Dumb Buyers

[StarDust4Ever]

^^Nice. Someone allegedly listed as 99¢ BIN instead of auction? Finders, keepers...

[LostFlunky]

^^Nice. Someone allegedly listed as 99¢ BIN instead of auction? Finders, keepers...

Nope..

Seller relisted;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUNBOAT-TURBOGRAFX-16-TG-16-HuCard-GAME-COMPLETE-LOOKS-NEW-CASE-MANUAL-/322311941485?hash=item4b0b49ed6d:g:ht4AAOSw5cNYFnzh

[bob]

^^Nice. Someone allegedly listed as 99¢ BIN instead of auction? Finders, keepers...

Nope..

Seller relisted;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUNBOAT-TURBOGRAFX-16-TG-16-HuCard-GAME-COMPLETE-LOOKS-NEW-CASE-MANUAL-/322311941485?hash=item4b0b49ed6d:g:ht4AAOSw5cNYFnzh

crap, I missed that.  I thought I saw positive feedback for the $.99 auction.  my mistake.

[xcrement5x]

Whelp, looks like Neutopia II is officially out of my price range.  Good thing I bought a TED over black friday.

[bob]

wut??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbografx-Mega-Consolidation-Package-/222361156353?hash=item33c5c1fb01%3Ag%3A%7EYUAAOSw241YZYaN&nma=true&si=zm1duEOm%252Fa8SEvLtaeb3M%252B6RIFk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dungeon-Explorer-II-TurboGrafx-CD-US-Turbo-Duo-brand-new-factory-sealed-VGA-90-/201755036316?hash=item2ef9898a9c%3Ag%3AtHwAAOSw44BYWJxs&nma=true&si=zm1duEOm%252Fa8SEvLtaeb3M%252B6RIFk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLLECTOR-OWNED-Chase-H-Q-HQ-TurboGrafx-16-Turbo-Grafx-16-Turbo-Duo-Complete-US-/272417821338?hash=item3f6d5e129a%3Ag%3ALroAAOSwYIxYBbCS&nma=true&si=zm1duEOm%252Fa8SEvLtaeb3M%252B6RIFk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dragon-039-s-Curse-TurboGrafx-16-1991-NEC-HuCard-Vintage-Complete-CIB-/182419747702?hash=item2a79107376%3Ag%3AMwoAAOSw2xRYd-8c&nma=true&si=zm1duEOm%252Fa8SEvLtaeb3M%252B6RIFk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[Gypsy]

Those buyers all have full blown AIDS. Not HIV but full blooown AIDS. I'm sorry I wish it was something less serious.

[CrackTiger]

Consolidation auction?

"ADULT COLLECTOR-OWNED"?

The rarer version of Chase HQ?

What is all this nonsense?

[wildfruit]

Does this mean I shouldn't have raffled off the kunt fu? In 10 years time will it be worth as much as a house? Woe is me.

[jperryss]

Consolidation auction?

"ADULT COLLECTOR-OWNED"?

The rarer version of Chase HQ?

What is all this nonsense?

He probably had those items listed separately, worked out a deal with a buyer on all of them, and made a new BIN listing just for that buyer to keep everything within eBay rules.

The rest is BS.

[ChuChu Flamingo]

I always get a chuckle out of "Adult-collector" owned. It doesn't mean shit.

[StarDust4Ever]

wut??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbografx-Mega-Consolidation-Package-/222361156353?hash=item33c5c1fb01%3Ag%3A%7EYUAAOSw241YZYaN&nma=true&si=zm1duEOm%252Fa8SEvLtaeb3M%252B6RIFk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Four figures for a Soldier Blade with beat up manual? I think I paid $89 for mine last year. It didn't have manual, but still... Not like this one has the cardboard or plastic tray with it, or even a donor jewel case with repro label.

EDIT: Didn't read listing. Apparently there was more stuff in there...

[bob]

so this sold, for an offer i assume (HOPE!).
but that sound you probably heard was the collective orgasmic sigh of nintendoage.

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/112378247294

[NoSexGex]

so this sold, for an offer i assume (HOPE!).
but that sound you probably heard was the collective orgasmic sigh of nintendoage.

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/112378247294

You've got to be kidding me..
Boxes only??!! For that much??

[CrackTiger]

Is that like $100 per box?

[seieienbu]

31 boxes for $3500.  I wonder if the buyer didn't read the auction and assumed he was getting a bunch of games...?

[NoSexGex]

They all look to be in really good condition too. So it was probably an over the top collectard that justified the insane price tag.

I like cardboard as much as the next guy, it's cool having the original box. But I think it's safe to say that normal people would never pay this type of premium. It's precedented Ebay sales like this that are ruining even owning TG16 boxes. I've found a lot of my stuff wild, or gotten for free buying other stuff from sellers. But it's getting to the point where the cardboard for a game like Hero Tonma could land me a huge PCE trade. Like it's becoming "so valuable on eBay" I could trade with some crazed box collector and get all of his best PCE games, and run away like a bandit.

[StarDust4Ever]

31 boxes for $3500.  I wonder if the buyer didn't read the auction and assumed he was getting a bunch of games...?

Ouch. Buyer is stuck with paper and the seller likely has negative feedback in his/her future.

[seieienbu]

Buyer will relist at $5k minus the 2-3 boxes he needed.

Seller ID: NulltardDoxPhilesupreme

Will you give me a friend rate on the Galaga 90 box?  Preferably at or below $300? 

If you do I'll finally get around to posting a picture of the JO crystal you sent me; I intend to store it safely in the galaga box.

[StarDust4Ever]

This is why I don't collect cardboard... 

[in99flames]

It is bad....its a terrible catch 22....some of the stuff you can only find on ebay yet the prices are through the roof. *sigh* even the non NEC stuff is just getting stupid. everyone thinks they have gold and wants to sell it as such. For instance....this moron:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/332183946418

850?!?!(not to mention 50 for shipping which is also a lot.) Ill have some of whatever he's smoking.

[geise]

Lol.  That dc lot for $850 is bottom of the barrel for cheap shit.

[Gypsy]

Lol.  That dc lot for $850 is bottom of the barrel for cheap shit.

Yeah I did a double take on that one. No one probably even wants the shitty ass wheel. The games are all bargain bin stuff (some good games there, but nothing valuable). With no idea what the wireless controllers are worth I couldn't see anyone actually paying more than $100 for it, and personally, I wouldn't even pay that much. It's not worth the clutter of shit it comes with lol.

[Groover]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Original-Classic-Edition-White-Console-BUNDLE-/282425425840?hash=item41c1ddffb0:g:oroAAOSwTM5Y6Bpx

There is no way someone paid 30k for this but it sold some how.

[Gypsy]

Drugs inside the console? lol

[LostFlunky]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Original-Classic-Edition-White-Console-BUNDLE-/282425425840?hash=item41c1ddffb0:g:oroAAOSwTM5Y6Bpx

There is no way someone paid 30k for this but it sold some how.

That is so fucked up.  The description is for the 2016 mini NES, but he is selling an NES with cracks in the case.   $30,000.

[NoSexGex]

Well, that $29,950 wasted

[StarDust4Ever]

Well, that $29,950 wasted

QFT. $50 is fair, but yeah. I hope that was a troll bid. Serves seller right for asking outrageous prices...

There was also an NES Classic Mini that sold for $8888.88 a while back I think. Really dumb IMO. Sad thing is, if 1 out of 50 outrageous bids is actually legit, then the sellers taking a risk by placing the item up for sale might pay off once in a while. They can always file a "non-paying bidder" claim and get their fees back.

Are there actually shoppers so stupid they will do a "high to low" search for anything and buy the first listing, no matter how high? Even filthy rich people are more frugal than that, considering most people earn their wealth by making wise business decisions. Unless it's a young lotto winner or someone who think's a million dollars will last forever...

[Groover]

There has to be a story behind that like some money laundering scheme or someone owed someone $40k and this was a way to do it.

[MrMarth]

It's just stupid people are willing to pay more than $60 for an NES Mini. As for PCE games, they've just been following the trend of becoming stupidly expensive. The NES, SNES, Sharp X68000 (arguably never lost its' value), Neo Geo all have that same problem; which has more recently started affecting PS1, N64, and even the fucking 32X

[NoSexGex]

I'm sick of these NES mini's. It's nausiating hearing about them still
People can't stop talking about them. Giving Nintendo credit though, their marketing department is genius. But all of this "mystery" supply for NES mini's has people going ape shit. Like every week there's a stupid new rumour about them. "limited releases" "region releases" omg better buy. People were lining up outside to buy these back in Novermber'ish, and they still are. Watch them be in full production again in a month. So people will be bitching about it even more, like how much longer can this possibly be talked about?

[StarDust4Ever]

There has to be a story behind that like some money laundering scheme or someone owed someone $40k and this was a way to do it.

Well considering eBay reports high dollar transactions, or yearly totals exceeding some high value, to the IRS. So any attempt to use eBay for otherwise shady transactions would be unwise. Generally such transactions use cash or western union or bitcoin or something untraceable so that it doesn't leave a paper trail.

I'm sick of these NES mini's. It's nausiating hearing about them still

Finally snagged one this morning at Best Buy! Sorry couldn't help myself...

[in99flames]

Im also sick of the damned NES mini craze. I love the idea of it, but the people paying crazy amounts...comon. Why spend the money on the nes mini when you can get a unique white nes console for 30k? One thats been "perfectly taken care of" yet has no boxes..manuals...dirt and cracks on the system.

Honestly though. It does disgust me to see auctions where people show off their literal pyramid of like 50 NES minis and then say "its sold out everywhere!! But it from me for 3x the price!"....yea its sold out because cum dumpsters like you bought them all to flip :-P

[Winniez]

The situation with the NES mini is appalling. And I think at some point ebay actively encouraged scalping those. The unit doesn't interest me much but I might have picked it up as a curiosity for the original MSRP and play around with it. It would have been a great gift for some of my mates who grew up with NES but have quit gaming long time ago.
The one good thing I can say about it is that the original retail price was surprisingly low given how much Nintendo tend to overvalue their old titles. Not that it matters since very few people got theirs for that price.

[NoSexGex]

The one good thing I can say about it is that the original retail price was surprisingly low given how much Nintendo tend to overvalue their old titles price.

Agreed, to the average consumer this is a very attractive product. Very well priced too like you said, considering everything included.

[Gypsy]

Not Turbobs but sweet holy shit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172801605515?_trksid=p2471758.m4704

Wouldn't be surprised if it gets relisted due to non-payment...

[o.pwuaioc]

It is bad....its a terrible catch 22....some of the stuff you can only find on ebay yet the prices are through the roof. *sigh* even the non NEC stuff is just getting stupid. everyone thinks they have gold and wants to sell it as such. For instance....this moron:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/332183946418

850?!?!(not to mention 50 for shipping which is also a lot.) Ill have some of whatever he's smoking.

Hey, he's down to $699 now! 

[in99flames]

Lol. Awesome deal now!!

[Gypsy]

Maybe in time it will get down to the $100 or so that it might be worth. ;)