Holy crap on a cracker! Gotta love ebay!...or hate it!

[geise]

Check out this nonsense. http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Grafx-Duo-THE-DYNASTIC-HERO-Factory-Sealed-NEW_W0QQitemZ220199687699QQihZ012QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

[nodtveidt]

I know the game is very rare but not even Magical Chase goes for that much sealed.

EDIT: I sent them a message, asking them if they were out of their minds.

[geise]

I also have Beyond Shadowgate that they are selling for 349.99.  Granted mine isn't used but it's in Near mint.  I don't even think I could sell Beyond Shadowgate for more than 100.00 without feeling like I'm ripping someone off.  I also want to sell Might and Magic 3 since I never ever play it.  I'd rather sell my stuff through here than Ebay.  I don't want those crap ass stores to  buy it from me at a "respectable" price  then wank it on ebay for an outlandish price.  I'll soon post another topic about Might and Magic 3 and Beyond Shadowgate with pictures, just to see what people here are willing to pay.  I want a PC-Engine/Duo fan to take my Turbo games.  I want them to have a good home. 

Anyways this store also says they are the "only" other place that sells Factory Sealed Duo games besides TZD.  I wonder if they used to work there, stole some games, and are hawking them on stealbay.

EDIT:  Sorry just found out going through the forums about them buying TZD. 

[MurderDate]

I also have Beyond Shadowgate that they are selling for 349.99.  Granted mine isn't used but it's in Near mint.  I don't even think I could sell Beyond Shadowgate for more than 100.00 without feeling like I'm ripping someone off.

I don't think you could sell it for more than $100, period.  Actually it's at a solid $80 the last couple of weeks.

f*ck redfrogusa!  They are wiping out the TG16 market and they don't care. It's going to tank ,  sink like a red balloon.  I'm glad I got rid of my duplicates/unwanted games when I did. 
on the up side - the prices will be stable and in most everyone's reach soon enough.. Those last 15 games I need I should be able to get for a couple twenty dollar bills.


edit: ahaha I meant "sink like a lead balloon" of course - but I'll keep it with a red balloon just for fun

[Michael Helgeson]

Well,you all already know my thoughts on this

[Sinistron]

Well this definitely is verification for Mike's complaint if anyone needed it.  Jesus Jones- 900 beans for Dynastic Hero- from the new "TZD" boys?  These fellas suck wild ass.  Moes like these guys are why honest folk can't afford this title- yeah it's rare- but this drives up the price ludicrously whenever someone's about to sell one and uses pages like that to reference the worth.  It's becoming more and more likely that I will never own this title.  Nice coup, asshats.   

Also-
Been needing an extension cable and the ones on EBay are like twice the price they are on the TZD site- well firstly after reading this thread I'm done with these guys- but for about a week I DID try to order the cable from "TZD"- Is it just my server or do the "add to cart" links no longer work?  I e-mailed Bonk (please) as well and got back an e-mail saying that the address doesn't exist.  Are these guys disconnecting the site to make everyone forget about it- only to casually jack up the prices on everything and then get it up and working again with advertising shills aiming to pop up in forums like this?

[MurderDate]

don't worry , they'll never sell it for that price.  Very soon they'll drop it down to $300 I guarantee.  And then the next sealed copy they pull out of their crate of them will start at $300 and end up selling for $150, and so on and so forth.

[Sinistron]

Don't be so certain- there's some stubborn motherforkers on those auctions that refuse to eat crow.

[MissaFX]

No game is worth 900 dollars unless it is an arcade machine!

[nat]

[rant]

OK, before I was merely afraid. Now I'm convinced-- Redfrog are a bunch of buttf*cking jackasses.  Yeah, I'm real, real happy you bought TZD's stock. You're doing a great service to the Turbo community. f*ck you, Redfrog. Nice way to stick it to the Turbo community.

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[geise]

I haven't even ever seen a "Factory Sealed" version of Sapphire go for more than $600 on ebay.  I tell you one thing though, the $8 version of Dynastic Hero on the Wii VC is looking mighty nice. 

[Michael Helgeson]

Well,I saw this coming all along after the first auctions they did. What I also recommend to any of you is to add them to your block bidder list. This way you can at least keep them from buying your items and reselling them and unreasonable prices.

[ceti alpha]

EDIT: I sent them a message, asking them if they were out of their minds.

Well, it's all relative. They may be out of their minds and probably know it, but they will feel a lot more sane compared to the jack ass that buys this game for that ludicrous price.

[MurderDate]

if redfrog bought the TZD stock why would they be bidding on underpriced auctions for resale ?  Am I missing something here?

I've seen it happen from time to time with records..   something is considered rare/in demand until it is found.  I know a dude in Italy bought like an entire pallett of this record, Ventura - Another Time (amazing rec, one of my faves).  Well the first sealed copy sold on Ebay for $1200.  Now about 200 copies have sold and it's hard to get even $30 for it these days.

Look at Cotton..  the financial cache on that one is falling fast.

Is it possible that games like Dynastic Hero / Magical Chase / Bonk 3 are so rare because the entire stock was never sold ?  They're sitting in a warehouse - some of the very last games produced for a system that most would consider obsolete? 
And do these Redfrog f*ckers now own all this shit ?

The only way we (the obsessives, the fans) can win is to NOT support them - don't bid on their auctions - especially not at an inflated price.  Let the stupid $900 auction sit there - just ignore it.  Spread the word.

[Michael Helgeson]

TZD mostly had all new stock. Redfrog in general sells used and new items,so the old "ONLY NEW" TZD policy will surely change,at least ebay wise.