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loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« on: September 03, 2013, 02:05:46 AM »
hey all i found this and the guy wont respond to my emails so i am assuming he is not interested in shipping it to canada (damn!) - so if anyone is in or near kansas city and you want it - i suggest contacting him asap as im sure it wont last:

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/vgm/4013622387.html

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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2013, 02:30:52 AM »
Pretty fair, considering the last complete one went for 6 grand.
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2013, 03:06:21 AM »
Yeah the box is the most valuable part, generally. MC didn't come with a case.  Just manual and CARD.  BUt 500 is fair starting point given te current market.  is it worth 500?  consider you can get a Japan version loose for maybe 50 -75 easy. just sayin.
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2013, 04:39:13 AM »
pretty fair, if you consider that you could have had that game few years back Cin IBler/Mint for less than 150 bucks.
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2013, 04:06:25 PM »
$500 for a loosie?  What's a loosie go for nowdays?  Might have to drive up there! 

and LOL... i love the sock glove he uses to hold the card.  :lol:

I think it loses value now that his old sock has been all over that game. $220 tops..... P U (pinches nose)
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2013, 01:02:43 AM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magical-Chase-Instruction-Manual-Turbo-Grafx-16-Duo-PC-Engine-USA-version-/181194614092

you're right... i just haven't had coffee yet today and this auction with a custom case slipped through my input filters. haha


That sale is crazy. $600+ for a manual and a, "fake" case? I wonder if some of the people buying this stuff know Magical Chase never had a case, and this is a case from some other game, with a decal from purchased from a guy, I forget his handle here,  who sold (Still sells?) replacement and special decal sheets here?

I recall, maybe... 2006? When I saw a COMPLETE Magical Chase sell on ebay for about $600, I thought that was a bit crazy, and that prices would come down a bit.

Turbo Grafx, outside a few people I knew many years ago, never gathered much interest. Did all the new interest pop-up because of the Wii offering the games for play? It seems that way.

From 2006, Magical Chase selling complete for $600 or so, to now, at 10x that price... Wow.

I'm wondering if prices in the TG-16 market will ever calm down again, or if it's only further up from here.


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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2013, 03:18:54 AM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magical-Chase-Instruction-Manual-Turbo-Grafx-16-Duo-PC-Engine-USA-version-/181194614092

you're right... i just haven't had coffee yet today and this auction with a custom case slipped through my input filters. haha


That sale is crazy. $600+ for a manual and a, "fake" case? I wonder if some of the people buying this stuff know Magical Chase never had a case, and this is a case from some other game, with a decal from purchased from a guy, I forget his handle here,  who sold (Still sells?) replacement and special decal sheets here?

I recall, maybe... 2006? When I saw a COMPLETE Magical Chase sell on ebay for about $600, I thought that was a bit crazy, and that prices would come down a bit.

Turbo Grafx, outside a few people I knew many years ago, never gathered much interest. Did all the new interest pop-up because of the Wii offering the games for play? It seems that way.

From 2006, Magical Chase selling complete for $600 or so, to now, at 10x that price... Wow.

I'm wondering if prices in the TG-16 market will ever calm down again, or if it's only further up from here.


I haven't been around here much lately, as I haven't done much gaming, especially console, in a while. Though, this year I did complete Bomberman and Bomberman 93 single player, again. it had been a while. Sometime before the year is out I'll probably squeeze in 94.
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can't tell but That doesn't look like sparky's label, there are several inferior custom labels out there now. 
Welcome to the crazy pricing.
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2013, 03:44:12 AM »
Welcome to the turbo world of "I never layed it back in the day it must be rare I have to have it for my collection!"   Granted. MC is fairly rare but the idiotic demand for the unknowing are making prices nuts!  Not just for MC.

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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2013, 04:15:34 AM »
can't tell but that doesn't look like sparky's label....

Agreed.  Sparky's have square cut corners, much better print quality (look at the excessive bleeding around the TurboGrafx and TM), and no banding.
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2013, 05:45:20 AM »
It is definitely not a Sparky label.
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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2013, 01:18:50 PM »
I almost picked it up today.  It was very tempting, only an hour and a half away.  But my being on the fence cost me, he sold it to someone else.  I'm not too bothered by it though.  Driving a long distance to meet a stranger in a random location and drop a ton of money on something I couldn't verify once handed to me was kind of a shot in the dark anyway.

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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2013, 01:31:58 PM »
I wouldn't feel too bad about letting it go.  Purchases like that are a real "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.  Buy it, and you'll feel guilty and second-guess yourself for spending so much money.  Don't buy it and you'll second-guess yourself for missing out on an "opportunity".

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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2013, 01:40:51 PM »
It is definitely not a Sparky label.

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« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2013, 01:57:30 PM »
i would have driven an hour and a half!  lol

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Re: loose copy of magical chase in kansas city - craiglist
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2013, 01:42:28 AM »
NAh probably not a coincidence as such. that guy is a gouger who has several e-bay accounts.  He'll make money off it . . . . .eventually.


Also so many lulz in description:
----This game is so rare and the hardest game to find anywhere on the world.
« Last Edit: September 16, 2013, 01:52:13 AM by turboswimbz »
NW: Hey, I made it on this psycho's Enemies' List, how about that ?? ;)

BT: Look at how the fake SFII' carts instantly sold out and were immediately listed on eBay before the flippers even took possession. Look at Nintendo's overpriced bricks. Look at the typical forum discussions elsewhere.

You can't tell most retro gamers anything!

Spenoza: The wannabe masculinity just overwhelms.