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

[Mathius]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beyond-Shadowgate-/350729245999?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item51a917952f
Now I have seen everything.

Are they kidding??? I wouldn't pay $1.

[Bernie]

Wow...  I hope nobody has bought that mess.

[jelloslug]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beyond-Shadowgate-/350729245999?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item51a917952f
Now I have seen everything.

Those books have been noted before.  The back story is that the "publisher" found a loophole with Amazons books on demand feature where if a publisher had a certain amount of sales Amazon would then automatically order a certain number of any new book that was published.  The publisher generated fake sales by putting in requests with public and university libraries for the titles that they made (reprints of wikipedia articles) and then once they had hit the sales threshold Amazon would then start buying with no triggers.  By the time Amazon had caught on they had sold a metric ass load of worthless books to Amazon.  Amazon then dumped them at wholesale to companies that buy up excess inventory and now some unsuspecting company is trying to sell them on ebay.  That seller has over 90,000 auctions for betascript publishing books right now...

[tpivette]

Really? $150 for just the freaking BOX? I've seen CIB copies go for less! Maybe someone wants to give the forum patented $2.00 offer...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soldier-Blade-BOX-ONLY-TurboGrafx-16-TG-16-Turbo-Duo-/300870090626?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item460d413f82

[FiftyQuid]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beyond-Shadowgate-/350729245999?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item51a917952f
Now I have seen everything.

There's no way anyone is buying these things.  Even if they did sell them, how many fools are out there that would be duped into buying a copy?  Please say less than 5.

[BigusSchmuck]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beyond-Shadowgate-/350729245999?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item51a917952f
Now I have seen everything.

There's no way anyone is buying these things.  Even if they did sell them, how many fools are out there that would be duped into buying a copy?  Please say less than 5.

Can't be any worse than a guy who came in here trying to sell his Magical Chase Box for $1800.

[Punch]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bonk-3-Bonks-Big-Adventure-TurboGrafx-16-Manual-Only-/250617950446?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3a59fe70ee

not sure if it was posted, but what the actual f*ck? $300 for just the MANUAL of Bonk 3?

[tpivette]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bonk-3-Bonks-Big-Adventure-TurboGrafx-16-Manual-Only-/250617950446?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3a59fe70ee

not sure if it was posted, but what the actual f*ck? $300 for just the MANUAL of Bonk 3?

Yeah, that one has been mentioned many times. Jump back a page or two... theres the cliff notes on the item and the seller

[seieienbu]

Uh, that Beyond Shadowgate thing, I don't understand that at all.  What exactly is this guy selling?

[psychobear]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bonk-3-Bonks-Big-Adventure-TurboGrafx-16-Manual-Only-/250617950446?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3a59fe70ee

not sure if it was posted, but what the actual f*ck? $300 for just the MANUAL of Bonk 3?

It's been talked about a few times

[Bernie]

Uh, that Beyond Shadowgate thing, I don't understand that at all.  What exactly is this guy selling?

Giant piece of doggie poo.

[Gladiator316]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bonk-3-Bonks-Big-Adventure-TurboGrafx-16-Manual-Only-/250617950446?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item3a59fe70ee

not sure if it was posted, but what the actual f*ck? $300 for just the MANUAL of Bonk 3?

yeah i posted that too...its been around for two years or so according to everyone here...and it still hasn't sold...HAHAHAHA!!

[Necromancer]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beyond-Shadowgate-/350729245999?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item51a917952f
Now I have seen everything.

136 pages?!?  I don't think the wiki article is even 136 words. 

[bob]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beyond-Shadowgate-/350729245999?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item51a917952f
Now I have seen everything.

136 pages?!?  I don't think the wiki article is even 136 words. 

Hmm.  If they truly scoured the internet and print sources for beyond shadowgate info, i wonder if the article i wrote for the game mag in the UK made it in the book.  If so, am i entitled to royalties from the millions of copies that will inevitably sell?

[ProfessorProfessorson]

You'd have to buy a copy to find out if they used your work lol. Wouldn't that be ironic, you being their only customer for the thing and all just to see if they did.