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cjameslv

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Well i feel like he just here for money and cares less about the community. Not a good start to say hey now buy my shit. I'd rather buy from other members to support this community imho.

It's true: I'm here primarily to sell TG-16 items. Also true: I try to price my items below everyone else. This is a TG/PCE community, it seemed natural that fans of this stuff would maybe, potentially, possibly, be interested in spending less money to acquire it. To me, this seems beneficial to all parties. If you or others disagree, that's cool and no hard feelings. I understand and respect the desire to keep things within the community.

Responding to all PMs though, thanks for the interest everyone!

This is just my opinion, it in no way reflects what others in the community feel. I have no idea what others think unless they post about it. I believe in supporting the pcengine scene for the love of it, not to make money off others for a living. It's a good start at least to see you selling cheaper than your ebay listings as ebay gouging is an ongoing topic here and i'm sure no one here likes overpaying on ebay. So by all means keep going, i was just stating how i feel about it.

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No one should have a problem with someone making a fair living. We go to work and get paid a fair wage for our skill set, so why is it any different if someone makes a living selling video games? Fair prices are just that fair. Now if he came here with sky high prices and tried to act like he was doing a favor then it would be different. It is important to have all the facts of something before condemning it....
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cjameslv

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No one should have a problem with someone making a fair living. We go to work and get paid a fair wage for our skill set, so why is it any different if someone makes a living selling video games? Fair prices are just that fair. Now if he came here with sky high prices and tried to act like he was doing a favor then it would be different. It is important to have all the facts of something before condemning it....

Ebay gouging isn't fair pricing, if his prices were fair then he wouldn't have to lower them just to sell them on this forum. Get your ish straight before you try to straighten someone elses.
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madboom0522

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Alright let's make it simple. Most people that sell on here are not too far off from e-bay prices to begin with. If you track the items sold here you will see that. There might be a 10%-20% difference in the prices. If you had been here long enough you would know that. You have your opinion and I have mine. He is new like you and it might be cool to cut a little slack before you jump on someone. I merely pointed this fact out. Just because he sells does not mean that he is screwing people. If his prices were bad then it would be unlikely that anyone would buy from him. He sells on other forums and e-bay. It is no different then some of the members on here There are other resellers on this forum and they are accepted.
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jelloslug

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I sell stuff everywhere.  I also sell stuff here cheaper than I would anywhere else.

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That is cool Jello, I never singled you out though. Everyone is entitled to sell for what they want. If someone is gullible enough to pay those high prices, then it is on them. It is a well know fact that e-bay price are higher to first cover the 10%, second people are trying to make money and third to reach a bigger buying crowd. Maybe those 3 in a different order but you get the point..
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jelloslug

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It's OK.  I know that there is no way to please everyone.  There are individuals that would not be pleased about the prices of any Turbo game unless they were the same as what Babbages was charging in the clearance bin in 1994.  And then they would want free shipping.

madboom0522

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That is very true Jello. It seems that fact is lost to some.... Like anything else in the world the less there is of it or the harder it is to get the price goes up.
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Alright let's make it simple. Most people that sell on here are not too far off from e-bay prices to begin with. If you track the items sold here you will see that. There might be a 10%-20% difference in the prices. If you had been here long enough you would know that. You have your opinion and I have mine. He is new like you and it might be cool to cut a little slack before you jump on someone. I merely pointed this fact out. Just because he sells does not mean that he is screwing people. If his prices were bad then it would be unlikely that anyone would buy from him. He sells on other forums and e-bay. It is no different then some of the members on here There are other resellers on this forum and they are accepted.

Date Registered: November 03, 2013, 11:59:57 AM you haven't been here a year what do you know?

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He is new like you and it might be cool to cut a little slack before you jump on someone.

Had nobody said anything, his prices would still be as high as his ebay prices.

Like it or not, this is a community open to discussion and not a one way street where only positive responses can be made; cjameslv opining that the prices are too high is no more off topic or inappropriate than you arguing the opposite.
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He is new like you and it might be cool to cut a little slack before you jump on someone.

Had nobody said anything, his prices would still be as high as his ebay prices.

Like it or not, this is a community open to discussion and not a one way street where only positive responses can be made; cjameslv opining that the prices are too high is no more off topic or inappropriate than you arguing the opposite.

Not true! It's like this:

My prices on Ebay on the games offered here are lower than anybody else (or were when I listed them).
The prices I initially offered here were ALL lower than my Ebay prices, though some by only 3-5%.
They were lowered slightly thereafter to be about 10% lower than Ebay to fully account for Ebay fees. Hit the Ice was listed at almost 15% below Ebay to begin with; the other titles were reduced only a couple bucks (e.g. Ninja Spirit went from 58.95 to 56.95). I didn't feel compelled to raise this to account for a proper 10% though nobody has raised an eyebrow at that decision. :D

Re: discussion - I'm new here and don't want to step on any toes (though I guess I can't help it). I have no issue with the discussion here though, frankly, I think it's counter-productive for the critics because my thread is getting bumped all day long.  :o

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I stand corrected.  The point is that complaints about your prices being too high resulted in you lowering them.
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madboom0522

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What is this a tag team? All good though. I may have only been here for under a year but I have been paying attention to how things go. I certainly did not come on here and start dumping on people... I know that some just feel the need to do so and you enjoy that. All jokes are welcome.
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I wasnt trying to dump on this guy so sorry if I kinda seem like I did. I understand that places like these are all about community first and I totally respect that so when I saw his post being his first post and a sales posts,  I thought some people would get on his case about it so I was just trying to give a friendly warning about that. sorry if I came out as a jerk but best of luck on your sales.