dougy76 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 My auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=300173748065 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Nice cib game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatNJ Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Ive seen it and am watching it hope i can snag it but im betting bid wars will drive it out of my price range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Why this was never ported to the 2600 or the A8 is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Why this was never ported to the 2600 or the A8 is beyond me. Probably because in 1986, INTV was more interested in keeping their own system (Intellivision) alive than porting their games (Diner, Hover Force, Thin Ice, Thunder Castle, etc.) to other systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatNJ Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Wow 143 bucks did go out of my range Auction says ships to US but a person in Italy won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Wow 143 bucks did go out of my range Auction says ships to US but a person in Italy won The lower dollar is going to start hurting US collectors as those abroad will have a distinct advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Wow 143 bucks did go out of my range Every copy of Diner that has popped up recently has gone for crazy prices. Auction says ships to US but a person in Italy won With the slipping dollar, Europeans are bidding on (and winning) a lot of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Diner would make a 7800 game. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Wow 143 bucks did go out of my range Every copy of Diner that has popped up recently has gone for crazy prices. Auction says ships to US but a person in Italy won With the slipping dollar, Europeans are bidding on (and winning) a lot of stuff. OK, what on earth happened? I thought this was still a $60 game :-o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 OK, what on earth happened? I thought this was still a $60 game :-o It should be...it shows up boxed on eBay about 10-15 times per year. It's not that rare, but that's the way it goes on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 All, Does anyone know how long it takes to mail something international to Europe this time of year? (particularly to Italy in this case) I sent the Diner game 2-1/2 weeks ago, but it apparently hasn't arrived yet. I'm starting to get a little nervous about it. If it turns out to be "lost", what usually happens then? I've only sold about 10-15 things on Ebay and I've never had a situation where the item got lost. Thanks for the help! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-bot Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 All, Does anyone know how long it takes to mail something international to Europe this time of year? (particularly to Italy in this case) I sent the Diner game 2-1/2 weeks ago, but it apparently hasn't arrived yet. I'm starting to get a little nervous about it. If it turns out to be "lost", what usually happens then? I've only sold about 10-15 things on Ebay and I've never had a situation where the item got lost. Thanks for the help! Doug I've had some Italian customers recently say that their government is holding packages for weeks before delivering them as some kind of anti-terrorism measure. If they paid via Paypal they can file a claim and you will lose the amount that was paid for the game. I hope it works out for you. y-bot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trade-N-Games Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I just sold a nice boxed copy of diner on my web site for $80 it was around a 8 out of 10. I think it went to a Atari age member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 All, Does anyone know how long it takes to mail something international to Europe this time of year? (particularly to Italy in this case) I sent the Diner game 2-1/2 weeks ago, but it apparently hasn't arrived yet. I'm starting to get a little nervous about it. If it turns out to be "lost", what usually happens then? I've only sold about 10-15 things on Ebay and I've never had a situation where the item got lost. Thanks for the help! Doug How did you send it? I sold two items to that same buyer priority mail. The first one went through with no problems. The second one he said that he had not received. I had sent the item insured mail. He was complaining to me that his item had never arrived. I pulled the numbers off of the customs form and it showed that they had tried to deliver it to him repeatedly over the course of about a week. Eventually he did say that he did get it. I don't really understand why he didn't get it when it showed that they attempted delivery to him for over a week. Maybe in Italy they don't notify people when they have a package that needs to be signed for or a pay customs fees for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Eventually he did say that he did get it. I don't really understand why he didn't get it when it showed that they attempted delivery to him for over a week. Maybe in Italy they don't notify people when they have a package that needs to be signed for or a pay customs fees for. I don't know what the problem is, but Italy is notorious for stuff like this. Where I work, we've had five packages to Italy disappear in the past two or three months, with the buyers claiming they never arrived. If we have one more problem...no more shipping to Italy, because this is getting ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 This buyer indicated to me that he received his 2nd package. I pulled the tracking information up today and take a look. usps.com tracking number: CP308627823US He keeps sending me emails begging for feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatNJ Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 That looks like pretty quick to get there and 10 attempts is alot of chances to get a delivery Will they send it back to you when they finally give up trying to deliver it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 It usually depends on the courier. If it is the Postal Service, they usually make three tries, then leave a postcard, and you have to get yourself the package from the post office. After some days (15 IIRC) they start charging you for the 'parking'. Kind of. However, Italy is a mess right now. As I explained to Dougy in a PM, we've had a huuuuge transport strike this week. You know, the no-milk, no fruit, no fuel kind of strike :-( Deliveries took a serious hit. Also, the Custom and the Postal Service do their good job to mess things up. They even managed to lose a printed photo album from Apple I ordered as Priority parcel. go figure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 Well, the Diner game arrived today at the Italian buyer's residence! What a relief after 45 days of waiting. I really appreciate the guy's patience and also Paolo for helping me communicate with him. But man, 45 days is a long time to wait. I don't know if it will make any difference in the end, but it seems like you have to ship internationally with insurance and tracking to cover your ass. I got lucky choosing the cheap shipping with is still getting there. At the time, it seemed like it just wasn't worth an extra $20 to get tracking and insurance, but perhaps it is. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) Well, the Diner game arrived today at the Italian buyer's residence! What a relief after 45 days of waiting. I really appreciate the guy's patience and also Paolo for helping me communicate with him. But man, 45 days is a long time to wait. So, what was method of shipping that you used? I just shipped a package via 1st Class International to Milan. I was hoping it would be faster than 45 days. Edited January 14, 2008 by Almost Rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 So, what was method of shipping that you used? I just shipped a package via 1st Class International to Milan. I was hoping it would be faster than 45 days. It was 1st Class. The postal worker talked me out of using Priority as it was $15-20 extra and he said it wasn't going to get there any faster. I think I believe him as someone else on these boards sent something to the same guy *before* I did and it arrived *after* mine did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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