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Mathius

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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #780 on: July 12, 2011, 04:39:59 PM »
For just $8 I don't see the incentive to lie. It's odd definitely, but I am not entirely sure that it's a scam.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #781 on: July 12, 2011, 04:47:50 PM »
Quote from: Mathius on July 12, 2011, 04:39:59 PM
For just $8 I don't see the incentive to lie. It's odd definitely, but I am not entirely sure that it's a scam.

If there's a market, I'll sell photos of my games for $8/game. Digital photos available for $4/game.  INSTANT DELIVERY!!  :-$
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #782 on: July 12, 2011, 05:05:59 PM »
Quote from: Mathius on July 12, 2011, 04:39:59 PM
For just $8 I don't see the incentive to lie. It's odd definitely, but I am not entirely sure that it's a scam.

Me too. At least not in the way Sadler suggests. It's a fair bet the photo isn't actually from 1993, as I'm not convinced there were ANY Bomberman '93 boxes in that poor of condition back in 1993. Surely any actual press photos would have been taken either before the game was publicly released, or immediately thereafter. It just doesn't add up, the box wouldn't have had the time to deteriorate that much.

However, the listing goes on for a full paragraph about how the seller specializes in 20 year old press photos. I wouldn't be surprised if the seller acquired the photo as a result of someone else scamming him and is completely unaware of the situation. On the other hand, it's possible the seller fabricated the photo himself to cash in on the recent upsurge in the Turbo market.

The legitimacy of the photo is a major question mark, but it's clear to me the auction is not meant to deceive a buyer into thinking they're actually buying a copy of the game.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #783 on: July 12, 2011, 05:25:53 PM »
Quote from: nat on July 12, 2011, 05:05:59 PM
Quote from: Mathius on July 12, 2011, 04:39:59 PM
For just $8 I don't see the incentive to lie. It's odd definitely, but I am not entirely sure that it's a scam.

Me too. At least not in the way Sadler suggests. It's a fair bet the photo isn't actually from 1993, as I'm not convinced there were ANY Bomberman '93 boxes in that poor of condition back in 1993. Surely any actual press photos would have been taken either before the game was publicly released, or immediately thereafter. It just doesn't add up, the box wouldn't have had the time to deteriorate that much.

However, the listing goes on for a full paragraph about how the seller specializes in 20 year old press photos. I wouldn't be surprised if the seller acquired the photo as a result of someone else scamming him and is completely unaware of the situation. On the other hand, it's possible the seller fabricated the photo himself to cash in on the recent upsurge in the Turbo market.

The legitimacy of the photo is a major question mark, but it's clear to me the auction is not meant to deceive a buyer into thinking they're actually buying a copy of the game.

You might be right, $8 is awfully cheap for a scam. Regardless, I can't see any other reason to list this.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #784 on: July 12, 2011, 05:32:57 PM »
I don't think the seller of the photo is trying to scam anyone to think that they're buying a game either.  From the auction title, it seems that the seller doesn't even know exactly what it is...."1993 Bomberman 'Q3 fro the NEC Turbo Express". 

Bomberman 'Q3?  Probably not a Turbo fan and must have misread the box.

I would think if someone was doing a scam, they would have used a photo that shows more, like including the Hucard, case, manual.  Also, they would have more misleading photos/games for sale like other high priced games like Magical Chase, Soldier Blade, etc. 

In any case, I can't imagine someone buying this and hanging it on their wall to admire. :-s
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #785 on: July 12, 2011, 05:33:40 PM »
Quote from: Sadler on July 12, 2011, 05:25:53 PM

You might be right, $8 is awfully cheap for a scam. Regardless, I can't see any other reason to list this.

Look at the seller's other listings. His entire store specializes in press photos from just about any category you can think of. Like I said, I wouldn't be surprised if the seller doesn't even know the photo might not be legit. It's just what he does.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #786 on: August 01, 2011, 08:33:32 AM »
$350 for a US Super System Card.  Should I add SuperCD capabilities to a TG-CD or buy a Duo-R for half the price?  Hmm.... decisions, decisions.  :roll:
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #787 on: August 01, 2011, 08:37:13 AM »
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #788 on: August 01, 2011, 10:36:48 AM »
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #789 on: August 02, 2011, 07:29:17 AM »
not really gouging (although I must confess I am not actually familiar with that word) because this started at £0.99 but I can't believe the price this went for on UK ebay. My max bit was £5.50. Damn.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200633220800&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:GB:1123
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #790 on: August 19, 2011, 03:10:53 AM »
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #791 on: August 19, 2011, 04:22:35 AM »
Quote from: Keith Courage on August 19, 2011, 03:10:53 AM
So, what's with this new thing where turbo duo systems cost around $400-$500 on ebay? Are people actually buying these? That price is just ridiculous especially when the caps may go out soon.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Duo-Game-System-Turbografx16-Tg-16-w-box-/120765763396?pt=Video_Games&hash=item1c1e334f44#ht_778wt_881
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TURBO-DUO-SYSTEM-CONSOLE-US-JAPAN-MINT-ORIGINAL-BOX-/110731009087?pt=Video_Games&hash=item19c8151c3f#ht_500wt_898
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Duo-System-w-ALL-Hookups-9-COMPLETE-GAMES-/320744515813?pt=Video_Games&hash=item4aaddce8e5#ht_909wt_1040



Caps and functionality in general are meaningless when it comes to collectibles. Nobody is overpaying for a TurboDuo as a cost effective way to actually play Turbo/PCE games.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #792 on: August 19, 2011, 10:32:36 AM »
The I-saw-this-thing-and-am-therefore-entitled-to-make-money paradigm:
http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/howtosell/ss_sraikh4.html

Not specifically turbo-related.
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #793 on: August 31, 2011, 03:51:10 AM »
Nice looking bunch of Turbobs, but not worth anywhere near that much; the price isn't the good part though - just read the description:

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Very rare to find a boxed TurboGrafx CD system, so rare you can't even find pictures on the web, now that's rare.  Most peoples don't even no they came boxed.


Pics are easily found on the web and even in other auctions, and how else would they've been sold if not boxed?  Ziploc baggies?

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Air Zonk has bar code cut out due to age.


Ummm, are you sure it wasn't due to scissors?
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Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )
« Reply #794 on: August 31, 2011, 04:13:05 AM »
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...to buy the system or just play some games with him?  Laughing

Actually 450 isn't too bad but I wouldnt touch it at that price myself. I've seen the boxed versions go for 350- 500+ easily.

What does he mean when he says in description ... "most people don't even know they came boxed".
WTF? How else would you sell them? In a plastic bag from the factory? that makes NO sense. hahahaa 

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  I thought NEC hand delivered them to your doorstep, and setup was included in the price...

"It never came boxed".....hahahahaaa, wtf?

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