SekOner #1 Posted February 4, 2011 Alright, this is technically about an eBay auction, but its not to sell anything, or have anyone buy anything. The auctions already over as well.So im not sure the no eBay auction applies here. But if it does im sorry and feel free to move it The Auction was for a Sears Tele-games 6 six switch with included " Stampede Night Stalker Stampede Space invaders Real sports Football Yar's Revenge KABOOM! Pitfall Missile Command Baseball 27 tele games space attack Haunted house War lords Trick Shot Super challege Baseball Tele Games 8 Frogger Centipede(2) asteroids PAC MAN Bowling Worm War 1 34 Tele games Fire Fighter Kangaroo 3 telegames Berzerk Night Driver Word Zapper Skiing Telegames 2 Telegames 27(2). Worm War 1" Pardon the layout, I made an attempt to make it more legible but have kept all the content. I honestly dont see anything in this auction that makes this worth the $610.00 this was listed for. In The auction he stated that the 6 switch tele-games was "very rare" and some of the games as well. Which we all know is not true at all. But maybe im missing something here. Does anyone else see $610.00 worth of Atari goodness here? I Don't! Also the seller has 0 feedback and the people who were bidding on this all had feed aback between 0 and 19. One high feedback seller bailed at $36.00 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320649120272 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raskar42 #2 Posted February 4, 2011 it's almost worth it for the free shipping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pioneer4x4 #3 Posted February 5, 2011 I agree, does seem fishy. It seems like it could be done to inflate the value of something for another claim. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirage #4 Posted February 5, 2011 Not the point, I know, but it irritates me to no end when people list Sears carts as "27 Tele Games". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raskar42 #5 Posted February 5, 2011 Not the point, I know, but it irritates me to no end when people list Sears carts as "27 Tele Games". maybe the end labels were missing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirage #6 Posted February 5, 2011 Not the point, I know, but it irritates me to no end when people list Sears carts as "27 Tele Games". maybe the end labels were missing. Maybe in some cases I guess, good point, but plenty of times I see them with end labels, and they still list them this way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the.golden.ax #7 Posted February 5, 2011 Look at the bidders. All new people. Something isn't right. AX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0078265317 #8 Posted February 5, 2011 228 is not new, but you are right something is fishy. But without knowing the seller I also could of bid if I thought it was ok. So there is no way to know for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raskar42 #9 Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) 228 is not new, but you are right something is fishy. But without knowing the seller I also could of bid if I thought it was ok. So there is no way to know for sure. 228 was out after $36. i donno - clearly fraudulent, but what's the point - to inflate atari sales or get fake feedback? Edited February 5, 2011 by raskar42 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SekOner #10 Posted February 5, 2011 228 is not new, but you are right something is fishy. But without knowing the seller I also could of bid if I thought it was ok. So there is no way to know for sure. 228 was out after $36. i donno - clearly fraudulent, but what's the point - to inflate atari sales or get fake feedback? Yeah i was trying to figure that out as well. The whole thing seems 'oh so very sketchy. In the past three months i've seen about 3 or 4 Atari 2600 auctions become SUPER inflated. Its not even just specific to 2600 i saw an NES *Loose* Gluk the PoliceMan cartirdge that sold for..... wait for it.... $760! I've seen many Complete in box versions sell for ~$100. I don't know whats been up but it seems that many "retro" gaming consoles/cart sales are being very inflated lately. to what ultimate purpose i have no idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toiletunes #11 Posted February 5, 2011 $610 is an incredible deal, especially with all those games. I saw one on craiglist (no games) for $1000 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0078265317 #12 Posted February 5, 2011 228 is not new, but you are right something is fishy. But without knowing the seller I also could of bid if I thought it was ok. So there is no way to know for sure. 228 was out after $36. i donno - clearly fraudulent, but what's the point - to inflate atari sales or get fake feedback? Yeah i was trying to figure that out as well. The whole thing seems 'oh so very sketchy. In the past three months i've seen about 3 or 4 Atari 2600 auctions become SUPER inflated. Its not even just specific to 2600 i saw an NES *Loose* Gluk the PoliceMan cartirdge that sold for..... wait for it.... $760! I've seen many Complete in box versions sell for ~$100. I don't know whats been up but it seems that many "retro" gaming consoles/cart sales are being very inflated lately. to what ultimate purpose i have no idea. I saw a sealed top loading nes go for 1000 1 time. And battlesphere gold atari jaguar 1225 recently. Also sealed. that is how the market is. And here are other good examples. This is worth it maybe. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170555756805 But these are not. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 230580397096 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 150542698048 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250764525471 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330491581610 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110643077474 And flintstones is not even sealed so that is how the market is. + this for 2200 and nothing that rare really. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170594310380 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SekOner #13 Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) $610 is an incredible deal, especially with all those games. I saw one on craiglist (no games) for $1000 HAHAHAHA :rolling: i remember that! I was the one that actually emailed her about the actual value of it and then she pretended it was a typo. but only after several of us informed her of the value. If i remember correctly she said her cousin sold one for like 1600 on CL and that was she was listing it as such. Edited February 5, 2011 by SekOner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SekOner #14 Posted February 5, 2011 The Sketchy Saga continues. Its interesting how this 0 feedback user who opened an account on Jan 25 2011, the same day he listed this item. Had a bidder with 0 feedback who ALSO open their account on Jan 25 2011 Bidding 3 times large amounts... BUT HERES THE KICKER! He JUST RELISTED THE EXACT SAME AUCTION! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320652829474 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.J. Franzman #15 Posted February 5, 2011 Wait until he gets the bill for eBay's fees... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldjd #16 Posted February 5, 2011 Wait until he gets the bill for eBay's fees... Agreed,not to mention the free advertising he got here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SekOner #17 Posted February 5, 2011 Wait until he gets the bill for eBay's fees... Agreed,not to mention the free advertising he got here I wouldn't exactly call it advertising, as this is nothing but negative. Unless someone here is willing to pay 10 times what these items are worth. Knowing that this is obviously a scam/fraudulent listing. But i forgot about eBay's fees, which makes me laugh that he still has to pay those. however i bet he used a repaid debit card to get his seller account and is not going to pay it and in the next month his account will lapse and be suspended and ultimately cancelled Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostbite Bailey #18 Posted February 5, 2011 SHILL BIDDING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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