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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6360 on: October 05, 2015, 05:20:20 AM »
It's worth $700 because it's so rare.

So rare that the flipper has stacks of them to list.

The worst part is that this will encourage other resellers to gouge all Drac X related products that much further.

I bet that there's a Castlevania forum where a bunch of idiots are bragging about snagging the ultra rare low-print little-known LE Drac X which was only recently discovered by hardcore fans in Japan and authenticated by Konami of Japan.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6361 on: October 05, 2015, 06:05:20 AM »
I'm hoping it's a shill bid.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6362 on: October 05, 2015, 06:22:40 AM »
At Nintendo Age, someone suggested buying the bootleg, then complaining to ebay that it is counterfeit. They will refund your money and not require you to return the item. Try to hurt the bootleggers more than just getting the listing removed.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6363 on: October 05, 2015, 07:02:11 AM »
At Nintendo Age, someone suggested buying the bootleg, then complaining to ebay that it is counterfeit. They will refund your money and not require you to return the item. Try to hurt the bootleggers more than just getting the listing removed.

Unfortunately, too many people on nintendoage will jump at that advice just to flip them within forums for l33t profit.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6364 on: October 05, 2015, 08:46:34 AM »
i bet shill. and the current one is the SAME one but is a bargain now at 500.

no WAY it sold that high.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6365 on: October 05, 2015, 08:46:42 AM »
At Nintendo Age, someone suggested buying the bootleg, then complaining to ebay that it is counterfeit. They will refund your money and not require you to return the item. Try to hurt the bootleggers more than just getting the listing removed.

I dunno, I would hope, but that's pretty f'ed up, I was pretty sure given the activity in this thread and the multiple reports it caused, eBay would've taken action. I could swear I saw us to do this before and see eBay take one down in rather short order... :/

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6366 on: October 05, 2015, 11:27:10 AM »
At Nintendo Age, someone suggested buying the bootleg, then complaining to ebay that it is counterfeit. They will refund your money and not require you to return the item. Try to hurt the bootleggers more than just getting the listing removed.

That's pretty f*cked up actually.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6367 on: October 05, 2015, 11:48:15 AM »
I agree that pulling such a scam is pretty messed up.  Two wrongs don't make a right, but I can't say I wouldn't giggle if it happened.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6368 on: October 05, 2015, 01:20:33 PM »

I agree that pulling such a scam is pretty messed up.  Two wrongs don't make a right, but I can't say I wouldn't giggle if it happened.

Agreed.

Let's do it on the current auction.

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6369 on: October 05, 2015, 01:48:30 PM »
That is seriously f'ed up   ](*,)

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6370 on: October 05, 2015, 02:32:07 PM »
i bet shill. and the current one is the SAME one but is a bargain now at 500.

no WAY it sold that high.

Look at the sold items from that seller - it is a gaijin collectard's dream.   I have no doubt he has multiples...

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6371 on: October 05, 2015, 03:21:26 PM »
Oh brother.

We all still have our legit copies right? Better keep 'em lest we will never be able to afford another.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6372 on: October 05, 2015, 03:45:38 PM »
Oh brother.

We all still have our legit copies right? Better keep 'em lest we will never be able to afford another.

So it begins... http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEC-PC-ENGINE-SCD-CASTLEVANIA-DRACULA-X-KONAMI-JAPAN-rondo-Rare-A-/361390403787?hash=item54248bf0cb

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6373 on: October 05, 2015, 03:55:11 PM »
I think it is a great strategy.  The only way to hurt bootleggers is to hurt their wallet.  Ebay wont remove user reported auctions because it is not a vero.  Now, if you can get the actual IP holder to step in, you could end the problem within a few weeks.  Vero partners can remove auctions instantly.  Microsoft is pretty active with theirs, and so is rolex.

Oh, and the rondo x was bid up by yours truly.  And whos gonna pay for it? NOT THIS GUY! 

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #6374 on: October 05, 2015, 04:05:39 PM »
Hm, I dunno, you created eBay history with that move... :/ If the listing gets essentially discredited by eBay changing it after you file a fraud report, that will partly undo that at least, but if they don't, it's sketchy as to what's gonna happen in the future... How will the public know it got entered into a fraud situation ? I dunno, either way. :/
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