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

[Necromancer]

I hate guys like this.  The main thing is claiming it's "like new" when he doesn't even have the original jewel case.  That means no spine sticker either....

Time Cruise is one of the latter games that didn't come with a case.

.... if you can even live with the fact that the game will never fit into the box properly.

Huh?  It says it has the box insert, so there's nothing stopping you from putting the HuCARD, sleeve, and manual back in the box, just like when it was new.

[jordan_hillman]

Look out guys!!! This one is "deadstock condition pristine."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Time-Cruise-Turbo-Grafx-16-Deadstock-Condition-Pristine-All-Around-/151434613445?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item234234d2c5

Certainly not the biggest gouger out there, but hot damn that description! 

I hate guys like this.  The main thing is claiming it's "like new" when he doesn't even have the original jewel case.  That means no spine sticker either, if you can even live with the fact that the game will never fit into the box properly.  You can't buy anything off of ebay and expect it to be truly new, people just assemble the box, manual, and game from separate sources and pawn it off for "complete" prices.

The game never fitting into the box properly? I am confused...

[johnnykonami]

I hate guys like this.  The main thing is claiming it's "like new" when he doesn't even have the original jewel case.  That means no spine sticker either....

Time Cruise is one of the latter games that didn't come with a case.

.... if you can even live with the fact that the game will never fit into the box properly.

Huh?  It says it has the box insert, so there's nothing stopping you from putting the HuCARD, sleeve, and manual back in the box, just like when it was new.

Didn't know it didn't come with a case originally, so I guess that's my error then.

Look out guys!!! This one is "deadstock condition pristine."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Time-Cruise-Turbo-Grafx-16-Deadstock-Condition-Pristine-All-Around-/151434613445?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item234234d2c5

Certainly not the biggest gouger out there, but hot damn that description! 

I hate guys like this.  The main thing is claiming it's "like new" when he doesn't even have the original jewel case.  That means no spine sticker either, if you can even live with the fact that the game will never fit into the box properly.  You can't buy anything off of ebay and expect it to be truly new, people just assemble the box, manual, and game from separate sources and pawn it off for "complete" prices.

The game never fitting into the box properly? I am confused...

I mean to say the hucard isn't going to fit into the jewel case with the CD spindle there, no strap to hold it down, etc.  It's just going to slide all over the place.

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

[PikachuWarrior]

I'm sure he hollowed out the spindle teeth and the put adhesive to hold the plastic hucard sleeve to the case so you can slip the game in and out, in and out.

[jordan_hillman]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

[johnnykonami]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

I think I remember when that happened, you posted about it here right?  That must have been a huge disappointment when you finally opened it up!  Glad you turned it around though.

I hope Time Cruise can be gotten for less than what that guy is selling it for, I've always wanted a copy as a pinball fan.  Love the music too.

[Black Tiger]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

I think I remember when that happened, you posted about it here right?  That must have been a huge disappointment when you finally opened it up!  Glad you turned it around though.

I hope Time Cruise can be gotten for less than what that guy is selling it for, I've always wanted a copy as a pinball fan.  Love the music too.

I'm afraid that you won't find it for less than $200 on eBay. Unless you're an even ever bigger CIB fan. In which case it sells for anywhere from $38 - $50.

So you can see where the seller is coming (/getting his stock) from.

[Medic_wheat]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

This just happened to me last month. I bought up a copy ofarch the land and.  I get the package and wvwrything is great. Box looked to be in good condition minu art book was minty and ectras like tge custom memory card case and such.  But there was no game. 

I go ebay to complain and realized when I re read the original sellers description is said no game included.

I felt really frustrated at myself for making such I mistake. Luckly this is easy to fix as the game itself not including the ce extras is fairly cheap. Lucky me I only spent $20 on the empty box

[johnnykonami]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

I think I remember when that happened, you posted about it here right?  That must have been a huge disappointment when you finally opened it up!  Glad you turned it around though.

I hope Time Cruise can be gotten for less than what that guy is selling it for, I've always wanted a copy as a pinball fan.  Love the music too.

I'm afraid that you won't find it for less than $200 on eBay. Unless you're an even ever bigger CIB fan. In which case it sells for anywhere from $38 - $50.

So you can see where the seller is coming (/getting his stock) from.

$20 Bucks would be just fine by me.  The only game I think I owned w/o a jewel case was New Adventure Island, I can't remember any others.  I would probably order a couple jewels from Seymour Onion though especially if I didn't have the outer box.  I'm not collecting Outer boxes really so no big deal.  I did keep the Cosmic Fantasy 2 box though for some reason.

[johnnykonami]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

This just happened to me last month. I bought up a copy ofarch the land and.  I get the package and wvwrything is great. Box looked to be in good condition minu art book was minty and ectras like tge custom memory card case and such.  But there was no game. 

I go ebay to complain and realized when I re read the original sellers description is said no game included.

I felt really frustrated at myself for making such I mistake. Luckly this is easy to fix as the game itself not including the ce extras is fairly cheap. Lucky me I only spent $20 on the empty box

Man, I gotta keep an eye out for this if I ever go back to ebay.  Glad you didn't lose you shirt on it, though.

[Black Tiger]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

I think I remember when that happened, you posted about it here right?  That must have been a huge disappointment when you finally opened it up!  Glad you turned it around though.

I hope Time Cruise can be gotten for less than what that guy is selling it for, I've always wanted a copy as a pinball fan.  Love the music too.

I'm afraid that you won't find it for less than $200 on eBay. Unless you're an even ever bigger CIB fan. In which case it sells for anywhere from $38 - $50.

So you can see where the seller is coming (/getting his stock) from.

$20 Bucks would be just fine by me.  The only game I think I owned w/o a jewel case was New Adventure Island, I can't remember any others.  I would probably order a couple jewels from Seymour Onion though especially if I didn't have the outer box.  I'm not collecting Outer boxes really so no big deal.  I did keep the Cosmic Fantasy 2 box though for some reason.

The Turbo version of NAI doesn't have a jewel case.

[Medic_wheat]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

This just happened to me last month. I bought up a copy ofarch the land and.  I get the package and wvwrything is great. Box looked to be in good condition minu art book was minty and ectras like tge custom memory card case and such.  But there was no game. 

I go ebay to complain and realized when I re read the original sellers description is said no game included.

I felt really frustrated at myself for making such I mistake. Luckly this is easy to fix as the game itself not including the ce extras is fairly cheap. Lucky me I only spent $20 on the empty box

Man, I gotta keep an eye out for this if I ever go back to ebay.  Glad you didn't lose you shirt on it, though.

Yeah. Its kind of my own fault though.  Just need to slow down and read instead of getting all buy happy

[johnnykonami]

But, I stand corrected and everything is present to say it's complete.  I just got burned a couple times on ebay where they cobbled together all the parts separately and then sold it as new, the real problem being that the individual pieces were all showing wear.  Seeing a generic CD jewel case got my suspicions all riled up I guess!

I feel you man. The only time an eBay seller ever dicked me over was for a CIB copy of Dragon Spirit...

But in that dude's defense, I totally misread the auction, and it was only supposed to be for the box (which I later traded for a copy of Scooby Doo on the SNES).

I think I remember when that happened, you posted about it here right?  That must have been a huge disappointment when you finally opened it up!  Glad you turned it around though.

I hope Time Cruise can be gotten for less than what that guy is selling it for, I've always wanted a copy as a pinball fan.  Love the music too.

I'm afraid that you won't find it for less than $200 on eBay. Unless you're an even ever bigger CIB fan. In which case it sells for anywhere from $38 - $50.

So you can see where the seller is coming (/getting his stock) from.

$20 Bucks would be just fine by me.  The only game I think I owned w/o a jewel case was New Adventure Island, I can't remember any others.  I would probably order a couple jewels from Seymour Onion though especially if I didn't have the outer box.  I'm not collecting Outer boxes really so no big deal.  I did keep the Cosmic Fantasy 2 box though for some reason.

The Turbo version of NAI doesn't have a jewel case.

I know, I wrote "w/o" there... It's the only one I was saying I was sure about not coming with a case since it's the only game I owned that came that way.  Wish I had kept that one, too.. if only I had a time travel machine to go kick my younger self in the ass and tell myself not to sell some of those games!

[esadajr]

this is le one!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turboduo-PC-Engine-PC-Engine-Duo-systems-and-games-lot-this-is-the-one-/231352137224?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item35dda97608

[majors]

this is le one!

"AND "BUP" COPIES OF THESE DISC GAMES FOR FREE"

If the seller "b-up'd" his copies, where are the originals? He must have already sold them.