ColecoDan #1 Posted April 12, 2011 Man pixelboy your homebrew games just don't seem to sky rocket in value eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140534574586 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140534569885 J-F and Collectorvision good job your games really get priced high. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140534571750 All this is in good FUN mind you, just though it was hilarious when I saw them on ebay I have to go hit buy it now before I miss out on these deals 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixelboy #2 Posted April 12, 2011 LOL! You're the second one today to bring these auctions to my attention. I think King_Salamon is unaware that I still have a few copies left of Destructor SCE, and a few dozens of copies left of Gulkave. This isn't 2005 anymore, King. People won't pay those outrageous prices for CV homebrews. Heck, they won't pay anywhere near that much for Opcode's prototypes, which are much rarer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newcoleco #3 Posted April 12, 2011 LOL! You're the second one today to bring these auctions to my attention. I think King_Salamon is unaware that I still have a few copies left of Destructor SCE, and a few dozens of copies left of Gulkave. This isn't 2005 anymore, King. People won't pay those outrageous prices for CV homebrews. Heck, they won't pay anywhere near that much for Opcode's prototypes, which are much rarer! May I suggest, to print or write something on each box to make it easier to identify the person making these auctions? like a number that identify which copy number is it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfg.gamepassion #4 Posted April 13, 2011 Man pixelboy your homebrew games just don't seem to sky rocket in value eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140534574586 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140534569885 J-F and Collectorvision good job your games really get priced high. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140534571750 All this is in good FUN mind you, just though it was hilarious when I saw them on ebay I have to go hit buy it now before I miss out on these deals Is this a joke ?! Is there someone (mad one) who buy game at this price ?????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youki #5 Posted April 13, 2011 I think we should ask for more royalties! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixelboy #6 Posted April 13, 2011 May I suggest, to print or write something on each box to make it easier to identify the person making these auctions? like a number that identify which copy number is it. Now why would I do something like that? Once a customer buys a game from me, it's his/her property, and that customer is free to do whatever he/she wants with it, including attempting to resell it at ridiculous prices. Next you'll be telling me that Coleco should issue a firmware upgrade to make it impossible to play a ColecoVision cartridge on another console after it's been played on the customer's CV console? Cherchez les erreurs... Seriously, King_Salamon is only giving me free publicity with his little stunt. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColecoDan #7 Posted April 13, 2011 Well unfortunately he is not giving you good publicity as I read his description of the game and your pixelboy name for credit was switched to 'somebody created' ;( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColecoDan #8 Posted April 13, 2011 So now the other 3 of your games were put out there as well. I guess he just bought all your games so he could sell them I will tell you what though if he sells Peek a boo for 800 bucks there is going to be another peek a boo out there for sale very quickly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixelboy #9 Posted April 13, 2011 Well unfortunately he is not giving you good publicity as I read his description of the game and your pixelboy name for credit was switched to 'somebody created' ;( Well of course he's going to do that. If he mentions "Team Pixelboy" anywhere in his auction description, then potential buyers will Google it, find my web site, contact me by e-mail to see if I have any left to sell, and after they see my own prices, they won't give King's auctions a second look! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S1500 #10 Posted April 13, 2011 May I suggest, to print or write something on each box to make it easier to identify the person making these auctions? like a number that identify which copy number is it. Now why would I do something like that? Once a customer buys a game from me, it's his/her property, and that customer is free to do whatever he/she wants with it, including attempting to resell it at ridiculous prices. Next you'll be telling me that Coleco should issue a firmware upgrade to make it impossible to play a ColecoVision cartridge on another console after it's been played on the customer's CV console? Cherchez les erreurs... Seriously, King_Salamon is only giving me free publicity with his little stunt. You are correct. It seems like we all universally hate EA's practices of trying to stop the used game market, but yet everyone seems to take the exact opposite stance on homebrews around here. Hey if you want to sell that Jaguar GORF CD for a 3-figure range, it's a free country and a free market. Go ahead. IMO it seems that a lot of things are instantly declared "collectible" for the sake of profit. I could scribble a crude picture on a post-it note, declare it "one of a kind" and thus "collectible" and charge a premium for the privilege of transferring ownership to you. Replace post-it note with any other object one could create. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retroillucid #11 Posted April 13, 2011 Ah well.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryH917 #12 Posted April 13, 2011 I've seen a Colecovision Mario Bros. over $1000 also, lol. Do these sellers honestly think they can have an unsuspecting buyer come buy and say I will buy that no matter the cost? Gotta love Ebay... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newcoleco #13 Posted April 13, 2011 Ok, when I've said that to do an action against this person? Please tell me. I'm pretty sure I've just suggested to put something on the box to identify the copy, and so the crazy seller. ... Anyway... personaly, I'm not convinced at all that these eBay auctions are a good thing. I don't like seeing someone taking advantage like that. It's bad for the buyer who pay that much of money for a game that's not an original commercial game and still can get from you at a reasonable price, and also this doesn't give any money to, and so support, the homebrew scene either. I don't want my name associated to this practice, it may turn into a bias-tuned dishonesty-resistant reputation, which is not good for the trust established so far in the homebrew scene. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yurkie #14 Posted April 13, 2011 I defiantly agree with pixelboy's statement that it is the buyer property to do with as they wish, I have said this before. One thing that would be nice, out of respect for the programmer and/or publisher would be to wait till the game was sold out before selling on Ebay. Trying to add a EULA to a homebrew is not a good idea, nor practical. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S1500 #15 Posted April 13, 2011 Ok, when I've said that to do an action against this person? Please tell me. I'm pretty sure I've just suggested to put something on the box to identify the copy, and so the crazy seller. I don't want my name associated to this practice, it may turn into a bias-tuned dishonesty-resistant reputation, which is not good for the trust established so far in the homebrew scene. Dude, your name isn't associated with the practice. You are not that seller. Hey, if you want to undercut the crazy seller's price with a copy you can produce, more power to you. There's no trust broken here. Anybody could buy something from the AtariAge store & instantly go flip it. It's a free market. On the other hand of it, you, as a homebrew producer are not expected to produce an infinite amount of copies. Thus there's a limited supply. Demand varies. If nobody wants it, prices stay the same or go lower. If everyone wants it, price goes up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryH917 #16 Posted April 13, 2011 Then the homebrew releases will diminish as the original seller gets $50 and The Flipper gets 10-20-30% etc... more? Respect is the key word here... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murph74 #17 Posted April 13, 2011 Free market, indeed. But nothing is stopping Pixelboy from running his OWN auctions at a reasonable price while King's auctions are running as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiddlepaddle #18 Posted April 14, 2011 I don't see anyone feeling sorry for Budweiser when someone else resells 10 oz cups of their beer at the football game for $8. Anybody who owns stock in Ebay should be very happy about this kind of thing, as well. One presumes the buyer is OK with it, though they may later regret an impulse buy, or they may never have a second thought. Certainly the seller has decided it's OK. The producer of the game can post an auction any time. I also believe it is a good thing for the homebrew community as well to have more people aware of more games. Seems win-win-win plus, to me. The only time it becomes a real problem is if someone takes the rom and starts selling new carts without permission of the creator. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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