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Ebay hall of shame

Discussion in 'The ASSEMblergames Marketplace' started by ASSEMbler, Dec 15, 2010.

  1. DefectX11

    DefectX11 Familiar Face

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    Dat 007. Link me now, I must buy. Love that original art right there.
     
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    I'll never understand VGA ...
     
  3. pool7

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    He probably meant 19,99 but his keyboard got stuck and was lazy to fix :p
     
  4. Schewadnaze

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    this is a steal, for sure ! ;D
     
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  5. Cyantist

    Cyantist Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    I think this is another case of where they ran out of stock, and bump the price up to where people wont buy it, so they save the couple of cents it costs to relist.
     
  6. Darkside05

    Darkside05 Site Supporter 2012

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  7. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    40 GRAND?! Fuck that I'd buy a Corvette C3 for that price!
     
  8. daytonausa

    daytonausa Enthusiastic Member

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    I hate it when people put BIN prices that are so high that the only choice is to offer them a price. The trick is that you have "nothing to go off of" for the price, so often you have the chance of overpaying. But at least for me, when I see someone pull that stunt, I just completely ignore their listing. I hope that thing never sells.
     
  9. brendand

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    Whats with all the games on ebay selling for thousands of dollars like a sealed VGA of pit fighter on sega genesis $19999 what makes it any better then a non VGA copy lol cannot believe some people are like *oh its VGA it must be one of the last sealed ones in the world I better sell my car to buy it* it would be funny if some of these sellers have a whole box full of the same game
     
  10. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    What I want to know is what are these people that "grade" videos games basing this shit off of? It's not like there's a definitive guide.
     
  11. brendand

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    they seem to think if its sealed and in a plastic case its worth hundreds of dollars lololol
     
  12. pool7

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    I wonder how much they pay for that VGA "certification"... anyway, they're nuts when pricing the VGA items... I can't believe people actually buy at that price.
     
  13. Golan Trevize

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    I'm sure the only ones who are making money out of this nonsense are the VGA.
     
  14. Kaicer

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    what I found funny about this shit of VGA is what happen if the game is bad and does not play, is like if you buy a console that is never opened and you bought it for thousand and it doesn't work. For sure its not worth it to be a collectable it has to work, that its why I dont buy anything that its never test.
     
  15. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    what VGA stands for ( or mean ) ? :O xO
     
  17. MoonTar

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    Video Game Awards? Or the real meaning Video Graphics Array. Haha. Doubt that is what they mean.
     
  18. DefectX11

    DefectX11 Familiar Face

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    Video Game Authority.
    They rate the condition of games and systems, but they're a real load of shit.
     
  19. ave

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    Has anyone ever seen a sealed game with a rating of 100%? I mean, even absolutely flawless looking sealed copies have a maximum of 95-ish or so... at least I've never seen a 100% copy. That alone would piss me off if I was a "VGA-boxed games collector". Why should I pay thousands of $$$ for a game that's been rated 88/100, even if it looks absolutely perfect to me?

    That's like as if I bought a perfect condition, never driven red '67 Ford Mustang convertible that looks absolutely stunning - but someone put it in a gigantic box and wrote 91/100 on it so me and others are always reminded that something about it is shitty. Also what if I just paid $150,000 for it and another owner with a seemingly identical car gets a box with a 92/100 rating? There's probably no real difference, but wouldn't that piss you off so much? :D

    It sounds funny, but isn't that exactly the case with those $500 sealed games in VGA boxes? How would they distinguish between a , 88%, 92% and 93% sealed Mega Man 3? I don't think they have all 3 copies on their desk at the same time to compare and set a standard....


    it's SHIT.
     
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  20. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    People have taken sealed games out of a perfectly preserved shipping box and gotten 90-ish grades.
     
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