Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )

[EvilEvoIX]

Not Turbo Stuff but my god this is totally out of control.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-1987-Silver-Seal-Euro-Short-Box-NES-New-Sealed-MINT-GRAIL-/181942805713?hash=item2a5ca2e4d1:g:sxwAAOSw34FVEmdk

[xcrement5x]

Not Turbo Stuff but my god this is totally out of control.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-1987-Silver-Seal-Euro-Short-Box-NES-New-Sealed-MINT-GRAIL-/181942805713?hash=item2a5ca2e4d1:g:sxwAAOSw34FVEmdk

Or there is this one with great advertising:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-Nintendo-NES-1987/262165323719

"I paid for those honey and I'm gonna make my money back with them!"

[geise]

Not Turbo Stuff but my god this is totally out of control.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-1987-Silver-Seal-Euro-Short-Box-NES-New-Sealed-MINT-GRAIL-/181942805713?hash=item2a5ca2e4d1:g:sxwAAOSw34FVEmdk

Or there is this one with great advertising:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-Nintendo-NES-1987/262165323719

"I paid for those honey and I'm gonna make my money back with them!"

Damn!  Do you see the man hands on that gal?

[NecroPhile]

Damn!  Do you see the man hands on that gal?

She has hands?

[ToyMachine78]

Not Turbo Stuff but my god this is totally out of control.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-1987-Silver-Seal-Euro-Short-Box-NES-New-Sealed-MINT-GRAIL-/181942805713?hash=item2a5ca2e4d1:g:sxwAAOSw34FVEmdk

Or there is this one with great advertising:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-Nintendo-NES-1987/262165323719

"I paid for those honey and I'm gonna make my money back with them!"

Damn!  Do you see the man hands on that gal?

Rhonda Rousey's new day job.

[tbone3969]

Not Turbo Stuff but my god this is totally out of control.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-1987-Silver-Seal-Euro-Short-Box-NES-New-Sealed-MINT-GRAIL-/181942805713?hash=item2a5ca2e4d1:g:sxwAAOSw34FVEmdk

Or there is this one with great advertising:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mike-Tysons-Punch-Out-Nintendo-NES-1987/262165323719

"I paid for those honey and I'm gonna make my money back with them!"

Damn!  Do you see the man hands on that gal?

Rhonda Rousey's new day job.

Love it. 

She'll be back fighting in UFC eventually.

[tbone3969]

HOLY FUCK...

not just rare... MEGA RARE!

http://ebay.com/itm/111838615053

LOL...

Mega Rare.  Reminds me of that Jerry Seinfeld bit on Maximum strength Tylenol.

[ApolloBoy]

Yeouch.
http://ebay.to/1jJ0NTr

[CrackTiger]

Yeouch.
http://ebay.to/1jJ0NTr

collectard seller's user name says it all

[Medic_wheat]

Yeouch.
http://ebay.to/1jJ0NTr

collectard seller's user name says it all

It like the "get 5% off when you by 2+"

Then you look at number available 1.

[wilykat]

When did Ys III becomes expensive?  I remember paying around $20 for one MISB way back when Toys R US still carried them.  Now it seems complete used are $175?

[CrackTiger]

When did Ys III becomes expensive?  I remember paying around $20 for one MISB way back when Toys R US still carried them.  Now it seems complete used are $175?

It isn't expensive, collectard set collectors are just paying $100 - $150 for the cardboard box.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=turbografx%20ys%20iii&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684


The CIC game isn't worth much to them. At least an empty cardboard box looks like a CIB game on your shelf. A CIC game on your shelf is a spotlight on your failure as an Omega level collector and all of your gallery and youtube viewers will never let you live it down.

[jelloslug]

The cardboard is the best part.

[Vimtoman]

You thought Ebay was bad have a look at this web site Pc engine section.
akiba-games.com

[Mathius]

Nah. It's the styrofoam stopper in the bottom of said cardboard.

[deubeul]

You thought Ebay was bad have a look at this web site Pc engine section.
akiba-games.com

Must be a typo. Move the dot 2 figures left.

[CrackTiger]

This is a brand new "Magical Chase" fan translation for Nintendo GameBoy Color. 

This game has never ben played.  It has been collecting dust on my shelf.  Its time to start selling my collection for cash.  My loss is your gain.  Perfect condition.  Rare.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magical-Chase-GBC-Game-Boy-Color-NEW-Collector-s-Edition-RARE-GameBoy-/301820634539?hash=item4645e965ab:g:~0kAAOSweuxWSltU

[HailingTheThings]

This is a brand new "Magical Chase" fan translation for Nintendo GameBoy Color. 

This game has never ben played.  It has been collecting dust on my shelf.  Its time to start selling my collection for cash.  My loss is your gain.  Perfect condition.  Rare.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magical-Chase-GBC-Game-Boy-Color-NEW-Collector-s-Edition-RARE-GameBoy-/301820634539?hash=item4645e965ab:g:~0kAAOSweuxWSltU

It's on one of those shit fake "Game" gameboy carts too. I hate those things. Bought a Shantae repro and it came like that, wouldn't work on my gameboy advance player. Meh.

[Medic_wheat]

This is a brand new "Magical Chase" fan translation for Nintendo GameBoy Color. 

This game has never ben played.  It has been collecting dust on my shelf.  Its time to start selling my collection for cash.  My loss is your gain.  Perfect condition.  Rare.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magical-Chase-GBC-Game-Boy-Color-NEW-Collector-s-Edition-RARE-GameBoy-/301820634539?hash=item4645e965ab:g:~0kAAOSweuxWSltU

It's on one of those shit fake "Game" gameboy carts too. I hate those things. Bought a Shantae repro and it came like that, wouldn't work on my gameboy advance player. Meh.

The only thing that interested me was the plastic case used for the game boy game. Anyone know where this plastic came can be obtained in bulk so I can custom case my meager GB and GB Color games?

I already use DS cases for my GBA games. I am good there.

[CrackTiger]

When I bought plastic cases for my various flashcarts, I found several suppliers by "googling". I believe that the case in that auction and the one I bought for my Everdrive GB are just DS cases with a couple clips cut out.

[Medic_wheat]

When I bought plastic cases for my various flashcarts, I found several suppliers by "googling". I believe that the case in that auction and the one I bought for my Everdrive GB are just DS cases with a couple clips cut out.

Oh really?  It is a DS case?  Hmm the mod jobs I had seen previously to make a GB game fit in a DS case always looked like a hot mess. The shape of the case used in this pictures looked more squat then the DS cases. I will have to double check. Thank you.


I shall now call you Sir Google

[Medic_wheat]

Oh it's not the DS case used. Close call thought.


It's from some sort of company called "custom game case".


http://www.customgamecases.com/#!online-store/c1m9j/!/Blank-Cases/c/13253523/offset=0&sort=nameAsc

Seems they do a cardboard slip cover on their cases. Might be a viable option to CIB my loose GB and GBColor games.

[CrackTiger]

Yeah, that's what I got. It looks like it they made the mold from a reworked DS case.

[Medic_wheat]

Yeah, that's what I got. It looks like it they made the mold from a reworked DS case.

Do you think it is something you'd use?  Or not really in the market for something like this.

[HailingTheThings]

That site looks pretty hot for repro GEN cases, my oh my. :3

[Medic_wheat]

That site looks pretty hot for repro GEN cases, my oh my. :3

To bad the prices feel a little high. But meh. If I just pick up 25 or so at a time as needed I case put the majority of my looks stuff in cases. But when it comes to Genesis I really try to by COB from the start.

[HailingTheThings]

That site looks pretty hot for repro GEN cases, my oh my. :3

To bad the prices feel a little high. But meh. If I just pick up 25 or so at a time as needed I case put the majority of my looks stuff in cases. But when it comes to Genesis I really try to by COB from the start.

I do the same, but some games have really shit condition boxes. I do what I can to clean them up, but I can only do so much when working with absolute shit. lol

[csgx1]

PCE Works Drac X energy drink, $75.  Seller description states, "This will only go up in value." 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Castlevania-Dracula-x-rondo-of-blood-PROMO-energy-drink-snes-pc-engine-FULL-RARE-/221969688733

[CrackTiger]

PCE Works Drac X energy drink, $75.  Seller description states, "This will only go up in value." 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Castlevania-Dracula-x-rondo-of-blood-PROMO-energy-drink-snes-pc-engine-FULL-RARE-/221969688733

Seller has a couple negative feedbacks for selling bootlegs.

It's not really a PROMO item if I make a one of a kind Nintendo sticker and put it on a pack of socks.

[NecroPhile]

Rarez energeh drank, bruh! 

[seieienbu]

I for one know that there's no safer investment than energy drinks; they're guaranteed to go up in value and not slowly eat through the can in which they're stored.

[HailingTheThings]

PCE Works Drac X energy drink, $75.  Seller description states, "This will only go up in value." 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Castlevania-Dracula-x-rondo-of-blood-PROMO-energy-drink-snes-pc-engine-FULL-RARE-/221969688733

F***ing hilarious.

[johnnykonami]

What's the back story on this energy drink anyway?   Was it something Tobias had made somehow to go along with the PCE bootlegs?  Or what?

[seieienbu]

Yep.  Iirc, if you bought his limited edition in a wooden box or whatever, it would come with 3 or 4 cans.  ...cans that are Guaranteed to go up in value.

[CrackTiger]

I bought something on eBay on Dec 11th. Today I received a notification that it had been received by the Global Shipping Program shipping center. Soon the iten I bought 11 days ago will be sent to me from the U.S., instead of the U.S. seller sending it direct to me. For this privelage I was charged double the price of usps shipping, will still have to pay any "customs" fees and it will likely arrive in a smaller, less insulated box.

[ToyMachine78]

I bought something on eBay on Dec 11th. Today I received a notification that it had been received by the Global Shipping Program shipping center. Soon the iten I bought 11 days ago will be sent to me from the U.S., instead of the U.S. seller sending it direct to me. For this privelage I was charged double the price of usps shipping, will still have to pay any "customs" fees and it will likely arrive in a smaller, less insulated box.

What!? How does that happen? Are you in Canada?

[Alt-Nintega]

The latest market report states that TurboGrafx-16 games went down in price slightly. This is the overall market. The really rare gems are still gouged, its just that overall the games went down in price. There are about dozen titles from the library that currently sell for around $10 on ebay. If market decreases annually, then by year 2035 these games will be worthless like baseball cards and the entire sports card market. What happened in the past decade was the peak of this collecting hobby. It will in the future level out and go back in to the woodwork like stamp collecting, cards, hobby trains and all that other junk. So cheers! and sorry to those who thought their games were gonna cost a fortune forever always for eternity.

[grolt]

I bought something on eBay on Dec 11th. Today I received a notification that it had been received by the Global Shipping Program shipping center. Soon the iten I bought 11 days ago will be sent to me from the U.S., instead of the U.S. seller sending it direct to me. For this privelage I was charged double the price of usps shipping, will still have to pay any "customs" fees and it will likely arrive in a smaller, less insulated box.

The struggle is real, man. Global Shipping program is just terrible. The people behind it think that the great benefit is that there are never any fees at the door for delivery, but that's never been the problem for any buyer - it's paying EXTRA fees that people dislike, and the GSP makes those import fees mandatory every time, even when 90% of the time Canada Post never charges customs fees for old games anyway. The other kicker is paying more for shipping because it effectively had to be shipped twice. I don't understand why this program doesn't just generate a label for the seller and handle it that way. The issues for most sellers who are reluctant to ship out of country is that they don't know how to do the paperwork; just make it easy on sellers with a customs label and everybody would win. Now, as you said, the package simply just gets sent to the US distribution center and then te packed in worse packaging and sent your way for an even longer delay. Terrible business model for the consumer.

[geise]

The latest market report...

lol! LOL! LOL!

LOL!!!!!!!

[ToyMachine78]

The latest market report...

lol! LOL! LOL!

LOL!!!!!!!

Pulled straight from the WSJ LOL

[Mathius]

I bought something on eBay on Dec 11th. Today I received a notification that it had been received by the Global Shipping Program shipping center. Soon the iten I bought 11 days ago will be sent to me from the U.S., instead of the U.S. seller sending it direct to me. For this privelage I was charged double the price of usps shipping, will still have to pay any "customs" fees and it will likely arrive in a smaller, less insulated box.

The struggle is real, man. Global Shipping program is just terrible. The people behind it think that the great benefit is that there are never any fees at the door for delivery, but that's never been the problem for any buyer - it's paying EXTRA fees that people dislike, and the GSP makes those import fees mandatory every time, even when 90% of the time Canada Post never charges customs fees for old games anyway. The other kicker is paying more for shipping because it effectively had to be shipped twice. I don't understand why this program doesn't just generate a label for the seller and handle it that way. The issues for most sellers who are reluctant to ship out of country is that they don't know how to do the paperwork; just make it easy on sellers with a customs label and everybody would win. Now, as you said, the package simply just gets sent to the US distribution center and then te packed in worse packaging and sent your way for an even longer delay. Terrible business model for the consumer.

People should petition them to make changes. Or call them out publicly.

[Gypsy]

As long as Ebay is making money off of it and people are buying listings through it then nothing will change.

[CrackTiger]

If eBay doesn't already own the GSP, then they're just waiting for it to gain enough traction before bringing it into the fold.

[LostFlunky]

If eBay doesn't already own the GSP, then they're just waiting for it to gain enough traction before bringing it into the fold.

It is even bigger than eBay.  It is Pitney-Bowes.   We all need to communicate to sellers that we won't be back.  Let eBay know too. I made the mistake once. But I won't again.

[wilykat]

The only benefit GSP has is to seller, they are covered if the package are lost or damaged. Seller loses nothing but IMO it's just for the lazy seller who doesn't give a fuck if a rare MISB Cotton arrives intact or if the idiot drones ripped the box open and shipped just the game to save money.

[NightWolve]

What's the back story on this energy drink anyway?   Was it something Tobias had made somehow to go along with the PCE bootlegs?  Or what?

Nah, they're real, just something he found and added to "sweeten" the deal. My friend has some for Megaman. As others have said, I wouldn't trust to ever drink 'em. Just let 'em sit purty on your shelf. ;)

The latest market report...

lol! LOL! LOL!

LOL!!!!!!!

tool AKA stool. The Stool Report: It's oddly colored and it stinks... Not a good sign...

[johnnykonami]

What's the back story on this energy drink anyway?   Was it something Tobias had made somehow to go along with the PCE bootlegs?  Or what?

Nah, they're real, just something he found and added to "sweeten" the deal. My friend has some for Megaman. As others have said, I wouldn't trust to ever drink 'em. Just let 'em sit purty on your shelf. ;)

I don't think I'd dare drink an energy drink from 1993 anyway!  Not even one from yesterday, either, really.  Weird how some of this stuff exists.

[MNKyDeth]

I really don't know if there were "energy drinks" in the late 80's early 90's, let alone the late 90's.

I am pretty sure "energy drinks" only started coming about in the early 2000 era and didn't take off until around 2006-2007'ish with Red Bull.

I know I know, waaaay of topic, but ....

[johnnykonami]

I didn't really think about it, but I think late 90's is probably close.  I did at one point in my life indulge in some Red Bull, and I remember one called Kick-Ass, also.  I specifically remember getting that one from Sheetz on a particularly drunken evening I'm estimating happened about ~15 years ago.  So I would buy 2000-2001.  Not sure what the date on the Drac X one is, but I guess it probably showed up many years after the actual release of the game.  I gave that shit up long before Monster or Rockstar were even a thing, and I'm almost buying the plot of iZombie as an actual possibilty.  God knows what toxic stuff is in those things.

[NightWolve]

Yeah, they're recent products, they're not THAT old.