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

[FiftyQuid]

This one isn't terrible, but it's still pretty bad;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TurboGrafx-16-Games-/120916028564?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1c27282c94#ht_500wt_1204

[NightWolve]

I wouldn't mind getting Blazing Lasers, R-Type and Bloody Wolf, that latter I had but my Express broke. In the end, if I get that Everquest FlashCard and it works with everything, I won't really care about the originals. It just would be nice, once in a blue moon, to pick up my Express and have everything available at my fingertips. I dunno, at $90 bucks for 5 games, it's $18 a piece, so it's not too bad a deal, plus 3 of the games are well-rated for their genres (2 top shooters and 1 top action game). I have Victory Run and for a racing game, I thought it was so-so, and the other game I don't have an opinion about, but yeah, considering what I've been seeing, it's decent. Would you say it's a pretty bad deal because you've seen these games sell for much cheaper individually, less than $18 ? (Hm, it might actually even out given current prices that I quickly glanced at given one shipping rate for all 5 - It's a close call, though.)

[FiftyQuid]

I've seen Victory Run sell for $10 and less.  It's only $15 at the reseller down the road from me.  Blazing Lasers I traded for Vigilante.  Maybe not exactly an even trade, but it was my first trade over on GameTZ. 

Now that I look at it again, it doesn't seem so crazy.  Not a deal, but not stupid either.  My mistake. 

[SMF]

Blazing Lazers for Vigilante? Please say you had a extra Blazing Lazers when you made this trade?

[SuperDeadite]

Trev the noob shows his true colors, blatant liar about his shit Genny soldering jobs:

(13:54:32) Trevpwnsnoobs: i got a kid to buy a sega genesis off me for $70 that i had a/v modded. i told him that this sega genesis was modded for the clearest picture and sound you can get from the machine, and that obtaining sega genesis's are really hard to aquire
(13:55:02) Trevpwnsnoobs: he bought it without doubt.

[Firebomber7]

Does it count if it's not eBay?

ROTFLMFAO

[blueraven]

Here we go again.

[Mathius]

Trev, I can see that you think such a tactic is harmless, but it isn't. These same kids are going to now think this stuff is all expensive and when they decide to sell their goods they'll ask even more for what they were initially charged. You got to be very careful. We are approaching a dangerous time where it may be nearly impossible to buy even the most common of games without getting charged absurd prices because the market now thinks that is the norm.


I posted a YT video a page or two back where Alpha Omega Sin ranted on price gouging/fixing/profiteering. There isn't enough public backlash being generated on YT where it's one of the best sources for spreading information. It needs to get out beyond the public forum. Beyond the inner circle. It won't stop unless the majority get on board.

[NightWolve]

Swell kid! Heh. Side note, who do I have to ask (besides sunteam_paul) to get an account on where that chatroom is available (pcengine.freeforums.org)?

[Mathius]

Swell kid! Heh. Side note, who do I have to ask (besides sunteam_paul) to get an account on where that chatroom is available (pcengine.freeforums.org)?

Sunteam is your only hope. He is the sole admin for the site as far as I know.

[roflmao]

Does it count if it's not eBay?

YES.

[Firebomber7]

Does it count if it's not eBay?

YES.

I was just going by the thread title.

I harass EVERYONE I see on CL, Kijiji (used in Canada), forums, etc. if they overprice things. I also harass store clerks/owners about it.

If you buy something very cheap and sell at just below market value, that's fine. Selling well above value? I'll koncho you to the clouds.

[SuperDeadite]

The main reason I posted this was the blatant lie.  Soldering a few RCA jacks to a genny then telling someone "this is the best there is" is flat out scamming.

[roflmao]

I was just going by the thread title.

I harass EVERYONE I see on CL, Kijiji (used in Canada), forums, etc. if they overprice things. I also harass store clerks/owners about it.

If you buy something very cheap and sell at just below market value, that's fine. Selling well above value? I'll koncho you to the clouds.

I thought you were being sarcastic.  Whew.

[Bernie]

Trev the noob shows his true colors, blatant liar about his shit Genny soldering jobs:

(13:54:32) Trevpwnsnoobs: i got a kid to buy a sega genesis off me for $70 that i had a/v modded. i told him that this sega genesis was modded for the clearest picture and sound you can get from the machine, and that obtaining sega genesis's are really hard to aquire
(13:55:02) Trevpwnsnoobs: he bought it without doubt.

Aww man..  That is terrible.    Way to go Trev...