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

[Alt-Nintega]

I don't get why the converters from Japan to USA are so expensive on ebay. It's like 3X cheaper to just region mod.

[Psycho Punch]

TO ALL COLLECTORS OUT THERE STRUGGLING TO EITHER KEEP THEIR COLLECTIONS FUNDED OR ON THE VERGE OF HAVING TO SELL BECAUSE OF DEBT AND BILLS PILING UP. THERE IS A WAY OUT AND YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SELL MAGICAL CHASE BUY EVERDRIVE. AND DONT BE A COLLECTARD.

[Gentlegamer]

Offer $13.01

[esteban]

Offer $13.01

Yes.

[SephirothTNH]

It's a shame there is no more make an offer.  I was going to offer 4.95 since because of the price sticker on the cover.

[CrackTiger]

Good ol' hit-japan.

Used Rainbow Islands, no spine, no card $180:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAINBOW-ISLANDS-Mint-Condition-PC-Engine-CD-PCE-Grafx-Import-JAPAN-Game-pe-/311152559403


The only recent eBay sale of the game (lots of listings, few sales due to inflated asking prices) in the same level of completeness $43:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEC-PC-Engine-CD-Rom-RAINBOW-ISLANDS-Japan-0328A22-/311341402815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item487d64cabf


Currently available on eBay, complete with spine. BIN $74:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEC-PC-Engine-CD-ROM-RAINBOW-ISLAND-JAPAN-GAME-Clean-Work-fully-13333/181794227541?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3Dcce78ad5f47845eb970fd8665b81cafb%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D311341402815



Of course, he has hundreds of listings like this. This is the same guy asking $2800 for Darius Alpha missing the foam:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DARIUS-ALPHA-Mint-Condition-PC-Engine-Hu-PCE-Grafx-Import-JAPAN-Game-2801-pe-/301420841153


When the last one sold for $999 with the foam:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-NEC-PC-Engine-Darius-Alpha-Supergrafx-Turbografx-in-US-/311362944098?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item487ead7c62


For an extra $1800, the asshole can't be bothered to at least pull the foam from a $5 game and include it in the $2800 game.

[turboswimbz]

(s)hit Japan should be inducted into the gougers hall of shame.

[Mathius]

(s)hit Japan should be inducted into the gougers hall of shame.

So should Play-Asia

http://www.play-asia.com/bishoujo-senshi-sailor-moon-collection/13/70pkx

[Arkhan Asylum]

Dude at CCAG today was selling Super Air Zonk for 980$

holy.
penis.
tips.

[BigusSchmuck]

Dude at CCAG today was selling Super Air Zonk for 980$

holy.
penis.
tips.

Butt crack smoke! X10000000000000 Speaking of gouging, since when has Cadash commanded such a price? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cadash-TurboGrafx-16-1991-NO-OUTTER-BOX-/301516643617?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4633cadd21

[seieienbu]

I love the usage of a stock photo for a game that the guy wants that much money for.  Yeah, sure buddy.  Don't even bother taking a picture of something you expect me to pay ~$200 for.

[wilykat]

He will lose case if someone buys that.  "Does not match photo" is a valid reason especially since the stock photo is the box and the listing is without the box.

If I had $200 that I could part with for a couple weeks, I would have bought that, filed claim, sent it back in very crappy packing and made sure the manual and stuff got wet.

[CrackTiger]

Dude at CCAG today was selling Super Air Zonk for 980$

holy.
penis.
tips.

You mean sold Super Air Zonk for $980. Or did a bidding war break out between several people who came upon it at the same time and it went for $2000?

Butt crack smoke! X10000000000000 Speaking of gouging, since when has Cadash commanded such a price? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cadash-TurboGrafx-16-1991-NO-OUTTER-BOX-/301516643617?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4633cadd21

It doesn't, at least not on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=turbografx+cadash&_sop=15

[Arkhan Asylum]

Dude at CCAG today was selling Super Air Zonk for 980$

holy.
penis.
tips.

You mean sold Super Air Zonk for $980. Or did a bidding war break out between several people who came upon it at the same time and it went for $2000?

Neither.  Nobody was stupid enough to buy that shit.

[seieienbu]

Common sense wins.  Hurray!

[CrackTiger]

Common sense wins.  Hurray!

Except that someone was abpe to it to that seller for like $700 in the first place.

[CrackTiger]

Vic Ireland sold this game to me personally and was kind enough to sign it.

So now I'm flipping it for hundreds of dollars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasol-Stars-Bubble-Bobble-III-TurboGrafx-16-NEW-SEALED-SIGNED-SUPER-RARE-/121709716261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c5676e325

[Mathius]

Vic Ireland sold this game to me personally and was kind enough to sign it.

So now I'm flipping it for hundreds of dollars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasol-Stars-Bubble-Bobble-III-TurboGrafx-16-NEW-SEALED-SIGNED-SUPER-RARE-/121709716261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c5676e325

If I was famous and signed an item for someone pretending to be a fan I'd be offended to see it flipped for tons of cash. But that goes on all the time at game/horror/sci-fi conventions.

[CGQuarterly]

Vic Ireland sold this game to me personally and was kind enough to sign it.

So now I'm flipping it for hundreds of dollars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasol-Stars-Bubble-Bobble-III-TurboGrafx-16-NEW-SEALED-SIGNED-SUPER-RARE-/121709716261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c5676e325

At least he isn't gouging on shipping on top of that.

[seieienbu]

...so, you've got fans now?

[esteban]

...so, you've got fans now?

It is true.  I autographed DarkKobold's tit and then later that evening he sold his body on the corner for $5.

That was the best $5 that Joe ever spent.

[CGQuarterly]

...so, you've got fans now?

It is true.  I autographed DarkKobold's tit and then later that evening he sold his body on the corner for $5.

"Man-boob" is the preferred nomenclature.

[esteban]

...so, you've got fans now?

It is true.  I autographed DarkKobold's tit and then later that evening he sold his body on the corner for $5.

"Man-boob" is the preferred nomenclature.

Man-tit.

[bob]

Points awarded for dig @ Joe and Lebowski references.

Who are you to give out points?

[bob]

I am Who am

Bitch tits

[viper0hr]

Gouging has become terrible on eBay with rares of all games, but TG16 def has some assholes up there, you would think after 100+ times of relisting you'd lower your prices a bit.

[LostFlunky]

Gouging has become terrible on eBay with rares of all games, but TG16 def has some assholes up there, you would think after 100+ times of relisting you'd lower your prices a bit.

What a prophetic post from the year 2000!!!!

[Gentlegamer]

I only want to be a mod at DoxPhile so my name is green in the chatroom.

[Mathius]

I only want to be a mod at DoxPhile so my name is green in the chatroom.

Not you...

Me?

...no, not me. I'm fired.

[Psycho Punch]

My name is GREEN, why can't you make my name green too Aaron? No crystal recharges for you anymore.

[DragonmasterDan]

NEC related though not exactly Turbo.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171872746505

[SephirothTNH]

But it comes with a remote holy grail.

[turboswimbz]

NEC related though not exactly Turbo.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171872746505

I want one of these bad boys. Think they'll take 1% of the asking price.

[bozo55]

(s)hit Japan should be inducted into the gougers hall of shame.

They can be so frustrating to deal with.  Buying controllers off them is a complete gamble.  They tend to rate them all B, whether they're near mint or completely worn out.  I got banned from them after claiming a partial refund.  Even though I never gave them any negs and spent shit tons with them.

[HyperionAlpha]

Vic Ireland sold this game to me personally and was kind enough to sign it.

So now I'm flipping it for hundreds of dollars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasol-Stars-Bubble-Bobble-III-TurboGrafx-16-NEW-SEALED-SIGNED-SUPER-RARE-/121709716261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c5676e325

I'm surprised he didn't VGA it.

But then I think it's VGA policy on grading that a signed game actually LOWERS its value, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised. Maybe a bad time to mention I have a few Metal Gear Solid things signed by Kojima & Shinkawa.

[BigusSchmuck]

Vic Ireland sold this game to me personally and was kind enough to sign it.

So now I'm flipping it for hundreds of dollars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasol-Stars-Bubble-Bobble-III-TurboGrafx-16-NEW-SEALED-SIGNED-SUPER-RARE-/121709716261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c5676e325

I'm surprised he didn't VGA it.

But then I think it's VGA policy on grading that a signed game actually LOWERS its value, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised. Maybe a bad time to mention I have a few Metal Gear Solid things signed by Kojima & Shinkawa.

I thought it was signed by rarebucky. Does that mean my signed Sega Genesis by Tom Kalinske is worth billions?

[HyperionAlpha]

I was just trying to point out the only "policy" I know of regarding signatures and value influence. Which is a little weird when you think about it. There are lots of ways folks have verified signatures on things in the past, musicians, artists, actors etc. Some game designers do signings like the MGS stuff I have signed, but I guess that it's tough enough to verify most people's signatures that VGA would rather not bother trying. They actually lower the value because it's written on.

Now I'm never planning to sell my signed MGS3... but it's awfully funny to me that something they ought to be able to verify, they treat as damage because they don't even want to try. It's weird enough seeing rarebucky try to sell something he doesn't have wrapped up in a VGA case.

[viper0hr]

NEC related though not exactly Turbo.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171872746505

A steal at twice the price lmao.

[turboswimbz]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbografx-Pc-Engine-Duo-Cd-Lot-Mysterious-Song-/161777777131?hash=item25aab4f9eb


 

[esteban]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbografx-Pc-Engine-Duo-Cd-Lot-Mysterious-Song-/161777777131?hash=item25aab4f9eb


 

Am I crazy, or do we know who this seller is?

Billy Goins sounds familiar, but I can't place it...

[turboswimbz]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbografx-Pc-Engine-Duo-Cd-Lot-Mysterious-Song-/161777777131?hash=item25aab4f9eb


 

Am I crazy, or do we know who this seller is?

Billy Goins sounds familiar, but I can't place it...

WE do indeed esty we do indeed

[CrackTiger]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbografx-Pc-Engine-Duo-Cd-Lot-Mysterious-Song-/161777777131?hash=item25aab4f9eb


 

Looks like they are literally trying to sell a lot of homebrew for twice what they sell for direct.

So who is Billy Goins?


EDIT: just look at his other items and he's selling a used copy of one of those brand new $50 -$70 HuCard converters for $135 (but it does include a $3 game).

[CrackTiger]

Wmac

So after pulling the gouged homebrew from his sales thread he's now just trying to rip someone off on eBay?

[wildfruit]

Big balls bumpadoo!

Cya bud!

[esteban]

Wmac

That's Wmac?

Gotcha.

Damn.

[CrackTiger]

Even up till the end, he was defiantly arguing that he was asking fair prices. After pretending that he did not know the source and availability of the games, which itself is an admission of pulling collector prices out of his, he then acknowledged it and pulled them from his sales thread. He knows that these aren't 20 year old games which are out of print. You can buy them from the creators and they only get cheaper from the source as time goes on. Now he is consciously trying to rip off ignorant collectards.

[o.pwuaioc]

Who stood up for wmacdongle again?

[CGQuarterly]

Who stood up for wmacdongle again?

I did, at first (not sure if Nulltard is referring to me in his post or not, or maybe he's talking about DK).  I've met him in person multiple times.  Was always cool with me, and gave me some great deals.  Really, I only "stood up for him" against people making fun of his english due to his handicap.  I haven't talked to him anymore since his whole deal went down here.  Frankly I find it extremely disappointing.  I met him through a mutual friend who is a stand-up dude, and maybe as a result of that I gave wmac the benefit of the doubt.

[VenomMacbeth]

I may have.  He sold me Bonk CIB for $15, that seemed like a reasonable deal.  I can't comment on any of his other prices but he was cool at least for that transaction.

[esteban]

Who stood up for wmacdongle again?

I did, at first (not sure if Nulltard is referring to me in his post or not).  I've met him in person multiple times.  Was always cool with me, and gave me some great deals.  Really, I only "stood up for him" against people making fun of his english due to his handicap.  I haven't talked to him anymore since his whole deal went down here.  Frankly I find it extremely disappointing.  I met him through a mutual friend who is a stand-up dude, and maybe as a result of that I gave wmac the benefit of the doubt.

You did the right thing. Wmac's actions should have remained the focus of any "critique"....there was no need to take a cheap shot at him in regard to a disability.

I don't think I said anything, so I failed.

Not that I ever paid much attention to the wmac drama. Still, no excuse.