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

[seieienbu]

1- Create Homebrew
2- Send it to pressing house
3- Receive box with sealed copies
4- Open all but half a dozen copies
5- Put ebay auctions with jacked up prices on these sealed copies so no one buys it
6- Sell all other "non-sealed" copies for retail price, halting gouging by VGA resellers and other copycats since no one will be sealed, and therefore ungradeable.

7- win.

Would this stop a$$holes from sealing the games themselves?

[Black Tiger]

Some of the biggest graded sealed game dealers reseal games. I'm surprised that we haven't yet seen a graded sealed copy of MS.

[bob]

This one must be self-gouging I guess.  Currently at $1500 with reserve not yet met...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nec-Turbo-Duo-Bundle-26-Games-Plus-Accessories-Complete-Inbox-Cotton-TG16-/141175168835?pt=Video_Games&hash=item20deb21f43

yeah, but look who it is.  douchebag at it again

My guess is that no matter what this actually is bid to, it'll never hit the reserve.

i am so tempted to drop a 10k bid on this and screw with him for a week while he sorts out the non paying bidder policy.
does ebay hit him with final value fee before its actually paid for? could make it real difficult for him if they sweep the fees in the middle of all this. or i could just retract it at the last minute.  what to do, what to do?

problem is, i wouldnt be surprised if he has blocked me by now since i have given him a very hard time in the past.

[RoyVegas]

i am so tempted to drop a 10k bid on this and screw with him for a week while he sorts out the non paying bidder policy.
does ebay hit him with final value fee before its actually paid for? could make it real difficult for him if they sweep the fees in the middle of all this. or i could just retract it at the last minute.  what to do, what to do?

Not worth the nonpaying bidder strike.  Sellers can set options for who they let buy their stuff and even block people with bidding strikes.  The last think you want is to get the strike only to have something awesome pop up and not be able to buy it at all. Like sitting there staring at a Duo for $50 buy it now and being lucky enough to be the first person to see it yet you cant buy it due to the sellers settings.  Just my 2 cents.

[bob]

ahh...didnt think of that.  see, there is sanity here.

[FiftyQuid]

problem is, i wouldnt be surprised if he has blocked me by now since i have given him a very hard time in the past.

Join the club.  He blocked me from bidding last year. 

[DarkKobold]

i am so tempted to drop a 10k bid on this and screw with him for a week while he sorts out the non paying bidder policy.
does ebay hit him with final value fee before its actually paid for? could make it real difficult for him if they sweep the fees in the middle of all this. or i could just retract it at the last minute.  what to do, what to do?

problem is, i wouldnt be surprised if he has blocked me by now since i have given him a very hard time in the past.

Just sayin', new ebay accounts are incredibly easy to create...   Normally, I'm against people f*cking with sellers, but plcards is a certain brand of a$$hole. Someone on here proved pretty well that he was shill bidding on his own items.

That NWC cart got fake bid up to $100k.The seller wasn't a dick, his starting price was less than the $5k he paid. I think ebay needs to put a policy, that you have to put $50 down for any bid over $1k. You get the $50 back as a refund if you lose, or put toward the item if you win. If you back out, the seller and ebay keep the $50.

[Necromancer]

I think ebay needs to put a policy, that you have to put $50 down for any bid over $1k. You get the $50 back as a refund if you lose, or put toward the item if you win. If you back out, the seller and ebay keep the $50.

Knowing eBay, they'd keep $49.75 and the seller would get a quarter.

[sirhcman]

i am so tempted to drop a 10k bid on this and screw with him for a week while he sorts out the non paying bidder policy.
does ebay hit him with final value fee before its actually paid for? could make it real difficult for him if they sweep the fees in the middle of all this. or i could just retract it at the last minute.  what to do, what to do?

problem is, i wouldnt be surprised if he has blocked me by now since i have given him a very hard time in the past.

Just sayin', new ebay accounts are incredibly easy to create...   Normally, I'm against people f*cking with sellers, but plcards is a certain brand of a$$hole. Someone on here proved pretty well that he was shill bidding on his own items.

I agree, it amazes me that people on this board continue to support this guy by recapping his duo's and expresse's that he is re-selling. Pretty sad actually

[xelement5x]

Yeah, the concept of having earnest money for higher priced auctions is a good idea to add to ebay, but it might discourage some people from bidding because then you have ebay sitting on your money in some sort of escrow until you need it for an auction. 

While fast, a ACH transfer still takes a couple of days to settle, so if you needed the earnest money up front and there are only a couple hours left in an auction you might be in trouble.  Or maybe you'd need to use a CC or something to have the cash available right away in your 'earnest' account, do it as a hold instead of a full settled transaction. 

[DarkKobold]

Knowing eBay, they'd keep $49.75 and the seller would get a quarter.

Hah! They'd keep $50 and charge you $5 for "premium bidder service."

That said, eBay has been dropping fees to compete, and yet still is getting its proverbial ass handed to it by Amazon. I'm surprised there isn't a Turbogouging on Amazon thread:

Dead Moon for $100? Why not!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003O477R8/ref=sr_1_30_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1391194009&sr=8-30&keywords=turbografx&condition=used

Vasteel is clearly worth around $400 these days!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00729SZ04/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1391194104&sr=8-60

Neutopia II for only double eBay prices!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0019N8GX0/ref=sr_1_94_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1391194201&sr=8-94&keywords=turbografx&condition=used

Turbo Booster (not Even Plus) for about $70 more than you'd buy the combo for at Ebay gouge rates!
http://www.amazon.com/Turbo-Booster-Grafx-16/dp/B001F0X3GC/ref=sr_1_99?ie=UTF8&qid=1391194246&sr=8-99&keywords=turbografx

Amazon has no photos for the most part, games go for 10-30% more, contacting sellers is a bitch, and in general, sucks for buyers. I can't figure out how they are kicking ebay's ass.

[Mathius]

This business of no photos for Amazon items is a joke. I don't buy used games from there because I can't see the condition of anything.

[bob]

This business of no photos for Amazon items is a joke. I don't buy used games from there because I can't see the condition of anything.

Here here!  I took a risk and lost just this week.
Found the PS3 Castlevania Lords of Shadow Limited edition (double disc, hardcover book, bigger box, etc.) for $25 and shipped by a third party (not amazon direct).  I knew it was too good to be true...sure enough, it was.  They sent the standard edition.  Already returned.

[Necromancer]

I've bought a few used games (dvds and books too) from Amazon without incident, but only from sellers that gave good descriptions.  That said, I'd still shy away from them for a pricey title or anything with a vague description.

[jelloslug]

This business of no photos for Amazon items is a joke. I don't buy used games from there because I can't see the condition of anything.

Here here!  I took a risk and lost just this week.
Found the PS3 Castlevania Lords of Shadow Limited edition (double disc, hardcover book, bigger box, etc.) for $25 and shipped by a third party (not amazon direct).  I knew it was too good to be true...sure enough, it was.  They sent the standard edition.  Already returned.

I got a boxed copy of New Adventure Island for $35 off of amazon not too long ago.