eBay user: xmcpherso? Someone from here?

[pixeljunkie]

Because he's part of the problem and deserves a public beating.

[esteban]

Oh, you saw my auction? Are you interested?

If so, I'll knock a dollar off the shipping charge (since you are a forum member).

Please check out my other auctions, too. KThnxBYE

[FiftyQuid]

I think it's fantastic that a game I purchased 6 months ago for only $50 can now be sold for $300+ dollars.  A 20% increase in 6 months?!  That's better than every stock, GIC and Mutual Fund I own has done in the past 5 years combined.  Screw real estate, I'm going to become a reseller.

[Opethian]

where does the item ship from?

[MotherGunner]

Rediculous.  This is one reason why we need to flood the market with pressed repros!

[PCEngineHell]

This stuff is only going to get worse as times go on. About the only thing you can do to combat it is not buy it at those prices, or maybe make lots of fake ebay ids and keep doing BIN on the thing if it is not set for instant payment.

[majors]

About the only thing you can do to combat it is not buy it at those prices

Do we punish the buyer or the seller? I think the US gov't dealt with the same issue during the 90's war on drugs...Columbia would not produce cocaine if US citizens did not love it so much.

I do not fret over it and just look at listings for the lulz. (I never was aiming for a complete collection anyways)

[pixeljunkie]

Oh, you saw my auction? Are you interested?

If so, I'll knock a dollar off the shipping charge (since you are a forum member).

Please check out my other auctions, too. KThnxBYE

so low BIN! I make psychologically prepare for so much BIN!

All kidding aside, it seems awfully easy to "game" ebay values. I start an auction for Deep Blue, you bid it up to $500. Auction ends showing it being sold. Then all the vultures see it and start listing it for $449. Actually that gives me an idea for a science experiment. [evil laughter]