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

[Black Tiger]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEC-PC-ENGINE-HuCard-Magical-Chase-Japan-BRAND-NEW-/331110159155?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d17b41333

$1700 for a Japanese Magical Chase 

★　SHIPPING


EMS　ONLY $30

[jelloslug]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEC-PC-ENGINE-HuCard-Magical-Chase-Japan-BRAND-NEW-/331110159155?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d17b41333

$1700 for a Japanese Magical Chase 

★　SHIPPING


EMS　ONLY $30

Well, that's what you have to pay for a Rere! item.

[bob]

A little Tom-Foolery going on here?

Original Auction ended on Jan 14th for $1300+






Now it's up again by a different user ID that has had no activity since 2004...
(both user ID's registered in TX)





Duo with:
-Lord of Thunder (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-John Madden Football (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Vasteel (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Air Zonk (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Gate of Thunder, Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge CD (Missing Case but includes all three inserts)
-Somer Assault (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Dragon Spirit (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Dungeon Master Theron's Quest (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Cadash (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Samurai Ghost (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Shadow of the Beast (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Buster Bros (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Riot Zone (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Forgotten Worlds (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Exile (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Lords of the Rising Sun (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Ghost Manor (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Parasol Stars (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Dead Moon (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Gunboat (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Jackie Chang Action Kung Fu (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Disney Darkwing Duck (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-J.B. Harold Murder Club (Original case, CD sleeve, no insert)
-It came from the Desert (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Neutopia (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Neutopia II (NEC Alternate case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Silent Debuggers (No Case but includes insert)
-Ninja Spirit (No Case but includes insert)
-Davis Cup Tennis (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-YS book I & II (Missing original case but includes insert)
-Valis III (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Prince of Persia (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Time Cruise (NEC Alternate case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Bomber Man (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-TV Sports Hockey (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Devil's Crush (NEC Alternate case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Splash Lake (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-The Adams Family (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Shock Man (NEC Alternate case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Legendary Axe (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Legendary Axe II (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Yo Bro (NEC Alternate case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Power Golf (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Victory Run (NEC Alternate case, insert, no sticker on case)
-Monster Lair (Original case, CD sleeve, insert)
-Champions Forever Boxing (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Alien Crush (Original case, insert, no sticker on case)
-King of Casino (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Andre Panza Kickboxing (Original case, insert, sticker on case)
-Takin' It to the hoop (No Case but includes insert)
-TV Sports Basketball (No Case but includes insert)

[Necromancer]

Message sent. 

[bob]

Message sent. 

same here.  I sent a message during the first auction that took 3 days before I got a response.

My guess is they pulled the ol' "second chance offer" with the second highest bid.  Bet it was some sob story that the winning bidder backed out and now the second highest bidder is the one that LUCKED OUT!!
 
Go to hell dickhead.

[RoyVegas]

A little Tom-Foolery going on here?

The auction initially (the first auction) had a "buy it now" of $945, I know because I knocked it off with the minimum bid of $700.

[bob]

A little Tom-Foolery going on here?

The auction initially (the first auction) had a "buy it now" of $945, I know because I knocked it off with the minimum bid of $700.

Dont take this the wrong way, but im just curious, why would you do that?
Somebody might have been happy to pay the 945 for that lot.  I wouldnt personally, but in todays market, it wasnt a total "gouge"
Or were you actually interested in it?

[Necromancer]

His response: "The last auction was done by a friend but the winner of that auction reneged on his bid. I decided to auction the package myself. I am the original owner of the entire package."

Meh, it might be true.  I'm sure it'll end much too high anyway.

[bob]

But the whole "reneg" thing makes me question it.  Have you ever "accidentally" put a $1300 bid on some niche product and then said "oops, nah, not gonna pay for it"?
Especially when that bid was in the last 10 seconds.  I watched that one end at the time.
Im calling foul on that.

[Necromancer]

I've never done it, but there's no shortage of non-paying, time waster, changed-my-mind-because-I'm-over-my-credit-limit dipshits.

[bob]

I guess people could do it to inflate value on thier own stuff too.
"Look what the last one sold for!!!  Mine has to be worth 20% more now!"

[RoyVegas]

Dont take this the wrong way, but im just curious, why would you do that?
Somebody might have been happy to pay the 945 for that lot.  I wouldnt personally, but in todays market, it wasnt a total "gouge"
Or were you actually interested in it?

There are things that I could have used in the lot.  There's been Turbo games in the past that I bid on that I ended up winning for .99 + free shipping.  Granted it's a longshot that it would sell that low but it does happen once in a blue moon. 

[Opethian]

ebay should do like YJA does with a BIN price where you can still buy it at the BIN price even after there is a bid on it under the BIN price.

[jperryss]

ebay should do like YJA does with a BIN price where you can still buy it at the BIN price even after there is a bid on it under the BIN price.

I agree, and it always annoyed me that the BIN option goes away once someone places a bid.

[jeffhlewis]

I've had to use second (and third) chance offers on expensive items I'm selling so many times because of some dipshit suddenly saying "something came up and I can't afford it." f*cking a$$holes - if you're living hand to mouth you shouldn't be shopping for $1000+ items on eBay in any circumstance.

I've sent some really nasty responses to people like that, but for whatever reason I'm never able to leave negative feedback for them if someone grabs my second chance offer. Drives me nuts.