Doc4 Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 It's pretty wacky, but mostly I'm leaving this message to be included in the longest thread in history. Regard the most annoying game ever made. Good lord the game is very similar to it;s final destination. ET falls into a hole searching for broken junk just like everyone here seems to be doing. Looking for broken junk in a hole to use later. Too bad we couldn't find a trail of reeces peices to lead us there. That would be entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 I just got this email today from DP look at this link for further rules they dont want you to break the rules of Ebay but they want you to actually sell what you are auctioning i posted the entire e-mail sent to me in the web site comments forum, under the post suggestion for new board http://pub10.ezboard.com/fretrogamingfrm26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 and i'll get that little ET miracle .... hope she allready started to rework the cart and/or melt it, and that she makes me a good certificate .... hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krambigmac Posted March 6, 2002 Share Posted March 6, 2002 Like most everyone else said, you don't just come across a landfill. Not many people walk in the desert and trip over an ET cartridge half out of the ground lol. If anyone has an extra sealed ET they'd like to part with, I'll pay shipping. I always wanted a sealed one of those. Ebay people can be crooks at times. Well not really, the bidders can just be uninformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriana Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 A picture would have definitely helped the gag. Also, the ET cartridges were buried in a landfill, and then covered with concrete! And, has anyone ever been to an actual landfill? I have, and trust me, they don't just fill a hole in the ground, and then leave no trace that there was ever anything there. They continue dumping stuff there! You're never going to just "stumble" upon a landfill. It's pretty comical though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Adrian: And, has anyone ever been to an actual landfill? I have, and trust me, they don't just fill a hole in the ground, and then leave no trace that there was ever anything there. They continue dumping stuff there! You're never going to just "stumble" upon a landfill. The office complex I used to work in over at TiVo was built on landfill. You wouldn't really know except for the methane vents between our two buildings (and the fact that someone told me). And the fact that they were flattening and preparing other landfills in the immediate vicinity for more office parks the entire time I was there. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Well it could be worse Albert, they could have put it over an ancient Indian burial ground Well well well im post #199 Who will be #200 and is this first thread to hit 200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonlightKnight Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Mark Riley: Like most everyone else said, you don't just come across a landfill. Not many people walk in the desert and trip over an ET cartridge half out of the ground lol. If anyone has an extra sealed ET they'd like to part with, I'll pay shipping. I always wanted a sealed one of those. Ebay people can be crooks at times. Well not really, the bidders can just be uninformed. Well you do have to remember that that auction is a joke. And not all eBay folk are crooks. I sell my games for what I think they are worth. If people don't want to buy my stuff, they don't have to. And I try my best to be as informative as possible about what I'm selling. I've even e-mailed people before an auction has ended to tell them about what they are getting and about shipping and other stuff like that. We're not all bad! What I hate is buyers who don't understand how to use eBay or Paypal and screw it up so that I have to help them fix it. I'm there to buy and sell and I pay attention to how the system works. It's not very difficult to figure out but some people mess it up anyway and just make it frustrating sometimes. I've told my wife several times that I was going to quit eBay, but who am I kidding? I'm an eBay junkie and I'll probably never give it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella'sGhost Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 If any one ever finds the dump site, I have a few games Id like to toss in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: MoonlightKnight wrote: Well you do have to remember that that auction is a joke. Heres the problem I have with this auction. At no point in the description does the person let on it's a joke. In fact they offer a certificate of authenticity. Now if some dumb-ass reads it and gets in a bidding war with jahfish because he wants a cart from the land-fill. Where does that leave him!??? I mean some of the other auctions were funny. Quadrun shrinkwrap. HAHAHA thats funny. Anyone that wants to bid and win that is getting what they paid for. This persons auction clearly states ET cart from the landfill. I'd like to see them pull that one off. I mean the description is humorous but doesnt let on the to the fact that its a gag. Remember that ebay post a few weeks back where the guy was selling computer memory? (I have it at home and keep meaning to post it) It was funny as hell but in the end the bidder got what he paid for...Computer memory. See my point? Just to show I wasn't a total prick I submitted one of my bologna prototypes: moycons auction I mean am I off base on this one? If I am tell me...I'll shut up...For a little while. [ 03-07-2002: Message edited by: moycon ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyXB Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 @ moycon will you sell to germany? I need this game. I have search for it all my life. Please sell it to me. I collect Prototypes. Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 I added the Custers Revenge one too. I knew all those mock screen-shots I made would come in handy!!! Custer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 *malix shakes jahfish and wakes him up* Your dreaming dude...that game is all mine. Moycon, The only people bidding on it are me and fish! I think it is pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonlightKnight Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: Originally posted by moycon: Heres the problem I have with this auction. At no point in the description does the person let on it's a joke. In fact they offer a certificate of authenticity. Now if some dumb-ass reads it and gets in a bidding war with jahfish because he wants a cart from the land-fill. Where does that leave him!??? I mean some of the other auctions were funny. Quadrun shrinkwrap. HAHAHA thats funny. Anyone that wants to bid and win that is getting what they paid for. This persons auction clearly states ET cart from the landfill. I'd like to see them pull that one off. I mean the description is humorous but doesnt let on the to the fact that its a gag. Remember that ebay post a few weeks back where the guy was selling computer memory? (I have it at home and keep meaning to post it) It was funny as hell but in the end the bidder got what he paid for...Computer memory. See my point? Just to show I wasn't a total prick I submitted one of my bologna prototypes: moycons auction I mean am I off base on this one? If I am tell me...I'll shut up...For a little while. [ 03-07-2002: Message edited by: moycon ] Oh, believe me, I never said I thought it was a funny joke. When I read it and so of the other entries into this contest I did laugh, because the wording is funny. But as an eBay seller myself, my second reaction was to alert eBay to these auctions and the group posting them. They are perverting the system with this "contest" and it makes us all look bad. I know I've said before that some sellers aren't always honest about what they are selling, but that doesn't mean you should purposely post items like this. Of course if jahfish and malix really want to bid on that E.T. cart, I'll keep my mouth shut and let them.... I think that's WAY funnier than the contest itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Malix: *malix shakes jahfish and wakes him up* Your dreaming dude...that game is all mine. . hey, why do you raise the price of my ET cart? quote: Originally posted by moycon: Now if some dumb-ass reads it and gets in a bidding war with jahfish because he wants a cart from the land-fill. Where does that leave him!??? you say it, brother, you say it .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 You guys are really crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: Originally posted by moycon: Heres the problem I have with this auction. At no point in the description does the person let on it's a joke. In fact they offer a certificate of authenticity. Now if some dumb-ass reads it and gets in a bidding war with jahfish because he wants a cart from the land-fill. Where does that leave him!??? I mean some of the other auctions were funny. Quadrun shrinkwrap. HAHAHA thats funny. Anyone that wants to bid and win that is getting what they paid for. This persons auction clearly states ET cart from the landfill. I'd like to see them pull that one off. I mean the description is humorous but doesnt let on the to the fact that its a gag. Remember that ebay post a few weeks back where the guy was selling computer memory? (I have it at home and keep meaning to post it) It was funny as hell but in the end the bidder got what he paid for...Computer memory. See my point? Just to show I wasn't a total prick I submitted one of my bologna prototypes: moycons auction I mean am I off base on this one? If I am tell me...I'll shut up...For a little while. [ 03-07-2002: Message edited by: moycon ] It's up to 1.25 baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Maybe we should have an AtariAge gallery of fake Ebay auctions. But instead of putting them on Ebay and annoying people there, they would be fake ones housed here? What say ye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Here is a satalite view of the dump at Alamogordo NM. Could this mound be where ET is?? This is a BIG dump (looked about 2x the size of the town on the bigger photo) you may need a few jackhammers!!! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Inky: It's up to 1.25 baby! Oh my god someone bid on it??! I hope they read thru the auction carefully!! Haha. I wonder if anyone will bid on this one?? Moycons final entry As far as doing one here. That would be cool. There hasn't been a contest since the Synth Cart. I would win tho!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 Here is the other half of the dump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted March 7, 2002 Share Posted March 7, 2002 And once again I am the high bidder. BoooYaaaaa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonlightKnight Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Inky: Maybe we should have an AtariAge gallery of fake Ebay auctions. But instead of putting them on Ebay and annoying people there, they would be fake ones housed here? What say ye? This would be OK, I just don't think that actually putting them up on eBay is a good idea. If there were a place here to put them I might even submit one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Well you guys got your wish, they cancelled the auction. Jahfish, they killed our fun. (I was gonna win anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 She cancelled it cuz she didnt realize the two of you were in on the joke. I think she was afraid someone would win it expecting to get the cart.... She really should have not made it sound so convincing...I mean the description was funny and all...But in the end she did promise a cart from the landfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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