Back on the ebay trail for now

[termis]

Just like any marketplace, it's not too difficult to get ripped off on ebay if you don't do your research beforehand.  On the otherhand, I can list countless number of items that I got through on ebay that saved me tons of search time and/or cash.

And I don't see a big deal with sniping at all.  I personally don't do it because it's a waste of my time.  I just always bid the maximum amount that I'm actually willing to pay, and I'm done with it.  Because of this, I can't think of a single time where I was outbid by a sniper on something that I really wanted.  For those items where I didn't care too much and got outbid at the last moment, no big deal - the person was simply willing to pay more than me for it.

[offsidewing]

I think you all love Ebay more than anybody. I've never seen a place with such a mad amount of Ebay discussion, anywhere. It's like every other thread posted on Pcenginefx is about "Ebay sucks!"

It's like a kid having a crush on another one - saying bad things to him/her, teasing him/her, "hating" him/her, etc etc etc.

Is there a place with a larger selection of Turbo/PCE stuff??  Man these Niche market things are tricky.

If there's some other forum or secret society that has a large selection of Turbo stuff readily available at any time for my impulse purchase needs, please tell me!!

Since there is not.  I will SMARTLY shop on ebay, unless there is someone here who wants to sell me a good condition Exile: WP for the turbo for $25.

[nodtveidt]

I don't really like ebay but frankly, it's the only place there is for most of this stuff, and that's rather sad.

[FM-77]

What makes it sad?

[Necromancer]

There's always auctions on yahoo japan (unless you only get wet for US releases).  I agree with thumpin, if the price is too high - don't bid.  If you're patient, almost anything can be bought at fair market value.

[MrFulci]

offsidewing, there are still some decent sources out there. Here are a few links for places that deal mostly with US TG-16 stuff.

A few places I look at from time to time, that I've also purchased from at least once:

- www.direct4games.com  - based in the UK, lots of new stuff in stock. recently, they lowered prices on some items (Davis Cup Tennis, Bonk's Adventure. Nothing much is more than the equivalent of $60. Their shipping is also a tad high, though, they are pretty up front about their shipping charges so there is nothing much to complain of there.

- www.tzd.com - not much explaining to do there

- http://www.gooddealgames.com/inventory/turbo.html - I've ordered from them in the past, no complaints.

- http://www.mindrec.com/?main=store/index.php  - Stock changes every so often, may find a good deal (They still have Turbo Expresses with Bad Audio)

- http://www.videogameconnections.com/catalog/tg.htm - I've ordered from this place in the past, no issues.

[offsidewing]

offsidewing, there are still some decent sources out there. Here are a few links for places that deal mostly with US TG-16 stuff.

A few places I look at from time to time, that I've also purchased from at least once:

- www.direrct4games.com  - based in the UK, lots of new stuff in stock. recently, they lowered prices on some items (Davis Cup Tennis, Bonk's Adventure. Nothing much is more than the equivalent of $60. Their shipping is also a tad high, though, they are pretty up front about their shipping charges so there is nothign much to complain of there.

- www.tzd.com - not much explaining to do there

- http://www.gooddealgames.com/inventory/turbo.html - I've ordered from them in the past, no complaints

- http://www.mindrec.com/?main=store/index.php  - Stock changes every so often, may find a good deal (They still have Turbo Expresses with Bad Audio)

- http://www.videogameconnections.com/catalog/tg.htm - I've ordered from this place in the apst, no issues.

Thanks for the list!  Added to favorites! 

[MrFulci]

typo on the first url! Corrected!