The Ebay Topic

[mojoeskateco]

I find it kind of deceiving that he's marketing them as "Collector's" cases.

It could fool someone into thinking that these were an actual limited edition release.

I'd prefer them to be marketed as "Custom"

Obviously it's also on the buyer to do some research before spending.

[larryinc64]

He seems to be including the cases for free or only $1 or $2 more. Maybe he used the covers for his collection.

[Dan-Fu]

Ugh. 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/kalnat/m.html?hash=item337af6e9e8&item=221106334184&pt=Video_Games_Games&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2562

It's the internet...

[tbonesteak4dinner]

Weee - just won a lot of three SNES donor carts:

Madden 97
NCAA Final Four
NHL 96

They'll be much happier as repros. 

[Pikmin Overlord]

Ummmm, WTF...?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/MICROWAVED-ALL-NEW-NINTENDO-3DS-XL-RED-BLACK-LATEST-MODEL-JUST-RELEASED-/150882695999?pt=Video_Games&hash=item23214f3b3f#ht_2458wt_1271

Is there anyone out there who finds this the least bit appealing?

[Arseen]

Quess that can be categorized as art created in microwave.

Art is expensive.

Like Andy Warhol's shit in can.

[Pikmin Overlord]

I suppose that if I could make a cool two grand just by microwaving something and selling it, I would.

[Dan-Fu]

Oh yeah, one of those guys on YouTube that microwave things. Jeese...

[Beastman1975]

just as much fun as A-holes who buy a system on launch day just to smash it in front of the line of people

[larryinc64]

Item condition:   Seller refurbished

[Dan-Fu]

Wow, I didn't even notice that! That's really sad... 

But the again he can't put it up for parts or repair. lol

[Pikmin Overlord]

It would have been hilarious if he had put it up for repair!

[Dr.Agon]

just as much fun as A-holes who buy a system on launch day just to smash it in front of the line of people

hate those guys!, if that happend in front of me i think i'd jump on them, fists flying!

[Dan-Fu]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-NES-sytem-first-series-/280903189606?pt=Video_Games&hash=item4167228466#ht_500wt_1288

and

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Entertainment-System-NES-/221111139001?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item337b403ab9#ht_500wt_1288

wtf?

[Pikmin Overlord]

I imagine that you can lay some of the blame on Storage Wars. It featured an episode in which one of the auction-buying guys (I don't actually watch the show) bought an "NES-001", thinking it was worth $13,000 because that was the price one had fetched at another auction. What he didn't know was that other NES was sold with a sealed copy of Stadium Events. It's likely everyone and their mother who saw that episode thought they were sitting on a gold mine if they had an "NES-001" collecting dust in their crawlspace.

Here's an article that details it a little bit, which includes a link to said episode.

http://kotaku.com/5830709/but-if-you-call-it-an-nes+001-is-it-worth-13000

I actually saw a post on craigslist in which a person was selling their NES that they had from childhood, touting that it was the kind that went for big bucks on Storage Wars, ridiculously overestimating it's worth.