+BBWW Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 hours ago, BigDumer said: Sealed Intellivision Inc. Backgammon on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/165584372680?hash=item268d9903c8:g:0vYAAOSwM4di04iu The seller posted this on reddit yesterday with a "Why doesn't this have the ABPA license" - so I DM'd him to tell him that this is a pretty desirable game. Funny, I did a search for that on Reddit and r/retrogaming and could not find any record of it. I think you contacted him after the sale on eBay and while screwing me you screwed yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Kamikazi26 said: Further more, there appears to be a “10.99”written on the top left corner of the game box under the shrink. Seller confirmed the $10.99 price is written under the shrinkwrap. As of 1:30PM PST seller corrected his listing. For full disclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDumer Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, BBWW said: Funny, I did a search for that on Reddit and r/retrogaming and could not find any record of it. I think you contacted him after the sale on eBay and while screwing me you screwed yourself. Ah, sorry, I misremembered the subreddit, it's r/retrogames and the post is still there: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDumer Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Keeping this 'fun' going, it looks like the ebay post I started this thread with has been ended and the item has been relisted to remove the "Condition: Brand New" and to note that the seal is not original. https://www.ebay.com/itm/165584768908?hash=item268d9f0f8c:g:0vYAAOSwM4di04iu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, BigDumer said: Keeping this 'fun' going, it looks like the ebay post I started this thread with has been ended and the item has been relisted to remove the "Condition: Brand New" and to note that the seal is not original. https://www.ebay.com/itm/165584768908?hash=item268d9f0f8c:g:0vYAAOSwM4di04iu Dollars of hope disappearing before his eyes. His excuse for canceling the sale was it was causing a "Family Dispute!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gunoz Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Morpheus said: Would be nice to know if it’s a white label inside !!!? Since it's not original shrink wrap, who knows if it's even Backgammon inside! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDumer Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, BBWW said: Funny, I did a search for that on Reddit and r/retrogaming and could not find any record of it. I think you contacted him after the sale on eBay and while screwing me you screwed yourself. BBWW, not totally sure, but if you are suggesting that I saw this on ebay and made an offer to take the sale from someone else then I'm not sure what to say. I've never done that, nor would I ever do that. I try to do all deals with honesty and integrity like offering this guy $150 for the Backgammon when I could have offered $50. I never saw this item on ebay (though I refresh my search many times a day!) I thought I saw an opportunity to snag a game that I dearly wanted and did what I thought was the right thing to try and get it. Yes, giving this person information on the value of this item led him to post it on ebay which may cost me more money, or, more likely, the item itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, BigDumer said: BBWW, not totally sure, but if you are suggesting that I saw this on ebay and made an offer to take the sale from someone else then I'm not sure what to say. I've never done that, nor would I ever do that. I try to do all deals with honesty and integrity like offering this guy $150 for the Backgammon when I could have offered $50. I never saw this item on ebay (though I refresh my search many times a day!) I thought I saw an opportunity to snag a game that I dearly wanted and did what I thought was the right thing to try and get it. Yes, giving this person information on the value of this item led him to post it on ebay which may cost me more money, or, more likely, the item itself. It's all good. Nothing to be done. Moving on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDumer Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, BBWW said: No I understand that saw it on Reddit, likely after it sold...but instead of answering him in the posted thread you messaged him to try to get a bargain. So while you were "honest" I read some self serving interests here. If you were truly "honest" you would have replied in the tread. It's all good. Nothing to be done. I will now drop this. Yeah, I'm not going to make offers and potentially negotiate on a public reddit thread. I don't feel like sending offers via DM is being not "truly honest". The thread was already 6 (or 8?) hours old when I found it, with zero comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 This is now officially the most excitement/tragedy/conflict and sorrow that backgammon has ever caused in the history of backgammon. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 If anyone here does win it and finds it's missing a manual, let me know... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Total dick move by the seller. Either do your research prior to listing or honor your sale, but don't cancel a legitimate sale agreement because you think you might get a few extra bucks. Bad form ? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 43 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said: Total dick move by the seller. Either do your research prior to listing or honor your sale, but don't cancel a legitimate sale agreement because you think you might get a few extra bucks. Bad form ? Well to us (gamers & collectors) that is the norm. Most of us would never think of doing such a thing.. because we dont want to be on the back end of it. But, most of the people selling their old stuff (or their parents old stuff) on Ebay just want as much money as they can get for it. They will be tempted by money. Its unfortunate, but thats just one of the shady things we have to deal with as a collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 This relisted game Backgammon is almost at its limit already ($38 right now). I believe the value is around $50 being its shrinkwrap is not original. There are a couple others on Ebay @ $50ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Ok, who won it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, JasonlikesINTV said: Ok, who won it? Looks like someone made a side deal. It said 6 days left yesterday Edited July 19, 2022 by Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikazi26 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog said: Looks like someone made a side deal. It said 6 days left yesterday Not a side deal. Well kinda. But I didn’t ask for it. i bid yesterday. I ended up being the highest bidder at the time. The guy messaged me and told me he was ending the auction early due to all the drama this has caused. He was aware of the conversations here on AA and he was getting a bunch of negative emails. He wanted to wash his hands clean of the whole thing early. He Gave me a number he wanted for it and I accepted. Paid the eBay listing fee and some extra. I reached out to BBWW and offered for him to buy it at the same price I got it for (since he found it first & rightfully should be his). He declined. I didn’t even have an open box copy, so it’s all good for me. I’ll open it and watch, there will be a night stalker cart in it. just to clarify, I never asked the selller to end the auction early. It was his choice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 What a shit show. Did it actually sell for that $40 bid? It ended early, but the bids aren't cleared out. If they let it go longer it probably would have sold for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 All of the drama could have easily been avoided, but it sounds like it worked out for all (most) parties. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Kamikazi26 said: Not a side deal. Well kinda. But I didn’t ask for it. i bid yesterday. I ended up being the highest bidder at the time. The guy messaged me and told me he was ending the auction early due to all the drama this has caused. He was aware of the conversations here on AA and he was getting a bunch of negative emails. He wanted to wash his hands clean of the whole thing early. He Gave me a number he wanted for it and I accepted. Paid the eBay listing fee and some extra. I reached out to BBWW and offered for him to buy it at the same price I got it for (since he found it first & rightfully should be his). He declined. I didn’t even have an open box copy, so it’s all good for me. I’ll open it and watch, there will be a night stalker cart in it. just to clarify, I never asked the selller to end the auction early. It was his choice. Lol... I didnt see it as Drama... just every day stuff in the lives of collectors. As long as all parties are happy.. well done. Make sure you take pics of the game & manual inside for us! Im interested. My guess is that it will be a slightly used intelli Inc. Cart and prestine manual! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I'm guessing it's a green cart, but hopefully you get the Intellivision Inc one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+the1hatman Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Before anyone buys this, let me know. I swear I'll sell you the exact same lot for half the price! What a deal!!!! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 325278021803 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnibro Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I stared at that auction swearing I had to be missing something. What in the hell?! Hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 18 hours ago, the1hatman said: Before anyone buys this, let me know. I swear I'll sell you the exact same lot for half the price! What a deal!!!! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 325278021803 But his auction includes: 'FREE INSURED SHIPPING to lower continental United States only!!' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psycho Stormtrooper- Rog Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I think it may be a mis-type. That cannot possibly be the price they attempted to put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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