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Title: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Nexus7 on August 08, 2015, 12:16:12 AM
I'm jealous of whoever won this bid.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TurboChip-Game-Cards-for-Turbo-Grafx-16-SuperSystem-1988-1993-Lot-11-/261996702830?hash=item3d00386c6e&nma=true&si=dizLGwG90o4t8QIzmmDr1fkmxX8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: turboswimbz on August 08, 2015, 12:21:58 AM
I'm jealous of whoever won this bid.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TurboChip-Game-Cards-for-Turbo-Grafx-16-SuperSystem-1988-1993-Lot-11-/261996702830?hash=item3d00386c6e&nma=true&si=dizLGwG90o4t8QIzmmDr1fkmxX8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557


Sometimes this happens with these thrift stores.  they throw things up on e-bay that get in storage lockers, or those free clean out services. You have to have no life or be lucky as pie to get these things though.  although I got a great deal on a DUO-R this way.  ( jelly is right, Damn I woulda drove up to lincroft for that obey too.)
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Nexus7 on August 08, 2015, 12:23:53 AM
I'm jealous of whoever won this bid.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TurboChip-Game-Cards-for-Turbo-Grafx-16-SuperSystem-1988-1993-Lot-11-/261996702830?hash=item3d00386c6e&nma=true&si=dizLGwG90o4t8QIzmmDr1fkmxX8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557


Sometimes this happens with these thrift stores.  they throw things up on e-bay that get in storage lockers, or those free clean out services. You have to have no life or be lucky as pie to get these things though.  although I got a great deal on a DUO-R this way.  ( jelly is right, Damn I woulda drove up to lincroft for that obey too.)


   Well, I hope the person who won that bid isn't a reseller.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: ClodBuster on August 08, 2015, 12:28:50 AM
Great! Next time somebody tries to sell any of these games for inflated prices, you can show him this auction and tell him "this is the true value these are going for, go truck yourself Greedo!"

Edit: HELL yeah, post no. 666.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: turboswimbz on August 08, 2015, 12:29:34 AM
I'm jealous of whoever won this bid.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TurboChip-Game-Cards-for-Turbo-Grafx-16-SuperSystem-1988-1993-Lot-11-/261996702830?hash=item3d00386c6e&nma=true&si=dizLGwG90o4t8QIzmmDr1fkmxX8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557


Sometimes this happens with these thrift stores.  they throw things up on e-bay that get in storage lockers, or those free clean out services. You have to have no life or be lucky as pie to get these things though.  although I got a great deal on a DUO-R this way.  ( jelly is right, Damn I woulda drove up to lincroft for that obey too.)


   Well, I hope the person who won that bid isn't a reseller.


MOre than likely It'll be back on ebay in a few days. those poor games may not see a slot for a long time.

I'm going to start a slot your games PSA.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Mas on August 08, 2015, 12:39:22 AM
I've had this done before but maybe the seller will probably refund the buyers money saying wrong price and do a buy it now for 750.00.
It sucks for the buyer and I think it shouldn't happen but it does happen from time to time
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: wilykat on August 08, 2015, 08:40:21 AM
I don't know of any hated reseller with 2192 feedback rating.  It's not the happiestsellerever (http://www.ebay.com/usr/happiestsellerever!?_trksid=p2047675.l2559) for sure
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: csgx1 on August 08, 2015, 09:29:44 AM
The game titles are:
Sports TV Hockey, 1991
Splatterhouse, 1988
Turrigan, 1991
Neutopia, 1992
Chase HO, 1990
Shockman, 1992
Bonk's Revenge, 1991
Bonk 3, 1993
Bonk's Adventure, 1990
Air Zonk, 1992
Time Cruise, 1992


Some good games in that lot.  I used to play "Chase HO" a lot in my younger days.  :twisted: 
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Gentlegamer on August 08, 2015, 09:33:31 AM
Auction sets the true market value.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: johnnykonami on August 08, 2015, 09:49:18 AM

The game titles are:
Sports TV Hockey, 1991
Splatterhouse, 1988
Turrigan, 1991
Neutopia, 1992
Chase HO, 1990
Shockman, 1992
Bonk's Revenge, 1991
Bonk 3, 1993
Bonk's Adventure, 1990
Air Zonk, 1992
Time Cruise, 1992


Some good games in that lot.  I used to play "Chase HO" a lot in my younger days.  :twisted: 

And who hasn't sat down with a good game of Turrigan now and then as well!  I am about to sit down to a session of GG & Jim myself, one of my TerraGraphite-14 faves.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: esteban on August 08, 2015, 10:44:08 AM
TURRIGANT
DOES
WHAT
TURRICAN'T
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: ClodBuster on August 08, 2015, 10:47:47 AM
Chase HO sounds like a model train game.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: grolt on August 08, 2015, 10:59:02 AM
Tom Cruise, 1992

(http://img5.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/f/2/f2ejzc3p29uou93.jpg?djet1p5k)
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: NightWolve on August 08, 2015, 11:01:21 AM
Assuming they all work OK, but yeah, might work out well for whoever bought all that...

HuCards do break though... I can only speak for myself, but I only ever hard ONE that broke on me... My fresh new TurboExpress right-out-of-the-box destroyed my Bloody Wolf HuCard because the contact pins were so tight - it was tough to push it in the first time and that was the first game I wanted to try on it after it arrived... Turned it on, nothing, pulled the card out, pushed it in again, nothing... Then tried another HuCard and that worked, so I'm like "Uh-oh", then I take Bloody Wolf to my TurboGrafx-16 where it USED to work, but now all I got was a black screen, THE END... Heh. Pretty much how it happened...
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: turboswimbz on August 08, 2015, 11:31:56 AM
Assuming they all work OK, but yeah, might work out well for whoever bought all that...

HuCards do break though... I can only speak for myself, but I only ever hard ONE that broke on me... My fresh new TurboExpress right-out-of-the-box destroyed my Bloody Wolf HuCard because the contact pins were so tight - it was tough to push it in the first time and that was the first game I wanted to try on it after it arrived... Turned it on, nothing, pulled the card out, pushed it in again, nothing... Then tried another HuCard and that worked, so I'm like "Uh-oh", then I take Bloody Wolf to my TurboGrafx-16 where it USED to work, but now all I got was a black screen, THE END... Heh. Pretty much how it happened...
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Assuming they all work OK, but yeah, might work out well for whoever bought all that...

HuCards do break though... I can only speak for myself, but I only ever hard ONE that broke on me... My fresh new TurboExpress right-out-of-the-box destroyed my Bloody Wolf HuCard because the contact pins were so tight - it was tough to push it in the first time and that was the first game I wanted to try on it after it arrived... Turned it on, nothing, pulled the card out, pushed it in again, nothing... Then tried another HuCard and that worked, so I'm like "Uh-oh", then I take Bloody Wolf to my TurboGrafx-16 where it USED to work, but now all I got was a black screen, THE END... Heh. Pretty much how it happened...

This is intresting.  I've had two break on me.  a blue blink that got corrupt graphics, and a kieth courage that I got in a lot.  no amount of cleaning got it to read. 
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: johnnykonami on August 08, 2015, 12:29:09 PM
Assuming they all work OK, but yeah, might work out well for whoever bought all that...

HuCards do break though... I can only speak for myself, but I only ever hard ONE that broke on me... My fresh new TurboExpress right-out-of-the-box destroyed my Bloody Wolf HuCard because the contact pins were so tight - it was tough to push it in the first time and that was the first game I wanted to try on it after it arrived... Turned it on, nothing, pulled the card out, pushed it in again, nothing... Then tried another HuCard and that worked, so I'm like "Uh-oh", then I take Bloody Wolf to my TurboGrafx-16 where it USED to work, but now all I got was a black screen, THE END... Heh. Pretty much how it happened...

That blows, man.  Did it loosen it up for the rest of the games?  Or were you just gunshy about putting in any other ones?
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Gentlegamer on August 08, 2015, 01:15:12 PM
I have a Cratermaze huey that doesn't work.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: madboom0522 on August 08, 2015, 03:52:22 PM
It is a known re-seller.... So yes they will be back up on the bay pretty soon I am sure.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Lost Monkey on August 08, 2015, 04:32:49 PM
It is a known re-seller.... So yes they will be back up on the bay pretty soon I am sure.

And not here  - it is Dr OJ....
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: NightWolve on August 08, 2015, 04:34:20 PM
Assuming they all work OK, but yeah, might work out well for whoever bought all that...

HuCards do break though... I can only speak for myself, but I only ever hard ONE that broke on me... My fresh new TurboExpress right-out-of-the-box destroyed my Bloody Wolf HuCard because the contact pins were so tight - it was tough to push it in the first time and that was the first game I wanted to try on it after it arrived... Turned it on, nothing, pulled the card out, pushed it in again, nothing... Then tried another HuCard and that worked, so I'm like "Uh-oh", then I take Bloody Wolf to my TurboGrafx-16 where it USED to work, but now all I got was a black screen, THE END... Heh. Pretty much how it happened...

That blows, man.  Did it loosen it up for the rest of the games?  Or were you just gunshy about putting in any other ones?

Yep, exactly what happened. That first push was REALLY tight and I was like, hmm, that didn't feel right, that took WAY more force than what I was used to with the TG-16 system... And when I turned it on and nothing happened, I pulled it out, tried again where the 2nd time was so-so, I started to wonder... I believe I tried a third time before switching to another HuCard which then worked... That's when I got nervous and took Bloody Wolf right to my TG-16 and tried it only to find now that it didn't work at all...

I tried cleaning it many times, but obviously that wasn't the problem, it never was!!! That was the beauty of TG-16 compared to your NES and blowing the carts all the time, using cleaner kits on the contacts, reinserting and pressing down just right in order to get it to work, etc... All the hell Nintendo put you through because of their fancy push-in/push-down tray system, having abandoned the tried and true Atari 2600 method which never really had a damn problem either! But yeah, HuCards also worked EVERY damn time, at least 99.99% of the time!!! I don't really ever remember having to clean the contacts on one to get it to work...
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Nexus7 on August 08, 2015, 09:03:14 PM
It is a known re-seller.... So yes they will be back up on the bay pretty soon I am sure.

Wait, how do you know who purchased the item?
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: wilykat on August 08, 2015, 11:00:58 PM
eBay used to show all the details but they have munged bidder's ID and recently made searching bidder's history impossible. But they still show feedback score and some of us do have eyes on well known reseller whose feedback score matches the winning bidder's mystery ID.

There are probably other method but this is the only one I know of.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Gentlegamer on August 08, 2015, 11:32:01 PM
TURRIGANT
DOES
WHAT
TURRICAN'T
This post makes me happy.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: madboom0522 on August 09, 2015, 01:35:15 AM
eBay used to show all the details but they have munged bidder's ID and recently made searching bidder's history impossible. But they still show feedback score and some of us do have eyes on well known reseller whose feedback score matches the winning bidder's mystery ID.

There are probably other method but this is the only one I know of.

You are correct in that method. There are a few other ways as well....
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: johnnykonami on August 09, 2015, 05:56:00 AM
Assuming they all work OK, but yeah, might work out well for whoever bought all that...

HuCards do break though... I can only speak for myself, but I only ever hard ONE that broke on me... My fresh new TurboExpress right-out-of-the-box destroyed my Bloody Wolf HuCard because the contact pins were so tight - it was tough to push it in the first time and that was the first game I wanted to try on it after it arrived... Turned it on, nothing, pulled the card out, pushed it in again, nothing... Then tried another HuCard and that worked, so I'm like "Uh-oh", then I take Bloody Wolf to my TurboGrafx-16 where it USED to work, but now all I got was a black screen, THE END... Heh. Pretty much how it happened...

That blows, man.  Did it loosen it up for the rest of the games?  Or were you just gunshy about putting in any other ones?

Yep, exactly what happened. That first push was REALLY tight and I was like, hmm, that didn't feel right, that took WAY more force than what I was used to with the TG-16 system... And when I turned it on and nothing happened, I pulled it out, tried again where the 2nd time was so-so, I started to wonder... I believe I tried a third time before switching to another HuCard which then worked... That's when I got nervous and took Bloody Wolf right to my TG-16 and tried it only to find now that it didn't work at all...

I tried cleaning it many times, but obviously that wasn't the problem, it never was!!! That was the beauty of TG-16 compared to your NES and blowing the carts all the time, using cleaner kits on the contacts, reinserting and pressing down just right in order to get it to work, etc... All the hell Nintendo put you through because of their fancy push-in/push-down tray system, having abandoned the tried and true Atari 2600 method which never really had a damn problem either! But yeah, HuCards also worked EVERY damn time, at least 99.99% of the time!!! I don't really ever remember having to clean the contacts on one to get it to work...

I always wanted a Turbo Express back in the day, I would have been mortified if this happened to me.  Well, I guess it would have been OK if it were Vigilante.  But I would have probably put in Cadash or Parasol Stars and that would have sent me through the roof breaking one of those two games.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: xelement5x on August 10, 2015, 04:36:34 AM
I don't know of any hated reseller with 2192 feedback rating.  It's not the happiestsellerever (http://www.ebay.com/usr/happiestsellerever!?_trksid=p2047675.l2559) for sure


Those poor Picos.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Necromancer on August 10, 2015, 04:54:34 AM
Assuming they all work, the flipper will make a tidy profit.  Huzzah.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Lost Monkey on August 10, 2015, 08:14:45 AM
Assuming they all work, the flipper will make a tidy profit.  Huzzah.


Just watch here for updates:

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/dr_orangejuicer/m.html
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: seieienbu on August 10, 2015, 10:02:19 AM
I've got a Jackie Chan that decided not to work for unknown reasons.  While we're on the subject, is  there any way to Fix a broken hu card?
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Nexus7 on August 10, 2015, 10:25:49 AM
Assuming they all work, the flipper will make a tidy profit.  Huzzah.

I bet Bonk 3 will sell for $200 alone. 
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: wilykat on August 10, 2015, 02:32:12 PM
I've got a Jackie Chan that decided not to work for unknown reasons.  While we're on the subject, is  there any way to Fix a broken hu card?

If cleaning doesn't work and it doesn't work in different console, it's toast.  The ROM chip are tiny and mounted directly without PCB, fabbing a new ROM chip won't be easy or cheap. 
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: grolt on August 15, 2015, 08:01:42 AM
I don't think this seller knows what he has either...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Grafx-TV-Sports-Hockey-/262006452026?hash=item3d00cd2f3a
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: GreatBlueSwirlof99 on August 15, 2015, 08:09:55 AM
I don't think this seller knows what he has either...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Grafx-TV-Sports-Hockey-/262006452026?hash=item3d00cd2f3a

Jesus I heard that game wasn't so good :shock:
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: grolt on August 15, 2015, 08:13:09 AM
I don't think this seller knows what he has either...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Grafx-TV-Sports-Hockey-/262006452026?hash=item3d00cd2f3a

Jesus I heard that game wasn't so good :shock:


This sports game sounds a little better...

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Turbo-Grafx-Sonic-Spike-/262006469279?hash=item3d00cd729f
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: johnnykonami on August 15, 2015, 12:43:14 PM
I've got a Jackie Chan that decided not to work for unknown reasons.  While we're on the subject, is  there any way to Fix a broken hu card?

If cleaning doesn't work and it doesn't work in different console, it's toast.  The ROM chip are tiny and mounted directly without PCB, fabbing a new ROM chip won't be easy or cheap. 

It would be cool to collect broken hucards and make them into a wall mosaic or some other kind of wall art, especially if they can't be recovered.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: bozo55 on August 15, 2015, 03:48:20 PM
I've got a Jackie Chan that decided not to work for unknown reasons.  While we're on the subject, is  there any way to Fix a broken hu card?

If cleaning doesn't work and it doesn't work in different console, it's toast.  The ROM chip are tiny and mounted directly without PCB, fabbing a new ROM chip won't be easy or cheap.

I've never seen a HuCard dissected, but is there any chance that the ROM chip itself has lost connection with the HuCard contacts and hasn't actually died?
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: wilykat on August 15, 2015, 06:57:05 PM
That is a possibility but it's still challenging to solder a wire from tiny rom chip under epoxy to a contact without melting the while black thing and getting it back on flat and smooth.

I took apart a Sega card (Tennis) and if it's similar to HuCard, it's probably not worth the effort for common games.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: cr8zykuban0 on August 17, 2015, 11:53:40 AM
damn, all that for 75 shipped? on an auction bid?

talk about luck. I'm just hoping it went to a good home
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Gredler on August 17, 2015, 11:59:43 AM
I don't think this seller knows what he has either...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Grafx-TV-Sports-Hockey-/262006452026?hash=item3d00cd2f3a

Jesus I heard that game wasn't so good :shock:


You heard wrong.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: jperryss on August 17, 2015, 02:04:34 PM
damn, all that for 75 shipped? on an auction bid?

talk about luck. I'm just hoping it went to a good home

It was a Buy It Now, and a reseller snatched it up.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: DarkKobold on August 17, 2015, 06:21:08 PM
damn, all that for 75 shipped? on an auction bid?

talk about luck. I'm just hoping it went to a good home

It was a Buy It Now, and a reseller snatched it up.

I actually saw it live as an auction at $55. Someone must have contacted the seller and asked them to put it as a BIN.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Mas on August 23, 2015, 12:06:29 PM
Well Im not going to say that it's a definite but everybody on here says a reseller bought this.   I looked on lukie games and they have now in stock every game that was on that sale. I think that may have bought it. I see that they are selling bonk 3 card only for 240.00. Crazy.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: grolt on August 23, 2015, 01:27:26 PM
Well Im not going to say that it's a definite but everybody on here says a reseller bought this.   I looked on lukie games and they have now in stock every game that was on that sale. I think that may have bought it. I see that they are selling bonk 3 card only for 240.00. Crazy.

They've had that Bonk up there for awhile, and neither Splatterhouse nor Turrican are up for sale, so I don't think the buyer was Lukie.  Lucky, probably, but not Lukie.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: tool on August 23, 2015, 01:47:57 PM
is there a thread here that has the "lucky" ebay finds and snipes?
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Mas on August 23, 2015, 01:57:04 PM
Ok. I didn't know. I do know lukie games does that though. Buy games cheap or buys lots and jacks up the price on those website. Some are good prices on some of the games.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: escarioth on August 24, 2015, 02:50:29 AM
a video game shop offered to sell me darkwing duck complete for 140$ (can) yesterday
so much dreadful memories....
my friend way back then was given choice to buy brand new neutopia 2... but since her kids sisters
couldnt play such a game his parents forced him to buy darkwing duck... it would be a game for the
whole family instead....

....he sure was pretty mad after 5 minutes playing (90$+tx can$ back then)
with no chance of any return since game was already open  :shock:

soooo...
i couldnt...this game sucks so bad.. i prefer buying that nes version   [-(
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: jperryss on August 24, 2015, 03:57:57 AM
Well Im not going to say that it's a definite but everybody on here says a reseller bought this.   I looked on lukie games and they have now in stock every game that was on that sale. I think that may have bought it. I see that they are selling bonk 3 card only for 240.00. Crazy.


The reseller was listed earlier in this thread. Not Lukie.

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/dr_orangejuicer/m.html

Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: galam on August 24, 2015, 06:19:54 AM
so sad that somebody with zero appreciation for the games got them.
  :(   
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: jperryss on August 24, 2015, 09:52:34 AM
so sad that somebody with zero appreciation for the games got them.
  :(   

And it looks like he duped the seller into putting up a cheap BIN instead of letting the auction ride (in which case it would've gone WAY higher). Total prick.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Jibbajaba on August 24, 2015, 11:10:38 AM
That eBay ID looks REALLY familiar...

Edit: He has a selling thread over on Atari Age.  I bought one of those brand new Jaguar guides from him.  Shipped it in a manilla envelope.  Doesn't look new anymore.  He offered to  give me a partial refund but I was already disgusted and didn't answer him.

Edit 2: His handle over there is "Fanopants".  Maybe he goes by the same alias on other forums.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: T2KFreeker on August 24, 2015, 12:39:55 PM
This kind of crap is why this "Hobby" is almost unbearable. Just crap like this, screwing people over so you can make a quick buck and no conscience either over the crap you pull. What a douchebag. As for Fanopants...yeah, he has gone other places with that username too...he had that name over at jaguar Sector II before it imploded as well. Not sure about anywhere else though. I guess they will pop up wherever they feel they can make a buck...like roaches...they crawl out of the cracks and gobble up everything they find worthwhile only to leave more of them behind and trash...just disgusting.
Title: Re: This seller obviously didn't know what he had.
Post by: Mas on August 24, 2015, 03:12:34 PM
That absolutely sucks. All those great games to someone who doesn't care. I really hoped it went to a lucky gamer.