atari181 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Can't play his games because of different electricity? Funny how our Australian members seem to be able to use an Atari in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 "Different electricity?" That's a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Yeah, he has been collecting for 25 years....but doesn't know for $5 he can buy a voltage converter right This guy is p.o.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Looks like a clear case of fraud. He has torn off the Hozer reproduction label and has sold it as an original. It shouldn't be hard to get your money back, either through ebay/paypal or Australian consumer law. Even if he was unaware of the fact that this was a reproduction, he has still broken the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 This guy was dubious at best before - but in the last few months (since relocating? to Australia) he has gone in to full scammer mode. Did anyone here buy the CIB Chase the Chuck Wagon. It looked legit and being silver would be a very hard thing to fake, but it was reasonably priced - the only thing that stopped me from buying it was that I knew his track record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 This guy was dubious at best before - but in the last few months (since relocating? to Australia) he has gone in to full scammer mode. Did anyone here buy the CIB Chase the Chuck Wagon. It looked legit and being silver would be a very hard thing to fake, but it was reasonably priced - the only thing that stopped me from buying it was that I knew his track record. Even silver is not hard anymore, ask Marc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Going through his "Sold items" he has sold about 7K worth of absolute repros. We are not talking about hundreds of auctions, only a few, some auctions $1500-2000 each. http://www.ebay.com/sch/stjamesretail/m.html?item=271967074654&redirect=mobile&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684 Edited November 8, 2015 by atari181 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusExMachina Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Clearly a fake and the seller knows it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Going through his "Sold items" he has sold about 7K worth of absolute repros. We are not talking about hundreds of auctions, only a few, some auctions $1500-2000 each.http://www.ebay.com/sch/stjamesretail/m.html?item=271967074654&redirect=mobile&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2046732.m1684 Makes you wonder if he has actually completed those sales - that Red Sea cartridge looks the same in each listing - that might explain why he removed the hozer in the end. Also he may be bidding on his own stuff from another account, and then just mutually cancelling the sale afterwards. If only to bolster his feedback and give any unsuspecting buyers a false sense of confidence in the items he is seemingly offloading for big bucks. Gamma Attack featured in multiple listings also, each time being sold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 A fake, no doubt about it.Please do as much research on carts like this before buying. If in doubt, ask the community here, check out Atariboxed or Atarimania and be 100% certain it's the real thing before buying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Revolver Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Yea i know it was my mistake and didnt do much research on this seller. Thanks alot members for the info, question is how can this idiot get his account closed on ebay,its gonna be hard also to prevent him from selling to other gullible people like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Yea i know it was my mistake and didnt do much research on this seller. Thanks alot members for the info, question is how can this idiot get his account closed on ebay,its gonna be hard also to prevent him from selling to other gullible people like me. Max, as well as opening a 'not as described' case to get your money back, you should give them a call to speak directly to them about this matter. Mention that the seller is selling repros and that they ought to look into his account closely for strange dealings. It pays to be sure your message gets across to a human rather than automated system, especially when reasonably big money is at stake. Ebay has no experts in Atari and vintage computer games in general, so you want to be sure they hear it from you direct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Yea i know it was my mistake and didnt do much research on this seller. Thanks alot members for the info, question is how can this idiot get his account closed on ebay,its gonna be hard also to prevent him from selling to other gullible people like me. I hope you can file a claim and get your money back dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Revolver Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hope so cause thats $700 down the drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Hope so cause thats $700 down the drain. you really should have no problem getting your money back through Ebay. If you don't have any luck with them and you paid with a credit card you can call your bank and tell them you were scammed and they will refund you the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Yea i know it was my mistake and didnt do much research on this seller.Maybe you should not admit that in public. Else PayPal or your bank might read this and accuse you of carelessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstari Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Can't play his games because of different electricity? Funny how our Australian members seem to be able to use an Atari in Australia. https://mobile.twitter.com/mental_floss/status/639473683430375424 Maybe he thinks this is the special electricity we have in Australia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Wow. What a crook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Revolver Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 He sold a gammaattack and red sea crossing for $2,300 u.s dollar, wow that person must of been really f pissed smh he made some serious cash on that no good for a crook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Revolver Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Revolver Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 this guy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Can you take a couple pictures of the circuit board, by popping open the dustcover, with a toothpick or something? It is always interesting where these people get their warez from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Agreed. Look inside. See if it's a modern board or a recycled donor. Either way, since when has this rom been publicly available? I had no idea someone had dumped the rom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Revolver Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 this is whats wrong with society now and days, people just take advantage but hey its the world we live in right. Sucks for the real gamers like us that want holy grails to their collection. It amazes me how some people come out with holy grails of games and find them in the least expected place like yard sales, or thrift shops and basements but hopefully one of us are the few that will own a part of history cause im sure i wouldnt sell a red sea crossing or nintendo world championships. Were gamers its in our blood since kids its part of our lives. Well enough venting goodnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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