Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )

[TheMilford]

No offense taken BTW. I was just defending myself and sayin' what I think.

Ok, I get the feeling nobody actually looked at what's in there. I know 80% is common. But if I was compelled to put this collection together somebody else might as well. And there are some harder to find items there.

I'm not looking to gouge anybody... if I was in the market I would make a offer on this. It might be lower than the asking price but then I would hope for a counter offer... and so on.

Please tell me what I could get for the lot? 'Cause I'm looking at closed auctions for some random games and I'm not seeing anything for less than $15... some go for quite a bit more... and I got 30+ of them.

[Mathius]

No offense taken BTW. I was just defending myself and sayin' what I think.

Ok, I get the feeling nobody actually looked at what's in there. I know 80% is common. But if I was compelled to put this collection together somebody else might as well. And there are some harder to find items there.

I'm not looking to gouge anybody... if I was in the market I would make a offer on this. It might be lower than the asking price but then I would hope for a counter offer... and so on.

Please tell me what I could get for the lot? 'Cause I'm looking at closed auctions for some random games and I'm not seeing anything for less than $15... some go for quite a bit more... and I got 30+ of them.

Say you take $15 per game then that only equates to $450. Not long ago I scored my complete Turbo CD w/ carrying case for $250. The Super System Card ran me $55. That puts it at $755 going my route. However much more the more expensive and sought after games come out to wouldn't shoot the price up 5 or 6 hundred dollars to your asking price.

There are some good people in and around these communities trying to police the absurd amounts being asked by some eBayers. I am not putting you in that crowd because obviously you are not a big time seller. And I can totally understand you're in a time of need. We just don't like to see anyone adding fuel to the fire. If I went on eBay tomorrow and put my Super System Card up for $500 then they would call me out regardless of who I was.

[GameFreak]

I'll buy the tg16-cdrom system and one controller for $225. And then.....

...You can keep/ebay the Super system card, tg16 box, all games, controllers, joystick, tap, system carrying case, and sell those yourself. I hear the super system cards are going for some crazy high prices on ebay (about $200). You could probably ebay all this other stuff yourself for $300-$500 total or more.

Let me know if your interested. You can also PM me.

[TheMilford]

But I'm not doing any of that... I see lot auctions all the time but many do not have complete games, nice boxes, all the inserts and posters in perfect shape.... and a Legendary Axe shirt? I've actually never seen another.

I mean, I get what you are saying. We get incensed when we see gougers. But even while I was buying up stuff a few years back I would see crazy asking prices. if I felt compelled I would offer what I really thought it was worth and you know what? I got most of my rarer stuff at reasonable prices that way. What's to gain by poking the trolls with rhetorical assertions?

Look, I collect a lot of stuff. The TG16 thing is/was a small side thing for me, I loved it as a kid and wanted to expand my collection. So I ended up realizing I collect far too many things and put it on ice. But you have to understand I get it. I'm a heavy TSR/D&D collector and I can attest the gouging is far more egregious over there... Or try buying and selling vintage musical equipment. yikes!

I wouldn't be offended if somebody offered me $750... I would even think about it for a minute. I would counter offer for sure but if that was an offer I would have actually learned more about the current market from that simple interaction. A $10 offer is just a waste of everybody's time.

[bartre]

yeah, i'm with mathius, $700-$800 would be a fair price for everything.
that said, there are a couple things in there i'd be interested in if you decide to split it up, namely
buster bros, order of the griffon, and fantasy zone.
I'm sure if you put it up here, and just took offers, you'd get a fair price for everything, and it would all sell.

[TheMilford]

THANKS GUYS!

See, these are the kind of responses I was trying to elicit from my sale... Pretty sure I hinted at this in the copy.

Anyway, I will consider your offer(s). I'm really just not sure. I will really miss playing Ys

[bartre]

true, i'm in the middle of book 2 right now, fantastic game!
i may also be interested in your copies of the ys games as well, i could use an upgrade in condition...

[BigusSchmuck]

As much as I would love Order of the Griffin, I don't think I want to shell out $80 for it. I agree with my colleagues, it may be better just to sell the stuff individually instead of a massive lot.

[TheMilford]

Ok, I'll let it run this week. Then I'll itemize it all here if I'm still up for it.

I assume the core system with Keith Courage is just worth holding onto?

I guess I should have come here first... I just got on an eBay tear. figured why not. I can admit bad judgment on my part. I'm sure you guys understand.

BTW: How are the emulators? is there any way to use a TG controller with my MAC?

[Bernie]

Yeah, you can modify a TG-16 controller to USB for use on an emulator.  But, on another note...  Dude, if you really DO NOT want to let it go, dont.  Here is why.  You sell it, you pay a bill or two..  Then its gone, and if business stays the same, you are right back where you were with nothing to sell.  f*ck that.  Been there, done that, and regretted it.  Basically having to buy it all back at a later point, for more than I did the first go around.  I say buy it back later, because you are asking about emulation.  That tells me you want to play the games.  Guess what?  No emulator, no matter how good, will satisfy like the actual hardware.  Trust me, tried that approach...  If you STILL decide to sell, and it does not sell on Ebay, then bring it here and part it out.  It will sell, trust me. 

BTW, I am one of the guys that sent you a 10.00 offer.  I feel bad now after reading through your post.  bnjimi2009 is my ebay ID.  Please accept my apology.  We just see way too many people looking to screw people over on this stuff, just cause they can.  It does not appear that you are one of those sellers.  If my collection wasn't so big to begin with, then I would actually send a legit offer. 

Whatever you decide to do, good luck man.  Hope things start looking up for your family.  Merry Christmas! 

[Senshi]

you guys are dicks  ...lol

[TheMilford]

Thanks all. And honestly, no hard feelings. I came here because after I received 5 or 6 $10-15 offers I figured the answer might be in a post contained herein. Either way, It has helped me to think this through.

So, I've thought about it... AND: With the price currently at $1300 Or Best Offer. I'm going all-or-nothing ($1000 would being my bottom). As it were, It was my original intent to, albeit starting a tad high, justify letting it go. The chuck of cash would help me to finance a very importance piece of equipment for my band, which is my top priority after my family. I'm just not ready to go through the process of parting it out and dealing with all the separate shipping and packing, etc. Although I am still considering just selling a few items (ones without sentimental value) that folks expressed interest... Order of the Griffon would be hard for me to part with if I was keeping the core system. But I'm considering Buster Bros, YsIII and the Super System card (along with all the SCD games) as I really have no nostalgia for since recently I acquired them.

You may have noticed I have other non-gmaing items up on eBay... If a few of those sell I won't need to sell the TG16 lot. If I go another month without selling my big items I may reconsider parting out the collection here.

I appreciate being able to use this forum as a sounding board. And I apologize for a bit of trolling, since it's been a eon since I was last active.

Cheers,
David

[Black Tiger]

I actually counted everything up when I saw Necromancer's link yesterday, but didn't feel it necessary to comment. Going by average eBay prices, not the top or bottom end, I estimated it would sell for $600 - $700. That took into account the limited info and for each individual item.  If key items are in imnaculate condition and everything was listed separated with great descriptions and close up pics (lie-based hype about rarity and other sold prices helps), it could go for over $1000. But regular lots are supposed to offer a substantial discount, the larger the lot the larger the discount. The exception is complete sets of things that are genuine sets and that doesn't really apply to video games very often.

[Keith Courage]

I'm with you Bernie he should keep it. 6 years ago I sold my entire US collection of games and US duo to now want it all back and I have been looking a while for some of the games. I most likely will never get another copy of Dynastic Hero, Dungeon explorer II, or Might and Magic III again.

I did the emulator thing for a while with a PC hooked up to my TV and if was fun but never the same. Something about just playing roms and burned discs took the fun out of it.

[MotherGunner]

In other news....  Game Squad is back.... (I can tell it's him because of the stupid white tile photos...).

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