More eBay Rip Offs

[nat]

It never ceases to amaze me the gouging that happens on eBay. Apparently the US version of Samurai Ghost is the new, hip "Super R4R3! OMG!~!!~!11" Turbo game. I guess it's extremely cool to overcharge by $90 for this game. It's even cooler to be the poor a$$hole who pays $100 + S/H for an incomplete copy. Yay! Check out the following two auctions:

http://cgi.ebay.com/SAMURAI-GHOST-TURBO-GRAFX-16-GAME-ULTRA-RARE-A-COND_W0QQitemZ320135205763QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Samurai-Ghost-TurboGrafx-16-Great-Condition-Ultra-Rare_W0QQitemZ330157218734QQcmdZViewItem

So does anyone know when Samurai Ghost started being considered a "rare" game? These douches are charging more than some people charge for Bonk 3.

The saddest part of the whole thing is that many people use eBay as a guide on how to price their video games on forums in the "real world." This is a big mistake and drives up the prices just because some anal polyp on eBay is trying to rip people off.

I rarely buy anything on eBay anymore because of this. That said, there are still good deals to be found. Why would I buy one of those packages above when I can buy the exact same thing for 1/10th of the cost? Witness:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200164186360

What's more is this guy had a ton of loose HuCards for sale. I bought a whole bunch of them ranging from $4.99 to $9.99 and I only pay the $5 shipping charge once for the whole lot. In fact, I think that Samurai Ghost card was the only $9.99 title in the batch. Rare deals like these is why I keep my eye on eBay at all anymore. Fact is, this is probably a lot closer to the games' actual values.

[ceti alpha]

Wow...that is absurd. Nice find on that lot of game though Nat. 

[Necromancer]

More douchebaggery from the first linked seller: $74.95 Bomberman.

Oddly enough, the rest of the two seller's TG-16 games are reasonably priced or only a bit high.

[nat]

I find the Samurai Ghost example to be the worst since it's for a loose cartridge!!! $100 for a loose cartridge of a common game? I wouldn't pay $100 for a loose Magical Chase cartridge!

That said, the Bomberman deal is pretty bad too. Bomberman shouldn't be more than $15 or $20 complete, in nice condition.

[ceti alpha]

That said, the Bomberman deal is pretty bad too. Bomberman shouldn't be more than $15 or $20 complete, in nice condition.

Cripes! And the original Bomberman at that too! That's just crazy. 

[Paisa49]

I rarely buy anything on eBay anymore because of this. That said, there are still good deals to be found. Why would I buy one of those packages above when I can buy the exact same thing for 1/10th of the cost? Witness:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200164186360

What's more is this guy had a ton of loose HuCards for sale. I bought a whole bunch of them ranging from $4.99 to $9.99 and I only pay the $5 shipping charge once for the whole lot. In fact, I think that Samurai Ghost card was the only $9.99 title in the batch. Rare deals like these is why I keep my eye on eBay at all anymore. Fact is, this is probably a lot closer to the games' actual values.

I bought some games from that same seller. I was able to snag Dragon's Curse, Parasol Stars, and Air Zonk. I'm hoping my shipment arrives any day now.

[Black Tiger]

It looks like someone accidentally listed Samurai Ghost for $99.99 instead of $9.99 and someone with zero Turbo knowledge else saw it as proof that the game goes for that much and is trying to get $100 for a copy they probably only picked up after seeing the first mispriced auction.

If people would only use completed auctions as a guide for what things sell for on eBay they'd have a lot more success.