Author Topic: alert- ebay member "orienblack" is selling thecoverproject covers for $15 a pop!  (Read 5772 times)

March 23, 2010, 06:53:35 PM
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take a look at this - http://shop.ebay.com/orienblack/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

I just noticed today that this ebayer is selling our covers in UGCs for 15 dollars each.  I'm more than a little miffed, especially since two of the covers were put together by me. What can we do about this?

March 23, 2010, 07:18:08 PM
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Unfortunately there is little we can do other than ask him to stop.

Update: The items have been reported to E-bay as "Replica and Counterfeit Item". It's up to e-bay now
« Last Edit: March 23, 2010, 07:37:14 PM by Vt102 »
If you have nothing to do... Don't do it here!

March 23, 2010, 07:28:53 PM
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Yeah and the funny thing is hes also trying to sell an english secret of mana 2 reproduction cart for like nearly 300$ that happens to have a label on it that I made and posted up on the Digital Press forum a while back lol. Ebay probably wont do much about this but I felt like sending him a message just to let him know I think hes a little rediculous.
« Last Edit: March 23, 2010, 07:36:20 PM by BadChad »

March 23, 2010, 08:05:40 PM
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he's also selling two hacked games and are saying they are "Rare" games.
I reported them to eBay.

March 23, 2010, 08:12:01 PM
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All of those games can be bought from the guy over at Gamereproduction.com for 60$  Im gonna try and message the auction winner after it ends and inform them.

EDIT: So he massaged me back and he claims thet he bought the cases and games from someone els and that he was ripped off and has no idea these were from the cover project. Im dont beleive that one bit. Theres no way youd be selling both custom cases, and reproduction carts and know nothing about either of them. Anyway he took down cases...
« Last Edit: March 23, 2010, 08:20:50 PM by BadChad »

March 23, 2010, 09:03:17 PM
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yeah i actually just saw this too, and its actually got bidders?!  and its actually ur label too badchad, i cant believe that crap!!

i reported too lol

Video games have ruined my life.....good thing i have 2 more lives :D

March 23, 2010, 09:30:24 PM
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March 23, 2010, 09:40:29 PM
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Odd how Secret of Mana never had a sequel in the US but he managed to get his hands on 2 mint looking North American cartridges.

March 23, 2010, 11:25:32 PM
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all the items were pulled down. I don't know if he did it himself or if E-bay shut him down..

The Secret Of Mana 2 game ended up selling for only $61.00 but it's possible that e-bay will not allow the use of Paypal for it.
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March 23, 2010, 11:41:05 PM
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Well he had one going for over 300$ but Im pretty sure ebay pulled it down before the auction ended because I wan gonna message the winner telling them not to pay because they could get a copy for 60$ Anyway the good news is I was able to get him to take down the covers and it seems ebay took care of the Secret of Mana 2 carts.

March 24, 2010, 01:24:37 AM
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« Last Edit: March 24, 2010, 01:58:13 AM by cookiemonstyr »

March 24, 2010, 08:24:29 AM
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did i get ripped off?

Definitely... I would not pay more than $5 in today's economy! Right now is a Pubes buyer's market you know!
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March 24, 2010, 11:00:35 AM
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March 24, 2010, 01:25:14 PM
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Video games have ruined my life.....good thing i have 2 more lives :D

March 24, 2010, 02:03:52 PM
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Just reading this, and it brought a question up so I got to ask. If you make a label for a game then means you have some sort of right to that games label even if you never got the permission yourself from that games maker to make labels for their games and use their images. It just comes off a a double standard being set, becasue taht what the peopel did that made this labels did to begin with. I thought these were being made as shareware, but now I'm not sure I should use some of them in my collection because people get upset if you use the stuff they made but did have permission to themselves put out as free for anyone.