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November 03, 2016, 11:18:05 AM
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November 19, 2016, 06:53:03 PM
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LOL!  I asked my wife to do that for me at one point and she said "hell no!"

Like anyone would know it's her.  She is a bit of a feminist though :-\

November 20, 2016, 01:03:41 AM
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I don't see how that sells games at all though. If people are using eBay the have access to the internet, and you can find better pics of the top 2/3rd of that listing image.

I don't think I'd ever buy from a user that does that.

(Though the price for the 3 games is actually kinda cheep)

November 20, 2016, 01:49:47 AM
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(Though the price for the 3 games is actually kinda cheep)

I thought the same thing...it's like, with prices like that you don't NEED to distract the buyer.  Unless they were just proud of what they had and felt like showing off.  Kind of like we enjoy showing off our collections.   
I mean, that IS a nice set.   :D
Of games.

November 20, 2016, 03:42:52 PM
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It can't hurt. Just sayin'

November 21, 2016, 01:38:19 PM
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Not sure if it's the same person or not, but an eBay seller with either the same name or very similar used to be very notorious on NA for scamming people.  She had much higher feedback back then (compared to the low number here).  Had thousands of negative feedback (but also thousands of positive, so who knows).
Maybe, just once, someone will call me "sir" without adding, "you're making a scene."

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November 24, 2016, 10:04:25 PM
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Does this sound real Bubble Bobble part 2 for $35 ???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/282267526113

November 24, 2016, 10:05:22 PM
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Does this sound real Bubble Bobble part 2 for $35 ???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/282267526113

It's a reproduction lol.

November 24, 2016, 10:06:54 PM
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November 25, 2016, 01:47:52 AM
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and speaking of the devil, lol ::)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/cardboard-nintendo-switch-nx-/182322531967?hash=item2a73450e7f:g:61QAAOSwHsRYCPqY

Some idiot on NintendoAge will bid on it. Those morons love to spend hundreds of dollars on "Limited Edition" repros, promo material and other such nonsense and then sell it around to each other on that website, like some dumb pyramid scheme. One of them would buy this and pay to get it "graded" and then they'll all pass it around on the forums as rare.  ;D  It sounds like I'm joking, but I'm really not either. LOL!
Why call NintendoAge members names though? I have no real attachement to that forum but from my experience they seem very reasonable. Some people like to spend high dollars on the stuff they like, so what? They're not hurting you and it's no different from people buying prenium ink and paper to print worthless covers(nothing bad with that either, I printed many too). As long as you're not speaking of retail accurate repro boxes/labels they will leave you alone. Why can't we all get along?

I'm just noticing your post, so forgive the late reply. Not all of the members at that site are dicks, but there's a pretty large majority who act like elitist pricks. Many of them have been known to hoard rare games which drives up the value for everyone else, then they throw their extra copies up on Ebay for insane prices. They also use the VGA grading company, who are a total scam, to try and inflate the value of their games. "Look, my game is sealed in an acrylic case and some company with no regulated guidelines or sanctioned rules say the box edges are totally clean with no dings, my game is now worth 20 times more!". And a lot of them, literally, buy or try to acquire super-rare games, just so they can sell them amongst the other elitist collectors on the site who then put them up on Ebay at extortion prices, such as many of the ridiculous auctions that get posted here. Like I said, it's not every member there, but there's definitely a large mentality of superiority amongst many members of that site and it just makes the entire site and anyone who participates in it seem sleazy to me.

Obviously, I can't prove if it hurts the hobby or not, but it definitely doesn't help having tons of people from that site, listing ridiculous, asinine auctions with inflated prices. It makes average, every day people see shit like that and assume every game they own is worth hundreds of dollars. Then, you've got other uninformed people listing all of their games for inflated prices. Not to mention, even if Joe-Average does some research and sees that his games, technically, aren't worth that much, having Ebay auctions, constantly, posted with these inflated prices still sends ripples through different price tracking apps and around the gaming community in general. These douchebags continually post games at these insane prices and it starts to become the reality and norm and people just accept it and then game prices, in general, continue to rise at an accelerated rate, because the hobby is deemed "expensive or super-valuable". It almost attaches a stigma to retro gaming and people expect it to be pricey, when most games really shouldn't be.
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November 25, 2016, 02:36:14 AM
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You can't blame the seller for selling at a high price if there's a buyer who's willing pay that for it. Simple supply and demand.

If you had to sell your collection for some reason, are you going to seek out the lowest bidders, as they can't afford to pay a lot, or will you get what you can and go with the high end.  I know which end of the market I'd be aiming for.

November 25, 2016, 03:40:20 AM
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You can't blame the seller for selling at a high price if there's a buyer who's willing pay that for it. Simple supply and demand.

If you had to sell your collection for some reason, are you going to seek out the lowest bidders, as they can't afford to pay a lot, or will you get what you can and go with the high end.  I know which end of the market I'd be aiming for.

Wait let me guess.........the low end?  ???

November 25, 2016, 09:25:46 AM
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November 26, 2016, 11:39:24 AM
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Does this sound real Bubble Bobble part 2 for $35 ???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/282267526113

It's a reproduction lol.
Yep. I was thinking that

Description says it's a repro made this year.

I know that now. Originally I opened it in the eBay app and didn't see that  :'(