/vr/ have you EVER managed to find a bargain on eBay? If so what was it? I swear I can't even find common games on there for under $30 and I look all the time.

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Anonymous Mon May 13 05:41:17 2013 No.658101 [Reply] [Original]

/vr/ have you EVER managed to find a bargain on eBay? If so what was it? I swear I can't even find common games on there for under $30 and I look all the time.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:47:16 2013 No.658118 I got Breath of Fire II for 41 dollars + 5 bucks shipping... not a bargain but I was just happy it was below 50 for a b-list SNES RPG

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:49:16 2013 No.658120 only GBA, nothing retro

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:51:16 2013 No.658127 Yea, I bought up most of my collection for the nes/snes/n64 through really cheap ebay auctions in 2005. Got Megaman 4,5, and 7 for $20 or so each that way.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:52:16 2013 No.658134 >>658130 >HALOLZ.com PLEASE DON'T BERATE ME I DIDNT NOTICE I SWEAR

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:52:47 2013 No.658130 File: 43 KB, 328x480, 1342421789218.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >_______ has bought your item! >Notice they haven't paid yet >Check their profile >0 feedback >0 transaction history >Join date: May 11, 2013

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:52:47 2013 No.658131 Gamecube and PS2 games are usually reasonable, but as for retro I haven't done much shopping there lately. Famicom games are always reasonable though.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:55:16 2013 No.658147 clash at demonhead complete shipped for 9.99 i consider it a bargain

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:57:16 2013 No.658151 I got Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance for like $6 in 2006, cart mint, with manual. I've been told it's like $20+. I literally have not bought one thing on eBay since.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 05:57:47 2013 No.658153 got a 20th anniversary GB micro for $15.

Anonymous Mon May 13 05:59:47 2013 No.658156

>>658101
Not really... I get decent deals on Gamecube titles like Resident Evil 4, Four Swords Adventure, Metroid Prime 1 & 2, and some common N64 games (Banjo 1 & 2 and Glover)
But for really good stuff or even *SLIGHTLY* uncommon stuff prepare to get ripped off by shit heads like Big Game Jew

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:00:46 2013 No.658158 File: 50 KB, 256x358, Fire_Emblem_PoR_Boxart.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] WHY IS IT WORTH SO MUCH?!?! AND DON'T SAY AWAKENING, IT'S BEEN GOING ON EVEN BEFORE THEN

Anonymous Mon May 13 06:09:46 2013 No.658178

I've had bargains, but it's only ever been on stuff advertised as collection only.

A massive collection of Amiga stuff which included a £100+ accelerator for £20. A Mega Drive 1 & 2, Gamegear, and games for £14. A minty fresh and boxed Commodore monitor for £5. Generally system bundles and stuff that people are too lazy to post or that's too heavy to easily ship can be picked up on the cheap around me. It's probably because I live in a lifeless shit pit of a town, though obviously this limits what comes up and how often too.

As for general ebay stuff? Not a fucking chance, though I tend to stick to forum communities and the like these days.

I've already given up on carboot sales this season too. If you're not there before opening and acting the rude cunt by rummaging through the poor sellers' stuff while they're trying to unpack you'll get literally nothing because the "Got any mobile phones or computer games?" ebay fuckfaces will have got everything but the 100 identical copies of FIFA.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:16:16 2013 No.658190 >>658158 I bought it for 4 dollars in a Gamestop awhile back. How much is it going for now?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:19:46 2013 No.658198 Got a Hi-Saturn model 2, almost mint, but turns out it was also modchipped - and it came with 7-8 games. Cost around 70 GBP. Worth 3-4 times as much. Only ~10000 model 2 Hi-Saturns were produced... it's rarer than the Derby Stallion Skeleton Saturn.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:22:16 2013 No.658207 >>658190 $60 for a loose copy please give me

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:31:46 2013 No.658227 File: 153 KB, 1339x488, Untitled2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>658158 Holy fuck this.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:33:16 2013 No.658230 Gremlins 2 for NES: £5.99 delivered.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:34:46 2013 No.658232 >>658227 >Dat slight Awakening spike Least it looks like it's going down a bit.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 06:36:16 2013 No.658234 >>658207 If I had another copy, I'd give it to you, anon! but i really like path of radiance and i only have one copy

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 11:24:01 2013 No.658878 an open Pandora rebirth $300

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 11:29:31 2013 No.658905 >>658101 Super Ghouls n Ghosts for $5 Axelay $4 Top Gear 3000 $1 Each one even had free shipping

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 11:37:01 2013 No.658931 not quite /vr/, but I got Alpha Protocol for $5 including postage from Hong Kong

Anonymous Mon May 13 11:40:31 2013 No.658945

Yes, eBay used to be a goldmine back in the day, its steadily gotten worse as it enabled any retard with enough patience to become a career reseller.

The past 5 years have been abysmal, and theyve turned the system into a clusterfuck.

tl;dr you missed the good era

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:25:32 2013 No.659124 Snake's Revenge 7$, free shipping, and complete in box with most inserts. I was the only bidder too, which was weird.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:26:02 2013 No.659132 >>658101 Kirby's Adventure, Final Fantasy 1, 2 and 3 for Famicom for like 5 dollars + shipping

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:28:02 2013 No.659143 >>659124 I got a boxed Jet Force Gemini like that. 6 dollars. I saw it and it was like, 5 days left, left a bid thinking "meh I won't get it" and I got it. It's really complete - it even got the Nintendo Power subscription ad on it

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:29:01 2013 No.659146 Medal of honor for PSX barely touched, no scratches on disc for about $6 Super star wars for Snes again barely touched, looks tobe in great condition for about $8

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:30:31 2013 No.659150 File: 50 KB, 162x123, ebay games.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] got all this for $35 w/shipping

Anonymous Mon May 13 13:40:31 2013 No.659572

>>658101
Phantasy Star II CIB (maps, guidebook, the works) for $12 w/shipping

Box of old games, contents unspecified by seller, got it for ~$20 w/shipping - contained a bunch of crap games, common games, Sword Master, Blaster Master, Mega Man 3, Snakes Revenge

Earthbound for $75 CIB. Seller didn't pay for deliver confirmation. Claimed the package was lost and was refunded through paypal. Still have that free copy of Earthbound.

This was, of course, in the bygone golden era of ignorant eBay sellers.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:42:01 2013 No.659582 Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons for $15, shipped. Boxed Neo Geo AES for $toomuch

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:43:01 2013 No.659587 >>659572 >Earthbound for $75 CIB. Seller didn't pay for deliver confirmation. Claimed the package was lost and was refunded through paypal. Still have that free copy of Earthbound. You piece of shit, I hope you choke on it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:43:31 2013 No.659585 >>658101 A Saturn, CiB Golden Axe the Duel, Disc-only Guardian Heroes and a Controller for $80 Recently got Shining Force II for $10

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:44:31 2013 No.659589 File: 806 KB, 1200x1600, $(KGrHqNHJF!FDH)DQHu1BQ1mHNugtg~~60_57.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>658101 All this for $200. Metal Storm is worth that much alone. Screw the rest, MS was in pretty good condition.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:52:01 2013 No.659629 >>659587 It's a victimless crime. Like punching someone in the dark.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:54:31 2013 No.659634 >>659587 I should point out: I paid him for deliver confirmation.

Anonymous Mon May 13 14:08:31 2013 No.659673

pokemon red and yellow boxed/mint for $15 each a couple years ago. they even had plastic outer cases to protect the boxes. Still have no idea why they were so low but I think I grabbed em pretty quickly as to when they were listed.
EarthBound cart only for $48 back in 2008.
like somebody said, it used to be a great place to find deals. Now it's what everyone uses to base prices off of, so very doubtful you'll find anything that great anymore.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:09:01 2013 No.659682 Marvel Super Heroes (US) for Saturn, complete with uncracked case, manual w/no creases AT ALL, and even had the foam insert that goes between the game and manual. $17.99 and like $3 shipping.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:13:02 2013 No.659690 Final Fantasy 1 for $2, free shipping > Arrives > turn it on > seller has swapped FF PCB w/Mario Bros oh well, only $2

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:21:31 2013 No.659706 >>659690 What's the point? It can't be that hard to find someone willing to pay 5 bucks for mario Bros.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:22:01 2013 No.659710 >>659706 Well, it was SMB/Duckhunt. I can't imagine that selling too well on eBay.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:35:31 2013 No.659749 >>658101 I found some great vidya games back in the late '90's, early '00's. Not worth using since then.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 15:08:02 2013 No.659905 Not Ebay, but I got boxed copies of Half-Life + expansions for ten pounds.

Anonymous Mon May 13 15:18:32 2013 No.659952
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Got Legand of Legaia. It was thirty something with shipping, so not a steal, but:

> Day of arrival
> open package
> Game in better condition then expected
> Even has the manual
> flick through
> section in back for notes
> nothing but poorly drawn pictures of a grown man and child
> Keep looking through them
> mfw each seen depicts a scenario ending in the sexual abuse of a child

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 15:47:02 2013 No.660093 Big boxed copy of the original fallout for 60.

Anonymous Mon May 13 21:17:08 2013 No.661692

Seiken Densetsu 2 & 3 for 99 cents each. Recently

Duke Nukem 64 cart + the guide and manual for 3+ 5 for shipping that was in 2005 when I first started using it.

Auctions are the only way to go and have patience. I got maze of galious for 99 cents, commando 99 cents, on buy it nows from some white guy living on the moon listing games with literally translated names lol.

Auctions are the best way to go decide how much you want to spend and just try and always win it at that price.

Anonymous Mon May 13 21:22:37 2013 No.661718

>>661692
Yep. I put in my maximum price when its about to end. Recently, I made some other guy pay more than other listings for a game I wanted because he wanted to drive up the price. I didn't want the game *that* bad, but now that guy is paying 100 bucks for something I wanted for 50.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 21:22:37 2013 No.661716 Oh yeah I ended up winning an auction for a copy of Hellfire for the Mega drive CIB for 18 bucks and its in good condition too. Like I just sort of placed a bid with no intentions on winning and actually won at a good price.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 21:24:37 2013 No.661728 >>661718 HAHAH I tried to bid someone up on TMNT 2 for Famicom (3 on NES) because I didnt want them winning it for that cheap and I got it for 2 bucks lol.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 21:27:07 2013 No.661746 >>661728 You can get some good deals. Alot of the stuff I want is pretty sought after, unfortunately, though. So its hard to get it for super cheap.

Anonymous Mon May 13 21:41:37 2013 No.661819

It's not retro but I got a game cube with all the cables, GBA linker, gameboy player w/ disc, a controller and resident evil 4, all for 60 dollars. I thought it was a good deal because the gameboy player and it's disc almost cost that much on their own. I just had to buy my own memory card and that wasn't hard.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 21:52:38 2013 No.661862 Got Time Stalkers complete in near mint condition for six bucks. With shipping, it still came out to less than $10.

Anonymous Mon May 13 22:12:38 2013 No.661940

Ebay
>Everything's overpriced, discs are usually much more scratched than seller claims

Amazon
>Good prices, but seller forgets to mention it's the greatest hits version with a replacement case and water-damaged manual

Where else can I get shit? There's nothing local except a local thrift store with a pretty mediocre selection that's still overpriced anyway

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:14:07 2013 No.661947 Someone put up a $25 buy it now copy of earthbound a few months back. Predictably, it didn't last long.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:16:07 2013 No.661957 Dreamcast for 22.50 Doom 64 for 8 bucks uh...I think thats it

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:18:08 2013 No.661962 eh, I buy lots of super famicom games on ebay. Prices are pretty good compared to SNES versions >boxed games for $10 each I'll take it, even if it's in Japanese.

Anonymous Mon May 13 22:20:38 2013 No.661968

>>661940
I bought SoTN for 10 bucks and he said the disc was very scratched but plays perfectly. The game came and it has very light surface scratches and plays amazingly. I could even have it resurfaced if I wanted to but its really not necessary. I sent that nigga a message thanking him for being such a bro and wished more ebayers were as good with their listings as he was.

Also Ebay is only over priced if you want to buy it now, if you have patience you can usually win an auction at a much fairer price.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:21:08 2013 No.661970 >>661962 this I got rockman x, x2, and x3 for 50 bucks loose carts but thats far better than my first born for english versions

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:28:37 2013 No.662004 >>661962 How do you determine a good price for Japanese games?

Anonymous Mon May 13 22:36:08 2013 No.662036

>>662004
It depends, if you are good at finding it and searching listings you can get stuff for really cheap. A lot of my imports were 99 cents and 20 dollars for the more expensive ones. You just have to check often Japanese stuff goes up for cheap all the time so if the prices look too high just wait for another seller.

Anonymous Mon May 13 22:40:37 2013 No.662053

>>658101

i bought 4 reflecting pools for 10 bucks off of ebay and then they went up to 30 each. one of them was a foreign foil, so that was worth 70 ish

i bought an 2 out of print cd's off of ebay for 10 bucks each

i bought chrono trigger, a snes and coords, megaman x, gradius 3 and super mario world for 100 bucks about 5 years ago

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:42:07 2013 No.662061 >>661940 Try pawnshops

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:50:07 2013 No.662105 >>662061 some of those places are just as bad

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:51:07 2013 No.662113 I got a used Saturn still in the box for $50 in 1998.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 22:52:37 2013 No.662117 >>659952 pics or it didn't happen inb4 "i packed it away"

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 23:10:38 2013 No.662227 >>661940 Look for BST threads right here on /vr/. They usually have a pretty friendly atmosphere, so people generally won't try to overprice their wares or rip you off.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 23:20:07 2013 No.662285 File: 409 KB, 1194x484, sonic.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] www.ebay.com/itm/321123383271 Better hurry, guys. He's already got 1 offer!

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 23:26:37 2013 No.662314 saturn with 6 games with cases and Light gun for 30 Genesis for 25 F-zero X with book and case for 5 dollars I lost the book and case ages ago during a move 6 saturn imports for 26 dollars

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 23:29:08 2013 No.662336 Boxed Jaguar with 17 boxed games for $200. Yes, that is a hell of a deal.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 23:43:38 2013 No.662390 >>662117 I didn't pack it away, I gave it to the police. You know, because of the potential child abuse.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 23:58:37 2013 No.662465 >>662390 Making up stories on the internet isn't cool.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:05:37 2013 No.662497 >untested Has this ever meant anything other than "broken"?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:06:37 2013 No.662498 >untested Has this ever meant anything besides "broken"?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:14:38 2013 No.662525 >>662498 Yup. It can also mean dead battery.

Anonymous Tue May 14 00:15:08 2013 No.662531

>>658101
I guess these don't count because they were back in 2005 before the big take off with SNES game prices but,

Secret of Mana Cib with guide for 80$ with shipping

Breath of fire 1+2 with manual for 1 for 20$ with shipping

Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel for 15$ cart only with shipping

Secret of Evermore 10$ with shipping

I was always wondering why earthbound cib with the guide and scratch and sniffs was 130$ and thought it was absurd to pay that much, they even had the pizza man air freshner for 25$ but now you can get 5x the price for those -_-

Anonymous Tue May 14 00:23:09 2013 No.662562
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not /vr/ but I got this bad girl for twenty bucks off of eBay. I also got an autographed copy of UFO's "Rock Bottom" album on vinyl for five dollars from a mother of a killed Gulf War vet.

I felt bad about it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:36:38 2013 No.662630 File: 27 KB, 450x358, 20-bucks[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] 10 bucks each for Star Fox 64 and Jet Force Gemini. Not quite a bargain but it fits with my policy of pic related.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:41:37 2013 No.662650 >>662562 that looks pretty damn nice

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:48:07 2013 No.662678 >>659634 Oh, well That's more grey.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:59:08 2013 No.662704 File: 442 KB, 528x516, 1308230712291.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>659589 >see platoon >whoa wtf there is a platoon game? >google it >first result "youtube - worst video games ever - platoon"

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 01:06:07 2013 No.662728 >>662650 came with a certificate of authenticity and everything. It's legit.

Anonymous Tue May 14 01:08:37 2013 No.662735

>be 2004
>be 18
>sell top loading nes with dog bone and 64 games (final fantasy, all the Mario's, dragon warrior, 2/3 ultimas Gijoe, both Zelda's) for $154.00
>be rich as Midas
>buy PS1 with THPS 1 and 2 and SOTN for 150.00 off eBay
>play SOTN till unreadable

I wish I had my damn NES back...

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 02:11:07 2013 No.662998 >>659572 > Earthbound for $75 CIB. Seller didn't pay for deliver confirmation. Claimed the package was lost and was refunded through paypal. Still have that free copy of Earthbound. You sir, are a champion. I bow before your superior intertubings.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 02:15:37 2013 No.663029 File: 315 KB, 1178x1118, ebaysly.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Not /vr/, but felt it was worth posting

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 14 02:20:37 2013 No.663064 Fuck Rarebucky Fuck him to death. http://myworld.ebay.com/rarebucky?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 03:33:37 2013 No.663297 >>662562 That album is going to be haunted and shit

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 03:36:08 2013 No.663304 >>663029 But the grading makes it worth $300 more dollars

Anonymous Tue May 14 03:59:37 2013 No.663371

>>659572
>Earthbound for $75 CIB. Seller didn't pay for deliver confirmation. Claimed the package was lost and was refunded through paypal. Still have that free copy of Earthbound.

I've done this before but not on ebay. A couple times actually.

Guys, always get tracking or delivery confirmation. It's pretty much free and standard now though.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 04:05:08 2013 No.663390 >>663029 top lel

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