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

[BigusSchmuck]

No, but his tactics are the same: chappy responses, talks in circles, no exit strategy.

No one on pcenginefx could use a Dynastic Hero manual?

Not if its going to be $1800 like a certain box that someone tried to sell here... On topic:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Double-Dragon-II-NEC-Super-CD-Rom-2-PC-Engine-/360309174959?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e419b2af
Gotta love it when it says new in the title but condition listed as used. Lame.

[PikachuWarrior]

yeah, probably used, but NEW(ly resealed).

[roflmao]

This isn't Turbo-related, but it is R-Type, so that has to count for something.   I've been wanting to add R-Type back into my SMS collection and have been watching this one for awhile now.  Yesterday it shot up from about $10+shipping to over $40!  There's been another one that's constantly going unsold for $25 BIN so my limit was less than that. 

On a whim I checked over at Amazon and ended up picking up a complete copy (including the poster) for about $13 shipped....  Sometimes the ebay mentality is just boggling.

[420GOAT]

i get stuff on amazon, my only hangup is the stuff takes long to ship or not. if its cheap then i buy from there.

[roflmao]

Interesting. 

I buy from Amazon about as frequently as I do from ebay (once or twice a month, usually) and I've never noticed a discernible difference in shipping times from one or the other.  Usually, though, if I'm getting something from Amazon, I'll look for a seller that offers free shipping if I order over $25 and just expect it to take awhile.  Still, that's usually a week or so, which is reasonable for me.  Most of the time when I sell something on ebay, I ship as cheap as possible, so I don't expect anyone else to do differently.

[PikachuWarrior]

the only thing i hate about amazon, is the lack of good descriptions on items from sellers, and no pictures, so you have to take a gamble in hope it's alright shape.

plus, people take their eff-ing time mailing stuff out on amazon and are cheap with shipping methods.

[Mathius]

I got real burned with Amazon sellers' shipping practices. One guy sent out my package via Media Mail after I specifically paid for it to be Expedited. I emailed him about it and he said that it had something to do with Amazon's crazy shipping policies. I am not sure what to believe.

[roflmao]

Yeah, I usually don't buy games off Amazon, unless I'm looking for something loose, because of the lack of description.  But this seller went through the trouble of listing each piece included in the sale along with their condition, so hopefully it will arrive as described. 

But as stated in other threads, I'm pretty much a cheap ass when it comes to collecting so if a game takes 3-4 days or 6-8 days to arrive, it's all good to me.  I order stuff from Japan and China on a regular basis so even 2-3 weeks is ok to me.  The way I see it is this stuff has been available for 20+ years.  If I'm just now getting around to ordering it, I can wait a little bit got get it.

Geez, I sound like an ad for Amazon.  I'm not.  I was merely pointing out that sometimes people go crazy over ebay auctions when the exact same thing (sometimes in better condition) is often far less expensive at places that are just as easy to search.  That SMS R-Type ended at about $50, which is just silly.

[Samurai Ghost]

Yeah I noticed that R-type as well. Went for a crazy price for some reason but I got a couple other games from the same seller for decent prices. But in general it's good to check prices on Amazon or other sites before you bid too high on eBay as people overbid all the time.

[vestcoat]

the only thing i hate about amazon, is the lack of good descriptions on items from sellers, and no pictures, so you have to take a gamble in hope it's alright shape.

This is actually a great way to get really good deals. Most of my bargains come from items that are virtually un-described. I recently found Godzilla for $13, Super Darius 2 for $25, and the Dragon Warrior Monsters 1 Prima Guide for $2.  The lack of descriptions would suck if Amazon was the only game in town, but, as it is, it's a good alternative to ebay.

[PikachuWarrior]

It's almost the same with ebay, if someone doesn't post a picture or uses the stock photo, and no description, or a seller with 0 feedback.

[Black Tiger]

Has this rare Space Fantasy Zone prototype from Japan been posted yet?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PC-Engine-Space-Fantasy-Zone-prototype-CD-ROM-VERY-VERY-RARE-/290708399929?_trksid=p4340.m444&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8260868643605222937

[vestcoat]

Ha. Is that a Verbatim CD-R?

[PikachuWarrior]

could be. doesn't mean it's necessarily not an actual prototype/unreleased game that a developer had at the time, just because it looks "put together". Gotta think what the times were like back then.

[Black Tiger]

could be. doesn't mean it's necessarily not an actual prototype/unreleased game that a developer had at the time, just because it looks "put together". Gotta think what the times were like back then.

Why would a Japanese developer label it in English? Especially since every other supposed prototype has had Japanese writing on an unbranded disc.