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  1. Posted

    LOL dude what does it matter? What does that have to do with anything?

     

    This is about a guy backdooring a potential sale. Whether the sale is on ebays rightful terms has nothing to do with it.

     

    The guy killed a potential "good deal" for someone, thats what the discussion is about now.

     

    Man you guys love to take topics and sway them to compeltely different topics.

     

    He backdoored. It is frowned upon by many "not just me". Whether he was backdooring a sale that wasn't in ebays terms means nothing. The buyer as well as the seller were making a transaction that was interrupted and as a result the buyer no longer got the deal he was otherwise going to get.

     

    When marillion decided not to play fair by not following eBay's rightful terms he killed a potential good deal for roadrunner and everyone else that found the CIB Cannon Man. roadrunner was playing by the rules. He could have placed a bid to make it more complicated for marillion and other side dealers but the bid might draw more attention to the auction. I have used the same strategy. Sometimes it works and sometimes a side dealer plays unfair. roadrunner and everyone else got screwed out of a potential good deal for doing what? Playing by the rules. marillion tried to get a good deal by doing what? Not playing by the rules. What did kennybrooks do? He set things right by undoing what marillion shouldn't have done. I don't see how that is poor in character. When I saw your poor in character post I thought maybe you quoted the wrong person because it is the complete opposite of what I was thinking. When people don't play by the rules it forces us who do play by the rules to choose between getting screwed or also not playing by the rules.

     

    A big like on this post! :thumbsup: I don't agree with a lot of the rules ebay has in place, but they are the rules and can't stand when people think they can ignore them for their own gain.

  2. Posted

    Wow, seriously??? Did anyone else look at some of this guys other purchases???? Holy cow! He's certainly welcome to spend his money as he sees fit, but there's a point where it crosses into stupidity. Out of his 52 pages of purchases on ebay here's highlights of the first two:

     

    CIB Sky Diver $18

    CIB Pac Man $30

    CIB Skiing $38

    CIB Robot Tank $43

    CIB Boxing $48

    CIB Ice Hockey $85

    CIB Freeway $71

    CIB Tennis $110

    CIB MIssile Command $85 (he bought at least 3 of these)

    CIB Adventure $301

     

    $301 for Adventure?!?!? To each his own. If he's willing to pay this kind of money, I'll sell my collection right now.

  6. Posted

    I had an Intv when I was a kid, I guess that is where this all stems from, although i do like me some 2600 games.

     

    On the opposite side of the fence here, I never had an INTV growing up though I loved playing them at the local store kiosks. I had a 2600 and Colecovision so I was hardly deprived, but I always had a fascination for the system. There are some very well made games for it, It is well worth having.

  7. Posted

    Right at $100 is pretty much my max. I've been collecting now for over 20 years and have never gone much more than $100 for anything. That includes my 2600 Cubicolor, INTV Spiker & Mud Buggies, 5200 Bounty Bob, and Colecovision CIB 'It's only Rock & Roll' to name a few. Of course most of these were purchased in my early days of collecting when $100 was nearly unheard of to spend for an 'old game'. Sadly, $100 will no longer touch what I need to fill in many of my collection holes.

  11. Posted

    Facing the cold hard facts, my gaming items are just a collection at this point. I used to be a gamer. It was a significant part of my life. With age and more responsibilites (work, married life, etc.) my time to play anything in my collection is pretty much gone. I will still find a little time every few weeks or so for newer games on the xbox or Wii, but sadly, all my vintage items are just showpieces. :(

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  12. Posted

    I finally got through all my basement stock and recorded serial #s as I went. I just submitted 15 systems, 1 system changer, 1 computer, 1 Intellivoice, & 1 music synthesizer for you to add. I unfortunately only cataloged the system serial numbers while going through my excess so I don't have numbers for all my extra accessories handy and I'm not tackling that stack again!

  14. Posted

    Hello All,

     

    For those who are NOT going to CGE, I will ship them after the show. For those attending CGE, I will release them sometime Saturday morning of the show. An annoucement will be made over the PA system between 10:00 am and noon (Saturday) with further instructions on how to pick up (most likely at the Digital Press booth....that is how I distributed Bouncin' Baby Bunnes at the last show). I will be around the whole weekend and many people there know who I am.

     

    If any of you need special delivery options for the show (you might only come Sunday, will only come in the afternoon, etc) please let me know via PM.....I am very flexible. If you any other general questions, please let me know.

     

    Thanks,

     

    - Wonder007

     

    How I wish I could have made the show this year. :-( Unfortunately other things in life just have to come first. Looking forward to getting this in the mail. This is one of a very few carts I've been waiting to get for years. Thanks for making it happen Wonder!

  15. Posted

    My first reaction is that someone took a cart label off of a 2600 cart and put it on this? It looks like it doesn't fit. I'll check my 2600 carts when i get home from work

     

    Ok after comparing it to a 2600 cart label, I'm pretty convinced that it is not a label that someone has stuck on to replace it. The dimensions are right for a 2600 cart, but if you'll notice in the pic, there are no label folds in the appropriate places where they should be if it were removed from a 2600 cart. I think it's probably safe to say at this point that this isn't the elusive French Canadian version, but I'm frankly stumped by what kind of hybrid it is????

  16. Posted

    My first reaction is that someone took a cart label off of a 2600 cart and put it on this? It looks like it doesn't fit. I'll check my 2600 carts when i get home from work

     

    You're right that the label is defintely not the same shape / size as what should be there. I can't say it's original or not as I bought it from ebay many many years ago. As I mentioned before, it is Intelly and it does work. I've always thought it unusual, but never really considered the possibility of the label being replaced. It doesn't show any signs of being peeled off another cart. Always a possibility I guess. Any chance Parker Bros subbed this label if they somehow ran short of the true one?

  17. Posted

    Ok, I got home and checked my Super Cobra and instructions. While not in wonderful condition, it is defintely a silver label. The instructions are only in English, but mention that they are printed in Canada and the warranty return address is in Canada (Ontario). I'm assuming not the French Canadian version, but still not sure why the difference in the label. Here are pics. Anyone have any insight?

     

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  18. Posted

    Well I'd say the rarest regular issue is Spiker, although SMB, Congo, LF1 and LF2 would certainly be in the running as well. See post #25 on the first page of this thread. :)

     

    http://www.atariage....livision-games/

     

    I'd agree with Rev that French Super Cobra is probably the rarest variation that we're aware of, and Super Series and DK Australia are certainly uncommonly seen as well. Again, check this thread out.

     

    http://www.atariage....ion-variations/

     

    As for the hardware, I'm not sure if the Tutorvision counts, if it does then it's the rarest by far. Of the 10 variations of the Intellivision on the other hand, none of them are impossible to find loose, but finding a Sylvania/GTE version CIB is the hardest in my opinion, although the Digiplay 1 and 2 are also very difficult to find, especially in decent shape.

     

    As for the other hardware items, clearly the Playcable, the Keyboard Component and the demo units would be the holy grails. The Videoplexer deserves some attention in this space too.

     

    Is there variation on the Super Cobra cart itself or is this just a box and packaging variation?

     

    I ask because while I don't have the box, I do have a cart. The ones I've seen online all seem to be the standard beige color. Mine has a silver label however. Before the question is asked, yes I am sure it is the Intellivision version. I have play tested it. I can't recall, but I think I have the instuctions as well and they may be in dual English / French. I'll have to verify when I get home tonight.

  19. Posted

    Well I'd say the rarest regular issue is Spiker, although SMB, Congo, LF1 and LF2 would certainly be in the running as well. See post #25 on the first page of this thread. :)

     

    http://www.atariage....livision-games/

     

    I'd agree with Rev that French Super Cobra is probably the rarest variation that we're aware of, and Super Series and DK Australia are certainly uncommonly seen as well. Again, check this thread out.

     

    http://www.atariage....ion-variations/

     

    As for the hardware, I'm not sure if the Tutorvision counts, if it does then it's the rarest by far. Of the 10 variations of the Intellivision on the other hand, none of them are impossible to find loose, but finding a Sylvania/GTE version CIB is the hardest in my opinion, although the Digiplay 1 and 2 are also very difficult to find, especially in decent shape.

     

    As for the other hardware items, clearly the Playcable, the Keyboard Component and the demo units would be the holy grails. The Videoplexer deserves some attention in this space too.

     

    Is there variation on the Super Cobra cart itself or is this just a box and packaging variation?

  20. Posted

    Congrats to the seller on a major payday on this! Very nice score!

     

    I have to say that the Sears Superman pic label is my holy grail cart. For whatever reason, I really like the Sears stuff. Given a choice I would take this over an Atlantis II or Air Raid any day of the week. All that being said, there's no way I'd ever consider spending $1200 for this. I'll give props to the seller, but personally question the sanity of the buyer.

     

    (and yes, I do realize what I am saying here. I don't consider Atlantis II or Air Raid worth $1200 either. Personal opinion only and one obviously not shared by some).

  22. Posted

    Tempest: Hmm aren't the parker bros games not compatable with NTSC O2's? Such as frogger and popeye? I think that would be alot of duplicates tho...the ones I need are shown above. I already have 9 duplicates for the system too.

    However, I thank you for the offer...unless you wouldn't mind splitting it up?

     

    I also own the new games that just came out: Fatso!, Sea Rescue!, and soon to have Jungle Girl!

    I think it depends on the O2. Qbert and Super Cobra work on my O2, but I hear it doesn't work on all of them . Frogger and Popeye don't work on any US O2 from what I understand.

     

    I could have sworn that Frogger & Popeye worked on my O2 model with the removable controllers. If I get a chance in the near future I'll have to dig it out and try them again.

  23. Posted

    theviking123frank strikes again. Is that anyone here?

    I've been following him for awhile now.

    For some reason he keeps buying the same games over and over and over and over and over and over...

    He won at least 3 Smurfs Save The Day, 3 Atari Video Cubes from the same seller, 2 Springer's

    at least 8 Marine Wars, 8 Strategy X, 8 London Blitz, at least 4 or 5 Cosmic Swarm, 3 Pengo's, At least 5 Hero's 3 of them on the same day! :-o

     

    My guess is that he is storing them up for the looming apocalypse...If you think about it, when the poop hits the fan in December, it's going to be impossible to find these things! Thanks a lot Mayan civilization...way to fudge everything up with your shitty calendar. :D

     

     

    LOL, that jerk outbid me for quite a few games. If i had a voodoo doll i'd stick pins in it. :evil: :mad:

    You would think he would stop at 2 or 3 copy's of a rare game but nooooooo.

    While i'm at it another ebay lowlife is johnsgirl2 aka crazy1*2010

    That jerk keeps buying the same games over and over and over...etc

    He likes to buy manuals and boxes and add them together and jack up the price when he resells them.

    Come to think of it they might be the same person. :ponder: they rarely bid on the same item.

     

    johnsgirl2 is definitely a re-seller. I've gone head to head on many a Sears game in the last 10 months and have seen them purchase multiple copies of many things. I've seen them relist the same items with a pretty substantial markup. I've tracked them in detail after a purchase of some Sears games from them that ended up being in horrible condition. They mentioned in the ad that they were "rough", but all the pictures only showed the good side. The non seen side of every box was completely ripped like they were stuck together. They didn't lie, but I just felt very decieved and would never do business with them again.

  25. Posted

    The high end flipping market has become bigger for some reason. Some resourceful individuals will buy items around here or directly from collectors for a premium and sell them for an even higher premium.

     

    Good luck with that. I find myself becoming less and less interested in the hobby lately for exactly these reasons. I've been collecting now for over 20 years griding away slowly at fleas and garage sales. So many times I'm seeing someone come in to collecting and build a comperable collection in the span of a year or so. It's become less of a fun and social trading hobby and more of a look at me and how much money I have hobby. I'm painting a broad brush here and I know that is not the case for a LOT of collectors. It just seems that the ones that DO do this are really vocal about it. Just my 2 cents worth. I've backed off of the boards for a few weeks now and think it might be time to put the collecting on hold. Maybe I can come back with a better attitude. :(

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