The Ebay Topic

[wiggy]

Some poor buyer in the future is going to be thinking they're getting a mint Earthbound cartridge.. Little will they know it's not original  He should at least mark the labels.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Earthbound-front-cover-only-with-mint-label-SNES-Super-Nintendo-/181172572659?pt=US_Video_Game_Cases_Bags&hash=item2a2eba11f3

half tempted to buy one and snap it on a sports cart.

"Oh yeaaa, I own earthbound"

Make dozens, trade in at local game stores that you don't like

[SnesGuy]

Some poor buyer in the future is going to be thinking they're getting a mint Earthbound cartridge.. Little will they know it's not original   He should at least mark the labels.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Earthbound-front-cover-only-with-mint-label-SNES-Super-Nintendo-/181172572659?pt=US_Video_Game_Cases_Bags&hash=item2a2eba11f3

half tempted to buy one and snap it on a sports cart.

"Oh yeaaa, I own earthbound"

Make dozens, trade in at local game stores that you don't like

Sadly (for more than Earthbound) There are no game stores that take classic games in for over 200 miles. No game stores at all for that matter. Only place to buy new games here is Kmart.

I'm stuck with my pawn shop and local B/S/T page.

[videogametrader]

We take trades and specialize in older consoles. But we are "smart" in that we will always test the rare carts before taking them in.

[Mick Dundee]

my father in-law is selling a handfull of n64 games with a console on ebay.
Some of them are Mario Kart 64, Smash Bros, Paper Mario, Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3 and some others.
 I'll sweeten the deal on them a little.
 If the auction reaches over $110, and the winner is a Cover project member I'll toss in some n64 games I have been sitting on to trade in. Nothing super special or anything, but More games for free is good, right?


 Ok, so if a TCP member wins and its over $110, message him and tell him "Dan told me to say I'm a Cover Project member"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NINTENDO-64-SYSTEM-WITH-12-GAMES-MARIO-GAMES-/251332575547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8496c13b

[Arseen]

Damn it's in that ridicolous pre-pay tax form auction that over-charges both the taxes and shipping

[videogametrader]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NO-GAME-Custom-GAMEBOY-ADVANCE-GBA-VIRTUAL-BOY-Case-New-Box-YOU-PICK-TITLE-/161068526059?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25806ea9eb

"$1 from each sales goes to support TheCoverProject!"

Out of curiosity. . .
What user is this?

This is me

I used the $1 from each sale to buy boxes and scan them to make cases. I then post them to this site. Since i can't directly "pay" anyone, i think thats the best way. I am currently busy making some Game Boy covers for a customer ( i have been posting them in the CD case section since they are using my poly cases). Once that's done i will get some boxes to scan.

[videogametrader]

I just received an listing policy violation from ebay for a UGC listing of a Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Custom case.

Since ebay has been allowing these cases since, at least, 2008, i am assuming this is another seller that is upset that we are selling the cases for almost half of what others are.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?

[e_brugal]

So you are a legal seller, ask TCP admins to sell them and you are giving back scans of boxes and covers to "pay" TCP, but you are the one in violation.

nice one Ebay lol

Definitely i think is other seller trying to get you out of the business. Don't know if is a good idea letting ebay know that you have been authorize by the creator of the cover to sell them.

[videogametrader]

So you are a legal seller, ask TCP admins to sell them and you are giving back scans of boxes and covers to "pay" TCP, but you are the one in violation.

nice one Ebay lol

Definitely i think is other seller trying to get you out of the business. Don't know if is a good idea letting ebay know that you have been authorize by the creator of the cover to sell them.

Sounds like it. I am just going the route of stating that these have been for sale on eBay since at least 2008 and there are 10's of thousands of active and completed listings.

Unless Nintendo is finally cracking down on this. Which doesn't make any sense to do as, if nothing else, adds interest for their products.

I will let you know what happens.

[amarthar]

Unless Nintendo is finally cracking down on this. Which doesn't make any sense to do as, if nothing else, adds interest for their products.

Because Nintendo is really a logically thinking company. Just look at what reason they gave for the new Smash Bros. not having a story mode.

[videogametrader]

Actually it appears the listing was flagged due to me ONLY using a stock 3D picture of the complete case. eBay is apparently flagging it because customers might think its an original and not a replica case.

[redsox2012]

Ebay is so ridiculous lately.  I've been looking for some Genesis games, and all I see are overpriced buy-it-now listings.  Most of the asking prices are double what the most recent ACTUAL SALES prices are.  One game I searched had 35 listings - EVERY ONE was a buy-it-now.  Not a single auction.  Another game had over 20 listings without a single one open for bidding.

What are these sellers thinking?  "Hmm, the last ten copies of this game sold for $15-$20.  I'll ask $40".

I'm not looking for a steal - those are few and far between.  I just want to pay around the average value of the game.

I've found some decent lots lately - that seems to be the only way to get anything for a decent price.  I can usually sell the ones I don't need to offset the cost of the others.

I liked Ebay better when they charged listing fees for video games.  That way, people couldn't just endlessly clog up the site with their overpriced stuff.

[videogametrader]

Ebay is so ridiculous lately.  I've been looking for some Genesis games, and all I see are overpriced buy-it-now listings.  Most of the asking prices are double what the most recent ACTUAL SALES prices are.  One game I searched had 35 listings - EVERY ONE was a buy-it-now.  Not a single auction.  Another game had over 20 listings without a single one open for bidding.

What are these sellers thinking?  "Hmm, the last ten copies of this game sold for $15-$20.  I'll ask $40".

I'm not looking for a steal - those are few and far between.  I just want to pay around the average value of the game.

I've found some decent lots lately - that seems to be the only way to get anything for a decent price.  I can usually sell the ones I don't need to offset the cost of the others.

I liked Ebay better when they charged listing fees for video games.  That way, people couldn't just endlessly clog up the site with their overpriced stuff.

Just curious, what game are you looking for?

As far as i know ebay still charges a listing fee, but for stores its only, like 5 cents.

[SnesGuy]

Ebay is so ridiculous lately.  I've been looking for some Genesis games, and all I see are overpriced buy-it-now listings.  Most of the asking prices are double what the most recent ACTUAL SALES prices are.  One game I searched had 35 listings - EVERY ONE was a buy-it-now.  Not a single auction.  Another game had over 20 listings without a single one open for bidding.

What are these sellers thinking?  "Hmm, the last ten copies of this game sold for $15-$20.  I'll ask $40".

I'm not looking for a steal - those are few and far between.  I just want to pay around the average value of the game.

I've found some decent lots lately - that seems to be the only way to get anything for a decent price.  I can usually sell the ones I don't need to offset the cost of the others.

I liked Ebay better when they charged listing fees for video games.  That way, people couldn't just endlessly clog up the site with their overpriced stuff.

They've had a free BIN promotion going on lately. As a seller its been great, as a buyer... Bleh I know how you feel.
I just looked at my selling page and it says it ends October 1st


"Free Auction-style or Fixed Price Insertion Fees
List Auction-style or Fixed Price FREE. Plus Buy It Now for FREE. Learn More
   
Start Date                              End Date
09/01/13 00:00:00 PDT           10/01/13 00:00:00 PDT"
   

[redsox2012]

The game with the 35 buy-it-now's and no auctions is Bio-hazard Battle.  It usually sells for $5 loose and around $10 complete.  I like to buy complete in box games - especially lower priced ones like this.  It doesn't make sense to me to buy a loose cartridge when complete copies are just a few dollars more.  Plus, there's no U.S. Genesis cover on the site for me to print.