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

[glazball]

Still, $500 for Cotton is shitty.  Why not offer it here?  I'm sure there are many who would love to own it for a decent price.

[16-bit]

Still, $500 for Cotton is shitty.  Why not offer it here?  I'm sure there are many who would love to own it for a decent price.

I stated in a previous post in this thread that I sold one for sub-300 at Cowlitz Gamers For Kids this April and I posted my email.

I have posted once or twice in the selling forum, but that was for special blowouts. I generally consider the sales forum a sacred space where you guys can treat each other super well.  I would feel sorta "shitty" as a business knocking to page 2 a guy selling trying to give his personal collection a good home to forum friends or doing a group buy. 

[Bernie]

ugh..  500 bucks for Cotton..  wow.

[bob]

Let me know when you fix the price of cotton to something not so comical. I may want to bid.

[glazball]

  If you sold one for under $300, why add $200 on top of that?

  I bought a boxed Turbo Stick from you several months ago and was very happy with our transaction, but it's gouging like this that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.  Now I hesitate to ever do business with you again.  I thought you were one of the good guys.

  Just sayin.....  people notice stuff like this.

[16-bit]

  If you sold one for under $300, why add $200 on top of that?

  I bought a boxed Turbo Stick from you several months ago and was very happy with our transaction, but it's gouging like this that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.  Now I hesitate to ever do business with you again.  I thought you were one of the good guys.

  Just sayin.....  people notice stuff like this.

Several reasons for the price listed on eBay:

-The game has gone higher than 300 on eBay in the past.
-Selling on eBay is a real pain (especially in the past couple years) and I prefer to sell offline--especially at conventions, so I am actually not concerned if it sells or not within the next 2-3 weeks.
-The game is in spectacular condition for a US Turbo Duo game. It is not tough to find PC Engine titles in Mint condition, but US releases are a different story.

My email is in this thread if someone is serious about buying the game and wants to make a counter offer, please do so.  Otherwise, I will most likely take it off eBay just before the end of the month for Retro Gaming Expo in Portland.  I'm actually holding onto most of my current pc engine stock offline for that show.  It is on par with the Midwest Gaming Classic and brings thousands of attendees. 

[BigusSchmuck]

It's kinda nice that you're willing to haggle, but why do you have to gouge? Why set an unprecedented BIN and let it sit there for months? Exactly what service are you providing to humanity by setting up an LLC and buying a kids toy for $100+ and trying to flip it for $500? You're a parasite.

Actually, I probably won't let it sit there for months. I have Retrogaming Expo coming up the end of this month  and I will probably pull it and bring it to that event.  I sold a majority of my pc engine/tg16 stock at the show last year, and I prefer to sell most of my inventory outside of eBay at events like the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Midwest Gaming Classic, TooManyGames, Magfest if at all possible.  Although it costs about the same as ebay fees when you factor in airfare, hotel, shipping, and table fees, it is way more fun to sell and haggle to people in person and  talk about turbo grafx gaming during the slow moments of the show.

Personally, as a fellow Turbo Grafx gamer, if I was going to zero in on "parasites" I would start by policing the forums since you guys cut each other amazing deals and treat each other like family (especially compared to other video game forums). I would be seriously pissed off if there were any businesses using the goodwill of the pcefx forums to gather inventory.

Oh so I'm guessing you are the guy who tried to sell a Turbo Grafx CD drive at the Portland show for $400 last year. There were truly some amazing deals last year but that one stuck out like a sore thumb.

[16-bit]

Oh so I'm guessing you are the guy who tried to sell a Turbo Grafx CD drive at the Portland show for $400 last year. There were truly some amazing deals last year but that one stuck out like a sore thumb.

That was not me (especially if the guy had hair--I am completely bald LOL).

Anyway, the only Turbo/PC Engine hardware I had at the show last year was a few Avenue Pads and a Boxed Super Grafx (which I sold for $180 as part of a package deal).  I'm located just outside of Washington DC and I don't take CD systems with me across the country as they are too fragile and too expensive to ship.   

I mainly bring software to the show.  Hope to see you there!

[tggodfrey]

Guys I paid 250.00 for cotton on this site...........

[BigusSchmuck]

Oh so I'm guessing you are the guy who tried to sell a Turbo Grafx CD drive at the Portland show for $400 last year. There were truly some amazing deals last year but that one stuck out like a sore thumb.

That was not me (especially if the guy had hair--I am completely bald LOL).

Anyway, the only Turbo/PC Engine hardware I had at the show last year was a few Avenue Pads and a Boxed Super Grafx (which I sold for $180 as part of a package deal).  I'm located just outside of Washington DC and I don't take CD systems with me across the country as they are too fragile and too expensive to ship.   

I mainly bring software to the show.  Hope to see you there!

There was a lot more than that bud, though the Supergrafx was an awesome deal, I wasn't looking for that at the time. I ended up trading my White Japanese Saturn with Castlevania for a complete U.S Duo straight up over at Video Game Wizards booth. Anyway, this event is going to be almost double the size from the one last year and I hope to find good deals again and not $500 copies of Cotton. 

[bob]

500 would be stupidly outrageous.  His is a steal at 499.  

It sold this week with a high bid of 230.
Please adjust accordingly (ie, less than 230)

[16-bit]

500 would be stupidly outrageous.  His is a steal at 499. 

It sold this week with a high bid of 230.
Please adjust accordingly (ie, less than 230)

Feel free to email me an offer: carlson@mad-gear.com

[Obfuscate]

Man, I thought I got ripped when I bought a sealed Cotton for $125 a few years back. I opened and played mine though and love the game so I wouldn't ever sell it. Honestly though I've bought from 16-Bit on Ebay when I feel the price is right for a game I really want. It's one thing to be patient, it's another to try to wait possibly years to find a game $10-20 cheaper that I want to play now. $500 for Cotton seems outrageous though. Anyway, glad you offered your email. I may have to look at your stuff and see if I can get a bundlle at a good deal.

[Necromancer]

$500 is a gouge job for Cotton.  Period.

Feel free to email me an offer: carlson@mad-gear.com

This isn't a for sale thread, so please take it elsewhere.

[16-bit]

$500 is a gouge job for Cotton.  Period.

Feel free to email me an offer: carlson@mad-gear.com

This isn't a for sale thread, so please take it elsewhere.

Noted. 

However as I stated in a previous post in this thread, I really prefer to stay out of the sales forums on this site in general both as a buyer and seller.  This thread seemed like the best place to reply that I am open to negotiation for large orders and/or items that are marked high.   I apologize if my responses ended up conveying that I am trying to push COTTON specifically--that was not my original intention (I was using it more as an example).