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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6735 on: June 22, 2016, 06:39:05 AM »
$5 for a Neutopia II case label.

Is it a Sparky label?  It's hard to tell with the potato quality pic.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6736 on: June 22, 2016, 07:53:43 AM »
If you're going to ask $5 for a label, you could at least post a clear photo of what you're selling. I'd be happy to pay a premium for a super high quality professiobally made label for something like the TED. But this is likely the cheaper inkjet sticker paper.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6737 on: June 22, 2016, 08:58:27 AM »
$5 for a Neutopia II case label.

Is it a Sparky label?  It's hard to tell with the potato quality pic.


i like the whole, "dont bitch because you are too cheap to spring for better shipping"
guy seems like a cool seller, easy to do business with.   :lol:

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6738 on: July 01, 2016, 08:33:08 PM »

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6739 on: July 02, 2016, 01:08:26 AM »
Bit steep
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172244546056

With the trending value of the Pound due to Brexit, if you wait a bit, it might be more reasonable. 

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6740 on: July 02, 2016, 01:15:14 AM »
Bit steep
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172244546056

With the trending value of the Pound due to Brexit, if you wait a bit, it might be more reasonable.
I don't understand?

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6741 on: July 02, 2016, 01:23:10 AM »
Bit steep
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172244546056

With the trending value of the Pound due to Brexit, if you wait a bit, it might be more reasonable.
I don't understand?

Before Brexit, the US Dollar was trading at roughly at $1.50 to 1 British Pound.  Now, it is trading at about $1.33 to 1 British Pound.  A week ago, that game would have cost me about $173US.  Today, it would cost me about $153.  If the Pound continues to fall, the game would actually become reasonably priced.

This about as far as my understanding of global economics goes...at least until I have a few more cups of coffee this morning!

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6742 on: July 02, 2016, 01:37:32 AM »
the hyrule rupee has remained steady since 1986 or so.
a blue ring then cost 250.  even today, the price hasnt changed.
its crazy.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6743 on: July 02, 2016, 01:37:43 AM »
Yes but I have pounds so it makes no difference to me!

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6744 on: July 02, 2016, 01:47:31 AM »
the hyrule rupee has remained steady since 1986 or so.
a blue ring then cost 250.  even today, the price hasnt changed.
its crazy.

LOL!  Love it!

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6745 on: July 02, 2016, 01:50:11 AM »
Yes but I have pounds so it makes no difference to me!

Well, yeah.  Then there is that!

Yup, I definitely need more coffee this morning.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6746 on: July 02, 2016, 02:18:55 AM »
Yes but I have pounds so it makes no difference to me!

Well, yeah.  Then there is that!

Yup, I definitely need more coffee this morning.


I have two pence.

How many PCE games will that get me at Camden Market?
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6747 on: July 02, 2016, 02:39:14 AM »
Yes but I have pounds so it makes no difference to me!

Well, yeah.  Then there is that!

Yup, I definitely need more coffee this morning.


I have two pence.

How many PCE games will that get me at Camden Market?
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6748 on: July 02, 2016, 09:46:25 AM »
Before Brexit, the US Dollar was trading at roughly at $1.50 to 1 British Pound.  Now, it is trading at about $1.33 to 1 British Pound.

Much better (for us, sorry wildfruit) as I recall it was trading twice the value of a dollar when I bought games from Big Al.

Their exports will be cheaper for a while (what China does on purpose), but the opposite becomes true for their imports.

It would've been harder to [eventually] untangle themselves from the EU had they switched to its EURO currency, but I wonder how that would've affected things. What were the reasons for maintaining their currency over the EURO way back ? Anybody know ?

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Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6749 on: July 02, 2016, 10:27:37 AM »


Now you mention it I did sit down and work out the other day that if I had bought my duo now it would have cost me about £30 more, which is not small potatoes.
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