CPUWIZ Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I was talking about someone ruining the auction, it is always the same. Who cares if he wants a million dollars for it, it is his job to make money selling stuff? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 We'll see what happens but I will not put in a bid as I am very suspecious of this auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 That's a legitimate concern, I'm just trying to calm down the mob that seems to forming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 What?! Your own video and internet postings spamming across YouTube, newsgroups, forums, Facebook, etc, specifically & obviously done to attract an over abundance of attention (orchestrated by YOU yourself) has backfired, derailed your auction, & caused you grief and your complaining?! Complaining to whom? Yourself of course; right? Because you certainly won't find anyone here feeling sorry for your self inflicted situation. Especially seeing as you made an account here only a few days ago...because you love Atari & you love this place right? It's a double edged sword. The publicity you were seeking comes at a price. A little less, would have yielded more. In fact, as history has shown, often times the ripples in the water are so intense, they find their way to another owner or even to the programmer himself. Resulting in the one of a kind data suddenly becoming shareware; and the value of the ubiquitous item plummeting to its early death. I have no horse in this race. But make no mistake, what has been said here by our community experts is accurate. What you have is valuable, but nowhere near what you hoped or dreamed it would be. This was mishandled from the getgo; and often that's how this happens. It's completely random when & where these items turn up. If I have 'mishandled' this then fair enough, that is my bad, i had no idea what I had until it was pointed out to me - at which point I wanted to let as many people as possible who would be interested in buying this cart hear about the sale – I have never said I love Atari - I am a Nintendo Fan, and yes I joined this forum simply to share the fact that i had this cart that you may be interested in - to which some have thanked me for - do I want to sell it yes - for whatever I can get for it.... yes... I am not complaining.... if this auction is derailed by idiots, so be it, I will sell the cart regardless... at the end of the day - a week ago I had a cart that to me was worthless, and now it is of interest to many and eventually someone who wants it will buy it - you can hate me if you like - it changes nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 We'll see what happens but I will not put in a bid as I am very suspecious of this auction. What are you suspicious about - I have found a cart - it has been pointed out to me it has significance - I am trying to sell it - and idiots are placing stupid bids... there is no great mystery here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I guess the better word to use is concerned. Like Supergun mentioned, overexposure brings consequences. It is like when one wants to be famous (i.e. actor), once they become famous, they miss their privacy. Mr. Nic Hills, at this point, I guess I am more paranoid and concerned about this whole auction. This may not be your doing (the shilling) but at this point whatever it is, the price is going out of control. There are other collectors too and they may bid but I am definitely not. If you want to talk more about this offline, you can PM me but do not expect an Ebay bid from me, that is for sure. Like I mentioned before, I own one of the unknown Activision protos so I am OK with not getting it. Good luck with the auction and I hope it goes through for the final auction price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Nic if you want a real buyer who will give you a more than fair price, contact Wonder007. He's been at this a long time and has the scratch to play the big boy game (and buy them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yeah, the auction has gone rather nuts, but as said, I don't think this is anything to do with Nic, but people outside of whatever buggering it up, to use a colloquial British term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I guess the better word to use is concerned. Like Supergun mentioned, overexposure brings consequences. It is like when one wants to be famous (i.e. actor), once they become famous, they miss their privacy. Mr. Nic Hills, at this point, I guess I am more paranoid and concerned about this whole auction. This may not be your doing (the shilling) but at this point whatever it is, the price is going out of control. There are other collectors too and they may bid but I am definitely not. If you want to talk more about this offline, you can PM me but do not expect an Ebay bid from me, that is for sure. Like I mentioned before, I own one of the unknown Activision protos so I am OK with not getting it. Good luck with the auction and I hope it goes through for the final auction price. Yes I too am concerned that genuine bidders will simply be put off and not bid... I will let the auction run & assume it will end in a non payer - if that is the case I will offer it to the underbidders and if at that point I can't get a sale I will simply take private offers or re-list at a high buy it now price and take direct offers on the new ebay listing. With hindsight my mistake was sharing the listing within the reselleing & ebay community (which is huge) but also has many many people who have a problem with me because of my youtube channel - (they don't like me sharing how I earn a living on ebay), i am pretty sure it is some of these guys trying to derail the listing for their own sick pleasure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yeah, the auction has gone rather nuts, but as said, I don't think this is anything to do with Nic, but people outside of whatever buggering it up, to use a colloquial British term. Yes I am pretty sure it is the same bunch of idiots who troll my youtube channel messing about... hopefully a few genuine bidders will not be put off and I will be able to make a sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I have messaged some of the very active bidders to ask their true intentions - if they are just trolling and placing stupid bids I doubt they will respond, however some spam bids have been removed which is a step in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I have messaged some of the very active bidders to ask their true intentions - if they are just trolling and placing stupid bids I doubt they will respond, however some spam bids have been removed which is a step in the right direction You could change it to pre-approved bidders and all the spammy, shilly, asshole like bids will go away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 You could change it to pre-approved bidders and all the spammy, shilly, asshole like bids will go away. Under normal circumstances, I would be a serious bidder on this item. I agree Shawn, I have no interest in bidding given the circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajoe Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 5901! let's see if it's for real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hi Guys well it ended at £5100 and went to a buyer in Poland who paid immediately.. not sure if I will take a cheap flight over to hand deliver or ship it Fed-Ex tracked & insured etc... but at least the guy was genuine and paid straight away 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Will you ask him about his plans for the proto? E.g. will he dump it (he should!) and maybe even release the ROM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Well at least it went to a real person. Hopefully they will release the rom some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Thanks for all your help and 'constructive' criticism - if I annoyed anyone it was not intended, I am simply a guy who buys and sells stuff.. nothing more - the item has now sold and my job is done.. all the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hills Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Will you ask him about his plans for the proto? E.g. will he dump it (he should!) and maybe even release the ROM? No, what he chooses to do with it is his business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 No, what he chooses to do with it is his business Hopefully he's a member here and sees this thread, otherwise I fear this prototype will probably never be dumped. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Wow, great sale. So all these concerns from Wonder007 and all the others was for nothing....It all turned out OK. Is this the first most valuable prototype for the VCS? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Congratulations, Nic!You certainly hit the jackpot with this one.Let's hope the ROM will find its way to us one day.Thanks for the ride! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Wow Nic, congratulations. You just broke the record for the highest PAL proto ever sold. I am glad the sale went through for ya. The good thing that came out of this is that we have a name for the Unknown Activision game #2. I wonder who the Polish collector is... I guess I have some competition now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Hi Guys well it ended at £5100 and went to a buyer in Poland who paid immediately.. not sure if I will take a cheap flight over to hand deliver or ship it Fed-Ex tracked & insured etc... but at least the guy was genuine and paid straight away If paid via Paypal, get that payment locked down in a secure vault in case the payment is fradulent. And yes, I'd be sending the thing tracked and insured up the eyeballs, and film the entire thing, in case there's a dispute about not being sent what they paid for (which has happened scam wise with a friend of mine on something valuable). Not doubting the buyer, but I'd be taking every precaution for that amount of money paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 If paid via Paypal, get that payment locked down in a secure vault in case the payment is fradulent. And yes, I'd be sending the thing tracked and insured up the eyeballs, and film the entire thing, in case there's a dispute about not being sent what they paid for (which has happened scam wise with a friend of mine on something valuable). Not doubting the buyer, but I'd be taking every precaution for that amount of money paid. I have to agree on this one. There are so many ways to scam buyers on ebay these days. I stopped selling there because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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