nofrills100 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Ahhh - ebay needs to implement a mandatory IQ test for registration. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 111256402131 eBay Seller: georgienchrissi Won this nice lot on ebay which includes a 'non working' ultravision karate and more of interest to me a uniquely labelled t-handle cart - probably a tawain release of a funvision or ultravision cart. Plus there were some nice v-cases. Ultimately though I only needed one vcase and the t-handles would have been a nice challenge for restoration and addition to my largely pirate cart collection. I'm not too phased - the $800 refund will go into mods on my Lancia. Got an email a few hours after auction end saying the items had suddenly become water damaged. Ironic to note that the seller was once a member on here who got burned in similar circumstances over some fantastic boxed funvision carts, that were hijacked post sale by another member here. Oh well! One thing I will be keeping an eye on - is where these items pop up next - the one of a kind t-handle cart will stick out like dogs balls - I'll be watching y'all *dumb trader alert on georgienchrissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here's some pics for the archives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 georgienchrissi >> Deserves a Throat Punch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Damn water damage. That happened to me too. I feel your pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 And just who made the offer for a buy it now? Read the Q and A: A little research...check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 This sort of side deal, when an auction is over always pisses me off. Sorry to hear Tom. The seller probably would have been fine with the selling price, had I seen this auction . You and I would have been dueling it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 And just who made the offer for a buy it now? Read the Q and A: A little research...check it out! Not sure, I don't think you can find out anyway. Regardless, they refused it. Perhaps no one got these items, merely the seller was not happy with the final result? Who knows? I'm guessing they'll surface soon enough. Gonna lay down some neg feedback soon. As an aside, the seller tried to cancel the purchase - which I refused until they show proof of the damaged items - a photo perhaps. I'm guessing they do not get their selling fees back until then? Any one know about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 No, you did not see it atari181 ...the duel would have been futile..again check out the Q and A... sorry Tom; some interesting stuff there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 This sort of side deal, when an auction is over always pisses me off. Sorry to hear Tom. The seller probably would have been fine with the selling price, had I seen this auction . You and I would have been dueling it out! I thought you had seen it - in any case there were some serious collectors in the bids (based on my memory of their coded ebay handles) so the end price was kept real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 No, you did not see it atari181 ...the duel would have been futile..again check out the Q and A... sorry Tom; some interesting stuff there! Frostbite, can you cut and paste it here, I'm on a mobile and I don't get to see the q&a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 They refused it or did they; perhaps auction is over and seller contacts potential buyer and asks if they would be willing to pay more? Or maybe the seller did not get what they paid to acquire the games in the first place and gives you the big F*** U Mate; in Aussie terms; Canadians might say, well at least in my neck of the woods, ...Well Sir they F***ed you over right good! Cheers, FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Q: how much is it to buy it now?A: Sorry, it's an Auction, regards George. Obviously, George does not know what an auction is,,,where the highest bidder wins..\LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 I remember when he originally acquired them, with a bunch of rare funvision vcases that I bought from him on ebay for $100 a pop - if I recall correctly he paid about $50 for the lot. Lol. He F****ked me over with the postage on the original vcases I purchased, but silly me felt bad about leaving 5 negs, so I let it slip without feedback instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Well, seems there is a lot of water damage in Down Under. Same happened to me with the last auction I've won in Australia. I've stopped even watching for listings in Australia, only overpriced stuff in bad shape and if one nice item shows up within 3 months it's a mess with the seller. Not worth my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 We need more people like andre81 - Australian ebay is shit, don't waste your time here... Leave the crap to me... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Lol...not a chance...I will continue to murk through the Aussie flood waters which seem so frequent when Atari carts are around...all Aussie's aren't bad though; I have acquired a lot of nice items from the Land Down Under! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 We need more people like andre81 - Australian ebay is shit, don't waste your time here... Leave the crap to me... Sorry, but eBay Australia gets the last rank for nice Atari 2600 stuff. Even behind Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Well there is no proof of the damage because apparently everything's been chucked in the bin already. I believe that, such a shame eh... ...now where did I put that crack pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPA5 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Sorry, but eBay Australia gets the last rank for nice Atari 2600 stuff. Even behind Canada How freaking true that is. We get the bag out here on basically... everything. The rare times I see vintage computer or game stuff pop up on Kijiji (It's like Craigslist), people want stupid prices. And the instant you want to try to get something from the US? Better bend over, cause that shipping's going to cost you more than an iPad that farts out diamonds. Edited January 24, 2014 by TPA5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Sorry, but eBay Australia gets the last rank for nice Atari 2600 stuff. Even behind Canada Thanks for putting us ahead of the Aussies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Sorry, but eBay Australia gets the last rank for nice Atari 2600 stuff. Even behind Canada You should see the rotten crap they sell as "good" in germany... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I have seen some of that Sh**!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Gotta love a good side deal! Every sale is negotiable, irrespectve of rules and regulations, either you make it - or someone else will. That's reality, its up to you where you want to position yourself in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Was that my quote? I think it was, but it's out of context. Edited January 25, 2014 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Maybe a side deal, but I think he just wasn't happy with the overall price it went for. He said he undervalued the lot at $1000+ and a dead Karate might have got a side deal, but man that really sucks. Only time will tell. No way to prevent it though. Even if ebay banned him, he can still go create a new account and list again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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