Wow...

[offsidewing]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-NEC-PC-ENGINE-DUO-R-cable-1-joypad-1-game_W0QQitemZ8219816860QQihZ020QQcategoryZ187QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

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[FM-77]

"free game is not Dragon Ball, random pick"

First: it's not free. You pay. A LOT. The game may not be seperate, but you ******** pay!! "Free" should not be part of that sentence!

Second: Why the hell does it say "random pick"? It should say Sapphire (original version) x2!!

That seller sucks.

Edit: Had to send him a message. Pretty much the same as the what I just wrote.

[Turbo D]

haha, seriously, what a rip off.

[Carbon Tiger]

Does he not bother to search ebay at all and see the same product on sale for 1/8th the price. This guy is either a crook, a moron, or has no idea of the value of the object he's trying to sell. Personally I think its a blend of being a crook and being a fruit of the stupid tree.

[nat]

The rest of the items in his store aren't that outrageously priced.

But the real question is: what the f*ck does "96% new" mean? 4% of the console is old? Which 4%? That could be a deal breaker.

[nat]

I was poking around the PC Engine section of his store. Check out this relic:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-PC-ENGINE-DUO-JAPAN-JOY-TAP-Multi-Tap-offer-3-port_W0QQitemZ290014906390QQihZ019QQcategoryZ187QQcmdZViewItem

Look at the picture. Look at it closely. Study it. First of all, what the hell is it? I've never seen a 'Tap like this before.

Next, check out the part where he talks about the condition. This thing is 85% NEW!!!! "Very good condition"!!! Jesus, I'd hate to see one of his 100% old items.

[Keranu]

Haha, that guy is still trying to sell that nasty tap. Someone posted the auction for that months ago and we were all saying how it looks like a rock from the stone age.

[nat]

But it's 85% NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Black Tiger]

Its obviously a typo. Its supposed to be $99.99. Just check his other auctions.

The rest of the items in his store aren't that outrageously priced.

But the real question is: what the f*ck does "96% new" mean? 4% of the console is old? Which 4%? That could be a deal breaker.

Some asian sellers use % to score the overall condition out of 100. 100 meaning new and 1 meaning utter garbage. "96% new" would mean mint condition, but technically imperfect.

[Joe Redifer]

I figured that 96% new probably meant that the screws, AV cable and maybe the TurboChip™ door had perhaps all been used.

[nat]

Well, that's a big no-can-do, then. I refuse to deal with used TurboChip™ doors. 

[offsidewing]

Well, that's a big no-can-do, then. I refuse to deal with used TurboChip™ doors. 

That's why the Duo-R costs a grand.  It has a TC door and not a PCE Hu door.

That Freaking 3-way tap looks like it was used in an old Timex slapshot commercial or used in a garbage disposal dyno test.

[Joe Redifer]

But it's 85% new!  I bet it's only the right corner that has been used.

[Carbon Tiger]

At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.

[esteban]

At only $9.99 part of me is sorely tempted just to buy that tap just so I can get a look at it :-) I mean it's beyond the level of messed I've ever seen on a PC-E tap. I've seen a few models but none look like that one. Is it just a really messed up tap or is it some yet as of unheard of "Bonk Stone" Model.

This is why we love you. We should all chip in, buy this artifact, and take turns sharing it. I'm willing to put $3 towards this goal... any other takers?