EricDeLee Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Shady Atari Auction. Auctions like this tend to catch my eye... and occasionally I shoot an email to the person to ask specific questions. Stuff like: "Why is a Hozer game considered to be rare and hard to find" "Why not even mention these are Hozer games?" I questions things when I see a seller talk up the rarity of a game, when the game they are describing is not even a real version of that game. Why bother mentioning it in your ad that the Pepsi Invaders only had 125 copies? Why mention it at all... if you are selling off a Hozer reproduction? Why not be completely honest and quit trying to hide the fact that these are worthless in your auction's paragraph of fluff? Why? Because, well, the seller emailed me back and gave me the EXACT reason why: FROM THE SELLER "if you dont like it, mind your own business...they are for sale to idiots who are stupid enough to pay attention to atari." That shows a lot of class. I really hope it isn't someone on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Woah, that was definetily a rude response.....should we all start asking him questions? Reminds of the 5200 system a while back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Woah, that was definetily a rude response.....should we all start asking him questions? Reminds of the 5200 system a while back You can tell he is a moron just by looking at his ALL CAPS LISTING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Lynx Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I never buy sellers like this, even if they happen to have something I really want. Look at this listing.... it is not just painful to read with the ALL CAPS, a couple paragraph breaks would have helped, and the statement at the end just takes the cake. Whoever is stupid enough to buy from this person deserves every bit of screwing they get. You don't have to know anything about Atari to recognize an ass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 It makes no sense... "no reasonable offer will be turned down" but then "I really don't care if I sell this system at all"? Those appear to be contradictory. The lister is clearly of very low intelligence, can't compose an easy-to-read ebay description, and has a bad attitude to finish off the trifecta of moron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Leach Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Offer Sent with nice email...see if he accepts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Offer Sent with nice email...see if he accepts I'd love to see that email! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Offer Sent with nice email...see if he accepts This guy is truly a dolt. And yes, the all caps listing is a tell tale sign. lol Good luck Chris! Let us know how it turns out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Well, I got your e-mail, Chris, and that offer is just WAY too low. I'm trying to fleece some morons here, not sell it for what it's REALLY worth. Gawd, some people..... I hope nobody gets fleeced by this shuckster. Nothing is more detrimental to our hobby than jerks who do things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Wow, nice response. Why do people like this even list stuff on eBay if they are going to be so confrontational about it? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 He is basically saying... this auction is only for morons and idiots that want to pay me one ga-jillion dollars. All others, seek life elsewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 You know, what annoys me in general on ePay is when someone always adds "bid with confidence"... even moreso when it is on a BIN listing. Hmn, I should make a $0.02 offer with the comment "Eh, just my 2 cents." Seriously though, what do you guys think this is worth in reality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Seriously though, what do you guys think this is worth in reality? $100, 'maybe' a little more (repro carts are worth $10-15ea), but the guy's a jerk, so in "reality" - he's going to be lucky to get anything. Most of his stuff looks pretty beat up, dingy and dirty and that's a pet peeve of mine. Guy can't even spend a few minutes cleaning it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Just for fun I asked if the Pepsi invaders and Dukes were real or reproductions, his response was honest and polite, his exact response.... The games are reproductions, the real Pepsi invaders does not have a label and they only made 125 of the real ones, the dukes games are repros also I was kind of hoping for more of a D-bag response, oh well, guess I'll just do something else for fun...farting in public is always good for a few laughs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 wow... i jut got a very delayed response from this guy. i will post it later if i can access atariage when i get to work. He just sent me a 'stern warning' and then threatened me! lol lots of class shown here. lots of class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 wow... i jut got a very delayed response from this guy. i will post it later if i can access atariage when i get to work. He just sent me a 'stern warning' and then threatened me! lol lots of class shown here. lots of class. Looking forward to seeing that. If he threatened you, I would forward report that to eBay. Even better if this was done within eBay, so they have a copy of his message to you. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Looks like he found a sucker willing to buy that lot after all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Makes me angry...no class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 If I had an auction fee for every a-hole selling stuff on ebay, I'd be a ga-jillionaire. This guy is just one of a million on there every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 Here's that great response I got from the seller. i will not tolerate your harrasment and i will not put up with your stupid comments bud,the items are described as they are,go to the police,idiot,if you write me again there will be big problems for you - crcars71 All I did was state that it was bad business to 'fish for noobs' and that it showed no class. I reported to ebay after his first response, I still believe he is trying to mislead people (hell... he even mentioned it) What an ass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) The auction has ended, but it doesn't look like there was a buyer. Maybe he got "spooked" by your education and/or comments! lol Guy needs to clean up his act and learn a few things about selling and customer service. I guess there's a reason those Dummies books exist There's even an ePay For Dummies! Bet there's no 'Emily Post for Dummies' or 'Common Sense For Dummies'... lmao! I was just reminded of a book I picked up at an antique store entitled: 'A Young Peoples Guide To Manners' ©1967... you know a book like this wouldn't exactly be a hot seller today Edited January 5, 2010 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 People like this must be a real joy to be around in real life. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Well, he "didn't care if he sold the system". LOL What a piece of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 With the mood I'm in right now, I'm very tempted to buy something cheap just to get his address to pass around. I would never do anything like that, but the thought did cross my mind. In this mood I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Do it nathan! We will bombard him with pizza orders and free USPS shipping boxes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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