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

[Mathius]

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

Ditto!

I have even tried to communicate and work with that dude to make me some kind of a deal (this was back when I was a Turbo n00b). Even Pat at Pompey Parsons will work with you if you ask. He's the guy who set me up with my Turbo-CD.

[henrycsc]

OK, not gouging at all, but one of the best listings I've seen in a long time....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Grafx-16-Turbo-Express-plus-games-/250688364977?pt=Video_Games

Seller info:
jerseycop
-Turbogrfxfan is that you?


"You are bidding on a Turbo Grafx 16 (Turbo Express) hand held portable game system. This is great for any collector. The Express is in really great shape and works perfectly fine. I also have the AC Adapter which too is in great condition. I am aslo including five games which work fine. The Games are as follows. Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, Power Golf (my personal favorite), Parasol Stars the story of Bubble Bobble 2, Tricky Kick, and Bonks Adventure.  Good luck and happy bidding "


2nd favorite might be kinda tough to choose....

[Mathius]

It's hard to remember that there are actually decent sellers on eBay like the one above.

[NecroPhile]

Wmac's clown puncher collection is down to $335. 


Here's a nice sized collection with a $4200 BIN (2-3 times what it's worth).  For posterity, it includes a TurboDuo, a DuoTap, and the following games (all boxed/complete):

Aero Blasters
Air Zonk
Alien Crush
Ballistix
Battle Royale
Beyond Shadowgate
Bikini Girls
Bonk 3 CD
Bravoman
Camp California
Chase HQ
Cosmic Fantasy 2
Cotton
Cyber Core
Darkwing Duck
Davis Cup Tennis
Dragon Slayer
Dungeon Explorer
Dungeon Explorer 2
Dungeon Master
Dynastic Hero
Exile
Exile:Wicked Phenomenon
Falcon
Fantasy Zone
Final Lap Twin
Forgotten Worlds
Gate of Thunder
Ghost Manor
Godzilla
Hawaii Island Girls
Implode
Impossimole
JJ and Jeff
John Madden Football
Keith Courage
Legendary Axe
Local Girls of Hawaii
Loom
Lords of Thunder
Meteor Blaster DX
Might and Magic III
Military Madness
Moto Roader
Neutopia
Order of the Griffon
Parasol Stars
Power Golf
Prince of Persia
Raiden
Riot Zone
R-Type
Shadow of the Beast
Shape Shifter
Sherlock Holmes
Sim Earth
Sinistron
Soldier Blade
Super Air Zonk
Super Star Soldier
Sydmeads Terra Forming
Vasteel
Victory Run
World Class Baseball
World Court Tennis
Yo Bro

[BlueBMW]

Pretty nice lot there... it'd probably do pretty good if he'd just start it at $0.99 no reserve

[henrycsc]

On ebay, he'd make a killing, but what he wants is mass murder.

Pretty nice lot there... it'd probably do pretty good if he'd just start it at $0.99 no reserve

[DragonmasterDan]

Wmac's clown puncher collection is down to $335. 


Here's a nice sized collection with a $4200 BIN (2-3 times what it's worth).  For posterity, it includes a TurboDuo, a DuoTap, and the following games (all boxed/complete):

Aero Blasters
Air Zonk
Alien Crush
Ballistix
Battle Royale
Beyond Shadowgate
Bikini Girls
Bonk 3 CD
Bravoman
Camp California
Chase HQ
Cosmic Fantasy 2
Cotton
Cyber Core
Darkwing Duck
Davis Cup Tennis
Dragon Slayer
Dungeon Explorer
Dungeon Explorer 2
Dungeon Master
Dynastic Hero
Exile
Exile:Wicked Phenomenon
Falcon
Fantasy Zone
Final Lap Twin
Forgotten Worlds
Gate of Thunder
Ghost Manor
Godzilla
Hawaii Island Girls
Implode
Impossimole
JJ and Jeff
John Madden Football
Keith Courage
Legendary Axe
Local Girls of Hawaii
Loom
Lords of Thunder
Meteor Blaster DX
Might and Magic III
Military Madness
Moto Roader
Neutopia
Order of the Griffon
Parasol Stars
Power Golf
Prince of Persia
Raiden
Riot Zone
R-Type
Shadow of the Beast
Shape Shifter
Sherlock Holmes
Sim Earth
Sinistron
Soldier Blade
Super Air Zonk
Super Star Soldier
Sydmeads Terra Forming
Vasteel
Victory Run
World Class Baseball
World Court Tennis
Yo Bro

There's a few Super rares in there. Dynastic Hero, the Girly games, the fact that the Duo has the box. I'd have to add everything up. But the difficulty of finding all of that stuff in one lot is pretty impressive.

[BlueBMW]

If i won the lottery id drop 4000 on it just for the convenience

[DragonmasterDan]

If i won the lottery id drop 4000 on it just for the convenience

Well, how often do you see the girly games even on ebay.

 Dynastic Hero, Dungeon Explorer 2, Bonk 3 CD, Cotton, are all fairly expensive and just the sheer amount of boxed stuff.

Yes, 4200 is a lot for the bundle, but it's not as grossly unfair as other sellers out there. It wouldn't surprise me if a reseller actually bought that lot at that price just because of the rare stuff in it.

[nectarsis]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engine-Turbo-Duo-SCD-Dracula-X-JP-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/150487257846?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2309bd52f6

BWAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA!!

[Frank_fjs]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engine-Turbo-Duo-SCD-Dracula-X-JP-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/150487257846?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2309bd52f6

BWAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA!!

Just when you think you've seen it all. There was a chip shaped like Pac-Man up for auction not too long ago, lol.

[Colossus1574]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engine-Turbo-Duo-SCD-Dracula-X-JP-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/150487257846?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2309bd52f6

BWAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA!!

I'm assuming it'll come shipped in a gold carat box autographed by the entire art team & voice cast! And also a mail in rebate towards this seller's next great auction 

[Roy The Sunderer]

The seller's name is Richard Ho? I guess the jokes just write themselves sometimes. He really IS a dick...

[NecroPhile]

Isn't that the same dude that had it listed forever for $999.99?  I should've pulled the trigger before damn inflation tacked on a couple extra pennies.

[NecroPhile]

24 Rare PCE Titles starting at a mere $699 ($769 BIN). 

[Mathius]

That is a nice collection though.

[turbogrfxfan]

24 Rare PCE Titles starting at a mere $699 ($769 BIN). 

i dunno not feeling it but.... pass

[nectarsis]

That is a nice collection though.

At half the price maybe ;)

[blueraven]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engine-Turbo-Duo-SCD-Dracula-X-JP-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/150487257846?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2309bd52f6

?????????????????

[Mathius]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engine-Turbo-Duo-SCD-Dracula-X-JP-BRAND-NEW-SEALED-/150487257846?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2309bd52f6

?????????????????

See above.

[turbogrfxfan]

that cant be real.  someone had to put that up as a joke.

[NecroPhile]

that cant be real.  someone had to put that up as a joke.

Sadly, no.  It's been relisted over and over and over again.


Neato legitimate Turbo swag hat, but $500?!?

[SignOfZeta]

What's the most you've ever heard of anyone paying for DracX? $250 maybe, from a shop, ages ago? $1000 is a bit off the mark.

The hilarious thing is that the normal price of Dracula X these days is about the same as the original retail, when adjusted for inflation. People are more obsessed with other games, crappier ones, and so the price is quite reasonable (in the grand scheme of things).

[JoshTurboTrollX]

A couple months ago I coulda had one for $65 shipped.  It's too bad I didn't have the spare change at that moment.

:C

[NecroPhile]

$250 for a boxed TurboBooster Plus is awfully high, especially when the box is in such poor condition.

[turbogrfxfan]

$250 for a boxed TurboBooster Plus is awfully high, especially when the box is in such poor condition.

thats way hight. granted you dont see em around much but like two months ago I saw one for like 35 bucks.  prolly the same one that went up for sixty

[Frank_fjs]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PC-Engine-DUO-R-grafx-Console-System-JAPAN-w-92-Games-/250698006509?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5ec3ffed

^ Loose Duo-R console w/91 games (nearly all loose HuCards, no case, no manual). = $1000+ US

Yeah it's a lot of games but it's a lot of cash to outlay in one hit. The console has the wrong controller and I'm not sure but it also appears to have a non-official power supply. No box, no manual, meh, not worth it. I'd probably spend $100 on a console like that (and that's being generous). $4 per loose game, maybe $450 for the lot (I expect discount for buying in bulk), certainly not $1000+.

[NecroPhile]

Agreed, Dr. Frank-n-Furter, that's a pretty crappy deal.  It's hard to tell with his low res pics, but I don't see any rare and pricey titles in there, just quite a few duplicates and Battle Ace.

[Mathius]

I don't know if this auction has been listed here before but....

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-TURBO-GRAFX-16-NEC-HuCARD-GAMES-RARE-L-K-/390096445886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ad38f61be

When is this guy going to give up? This has been listed since at least last spring!

[ApolloBoy]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PC-Engine-DUO-R-grafx-Console-System-JAPAN-w-92-Games-/250698006509?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5ec3ffed

^ Loose Duo-R console w/91 games (nearly all loose HuCards, no case, no manual). = $1000+ US

Yeah it's a lot of games but it's a lot of cash to outlay in one hit. The console has the wrong controller and I'm not sure but it also appears to have a non-official power supply. No box, no manual, meh, not worth it. I'd probably spend $100 on a console like that (and that's being generous). $4 per loose game, maybe $450 for the lot (I expect discount for buying in bulk), certainly not $1000+.

Jesus, he doesn't even have the courtesy to include free shipping!

[Sparky]

I don't know if this auction has been listed here before but....

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-TURBO-GRAFX-16-NEC-HuCARD-GAMES-RARE-L-K-/390096445886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ad38f61be

When is this guy going to give up? This has been listed since at least last spring!

jesus... wish listing like this i wish they had a little "like" or "dislike" button 

[henrycsc]

Maybe the seller was thinking Yen?  Or Pesos?  Or maybe predicting the continual downturn of the Dollar's value. 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PC-Engine-DUO-R-grafx-Console-System-JAPAN-w-92-Games-/250698006509?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5ec3ffed

^ Loose Duo-R console w/91 games (nearly all loose HuCards, no case, no manual). = $1000+ US

Yeah it's a lot of games but it's a lot of cash to outlay in one hit. The console has the wrong controller and I'm not sure but it also appears to have a non-official power supply. No box, no manual, meh, not worth it. I'd probably spend $100 on a console like that (and that's being generous). $4 per loose game, maybe $450 for the lot (I expect discount for buying in bulk), certainly not $1000+.

[NecroPhile]

I don't know if this auction has been listed here before but....

http://cgi.ebay.com/5-TURBO-GRAFX-16-NEC-HuCARD-GAMES-RARE-L-K-/390096445886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ad38f61be

When is this guy going to give up? This has been listed since at least last spring!

That's an oldie but a goodie.  The epitome of "R4RE L@@K!!!!" asshat listings.

[Frank_fjs]

The epitome of "R4RE L@@K!!!!" asshat listings.

I won't buy any item that uses the word "rare" in its description, without being totally warranted.

I've noticed that stuff from Italy seems to be insanely overpriced, but they say "rarisimo" instead of "rare". Don't know if it's because they're particularly greedy or if it's because retro console gear is hard to come by over there. Mind you, even if there were bargains to be had I still wouldn't participate, shipping in Italy is conducive to theft.

I love it when something is listed as "rare" and you look at the next 4 listings above and below and see the exact same item!

[SignOfZeta]

^ Loose Duo-R console w/91 games (nearly all loose HuCards, no case, no manual). = $1000+ US

Yeah it's a lot of games but it's a lot of cash to outlay in one hit. The console has the wrong controller and I'm not sure but it also appears to have a non-official power supply.

Do be fair, you don't really want the original controller or power supply if you actually want to play the thing.

But yes, this isn't worth the money. The majority of those 91 games are worth $5 or less. Something like $300-400 would be more fair.

[blueraven]

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/JAPAN-PC-Engine-DUO-R-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-/270637590655?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e87f

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-PC-Engine-DUO-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-DUO-/270637589959?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e5c7

I'll let y'all comment on this.

[Frank_fjs]

http://cgi.ebay.com/JAPAN-PC-Engine-DUO-R-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-/270637590655?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e87f

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-PC-Engine-DUO-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-DUO-/270637589959?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e5c7

I'll let y'all comment on this.

Yeah, spotted those the other day, What a wanker. If I were after a slot cover, for the prices he's charging I'd rather buy another complete console and sell the one with the missing cover. Problem solved and it would probably work out cheaper!

[henrycsc]

Not gouging, but this beats the Bloody Volt out of the competition....  Why you should never use low-rez photos to type the names of games you don't know.  Look at the pics and you will see how the seller arrived at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/17-Turbo-Grafx-16-Game-cards-System-card-Others-Wow-/180564493889?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2a0a7b8641

[Andre Panza's]  KKK Boxing     

This one is Super RAER fellas!  Better jump on it while you can.

Damn Racists at NEC probably contributed to the demise of the system...

[NecroPhile]

I'll let y'all comment on this.

I'm too honest, else I'd buy 'em with the cheapy shipping (no tracking) and claim they never arrived. 

Look at the pics and you will see how the seller arrived at:

What pics?  Linky?

[henrycsc]

Sorry about that NecroPhile, It was late when I posted that.... corrected now.... here's the link 

http://cgi.ebay.com/17-Turbo-Grafx-16-Game-cards-System-card-Others-Wow-/180564493889?pt=US_Vintage_Video_Games&hash=item2a0a7b8641

Description includes a most unusual TG16 game.

[Mathius]

Them racist, Hitler loving, cross burning, game developing bastards!

[NecroPhile]

Ha!  What a silly mistake.

"Folks ain't home. Cross won't burn. Hell, it ain't like it used to be."

[Colossus1574]

http://cgi.ebay.com/JAPAN-PC-Engine-DUO-R-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-/270637590655?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e87f

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-PC-Engine-DUO-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-DUO-/270637589959?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e5c7

I'll let y'all comment on this.

my god....if he wants $25 for a flippin' lid (pun intended), how much does he want for the rest of the system!?!?!?

KKK Boxing: did u know if you KO each fighter with the folding chair, you get to challenge the Grandmaster White Dragon bonus boss at the end!!???

[NecroPhile]

Self-inflicted gouging: $195.28 for a Sherlock Holmes 2 promotional matchbook calculator. 

[wmacmonagle]

I offered real cheap as 40 dollars and nobody buys =( but sold mine with near new duo system for 400ish!!!

Self-inflicted gouging: $195.28 for a Sherlock Holmes 2 promotional matchbook calculator. 

[Mathius]

At least it was an auction that started out at $.99

His one negative feedback is pretty lame though.

[NecroPhile]

Sealed R-Type for $490 shipped and sealed Splatterhouse for about $250 shipped.  Sweet deals.... I wonder if he combines shipping?

[turbogrfxfan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/JAPAN-PC-Engine-DUO-R-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-/270637590655?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e87f

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-PC-Engine-DUO-Console-HuCard-Slot-Cover-Turbo-DUO-/270637589959?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3f0341e5c7

I'll let y'all comment on this.

my god....if he wants $25 for a flippin' lid (pun intended), how much does he want for the rest of the system!?!?!?

KKK Boxing: did u know if you KO each fighter with the folding chair, you get to challenge the Grandmaster White Dragon bonus boss at the end!!???

dude I bet this jerk popped them off the consoles sold the consoles and now the poor soul that bought the console bought this as well.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

Self-inflicted gouging: $195.28 for a Sherlock Holmes 2 promotional matchbook calculator. 

If only I had seen this auction sooner I could be solving all of your problems with complicated equations and long division only possible on the Sherlock Holmes promotional matchbook calculator.  =)

[BlueBMW]

Not ebay, but this site seems to be in on the gougery!

http://www.gamebaz.com/?a=i&i=51024