Okay, who's wife said "Either the games go or I go!" 850 PC Ebay Lot!

[Mike 01Hawk]

Wozers!!!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=160141516536

[Cybergoth]

You really think someone will buy these for $15.000? I bet You wouldn't find a buyer for $1.500, so I guess it's just some weird way to show off a collection.

[Artlover]

You really think someone will buy these for $15.000? I bet You wouldn't find a buyer for $1.500

And he complains about his recent $68 ebay deal....

[wrenchien]

i'd get that but sadly what with medical bills......eh, n/m

[Mike 01Hawk]

And he complains about his recent $68 ebay deal....

 

Come again?

[figgler]

"Either the games go or I go!" ?

 

I say call her bluff

[MCHufnagel]

"Either the games go or I go!" ?

 

I say call her bluff

 

Maybe he did and he has to sell it anyway to pay for the lawyer!

[+FujiSkunk]

Very impressive collection, but not worth the asking price.

 

I bet You wouldn't find a buyer for $1.500...

 

Actually for $1,500 I would think very seriously about that collection, if I had the room to store it and the time to sort through it all. Maybe even $2,000. That would be about as high as I'd go, though.

 

Edit: Hmm, actually these seem to be mostly Windows 98 and modern-era games, while I would want more games from the DOS era. That would knock my price range down a bit.

Edited July 31, 2007 by skunkworx

[Atarifever]

"Either the games go or I go!" ?

 

I say call her bluff

 

Over PC games? I mean, console games or arcade cabinates, sure. But computer games? I'd already have to be looking for an excuse to break it off to call the bluff there, and even then I'd think it a pretty poor excuse. They're not even real games.

Edited July 31, 2007 by Atarifever

[figgler]

"Either the games go or I go!" ?

 

I say call her bluff

 

Over PC games? I mean, console games or arcade cabinates, sure. But computer games? I'd already have to be looking for an excuse to break it off to call the bluff there, and even then I'd think it a pretty poor excuse. They're not even real games.

 

 

Agreed. But, there is prinicpal involved and a point to be made. First the PC games, then the DVD collection, all those tools you never use in the shed, and next it'll be the porn stash.

I'll be married sometime in 2008 and I'll tell you right now that if it comes down to "Either (insert collection) goes or I go!", I'll be putting my big size 8 foot down with the utmost authority.

[Artlover]

Come again?

You over-react with your assessment of those 44 games for $68 deal with less actual issues then you made it out to seem. Ignoring that even if you just didn't even factor in the 7 games you have issues with, that's still 37 games for $68 which comes out to a wopping $1.84 each. A steal no matter how you look at it, especialy if we look at it compared to your own auction here with an outrageous starting bid and even more outrageous BIN. 850 games with a starting bid of $7,500? $8.83 each. And at $15,000, it's $17.65 each.

 

You do know you can buy many of these CNIB from the bargin bins of Compusa and simmilar places for like $4.95.

 

Worth $30,000? Fairly modern PC games are not really collectable. Also, what you paid new back in the days doesn't transfer to what it's worth now. Honestly, it's not worth more then $1,500-$1,600.

 

Of course, as I've always said, it's the sellers stuff and they can sell it for whatever they want. But the rest of us don't have to be happy about it, or close our eyes and ignore a rip-off in the making.

 

[MCHufnagel]

Of course, as I've always said, it's the sellers stuff and they can sell it for whatever they want. But the rest of us don't have to be happy about it, or close our eyes and ignore a rip-off in the making.

 

And of course we don't even have to bid on it. I see overpriced stuff like this on craigslist plenty of times. Like a modded Xbox with "every game on it" for $400. I wonder if anyone even sells stuff at those kinds of prices?

[+FujiSkunk]

Worth $30,000? Fairly modern PC games are not really collectable. Also, what you paid new back in the days doesn't transfer to what it's worth now. Honestly, it's not worth more then $1,500-$1,600.

 

Of course, as I've always said, it's the sellers stuff and they can sell it for whatever they want. But the rest of us don't have to be happy about it, or close our eyes and ignore a rip-off in the making.

 

Uh, dude, the $30,000 thing is not even Mike 01Hawk's auction. Calm down and reread.

[holygrailvideogames.com]

Post a pic of the wife. I have some friends who are single who might offer you something for her. Keep your collection!

[Mike 01Hawk]

Uh

 

First of all, it's not my auction My ebay id is my signon name I use here

 

Second, I don't even know WHY this guy is selling... I was just making a joke out of it assuming that it was an irate wife

[Atarifever]

"Either the games go or I go!" ?

 

I say call her bluff

 

Over PC games? I mean, console games or arcade cabinates, sure. But computer games? I'd already have to be looking for an excuse to break it off to call the bluff there, and even then I'd think it a pretty poor excuse. They're not even real games.

 

 

Agreed. But, there is prinicpal involved and a point to be made. First the PC games, then the DVD collection, all those tools you never use in the shed, and next it'll be the porn stash.

I'll be married sometime in 2008 and I'll tell you right now that if it comes down to "Either (insert collection) goes or I go!", I'll be putting my big size 8 foot down with the utmost authority.

And I'll be married in 18 days, so if it comes up I'll tell you how that works out. On the positive side, she's become a gamer herself over the last few years, and has her own little collection, and a pink DS (and she claimed the Gamecube as exclusively hers), so she probably won't be demanding the preexisiting system go. There are already strict rules regarding future system aquisitions: i.e. there will be none.

[figgler]

There are already strict rules regarding...

 

 

Whipped.

[Atarifever]

There are already strict rules regarding...

 

 

Whipped.

Hey, in my defense, there are also strict rules enforced regarding the further accumulation of pillows and candles.

[Artlover]

First of all, it's not my auction

Complete misunderstanding on my part.

 

I'm sorry for that and over reacting. Please accept my apologies.

[figgler]

Hey, in my defense, there are also strict rules enforced regarding the further accumulation of pillows and candles.

 

We'll see old chum. I'll PM you in a month to see what the ratio was of pillows and/or candles to video games amongst your wedding gifts. I'm guessing 3:0

[keilbaca]

Hey, in my defense, there are also strict rules enforced regarding the further accumulation of pillows and candles.

 

We'll see old chum. I'll PM you in a month to see what the ratio was of pillows and/or candles to video games amongst your wedding gifts. I'm guessing 3:0

 

 

 

Yep. You give in once, expect it all to go eventually. Never surrender, never say die!

[PressureCooker2600]

There are already strict rules regarding future system aquisitions: i.e. there will be none.

 

Damn.....and I thought my woman was strict.

Although....I always tended to hide the expensive shit and tell her I already had it.

[Archie]

I had no idea people even collected PC games like that.

Edited August 6, 2007 by Archie

[Buyatari]

I had no idea people even collected PC games like that.

 

Most don't.

 

Thats why he won't find a buyer

[Atarifever]

I had no idea people even collected PC games like that.

 

Most don't.

 

Thats why he won't find a buyer

Wait. They make games for PCs now? Who's that for? People living in countries without consoles? Sad.