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:01:02 2013 No.530392 >>528683 Technodrome and the smell of maple syrup. I think you've got a perfect combination.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:03:32 2013 No.530403 >>530363 i'm going to say one more time and everyone spread it around. not only does ebay know people shill bid THE EMPLOYEE'S HELP DO IT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_eBay#Shill_Bidding

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:12:01 2013 No.530439

Fucking piece of shit ebay sucks !
I used to sell things there, then one day some retard bids on one of my items. The auction ends and he wins.
Guess what happens next !
Immediatly after the auctions ends he reports me saying that it's all a fraud and I scammed him 'cuz I never sent him the item.
The fucking piece of shit didn't contact me or anything, he just expected the thing to magically appear in his house the second the auction ended.

What does ebay do ? Close my acccount.

>ebay =garbage

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:15:02 2013 No.530453 >>530439 As the seller you're generally expected to make effort to communicate with your buyer. Most buyers expect this, and most sellers expect this. I buy and sell on eBay and its pretty much what goes down man

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:16:31 2013 No.530454 I've stopped using eBay altogether after dealing with their useless support and outrageous fees too often. Not to mention the relatively recent increase on international shipping, I'm having a much more pleasant time trading privately.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:16:31 2013 No.530457 >>528683 Can Lenny and Carl come too ?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:18:32 2013 No.530464 >>530453 I know, but he really did the moment the auctio ended. He didn't contact me, he didn't give me a chance to mail him. He did that shit the exact moment the auction ended !

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:19:02 2013 No.530469 >>530464 and ebay still closed your account. something sounds off here

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:19:02 2013 No.530470 >>530464 That's...crazy, anon. My condolences. Sounds like that was his intention from the start.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:27:02 2013 No.530494
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>>528531
>Game Center CX
>Arino goes to huge retro game store
>he sees games with names on them and laughs at it

>episodes later
>he's reading fan mail
>he gets a package with one of the games he made fun of
>somebody went to the store and bought the game for him

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:32:32 2013 No.530509 >>528703 Yes, but not the game Smash TV, we'll actually be smashing these fucker's TVs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:33:02 2013 No.530514 File: 659 KB, 240x180, sodageddon.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>530368 >Einhinder

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:36:02 2013 No.530529 >>528683 GOOD LORD, that sounds like fun.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:37:02 2013 No.530530 >>529809 It's a real autograph but a fake Photoshop smear effect.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:37:32 2013 No.530532 File: 177 KB, 280x800, Toujima.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>529086 >2 cents opinion >$1.50 buy it now

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:37:32 2013 No.530536
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>>528683
Stop in St Louis

Top Gear 2 and Waffles motherfuckers.

start a convoy of cars showing up at these asshole sellers and beat the shit out of them.. Yeah are you the seller of "SUPER RARE RETRO NES MEGAMAN 2 XBOX PS2" thats going for $75.. yeah you're about to find out what happens you find a stranger in the alps

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:38:02 2013 No.530542 >>530004 Guy also said he faked it, also it looked almost nothing like Miyamoto's autograph.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:39:32 2013 No.530549 >>528709 >report on ebay items were damaged >get money back >leave negative report on seller

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:47:51 2013 No.530610

>>530494
>staff makes trip to that warehouse
>selling the challenge games
>offered ridiculously small amounts of yen
I'm like, "SHIT NO, they're ripping you off!"
>staff signs all the games
>they were basically hiding prizes for the viewers
>faith in humanity restored
I love that damn show.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:48:51 2013 No.530614

>sick of local resellers
>not sure just how many plague my county
>post faux ignorant ad featuring many common NES titles for dirt cheap
>sneak bubble bobble 2 on list
>e-mails start flooding in
>resellers going apeshit
>say i'll deliver
>get address of each lowballing neckbeard
>start sending them to each others houses

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:50:55 2013 No.530618 File: 36 KB, 500x494, 1363887975157.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>530614

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 11:57:25 2013 No.530646 >>530614 You're a mad genius. Dis can onwy be da work of Doktah Wiwy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:01:26 2013 No.530660 >>530614 How do you know if they're resellers though? I lowball too and I'm a collector. I just like to get a good deal.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:06:25 2013 No.530692 >>528709 are they all in there? the case looks pretty good too so i mean just be thankful it's fine if it is.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:06:55 2013 No.530691 >>530646 Dese... Appears tah be Bubbuh Bubbuh Tuh wesources Buh ahve neber seen dis type on earth

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:07:25 2013 No.530696 >>528709 oh man i feel for ya, i never got the fourth disc of that game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:07:55 2013 No.530694 >>530660 Yeah, that's kind of a huge assumption on his part. If I saw a good deal, I'd take it. I don't take responsibility for other people when they're deciding what price they want to sell at.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:08:55 2013 No.530697 >>530691 You havta stop him, W-Mega Man.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:09:25 2013 No.530704

>>530660

>implying lowballing is a good deal

A good deal means both the seller and buyer got a fair shake, while still being at or below fair price. Lowballing is going "You got a sealed copy of Megaman 3? I'll give you $10 for it, best I can do". Watching Pawn Stars shows you exactly what lowballing is like, they only pay fair prices at times because they're on TV

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:09:56 2013 No.530706 >>530530 yeah... I can tell now, but I was wondering in the first place, taking off marker doesn't usually look like that

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:14:25 2013 No.530718 >been screwed by eBay and eBay users too many times >only ever use Amazon and a few other sites for retro vidya Screw eBay. Amazon ftw.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:14:55 2013 No.530724 >>530542 we might be talking about something else.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:15:55 2013 No.530725 >>530718 Agreed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:16:25 2013 No.530731 >>530725 >>530718 $50 for super metroid am I using this incorrectly?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:19:55 2013 No.530743 >>528531 Makes me think of Gamecenter CX. When they see games in store with writtings,and when they sell games from a season and write on them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:21:55 2013 No.530753 >>530280 I thought black label of that was only worth $70? and i've seen a recent drop after it became available on psn.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:25:56 2013 No.530767 >>530696 >never got the fourth disc of panzer dragoon saga What? what happened to it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:26:25 2013 No.530772 >>530767 When I bought it it never came with the fourth disc, i tried saying the person didn't deliver the right thing but ebay just said "BUT HE DELIVERED A PACKAGE" so i couldn't get a refund

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:28:25 2013 No.530780 >>530696 >fourth disc Isn't that game only 2 discs?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:29:26 2013 No.530783 >>530772 >buy four copies of PDS >sell them on for at least the buying price >conveniently forget to send one disc from each copy >free copy of Saga

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:31:55 2013 No.530801 >>530017 OoT is grey in France, while MM is golden. If you really have a gold pal OoT it's rare too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:51:26 2013 No.530929 >>530085 I couldn't get hired at fast food places around me because they only hired blacks. Manager refused to hire white people, except the two or three required for equal opportunity crap.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 12:52:56 2013 No.530940 >>530753 Black label is worth even less than that, I just bought one for $40 on eBay. Buy it now, too.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:05:39 2013 No.530997

>>530731
>$50 for super metroid
People are regularly paying about that much for it.
You WILL find some crazy prices for certain things on Amazon, but you have a much, MUCH lower chance of getting outright scammed. If it does happen, Amazon's customer service is miles better than eBay's.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:05:39 2013 No.531001

>>530121
I haven't dealt with ebay much, but I hate that shit on FB groups.

>Selling *Something something for high price*
>OBO
>offer a reasonable amount
>not hear from them for a week or 2
>message them
>nothing
>bump post asking if it's still available
>finally get a response
>"My kid/other family member was sick"
>every fucking time
If you're wanting to hold out a bit and see if someone else offers more money, then by all means do that. But at least have the fucking balls to say "if no one else offers more in X amount of time, then it's yours".

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:11:08 2013 No.531030 >>530341 should have went all pro collector on him and called him on his bullshit. Pointed out every little thing wrong with it and said "The best I can do is $5"

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:12:40 2013 No.531032
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>Buy Paper Mario from ebay
>Seller says it's in "like new condition"
>finally comes in the mail
>the sticker is pealed off and has "ppr mrio" written with permanent marker where the sticker was

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:15:39 2013 No.531041 >>531032 But the permanent marker is new

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:18:10 2013 No.531051 File: 613 KB, 501x707, asfas.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>531041

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:19:09 2013 No.531060 >>530997 A buddy of mine bought it for $25. I got a copy CIB for $85

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:20:40 2013 No.531067 File: 186 KB, 1920x1080, dfs.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] THIS IS THE FAGGOT WHO STOLE ME 300$ via paypal. Telling me he will ship Earthbound in box. No more respond after. fucking faggot. His fake email is infosuperjeux@gmail.com

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:22:39 2013 No.531075

>>530772
>Sell item - PANZER DRAGOON MEGARARE!! SUPER GAME
>Some faggot buys it for an absolute bargain at £25.99 free delivery
>It arrives in the mail and he eagerly rips off the packaging paper and cracks open the case before he notices the devastating stench
>I took an empty case, shit inside it and then closed it, mashing it up nicely, before wrapping it up and sending it off
>he complains
>"BUT HE DELIVERED A PACKAGE"
>Just according to keikaku.. [translators note: keikaku means plan]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:23:09 2013 No.531083 >>531067 >infosuperjeux >super jew Haah waaw

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:24:39 2013 No.531087 >>531041 I fucking died

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:25:09 2013 No.531098 >>528683 I'm in. I live in Coos Bay Oregon. Please pick me up.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:32:39 2013 No.531134 File: 28 KB, 300x300, 1301140760116.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528683 I'm an hour out from >>530536 LET'S DO THIS

>>	Bodacious Bob !!Q9+lWkcj9QV Wed Apr 24 13:34:09 2013 No.531146 File: 1.97 MB, 318x239, game respect game.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528683 >>531098 I'm just up in Tacoma, WA. Pick me up too. I'll bring a bat.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:43:09 2013 No.531198 >try to sell sealed Chrono Cross online >Only one guy interested, asks me to lower the price >I agree.. seems liek we have a deal >Don't hear from him again >Weeks later he contacts me again asking me if I can sell the game for $3 >mfw

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 13:54:09 2013 No.531248 >>530280 haha oh wow. How much do you think I could get for FFVIII pc? Maybe I should sell it for $100 saying its RARE and superior to PSX and use screenshots of texture mods and whatnot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:07:41 2013 No.531331 >>531248 I'm not saying you should do that, but you should do that, just to see if anyone will bite.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:08:10 2013 No.531341
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I've bought this for like 10 bucks... currently waiting for clear gbc from ebay (clear clear, not purple clear) - price was about $25, which isn't that great, but still ok, I guess...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:09:40 2013 No.531345 >buy game >has stickers and shit all over manual

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:10:39 2013 No.531352 >>531098 >Coos Bay Oregon I'm in Eugene, pick me up on the way.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:11:09 2013 No.531361
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>>528683
I'm puttin' together a special team...
Now, y'all mighta heard rumors about vidya buyers gettin' ripped off...
We're goin' to be doing one thing and one thing only: killin' scammers...
EACH AND EVERY MAN UNDER MY COMMAND OWES ME ONE.. HUNNERD.. SCALPERS!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:12:39 2013 No.531362 >>531083 juex means games

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:13:09 2013 No.531367 That happened to me twice in one day when it came to Symphony of the Night for the Saturn. Fuck those people who list it for $80 and not allowing me to make an offer.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:19:09 2013 No.531401 >>531362 I agree, retro market being what it is and all.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:25:09 2013 No.531437

>>531067

Make a fake email account, ask if you can buy Earthbound. Say you'll pickup from his house and need his address. When he gives it to you, file a complaint with your local police station that you got scammed. Even if you don't live in QC (dunno if you do or not) your police station will pass the case onto their police department and they can do something about it. It's just a thought, I guess, if you want to get your money back.

Although you be fair, you are fucking retarded for spending $300 for any copy of Earthbound

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:28:09 2013 No.531458 >>531437 >Although you be fair, you are fucking retarded for spending $300 for any copy of Earthbound Seriously, this. No pity from me here, you deserve what happened to you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:29:09 2013 No.531462 >>531437 B-B-UT MUH IMPLIED ABORTION

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:30:09 2013 No.531467 >>531437 >>531437 He spent $200 on Earthbound. $300 on the Zelda collection.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:30:09 2013 No.531469 >>531462 >>>/v/

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:31:09 2013 No.531472 This is why you don't participate in auctions on eBay, retard. Just use Buy It Now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:32:09 2013 No.531479 >>530137 You know, that's actually not a bad idea. I bet there are even non-retards who would pay extra to save them the trouble of doing it themselves.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:33:09 2013 No.531480

My only ebay story involves a "good condition" ps2 with disc read errors, and pulling it out of the box completely crushed, almost like a fat man used it as a seat cushion.

I do have a story about my GBC and a copy of red version, though.

I lent both of them to a friend because he never played the first generation games. Since I'm not using my GBC, I lend it to him and fish out one of my more beat up red versions.

Fast-forward to like six months down the road when I ask for them back. He says ok, and that he'll bring them over the next day.

Three months and several hundred messages later, I find them in a box on my porch. The GBC has been mutilated. The screen is cracked and the lens is gone, the start and select are gouged out, the speaker holes are filled with shit, the on/off switch is gone enough that there are only stumps of metal on the main board, the IR port is gone, the ext port had its tongue out, the battery cover was gone, the springs were pulled out, and it was uniformly sticky.

The red version, though, was completely filled with what looked and smelled like cheese, and the board was completely corroded by it.

I've since nearly completely refurbished the gameboy. All I need is the matching battery cover and it will be complete again.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:33:39 2013 No.531483 >>531479 >trouble Takes five seconds and a knife. There is no trouble.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:35:39 2013 No.531498 >>531331 The funny thing is, I found FFVIII on the street out for garbage. Along with Planescape Tourment, WoW (and all it's expansions), and system shock, and Shadow of the Colossus.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:35:39 2013 No.531501 >>531483 Takes more than a knife, unless you want to sit there whittling for an hour.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:36:39 2013 No.531505 >>531480 How in the world could this have happened?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:37:39 2013 No.531516 >>531472 Not him, but auctions have let me get plenty of games at a fraction of their cost.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:37:39 2013 No.531518 >>531498 You should've been paid to take WoW and all those expansions.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:38:39 2013 No.531525 >>531498 Did you burn that heretic's house down?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:40:39 2013 No.531541 >>531518 yeah, they're honestly just taking up space in my storage room.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:41:09 2013 No.531549

My recent ebay fuckup was a copy of Startropics.
I ordered it and it's blue screen on arrival even after some alcohol and q tip cleaning.
I can't bitch because the seller didn't list it as tested and working.
Now I need to get a gamebit (been meaning to for awhile anyways) and see if a deep clean will fix it or if I got fucked over.
Thankfully it was only like $7 with shipping and all.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:42:39 2013 No.531558 >>531480 >I've since nearly completely refurbished the gameboy. I would've set it on fire. I don't want anything that was ever in that condition.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:43:09 2013 No.531574 File: 254 KB, 880x1255, Gameboy Galvatron.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>531480 >>531505 >>531558

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:43:39 2013 No.531570 >>531516 Exactly, you just have to set a max limit. Some people get in bidding wars and pay more than they should.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:44:09 2013 No.531583

Not really vidya, but once, I won what was supposed to be a paperback of Max Brook's Zombie Survival Guide for $4. 2 days after I won, I was emailed a shitty scanned PDF of the book (which wasn't even OCR'd).

One Paypal dispute later, I got my money back, and the asshat got a 1 star review

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:46:09 2013 No.531594 >>531483 I know it's an easy mod, but I'm sure there are people out there who wouldn't feel comfortable messing around the inside of an N64.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:47:39 2013 No.531616

> all of this ebay madness, shi happening and fearmongering
I must have bought roughly 90 games on ebay, and i've had very very few problems, and THAT'S because i live in a country that's apparently a sinkhole for lost mail.
I once bought a copy of Kagero: Deception 2, the disc was loose inside the case and got scratched to non-workability, seller quickly refunded half the cost (i still kept the case and bought a disc-only later).

In the only other incident, i bought a lot of 8 games from a major seller, 2 months and nothing, contacted them and they immediately apologized and refunded me for the whole $180.

The lot came the next day.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:50:09 2013 No.531646 >>531594 People used offer to pay me to softmod their Xbox's, and jailbreak their iDevices. Non tech people WILL pay for easy modifications.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:53:09 2013 No.531680

>>531558
Hey, this gameboy and I have been through a lot together. I got it the day the GBC was released, and I try my hardest to keep it in working order.

It's a sentimental thing.

(I hate when the captcha changes in between typing the last letter and hitting enter...)

>>	Bodacious Bob !!Q9+lWkcj9QV Wed Apr 24 14:54:09 2013 No.531689 >>531680 So you tracked that guy down and beat him up, right?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:57:39 2013 No.531719 >>531689 He did a good enough job of that himself with the drugs and all. I did however acquire an SNES with several games from him for the trouble. Donkey Cong Country, Super Mario World, and a few others I can't remember now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 14:58:10 2013 No.531728 >>531719 >Donkey Cong Country >Cong

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:01:09 2013 No.531753 >>531728 Yeah Shoot me, I'm still in the process of waking up and words don't aren't work good.

>>	Bodacious Bob !!Q9+lWkcj9QV Wed Apr 24 15:02:09 2013 No.531761 >>531719 So what the hell made him destroy the Gameboy like that? And how in the hell did you control your rage?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:02:09 2013 No.531762 >>531753 It's cool.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:07:09 2013 No.531792 >>530772 Holy shit, ebay actually sided with a seller? Has Hell frozen over? >>530718 The only problem I have with Amazon is there's not a picture of the actual item you'll be getting. You just have to trust the seller's description is right.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:07:39 2013 No.531787

>>531761
I never asked him how or why he did it. The last time I talked to him was the last time I demanded it back some years ago. There wasn't really any rage about it, just sadness and wondering why someone would deliberately destroy something for no reason.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:09:39 2013 No.531803 File: 92 KB, 1243x669, ebay.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >no label >acceptable

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:11:39 2013 No.531815 >>531803 That seems about right, assuming it works and isn't haunted.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:16:39 2013 No.531842

The best ebay deal I got was MGS + VR Missions for $1, free shipping. Discs only, but still.

I've had many more bad experiences than good though. It's probably worth it to just pay more from local stores. At least then you can handle the actual item first.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:16:39 2013 No.531846 >>531803 Acceptable is the lowest rating that they can give it.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:17:09 2013 No.531851

>>529226

Some people give so little of a fuck it's astounding. I've bought games with peanut butter up in the contacts, games with the label ripped all to shit, cracked casing, melted casing somehow. I buy games with the sole intent of playing them so it's not a huge problem for me. Cartridges have the benefit of being easy to clean and durable. There's not one bit of envy for people who are going to grow up and try collecting (what will by then be) vintage disk games. Those things go through so much punishment that it makes me feel bad for an inanimate object.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:20:40 2013 No.531870 >>531851 I never had any thought of what my carts would look like in 20 years, but I didn't fucking write my name on them, or tear the label off of them. Because I didn't destroy my own property. They were expensive and I knew it.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:20:40 2013 No.531874

>In some countries (including in the United States), eBay requires sellers to offer its PayPal payment service[31] with the claim that this makes transactions safer and easier. Critics counter this claim by saying that in reality, it's a way for eBay to "double dip" on its fees (since eBay also owns Paypal). In addition to eBay fees, sellers must pay a percentage to PayPal, as well; this is charged on the shipping charges in addition to the sale price.[32]

Just boycott ebay entirely. Nothing good can come of it, as this thread mostly proves.

>>	Screwy !BDcKesnEik Wed Apr 24 15:22:09 2013 No.531893 >>528487 I can give you the black label for the same price. Complete.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:30:39 2013 No.531940

>>531870
I put my name on the back in small print (actually my mom did it but it's the same thing).
Other than that the only damage that's ever been done to them is just your average wear from putting them into the system. Except for my gold version, I had to open it to replace the battery, and Toy Story for the GB, which I colored with a sharpie. Took the marker off a few weeks ago and sold it in a garage sale for $5.

>>	Screwy !BDcKesnEik Wed Apr 24 15:35:39 2013 No.531976 >buy Nocturne for PS2 >newegg eBay page >get notice next day >"This item is backordered

>>	Screwy !BDcKesnEik Wed Apr 24 15:38:39 2013 No.532000 >>528527 Not 2600, m8

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 15:51:39 2013 No.532086 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vvD23yAF7DAJ:item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem%3BPdsSession%3D0923f50713c0a0276c418f11fff9d102%3FitemId%3D261144014277+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca 50 dollars for just a box.

>>	Screwy !BDcKesnEik Wed Apr 24 15:54:39 2013 No.532113 >>530190 Where can I get one that is reliable?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:05:09 2013 No.532180 >>531851 Ever come across any just plain dead carts you couldn't get to work even after thorough cleaning?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:11:09 2013 No.532219 >>532113 They have been discontinued.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:12:40 2013 No.532234

>>530704
Hey man, if there's an asking price I'll pay that and no more. I won't try to haggle, but It's not my duty to educate the buyer that he can shake me down for more either. And if I'm forced to make a bid then the seller has waived his right to set the bar. There's zero obligation to help him out. If he was a serious gamer then he'd know the value of his merch. If he's just a fool who wants to blow the money on a trip to Vegas or some shit then what he doesn't know won't hurt him. As long as both parties are happy afterward there's no harm done.

>>	Screwy !BDcKesnEik Wed Apr 24 16:13:40 2013 No.532245 >>532219 That's why I'm asking. Some sites still "have it"

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:14:09 2013 No.532256 >>532245 no idea then. goodluck

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:16:09 2013 No.532273

>>528619
That's why you swoop in at the last moment and take care of things. Nothing angers me more than people who raise the auction by a moderate amount- let's say $10- when it has like 5 days to go. They haven't moved it out of the acceptable price range, only ensured that the end price will have gone up. There's no reason not to bid last-minute, unless you're predisposed.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:20:09 2013 No.532303
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I always ask for more than what something is worth when I'm selling locally OBO.

I think of it like this. If the item is work $20 you KNOW the idiot who wants to buy is going to want a deal and offer less. I got feed up dealing with niggers so now I just ask more and typically the offers I get are what its actually worth. I had one guy try and convince me my desktop + 3 24" monitors and my speakers were worth his asus transformer...

You get a lot of asshole whos actually get angry at you like "THIS IS NOT WORTH X!!!! IM GOING TO POLIUCE AND REPT U" and man they all spell like fucking apes.

One time I had my add up for my laptop. It was up for 20 min or so. The first guy sends me a GIANT email saying how I'm an idiot. (pro tip: don't insult your seller. If anyone gives me shit when its really not necessary I never sell to them no matter what) Anyway, he makes an offer and I say I'll wait to see what else I get offered. He FLIPS HIS SHIT saying that his offer is only valid for TONIGHT and he well not buy (keep in mind its been up for 20 min) of course I say no. These people always are snarky too and finish the conversation with "GOOD LUCK".

>mfw when I always sell my items at what they are worth
>mfw when if he had been nice I gladly would have sold him the item for the price he offered me

Also people who don't respond after they answer your add. jesus christ that pisses me off.
>hey I'll offer you this! :D
>me: sure
>nothing
>nothing at all

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:21:09 2013 No.532323

>>531549
I feel ya. When I was just into ebay, and the N64 was not -that- old, I found what I thought was a good deal.
Only after winning I thoroughly read the description, and it specifically said "not tested".
So of course I ended up with a €50 brick, and younger me was too beta to complain and to technically challenged to fix it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:23:09 2013 No.532336 >>532303 also from my exp the best to worst people to work with >young adult women >young adult men >middle aged well to do men >teens >older women >niggers/indians

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:23:10 2013 No.532330 >>532323 Game or console?

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:28:39 2013 No.532374

>>532330
Console with cables, controller and 1 game I think. Don't even remember what it was, I think I gave the controller and game to my friend who was and still is a huge nintendo collector. He has 3 suitcases filled with games and at least 2 of every console and peripheral. He won't ever sell anything either, he has doubles/triples/quadruples just in case something breaks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:32:39 2013 No.532407 File: 116 KB, 980x617, howdidido.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>532374 On a related note, I just bough pic related for €22 ($28) including shipping, but missing battery covers, how would you rate the deal?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:40:39 2013 No.532481 >>528683 I'm in Atlanta. Take me with you, oh captain!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:41:39 2013 No.532490 >>532407 sounds like a fair deal, nothing great, but neither a ripoff... and warioland II is an amazing game... that plot branching was fascinating when I was a kid...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:43:09 2013 No.532509 >>528364 >doesn't know how to ebay >gets outbid last second >blame ebay pls kill yourself

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:45:09 2013 No.532519 >>532509 Nowhere in his post does he say there's anything wrong with ebay itself.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:50:39 2013 No.532558 Buying a cart with rental numbers or someones name on it is like dating a girl with her Ex's name trampstamped above her ass. She may be fun but you know she's been around.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:52:39 2013 No.532576 >>532558 I don't understand the analogy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:53:09 2013 No.532595 File: 12 KB, 204x247, 1364123830186.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528632

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:55:09 2013 No.532616 >>532576 It's like a constant reminder that she once belonged to someone else, and in the case of rental numbers its like she was a prostitute.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:56:10 2013 No.532621 >>531458 >he deserves his money stolen for paying too much for something You have a fucked sense of logic.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 16:57:09 2013 No.532632 >>532616 I don't see how the analogy works. There's no downside to a cartridge being used, so long as it's in good shape. Cartridges can't have children.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:04:39 2013 No.532682 File: 28 KB, 575x385, picard-facepalm2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>532632 >>532576

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:06:10 2013 No.532698 >>532682 Not my fault you have a shitty analogy and then get frustrated when someone doesn't care.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:12:40 2013 No.532735 >>532698 NO DUDE PLAYING SOMEONE'S VIDEO GAME IS LIKE FUCKING THEIR GIRLFRIEND. TOTALLY THE SAME LOGIC.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:13:09 2013 No.532751 >>532698 >>532735 You guys failed English class, didn't you? That analogy was not hard to follow, and you guys didn't get it even when the guy explained it to you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:16:09 2013 No.532769 >>532735 >>532698 Calm down, your sperg is showing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:16:40 2013 No.532774 >>532751 Getting it isn't the issue. The analogy just doesn't matter because cartridges don't have vaginas..

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:17:39 2013 No.532785 >>532774 Maybe YOURS don't...

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:19:39 2013 No.532813 >>532621 paying too much = wasting money = do not deserve that money = deserves his money stolen

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:21:09 2013 No.532843 >>532813 Not to mention the problems it causes for everyone else.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:22:39 2013 No.532852 >>532813 I hope someone steals your money on a purchase and you come whining here.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:23:39 2013 No.532865 >>532632 you could say the same thing about women. Used isnt bad as long as its in good shape. >>532774 well you could make a comparison between the shape and condition of a cart slot to a pussy.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:24:10 2013 No.532872 Who invited /v/ and /r9k/ to /vr/?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:24:40 2013 No.532873 >>532865 >Used isnt bad as long as its in good shape. Far more people want a "pure" woman than a "pure" cartridge.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:25:09 2013 No.532883 >>532872 /v/ + /r9k/ /vr/

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:26:09 2013 No.532895 >>532852 Jeez, so harsh. You say that like we're the ones keeping absurd retro game prices viable.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:26:09 2013 No.532896 >>532883 That's so far from the truth it isn't even funny.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:30:39 2013 No.532920 >>532895 Saying someone deserves to have any amount of money stolen just because he's overpaying a bit is just stupid.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:31:39 2013 No.532934 >>528683 i'm game but i'd rather play turtles 2 the arcade game

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:32:39 2013 No.532943

>>532873
good luck with finding a "pure" woman that doesn't go batshit crazy. I would rather take a girl that knows what shes doing and how she likes to take it rather than some quiet and embarrassed "pure" girl. Virgins are only fun if you're still a virgin other than that they are lame lays.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:40:39 2013 No.533024 I'm a faggot that uses sniping websites. I outbid you faggots by one cent before the auction ends with out fail.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:42:39 2013 No.533049 >>533024 I just do it manually. Have yet to lose a game/console i've really wanted.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:44:39 2013 No.533080 >>532943 I'm just skimming through /vr/ then I see your post. Can you take it to /r9k/ or /soc/? I don't want you shitting up this board. Don't make this /v/.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 17:52:39 2013 No.533151 >>528410 >+1 internets for you anon I don't know where you're from, but we don't use retard language here.

Anonymous Wed Apr 24 18:06:09 2013 No.533284

>>531792
>The only problem I have with Amazon is there's not a picture of the actual item you'll be getting.
Yeah, that's often a pain. I sometimes try to contact them with questions, but the best sellers are the ones who very clearly state the condition and edition of the product. If their details are thorough, I tend to trust them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 18:08:40 2013 No.533302 >>530190 M3 is what I have and it works really well.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 02:04:10 2013 No.536751 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wholesale-Lot-of-62-Used-Japanese-Sega-Saturn-Games-for-Japanese-Version-of-SS-/181124904897?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2be2b7c1 Oh hey this looks like a pretty good lot. I think I'll-- >$110 shipping No

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 02:19:43 2013 No.536872 >>536751 So what? The seller is in Japan.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 03:02:10 2013 No.537124

>>531851

Speaking of cracked casing, is there a possibility of... cartridge restoration? I've got at least one old N64 game or two with some seriously beat up casing (and I'm not sure where else to ask about this but in this thread). Is there anything that can be done? I'm not too worried about resale, but I'd like to keep it playable.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 03:32:10 2013 No.537249

>>537124
If you've got a donor game and a way to print out an all new label, go for it.

I made a custom case for Pokemon Stadium so that it'd match Pokemon Stadium 2 using two shitty N64 sports games, one red and one blue.

Looks pretty neat and one of my friends got me to use the other pieces for his.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 07:52:01 2013 No.538017

resellers truly are the cancer of the retro market

and by that i mean the resellers that think they can make a career or get rich from selling vidya. You can't. You won't. Stop trying. Sell your games for a fair price that stabalizes the market while still making you a couple bucks. If you buy earthbound for a couple hundred and then try to resell it for a hundred more than you purchased it for, you're part of what's causing this hobby to be truly hard to be a part of.

But truly, most of the blame lies with the people stupid enough to pay more than a hundred bucks for a copy of Super Mario RPG for example

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 08:49:42 2013 No.538239

>>536751
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wholesale-Lot-of-62-Used-Japanese-Sega-Saturn-Games-for-Japanese-Version-of-SS-/181124904897?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2be2b7c1

>Click link; auction ended
>suggested auction, it's the same thing relisted
>minimum price down10 USD
>shipping has gone up 10 USD

It's a shame that overseas shipping costs so damn much.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:03:32 2013 No.538717 >>538017 Seriously. It's a vicious cycle. For the most part it's like only resellers are the ones who are buying the games. And each time they make a purchase they up their price to make a minor profit.

ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Thu Apr 25 11:09:02 2013 No.538758

>>528364
MFW this thread is full of faggots that don't see that the seller is outbidding you.

I am an eBayer, and I don't fucking do that shit. I start my prices at the lowest price I am willing to take, and then I don't have to be a sneaky butthole.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:15:32 2013 No.538794 >>528364 Well in some cases the relist can be from a npb. Especially if their bid was more than the usual value of the item.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:23:32 2013 No.538845

>>538239
>>minimum price down10 USD
>>shipping has gone up 10 USD
>It's a shame that overseas shipping costs so damn much.
It shouldn't cost THAT much to ship. It sounds like the seller is trying to skirt some listing fees by putting some of the "actual" cost in the shipping. That's against the ToS.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:37:02 2013 No.538930 >>538758 It's amazing watching people still bid on an item when there is sometone with a new account or one with 0 feedback bidding on the item too. Once I see that shit I don't bother bidding anymore.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 12:46:32 2013 No.539245 >>532920 >$300 for a common, average game like Earthbound is overpaying a bit >overpaying >a bit Do you work at a RARE RETRO VINTAGE CLASSIC OLD SCHOOL videogame store?

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 12:48:02 2013 No.539261

>>538845

They are. My sister lives in Japan, she just sent me a giant package yesterday that was several kg heavy and the shipping cost was 6100 yen (approx $60). It was written right on the box under "shipping fee". The guy is marking up the cost of shipping, and while it's against the rules, I know for a fact that everyone does it no matter where you are. On ebay shipping costs are always inflated so they get more return

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 15:03:03 2013 No.540083 Bump

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 15:26:33 2013 No.540223 >>538717 it's not just games. i've seen a lot of tpb's be sold then the buyer not two days later put the damn same ad with their name on it back up to sell it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 15:39:33 2013 No.540315 >>539261 did she send it track and confirm? i bought something from japan and it came track and confirm i thought the guy cheated me till i saw on the package the track and confirm almost doubled the price.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 16:18:33 2013 No.540584
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>Saving up some cash
>Gee I want to build a vidya collection
>Let's see how much these SNES games co- Nope, too much
>Ok, how about Genesis and Satu- Fuck no, who in their right mind would pay that
>... PS1?
>Nah.

ebay in a nutshell for me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 16:22:34 2013 No.540613 File: 178 KB, 465x286, Aw fuck.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>528709

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 16:59:03 2013 No.540832 File: 46 KB, 566x480, 135517498494.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>529314 >coarse

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 17:09:34 2013 No.540918 Is there a way I can reseal game cases? I could make a killing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 17:17:04 2013 No.540960 >>530731 Lurk for a bit and it'll drop. Someone said zelda: collector's goes for $60, but I got it for $36...stilla ripoff, but not $60 ripoff

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 17:22:33 2013 No.540994 >>540584 man if i could get shit to england and europe cheaply and with tracking i'd make a killing sending people over there stuff.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 17:28:03 2013 No.541047 >>528709 inb4 >open it up >disk is broken

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 17:40:03 2013 No.541139 >>540918 Retail stores use machines to shrinkwrap used products, I believe. I don't know who manufactures them. You probably wouldn't get past the VGA, but I don't know much about the collectible games business so who knows.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 17:43:34 2013 No.541170 File: 16 KB, 255x352, laughing danny elfman.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>541139 >VGA

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 18:04:03 2013 No.541298 >>528459 >Nothing a Magic Eraser can fix. >Nothing can fix But a Magic Eraser CAN fix that... In just one swipe, actually.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 18:27:34 2013 No.541404 >>541170 As laughable as they are, I doubt they would overlook a game that was simply re-shrinkwrapped. I could be wrong; someone should try it just so we might get a laugh out of it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 20:38:04 2013 No.542239 >>541404 It wouldn't be too hard to fake VGA stickers and wrapping

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 20:58:05 2013 No.542385 >>539245 It was CIB, you fucking nigger. Also >Live in first world country >Go to work >Earn disposable income >Disposable income deserves to be stolen You're wasting your life being on 4chan, so we should just kill you now and get it over with.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 20:58:35 2013 No.542382 >>530780 I think the PAL version had 4 discs instead of 2.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 22:13:05 2013 No.542796 File: 72 KB, 665x922, Soul Reaver.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 22:30:34 2013 No.542929 >>542796 >I have a random item >VGA appraised it >time to ask a retarded amount of money for it fuck that guy

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Thu Apr 25 22:38:05 2013 No.542985 >>538930 I don't know why people bother being sneaky, or putting a reserve on an item. Just list it starting at that price, and fucking deal with it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 22:39:05 2013 No.542994 Report him. My brother got banned for doing that. Not even kidding.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 22:48:04 2013 No.543065 >>542994 There is -nothing- in eBay's terms of service, rules, or policies against bidding at the last minute.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 22:50:34 2013 No.543075 >>543065 Bidding on your own items sure is.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:02:34 2013 No.543180 >>543075 There's no way for eBay to verify that it's the seller who bid on the item through some proxy account and then bailed so the seller could relist.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:21:35 2013 No.543342 >>528364 >ghost accounts to win themselves their own uctions.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:24:34 2013 No.543373 >Almost won Shining Force CD for $60 >Beaten by another guy who bid the exact same amount miliseconds before I did I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE BID 60.05

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:32:34 2013 No.543445

>>528452
Is not the problem that teh stupid kid is selling it as rare because of the marker label, it is because he is using the same dirty trick that has completely ruined Ebay lately, by slapping the label RARE on ANY GAME so they can get away with the extortionist absurd mark ups.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:36:34 2013 No.543486 >>528587 Most likely.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:39:34 2013 No.543513 >>528617 >RARE Vintage Fun So Rare that i got my copy on a swap meet place along with TMNT II and Zelda for 8 bucks in total.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:41:34 2013 No.543525 >>528619 You just solve the mystery, this is another dirty trick that they can get away because there's not a single rule that actually prevents people from doing this.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 23:49:04 2013 No.543602 >>529036 nope I wait till the end and then go for the headshot with the awp. got super metroid for a cool 20 :D

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:20:34 2013 No.543923

I see a lot of hate for sellers on here. I've been selling off my video game collection piecemeal, and have been 100% honest. In my experience the problem is always the fucking seller.

I can't tell you how many times the bidder who's in the lead chooses to complain about shipping cost less than an hour away from winning, threatening to leave negative feedback because I'm 'overcharging,' when I charge to the penny what Canada Post estimates (including tracking, because buyers cannot be trusted to be honest).

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:23:04 2013 No.543951
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>win auction early in the morning
>check delibery/shipment stats at like..7 pm to see if the item's been shipped or at least boxed yet
>nothing
>next day
>box checked in at Virginia post office (i think. sounded like the name of one)

>check again today
>delivery stats are completely empty

Fucking ebay

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:30:34 2013 No.544009

You are using ebay wrong. You're supposed to bid the maximum amount you would pay for it. If you win, then you win. If you get outbid, it doesn't matter because it was more than you were willing to pay. If you were willing to pay more, then you should've bet more, that's the deal.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:32:34 2013 No.544028 >>528452 Wasn't Steven Butler one of the producers for the American Localization? Pretty good deal for an autographed cart.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:36:34 2013 No.544090 >>528617 >one with writing has higher bid then one without

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:40:34 2013 No.544121 >>528963 If you were willing to pay more than $951 then you should've bid more than $951.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:42:34 2013 No.544143 >>529234 >selling a game without the original case

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:44:04 2013 No.544168 >>544121 Thanks for the tip Sherlock. What, he can't be disappointed that he lost an auction?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:45:34 2013 No.544170 >>544009 >someone bets one cent more than you Oops, it's over my maximum. Oh well.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:47:34 2013 No.544191 >>530034 If you were willing to pay $45.01 for it, then you should've bid that instead of $45

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:49:04 2013 No.544206 >>544191 >>544121 >>544009 Behold, we have a genius in this thread.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:54:34 2013 No.544237 >>544143 >the fact that the jewel case itself is the most easily replacable thing

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:55:04 2013 No.544245 File: 375 KB, 1188x469, Reserve not met.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:58:35 2013 No.544263 >>544245 >Sticker on the front says 29.99 You gotta be some kind of fucking queer faggot not to remove a sticker showing everyone you're a shit-eating cunt who snatched it up for peanuts so that you could auction it off at a $1,000 reserve bid.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 00:59:04 2013 No.544274 >>538239 I can send a nes cart sized box to austria for like $10 usps.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:00:04 2013 No.544281 >>544245 >not sharpying out the blatant 29.97 on the front

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:02:34 2013 No.544292 >>544168 No he can't. If he bid the maximum amount he would've paid for it, and he lost, then he has not really lost anything. The price went for more than he was willing to pay, so he would not have bought it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:03:34 2013 No.544301 >>544170 If you were willing to pay one cent more, then you didn't bid your maximum. You should bid the MAX price you are willing to pay.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:04:34 2013 No.544306 >>543525 >You just solve the mystery, this is another dirty trick that they can get away because there's not a single rule that actually prevents people from doing this. ebay employee's help them do this. for god sakes ebay was sued for this and lost.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:04:34 2013 No.544307 >>544292 >>544301 Holy fuck you're dense. Please leave.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:05:34 2013 No.544313 >>544245 >Too god damn lazy to remove the sticker. >Reserve over seven hundred fucking dollars. >SHOWER MY IN MONIES BECAUSE OF MY LUCKY FIND

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:06:34 2013 No.544318 >>544301 There's never a fine line of what someone is willing and not willing to pay that goes down to the cent.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:06:34 2013 No.544321 >>544307 I'm sorry but apparently people on this board don't understand how to properly use ebay.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:07:34 2013 No.544329 How to bid: 1) Add item you want to watch list. 2) Do not bid at all. 3) In the last 60 seconds, bid the absolute maximum you are willing to pay for the item. That is how you win the auction. Bidding early on is for retards and grandparents.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:08:34 2013 No.544341

>>544318
If you're always willing to pay 1cent more, well pennies add up, and soon it's 1dollar over, or 5 or 100. Bid with your head, not your gut feeling that you'll get a lucky bid.

Here's a tip: Do your research on how much the game costs, and establish a percentage you be willing to over pay.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:09:04 2013 No.544352

>>544329
Actually it doesn't matter what time you bid, as long as it's before the ending. ebay will autobid for you. If the price goes above what you were willing to spend, then you can't get mad because it was more than you were willing to spend anyway.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:09:35 2013 No.544348

>>544318
Yes, there is, and you need to find it. Figure out the exact amount that you are willing to pay and not a cent more, draw that fucking line, and bid that maximum amount.

>waaah I was beaten by a single penny

That wouldn't fucking happen if you wait until the last moment to bid.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:11:34 2013 No.544364

>>544352
It does matter. Because if you wait until the last moment to bid, then whoever is next up in line is going to have that much less time to bid against you. They won't even know that there's that extra person watching and waiting to bid.

If you bid early on, you're just driving up the price for whoever ends up winning it. Bidding early is how you end up paying the maximum premium price on a game instead of getting a remotely decent deal on it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:13:35 2013 No.544376 >>544364 If he was willing to pay more than you, then he will bid higher than you and win the auction. That's true if he bids more than you 2weeks before the end, or 2minutes from the end.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:13:35 2013 No.544381

>>544341
If I'm willing to pay $15 I'm willing to pay $15.01. I'm not willing to pay $30. Use your own common sense as to when you've gone too high over your first estimate. You can't humanly say "I'm willing to pay $61.38 on an item and not one penny more!" unless you're not mentally sane.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:16:34 2013 No.544405 >>544381 If you were willing to pay $15.01 then you should've bid $15.01. I can't feel sorry for you, when you are blatantly using ebay incorrectly.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:17:34 2013 No.544412

>>544376
Yes, you fucking moron, but by waiting until the end you're removing your rival's opportunity to respond to your max bid. Say they bid a max bid at $75, and the current bid is sitting at $30. You wait until the last minute and bid your maximum, say $100. It says that the bid is now $76 or whatever. They have barely any time at all to get in there and decide how much more, if at all, they're willing to pay. They have barely any time to enter in their new max bid. And if that max bid isn't over yours, they have even less time to decide if they want to try an even higher amount. If you do that shit in the middle of the week you're giving the other guy hours and days to think about and make up his mind.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:17:34 2013 No.544414 >>544405 Holy fuck you're dense

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:19:04 2013 No.544431

>>544412
Well that doesn't matter. They were willing to pay $75 for it, you were willing to pay $100. The price exceeded what they were willing to pay for it, so it's not like they are going to bid again, they exceeded their max. And if the price goes over $100, then it exceeded your max as well, so you would no longer care about winning it.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:20:34 2013 No.544437

>>544414
>>544381
You're the fucking dense one. What everyone is trying to tell you is that this 'one penny more' shit is inherently flawed and illogical.
"I won't pay $30! I'll pay $15!" "Would you pay $15.01?" "Yes!" "$15.02?" "Yes!"
>ten minutes later
"$29.99?" "Yes!"

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:22:04 2013 No.544458

>>544414
If by "dense" you mean experienced and correct ebay user, then you are correct. Stop being so emotional about your bidding, you'll just end up spending more than you wanted to. Take the time, use your head, and find out the max amount you are willing to pay. If it exceeds that, then cool your head, walk away, and find another auction.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:22:04 2013 No.544459

>>544431
People's 'max' changes. Look at retards like >>544381
This moron's max was $15, but it went up because someone slightly outbid him, so they'll rebid if they get the chance. These are the dipshits you don't want to give an extra hour or day to mull it over and decide that they're willing to pay a little more after all, because even if their ultimate maximum doesn't surpass yours, they're going to drive up the price repeatedly, and you end up paying $100 instead of $76.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:24:34 2013 No.544470 >>544437 Self-control. I already said that. If you SERIOUSLY set yourself a limit of $15 on an item and found one you could get for $15.01 and chose NOT to because you were one fucking penny over, that's the most OCD thing I've heard all day.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:26:34 2013 No.544487

>>528615
The latter. Atlus isn't a big publisher they can't afford to print huge numbers of copies and not have most of them sold. Atlus has done quite a few reprints of games at least to try to help drive some of their more expensive games down aka Radiant Historia, Etrian Odyssey 1-3, and Devil Summoner.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:26:34 2013 No.544489

>>544470
>limit of $15
>paying $15.01

Do you even know what some of the words you're using there MEAN? A limit is a fucking limit. So tell me, what is the EXACT amount where someone is outbidding you over and over again for one cent that you say, 'Okay, that is one cent TOO MUCH!' Because if you will pay $15.01, then $15 is not your fucking limit.

Is it $18.64?

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:28:34 2013 No.544506

>>544470
Are you trolling me right now? You find out what the going rate of the item is, and you figure out your max bid based on that. You might add a certain percentage or a few more dollars to the standard price to make it more likely you will win (if you are willing to pay extra for the convenience). If your max bid is out bid, then you know that it is no longer worth buying the item at that price, so you move onto another auction, reassess and bid on that.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:28:34 2013 No.544510 >>544489 Personally, if I bet $15 and I got outbid, I'd bid again with a max of $17 at best, if you truly want to know. If that doesn't work, then I'd stop. If I truly wanted it I would pay $2 more.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:29:04 2013 No.544527

>>544352
>If the price goes above what you were willing to spend, then you can't get mad because it was more than you were willing to spend anyway.

You're a dumbass. If I'm willing to pay a certain amount for a rare item, and someone outbids me, I have every reason to be disappointed. I didn't get the item that I wanted, and it may take months before I find another copy. By that point, the price will probably have gone up, and I have to waste more time looking for that particular item.

Tell that to the guy who's been looking for a complete copy of Stadium Events for years after he puts a bid of $20k for one and gets outbid at the last second. "Well you can't get mad, the price went over what you were willing to pay anyway!". How can you be this obtuse? You're not an "experienced eBay user", you're just dense.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:30:04 2013 No.544532 >>544506 We're talking to a brick wall, here. This guy isn't arguing from any standard of logic or common sense that we can relate to. He's saying 'in for a penny, in for a pound, but only if we get to the pound one penny at a time.'

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:31:04 2013 No.544539 >>544510 So, you would concede and let someone take it for $17.01 if outbid?

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:31:34 2013 No.544542

>>544510
So you have no strategy at all, and just bids willy nilly with no spending limit, based on your "gut"? You're going to end up overspending and wasting your money.

>>544527
If he was willing to pay more than $20k, then he should have bid more than $20k. Rarity is a factor to consider when calculating your max bid.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:32:34 2013 No.544552

>>544539
If I got outbid at $17, most likely their bid wasn't simply $17.01, but rather, say, $25. $25 is too much. If I got outbid at $15, my new max bid of $17 most likely wouldn't have even worked and the other seller would most likely still be on top.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:32:34 2013 No.544556 Seller here. Why do people not just pay immediately? I just sell dvds and games under £10 and it takes them a fucking week or something with no communication.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:32:34 2013 No.544561 >>544539 No, that's just stupid. I mean if I'm willing to pay $17, then like $17.01 that's a no brainer, it's just another penny.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:33:34 2013 No.544564 >>528452 can I see the link to that bro?

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:34:34 2013 No.544581

>>544556
A lot of the time I bid on things before the last 5 minutes, so I'll win, and I get the email about it, and I bid on it several days ago, and I'm just busy. Other times, you know you havve ot move funds around, or wait for your paycheck to come in.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:35:35 2013 No.544594

>>544556
Most of them are probably bidding without actually having the money on hand and try and scrounge it together once they've won. They're basically not people with money sitting there in paypal ready to use, but they spend an hour here and there on eBay anyway looking for impulse purchases. "Oooh I NEED that!" So they worry about winning it first and paying for it second. They'll bid on an auction Monday that ends Tuesday knowing full well they won't get paid until Friday and won't have the money in PayPal until Monday.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:36:35 2013 No.544603 >>544561 $17.02?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:37:04 2013 No.544617 >>544603 Yeah, that still sounds reasonable.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:37:35 2013 No.544616 >>544594 >bidding without money on hand That's like buying things with a credit card you don't have the money for. People like that still exist?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:38:04 2013 No.544631 >>544617 $17.03?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:38:34 2013 No.544626 >>544616 Yup. >>544581

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:40:34 2013 No.544645 >>544631 OK I can see you're trying to trick me, but get real. People don't just bid like 1 cent, it goes from 17 to like 30 instantly, and I wouldn't pay 30.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 01:41:34 2013 No.544651 >>544645 What if it went to $18.50?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 02:00:04 2013 No.544787 ebay ruined retro gaming pricing. And god forbid you list something on there unless you are a business, by the time you pay out the fees you sell it for nothing.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 02:51:18 2013 No.545123

>>544645

No one's trying to trick you. Just exploit the glaring flaw in your logic.

I think you need to read up on "The Paradox of the Heap" and you also need to learn how auctions work. You seem to be going on the assumption that auctions are infinite in nature. I'd like to see how you handle an auction hall. Your head would spin faster than Taylor Swift goes through boyfriends, all the while muttering

>muh, muh penny

You are an idiot.

Sage because this thread is lost to the shitposters.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 04:10:35 2013 No.545457

>>530062
I have a copy of this disc, which, coincidentally I bought off Ebay from a complete jackass who was going to just blow me off until I threatened to get ebay involved. He still gave me negative feedback, my first one ever. Asshole.

So yeah, fuck ebay.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 04:20:35 2013 No.545493 >>545457 If anyone gives me negative feedback, I'll set their car on fire. I get what I want, everyone gets to keep driving. Win-win scenario.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 04:36:35 2013 No.545549 >>530062 I kinda want this.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 04:46:35 2013 No.545574 >>545457 >>545493 Is getting a neg feedback that bad? I don't really use the place myself.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 05:00:36 2013 No.545614 File: 250 KB, 500x334, mmsg.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] why aren't you playing megaman sprite game right now, /vr/?

>>	Atwill !kelPcGZQlE Fri Apr 26 05:50:36 2013 No.545827 Never really had any big problems on eBay that couldn't be solved, but one thing that always irks me is when they list something as "Sealed" and then the item is simply in a plastic bag or has obviously been sealed by the seller himself.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 09:49:36 2013 No.546706 >>528683 i live in europe but, fuck, i'll come to the usa for this!

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:11:36 2013 No.546792 >>532509 I never once blamed eBay I just dislike eBay. There is a difference.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:23:06 2013 No.546848 I bought MvC 2 for ps2 at a local "retro" store for $27. Good deal or no?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:28:37 2013 No.546875 >>546848 considering before the HD re-release it would easily go for $110+ sometimes yeah not bad at all

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:32:06 2013 No.546893

>>546875
I had seen it once before at a separate location for $60 and I almost bought it, but in the the end I didn't.

I'm glad I waited and found it at half that price.

thanks for the serious reply, I didn't really expect as much. Not sure how /vr/ feels about PS2 era stuff

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:34:36 2013 No.546902

>>546893

I personally love the PS2. It's library is undeniably great. Most here would probably agree with that.

It also doesn't belong here on this board, but you just asked a quick question so who gives a fuck i'd like to think that we aren't as anal as other boards but that could only be a few of us

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:35:36 2013 No.546906 >>546848 not retro, >>>/v/

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:37:06 2013 No.546919 >>546906 What defines retro?

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:38:36 2013 No.546928

I was walking through the electronics department of WalMart back when the PS2 and Xbox versions of MvC2 were going for $100-ish bucks, and noticed a handful of copies of both versions in the bargain bin for $20 each. I about shit my pants.

Sadly, I didn't have enough money to buy them all out, but I did buy one copy of each version. I still have them sealed up on my shelf.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:40:06 2013 No.546937

>>546919
>This board is for the discussion of classic, or "retro" games. Retro gaming means consoles, computer games, arcade games (including pinball) and any other forms of video games on platforms launched in 1999 and earlier. Sixth generation and later consoles are not considered retro.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:44:06 2013 No.546950 >>528387 Why did he open it if it was sealed?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:45:06 2013 No.546956 >>546937 Cool. His question was answered and now he knows. Get back on topic, mini-mod.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 10:48:10 2013 No.546967

>>546950

I guess I never really elaborated on that, huh? My bad.

I opened it because it looked like it was obviously re-sealed. It was sealed very badly. The guy bought a HM64 box and threw turok 2 in ti and then re-sealed it, hoping to make a profit.

Shady as fuck.

Update: I got my money back and I kept the items. I'm currently looking for a copy of HM64 if anyone has one that they're willing to part with.

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 12:52:48 2013 No.547689

>>546848

I'll indulge you a little bit since I'm knowledgable on the subject. When the rerelease came out for PS3/360, the prices for PS2 and Xbox versions of the MvC2 dropped from anywhere from $80-120 to $30-50. The reason is that these ones aren't arcade perfect. The Dreamcast version is probably the port that was closest to being arcade perfect (before the rerelease) and is worth more, I'd seen people charging anywhere from 100-200 dollars for it in the past, but now I think it's probably 50-80 dollars. The rerelease really helped drop the prices on these asshole games

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 12:53:48 2013 No.547701 >>546967 Sweet, you got a free Turok 2. Not bad for free!

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 14:29:34 2013 No.548029

eBay may be the last safe haven for me as a collector who is trying to reassemble his collection. I lost all my games except for Mega Man X during hurrican katrina. So much chaos. ugh

Anyway, all the thrift stores where I currently live only have shit that you'd expect old people to own.

>Wheel of Fortune on Genesis
>Madden
>Jeapordy

god i checked out like 8 thrift stores and four pawn shops. Nothing but newer games and shit like wheel of fortune.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 14:30:34 2013 No.548032 >>547701 i already owned it :<

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