SearsRoebuck Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I really regret not getting this one, held out because I had 'other things to get first' and then it was gone. I hope a 2nd run happens someday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Well, the seller did update the listing... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Heh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I’m glad the seller updated it. I hope they get what they need for their medical care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Peer pressure is a very real thing... because since everyone else is doing it... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Alright…who purchased number 1? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 OK, I messaged the seller and he said that Ebay auction really sold for $999.99! Said he couldn't believe it either! OMG. Is that really feasible? Is that the going price? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kaboomer said: Is that really feasible? Is that the going price? If it is, I may need to consider selling mine.? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Kaboomer said: OK, I messaged the seller and he said that Ebay auction really sold for $999.99! Said he couldn't believe it either! OMG. Is that really feasible? Is that the going price? I wonder if there's a universe where people plan and scheme to artificially inflate prices by having buddies or business partners "buy" into such an auction. Probably exists in the same universe where a company 'authority' grades video game media condition, place them in clear shells, and then the media can become priced ridiculous high. The company name may be also known as a computer graphics standard acronym like CGA, EGA.. or another one. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I was there the day the game was announced. I was laying on the couch with an career ending injury. It brought me so much joy. I must have watched the trailer 500 times. What a great game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neogeo1982 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, Trebor said: I wonder if there's a universe where people plan and scheme to artificially inflate prices by having buddies or business partners "buy" into such an auction. Probably exists in the same universe where a company 'authority' grades video game media condition, place them in clear shells, and then the media can become priced ridiculous high. The company name may be also known as a computer graphics standard acronym like CGA, EGA.. or another one. Well Wata & Heritage have created a very large bubble of artificial inflation on the retro market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Trebor said: I wonder if there's a universe where people plan and scheme to artificially inflate prices by having buddies or business partners "buy" into such an auction. I messaged the seller and they seemed shocked too. They just listed it at that to get offers. I don’t think this was any kind of inflation gambit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Glad the seller updated the listing. Seemed like he really needed the money. You guys got me curious what number mine was so... 169 Dude! **Jams air guitar!** 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) Go on then I'll join the party too. I don't need a grand bad enough to get rid of a game I really like to play on my 7800 or to fuel this bubble. I even sold my Jag Game Drive for marginally less than I paid for it. It's just people exploiting a limited market and it really grinds my gears because the people that actually made this stuff don't see any of it. I don't consider anyone who'd partake in scalping to actually be at all interested in the hobby, because if they were, it's the last thing they'd do. I mean look at the Jaguar, objectively it's not a great console and there are a handful of good games for it (commercial releases) and none of them, not even T2K are worth the prices they're at right now. It's all bullshit because people who actually want to play and preserve these things are priced out by collectors and speculators. It'll be the death of the hobby if it continues, I mean who's going to buy the homebrew when the consoles are now so expensive they're just not worth it anymore? Edited October 26, 2021 by juansolo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Never even opened the box of mine. Stuffed it in the closet where it sits. Need to play that thing. Just no juice right now for gaming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick3092 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Someone either ponied up the $1k or the seller accepted an offer. I just got an email from ebay it's no longer available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, nick3092 said: Someone either ponied up the $1k or the seller accepted an offer. I just got an email from ebay it's no longer available. Read up in the thread as apparently someone did indeed pay the 1G asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, -^CrossBow^- said: Read up in the thread as apparently someone did indeed pay the 1G asking price. Yup, I had a look at it, and eBay-mail told me its no longer available… …wonder if the new owner just gonna play, or put up his own exhibit for his (and less likely her) copy of it. Perhaps in the future people will pay tickets to come and see a physical Rikki and Vikki cart…?? Edited October 26, 2021 by Giles N 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdamike Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Thats crazy 1k...I dont think you will be able to reproduce that sale, at least many times. Sure prices are bonkers, especially since covid hit. But thats really surprising. Of course scarcity helps and high price sales do happen on ebay, but also how many people out there are really willing to pay 1k for it? Most people that have been collecting for a while will be able to recall what it originally cost, not really that long ago, and refuse to pay that much for it. Any thoughts as to why the dev wont do a 2nd run? By the looks and sounds of it, they would probably sell a ton of copies. Seems like a weird business move. I know I would buy one... Im in the same boat as SearsRoeBuck, I was going to get it but kept putting it off over and over, when I went to go back and actually buy it, it was sold out . Maybe we need to get a petition going so they do another run lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 minute ago, sdamike said: Any thoughts as to why the dev wont do a 2nd run? The author posted about it many times in the dedicated thread while the game was being sold: it took a very long time to develop, including designing their own PCB with custom sound-tracker hardware; having custom cart shells made; developing all the software tools to program the game itself including a 7800 emulator and sound-tracker code; having boxes professionally made; having the manual and inserts all professionally printed; etc. and then it took waaaaaay too long to sell out the run to make it worth keeping everything up. To do another run would mean a big cash outlay again for PCBs (assuming they can even be made with the current chip shortages), boxes, manuals, etc., then hoping they sell fast enough to make it worthwhile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, Giles N said: Perhaps in the future people will pay tickets to come and see a physical Rikki and Vikki cart…?? I would pay $5 for a ticket today… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdamike Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: The author posted about it many times in the dedicated thread while the game was being sold: it took a very long time to develop, including designing their own PCB with custom sound-tracker hardware; having custom cart shells made; developing all the software tools to program the game itself including a 7800 emulator and sound-tracker code; having boxes professionally made; having the manual and inserts all professionally printed; etc. and then it took waaaaaay too long to sell out the run to make it worth keeping everything up. To do another run would mean a big cash outlay again for PCBs (assuming they can even be made with the current chip shortages), boxes, manuals, etc., then hoping they sell fast enough to make it worthwhile. Ah, well thats disappointing. Still seems like half of the leg work would be there already though. All the artwork, all dimensions, the rom itself, if customs cart shells were made the tooling should still exist, all of the knowledge of having done it all before etc. People could pre order or pay up front, thats how other games, statues, and many other small runs are done. There are ways around things. I understand what your saying on the chips, but its not like every company is not able to produce anything anymore. I agree making something right now may bring additional complications, but that doesn't mean it will always be this way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, sdamike said: Ah, well thats disappointing. Still seems like half of the leg work would be there already though. All the artwork, all dimensions, the rom itself, if customs cart shells were made the tooling should still exist, all of the knowledge of having done it all before etc. People could pre order or pay up front, thats how other games, statues, and many other small runs are done. There are ways around things. I understand what your saying on the chips, but its not like every company is not able to produce anything anymore. I agree making something right now may bring additional complications, but that doesn't mean it will always be this way. Nothing you bring up is new sorry to say. It was all hashed and rehashed many times in 59 pages of the original thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, jgkspsx said: I would pay $5 for a ticket today… I’ll be rich, rich, rich… I have a physical Rikki and Vikki cart… ? I’ll start my new local Rikki and Vikki museum anytime soon now… I’ll have thousands upon thousands of visitors … every Millenia or so… Edited October 26, 2021 by Giles N 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdamike Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, DrVenkman said: Nothing you bring up is new sorry to say. It was all hashed and rehashed many times in 59 pages of the original thread. Ok, Sounds like I'm beating a dead horse and didnt know that I was lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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