games getting overpriced...and turning people into dicks

[SignOfZeta]

Or...have friends you can actually trust your stuff.

[MrBroadway]

I'm with Zeta on this.

[technozombie]

Is it possible the guy didn't actually get a deal? A lot of people like to talk about epic scores for some meaningless collectard rep.

[NightWolve]

yeah selling you're cables was a douche move for sure but whats wrong with a guy making a little money if he got a deal on something. who are you all kidding, most of us would do the same.

The thread is about a friend he helped out turning into a dick. Trying to get him for $400 which was a ~2,000% profit markup given that he paid $20 (all made possible cause he took advantage of an ole grandma on the cheap, but then turned around and tried for max profit markup for his friend, etc.), and then selling it off to somebody else for $350 WITH the man's cables that he lent to him, etc.

Yes, his friend does indeed qualify as a dick...

You apparently claim a ~1,750% (from $20 to $350) profit markup constitutes "a guy making a little money..." That's apparently how you choose to portray this particular situation... What would've been a lot or excessive in your frame of mind then ?

He got it for $20 because the grandma was nice and didn't have crazed dollar signs in her eyes knowing about eBay and all the crazed big spenders that would be willing to throw that much more money at it... So the generosity and ignorance by her is taken advantage of, and he shits on his friend who gave him cables to be able to play the stuff - who he knew was interested in owning it - and you think there was no criticism to be levied here beyond making off with the cables ?? Interesting...

If you cant afford it dont buy it, its not the end of the world.

While thinly veiled, this is in actuality just the ole "just shut up" argument every last reseller resorts to in order to escape criticism, shut down commentary, etc. Don't like the price, don't buy it, and just shut about it, quit your whining, no negative comments allowed, etc.

[Jinxed]

wow i can tell you have very strong feelings on this subject haha!!
"What would've been a lot or excessive in your frame of mind then?"
How would i know, if he sold the items for the going rate whats the problem. Apart from selling his cables was there any laws broken? no.

"While thinly veiled, this is in actuality just the ole "just shut up" argument every last reseller resorts to in order to escape criticism, shut down commentary, etc. Don't like the price, don't buy it, and just shut about it, quit your whining, no negative comments allowed, etc."

Im not a reseller!!

[MrBroadway]

Im not a reseller!!

Or their apologists.

[Jinxed]

Im not a reseller!!

Or their apologists.

haha

[NightWolve]

"What would've been a lot or excessive in your frame of mind then?"
How would i know, if he sold the items for the going rate whats the problem.

You ask "How would I know?" in response to what would be "a lot" or "excessive" in your mind, yet you confidently claimed this was all just a guy making "a little money" with first going for a 2,000% markup on his friend, but getting a 1,750% markup with a stranger... Apparently don't care that the grandma didn't get the "going rate" but it was great that he scored it at the expense of his friend and his cables...

Apart from selling his cables was there any laws broken? no.

Who the hell said there was a law broken and why should moral or ethical judgement be limited to whether or not his actions are considered legal or illegal by any government ?? Pffft.

Once again, attempting to shut down any criticism and now based on selectively bringing legality into a simple judgment on a "friend's" actions... Weird.

"Uh, durrr, well, well, um, it wasn't illegal, so, yeah, lay off the guy!!!"

Yeah, great argument... This is about if his friend is a dick or not. I say yes!

Im not a reseller!!

Not a reseller, but sure are willing to be a reseller apologist!

[wildfruit]

I had a friend once. I lent him my nes and games. Good games. It was in an official Nintendo control deck case that was not cheap. Had a big Perspex lid and slots for games at the back. Then he disappeared. I find him on Facebook a couple of years later. Send him a message asking for it back. Ignores me.

[GreatBlueSwirlof99]

I had a friend once. I lent him my nes and games. Good games. It was in an official Nintendo control deck case that was not cheap. Had a big Perspex lid and slots for games at the back. Then he disappeared. I find him on Facebook a couple of years later. Send him a message asking for it back. Ignores me.

Wow what an ass ! Why don't you call the police cuz he stole it after you lent it! But yeah it's a sad day for us retro gamers! I went to this my charity shop and I looked at the games  and guess I saw a woman looking at the N64 games(just dumb sports games ) and she took out a soccer game and I was like cool I never seen a girl that collects games (didn't tell her ) but then she took out her IPhone and wrote the name of teh game and went on eBay(yes eBay what a loser!) and looked at the first price (I think it was 3.99) and she saw the game costed more than eBay offered it for So she put it away and took out another game (I started to glare at her, what a douche right?(the girl!)) and the first listing was 7$ and they were selling it at 5$ so she bought it! This is just not cool at all! Although I did get Chu Chu Rocket and Star Wars Racers Ep.1 for Dreamcast (both working, chu Chu was complete and star wars was loose disc for only 5$ a deal really!)

[wildfruit]

I had a friend once. I lent him my nes and games. Good games. It was in an official Nintendo control deck case that was not cheap. Had a big Perspex lid and slots for games at the back. Then he disappeared. I find him on Facebook a couple of years later. Send him a message asking for it back. Ignores me.

Wow what an ass ! Why don't you call the police cuz he stole it after you lent it!

Because under English law it's not a theft it's a civil court matter l. Its been too long now to sue him. 7 year limit.

[GreatBlueSwirlof99]

I had a friend once. I lent him my nes and games. Good games. It was in an official Nintendo control deck case that was not cheap. Had a big Perspex lid and slots for games at the back. Then he disappeared. I find him on Facebook a couple of years later. Send him a message asking for it back. Ignores me.

Wow what an ass ! Why don't you call the police cuz he stole it after you lent it!

Because under English law it's not a theft it's a civil court matter l. Its been too long now to sue him. 7 year limit.

Oh I didn't know that, well sorry for your loss!

[Jinxed]

"What would've been a lot or excessive in your frame of mind then?"
How would i know, if he sold the items for the going rate whats the problem.

You ask "How would I know?" in response to what would be "a lot" or "excessive" in your mind, yet you confidently claimed this was all just a guy making "a little money" with first going for a 2,000% markup on his friend, but getting a 1,750% markup with a stranger... Apparently don't care that the grandma didn't get the "going rate" but it was great that he scored it at the expense of his friend and his cables...

Apart from selling his cables was there any laws broken? no.

Who the hell said there was a law broken and why should moral or ethical judgement be limited to whether or not his actions are considered legal or illegal by any government ?? Pffft.

Once again, attempting to shut down any criticism and now based on selectively bringing legality into a simple judgment on a "friend's" actions... Weird.

"Uh, durrr, well, well, um, it wasn't illegal, so, yeah, lay off the guy!!!"

Yeah, great argument... This is about if his friend is a dick or not. I say yes!

Im not a reseller!!

Not a reseller, but sure are willing to be a reseller apologist!

lol you come off a real idiot and i think you missed the point of my post.

when i say "If you cant afford it dont buy it, its not the end of the world." I was speaking from my point of view not anyone elses.
it is how i feel when it comes to purchasing things.
There are plenty of games i would like to buy, castlevania and some other cd games for example but there is no way i can justify spending $1000 plus for a handfull of games. Its not the end of the world, owning these items are not going to change my life. someone else owns them and keeps them safe on a shelf.....good at least they will be preserved.

you have different ideas on whats morally right or wrong, thats life buddy get over it.
anyway say what ever im done discussing it with you, i did not mean to 
offend anyone in my first comment.

[NightWolve]

lol you come off a real idiot and i think you missed the point of my post.

when i say "If you cant afford it dont buy it, its not the end of the world." I was speaking from my point of view not anyone elses.
it is how i feel when it comes to purchasing things.
There are plenty of games i would like to buy, castlevania and some other cd games for example but there is no way i can justify spending $1000 plus for a handfull of games. Its not the end of the world, owning these items are not going to change my life. someone else owns them and keeps them safe on a shelf.....good at least they will be preserved.

you have different ideas on whats morally right or wrong, thats life buddy get over it.
anyway say what ever im done discussing it with you, i did not mean to 
offend anyone in my first comment.

The only real idiot here is you. Who has the "strong feelings" now ?? And BTW, when deciding to attack my intelligence or somebody else's, it would help if you didn't type like a 3 year old, chief... Apparently you still think it's "Internet cool" to intentionally leave out apostrophes ??

Anyway, why would I misinterpret your opinion as not being your opinion and that of somebody else instead ? Again, another asinine point, much like defending this situation by bringing governmental legality into it and reminding us that, "Uh, um, durrr, well, it wasn't illegal so he's not a dick, lay off the guy!" Regardless, when your "opinion" is a shared opinion and a popular one resellers and/or reseller apologists use, it might just get pointed out... It is not a "unique" opinion just because you adopted it or think you're the only one that ever came up with it...

escarioth wanted to vent that his friend (now ex-friend I presume) IS in fact a dick, so that's what he did, GET OVER IT! That others agree he's in fact a dick is something that you also need to get over since you're on the subject of lecturing in that vein... Does indeed sound like you're the same kind of dick as his friend, BTW.

[crazydean]

I'm surprised so many people on here seem to have friends interested in retro video games. Even the guys who really love video games, don't go any further back than N64/PS1. On the plus side, no one ever asks to borrow anything!

On a side note, I have noticed on my local Craig's List that many people are selling disc games loose more often than complete. I see whole lots of Wii and GC games with not a single game case. What's up with that? I assume this is some reseller tactic since the prices are obviously straight from ebay, but I haven't figured it out yet. I even saw one guy with a pile of Wii game cases and a description, "game disc only".