+x=usr(1536) Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, 917k said: We can all think what we want to about the actual worth of something but the reality is that things are worth whatever people are currently willing to pay regardless of the perceived value. Which is exactly why I've turned on my heel and walked off when a ridiculous price has been tossed my way, particularly after someone has played the, "I've done my research," and, "I know what it's worth" cards. If the seller wants to wait for someone to come along who is willing to meet their price, that's their prerogative. I'm just not interested in overpaying for an item, particularly when it's one that's not really essential to own. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4865585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 There are a lot of crazy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-NINTENDO-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-GOLD-CARTRIDGE-WATA-5-0-VIDEO-GAME-NES-NWC-/184313884445?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 https://www.ebay.com/itm/WATA-9-8-A-SEALED-NES-Super-Mario-Bros-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-1985-/224206705697?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4865725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Well you know with WATA and VGA and Southebys.. They're creating an exclusive market for the rich from which they can siphon off $$$. A market that rich people can play around in. And with them being the creators they pick and choose what prices are for certain select items. The rich and dumb fall down these rabbit holes, create bidding wars, blip the press, and bolster egos, and generate income for W, V, and S. Not impressed by anything mario anyways. But show me a pristine 4004 and now the game begins. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4866502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) OMG an 800XL for how much? Time to default on a couple of months of mortgage payments if you want this. That's just the starting bid too! This has gotta be a typo surely? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194245425842?_trksid=p11002.c100350.m3745&_trksid=p11002.c100350.m3745&_trkparms=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F194245425842%3F_trkparms%3Daid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150112095354%26meid%3D74154a5f40dc445683c658fa8d0ea75b%26pid%3D100350%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26b%3D1%26sd%3D353568015343%26itm%3D194245425842%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D11002%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&ul_noapp=true ...and they want £3.20 for standard postage on top heh heh. Edited July 19, 2021 by Beeblebrox 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: OMG an 800XL for how much? Time to default on a couple of months of mortgage payments if you want this. That's just the starting bid too! This has gotta be a typo surely? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194245425842?_trksid=p11002.c100350.m3745&_trksid=p11002.c100350.m3745&_trkparms=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F194245425842%3F_trkparms%3Daid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150112095354%26meid%3D74154a5f40dc445683c658fa8d0ea75b%26pid%3D100350%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26b%3D1%26sd%3D353568015343%26itm%3D194245425842%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D11002%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&ul_noapp=true ...and they want £3.20 for standard postage on top heh heh. Well, as many have said before, you have to look at sale prices, not asking prices. Right now, it appears to have zero bids and no watchers. I guess there's seven days left, and some rich idiot may come along, but I doubt this one will sell, at least at that price. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) @bfollowell Sure, makes sense. Hey, just had to share this one too - ol girl needs some TLC: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194244279010?hash=item2d39dc7ae2:g:TGcAAOSwRstg6Iqb Pity the seller didn't clean it up just a lil Love to see FJC clean this one up and get it to run in one of his vids! (Actually I think I've seen a similar restoration elsewhere on the Net). Edited July 19, 2021 by Beeblebrox 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreDecker Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Beeblebrox said: OMG an 800XL for how much? Time to default on a couple of months of mortgage payments if you want this. That's just the starting bid too! This has gotta be a typo surely? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194245425842?_trksid=p11002.c100350.m3745&_trksid=p11002.c100350.m3745&_trkparms=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F194245425842%3F_trkparms%3Daid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150112095354%26meid%3D74154a5f40dc445683c658fa8d0ea75b%26pid%3D100350%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26b%3D1%26sd%3D353568015343%26itm%3D194245425842%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D11002%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&ul_noapp=true ...and they want £3.20 for standard postage on top heh heh. By itself, that 850 unit is worth £420!! I read downward and apparently the XL is new, never been used and the box is in above average condition... Still, £850... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreDecker Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: @bfollowell Sure, makes sense. Hey, just had to share this one too - ol girl needs some TLC: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194244279010?hash=item2d39dc7ae2:g:TGcAAOSwRstg6Iqb Pity the seller didn't clean it up just a lil Love to see FJC clean this one up and get it to run in one of his vids! (Actually I think I've seen a similar restoration elsewhere on the Net). Good grief. I should have been sitting down when I saw the image. That's a terrible thing to have happen, especially as he was keeping it for his grandchildren to learn computing with. With all the battery acid that would have leaked, I hope he wore gloves. I hope the buyer wears gloves... If I hadn't noticed the "leaked battery", which we could presume didn't come from the Commodore Amiga 2000 sitting on top of it all (those things are a bloody nightmare to deal with, but even those don't put out as much acid... almost...), I'd otherwise have asked if it was recovered from a sewer... there's bound to be too much corrosion, though with any luck the RF shield within may have protected the microchips underneath... Edited July 19, 2021 by CommodoreDecker Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppie Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) Are they crazy? - yep https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194248037231?hash=item2d3a15d36f:g:h4cAAOSwDRdgVcuB edit: didn't realise it was 2mb, still a bit pricey though Edited July 19, 2021 by Preppie Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, CommodoreDecker said: Good grief. I should have been sitting down when I saw the image. That's a terrible thing to have happen, especially as he was keeping it for his grandchildren to learn computing with. With all the battery acid that would have leaked, I hope he wore gloves. I hope the buyer wears gloves... If I hadn't noticed the "leaked battery", which we could presume didn't come from the Commodore Amiga 2000 sitting on top of it all (those things are a bloody nightmare to deal with, but even those don't put out as much acid... almost...), I'd otherwise have asked if it was recovered from a sewer... there's bound to be too much corrosion, though with any luck the RF shield within may have protected the microchips underneath... @CommodoreDecker Yeah, my thinking exactly re the RF shield, etc. Hopefully the keyboard and casing took most of the hit. The seller has a bid so good luck to the buyer in restoring it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4867088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Yoomp! anyone? ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154549527271?hash=item23fbdea2e7:g:VKsAAOSwZehg-a5x 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4874642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke210 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124877517861 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Luke210 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124877517861 How cool is that !!! , £3760 for some painted plywood what a joke Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
derSammler Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, TGB1718 said: How cool is that !!! , £3760 for some painted plywood what a joke These are fully working parts, not just empty cases. Also, hand-made and the quality looks very nice. Quite a bit of labor put into it. For a unique item, I don't think the price is debatable. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Wow, ebay continues to er, surprise me Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, derSammler said: These are fully working parts, not just empty cases. Also, hand-made and the quality looks very nice. Quite a bit of labor put into it. For a unique item, I don't think the price is debatable. Appreciate the parts are working, worth a few hundred pounds, but that price is just so OTT 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, derSammler said: These are fully working parts, not just empty cases. Also, hand-made and the quality looks very nice. Quite a bit of labor put into it. For a unique item, I don't think the price is debatable. Apologies, but that price is VERY debatable! Possibly 300-500 for a collector of oddities, but heading towards 4K inc postage.. Edited August 31, 2021 by Mclaneinc spelling as always! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 35 minutes ago, derSammler said: Also, hand-made and the quality looks very nice. The finishing in the back is pretty rough. And asking nearly 4 grand for this really is a joke. But people will chance any silly price these days, who knows, maybe some sucker will bite. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 51 minutes ago, derSammler said: These are fully working parts, not just empty cases. Also, hand-made and the quality looks very nice. Quite a bit of labor put into it. For a unique item, I don't think the price is debatable. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Luke210 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124877517861 I absolutely loved it, I'd use metal instead of grey/silver paints though, possibly inlay them. US $5,174.10 plus $77 or $78 dollars shipping.... heh heh heh heh heh oh my! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 heh heh- still, could be a lil more "rustic": ...reminds me of my ol school desks 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4896525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) Saw this in passing..... ok so it's brand new and boxed... still RARE Atari XC12 Data Cassette for 8bit Atari Computers - BRAND NEW https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224504400651?hash=item3445814b0b:g:0IsAAOSwvWlgz1SY Edited September 30, 2021 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4914957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 LOL...He's been sniffing petrol fumes.. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4914963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Not as bad as this, Centipede, Star Raiders and Pac-Man are ultra rare apparently. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ultra-Rare-Atari-400-Computer-And-3-Ultra-Rare-Games-/124925133688 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4914995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, Mclaneinc said: sniffing petrol fumes Lucky to find some! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322547-are-people-crazy-on-ebay/page/4/#findComment-4914999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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