This guy seems to have some pirates but I dunno if it's worth the price:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ssn=radtrm&rt=nc[/quote]Dunno either. :\ If you want to get them cheap, try finding them on Taobao or Ruten.[/quote]Alright, those are my auctions guys...now let's just clear a few things up before we continue this discussion on whether those items are "worth the price" or not. Honestly, this issue of price is one of the major reasons that I don't post here that often, as it just has left a very bitter taste in my mouth. I remember when Shazam (or whatever his new screen name is) used to criticize my prices, day and night, and then he was the hypocrite that sold his Sachen Huge Insect game for $430 or so at auction, after telling me that I was such a bad guy for listing my items at "market value". I will never forget that day, lol.
Now here is the thing. If you look at my auctions, ALL of them include FREE shipping. All of them. For a loose Famicom cartridge, free shipping (via registered mail WITH tracking) comes out to $3.60 on my end of things. Then we factor in the original cost of the game. At the least, the game will cost me $3.60, but a lot of the games I am selling cost me easily $8 - $10. So add up these costs and we are up to $13.60. Then throw in ebay and paypal fees, and...well do the math. Clearly, on most of these items, I am making little to NO profit at all. I just sell on eBay to offer obscure, unlicensed games to other collectors and gamers for fair prices, and to clear out some extras that end up in my collection through trades, upgrades and the like. That's it, period. I am not getting rich, and I am not making huge profits. If you want to look at someone that is price gouging, check out auperne's ebay auctions. He always charges higher prices, charges buyers for shipping costs, etc. So don't be criticizing me about it, lol.
Regarding those that state about getting the games cheaper off of Ruten: I suggest you look the games up on Ruten, then figure in proxy service prices, and shipping costs, and then come back to me and tell me that on Ruten you can get the stuff cheaper. If someone bids an item up really high, of course that is a different story, but for most of my items, they get one or two bids, and stay near my starting price of (typically) $20, which is a starting price that allows me to not loose money when selling. Furthermore, when was the last time you saw some of these games for sale on Ruten? Two years ago, never, etc. Some of the games may be (slightly) overpriced to cover my cost, but at the end of the day, most of the items I throw on on eBay have a price that is comparable to what you would pay on Ruten at the end of the day. With Taobao, I can't comment either way, as I never shop on there.
Maybe I will list my Jurassic cart up on eBay for $20. And I bet I will still get accused of price gouging, even though the one on Ruten is going for so much more right now, lol.
- KAGE-008
- Dec 7 2013, 02:19:56 PM
