+cmart604 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Time to whip out those lowball offers! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 112067342070 My $17 offer was auto declined. I hate that this exists for video games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 That VGA case is worth more than the game, literally! Mint in box Tron Deadly Discs sell for less than $10 on eBay, lol I wonder when someone starts to sell these VGA shells for $1000 without a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) My $17 offer was auto declined. I hate that this exists for video games.So close. I think VGA has its place, but it obviously adds little to no value....especially for super common games. I'd consider paying $17 for something like this, but only as a variant to show off in the future. "Hey kids, look at the silly things people used to do to games BITD." Edit: I considered making a $10 bid, but I'm afraid I might actually win it and get stuck with a $30 shipping charge from Canada Edited July 23, 2016 by JasonlikesINTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Well those VGA cases are kind of rare. I don't think $40 for one with a free Tron DD copy is a bad deal. I like to get a couple to keep prized games in like my complete gatefold Melody Blaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I honestly think if vga would just sell their cases they wold do a better business... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 My second copy of Missile Domination has sold on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131879801180 Thank you all (again) for your purchases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The INTV Funhouse website shows the following Pinball game label: As you can see, the color of the text is purple. But there is one of these on eBay right now, with red text: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331004188246 Is the red-text version of this game label an undiscovered variant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The INTV Funhouse website shows the following Pinball game label: As you can see, the color of the text is purple. But there is one of these on eBay right now, with red text: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331004188246 Is the red-text version of this game label an undiscovered variant? Pretty sure that is just a case of fading with the ink. Even the purple you see is really just early stage fading of black ink. A lot of black toners have some magenta and cyan mixed in especially when used for thicker label stocks and these can come through over time. So both the purple and reddish ones are a case of wear over time vs. being a true variant. You have a good eye though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The INTV Funhouse website shows the following Pinball game label: As you can see, the color of the text is purple. But there is one of these on eBay right now, with red text: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331004188246 Is the red-text version of this game label an undiscovered variant? It's just that dang black trying to be a color again ...and my Pinball cart label does not have the year on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 This made me look twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 This made me look twice. lol, I took a closer look as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I laughed, thanks guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Lol. Where was that from? Looks like something Rev would make. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Spiker loose cart. Bidding is already up to $10.49 but the reserve has not been met. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 152180813414 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 It's also coming from Venezuelan seller who previously listed it for $999 OBO. It received an offer of $69.69 which was declined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 God I hate reserves. They're literally the stupidest thing. Just post the minimum you're willing to accept and stop with the fraud of getting people to click on a listing because it looks reasonably cheap. That, auto-rejected offers, and GSP are the trifecta of Ebay assholishness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 God I hate reserves. They're literally the stupidest thing. Just post the minimum you're willing to accept and stop with the fraud of getting people to click on a listing because it looks reasonably cheap. That, auto-rejected offers, and GSP are the trifecta of Ebay assholishness. In a reserve auction, does the seller not have the option to sell below the reserve? Should attract more bidders than starting minimum auction and better for the seller. Fraud?? No minimum no reserve would attract the most bidders, but depending on the item may not be best for the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Spiker loose cart. Bidding is already up to $10.49 but the reserve has not been met. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 152180813414 Even given the fact that we've seen a good number of Spikers sell recently in the last year, both boxed and unboxed, isn't a loose cart still around $200-400? Of course the seller probably has some crazy reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 In a reserve auction, does the seller not have the option to sell below the reserve? Should attract more bidders than starting minimum auction and better for the seller. Fraud?? No minimum no reserve would attract the most bidders, but depending on the item may not be best for the seller. "Hey, come check out my 99 cent auction. Oh? Well I won't SELL it to you for 99 cents, of course not. But I'm going to have it show up in the listing that way. What? No, silly, I won't tell you want my minimum IS, you just have to guess. This way I can keep more people clicking on my auction thinking it'll sell lower than it actually will" Call it what you want, but reserves in auctions are nothing more than intentional deception. We have minimums for a reason. Use them, and stop trying to mislead people. And yeah, I'm aware that the concept of a "reserve" long pre-dates Ebay. I despise them in regular auctions, too. At least there, they're not solely used for click-bait. But in any other kind of retail transaction, a "reserve" price is what's known as either fraud, or bait-and-switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Even given the fact that we've seen a good number of Spikers sell recently in the last year, both boxed and unboxed, isn't a loose cart still around $200-400? Of course the seller probably has some crazy reserve. Loose copies used to go for that, but I believe most in the past few years have been closer to $400-650. I'd probably pay $200-250 for one, but not more. I'm still hoping to find a cheap one in the wild 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I agree with JasonlikedINTV. The average price I've seen over the past several years has been $580 with a range of $371 to $717. But for some reason, I have a gut feeling that there has been more Spiker carts than typical so the price might be repressed on this auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 God I hate reserves. They're literally the stupidest thing. Just post the minimum you're willing to accept and stop with the fraud of getting people to click on a listing because it looks reasonably cheap. That, auto-rejected offers, and GSP are the trifecta of Ebay assholishness. I agree with auction reserves, but I am curious about why you hate auto-reject offers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gunoz Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I agree with auction reserves, but I am curious about why you hate auto-reject offers? Because some sellers turn Make An Offer into a sham where they really have no intention of accepting. A while back there was a Buy It Now auction for a reasonable price, let's say it was $100 + $5 S/H. The seller was accepting offers, so I offered $95 + $5 S/H. It was immediately rejected. At that point they lost my business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Because some sellers turn Make An Offer into a sham where they really have no intention of accepting. A while back there was a Buy It Now auction for a reasonable price, let's say it was $100 + $5 S/H. The seller was accepting offers, so I offered $95 + $5 S/H. It was immediately rejected. At that point they lost my business. Exactly! There isn't even a reason to have a Make An Offer option on an item unless the shipping (domestically anyway) is free. Everyone is going to AT LEAST try to get free shipping value from their offer so what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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