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So, another Magical Chase on eBay...

Started by Raizen1984, 02/23/2010, 07:33 PM

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TheClash603

If the other 4998 copies post to ebay today, supply and demand may actually work in my favor.

D-Lite

Quote from: TheClash603 on 02/24/2010, 09:42 PMIf the other 4998 copies post to ebay today, supply and demand may actually work in my favor.
I'll bid them all up to $25 each if they do just to piss off the gamers :P
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darcotrigger

I'm certain that that is the copy brentsg recently sold over at neo-geo.com . If I'm correct then this sellers line of being the original owner is pure bullshit.

I could be wrong, but those flyers were being included with brentsg's game and the odds or two similarly minty games showing up back to back...... I'm sure of it.

Just sort of fucks me off how all these ebay sellers lie.

nectarsis

Happens more often these days.  Someone see's a game on their shelf making BIG $ and they jump on the bandwagon.  Happened last time one was posted 1-2 more showed up very soon after.
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RoyVegas

Quote from: darcotrigger on 02/25/2010, 11:39 PMI'm certain that that is the copy brentsg recently sold over at neo-geo.com . If I'm correct then this sellers line of being the original owner is pure bullshit.

I could be wrong, but those flyers were being included with brentsg's game and the odds or two similarly minty games showing up back to back...... I'm sure of it.

Just sort of fucks me off how all these ebay sellers lie.
So I'm curious.  If it IS the same copy, what did it sell for over on neo-geo?
All is well. :)

mrhaboobi

#55
i heard something like 1500? at least thats the price of the last one i know about that sold complete and mint like that.

I should say "Supposedly" sold, and it was on a forum, not neo geo forum i believe, a shooter forum..  when i questioned to person though they sounded like the sale might have fallen through..
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oldskool

Quote from: RoyVegas on 02/24/2010, 09:27 PM
Quote from: D-Lite on 02/24/2010, 07:23 PMOf the remaining 100, half are in Roy's basement.
You give me to much credit, I only have 49 in the basement.
Yup, cause everyone in Vegas has a basement hahaha.

RoyVegas

Quote from: oldskool on 02/26/2010, 03:21 PMYup, cause everyone in Vegas has a basement hahaha.
Of course we do!  Where else would we hide from all the tornados?
All is well. :)

NecroPhile

Quote from: RoyVegas on 02/26/2010, 05:40 PMOf course we do!  Where else would we hide from all the tornados?
Quit fibbing.  We all know the water table is far too high in Vegas for people to have basements.
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D-Lite

Quote from: RoyVegas on 02/26/2010, 05:40 PM
Quote from: oldskool on 02/26/2010, 03:21 PMYup, cause everyone in Vegas has a basement hahaha.
Of course we do!  Where else would we hide from all the tornados?
Right there with all the basements in California.

Of course, you kids do know that basements are pretty much common everywhere in the US except for California and Vegas, yes?  Where else would all those moms hide their socially inept children?
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exile

I can't even lie, If I had $1,000 that I could blow, that game would be mine in an instant. Look how clean it is. Woah! The one that sold for 1500 had a shitty box. :-&

King_Vidiot

but it's all flat, it probably wont even keep its box shape if you tried to fold it now

geise

I would pay $49.99 +tax for MC.  I didn't back in the day since I got 3 games for that price.  I would pay that price now, but that's as far as I'd go. 

Seriously though it's just sad that this game is so sought after.  I like the game but there's so many more games I'd rather play.  One more reason I didn't get MC back in the day.  I got Lords of Thunder, Valis III, and Neutopia II instead.  Also if I didn't buy Sapphire when it first came out I sure as shit wouldn't be spending the money that it goes for today.  It's a great game everyone should play, but there are better games to play on the PC-Engine.

mrhaboobi

we'd all love to pay $50 for the game.. but unfortunately i seriously doubt thats every going to happen, have been watching whats going on with stadium events for nes, cant believe the insane prices that game is getting.. $1000 for magical chase seems like nothing compared to 41k for stadium events!!! insane..
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US Manual : Magical Chase, Shockman 
US Box : Turrican,  Soldier Blade, New Adventure Island, Neutopia II
Other : Sapphire OBI, Turbo Play Aug/Sept 90, April/May 92, Turbo Edge Spring 90

PC Engine Special Cards : Bomberman User Battle

Alydnes Super Grafx

Arkhan Asylum

Quote from: mrhaboobi on 03/02/2010, 01:10 AMwe'd all love to pay $50 for the game.. but unfortunately i seriously doubt thats every going to happen, have been watching whats going on with stadium events for nes, cant believe the insane prices that game is getting.. $1000 for magical chase seems like nothing compared to 41k for stadium events!!! insane..
you mean 800,200$
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nectarsis

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Quote from: mrhaboobi on 03/02/2010, 01:10 AMwe'd all love to pay $50 for the game.. but unfortunately i seriously doubt thats every going to happen, have been watching whats going on with stadium events for nes, cant believe the insane prices that game is getting.. $1000 for magical chase seems like nothing compared to 41k for stadium events!!! insane..
you mean 800,200$
Over $1 mil...and if you believe that's getting paid for ( as prob reseal) I got a bridge to sell ya . ;)
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RoyVegas

All is well. :)

D-Lite

The minty one is at $1525 with 3 hours to go.  Should be interesting...
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TheClash603

I just want this damn game loose. I don't care if it is yellowed and has been sitting in someone's asshole the last 15 years as long as it plays!  If anyone has a loose copy in any condition, I will give a few hundred bucks for it.

..end rant, thanks!

Senshi

Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/06/2010, 06:46 PMI just want this damn game loose. I don't care if it is yellowed and has been sitting in someone's asshole the last 15 years as long as it plays!  If anyone has a loose copy in any condition, I will give a few hundred bucks for it.

..end rant, thanks!
I have one that's been in my dogs asshole, but only 5 years. (kidding)
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Sparky

Quote from: RoyVegas on 03/06/2010, 05:04 PMHere's our own Wmac selling his http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160411001142&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Nat, this is your old box you traded to him isn't it?
Good try.... but in comparison your MC sell still takes the cake :P  <<i had to do it>>

Dalder

WMAC's Magical Chase SOLD !!!!! who bought it ? a member here ?? did Roy buy it for the box ?

RoyVegas

#73
Quote[Good try.... but in comparison your MC sell still takes the cake :P  <<i had to do it>>
I'm not surprised.  [-(  Not surprised it was you who brought it up that is.   :lol:

Quote from: Dalder on 03/06/2010, 07:55 PMdid Roy buy it for the box ?
Not me.
All is well. :)

D-Lite

Quote from: D-Lite on 03/06/2010, 05:43 PMThe minty one is at $1525 with 3 hours to go.  Should be interesting...
Ended at $2,026.00
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TheClash603

Quote from: Senshi on 03/06/2010, 07:00 PM
Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/06/2010, 06:46 PMI just want this damn game loose. I don't care if it is yellowed and has been sitting in someone's asshole the last 15 years as long as it plays!  If anyone has a loose copy in any condition, I will give a few hundred bucks for it.

..end rant, thanks!
I have one that's been in my dogs asshole, but only 5 years. (kidding)
Damn, you gave me false hope.  I thought I hit the dog's asshole gold mine.

D-Lite

Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/07/2010, 12:54 AMI thought I hit the dog's asshole gold mine.
Someday you're going to regret having committed those keystrokes to a "Post" button.
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kattare

Quote from: Dalder on 03/06/2010, 07:55 PMWMAC's Magical Chase SOLD !!!!! who bought it ? a member here ?? did Roy buy it for the box ?
Yeah, that was me.  A few days ago I watched one with no manual go for $920 (I'd bid $910 tops and was sure I'd get it!) dammit... then I saw the other one hit $1525 with hours left to go and then I saw WMAC's up w/ BIN for $1599... seemed like a no-brainer to me... I've been trying to get that game for years now, and every time I looked at it and decided it was too expensive... only to see it climb even higher a month later.  heh.  So... I finally bought the bullet.  Glad I did too, the other one topped $2k.

Interesting side-note... it was about 6 months ago that WMAC outbid me on CTCW for this game!  heh.  It was another one of those ones where I bid what I thought was an insane $800 and someone (in this case, WMAC) swooped in and outbid me.  Dude knew what was up... he's made a sweet ~$600 on it now.

I still need a Dynastic Hero, Hudson Music Collection, and Sid Mead's Terraforming... willing to pay good money if anyone has 'em.
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NecroPhile

Quote from: kattare on 03/08/2010, 02:13 AMInteresting side-note... it was about 6 months ago that WMAC outbid me on CTCW for this game!  heh.  It was another one of those ones where I bid what I thought was an insane $800 and someone (in this case, WMAC) swooped in and outbid me.  Dude knew what was up... he's made a sweet ~$600 on it now.
And this is exactly why I have such loathing for some of the profiteering, johnny-come-lately meat sacks around here.
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TheClash603

It makes sense, a lot of us in our late 20s and 30s grew up playing these games as a kid. A lot of us either lost a lot of what we grew up with, or now would like to buy the stuff our parents didn't get us.  We have jobs, many of us aren't quite there with kids yet, so we have spare cash.

I often wonder what a game like Magical Chase will be worth in 20 years. Sure, the game will be much more rare, because with time it will be harder to find.  However, I wonder how many of us will still be collecting when we are 50-60 years old?  Will this new era of gamers raised on digital distribution want to collect old games?  I think the market will likely collapse in 30 years, but it is just a guess of mine.  It happened with baseball cards, comics, some cars, and the art market... so it could easily happen here.

Maybe when I am 50 I will finally scoop up a reasonably priced Magical Chase.

nectarsis

Price collapse vs. collector collapse are 2 very different things. There will always be "collectors" to some degree, all depends if thew medium/systems still function.
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jperryss

If only someone here had helped him locate that Magical Chase, then we could start a new thread calling him out and bashing him for it....

NecroPhile

Quote from: jperryss on 03/08/2010, 02:11 PMIf only someone here had helped him locate that Magical Chase, then we could start a new thread calling him out and bashing him for it....
It wouldn't be anywhere near as much fun, considering I don't recall wmacmonagle making altruistic overtures about wanting to help out the community and not being a greedy charlatan.
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kattare

I wouldn't be too hard on WMAC.  The situation is depressing all around, but I don't blame him at all for the magical chase economic climate.  For all I know he needed that $600 to feed his kids, make his mortgage payment, or keep the lights on... and I don't think he snagged it as a sweetheart deal here on the forums, so no ill will there.

I too wonder what it'll be worth in 20 years... I kind of expect a 5 year increase, then a plateau... I'm not sure it'll ever go down by the numbers, but if it stays at a certain price, then it's going down just by inflation alone anyway.  Part of the reason I don't think it'll go down is because everyone is going to remember the crazy cash they paid for it (or saw it go for) and isn't going to want to accept less than that for it.  If I was in a bind today and needed the cash, you can bet that I'd be starting the bidding at near what I paid for it.

for what it's worth... I'm having a blast helping out the community, if only by the fact that I enjoy repairing things.  :-)  Networking is fun, and being able to trade is fun, but mostly I enjoy tinkering with, fixing, and modding old broken stuff.  heh.  I just wish I could make enough doing it to quit my day job.  (sadly, never gonna happen, not unless ppl want to start paying $150/hr for repairs...)
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offsidewing

Not sure about all the ebay haterade with the magical chase.  Not sure 'buy low, sell high' is greedy, considering no one's will was imposed upon and no one was taken advantage of.  Here's a little story I've told before...

I was 14 years old and bought a pack upper deck baseball cards from the local grocery store.  I opened the pack and inside was an autographed Gaylord Perry special edition baseball card.  This was well before Al Gore had invented the internet so I had to go to the nerd kid's house up the streeet to look up this cards "VALUE" in a monopolistic Beckett price guide.  It wasn't listed in the latest months issue.  Upon the chance encounter of this autographed baseball card, my father decided it was time to take his well rounded son and introduce him to the nerdery known as a "baseball card show."  It was there I learned that this card was worth $100 and was part of a set of 5 autographed legend cards.  So, my father told me to wait and hold onto the card for one more week.  I saw dollar signs everywhere I looked, but my dad convinced me to hold onto the card.  How he did that, I'm still not sure. 

So the next weekend we went to the one baseball card store in town, Gothic Coins and cards.  The two chain smoking dudes who rented a small glass enclosed store in an otherwise classy office tower we're your two stereotypical card store owners.  As we walked in the cramped store, I noticed the other four autographed legends cards in the glass case.  They were missing the gaylord perry I held in my hand.  Accompanied by my father, oddly enough he's an investment banker with a Masters in Econ, we began to ask about the cards in the glass case.  I told the creepy greasy men that I had a gaylord perry was was interested in selling it for $200.  At that moment, every law you ever learn about ECON was in effect.  No coaching from my father on this one.  I knew at 14 years old the greasy dudes needed my card to complete the set, and it at least doubled it's value instantly.  The thought that they might never see this card again just added value to it.  If they didn't have the other four cards, I probably would have gotten $40 bucks for it.  Was I greedy, no.  I knew my card was worth about as much as it was ever going to be worth  So, we negotiated.  I got $185 and 36 packs of upperdeck baseball cards for my gaylord perry card.  The next stop after that was to Toys R Us where I bought a Turbo Grafx-16 and Blazing Lazers.  The rest folks, is how you say, HISTORY. 

The moral of this story is knowing the market and your buyer.  Stocks, Bonds, Stadium Events, Magical Chases, or Beanie Babies.  Know the market and the right time to sell.  Three years ago MC was what, $200.  Now it's $2000.  Don't be mad some dude made $600 on a magical chase.  Be mad that some lady's $6000 Nintendo has spiked a furvor for "rare" games that were produced in limited quantities.  Will the price of Magical Chase come down, I don't think so, but once the market for "rare" games has died, the price won't move much.

jperryss

He's posted several threads here asking for help to complete his collection. How many members here have helped him out as a 'fellow collector'?

He's selling tons of extras in his F/S thread but his apparent extra MC never showed up there. Why return the favor to the community when he can cash it out on eBay instead?

/not bitter
/not looking for MC
/not bashing either, just telling it like I see it.

nectarsis

#86
One of the BIG points people seem to constantly ignore is that some of these people "jacking up" the market are the exact same people that will "NEVER SELL, in for the love of the game/system, posterity, blah blah blah."  True times can get hard $ wise, etc.  yet some of these same people were the SAME ones spending STUPID amounts & MASSIVELY overpaying just to have x game.  Maybe if they had some $ sense they wouldn't be screwed into selling their "OMG I'd cut off my legs before I EVER sell" games.
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Raizen1984

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/08/2010, 09:33 PMWas I greedy, no.
Actually, to a small extent, you were.  Taking advantage of someone's desire to have something to get more than market value is what I would consider greedy.

mrhaboobi

so im going to ask a question.

Lets say i have an expensive game.. i want to sell it, but at the same time i also have some other expensive games to buy.  Im not able to trade because there is no one to do it, so i figure i'll ebay the game i have, get the best price i can, and then buy the games i want at the best price i can ( as it turns out most likley via ebay ).  Is this wrong/evil/greedy? or just whats required in an open market.  Just interested to know because im in that situation.. cant find what i need locally via trades and cant afford to pay ebay prices unless i ebay the items myself. 

Interested to know what people think.
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offsidewing

Quote from: Raizen1984 on 03/08/2010, 10:00 PM
Quote from: offsidewing on 03/08/2010, 09:33 PMWas I greedy, no.
Actually, to a small extent, you were.  Taking advantage of someone's desire to have something to get more than market value is what I would consider greedy.
I wouldn't, an most ethical people wouldn't either.  Sometimes you get the bear...  Now, Identifying the desire and knowingly talking someone into spending money they otherwise shouldn't be spending is greedy.

D-Lite

Quote from: Raizen1984 on 03/08/2010, 10:00 PM
Quote from: offsidewing on 03/08/2010, 09:33 PMWas I greedy, no.
Actually, to a small extent, you were.  Taking advantage of someone's desire to have something to get more than market value is what I would consider greedy.
Obviously you haven't met many baseball card shop dealers.  Talk about taking advantage of people.  If you get the chance to stick it back to one of them you should.  I've met a few decent guys in my day but they're a motley crew of pricks looking to make money on little kids.
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Dalder

#91
Am chiming in to defend Wmac yes he is a good friend of mine and we have made many deals. Even though he has helped the community here several times I have seen it with my own eyes. He even helped me with alot of Turbografx games and boxes that I needed where alot fo people here in community just IGNORED my wanted list no one here has helped me with my want list at all ! except for WMAC so KUDOS to him and many thanks to him if it was not for him I would be stuck looking for boxes I needed ! So NO NEED to bash wmac at all ! if I needed any turbo stuff he would be the first place to ask before I search everywhere else ! Wmac is a great and cool person to do business with and hang out with.

to be honest with you
dealt with DreamTR several times !!!
5 boxes I bought off here was from Nectarsis sp ?
D-Lite helps this community alot and I have bought some games from him...

Even for those of you who thinks it is a community here I have posted some of wanted items with my bounty offers which were higher than what they usually go for and guess what I GOT ZERO REPLIES AND OFFERS not even single one seller pmed me and took my offer at all.

here are some examples I offered up to $1,500 for a complete Magical Chase even offered up to $500 for loose card.. up to $500 for the box... up to $500 for the instruction manual and I got NO REPLIES at all.

I even offered up to $60 for CIB Shockman and several other bounty prices but got NO RESPONSES at all. I am not complaining at all am just pointing out some facts thats all... long live turbo !!! :D am glad my collection is COMPLETE except for Magical Chase and 3 Girl PHOTO CDS...


so most of my boxes and games came from other sources such as E-bay and other forums...

yes this community is nice and has some cool people yeah but there are few people who has turned me off such as someone offered me $30 for my bonk 3 box i just threw that box in my VAULT !!!!

I used to have a boxed Magical Chase but sold it for between $180-200 in 1998. I regret doing that. So am on a lookout for one myself.

Also you have to remember someone named Andre Henerrita sp? has about 17 or more Magical Chase and am sure some other collectors are sitting on stashes of Magical Chase and laughing at us who are begging to buy one so that explains why there are shortages for this game and high demands !

people claim that there were

5000 Magical Chase made yet it goes for $1,500+
5000 Order of Griffon yet it goes for $40 and up for boxed one
5000 Panzer Dragoon Saga yet it averages $150-250

so keep in mind that alot of people drove up the prices of Magical Chase SAD i know and I have not seen a single Magical Chase offered for sale here at this community...I've seen plenty of rare and hard to find games for the Neo Geo at www.neo-geo.com several times look at their community.

mrhaboobi

hey if that bonk 3 box is Mint i have a vault to throw it into ;)
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Other : Sapphire OBI, Turbo Play Aug/Sept 90, April/May 92, Turbo Edge Spring 90

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Alydnes Super Grafx

wmacmonagle

GUYS GUYS!.. First of all you guys are right.  I wanted to be a caretaker for those turbos!!!.  Things came up .. I just had a baby boy and economies gone wild nowaday.  I needed a faster money.  I prayed that I would sell to someone that are member of this site and my prayer came true.  Kattare jumped in and BIN.  IF IF IF IF IM THAT GREEDY.. Know what i would do..

SAVE MAGICAL CHASE for 5 years and SELL 5,000 dollars people would complain anyway right ?  what s difference compared to HOUSE Market?

I complained and cried cuz everyones driving up the house price and monopolized everything.  I was not able to buy a nice decent house yet just because people driving price up??? Come on.. Look at the price nowaday VS PAST and Future!..

OH NO >> I WANTED STADIUM EVENTS>  GUESS WHAT ?? THIS WENT TO THIRD QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS !!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stadium-Events-Nes-game_W0QQitemZ110499541029QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item19ba493025

SICK EH! LOL

Yet I havent hear anyone saying congrats that I m willing to sacrifice my Magical Chase for to feed my newborn child along with my other 2 kids.  Have some soul and think about it. (except for dalder.. he had congrated and met my son!!!!)

Dalder,  thanks for standing up for me.

haboobi.. ure exactly right..  Sometime we gotta lose to gain sometime by here or somewhere else. Tough luck and no hard feeling..

jperryss...  ure right  i did not post magical chase here in site eventhough i posted tons games here..  It already gave me hints that nobody can afford the market price today in this site so anybody will run over ebay.  had to post mid high value on ebay for 1599.  I saw this other minty one goes for 1525.  I told myself this will go for 1800 to 2000.  I though why not give a break by listing 1599 .. someone could give a grab and grab the opportune.  If it s for community.   I had already posted many ebay price and offered many good deals to pcenginefx and offers way less prices and nobody cared and didnt buy... i guess everyone has what they wanted!.. so i move on to the higher roller!. 

GUYS GUYS...I am posting more games (about 50 sealed games) up on ebay very soon starting tonight.... if anyone interested.. please do not hesitate to email me and make offer.

if i post 100 dollars.  someone offer 60 dollars..  will i accept?  no thank you!.. that s very clear.  if you offered decent such as 15% off.  I might consider and end auction and sell here!!!.

Kattare...  Big Congratulation!.. hope u ll enjoy taking care of this Magical Chase.  This is very decent condition.  I will be missing em!

nat...  I am still looking for a nice condition super airzonk to keep our old business!

Again,  thank you for reading this and enjoy our life like always! =)
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nectarsis

"community just IGNORED my wanted list"

Just because no one may have/be willing to sell suddenly we aren't a community?

Seems more than a few people think community= selling games.  There's def a LOT more to this place than sales (at least it used to be).  If someones main/only "contribution" to the community is selling games, that's more business than "helping the community".

BTW OF COURSE Wmac is going to be able to help you he has MANY multiples of games whereas most others here don't hoard ;)

Seems like certain people almost bash this place as a community because multiple people don't come running when they post a want list.  I've been after certain games a LOT longer than some of these members have been on here combined.  I also realize that there's a LOT more to do here than search buy/sale threads.  Acting like the ONLY thing here is sales/trades is sad, and one of the reasons this forum has been dying out.  There's more talk about "I HAVE TO GET THIS GAME WILLING TO PAY ANYTHING", Magical Chase, etc. than anything else.


Quote from: wmacmonagle on 03/09/2010, 02:56 AMOH NO >> I WANTED STADIUM EVENTS>  GUESS WHAT ?? THIS WENT TO THIRD QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS !!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stadium-Events-Nes-game_W0QQitemZ110499541029QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item19ba493025

SICK EH! LOL
#1 It's three quarters+ of a million not third.

#2 Those were fake bids, never paid for and relisted.  You think anyone with that kind of $ would pay that much (much less for a resealed POS) LOL
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Sparky

#95
Nec i totally agree and well said... i was just typing this regarding ebay....

Why is it when ebay comes into the picture whether you bought or have sold there is nothing but a shit load of justifying, or people like me jumping in and shaking our heads for what you paid for stuff on there? Ya know why? it is an evil place and we all know it but we use it, for the sellers for top dollar and for the buyers "we want it all now!!!" Fuck patients or waiting some time, I gots my visa I can get it now at the market price!!! 

Jebus, for me  the hunt is always better than the catch, I am down to 3 games for the duo/cd. I wont use ebay and ya know what I will get those freak'n games, oh yes I will!!!!!!

EDIT: some swear words  :oops:

NecroPhile

Quote from: mrhaboobi on 03/08/2010, 10:13 PMso im going to ask a question.

Lets say i have an expensive game.. i want to sell it, but at the same time i also have some other expensive games to buy.  Im not able to trade because there is no one to do it, so i figure i'll ebay the game i have, get the best price i can, and then buy the games i want at the best price i can ( as it turns out most likley via ebay ).  Is this wrong/evil/greedy? or just whats required in an open market.  Just interested to know because im in that situation.. cant find what i need locally via trades and cant afford to pay ebay prices unless i ebay the items myself. 

Interested to know what people think.
If you're like some of the clowns 'round these here parts and expect the deal to be completed in a week's time, then you'll have to go the ebay route; if you can be patient, then you can go the forum route.  There are quite a few members that have purchased/traded for some of the pricier titles without resorting to ebay, so it most definitely can be done, but you must be to take the slow road.



Quote from: Dalder on 03/09/2010, 01:35 AMHe even helped me with alot of Turbografx games and boxes that I needed where alot fo people here in community just IGNORED my wanted list no one here has helped me with my want list at all !
I didn't ignore it; I read it but didn't have anything you were looking for.  There's a difference, you ignorant tool.

Quote from: Dalder on 03/09/2010, 01:35 AMEven for those of you who thinks it is a community here I have posted some of wanted items with my bounty offers which were higher than what they usually go for and guess what I GOT ZERO REPLIES AND OFFERS not even single one seller pmed me and took my offer at all.
Look at some of the stuff you were asking for: boxed PCEs, Duos, etc., a PC-FX collection, Sapphire, the triplet of booby 'game' discs, and Magical Chase.  Many of us lack that stuff for our own collections and certainly don't have extra copies laying about to sell/trade, so why are you surprised that we didn't fall all over ourselves to help you out?

Quote from: Dalder on 03/09/2010, 01:35 AMhere are some examples I offered up to $1,500 for a complete Magical Chase even offered up to $500 for loose card.. up to $500 for the box... up to $500 for the instruction manual and I got NO REPLIES at all.
If wmac is such a good friend of the community, why didn't he at least offer his Magical Chase to you?  The savings on fees would've made your offer pretty dang close.

Quote from: Dalder on 03/09/2010, 01:35 AMyes this community is nice and has some cool people yeah but there are few people who has turned me off such as someone offered me $30 for my bonk 3 box i just threw that box in my VAULT !!!!
What do you think that box is worth?  I bought my boxed, complete copy (with a replacement HuCard case to boot) for $100, from ebay no less.

Quote from: Dalder on 03/09/2010, 01:35 AMso keep in mind that alot of people drove up the prices of Magical Chase SAD i know and I have not seen a single Magical Chase offered for sale here at this community...I've seen plenty of rare and hard to find games for the Neo Geo at www.neo-geo.com several times look at their community.
Look at the size of their community.  Don't you think that might have something to do with it?  No, you don't think period.



Quote from: wmacmonagle on 03/09/2010, 02:56 AMif i post 100 dollars.  someone offer 60 dollars..  will i accept?  no thank you!.. that s very clear.  if you offered decent such as 15% off.  I might consider and end auction and sell here!!!.
What are ebay's fees at nowadays, 15% for the first $50 and 5% for the second $50 (meaning 10% on $100)?  How magnanimous of you.



Quote from: guest on 03/09/2010, 10:17 AMFuck patients
Don't let the medical board hear you.  You'll lose your license.
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Well, I may not have magical chase, but my girlfriend is a smokin' hot nurse..  I win.