Dumb Buyers

[StarDust4Ever]

31 boxes for $3500.  I wonder if the buyer didn't read the auction and assumed he was getting a bunch of games...?

Ouch. Buyer is stuck with paper and the seller likely has negative feedback in his/her future.

[seieienbu]

Buyer will relist at $5k minus the 2-3 boxes he needed.

Seller ID: nullityDoxPhilesupreme

Will you give me a friend rate on the Galaga 90 box?  Preferably at or below $300? 

If you do I'll finally get around to posting a picture of the JO crystal you sent me; I intend to store it safely in the galaga box.

[StarDust4Ever]

This is why I don't collect cardboard... 

[in99flames]

It is bad....its a terrible catch 22....some of the stuff you can only find on ebay yet the prices are through the roof. *sigh* even the non NEC stuff is just getting stupid. everyone thinks they have gold and wants to sell it as such. For instance....this moron:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/332183946418

850?!?!(not to mention 50 for shipping which is also a lot.) Ill have some of whatever he's smoking.

[geise]

Lol.  That dc lot for $850 is bottom of the barrel for cheap shit.

[Gypsy]

Lol.  That dc lot for $850 is bottom of the barrel for cheap shit.

Yeah I did a double take on that one. No one probably even wants the shitty ass wheel. The games are all bargain bin stuff (some good games there, but nothing valuable). With no idea what the wireless controllers are worth I couldn't see anyone actually paying more than $100 for it, and personally, I wouldn't even pay that much. It's not worth the clutter of shit it comes with lol.

[Groover]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Original-Classic-Edition-White-Console-BUNDLE-/282425425840?hash=item41c1ddffb0:g:oroAAOSwTM5Y6Bpx

There is no way someone paid 30k for this but it sold some how.

[Gypsy]

Drugs inside the console? lol

[Lost Monkey]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Original-Classic-Edition-White-Console-BUNDLE-/282425425840?hash=item41c1ddffb0:g:oroAAOSwTM5Y6Bpx

There is no way someone paid 30k for this but it sold some how.

That is so f*cked up.  The description is for the 2016 mini NES, but he is selling an NES with cracks in the case.   $30,000.

[gex]

Well, that $29,950 wasted

[StarDust4Ever]

Well, that $29,950 wasted

QFT. $50 is fair, but yeah. I hope that was a troll bid. Serves seller right for asking outrageous prices...

There was also an NES Classic Mini that sold for $8888.88 a while back I think. Really dumb IMO. Sad thing is, if 1 out of 50 outrageous bids is actually legit, then the sellers taking a risk by placing the item up for sale might pay off once in a while. They can always file a "non-paying bidder" claim and get their fees back.

Are there actually shoppers so stupid they will do a "high to low" search for anything and buy the first listing, no matter how high? Even filthy rich people are more frugal than that, considering most people earn their wealth by making wise business decisions. Unless it's a young lotto winner or someone who think's a million dollars will last forever...

[Groover]

There has to be a story behind that like some money laundering scheme or someone owed someone $40k and this was a way to do it.

[MrMarth]

It's just stupid people are willing to pay more than $60 for an NES Mini. As for PCE games, they've just been following the trend of becoming stupidly expensive. The NES, SNES, Sharp X68000 (arguably never lost its' value), Neo Geo all have that same problem; which has more recently started affecting PS1, N64, and even the f*cking 32X

[gex]

I'm sick of these NES mini's. It's nausiating hearing about them still
People can't stop talking about them. Giving Nintendo credit though, their marketing department is genius. But all of this "mystery" supply for NES mini's has people going ape shit. Like every week there's a stupid new rumour about them. "limited releases" "region releases" omg better buy. People were lining up outside to buy these back in Novermber'ish, and they still are. Watch them be in full production again in a month. So people will be bitching about it even more, like how much longer can this possibly be talked about?

[StarDust4Ever]

There has to be a story behind that like some money laundering scheme or someone owed someone $40k and this was a way to do it.

Well considering eBay reports high dollar transactions, or yearly totals exceeding some high value, to the IRS. So any attempt to use eBay for otherwise shady transactions would be unwise. Generally such transactions use cash or western union or bitcoin or something untraceable so that it doesn't leave a paper trail.

I'm sick of these NES mini's. It's nausiating hearing about them still

Finally snagged one this morning at Best Buy! Sorry couldn't help myself...