Boulder Dash and other rare titles on eBay

[+Special Teams]

Space Rocks has 1 bid at $80...?

[+iesposta]

Space Rocks has 1 bid at $80...?

Same bidder went for Sears Superman, but $100 is Reserve Not Met.

Wow.

[roadrunner]

Same bidder went for Sears Superman, but $100 is Reserve Not Met.

Wow.

schoolgirl, she might be hoping she gets outbid just so the price goes up higher.

She won this sealed Tunnel Runner but it got relisted.

I asked the seller about it and he said the buyer flaked out.

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-7800-Tunnel-Runner-MIB-Sealed-New-Original-CBS-Electronics-Rare-/141137915184?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item20dc79ad30

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2014 by roadrunner

[+Nathan Strum]

$259 CIB:

 

http://console5.com/store/crazy-climber-atari-2600.html

 

Yes, but that one looks like it got backed over by a truck.

[+bfstats]

I left it mirrored.

 

Well, okay then. I was fine with it being moved, but did you have to be so MEAN about it?

 

Big ol' brute!

[+save2600]

 

Yes, but that one looks like it got backed over by a truck.

 

 

Nah - looks more to me like the shrink-wrap is doing its job of shrinking/crushing/warping the box. See it all the time with LP's. Owners think they're protecting their collections, when really - quite the opposite is really happening.

[ianoid]

this needs to go to marketplace/auction subforum

[+Psionic]

this needs to go to marketplace/auction subforum

That's where it is. It's just mirrored in the 2600 section (where it was posted originally).

[Andre81]

schoolgirl, she might be hoping she gets outbid just so the price goes up higher.

She won this sealed Tunnel Runner but it got relisted.

I asked the seller about it and he said the buyer flaked out.

 

Happened to me several times. She placed high bids, outbid me, drove the price up and if she actually won the item she flaked out. Wonder why her account is not yet suspended.

 

[dubxcube]

Seems obvious to me that "schoolgirl" is another account for the same seller used specifically to bump pricing up... Ebay will eventually catch on and suspend both accounts...

 

...or not

[+Psionic]

Seems obvious to me that "schoolgirl" is another account for the same seller used specifically to bump pricing up... Ebay will eventually catch on and suspend both accounts...

 

...or not

johnsgirl2 and school_girl_in_a_short_dress are not the same person. Their respective eBay listings have completely different writing styles, and I don't believe they're even in the same part of the country. They just have a similar modus operandi.

[dubxcube]

Curious if the same overbidding and backing out has occurred by johnsgirl2 on school girls auctions... Not curious enough to dig into though.

 

Interesting coincidences though the amount of "flaking out" school girl has done that johnsgirl2 is relatively "ok" with....

[thegamepimp]

I list a lot of decently rare stuff for decent prices and every time school girl puts in offers of 2% of the BIN price. Shady ebayer IMO, looking to pay pennies and overcharge with vague possibly misleading listings.

 

 

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Edited January 23, 2014 by thegamepimp

[roadrunner]

Wow, the price on that Crazy Climber went up instead of going down. It's now $1,000

[Andre81]

An 2600 with a few common games for $275? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 131085689099

 

Overall I'm glad that no one buys from these resellers anymore.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

For those of you who are looking for Boulder Dash, here's a link to an eBay auction. The seller also lists MANY other rare originals and homebrews. Prices are high but everything is boxed. NOT MINE!

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 151211190329

Did not sell for US $250.00.