Forget about the Purple Colecovision Box

[retroillucid]

Title say it all

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280637499678

[+cmart604]

Title say it all

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280637499678

 

 

I'll sell mine for half price....$1000.

[misspent_youth]

Y'know, ebay really needs to leave a public comment section in people's auctions so that those in the know can warn off potential scam victims. It's like how Craigslist has a sort of self-policing aspect; when a ridiculous ad gets posted, there's usually a companion ad posted a few minutes or hours later that call out the original ad. It would be great if e-bay had such a function for this kind of d-baggery.

[retroillucid]

Y'know, ebay really needs to leave a public comment section in people's auctions so that those in the know can warn off potential scam victims. It's like how Craigslist has a sort of self-policing aspect; when a ridiculous ad gets posted, there's usually a companion ad posted a few minutes or hours later that call out the original ad. It would be great if e-bay had such a function for this kind of d-baggery.

 

Yep, you're absolutely right

 

I won't mind if it was an auction starting at a fair price ... but hey, come on! at that price you can get alot of cool homebrew games!

 

Anyway.... some people are stupid I guess

[the.golden.ax]

Crap for $2,000 you would probably be willing to make one and hand deliver it to the winner.

 

AX

[NIAD]

Title say it all

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280637499678

Yeah, but there's a small tear in the top flap of the box that in my book is a $1990.00 deduction... so starting auction bid is reset to:

 

$9.99

[Yurkie]

Title say it all

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280637499678

Yeah, but there's a small tear in the top flap of the box that in my book is a $1990.00 deduction... so starting auction bid is reset to:

 

$9.99

 

I agree there should be some form of policing. Actually if someone wanted to be a dick, I think homebrews might not be legal to sell on eBay.

[the.golden.ax]

The policing used to be the fee for starting a stupid listing. Now that it's a flat price, we have more crap listings. If it cost him $50 to post, he wouldn't have done it.

 

AX

[newcoleco]

I think I will save this ebay auction page, or at least take a picture of it for a future video about what is homebrew and why this kind of stupidity can affect it.

 

 

This kind of stupidity makes me wonder why not putting something visible enough on the boxes to identify who bought it in the first place... a way to discourage this kind of eBay practice that doesn't give any money to the homebrewers.

Edited March 1, 2011 by newcoleco

[Madaracs]

The policing used to be the fee for starting a stupid listing. Now that it's a flat price, we have more crap listings. If it cost him $50 to post, he wouldn't have done it.

 

AX

 

I was wondering about that. I like the old model for listing better. Hell, I like the old eBay better. The one that I used in 1998.

[Murph74]

I agree with Dan-- and I also think any kind of price hoarding or gouging is unethical and hurts the hobby as a whole.

 

On the other side, there's nothing to stop J-F from listing a copy himself, or anyone else who bought one, at a 'retail' price. But in this particular case, I don't see anyone bucking up that high to purchase this fine game.

[the.golden.ax]

I agree with Dan-- and I also think any kind of price hoarding or gouging is unethical and hurts the hobby as a whole.

 

On the other side, there's nothing to stop J-F from listing a copy himself, or anyone else who bought one, at a 'retail' price. But in this particular case, I don't see anyone bucking up that high to purchase this fine game.

 

They come off as stupid, or on crack. We aren't taking about an unreasonable price. It's unrealistic. No one in the history of eBay has paid those kinds of prices for any homebrew. Jaguar Gorf and Battle Gold don't hit that. Maybe they just like to brag that they have them. My opinion... nutty as squirrel poop.

 

AX

[rpgcollector]

Some vectrex homebrews have reached crazy prices. Look at the auction for Vecaves/Spikes Spree complete with overlay. It went for over 1K. Also the limited edition games from Fury have gone for $500 plus. I guess the vectrex guys are just crazy.

 

Wow I just noticed this auction says sold for $750. Time to put my copy in the safe deposit box!

[Murph74]

Wow-- I can't believe that sold for over $200! ($780 to be exact!) Is J-F even out of them yet?? Last I saw he was selling the rom file still and was still included on the $130 USB cart.

 

But yeah, even some of OpCode's 'prototypes' go out of the range of sanity in my opinion. To each their own, I guess. (And about a dozen more cliches come to mind! lol)

[NIAD]

Wow-- I can't believe that sold for over $200! ($780 to be exact!) Is J-F even out of them yet?? Last I saw he was selling the rom file still and was still included on the $130 USB cart.

 

But yeah, even some of OpCode's 'prototypes' go out of the range of sanity in my opinion. To each their own, I guess. (And about a dozen more cliches come to mind! lol)

J-F told me a while ago that he was sold out of Mario Bros. and I ended up getting one of the last remaining CIB packages that Good Deal Games had a couple of months ago... so maybe they are all sold out by now as well.

 

All I know now is that I'm thinking of buying a safe to keep all my stuff in and I just got done reading the riot act to my two little ones about NEVER touching Daddy's stuff!

[Crazy Climber]

It's just a marketing tactic. Anybody that is willing to drop $1000 on a Coleco game knows what they are doing, only the serious collectors spend that kind of money. This guy is just purposly listing it high so his store can get some exposure. All of us click the link, take a look, then wonder what his other auction prices look like. He will end up getting a few sales on other stuff if it is reasonably priced and if some idiot does end up buying it for $1,000 (or $700+ in this case) well, I am sure the seller was just as surprised as we are.

[Skaarg]

So should I try selling my copy with the controller set for $1500?

[the.golden.ax]

So should I try selling my copy with the controller set for $1500?

 

 

Sure, if you sell it just be sure to split it with J-F and I think everyone would be cool with that.

 

AX

[Skaarg]

So should I try selling my copy with the controller set for $1500?

 

 

Sure, if you sell it just be sure to split it with J-F and I think everyone would be cool with that.

 

AX

I feel for a homebrew release that'd only be fair. It's pretty low to buy a homebrew title for the sole purpose of making a profit. I don't think I could ever part with my set though!

[Yurkie]

So should I try selling my copy with the controller set for $1500?

 

 

Sure, if you sell it just be sure to split it with J-F and I think everyone would be cool with that.

 

AX

I feel for a homebrew release that'd only be fair. It's pretty low to buy a homebrew title for the sole purpose of making a profit. I don't think I could ever part with my set though!

 

Once someone buys something it is theirs to do what they wish with it. If someone wants to sell a set of Mario Bros. Controllers and make some money they have my blessing.

 

Only thing that bothers me about selling the homebrews is when something is still available and EBay members are not aware they could buy it from the source for less. Or that they are being deceived about how rare it is.

[+pboland]

So should I try selling my copy with the controller set for $1500?

 

 

Sure, if you sell it just be sure to split it with J-F and I think everyone would be cool with that.

 

AX

I feel for a homebrew release that'd only be fair. It's pretty low to buy a homebrew title for the sole purpose of making a profit. I don't think I could ever part with my set though!

 

Once someone buys something it is theirs to do what they wish with it. If someone wants to sell a set of Mario Bros. Controllers and make some money they have my blessing.

 

Only thing that bothers me about selling the homebrews is when something is still available and EBay members are not aware they could buy it from the source for less. Or that they are being deceived about how rare it is.

I think part of the issue is we look at this emotionally because we know the person who made the game. In reality, selling a game you own is just that. You are selling a game you own. Is it a ridiculous price? Yes, but if someone is willing to pay, more power to him.

 

I think this is a great opportunity for someone to under cut this auction and still make good coin. All that someone has to do is list the same thing (if you want to sell it) and just ask for half of what that guy is selling it for. You could even reference that auction to show how great of a deal it is to by your auction. So J-F has a great opportunity here I think.

[Murph74]

As long as there is commerce, there will be unethical merchants and willing customers.

 

Caveat Emptor!