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

[JapanTokei]

So were now totally of f*ckin topic but while on this magic topic..  The prices ate goig insane as well on them.  Unlimited black lotus now go eegularly for 1k on ebay.  It was tops 200 back in 97/98.  Dual lands or even force of wills go for easy 50 bucks a pop.  Damn.
It is gauging too but not related to turbo..

Further derailing, dork bragging...

I played Magic starting with Beta in '93 until about '98. I got Time Walk in one of my first six booster packs. I had a beta Jet, an unlimited Ruby, a set of 40 dual lands, every blue card from Beta to Alliances, a Dark set, and most of Arabian Nights. Highlights were my first-turn Juzam Djinn in a tournament and my blue Time Walk/Stasis/Regrowth "lock" deck.

Punk rock eventually saved my life and dumped those f*cking cards.

Back on topic:
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&_trksid=p4340.l2564&rt=nc&item=140666166978

Not really gouging, but the typo + "14 sold" is funny.

[gekioh]

So were now totally of f*ckin topic but while on this magic topic..  The prices ate goig insane as well on them.  Unlimited black lotus now go eegularly for 1k on ebay.  It was tops 200 back in 97/98.  Dual lands or even force of wills go for easy 50 bucks a pop.  Damn.
It is gauging too but not related to turbo..

Further derailing, dork bragging...

I played Magic starting with Beta in '93 until about '98. I got Time Walk in one of my first six booster packs. I had a beta Jet, an unlimited Ruby, a set of 40 dual lands, every blue card from Beta to Alliances, a Dark set, and most of Arabian Nights. Highlights were my first-turn Juzam Djinn in a tournament and my blue Time Walk/Stasis/Regrowth "lock" deck.

Punk rock eventually saved my life and dumped those f*cking cards.

Back on topic:
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&_trksid=p4340.l2564&rt=nc&item=140666166978

Not really gouging, but the typo + "14 sold" is funny.

Right on another magic player, man yeah everything that is collectible these days(everything I use/play/watch/collect anyways) is often price gouged, MTG cards, Transformers, rare OOP horror VHS/DVD, metal/punk/death/grind/thrash vinyl, even lmtd ed sets of certain many Anime's

[gekioh]

to add to this, I often troll my local craigslist for deals on magic cards, I bought a dudes collcetion for $20 about 3 months ago that included a Vampiric Tutor(original), 2 Force of Wills, and Cruel Tutor, and 2 Sol Rings(revised).

[JapanTokei]

Reason all these things are going up in value are ppeople reaching back for the days of simplicity compared to todays alwayson- smartphone facebook culture.  Back then if i cant reach someone by landline, well he betrer have an answering machine!  Ha.

Magic is classic.  The fact its still going strong proves that garfield guy was a genius when he made this.  I wish i kept my collection.  Sold everyging for 350 before i went to college. 

[gekioh]

Yep so very true man, I wish too that I had my original collection as well. I had 5 FoW's, 2 Berserks, 4 Sinkhole's, 4 Mana Drains, 2 Library of Alexandria's, list goes on. Never had a Black Lotus but I did have at least 1 of each of the Mox's. I also lead it up to the fact that everyone around my age (29) has finally reached that point in their careers(most likely) where they have money to spend and relish in their minds days of their youth and yearn for the things they once had as a child and in their teenage years, I know I do.

[gekioh]

Reason all these things are going up in value are ppeople reaching back for the days of simplicity compared to todays alwayson- smartphone facebook culture.  Back then if i cant reach someone by landline, well he betrer have an answering machine!  Ha.

Magic is classic.  The fact its still going strong proves that garfield guy was a genius when he made this.  I wish i kept my collection.  Sold everyging for 350 before i went to college. 

It is classic, I still play to this day, I started when Unlimited had been out and not to much longer Revised came along. I bought lots of Legends and even Antiquities boosters back than, Dark hadn't even been released quite yet. Anywho, I quit with Tempest(bad choice IMO I should have waited to quiit after the Urza block) than in 2004 I picked it back up with the Mirrodin block, quit that same year and sold all my cards a few years later for about $2,500. Regret ever doing that, anyways picked it up again with the Shards block and have ben playing strong since than.

[JapanTokei]

Lol i still have some revised kird apes.  I dont play but have acquired a fww decks so when time is ripe i can relish it with some quick simple games with family.  Im 34 and agree with your other statement as well.  Money becomrs secondary to memorys at tjis stage of our careers.  Esp since ben f*ckbenke keeps printing more bills anyway so 100 bills feel like 10 back in the days.  So hold on to your treasures.  Personally i only sell off stuff due to lack of space or duplication/lack of use.  Blame the tiny spaces singaporeans call home for that..  Lol

[vestcoat]

Transformers...

If Transformer prices are going insane, that's totally sweet. I've been meaning to sell mine for a while. Guess I'd better get on it before Michael Bay drives the franchise into the ground.

[420GOAT]

why are complete lots of pc engine hu cards so cheap compared to us stuff? is it the language? or just the us stuff is more rarer than fun?

[JapanTokei]

Its a fad imo.  Back in 1999/2000 time such was not the case and pce stuff much more expensive.

why are complete lots of pc engine hu cards so cheap compared to us stuff? is it the language? or just the us stuff is more rarer than fun?

[420GOAT]

Its a fad imo.  Back in 1999/2000 time such was not the case and pce stuff much more expensive.

why are complete lots of pc engine hu cards so cheap compared to us stuff? is it the language? or just the us stuff is more rarer than fun?

i remember when it was "cool" to have the japanese versions of play station games and stuff, so is it wise to get the japanese stuff while you can for a good deal, about $30 for ten cards and $15 to ship?

[KingDrool]

My friend makes his living selling power tools and other shit on eBay. I asked him to sell my Japanese copy of Dynastic Hero for $25 OBO. He accidentally listed it at $45. I noticed the error and asked him to change it to $25. By the time he got around to it, somebody bought it at $45.

I throw myself at the mercy of the court. I plead guilty of 3rd degree, unintentional gouging.

[Black Tiger]

My friend makes his living selling power tools and other shit on eBay. I asked him to sell my Japanese copy of Dynastic Hero for $25 OBO. He accidentally listed it at $45. I noticed the error and asked him to change it to $25. By the time he got around to it, somebody bought it at $45.

I throw myself at the mercy of the court. I plead guilty of 3rd degree, unintentional gouging.

The clueless buyer was probably basing the value on the super expensive copy on eBay that a clueless seller thinks and says is ultra rare.

[420GOAT]

why is bomberman 93 us way more than jap version on ebay?

[Bernie]

why is bomberman 93 us way more than jap version on ebay?

Cuz it's a later releases that didn't see much shelf time here.