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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4605 on: March 09, 2014, 03:08:25 PM »
His reply.  Seems he has a reason, and isn't expecting to get 100 bucks.  wew!! 
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Haha, relax. That's why the best offer is there lol. If I get 40 I'm happy. That's how much my wife paid. I know the author, nice guy. I just don't want to wind up getting it sold for .99 cents ya know? My neo xyx copy went for 20 bucks lol, but I guess that's auctions for ya.
Nope. He can't laugh this shit off by pretending he's open to offers. He's gouging on a homebrew. Period.  Rover was here selling copies for $10-20 six weeks ago. It's not even "out of print" yet, as copies are STILL available at gooddealgames.com, although most of our new members are too stupid to do a google search and realize it.

Hey... that is one of our guys here isn't it?  Why gouge it?
Yes, our very own Storino. He's always been a POS. Doesn't even know what he's talking about with the "first print run" nonsense.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4606 on: March 09, 2014, 03:09:32 PM »
He has sold one at that price..  I don't get why a fellow gamer here would do that to another gamer...

He has sold one, but it sold today at 5:00 and he already got feedback for it... WTF?

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4607 on: March 09, 2014, 03:10:13 PM »
So sad. 

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4608 on: March 09, 2014, 03:28:45 PM »
What an idiot, as always there's someone trying to profit on top of some homebrew developer that worked his ass hard to bring this to the market with little to no return.

Moron.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4609 on: March 09, 2014, 06:06:25 PM »
Storino? I gotta remember that.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4610 on: March 10, 2014, 04:01:38 AM »
Hey... that is one of our guys here isn't it?  Why gouge it?

Yes, our very own Storino. He's always been a POS. Doesn't even know what he's talking about with the "first print run" nonsense.

Heh, what a surprise.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4611 on: March 10, 2014, 07:28:07 AM »
I agree, but sometimes people buy/resell/buy again/etc, just to get a psychological high kind of like gambling in casinos and the like. They don't really care how much they spend, only that it's within reason because they know (or think) the monetary loss is temporary, and hope they get back all of what they made and then some.




As far as Storino, I can understand wanting to have a sealed copy; it would feel great to tear open a fresh, new Turbo game like the old days. But as everyone's said, it's not worth the extra production cost to have eBay scammers to spike the cost of our game and rig the market, as they're so eager to do!


Pretty much this. I will order once I'm no longer broke, and not being sealed has no bearing on that decision. But yes, there is something satisfying about liberating a brand new game from its cellophane wrapping.




I would have loved to have had it factory sealed... so I could tear it open. I have a stack of sealed Turbo and PCE games that I am waiting to open until I have the time to immediately play through them afterward. It is a big deal for me, just as I stare at the Now Loading screen of new CD games without blinking to fully take a the game for the first time. But I totally get the reasons for getting them un-sealed.

However, gougers, collectors, etc will still have their kind of fun with it anyway. All that the lack of cellophane means, is that any loose copy can be professionally graded, as they are as they come new. There are likely multiple copies already sent to the VGA.




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Why didn't the copies come sealed? That was why I ordered it in the first place. There's also a huge crack on the front case. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone is out to resell in the future, but it would have been a nice gesture if it was 'sealed'. Would have ordered two copies.


For those who could be interested, the Pier Solar Definitive Original Soundtrack (including the MCD disc) is now available.
Someone has made a video on youtube :



Nice, I preordered 3 copies. One to keep sealed, one to open, and one to resell.



I guess an apology is in order, as the reasons behind the decision to not have the games sealed was in fact directed at people like storino03. On the bright side, at least it is an actual game that can be played for only the price of a single copy of a game soundtrack.


Actually, I was being sarcastic about Pier Solar and having three copies. I only purchased one of the reprint edition. Didn't even know about it until this past January. I haven't opened it, but I do plan on buying a play copy sometime when it's not as expensive (for a new one on their website).

Also, if you want, you can check my ebay account (storino03). I don't resell games that I keep sealed or find in the wild (used). Unless it wasn't my liking when I tried it out, but that is super rare. It usually ends up going to the collection.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4612 on: March 10, 2014, 11:22:53 AM »
:(  I am not sure if I should be pissed, sad, or just not give a shit.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4613 on: March 10, 2014, 12:05:53 PM »
*damning evidence*
Considering he only bought one copy when it was released, he's probably flipping one of the factory seconds Rover was  selling two months ago for $12. That or he swapped out his original cracked case that he was bitching about and it passing it off as "new". Nothing like lying and taking advantage of an independent company's hard work and generosity to make an easy $50 bucks.

I also like how Storino hasn't responded to this thread, but he's been active on the forums today and his ebay username suddenly changed from "storino" to "pikachuwarrior" since the listing went up.   
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4614 on: March 10, 2014, 12:30:27 PM »
I sent him a message on ebay, basically telling him he should be ashamed of himself, and signed it with my forum name.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4616 on: March 10, 2014, 01:07:48 PM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TURBO-GRAFX-16-HUCARD-GAME-NEC-LOT-ORDYNE-NERD-BLASTERS-DRAGON-SPIRIT-/261417559597?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cddb3662d

Don't miss your chance to get the ultra-rare "Nerd Blasters" guys!


We have a separate thread for wacky auctions:

https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13195.msg336710#msg336710




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I also like how Storino hasn't responded to this thread, but he's been active on the forums today and his ebay username suddenly changed from "storino" to "pikachuwarrior" since the listing went up.


Wow.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4617 on: March 10, 2014, 01:09:03 PM »
Him changing his name just proves how dishonest he is.  I'll never deal with him again, and I am sure there are others.  Sad.  Just sad...

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4618 on: March 10, 2014, 01:22:28 PM »
Well, we all figured the price would skyrocket if the game ever sold out. I literally have one copy left to sell, and that's it... end of the line. Only gooddealgames has any left, although Keranu likely still has just a few that he can bring to shows. We held off the gouging for as long as possible, using every tactic we could possibly think of. And it worked. But I guess all good things must come to an end. Announcing a second pressing would actually drive the cost of the first pressing up higher, although I'm not against the idea itself... if there is sufficient demand for a second print run, we'll do it.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #4619 on: March 10, 2014, 01:42:00 PM »
Well, it gets worse. Storino has at least two ebay accounts and has already sold copies to himself to justify his $70 price tag. New thread:
https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=16464.msg337179#msg337179

We held off the gouging for as long as possible, using every tactic we could possibly think of.
You could have prevented gouging by holding on to your stock and charging the $40 that the game is worth instead of instantly liquidating the remaining inventory for bargain-basement prices well below what anyone else charges.

I agree that gouging is inevitable sooner or later, but Storino is a special case because he's one of our own. He hangs out here, gets to know us, tries to make friends, and takes advantage of our generosity. That's far worse than being just a random ebay scumbag.
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