Online auction humor

This just cracked me up

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270025905189&fromMakeTrack=true

..think someone should explain to this poor person exactly what an 'Odeyssey' is and that it wasn't made by 'ATTARI'? :)

Sad part is he/she might actually have some good games in there....but I dont think I'm brave enough to check it out :)

I'd bid on it if not for the "0" transactions history of the seller.aspro73

I'm actually on an Odyssey kick atm...if not for the rating and for the fact even I couldnt have told what s/he was selling with the Odyssey I might have bid as well....Munchkin Billards anyone? :)

I actually went and did it...I bought an Odyssey2.  I thought I'd just steal the one I had growing up from my parents garage, but they cant find it. :(  So.....I found one that looks to be in good shape from ebay, I hope to get it this week sometime.  I picked up some games from another seller and those have already arrived...now I'm just waiting on the console itself.  I've just had this crazy urge to play Monkeyshines and Quest for the Rings lately....must be entering my 2nd childhood again....for like the millionth time... :)

I'm actually on an Odyssey kick atm...if not for the rating and for the fact even I couldnt have told what s/he was selling with the Odyssey I might have bid as well....Munchkin Billards anyone? :)

I actually went and did it...I bought an Odyssey2. I thought I'd just steal the one I had growing up from my parents garage, but they cant find it. :( So.....I found one that looks to be in good shape from ebay, I hope to get it this week sometime. I picked up some games from another seller and those have already arrived...now I'm just waiting on the console itself. I've just had this crazy urge to play Monkeyshines and Quest for the Rings lately....must be entering my 2nd childhood again....for like the millionth time... :)

gamefreak1972

Here's another...interesting auction listing. English, anyone?


gmsnpr

Here's another good one. I was intrigued by the title, at least. After looking it over, I sent this question:
ks so much for asking
gmsnpr

Here's another good one. I was intrigued by the title, at least. After looking it over, I sent this question:
gmsnpr

That's despicable.  I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ebay listing four thumbs down!

[QUOTE="gmsnpr"]Here's another good one. I was intrigued by the title, at least. After looking it over, I sent this question:
inkwolf

That's despicable. I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ebay listing four thumbs down!

[QUOTE="gmsnpr"]there are a total of 83 games the atari games are on 1 disk they are complete games. there are a total of 2 disk.There are 83 games on the 2 disk they are not demos they are complete games. thanks I am very happy with mine.Thanks so much for askinggakon5

Here's another good one. After looking it over, I sent this question:

Am I reading this correctly? Are you countng every game on a compilation disc as an individual title? How many actual PS2 games are part of this auction?
gmsnpr

Hey, this just gave me a great idea! Does this mean I can include all the titles in my compilation discs as separate games in my collection!?

(Totally just kidding here, by the way. :D)

Edit: OMG, it gets even worse!  Here's an ebay auction priced over two hundred dollars for a PS2 that says it includes 30 games.  But guess what, they're all demos!

Edit: OMG, it gets even worse! Here's an ebay auction priced over two hundred dollars for a PS2 that says it includes 30 games. But guess what, they're all demos!

inkwolf

Nice. This seller does the same thing as the last one--listing nominal components of the PS2 (like controller ports) as selling points. Be careful of all those sub-standard PS2s on the market that don't include an A/V Multi-out.:roll:

Here's a seller with exquisite taste. If you sort the items by "Highest Price First" you'll see just how exquisite.gmsnpr

[QUOTE="inkwolf"]

Edit: OMG, it gets even worse! Here's an ebay auction priced over two hundred dollars for a PS2 that says it includes 30 games. But guess what, they're all demos!

gmsnpr

Nice. This seller does the same thing as the last one--listing nominal components of the PS2 (like controller ports) as selling points. Be careful of all those sub-standard PS2s on the market that don't include an A/V Multi-out.:roll:

Here's a seller with exquisite taste. If you sort the items by "Highest Price First" you'll see just how exquisite.gmsnpr

damn...those are all supposed to be factory sealed. He prolly figures if a normal used copy goes for $150-200, then a sealed one must go for much much more...gamefreak1972

I like this one too. I didn't realize that used games were reprogrammed before they were sold-yikes.gmsnpr

I like this one too. I didn't realize that used games were reprogrammed before they were sold-yikes.gmsnpr

Sigh ... :|

3,000 Genesis and SNES games.

Hey Gmsnpr, look out, if I get this auction I'll have 3,780 games!
aspro73

Sigh ... :|

3,000 Genesis and SNES games.

Hey Gmsnpr, look out, if I get this auction I'll have 3,780 games!
aspro73

How many problems can you spot in this one?gmsnpr

How many problems can you spot in this one?gmsnpr

I didn't mean so much errors as red flags.

Ignoring systems, the guy wants >$10 per game (or $40), which is wholly unrealistic (the B-I-N is so high, it might be a figure that his dog told him) on such a large lot, especially when completeness and condition are never discussed, and no pictures are shown. The guy's feedback is waaaaay too low to even consider spending $8k with him, let alone $32k. The seller gives no indication what the shipping method or expense would be, or whether you've got any choice in the matter. The description indicates that this is the guy's first time as a seller on eBay, and he writes Colecovision and Dreamcast both as two words. Also, nothing is alphabetized, which makes figuring out exactly what's there so tedious that I'm no longer interested in filtering through after about 30 seconds.

No collector in their right mind would go for this, and no store would want this boatload of overpriced junk, b/c they wouldn't be able to turn a profit on it.

Why do people get this bizarre notion that buyers wants to entrust big bucks with a completely unknown person? I've seen a lot of auctions that, aside from being overpriced or composed of outright trash, belong to first-time sellers that think that their word on what they've got for you should be enticing enough for you to trust them with $3000. Most game collectors aren't starving for your battered trash. I blame the Antiques Roadshow.
gmsnpr

[QUOTE="gmsnpr"]I didn't mean so much errors as red flags.

waflerevolution

Oh yeah, I agree entirely.  'Oh hey, gimmee 8 grand and I'll ship you 700 pounds of games and systems -- sorry no pic, but it is for a baby, so please just give me the money'.

interesting auction listing by Stevegakon5

Re: point 3

As someone who has taken a large number of college-level physics courses, I am wholly offended by this "4-D graphics" concept.  It needs to be stomped out immediately before we all read it enough times to dumb ourselves down enough to believe the horse-pucky it represents.

That made me chuckle a few times. :)

Still, I'm surprised it didn't mention anything about Chuck Norris; like, "The Playstation 3's graphical power is roughly equivalent to 1.48 CNRHKs (Chuck Norris Round-House Kicks)."

Not on the same level with all the silly console auctions, but it got me thinking...

If I can get This, then why would I want to bid on this?

Not on the same level with all the silly console auctions, but it got me thinking...

If I can get This, then why would I want to bid on this?

jollyroger78

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Playstation-PS1-PS2-game-Castlevania-ULTRA-RARE_W0QQitemZ260078179743QQihZ016QQcategoryZ11056QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I found this quite funny. A beautiful copy of Castlevania: SOTN, complete with the almost unremoveable ex-rental sticker plasted all over the disc, lots of free scratches from being an ex-rental, excludes manual and has a nice blockbuster sticker on front insert. All for the low low price of $76 AUS

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/XBOX-360-XBOX-PS2-PS1-BULK-GAME-AUCTION_W0QQitemZ280076639596QQihZ018QQcategoryZ31583QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wow, 20 big ones. Quickly looked over the list and didn't see much that interested me.