ianoid Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Nice auction I sent him a email letting him know how much the game was actually worth before someone trys to scam it out of him Why does everybody do this around here? Seems like they are always trying to bring justice to the ignorant. Frankly if somone around here got it for $100 and then resold it for $5k, at least they'd be slightly more likely to spend the money around here (on AA, in the classic gaming community), benefiting us all. If you don't have the sense to look into the items you have for sale, then seller beware. Yeesh. And these things cause more complications- auctions starting and stopping. And annoying loser sellers visiting AA and just all around sucking. shirleyswapandshop? Great contributor. Thanks to whoever scored us that one. The old unspoken code to hunting in the wild was not to go around informing sellers about how valuable their wares are. It's their prerogative to learn about what they have. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 And does anyone really think this will get paid for at $21000? Seems a bit much. I'd rather fund my 401k then spend $20k on a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypton85 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 The old unspoken code to hunting in the wild was not to go around informing sellers about how valuable their wares are. It's their prerogative to learn about what they have. I remember a friend of mine telling one of my sources about eBay (back in the day), I mean I'm sure the guy would have found out soon enough, but after that he had nothing in the way of rares at his store and everything else was "priced accordingly" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Nice auction I sent him a email letting him know how much the game was actually worth before someone trys to scam it out of him Why does everybody do this around here? Seems like they are always trying to bring justice to the ignorant. Frankly if somone around here got it for $100 and then resold it for $5k, at least they'd be slightly more likely to spend the money around here (on AA, in the classic gaming community), benefiting us all. If you don't have the sense to look into the items you have for sale, then seller beware. Yeesh. And these things cause more complications- auctions starting and stopping. And annoying loser sellers visiting AA and just all around sucking. shirleyswapandshop? Great contributor. Thanks to whoever scored us that one. The old unspoken code to hunting in the wild was not to go around informing sellers about how valuable their wares are. It's their prerogative to learn about what they have. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Wow, you do realise that if this is a legit auction that this guy lost his son in Iraq. If I had that viewpoint this would be the last auction that I would try to express my agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbjr Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I was trying to find what the final value fees will be, but couldn't locate the fee table. I believe the myebid site is free. If it had been sold on ebay the final value fee would be $355 including the $.60 insertion fee, if my math is correct the seller just saved $355 but I don't think they really give a sh*t considering they just hit a $21.4K jack pot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTR Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 ianoid is 100% correct. I am sick of people not knowledgable being given privileged information that may or may not have takens years and tons of research to acquire. Happens all the time with stuff and the majority of the time the information is given by people NOT EVEN COLLECTING THE ITEM, NOR WOULD THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncurry Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Yeah, screw the ignorant! </sarcasm> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 It has nothing to do with being nice. These people are just jealous and they don't want someone here to make a single dollar on a game if they can help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Oh, I love it. I never in a million years thought people making side deals to screw up an auction would have a self righteous attitude towards people trying to see the auction actually go all the way through. Screwing up an auction is against Ebay rules and you know it. Personally I have never made a side deal and I also have never warned a seller as well. But I am definetly on the side of people who warn the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Did wonder start collecting NES?? Jim I don't think Wonder007 would go for the Gold NWC since it is a hack of 3 different games. Also one more thing. If the $21,400 price tag is legit I would be a happy camper if Atlantis II was only half as much as this cart. No way for a hack...... or maybe..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 ignorance is bliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hex65000 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 What I think was missed (or lost upon) by the folks complaining about the sellers being better informed, is that this could be considered an appropriate backlash for those who tend to make side deals or the 'buy it now' approach. We all like getting a good deal every once in a while. When it's professional collectors <cough> resellers <cough> complaining, all I can do is paraphrase Bill Cosby on this one... "... and these children have the NERVE -- to look surprised. " Hex. [ usually just watches such drama normally, but my Karma is feeling a little too imbalanced towards good lately... ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) I was trying to find what the final value fees will be, but couldn't locate the fee table. I believe the myebid site is free. If it had been sold on ebay the final value fee would be $355 including the $.60 insertion fee, if my math is correct the seller just saved $355 but I don't think they really give a sh*t considering they just hit a $21.4K jack pot! Free insertion fee, but the site says there is a fee if the item sells. I just can't find out what they actually charge when it does sell. Plus I might consider selling on there myself. Edited April 20, 2007 by taxman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 What I think was missed (or lost upon) by the folks complaining about the sellers being better informed, is that this could be considered an appropriate backlash for those who tend to make side deals or the 'buy it now' approach. We all like getting a good deal every once in a while. When it's professional collectors <cough> resellers <cough> complaining, all I can do is paraphrase Bill Cosby on this one... I'm not sure I understand your perspective. When it's professional collectors complaining about what? Side deals or informants? No matter. The guys I see rapidly flipping good deals lose my respect. Of course, my respect isn't worth much. For some reason flipping stuff from the internet (non-ebay) to eBay is lame to me. Flipping stuff off-internet to eBay is kind of okay. Maybe because I do it. But flipping stuff from anything (eBay or internet (non-eBay) or off-internet) to off internet is cool. And flipping stuff from eBay to not eBay is also cool. Why do I have these rules? I don't know. I have no problem with side deals. I'm just not the guy to make them. (I have had a few.) It sucks not to have a chance at something, but it's not like I would have won it anyway (despite being a big money bidder who tries my darnedest not to overvalue stuff too often). There is no lawful right that we all have to buy something. If someone gets a deal, good for her. I just like to call a rat a rat (i.e. informant.) It's something I feel strongly about. But these types of opinions aren't worth losing friends over. They are just opinions. And although I'm sorry to hear that someone lost a family member to war, or to anything for that matter, it doesn't alter my opinion about something so relatively unimportant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbjr Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I was trying to find what the final value fees will be, but couldn't locate the fee table. I believe the myebid site is free. If it had been sold on ebay the final value fee would be $355 including the $.60 insertion fee, if my math is correct the seller just saved $355 but I don't think they really give a sh*t considering they just hit a $21.4K jack pot! Free insertion fee, but the site says there is a fee if the item sells. I just can't find out what they actually charge when it does sell. Plus I might consider selling on there myself. Just so you know I got around to posting some things and it is free even when the item sells, they just have fees for extra things like getting on the home page and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 This is now the place for premium games http://www.myebid.com/cgi-bin/auction/view...;listingID=3913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I just noticed that the buyer of this auction finally gave positive feedback to the seller. I guess that raises the possibility that this was real afterall. Of course it still could of been a spam auction to help Myebid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTR Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 LOL, they were both in on it. Come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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