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

[nat]

Haha, I bought Bomberman '93 (US ver) complete in box from D-Lite for $35.

[JapanTokei]

Not in Gauging territory, but it seems the Bonk3 non-for sale special PC Engine Huey are goign higher and higher.

http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w53643720


still 5 mins left and closing in on >17000 yen.  That is $200 and counting... .makes me glad to have snagged mine for 12000 yen a few months back..

[NecroPhile]

This one is self-inflicted gouging: $171.60 for twelve empty boxes (Air Zonk, Alien Crush, Blazing Lazers, Bloody Wolf, Bomberman, Cadash, Final Zone II, Last Alert, Neutopia II, Ninja Spirit, Silent Debuggers, and Valis II).  That works out to $14.30 apiece for fucking cardboard!

[Colossus1574]

This one is self-inflicted gouging: $171.60 for twelve empty boxes (Air Zonk, Alien Crush, Blazing Lazers, Bloody Wolf, Bomberman, Cadash, Final Zone II, Last Alert, Neutopia II, Ninja Spirit, Silent Debuggers, and Valis II).  That works out to $14.30 apiece for fucking cardboard!

That's pretty insane what the final price came too...i'm not accusing the bidder of helping the seller boost the price...but serously???  1st bid at 70BUCKS??!?!?!?!? hahaa, man....

[henrycsc]

The boxes got relisted becasue the first buyer backed out after they realized games weren't included.  I saw the listing before any bids were on it, so I emailed and offered the guy $40 because the boxes would help me complete some of my copies.  Never dealt with the seller before... this was the response I got, enjoy the laugh:

"Dear henrycsc,

Yeah I had to relist them cause the lame ass fucking flake of a loser winning bidder "vgcollector2002" doesnt know how to read a fucking description and assumed it was games as well as the boxes, so needless to say he changed his mind and bluntly told me he has no intention of paying. As for your offer, I am gonna politely decline, thanks though, I prefer to let them run their course and hope for an actual bidder who has common sense and will read the description as well as pay as intended since by bidding it is a binding contract. I also sent out a second chance offer to the 2nd highest bidder which was at $167ish and he seemed to have a real genuine interest. I need $171.69 to pay a bill, so im really just hoping the 2nd highest bidder will just accept 2nd chance offer and then i can end this listing. So unfortunately $40 is to low and wont get me close to paying my citi financial bill. Sorry, thanks for asking though! I do appreciate you asking!


- gekiohshootingking"

[jperryss]

I don't blame him, I'm sure he expects to pull in $100+ if he lets the auction run.

I will say he was fairly nice in his response to you, not the typical "Screw you I'm gonna get a bajillion monies for these!"

[henrycsc]

Yeah, just kinda silly to respond like he did at all - a simple "No" would have sufficed.  Mighta chased away a potential customer - I didn't bid.  Obviously the mysterious second bidder didn't pay up either.

Plus, judging from the condition they appeared in the pics, they weren't worth much more than what I offered - but with the crazy ebay world - who knows.

Anyhow, money in hand is better than promised money that never arrives.

[RoyVegas]

Yeah, just kinda silly to respond like he did at all - a simple "No" would have sufficed.

That seller is actually a member on this forum.  Have you considered that maybe he answered you that way because he noticed your name and were a member here?  That's what I'd put my money on.

The guys got a bill to pay and is getting rid of some stuff to help cover it (according to him).  He didn't gouge, he let it run a full auction.  $3.33 a box for boxes like Air Zonk, Neutopia II, Cadash and Bomberman?  Those 4 alone are worth more than your $40 offer. Some people may disagree with that statement, but those are also the people who don't tend to collect boxes (which most people here don't).  Personally I think your offer of $40 was to low also and I can't blame him for saying no.

[JapanTokei]

Wow!  Roy is back!  Roy, those aren't your boxes, aren't they?

I found this to be astonishing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320574352617&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

122 games for $1600+.  only goodies were DracX, MizuKids, Coryoon, Nexar, Rainbow Islands.  damn.

Yeah, just kinda silly to respond like he did at all - a simple "No" would have sufficed.

That seller is actually a member on this forum.  Have you considered that maybe he answered you that way because he noticed your name and were a member here?  That's what I'd put my money on.

The guys got a bill to pay and is getting rid of some stuff to help cover it (according to him).  He didn't gouge, he let it run a full auction.  $3.33 a box for boxes like Air Zonk, Neutopia II, Cadash and Bomberman?  Those 4 alone are worth more than your $40 offer. Some people may disagree with that statement, but those are also the people who don't tend to collect boxes (which most people here don't).  Personally I think your offer of $40 was to low also and I can't blame him for saying no.

[NecroPhile]

122 games for $1600+.  only goodies were DracX, MizuKids, Coryoon, Nexar, Rainbow Islands.  damn.

$13.77 per game is a bit high for a big lot, but at least the bundle isn't bloated with digital comics, dating sims, and sports titles.

[RoyVegas]

Wow!  Roy is back!  Roy, those aren't your boxes, aren't they?

I'm to lazy to go back and check which ones he bought from me but I know some of them were my old ones.

[SignOfZeta]

Wow!  Roy is back! 

WHHHHHHHYYYYYY?

Since he didn't leave, and nobody is going to ban him, I suggest nobody bother to make posts in any thread he creates since he'll just delete it if he doesn't like the way its headed.

Speaking of stupid, this one was awesome enough to make UK:R:

http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2010/08/super-mario-2-in-a-case-for-500/

"Mario Bros. 2 only sold around 10 million units, so actually is quite rare compared to something like how many germs there are in your toilet bowl."

[Arkhan Asylum]

I dont know what you're talking about

that case alone is worth 498.50$

[NecroPhile]

That seller is full of poop, as that's not bullet resistant glazing.

[JapanTokei]

Speaking of stupid, this one was awesome enough to make UK:R:

http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2010/08/super-mario-2-in-a-case-for-500/

"Mario Bros. 2 only sold around 10 million units, so actually is quite rare compared to something like how many germs there are in your toilet bowl."

Man that is a dumb, but also Nintendo America was focking dumb for forcing the good "Dream Factory" famicom game into a Mario game that became known as this Mario 2 in the U.S.  They never did release the challenging but fun "real" Mario 2 from JP, where there are poisonous mushrooms and all.  that was a good one compared to the Dream Factory fake Mario..

[Arkhan Asylum]

Man that is a dumb, but also Nintendo America was focking dumb for forcing the good "Dream Factory" famicom game into a Mario game that became known as this Mario 2 in the U.S.  They never did release the challenging but fun "real" Mario 2 from JP, where there are poisonous mushrooms and all.  that was a good one compared to the Dream Factory fake Mario..

Hey I like Mario 2.  Mouser is fucking sweet.

and we got Lost Levels (mario 2) with Super Mario All Stars.

[SuperDeadite]

I have the real Mario 2 on FDS and I must say, Mario USA (English Mario 2) is a much better game.  FDS Mario 2 has some really sadistic level design, like a trick warp on level 8-1 that takes you back to level 5-1.  Simply Evil!  These tricks were great, however they ruined it all with terrible control.  Mario and Luigi both lack what the other has, and the control is just horrid because of it.  Most of my deaths are due to poor control, which makes the game just trial and error over and over until you learn the correct speed and place for each jump.  It just makes the whole game a boring chore really.  While Mario USA is both challenging AND fun.

[SignOfZeta]

I prefer the "real" Super Mario 2, but its pretty easy to see why NOA gave us something else, and why when it was re-released in Japan as Super Mario USA it was quite popular: because Mario 2 is fucking HARD!

[lord_cack]

Man that is a dumb, but also Nintendo America was focking dumb for forcing the good "Dream Factory" famicom game into a Mario game that became known as this Mario 2 in the U.S.  They never did release the challenging but fun "real" Mario 2 from JP, where there are poisonous mushrooms and all.  that was a good one compared to the Dream Factory fake Mario..

Hey I like Mario 2.  Mouser is fucking sweet.

and we got Lost Levels (mario 2) with Super Mario All Stars.

Im with Ark on this one. I liked SMB 2 as it is one of my all time fav mario games.

[blueraven]

I don't think that was turbo gouging. Nintendo gouging, maybe but turbo gouging?

Where is this rare mario Huey?

[nat]

Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is the best Mario game, hands down, followed closely by the 4th one on SNES. Not only is the JP Mario 2 hard in a stupid way (as mentioned above), graphically and aurally it's virtually identical to the first game. They didn't improve a damn thing in these departments, which is unbelievable for a game that was released a full year later. I've always maintained that Mario 2 (JP) feels like the result of someone giving a 16-year old a level editor for Mario 1 and telling him to "Edit the levels in Super Mario Bros. so the game is as difficult as possible," with no regard for actual good level design.

[TheClash603]

I don't know how this thread turned into Mario 2...  but I like it!

I always hated Mario 2 when I was younger.  I also really enjoyed the lost levels when it first came out.

Then a few years ago I picked up a Famicom Disk System for the first time, with Doki Doki Panic.  When playing the game without Mario in it, it helped me realize that it really was just a very good game.  I had blindly hated the game for years, not because it was bad, but rather because it didn't feel "Mario" enough.

Now I am actually a bit of a Mario 2 addict.  I played through and beat Doki Doki, Mario USA, Mario 2 NES, and Super Mario Advance (which is the definitive version).  Other than Super Mario World and Mario 64, Mario 2 is my favorite in the series.

...Mario 2 Japanese version on the other hand?  Yuck...  just makes me mad to play it now.

[rag-time4]

Thanks guys, I'm glad we live in the information age.

I'm not a big fan of the cover-up/denial thing. Goes against my morals. Admit what you've done, be judged by your words and your actions, move on.

google is your friend.

Thanks, B&B.  Link added to the first post for everyone's reading pleasure.

Should we snag it and post it in an archive just in case Google removes it from their cache?

Done and done.  A pdf is available in the first post.

Ok so.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engine-CONTROLLER-PCE-NEC-HE-SYSTEM-JAPAN-/140432067454?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item20b2674b7e

These controllers aren't worth more than $12 shipped in NEW condition. And the Orange ones aren't worth more than $13 shipped.

Susi Sumo's prices are often horrible. I've never bought a thing from him. Once I asked him if he had a KOEI save-kun... he didn't find one right away, but eventually he listed a loose one for like $65 .... which I thought was a lame move.

[JapanTokei]

lol, sorry I am the culprit for making this a Mario conversation, but last comment.  I do love the original "Dream Factory" aka USA MArio 2.  But it felt awkward to see the characters I knew had been replaced by the Mario characters in that game when I moved to America....

Mario 3 though was the best in the series in my opinion.. so creative and ahead of its time.  I was showing the Fami cart off at school like 1 year before it was released in the States to my friends.  The kids were going nuts.  I thought I was so cool on that day.. lol.  Our teacher was focking cool, he even arranged to let me bring in my Famicon and the kids had extended recess break.  man 1989-1990 was a good year

I don't know how this thread turned into Mario 2...  but I like it!

I always hated Mario 2 when I was younger.  I also really enjoyed the lost levels when it first came out.

Then a few years ago I picked up a Famicom Disk System for the first time, with Doki Doki Panic.  When playing the game without Mario in it, it helped me realize that it really was just a very good game.  I had blindly hated the game for years, not because it was bad, but rather because it didn't feel "Mario" enough.

Now I am actually a bit of a Mario 2 addict.  I played through and beat Doki Doki, Mario USA, Mario 2 NES, and Super Mario Advance (which is the definitive version).  Other than Super Mario World and Mario 64, Mario 2 is my favorite in the series.

...Mario 2 Japanese version on the other hand?  Yuck...  just makes me mad to play it now.

[Turbo D]

Here's a pic of my stash:

[Arkhan Asylum]

Here's a pic of my stash:
*PICTURE*

I hate you.

[JapanTokei]

I'm not hating but I am drooling.  damn.

Here's a pic of my stash:
*PICTURE*

I hate you.

[blueraven]

H8r'z gon' h8

[NecroPhile]

If you meatsacks don't stop derailing my thread with talk about SMB2, I'm gonna be a callow twat and delete this mo-fo!

I've always maintained that Mario 2 (JP) feels like the result of someone giving a 16-year old a level editor for Mario 1 and telling him to "Edit the levels in Super Mario Bros. so the game is as difficult as possible," with no regard for actual good level design.

Agreed, and after years of perfecting his craft, he came up with this.


An oldie but a goodie: five common RARE L@@K!!!! titles for $200.

[Sinistron]

but a goodie: five common RARE L@@K!!!! titles for $200.

Just as funny to me is the guy here felt inclined to show 24 photos of these uber "rares" as if rares collectors will be pouring over every photo to inspect the dings and manual creases on these one of a kind incredible finds- lulzilicious for sure

[nat]

I've always maintained that Mario 2 (JP) feels like the result of someone giving a 16-year old a level editor for Mario 1 and telling him to "Edit the levels in Super Mario Bros. so the game is as difficult as possible," with no regard for actual good level design.

Agreed, and after years of perfecting his craft, he came up with this.

HA HA

That's the funniest thing I've seen in a while. And I totally believe that was created by the same schmuck who made the JP Mario 2.

[blueraven]

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-TURBOGRAFX-EXPRESS-SYSTEM-w-TV-Adapter-6-games-/220653504160?pt=Video_Games

 

Adventure Island must add $850 to the value of this?

[BlackandBlue]

A used copy of Dead Moon for $100?  Really?  Or one with a box, its only $80!

[SNKNostalgia]

Now I regret not buying a lot of TG-16 games I have been meaning to get over the years. At least around half the US HuCards and CDRom games I want are still affordable. I am glad I region modded my Duo. Most games are perfectly fine in JP, such as Splatter House, Air Zonk, Bonk 3, and other games with little or none text in them. I love my JP only releases like some of the Soldier series, SF2 CE and Bomberman 94.

[lord_cack]

Or one with a box, its only $80!

and the seller is....

[BlackandBlue]

Or one with a box, its only $80!

and the seller is....

Ha, I didn't even see that when I posted it. That's funny.

[NecroPhile]

Anyone interested in a loosey goosey Soldier Blade for $142 shipped?  Silly Aussies. 

[TGX16]

Well it is a rare game but seriously!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynastic-Hero-TurboGrafx-16-RARE-MINT-USA-English-/330463940572?pt=Video_Games_Games

[turbogrfxfan]

Well it is a rare game but seriously!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dynastic-Hero-TurboGrafx-16-RARE-MINT-USA-English-/330463940572?pt=Video_Games_Games

buy it now 777.?   Thats just madness!!  666

[savageone]

The BIN on that DH does seem excessive. But in all fairness in the last thread some were talking about the previous DH auction that ended at ~$440 (via bids) and I believe a few of us agreed that the price was a "value" relative to Magical Chase considering DH is much more difficult to find.

[SignOfZeta]

That's a hidious price, dude.

[TGX16]

But $440.00 is totaly madness if you ask me! I'm a simple guy with a simple job and a simple salary I could'nt pay that kind of money for ONE game even if I wanted too!!!
Bidding over 100-150.00 for any game is out of the question as far as I'm concerned.

[SignOfZeta]

The troubling thing is that people will actually say that because it went for $440 last week, that a BIN that is more than half again as much is somehow a good price. This is how these prices get so out of control so quicky. Why not double the price? Tripple! It its worth $1000, it must be worth $2000, right?

This game is, what, 16 years old? And for the first 13-14 years of its uber rare existance it was less than $100. Now, all of the sudden $777 is fair?

And all this while the JP version is like...$35 or something. For the extra $750 you could actually hire a translator to play through the whole game with you, and then you wouldn't be at home by yourself all day.

[NecroPhile]

Holy shit!  The mystery bundle is on sale for half price ($32,816.64), so y'all best act quick before this once in a lifetime deal vanishes.

[lord_cack]

Holy shit!  The mystery bundle is on sale for half price ($32,816.64), so y'all best act quick before this once in a lifetime deal vanishes.

My guess is its totally a fake auction which means I would love to have someone call him on it....

[turbogrfxfan]

Holy shit!  The mystery bundle is on sale for half price ($32,816.64), so y'all best act quick before this once in a lifetime deal vanishes.

My guess is its totally a fake auction which means I would love to have someone call him on it....

I dont understand what goes thrue peoples heads.

[blueraven]

Holy shit!  The mystery bundle is on sale for half price ($32,816.64), so y'all best act quick before this once in a lifetime deal vanishes.

My guess is its totally a fake auction which means I would love to have someone call him on it....

I dont understand what goes thrue peoples heads.

"Maybe someone is an idiot!" would be the phrase repeating in their heads.

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[MotherGunner]

Could be worse... ya'll remember Bullseye/2ManyCollectibles....

oh nvm.. Game Squad is still around...

[Mathius]

Could be worse... ya'll remember Bullseye/2ManyCollectibles....

oh nvm.. Game Squad is still around...

Yeah, I don't see how Game Squad stays in business. I guess a lot of people are dumb enough to pay $999 for a Turbo Duo.

[MotherGunner]

I hate how Game Squad uses that stupid white tile counter for all his pictures too.   Anytime I see that I stay away.