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Mishran

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1275 on: January 20, 2012, 01:10:14 AM »
Can't completely blame the sellers. When idiots pay ridiculous prices for the games, the sellers continue to test the waters by raising the prices higher knowing someone out there will be stupid enough to pay it. Way too much money being thrown around these days.
That has always been the problem from the get go.  If people would do a bit of research and know what a game "truely" goes for then there wouldn't be such rediculous prices. 


A test a patience. Something most collectors lack these days. Its "gotta have it all and have it now" and eBay sellers know that and reflect the prices based off that lack of patience.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1276 on: January 20, 2012, 01:14:55 AM »
Can't completely blame the sellers. When idiots pay ridiculous prices for the games, the sellers continue to test the waters by raising the prices higher knowing someone out there will be stupid enough to pay it. Way too much money being thrown around these days.
That has always been the problem from the get go.  If people would do a bit of research and know what a game "truely" goes for then there wouldn't be such rediculous prices. 


A test a patience. Something most collectors lack these days. Its "gotta have it all and have it now" and eBay sellers know that and reflect the prices based off that lack of patience.

Yeah, I bid on auctions nearly every day, but like a game of poker you really have to know when to fold. If you don't check the sites very often you'll think the game/hardware is rarer than it really is because it's uncommon or fetches high prices, but if you are patient and keep looking eventually you'll find it at a good price. Even the good old Magical Chase, I'm sure.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1277 on: January 20, 2012, 01:23:16 AM »
In all honesty, it isn't that great of a game to begin with.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1278 on: January 20, 2012, 05:04:46 AM »
Then we got shit like this going on:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dungeon-Explorer-II-Super-CD-Very-Rare-TurboGrafx-TG16-TurboDuo-/250973013874?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3a6f284772
Where the PCE version goes for a tenth of that. Man, it sucks cause its one of those games I really want for my collection, but I'm in no way in hell going to pay $180+ for it.




Thats not really a bad price, not an excellent one, but still not terrible.  I got lucky with mine last year and picked it up for 130.00, but it normally goes for way more.  Contact the seller and offer him something, he says in the description that he will take offers on it. 


Even $130.00 is a stretch for that game.  In all honesty, it isn't that great of a game to begin with.  Uncommon, yes.  Worth over  $100.00??  Hell NO!


Have you played through Dungeon Explorer II? If so, with which characters? What was not great about it?
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1279 on: January 20, 2012, 06:18:59 AM »
Yet another super gouge:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270833858922?ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1427.l2649
$439.99 for Cotton, also offereing $439.99 for a "new" Dungeon Explorer 2!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260872813191?ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1427.l2649
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1280 on: January 20, 2012, 07:33:02 AM »
The price will be what the market will bear. Apparently it can bear quite a bit.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1281 on: January 20, 2012, 07:34:43 AM »
If these ridiculous BIN's don't actually get purchased they have NO bearing on "the market"
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1282 on: January 20, 2012, 09:10:07 AM »
Its when some seller gets ahold of the same $439 game and they think if the games that rare ill list mine for higher and can afford to sit on it for months until some newb comes along sees his listed for $600 and they think $439 is a f*cking steal.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1283 on: January 20, 2012, 11:25:00 AM »
If these ridiculous BIN's don't actually get purchased they have NO bearing on "the market"

For sure, but I think sometimes they base these prices off of some finished auctions. I think this has happened with Bomberman 93 (US) lately. The buy it nows don't bother me, its the crazy bids that get put up for stuff.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1284 on: January 20, 2012, 12:32:21 PM »
In all honesty, it isn't that great of a game to begin with.

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Lol...  Everyone has their own opinion and I respect that.  I did own Dungeon Explorer II back in the late 90's and have played through it.  Music was good.  Cut scenes were alright.  I found the game play very repetitive and boring.  Basically a race through each dungeon to the end, mindlessly blasting enemies in your way (Ever play Loaded on playstation1?)  Doing it with another person was tough because of the screen edge issue that plagued the first game.  Not enough difference between the characters either...  A fighter threw a sword, a Wizard threw a fireball...  basically same exact character with a different paint job.  
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1285 on: January 20, 2012, 12:37:13 PM »
In all honesty, it isn't that great of a game to begin with.


Don't make me punch you!  :evil:



Lol...  Everyone has their own opinion and I respect that.  I did own Dungeon Explorer II back in the late 90's and have played through it.  Music was good.  Cut scenes were alright.  I found the game play very repetitive and boring.  Basically a race through each dungeon to the end, mindlessly blasting enemies in your way.  Doing it with another person was tough because of the screen edge issue that plagued the first game.  Not enough difference between the characters either...  A fighter threw a sword, a Wizard threw a fireball...  basically same exact character with a different paint job. 


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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1286 on: January 20, 2012, 12:41:08 PM »
I'll crawl back to another message thread now.... didn't mean to start a war in here!  Sorry guys!
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1287 on: January 20, 2012, 12:48:19 PM »
Lol only playing Flare65 (Mentioned below the pic of Moses). 

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1288 on: January 21, 2012, 06:35:13 AM »
Found this on the bay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lords-Thunder-Turbo-Duo-Grafx-16-Super-CD-VERY-EXCELLENT-COMPLETE-CASE-/320825320235?pt=Video_Games&hash=item4ab2ade32b
I LOLed when he said go google it for a better price and I found one for half of what he was offering on the amazon. :P

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #1289 on: January 21, 2012, 06:44:02 AM »
Found this on the bay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lords-Thunder-Turbo-Duo-Grafx-16-Super-CD-VERY-EXCELLENT-COMPLETE-CASE-/320825320235?pt=Video_Games&hash=item4ab2ade32b
I LOLed when he said go google it for a better price and I found one for half of what he was offering on the amazon. :P




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