Best of eBay thread
>>3080906
Top kek. Please post more
>>3080913
Sadly I lost my folder, that was OC to get the thread started.
>>3080906
Man I cannot believe that shit sold.
>>3080913
>Top kek
Wrong board.
>>3080951
I'm sure someone replaced the shell and slapped a replacement sticker on it.
>>3080958
Top kek
Do you guys think people are laundering money by buying games like this?
>>3081080
Not for something as small time and speculative as video games.
If you want to launder money, you buy businesses, properties and high-value items like luxury cars. Things that retain their value.
>>3081080
>VGA grading
I'd pay more for a game that was put through a shredder than I would for that garbage.
>>3080906
"Acceptable" is the lowest condition you can give on eBay for something that still functions. How come you retards can't get that through your skulls?
>>3081113
It couldn't function because the board's not held in place properly.
>>3080906
Think that's bad? Try the price of a new one...
>>3081089
That has nothing to do with laundering.
Laundering has to do with making money from illegitimate means look legitimate. Mostly through front businesses where you can make "legitimate" transactions with yourself using your illegally obtained cash.
>>3081080
I don't understand collecting at this price point, is this what billionaire's children buy? You could buy a car for that. Hell, two cars.
This just showed up.
This is a generic, unofficial EPROM cart used to copy games back in the old days. While a game developer could have used one to save money, Nintendo themselves sure as fuck weren't using them. I'm sure someone will plunk down a grand for it anyway.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272181353304
>>3080906
On my craigslist right now
>>3081186
To be honest $20 isn't *that* bad if the games work.
>>3081190
yeah, I'm actually considering it since I only own Dr. Mario out of those. cleaned up and if they worked, it'd easily be worth it
>>3081192
Go for it. Use a SMBDH shell to replace the broken Krion Quest one.
>>3081080
>5 Watching
I have a few. Excuse the samefagging.
>>3081246
3/3 saved the best to last
>>3081246
Bonus points I came across this weirdo selling battleclash for $30
This is up right now
>>3081246
>fellow spaghetti people are picking up on the reselling fad
nononononononono
>>3081143
ancient, you had to rip the stickers off to erase right? how would you flash it again?
>>3081264
I assume you just rewrite the EPROMs with whatever after removing the stickers. It is just sad to see something like that passed off as a legit prototype.
>>3081124
Yeah that shit totally isn't re-sealed.
>>3080906
>>3081629
Who would do this and why?
>>3081256
i'm inclined to believe that's a woman due to the pink bra but she's got the mug of gaben and the hair of the "JUST" guy
>>3081637
it was kevtris, people started sending them to a joke and he just kept them and building a collection.
>>3081260
>wear and tare
Found a couple of things on craigslist a few days ago
>>3081124
$17 shipping? no thanks
>>3082045
>SPINNAN DISK
>>3081969
>payed
>>3082045
>>3081246
what the fuck is Oscar
Is this a good deal?
U gus are prety stupid, non of thes wuld qualefy as "best" dels.
>>3083143
100% Fake. Who the fuck just has that shit lying around? (no one)
>>3083143
>not soft price
>>3083287
I have 3 of those just "lying around", is that bad? Weird?
>>3083287
I have old carts hanging out on as knick knacks, I haven't even played them since my nes pooped in the 90s.
>>3082045
its 2AM and im laughing out loud like an idiot
>>3083320
I'll buy them, anon :3
>>3083312
I mean a few people like you and I. I actually have these sitting next to a pile of Stadium Events', and perfectly working Vectors(mint boxed). But for the most part no one has it like that. Na mean?
>>3083373
kek, nope. Wish I had that, would sell that shit in a heartbeat.
I just actually owned/played those games, and have zelda/AoLink, Chip & Dale, and MM6, never played metalstorm, but I have a rom of it.
Mine aren't in "perfect" condition, but besides the battery backed saves being probably deader than fuck they should be 100% operable.
>>3083373
holy shit I didn't know Stadium Events was worth so much - was this released in a less-expensive form?
I know I've owned this and played it with some shitty floor pad as a child, what the fuck, is it really worth 100k? I might have to rip apart my attic
>>3083385
I got like 20 of em. I'll just throw you a few. My dad ran some kind of Nintendo tournament back in the day. So we got all the leftover carts. Only worth 100k each doe. Might just trash em.
>>3083394
no no no, I'm completely fucking serious, but I have no idea where it is/what condition it's in/etc
I didn't recognize the name but I youtubed it and I remember the shitty events and the animal-named competitors, I sincerely had this shit.
Haven't seen it for years, but, fuck, now I desperately need to
>>3083398
also remember being a little fat shit and having to go down and slap the running pads with my hands to "run" fast enough to beat anyone past level 2... lel
I need to find this, srsly, if I can score 40k for it that's more than half my yearly income, be a monster windfall
>>3083405
The one with the pads is worth like 5 bucks in all seriousness. I've seen the pads go for $50. But that dude was a straight sucker. If you got em all boxed up and some games can get like $150 though.
>>3083427
Oh... I had the one with the pad.
What's the difference? And that would (maybe) explain why the game looked familiar but the box didn't at all and the name didn't.
>>3083435
Bandai Stadium Events was recalled and then released later with a changed title (World Class Track Meet)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_Events
The high price is entirely a case of MUH RAREZ.
>>3083449
I see. Jesus christ, you've saved me a heart attack or 30, much appreciated.
>>3083353
I strongly believe youcould reprint sleeves in the typograghy even cheaper.
>>3083405
Before you hit the ceiling I should tell you now, the game was quickly bought and repackaged as world class track meet, and sold with the NES as a pack-in for a while. There's a very good chance that you played this relatively common re-branding and not the exceedingly rare original version.
This ended a month ago. I dont really follow sealed games on ebay but this caught my eye by how much it went for. I bought a sealed copy of Crash 3 for $100 around the same time and went for this one but didnt think itd go for this much
>>3083493
Already hit the ceiling and was scraped off it by a kind anon giving me the same info you just did - but thank god you guys said that before i went crazy and tore my attic/storage shed to bits looking for this shit.But fuck everyone who was just mocking me, I knew I had that damn game... Kind of.
>>3083143
>Ugly scaled low quality thumbnail
>Not suspicious at all
Try Aliexpress
>>3081260
I bought an Atari 2600 with at least 15-20 games including manuals for 20 bucks. This shit is excusable
>>3083858
It's been said here on /vr/ that the Atari went through its own sort of isolated retro bubble several years ago, but has since subsided.
>>3081629
gonna get on that free bacardi gold
>people selling completely ruined copies of Little Samson for several hundred dollars
Jesus fucking christ, I wonder how much I could flip my copy, I still have the manual to go with it, and the worst wear the cartridge has going for it is one of the corners of the label has curled.
>>3083502
there another one like that that sold on christmas day for over 1200
Just found this 1 on craigslist. Idiot doesn't even know difference between NES and Snes.
>>3084127
Maybe he meant it like "These Nintendo games are all super!"
>>3081637
To keep the batteries working, duh.
>>3082050
Those are much rarer than the real games, use some common sense dipshit.
>>3082060
If you're gonna have a $30000 game sent to you, better have that shit insured. $17 is cheap, moron.
>>3084020
Lots of silly things have been said by lots of silly people here on /vr/
>>3084020
That is somewhat true. It went down because the Atari has more shovelware then the NES, and some of the games aren't more "recognizable"games. It looks like though instead of its own bubble, it's sharing a bubble with everything else
>>3084225
>not being able to understand sarcasm
>>3084702
>written sarcasm
>>3084730
You know, sometimes sarcasm is so obvious, that you don't need to stress the words and it is clear to see even tho it's written.
>>3081004
and will be relisting it shortly for serious profits from retarded hipsters everywhere
Dunno if this is the right thread for this.
Will ask anyway:
Looking for arcade DIY parts kits, saw a few on fleabay here. What do you know about those, avoid like the plague, serviceable? Time is actually a factor in building this.
>>3084127
thats a pretty decent deal though
>>3085027
Aliexpress? But alot of shit ships from china, and it takes a while. But I found a bunch of retro game fittings there.
>>3081215
Normally people just watching if some retard really buys it. Or other sellers to check the same and raise their prices.
>>3081143
>スーパーマリオプラザーズ
>プ
Laughed hard. A real Japanese would never make such mistake.
Also FDS? Damn, that seller is either dumb as fuck or tries really hard to pull some "rare obscure item" bullshit.
>>3081252
I highly doubt this isn't repackaged
>>3084127
I'd totally go for that bundle, super offroad is worth it
>>3081124
>that price
Holy shit these jews feel absolutely no shame.
>>3081124
You guys miss, that there is an "Make Offer" button. Many seller do similar stuff to attract with the price but leave it open to make *any* offer for it and the real price will just be in theier head. Guess the seller would go with 2500-3000$(which of course is also stupid enough)
>>3084127
>4 good games out of 10
>>3085405
Are the parts sufficient?
So is videogames.pricecharting.com full of shit or has the retro market gotten that bad? I'm noticing Megaman 7 costs an average of $227 loose, and even if it's an uncommon game that shit seems ridiculous.
>>3086507
Yes it's about spot on.
That said, the owner launching his own market is kinda fishy. He could skew the data in his favor.
>>3086508
Damn, I guess I need to invest in flashcarts then.
>>3086509
>NES flashcart costs $150
There's no way to win, is there?
>>3086515
150 as a one time purchase vs. buying shitty games for 15+ a pop.
>>3086534
Yeah, but still. Does the Everdrive N8 at least have 100% compatibility or do I need to buy an even more expensive cart for that?
I have an NES but no games or cords for it, I was looking to get some cords and a flashcart to make it useable and keep it from collecting dust but it feels like it would be a better choice to just sell it grossly overpriced and use that to go toward a flashcart for a different system.
>>3081260
It's not even a heavy sixer either, just a fucking four switch. Even if it were a sixer, the price would still be inexcusable.
>>3084198
Nigga, Jurassic Park doesn't have a save feature. It's not that bad of a game though, but it's hard as balls.
>>3086569I bought my sixer for 150 €, including 2 Joysticks and paddles. Was like a year ago or something like that.
>>3086552
>Does the Everdrive N8 at least have 100% compatibility
No. It's about as close as they get, though. There's nothing to move "up" to from it.
http://www.dbwbp.com/misc/Everdrive_N8_Compatibility_List_%28OS_V13%29.pdf
The other main NES cart is the PowerPak, which supports fewer games than the N8 with two notable exceptions: Action 52 and the 1990 Nintendo Championships, which PowerPak supports and N8 doesn't.
As for cords, the A/V is ordinary RCA and the power brick is literally sold at Walmart right this moment for $7.
>>3080906
How do you even allow something like that to happen to a NES cart?
That said, I'm curious about why most of the cartridge is empty. NES carts were pretty huge, but I always thought there was more than air inside. Can anyone explain?
>>3086679
>NES carts were pretty huge, but I always thought there was more than air inside. Can anyone explain?
There isn't much more than air inside.
>>3087083
I'm guessing they made it that size to fit inside the system. Maybe they designed the system before the cart design ?
>>3086679
Why wouldn't it be mostly empty? Why waste money producing random material to fill the empty space?
>>3087083
As the story goes, video games were dead as hell in america after the video game crash, so Nintendo wanted the NES to look like a power house entertainment system, compared to the Famicom, which actually looks like a toy. The famicom carts are small and coloreful, so the western carts were big and bulky, so they didnt look like toys.
>>3087179
Stories like this make me love vidya.
Fresh OC from less than 10 minutes ago. Found this at a Salvation Army in SoCal. I was shocked shitless.
>>3087179
That's really weird. Sure, the Famicom looked like a toy, but that has more to do with the colours than anything else.
I grant that the NES exudes a pretty powerful 'look', though. The fact that you have to open a cover to put in the cartridge also makes it feel more impressive. But geez, they could've just used smaller carts.
>>3087113
That explains it!
>>3087225
>>3087179
It's not that didn't want it to look like a toy, they were very happy marketing it as a toy. Hence Rob. what they didn't want it to look like was a video game console, which is why they used a front loading design design.
>That explains it!
Well yeah, honestly, what did you expect to be in them? There's literally zero reason for the board to be bigger than famicon ones, to do so would just be wasting material for the sake of it.
>>3087083
jeeeez clean that up.
>>3081186
not bad
>>3081629
>>3081629
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T343JR_BjM
>>3081186
I recognize that ad....
Hi fellow Bendbro
>>3087218
Where the fuck did they even pull that price from? It's 1/4 the price online....
>>3081186
Krion's a 50 dollar game.
Just get a replacement case and label, and keep the original for "collectors"
>>3086630
>action 52 and Nintendo Championships
wowitsfuckingnothing.jpeg
>>3087868
Fucking lol
>>3081080
I've noticed a trend with idiots getting extremely
common games that are complete graded and wanting ridiculous amounts for them.
Although Toxic Crusader isn't as common but still
not any where worth that much and it never will
be.
>>3081629
All those Jurassic Park games.
This guy needs to hook up with Stewart the sock.
>>3083287
I have several copies of those games
except for Metal Storm.
I have tons of multiples cause I find them for like
a dollar or people just give me there old games.
Anything I should grab?
290 for box+ game
>>3087083
Early forms of region locking those games
I play Super Famicom games on my Snes
and they play just fine you just have to make it
so the cart can get past those little blocks inside
the console.
But also the pins in the NES games are different compared to the Famicom if I'm not mistaken.
>>3089571
Way over priced.
>>3081186
lol so many krions are mangled or punctured
people will buy/sell anything
>>3087287
>>3087179
>>3087083
>>3086679
The space was actually utilized by some games though. They (likely) purposefully made it big to accommodate them, so they wouldn't have carts that are different sizes (Licensed famicom games actually have different shapes and sizes depending on the company). Games that used the space are mostly games like Gyromite. Nintendo didnt have time to make Gyromite on an NES cart in time for the holiday season, so the famicom board was inside the cartridge, which in turn had a Famicom to NES adapter in it. Call it lazy, but at least the space was (Occasionally) used.
>>3081629
Does the fridge still work?
>>3082045
>Modded so you can see the disc spinning
>Modded
Jesus christ
>>3087083
As mentioned the extra size was used for some carts but I'm guessing part of it had to do with the consoles loading design. It was intentionally designed to look similar to a VCR when loading cartridges because of the bad reputation of video games in the US after the crash and the longer length allows you to remove the cart.
>>3089759
I forget its name, but there was some famicom RPG that was so massive that it needed a bigger board, and it had a taller famicom cart as a result.
>>3089759
omg we know.
>>3090119
Famicom carts come in 100s of shapes and sizes. The boards for games with expansion chips were sometimes 'taller'. But it's mostly due to different publishers using different cases.
>>3090242
>When you realize that you need the Blinking Light Win in oder to make the Namco blue carts and Jaleco black carts to fit on an NES!
>Jaleco black carts don't fit on an NES with the normal tray!
>>3090272
It's way, way easier to buy a Famicom, they're like $30 shipped from Japan. Famiclones are also around $20 on amazon and will work with any FC-NES adapter.
>>3087868
>>3090272
Fuck off, shill. I just looked that shit up and there's no fucking way I'd buy something from someone who can't produce any actual pictures of it or for a proper sentence.
>>3087868
>>3089579
>putting price stickers directly on the cart stickers
Fuck that place
>>3091413
It's pretty easy to get them off without screwing up the cart sticker though.
>>3091364
I bought one in September. It shipped in February/March. Other than that, it's pretty decent. Built-in lockout chip, but also kind of a pain to pull games out of the system.
>>3091430
All it is is a new 72 pin connector though, right?
>>3091440
It's a new connector and new plastic so that you don't actually push the cart down - it's not Zero Insertion Force. In addition, it has a universal lockout chip like the ones on homebrew/flash carts so you won't run into issues with 'blinking lights'. It's decent, not great, because it's a pain in the ass to remove a game.
Did this guy think this was a good idea? That it would give him a jump on resale value? Just... why?
>>3090242
So it's like the Sega Genesis?
>>3091478
BECAUSE THAT GAME'S A FUCK LOAD OF TURDS LOL
>>3091941
ASSSSS
I saw a CD-i for €15 should I go for it?
>>3091952
Sounds inexpensive. Sure
>>3091952
I'm pretty sure those things are expensive as fuck so that's a great deal you got there if it still works.
>>3081089
Do you even know what laundering is retard?
>>3081648
>the "JUST" guy
Brenden Fraser.
Sorry, I couldn't let that slide.
this 1 pisses me off. I'm actually looking for a decent deal on a black label copy of this. "Brand New Unplayed" pff
>>3092251
I'm gonna offer him 25 bucks which I think is reasonable. Or should I even bother ? Just looked at his other listings all ps1 rpg's with similar prices claiming they are new when they are clearly opened and used.
>>3081629
Found a pic of the seller.
>>3091937
Yes.
>>3091478
Considering the AVGN's fanbase, it probably was a good idea.
>>3089571
It's a great game but holy fuck.
>>3092307
>the most common NES game in existence
Kek.
ive seen these posts going on for years. why do people keep persisting with these ridiculous prices? the punch out guy originally started with $28 and now its $49
>>3092324
Pride, I think. They feel like they deserve to get that money. That's the only way to explain raising prices despite being unable to sell.
>>3092316
Euros are a little more than dollars, but yeah, those prices are pretty good.
Then again, depending on the store, you can get NES games for as low as a quarter a pop in the states.
Second-hand/donation shops are great about this, as they don't specialize in vidya.
>>3092327
unfortunately every thrift shop here has caught on and sell their games at retail price or throw them on ebay.
>>3092326
It's actually a real estate marketing trick.
A house buyer will actually be more likely to invest in a more expensive house than a particularly cheap one, as the cheap ones typically have something wrong with them.
Real estate has nothing to do with fucking video games, though.
>>3092251
>opened
>never played
How would you even prove such a thing?
>>3092332
Bummer. I live in a town with a lot of old folks' homes, so the thrift shops always hike up on furniture and mantelpiece knickknacks and sell everything else dirt cheap, games included.
>>3092251
>unplayed
Yeah, right.
>>3082045
How high do you have to be to do this?
>>3084127
remove ducktales and I'll take it
>>3084730
>not being able to read and write sarcasm
>>3091478
Why the fuck would anyone care about a Lunar game signed by AVGN?
Better question, why does anyone care about anything signed by an eceleb?
>>3091937
It's literally exactly like that. No reason other than style 99% of the time.
>>3087868
Can't blame someone for trying.
>>3092282
this makes me legitimately mad
>>3081629
Wasn't the Genesis version better anyways? Has anybody told him?
>>3092327
>Then again, depending on the store, you can get NES games for as low as a quarter a pop in the states.
Please direct me to this magical place, as I haven't seen quarter NES games in any store in over a decade.
Just came across this POS scumbag on eBay.
>>3100002
lol, reissue controllers too.
>>3081252
That enrages me because I sold mine for £50 in the same condition 3 years ago.
>>3100253
>>3089571
Did Michael J Fox take this picture?
>>3081256
Is it pooping in this picture?
>>3081969
I know, as if the spelling of "wear" wasn't a clue how to spell "tear"...
>>3087868
I wanna read more of his write up. It also said what? That's bound to be "gold" as well...
>>3081251
Lol holy shit my sides!
>>3098530
>>3098530
I would have bought that and bought a replacement label..
>>3089582
CYRAID! GET CYRAID!
>>3084775
Jesus Christ, at least spring for a new jewel case before you try scamming people this much.
>>3083353
This seller is a real shitlord.
>>3089557
No, cause it's all PAL shit.
>>3092256
it's the current year. reasonable doesn't exist anymore, specially on eBay.
this thread says a lot about /vr/. either you deal with it and fork over the cash or just emulate the game because it's only gonna get worse.
>>3100253
>>3100256
I always walk in there expecting at least something to be a decent price, I've gone at least half a dozen times over the past year and there's literally nothing that isn't at least 2x common scumbag reseller prices. Even their fucking FC/SFC games are absurdly expensive.
You dun made my blood boil.
>>3085580
I dare you to find those games for under $35
>>3101120
It's still sealed.
>>3101154
Fucking this. Once sellers see that no one wants to pay retarded prices on old games that they can get online for free the prices will plateau. With more time and more speaking with your wallets they will start to drop. If some idiot wins any of these auctions than:
A) fuck them, they're can't handle money, and
B) they are only showing the sellers that they can try for a higher price next time and see how many bites they can land, which repeats the cycle.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111877995243
>>3089557
you mean besides glover?
>>3101120
That would involve UN-sealing it, dumb ass.
>>3085524
>>プ
> A real Japanese would never make such mistake.
What's the mistake? Just out of curiosity
>>3092324
I see those posts everyday that and that dude who's been trying to sell punch out forever.
I'll put my hands up and admit I'm a filthy gaming casual, despite growing up with nes/megadrive etc, I've no idea what games are that rare. I still buy the odd game on eBay, what should I keep an eye out for incase I see it offered below value?
>>3101715
プ is pronounced as "pu", rather than ブ which is pronounced as "bu".
Put it together and you get "Super Mario Prathers".
>>3092282
That actually isnt too bad, I have seen GB/GBC Pokemon games go at least for $40 in barely decent condition in Virginia, Ohio, and Florida.
>>3101383
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/111877995243
God damn it, 4 years ago I saw a box like this at the video game store near my home in VA, and they wanted $5 for each cart so 35 in total for all of it. Yet my stupid self only buys 2, one to open and the other to keep sealed.
>>3085524
>Laughed hard. A real Japanese would never make such mistake.
You'd be surprised, even though "Konnichiwa" is a common enough word, it's spelled in kana as "Konnichiha".
Special Walmart Edition
>>3102058
What.
A new 250 dollar Wii U.
In a case with a 90 on it.
For 1,200 dollars.
>>3091937
I had a genesis as a kid, never figured out what that yellow thing on the side of the cartridge was
>>3103484
What a tard. If a "graded" game is to have any value over a bare, sealed copy it is because it is old, rare, and in good shape. Sure, this may be in good shape, but it's a goddamn Wii U that came out a few years ago.
>>3093942
>>3102058
yeah, like I'm gonna pay a good chunk of my salary for a shitty game on a shitty console
Not retro but what the hell is this? It's a blatantly fake cartridge even.
>>3102058
That game's like twenty bucks on the Playstation Store.
>>3102040
the wa particle is always written as ha tho, that's not unusual at all.
does japanese super gameboy works on a super nintendo?
>>3104546
I think it should if you just take out the slabs of plastic but I'm not so sure.
>>3102040
That's something complete different.
>>3084225
I hereby diagnose you with severe retardation as well as autism.
>>3091478
>the fucking guy doesn't even really play PSX games
>the fucking guy was a nintendokid
why. why not make him sign some shit game he's famous for calling shit instead... I don't understand.
>>3104619
How do you know this?
>>3104619
They definitely do not throw them out.
>>3104619
it's sad but i'd rather them get throwed in the dumpster than some filthy worthless reselling scumbag profit off my hobby by selling them at an artifically inflated price to idiots which drives up the price for everyone!
>>3100256
>35 dollars for motherfucking super mario world
>>3092251
I did a search for the black label version, and most are going for $20 to $30. Just look around.
>>3083502
>buying sealed games
>>3081246
Jesus christ. I literally gave away my huge Master System, Mega Drive and N64 collections. I even had the O.G. Master System.
If I'd realized retards would pay for this shit I would have left them in my parents garage.
Why is this thread still in Gay-O-Vision? I thought that was just a joke. The rest have turned back.
>>3103594
Hahahahahah who the hell are you trying to fool seller?!
And how the heck did he even come to the conclusion it's even worth dat much?!
>people paying for this shit
oh lawdy
Why do people point out >ACCEPTABLE? Do you dumbasses not comprehend that Acceptable is the lowest you can put for an item's condition?
This one is just straight up disgusting:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Super-Nintendo-SNES-Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-IV-Turtles-in-Time-TMNT-TESTED-/252326607225?hash=item3abfd67979:g:ozAAAOSwAuNW7sxG
>Item condition: Good
>>3110923
Wao, such a good condition. Totally not covered in grime.
>>3110923
I want to cry
