LynxVGL Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mario-Bros-Colecovision-Game-1-32k-Holy-Grail-Only-5-exist-in-the-World-CIB-R10-/281578119930?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418f5d22fa Go ahead. Click on it. You know you want to. $6K for Mario Bros. Yup. You read that right. Mu-ahahahahaha. The craziness continues. (HEAVY sarcasm is intended throughout.) Edited January 28, 2015 by LynxVGL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Go figure ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good ole' Rellik111. If he had raised the price $4,000 from his starting price of $10,000 instead of reducing it, I would have been all over it... but seeing as he reduced the price, the game most not be that good and therefore not worth buying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxVGL Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good ole' Rellik111. If he had raised the price $4,000 from his starting price of $10,000 instead of reducing it, I would have been all over it... but seeing as he reduced the price, the game most not be that good and therefore not worth buying. Does he actually sell anything at those prices? Do people actually bite? Is anyone that dumb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Don't know if he has ever sold a CV item at these greatly inflated prices, but if he has, more power to him as this hobby of our's is a pretty expensive endeavor. Heck, my PayPal account is a little low (actually $00.00), so maybe I should test the waters on eBay as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've seen people buy stupider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HkryCrkStudio Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm just going to wait a year then try to auction off my copy of Quest For The Golden Chalice for $5,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've seen people buy stupider. I've never heard of a ColecoVision games called "Stupider". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron Unit Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Does he actually sell anything at those prices? Do people actually bite? Is anyone that dumb? Answer: Yes. Yes they are. http://mashable.com/2014/11/17/atari-landfill-games-sold/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxVGL Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Answer: Yes. Yes they are. http://mashable.com/2014/11/17/atari-landfill-games-sold/ Wow. Just wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannacek Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) If you search his ebay account, he currently has 59 items for sale, but has only sold 3 items in the last 3 months. One of those was a $20 item, one was a $30 item, and the 3rd item was Red Dead Redemption collectors edition he asked $13,000 for, and sold for $779. He won't be able to retire with his ebay money, but he is hoping to get one sucker to buy one of his way overpriced items, and make some good money. And if you wait long enough, sometimes you can get a sucker to buy it. Edited January 28, 2015 by Hannacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 But it is a signed, boxed, numbered , prototype from the famous Collectorvision Labs!!!!! It is incredibily Rare!!! I worth at least 3 times that price!!!!! Some people are ready to pay very high for certain things they want. I remember one guy few year that offered me , if i remember well around 2000usd for a signed copy of Ghost'n Zombie. I refused ( i know i'm crazy ) , but it is simply unbelievable for me that somebody was ready to pay such a money just for my game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron Unit Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 You should have gladly taken his money and laughed all the way to the bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 If you search his ebay account, he currently has 59 items for sale, but has only sold 3 items in the last 3 months. One of those was a $20 item, one was a $30 item, and the 3rd item was Red Dead Redemption collectors edition he asked $13,000 for, and sold for $779. He won't be able to retire with his ebay money, but he is hoping to get one sucker to buy one of his way overpriced items, and make some good money. And if you wait long enough, sometimes you can get a sucker to buy it. ...and in the meanwhile, make the general public think that these games are worth much more than they really are. The consequences then hurts us all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 WOW!! I'm emptying my IRA right now baby!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxVGL Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 ...and in the meanwhile, make the general public think that these games are worth much more than they really are. The consequences then hurts us all. This is what drives me nuts. I'm a moderate collector and pick up loose carts when I have the spare money and dabble in the occasional Homebrew (Golden Chalice for the win!). Would I love a copy of Mario Bros. for my CV? You bet I would. I totally agree that all this does is inflate the costs of other eBay vendors and even some brick and mortar vendors who use it as a reference. Yuck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Good ole' Rellik111. If he had raised the price $4,000 from his starting price of $10,000 instead of reducing it, I would have been all over it... but seeing as he reduced the price, the game most not be that good and therefore not worth buying. Rumor has it that the beer he was reviewing prior to listing was 26.5 % vol. and when he passed out his nose hit the zero key... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Rumor has it that the beer he was reviewing prior to listing was 26.5 % vol. and when he passed out his nose hit the zero key... F-in lightweights! The lesson to be learned hear is if you are getting hammered, don't be listing items on eBay, rather you should be watching some porn or at least some ultimate fighting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 But it is a signed, boxed, numbered , prototype from the famous Collectorvision Labs!!!!! It is incredibily Rare!!! I worth at least 3 times that price!!!!! Some people are ready to pay very high for certain things they want. I remember one guy few year that offered me , if i remember well around 2000usd for a signed copy of Ghost'n Zombie. I refused ( i know i'm crazy ) , but it is simply unbelievable for me that somebody was ready to pay such a money just for my game. Whats even more pathetic is one of the slimeball's videos he has a (sealed) prototype ... that doesn't even make sense . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Only if the price goes back up is when I'll reconsider purchasing this item! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I honestly believe most of these ridiculously high auctions that are "won" are scams e.g. shill bidders to raise the believability of the scammers other "buy it now" price seeing as other auctions closed much higher...yeah right. I also believe most end of with the buyer not paying, like so many online auctions. I will not believe most of these crazy auctions until these high profile auctions show some proof that someone actually paid those insane prices, not just "won" an auction. Of course this is just my opinion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hmm, most likely a member here, given the selection of Colecovision homebrew items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hmm, most likely a member here, given the selection of Colecovision homebrew items. It is , and the only time you see him post is when he says ( count me in ) when a new homebrew is being release ... go figure . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannacek Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 There is nothing that forces an ebay buyer to actually pay for the item he won. ebay can ban your account if you keep not paying for items you won, but then you can just open a new ebay account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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