Bomberman '93 with manual poped up on ebay.

[csgx1]

So now, after this Bomberman '93 sold at a high price, Ebay gouger jackasses are going to set even higher buy now prices. 

I bet the next complete Bomberman '93 that is put up on Ebay will be a buy now for some crazy price of $200-$300 or more. 

[Black Tiger]

wow.  Well I feel like an ass passing up a copy of this because I thought $35 was too high.  Glad I bought my PCE version for $5 a couple years back

Don't worry, they still go for that and less. One of the copies mentioned during this thread sold for $40. People should be paying more attention to that than the ones going for $100+ around the same time.

[Dyna138]

You can go to eBay where they ARE lying around for $50. A complete Dynastic Hero for Turbo sold on eBay within the last couple months for $50. Sales like that are what should matter to buyers, not stupid asking prices or the odd crazy eBay listing end price which may or may not have been paid for.

People sometimes make sarcastic comments like this, contrasting the extreme asking prices with extreme 'fantasy' scenarios. But the bottom end prices are not a fantasy, at leadt on eBay.

First let me say I don't condone the inflated prices on ebay nor did I say ebay should be used to gage how much games are worth. I also said you can't go into a store and find the games I mentioned for $50 laying there. There are a lot of factors involved in how much a game is "worth" and it should be researched thoroughly.

As far as a $50 dynastic Hero goes that's a fantasy if I ever heard it and I should know because I've been searching Dynastic Hero for about a year on ebay. In that time I can count the number of times I've seen a US Dynastic Hero on one hand and I've often checked several times a day. I'd really like to see the link to that auction if you have it. It must have set a record for quickest BIN auction to close.

Even if the story is true, the seller either didn't know its worth or was feeling really generous (or stupid). Even with your logic I can sell my copy of Dynastic Hero for $50, but does that mean its worth $50? Sure you could get lucky and find a really good bargain on ebay like a $50 DH in the same way you could find one in some guys garage sale, but that isn't realistic is it? I can also wait patiently for a $50 copy of Magical Chase to appear on ebay,but more likely I will die of old age before that happens.

[Necromancer]

As far as a $50 dynastic Hero goes that's a fantasy if I ever heard it and I should know because I've been searching Dynastic Hero for about a year on ebay. In that time I can count the number of times I've seen a US Dynastic Hero on one hand and I've often checked several times a day. I'd really like to see the link to that auction if you have it. It must have set a record for quickest BIN auction to close.

'Twas indeed a speedy BIN, but it did happen.

Even if the story is true, the seller either didn't know its worth or was feeling really generous (or stupid). Even with your logic I can sell my copy of Dynastic Hero for $50, but does that mean its worth $50? Sure you could get lucky and find a really good bargain on ebay like a $50 DH in the same way you could find one in some guys garage sale, but that isn't realistic is it? I can also wait patiently for a $50 copy of Magical Chase to appear on ebay,but more likely I will die of old age before that happens.

You missed the point entirely.  Why dismiss the cheap Dynastic Hero as unrealistic and not a factor in determining values yet accept the equally unbelievable $166 Bomberman '93 as the going price?  Such logic is just silly.

[Dyna138]

Even if the story is true, the seller either didn't know its worth or was feeling really generous (or stupid). Even with your logic I can sell my copy of Dynastic Hero for $50, but does that mean its worth $50? Sure you could get lucky and find a really good bargain on ebay like a $50 DH in the same way you could find one in some guys garage sale, but that isn't realistic is it? I can also wait patiently for a $50 copy of Magical Chase to appear on ebay,but more likely I will die of old age before that happens.

You missed the point entirely.  Why dismiss the cheap Dynastic Hero as unrealistic and not a factor in determining values yet accept the equally unbelievable $166 Bomberman '93 as the going price?  Such logic is just silly.

I'm not sure where I "accepted" the $166 Bomberman 93 in the first place. I'm just responding to the idea that because there was some freak $50 Dynastic Hero sale on ebay that somehow means there are $50 copies lying around. It's unrealistic to go on ebay and find copies of DH, MC and Bonk III for $50.

I was taken out of context in my original post, but if you read it I went on to say that even if a game is not on ebay for a month 5 more could pop up the next, and that buyers shouldn't panic and raise prices because that's how they become inflated.

[nat]

Some of the best deals on Turbo games I got on eBay. I bought a single lot of games in 2008 that included Magical Chase. The other three games were games I already had, so I sold them off. When all was said and done I'd landed a complete copy of U.S. MC for $165. Within the past year I traded the box (!!), which is essentially worthless to me, for complete U.S. copies of Bonk 3 CD, Cotton and Dragon Slayer. Some simple math reveals that in the end, I ended up with MC, Bonk 3 CD, Cotton, and Dragon Slayer for $165.

I think it's funny when people say games like DH and MC rarely show up on eBay. I see these games pop up for sale frequently, often multiple times a month. While it's true the cheap ones don't stay up for long, they do show up. One need not "die of old age" before nabbing a good deal on this stuff. If that were true, I'd still be waiting for good deals to come along.

[hoobs88]

You can go to eBay where they ARE lying around for $50. A complete Dynastic Hero for Turbo sold on eBay within the last couple months for $50. Sales like that are what should matter to buyers, not stupid asking prices or the odd crazy eBay listing end price which may or may not have been paid for.

People sometimes make sarcastic comments like this, contrasting the extreme asking prices with extreme 'fantasy' scenarios. But the bottom end prices are not a fantasy, at leadt on eBay.

First let me say I don't condone the inflated prices on ebay nor did I say ebay should be used to gage how much games are worth. I also said you can't go into a store and find the games I mentioned for $50 laying there. There are a lot of factors involved in how much a game is "worth" and it should be researched thoroughly.

As far as a $50 dynastic Hero goes that's a fantasy if I ever heard it and I should know because I've been searching Dynastic Hero for about a year on ebay. In that time I can count the number of times I've seen a US Dynastic Hero on one hand and I've often checked several times a day. I'd really like to see the link to that auction if you have it. It must have set a record for quickest BIN auction to close.

Even if the story is true, the seller either didn't know its worth or was feeling really generous (or stupid). Even with your logic I can sell my copy of Dynastic Hero for $50, but does that mean its worth $50? Sure you could get lucky and find a really good bargain on ebay like a $50 DH in the same way you could find one in some guys garage sale, but that isn't realistic is it? I can also wait patiently for a $50 copy of Magical Chase to appear on ebay,but more likely I will die of old age before that happens.

I believe it was up for BIN for a total of 6 minutes.

[SignOfZeta]

I like that there are JP options out there... especially all the sweet stuff that didn't make it this side of the pacific.  But I don't like that I can't read JP.  What's an ignorantpowhitetrashsmalltownhomeboyallgrowedupwithajob to do?

Ok, obviously with bomberman the language barrier isn't going to keep you from playing, but it kinda irks me still.  I don't want no JP up in my game if I can avoid it.  It hurts my brain.  ;-)

If you hate Japanese so much then how is it you can stomach playing their games? I mean, that must drive you nuts. I mean...these are Japanese as hell games we're talking about here. They started there, they were manufactured there, etc. I find it impossible to forget.

BTW, many PCE games are %100 English. The Soldier series, for example. Bomberman usually has about 5 words in the whole game to begin with, with about half of them already being in English.

I like things from many cultures, yet only speak one language.  This comment is like saying, "how can you love movies and then watch a Fellini film with subtitles?"

No, its nothing like that at all. I'm talking about people who would just never watch a Fellini movie in the first place. Anyone who is interested in Fellini is obviously very open minded to all sorts of shit far more f-ed up than a language barrier. I mean, if the entire game is in English but someone can't even stand that the manual sitting on the shelf has Japanese text in it, or that there is a single line of kana on the title screen, and they are wiling to pay ten times the price to make sure none of that shit enters their house...that's just plain xenophobia, period.

If anything we're talking about a character in a Fellini movie.

Its one thing to say, "I need a US copy of Dragon Slayer because I can't read Japanese". I'm totally with you there. But "I can't f*cking stand having any Japanese writing on anything my house." is just insane. I'd half expect the same person to burn all their records made by gay people since, hey, they're hetro, why would they want gay music they can't understand?

[csgx1]

Anyone see this ended auction for Dynastic Hero?  Someone bid on it.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/DYNASTIC-HERO-TURBOGRAFX-16-TURBO-DUO-HOLY-GRAIL-/130535825404?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1e648a9ffc

 

[BlueBMW]

Wow, really??!   I thought $500 was waaaaay overpriced.... $625 seemed like murder.  

[TheClash603]

I like that there are JP options out there... especially all the sweet stuff that didn't make it this side of the pacific.  But I don't like that I can't read JP.  What's an ignorantpowhitetrashsmalltownhomeboyallgrowedupwithajob to do?

Ok, obviously with bomberman the language barrier isn't going to keep you from playing, but it kinda irks me still.  I don't want no JP up in my game if I can avoid it.  It hurts my brain.  ;-)

If you hate Japanese so much then how is it you can stomach playing their games? I mean, that must drive you nuts. I mean...these are Japanese as hell games we're talking about here. They started there, they were manufactured there, etc. I find it impossible to forget.

BTW, many PCE games are %100 English. The Soldier series, for example. Bomberman usually has about 5 words in the whole game to begin with, with about half of them already being in English.

I like things from many cultures, yet only speak one language.  This comment is like saying, "how can you love movies and then watch a Fellini film with subtitles?"

No, its nothing like that at all. I'm talking about people who would just never watch a Fellini movie in the first place. Anyone who is interested in Fellini is obviously very open minded to all sorts of shit far more f-ed up than a language barrier. I mean, if the entire game is in English but someone can't even stand that the manual sitting on the shelf has Japanese text in it, or that there is a single line of kana on the title screen, and they are wiling to pay ten times the price to make sure none of that shit enters their house...that's just plain xenophobia, period.

If anything we're talking about a character in a Fellini movie.

Its one thing to say, "I need a US copy of Dragon Slayer because I can't read Japanese". I'm totally with you there. But "I can't f*cking stand having any Japanese writing on anything my house." is just insane. I'd half expect the same person to burn all their records made by gay people since, hey, they're hetro, why would they want gay music they can't understand?

Although the gay thing was a bit of a tangent, I guess I can agree with you for the majority of your post.  As long as a game isn't text heavy, it is rather obnoxious to NEED the US version... we'll leave our arguing over the superior box art for another day

If anything we're talking about a character in a Fellini movie.  <---  I did like that though, lol.

[Sadler]

I like that there are JP options out there... especially all the sweet stuff that didn't make it this side of the pacific.  But I don't like that I can't read JP.  What's an ignorantpowhitetrashsmalltownhomeboyallgrowedupwithajob to do?

Ok, obviously with bomberman the language barrier isn't going to keep you from playing, but it kinda irks me still.  I don't want no JP up in my game if I can avoid it.  It hurts my brain.  ;-)

If you hate Japanese so much then how is it you can stomach playing their games? I mean, that must drive you nuts. I mean...these are Japanese as hell games we're talking about here. They started there, they were manufactured there, etc. I find it impossible to forget.

BTW, many PCE games are %100 English. The Soldier series, for example. Bomberman usually has about 5 words in the whole game to begin with, with about half of them already being in English.

I like things from many cultures, yet only speak one language.  This comment is like saying, "how can you love movies and then watch a Fellini film with subtitles?"

No, its nothing like that at all. I'm talking about people who would just never watch a Fellini movie in the first place. Anyone who is interested in Fellini is obviously very open minded to all sorts of shit far more f-ed up than a language barrier. I mean, if the entire game is in English but someone can't even stand that the manual sitting on the shelf has Japanese text in it, or that there is a single line of kana on the title screen, and they are wiling to pay ten times the price to make sure none of that shit enters their house...that's just plain xenophobia, period.

If anything we're talking about a character in a Fellini movie.

Its one thing to say, "I need a US copy of Dragon Slayer because I can't read Japanese". I'm totally with you there. But "I can't f*cking stand having any Japanese writing on anything my house." is just insane. I'd half expect the same person to burn all their records made by gay people since, hey, they're hetro, why would they want gay music they can't understand?

As long as a game isn't text heavy, it is rather obnoxious to NEED the US version...

It isn't a need. It's not like I gave up food for this game. It is a desire. I get it, I overpaid for this game. Like I said before, I've spent more money on dumber things. The 3DO I sold my first Duo for is the most obvious, and that cost way more than this game.

[Necromancer]

Anyone see this ended auction for Dynastic Hero?  Someone bid on it.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/DYNASTIC-HERO-TURBOGRAFX-16-TURBO-DUO-HOLY-GRAIL-/130535825404?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1e648a9ffc

No doubt bought by another 'I just gotta have it right now!' tool.

[Sadler]

Anyone see this ended auction for Dynastic Hero?  Someone bid on it.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/DYNASTIC-HERO-TURBOGRAFX-16-TURBO-DUO-HOLY-GRAIL-/130535825404?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1e648a9ffc

No doubt bought by another 'I just gotta have it right now!' tool.

Have you made your point yet, or would you like to spend a few more posts calling a fellow forum member names for spending his disposable income on something he loves?

[Necromancer]

Have you made your point yet, or would you like to spend a few more posts calling a fellow forum member names for spending his disposable income on something he loves?

That wasn't really aimed at you, but if the shoe fits....

You're not the first (or last) person to overpay for something.