Complete Magical Chase for Sale on E-bay!!!

[wolfsaq2]

   Hello PCengineFXers,
I apologize if this thread was posted already, but there is a complete Magical Chase up for sale on e-bay. Last time I checked there was four days left and it was almost $2,700!!! I think this will go over $3,500!!! What do you guys think? If anyone bids on it...good luck! I just don't have the money for that one. Peace.
    Wolf

[Damon Plus]

3500$ is way too much for the rarity of this game, and I think most of the board agrees with that.

[BigusSchmuck]

Thats just stupid crazy. Someone ought to create a bunch of bootlegs of this game so the rest of us can actually play it on the actual system instead of emulating it!

[KnightWarrior]

Thats just stupid crazy. Someone ought to create a bunch of bootlegs of this game so the rest of us can actually play it on the actual system instead of emulating it!

I agree

[tggodfrey]

This is already being discussed in the ebay thread.

[CGQuarterly]

Thats just stupid crazy. Someone ought to create a bunch of bootlegs of this game so the rest of us can actually play it on the actual system instead of emulating it!

Just buy a flash card.

Chris

[canada]

i bid but got out bid so fast at 1000 and then again at 2400

[canada]

i think it will go for 3200.00 its condition is great but i wouldnt pay more then 2500 for mint.  still trying to get loose copy for under a 1000.00

[Bernie]

i think it will go for 3200.00 its condition is great but i wouldnt pay more then 2500 for mint.  still trying to get loose copy for under a 1000.00

Ain't no way I would pay anywhere close to 1000 for a video game.  Wow, thats insane.  One can get the pc engine version for WAY less. 

[canada]

its just the fact to complete the us version of the collection. noone wants to pay 1k for a game, but it is what it is... one can hope to find one at a thrifty store.

[roflmao]

Flash card = ~$50.  Insta-Magical Chase.

[SignOfZeta]

OH MY GOD MAGICAL CHASE IS ON EBAY. THAT NEVER HAPPENS.

[joe west]

was it sealed or open,  a friend of mine got one sealed around a year ago for  $800.00

[CPTRAVE]

I still would not pay $800 for a video game. That just makes me sick 

[Paisa49]

Thats just stupid crazy. Someone ought to create a bunch of bootlegs of this game so the rest of us can actually play it on the actual system instead of emulating it!

Just buy a flash card.

Chris

Absolutely right.

[esadajr]

Flash card = ~$50.  Insta-Magical Chase.

There you go.

[Bloody Wolf]

I had no idea this game went for this much! Bat shit insane!!!!

[geise]

I had no idea this game went for this much! Bat shit insane!!!!

Well it's really not...

[Firebomber7]

i bid but got out bid so fast at 1000 and then again at 2400

You bid that much on it? When can I slap you for helping drive the price up. 

[VestCunt]

There are a lot of reasons to slap canada.

[FiftyQuid]

Looks like there have been a couple bid retractions.  The price was at $2550 and now it's down to $2000.

[CPTRAVE]

I wonder what happened?

[turboswimbz]

See the gouging thread on this,  Godfrey says he retracted his bid.  I had the thread but am too lazy to rellok it up to post now. Maybe later

[canada]

SHILL BIDDING.

[canada]

i think it will go for 3200.00 its condition is great but i wouldnt pay more then 2500 for mint.  still trying to get loose copy for under a 1000.00

Sold 3200.

[8bitForLife]

would like to own it some day but magic engine is good enough till that time.

[jperryss]

would like to own it some day but magic engine is good enough till that time.

If it's just about playing the real thing, buy the PCE version and have your TG region-modded to play it. It'll cost under 1/10 of what that US one just went for, and open you up for a ton of great PCE-only titles.

Or even cheaper, pick up one of those $45 flash carts and call it a day.

[CGQuarterly]

would like to own it some day but magic engine is good enough till that time.

If it's just about playing the real thing, buy the PCE version and have your TG region-modded to play it. It'll cost under 1/10 of what that US one just went for, and open you up for a ton of great PCE-only titles.

Or even cheaper, pick up one of those $45 flash carts and call it a day.

This.

If Magical Chase were a super-awesome game on top of being somewhat rare, I would understand the prices.  Quite frankly, I don't think the PCE version is even worth it, but maybe I just don't like cute-em-ups.

Chris

[NecroPhile]

Well I'm just glad I finally have a copy and for quite a bit less than my $4000 max bid.

[geise]

 

[tggodfrey]

wonder how long canada will sit on it before he puts it back up on ebay for 3800.00 buy it now

[MotherGunner]

This is even more of a reason why we need some quality repro HuCards of Magical Chase.

[VestCunt]

This is even more of a reason why we need some quality repro HuCards of Magical Chase.

Between roms and flash cards and two different PCE releases and Sparky's inserts and Sparky's labels, there are PLENTY of Magical Chase options for people without a thousand dollars. I've got a region switch on my Duo and I have my PCE MC on the shelf with a Sparky insert and label and it looks great. The last thing we need are indistinguishable repros like the AES or more Sapphire-esque validity FAQ's.   

[DildoKKKobold]

This is even more of a reason why we need some quality repro HuCards of Magical Chase.

I've thought about this. The problem is making the plastic for the hucard, getting thin PCBs, getting the proper rom chip, burning a rom on to a SOP chip. It is... expensive and time consuming.

As far as legitimacy, I'd photochop the image so the witch is facing the opposite direction. Obvious from a quick examination, but not obvious enough to look illegitimate.

[SMF]

Just make the Repro Magical Chase Hueys a different color other then white and black. Maybe pink and green.

[DildoKKKobold]

Well I'm just glad I finally have a copy and for quite a bit less than my $4000 max bid.

LOL, way to "self-gouge."

[TheClash603]

I think that the MC sale makes the other high profile game sold today a bargain.

Dynastic Hero went for EUR 400 = $500.

[Flare65]

How I play Magical Chase:

[CGQuarterly]

This is even more of a reason why we need some quality repro HuCards of Magical Chase.

Between roms and flash cards and two different PCE releases and Sparky's inserts and Sparky's labels, there are PLENTY of Magical Chase options for people without a thousand dollars. I've got a region switch on my Duo and I have my PCE MC on the shelf with a Sparky insert and label and it looks great. The last thing we need are indistinguishable repros like the AES or more Sapphire-esque validity FAQ's.   

I agree.  With the way that TG16 prices keep rising, we should hope that we don't turn into the NeoGeo community.  You can't hardly buy an AES game with any confidence of its authenticity unless the seller bought the game new back in the day.

Someone figuring out how to make quality reproductions of TG16 games would be a bad thing.  Just use a flash cart or buy the PCE version.

Chris

[BigusSchmuck]

This is even more of a reason why we need some quality repro HuCards of Magical Chase.

Between roms and flash cards and two different PCE releases and Sparky's inserts and Sparky's labels, there are PLENTY of Magical Chase options for people without a thousand dollars. I've got a region switch on my Duo and I have my PCE MC on the shelf with a Sparky insert and label and it looks great. The last thing we need are indistinguishable repros like the AES or more Sapphire-esque validity FAQ's.   

I agree.  With the way that TG16 prices keep rising, we should hope that we don't turn into the NeoGeo community.  You can't hardly buy an AES game with any confidence of its authenticity unless the seller bought the game new back in the day.

Someone figuring out how to make quality reproductions of TG16 games would be a bad thing.  Just use a flash cart or buy the PCE version.

Chris

Why would it be a bad thing? Seriously? Unless you plan to make money off buying TG16 games flooding the market with cheap repros would most definitely kill the gouger market. Hell it wasn't too long ago that most of these "rare" games were sitting in a bargain bin and could be had literally for pennies on the dollar.

[Emerald Rocker]

This makes me wish I hadn't stepped on my Magical Chase.

[OldMan]

Why would it be a bad thing? Seriously? Unless you plan to make money off buying TG16 games flooding the market with cheap repros would most definitely kill the gouger market.....

Are you sure about that? I can see people buying the cheap repros, and e-baying them as if they were legit.
The sellers would be willing to sell for less, and anyone not knowing what to look for would buy them, thinking they got a good deal. Then, once they found out they were bootlegs, trying the same ploy. The kind of people who would buy MC at the current prices aren't going to take a loss on their purchase.

Meanwhile, the folks with -real- MC cards would be upping the price, and saying things like "-NOT A BOOTLEG-"
End result would be the bootlegs go for what real MC cards go for now (okay, maybe a little less), while real MC cards go even higher. Entirely because Magical Chase is perceived as 'rare'.

Never underestimate the gullabiity of people.

[CrackTiger]

For all we know, most of the copies of Magical Chase being sold are already bootlegs.

[SignOfZeta]

This is even more of a reason why we need some quality repro HuCards of Magical Chase.

If you think this is going to save total fools from themselves, you're wrong.

The sane will play the game off flash cards, the insane will pay thousands for it. If the price somehow dropped to $10 the same morons who are paying $3000 for it now will just find some other piece of plastic to worship.

This isn't about supply and demand, it's about spiritually empty people seeking to fill a whole in their empty lives.

[VestCunt]

End result would be the bootlegs go for what real MC cards go for now (okay, maybe a little less), while real MC cards go even higher. Entirely because Magical Chase is perceived as 'rare'.

Never underestimate the gullabiity of people.

+1. Products and publicity go hand-in-hand and giving addicts a taste of something increases their desire for the real thing. Five years ago everyone was saying "oh sweet - the Virtual Console will help bring prices down." Nope. It just advertised the TG16 to a new generation and increased demand for our already scarce system. Sure enough, some idiot bid $400 for my sealed copy of Military Madness this Spring because he'd played it on Virtual Console and, even though he had nothing to compare it to, bought the hype that "emulation isn't like the real thing." So he went and bought seventy TG games in two months without knowing what they were worth and won my $50 auction with a max bid of $400.

[roflmao]

This isn't about supply and demand, it's about spiritually empty people seeking to fill a whole in their empty lives.

qft.

[canada]

wonder how long canada will sit on it before he puts it back up on ebay for 3800.00 buy it now

wow didnt know you worked for ebay , your super smart .... how did you know i forked out your yearly salary for this?

[jperryss]

+1. Products and publicity go hand-in-hand and giving addicts a taste of something increases their desire for the real thing. Five years ago everyone was saying "oh sweet - the Virtual Console will help bring prices down." Nope. It just advertised the TG16 to a new generation and increased demand for our already scarce system. Sure enough, some idiot bid $400 for my sealed copy of Military Madness this Spring because he'd played it on Virtual Console and, even though he had nothing to compare it to, bought the hype that "emulation isn't like the real thing." So he went and bought seventy TG games in two months without knowing what they were worth and won my $50 auction with a max bid of $400.

On a similar note, getting into emulation on the XBOX in the early 2000s is what got me into collecting real games again. Though unlike the fellow you mentioned, I spread the collecting out over several years.

BTW, if he won for $50, how do you know what his max bid was?

[VestCunt]

BTW, if he won for $50, how do you know what his max bid was?

We had some correspondence before I shipped the item because his ebay mailing address was all messed up. He eventually called me on the phone and proved to be a nice enough guy. I shouldn't call him an idiot, but his impulses as a collector were insane. He was a bit of a chatterbox and told me that after being sniped on my sealed copy of Ys III that went for $260, he set his max bid for Military Madness at $400.

[Sparky]

wonder how long canada will sit on it before he puts it back up on ebay for 3800.00 buy it now

wow didnt know you worked for ebay , your super smart .... how did you know i forked out your yearly salary for this?

Hahaha... Speaking of smart lets look at you canada with 2 ID's and the guy that is never allowed in any raffles... Nicely done buddy (( claps hands)))