| 18 NOV 2002 at 8:39pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Yes. Yes and no. Price varied.
Some games fetch very high prices on ebay. Treasure Hunter recently went for $300. I think that's a record. Obviously I'm not going to pay that much.
Here's the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1395558122
But it's a great source for older, not very well known DOS games and those can sometimes be very inexpensive (less than $5).
GameTZ is another good source for older games and out of print games.
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 8:42pm |
dallymistyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 18
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Yep I just started shopping on eBay. I recently acquired The Black Dahlia for a pretty good price considering most new adventure games in Australia cost around $90. I am quite happy using eBay now
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 8:50pm |
ErpyIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 74
Joined: 18 NOV 2002
Status : Online | It really depends. If you're lucky and the title you're after isn't too well-known, you'll get your game for a very low price.
But if you're going after one of those Sierra classics collections, be prepared to pay outragous amounts of money for it.
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 10:29pm |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I've won awesome deals on eBay before. Practically every single auction (about 33 in all) were great. Only had two poor experiences. One time I got half of my products I paid for and the other time they said the game included the box but it didn't (but I didnt paymuch for it anyway). Last night I won Brazil on DVD for 11 bucks...
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 10:47pm |
BelindaSchattenjger
Posts : 2093
Joined: 21 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Yes, I have bidded on games at ebay, won a few of them, but I won't pay a high price for them. The ones I get from ebay, are the ones that I can't find in stores or Amazon, or the games website anymore. Couple weeks ago on ebay, I purchased Broken Sword-The Smoking Mirror for only 6.74, in box, never opened. I had accumulated so many computer games over the years, then I started to sell them on ebay with much success.
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 11:15pm |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 32
Joined: 15 NOV 2002
Status : Online | I've used ebay a few times. Never had a problem. Picked up a few bargains as well. I mainly use it for buying computer games and dvd's.
As for price. Its supply and demand. Say your after a certain game, you do a search and find that there is only one copy on offer. The game is quite hard to get hold of, there is a bidding war and the game finally sells at $50. You might find that the very next week you search for the game again and you find that there are 3 copies available. These 3 copies probably sell for $25-30 each. Normally the more there is of a certain item available on ebay at anyone time the cheaper it will go for.
My advice for ebay: on't get into a bidding war. Set a price your willing to go to and stick to it. Only bid (if possible) within the last few minutes. Why bother bidding with 3 days to ago? You are just inflating the price. If your unsure about anything concerning the auction ask the seller a question. Lastly check peoples feedback. If they have too many negatives - stay clear.
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 11:21pm |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | ahhhh Paulie, now you shared the secret weapon of eBay...now everyone knows...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ;
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 11:44pm |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 32
Joined: 15 NOV 2002
Status : Online | "ahhhh Paulie, now you shared the secret weapon of eBay...now everyone knows...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ;"
LOL!! Just trying to help out my fellow forum members.
Of course people still need to work out which piece of the advice is the "secret weapon of ebay."
"secret weapon of ebay", sounds like some gigantic deathray you need to destroy in a fantasy rpg.
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 11:46pm |
msadvIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 66
Joined: 1 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Other than gametz, ebay is really the only consistent source to acquire the older, out of print games. Most of my older games come from ebay since I wasn't a fan when they were originally produced. Prices tend to run in cycles. Sometimes I've seen a game (like Obsidian, for exp) draw a price of $66, other times you can get it for $20. I've learned a few things. Be patient. If a game you want drew a very high price you can bet there will be several listings coming up. Wait for them. Bid only once and VERY late. Definitely check the sellers feedback. None of this applies, however, to the exceptionally rare games like Treasure Hunter, Celtica, etc. They always go high as do the Sierra collections because of popular demand. Almost never a bargin here.
But ebay works and you can get great deals.
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| 18 NOV 2002 at 11:51pm |
bleepnikPrivate Detective
Posts : 544
Joined: 13 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | I started shopping on ebay in '99, and have, since then, bought several items and spent a lot of money. Fortunately, not once have I had problems with a transaction that the seller hasn't been willing to rectify.
Prices... yep, I've always gotten a good deal. If it's not a good deal, I don't bother buying it from an auction site. Also.. I'm pretty anal about my shopping; I don't automatically assume that just because an item is being auctioned, it must be a bargain. This is especially true since I've seen brand new items (I'm not talking rare, vintage, or other collectible-types) go for more than their retail value. This is because, as paulie warned, people get into bidding wars, and all that matters is winning the auction. I go and look up the retail price for something and only bid on it if it's an irresistable deal.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 12:05am |
Armand1880Sorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 223
Joined: 14 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Yeah, I did, and it sucked. I orderd The Beast Within from a guy, and he sent me the game...No box, no manuals...and it was in French! I got the French Version of the Beast Within for $15. Yep...great. Crappy. Hey, Maybe I'll post it in the selling section...
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:09am |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 32
Joined: 15 NOV 2002
Status : Online | "This is especially true since I've seen brand new items (I'm not talking rare, vintage, or other collectible-types) go for more than their retail value."
Believe it or not this is absolutely true. The amount of times i have seen brand new pc and console games sell for more than retail (on Ebay) is unbelievable.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:10am |
jelly3Intergalactic Janitor
Posts : 73
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Hello everyone.
I use Ebay regularly.
On Ebay I find it best to check all the english language sites. ie USA, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, at the same time for rare games.
The Ebayers I dislike the most are the ones who will only ship to USA or Canada, if your selling what difference does it make, buyers pay postage. Having said that I recently got one seller to post to me in the UK with free postage. (It's almost Christmas).
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:13am |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4953
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Before you buy on Ebay, make sure the game(s) is not available on any of the websites that carry older games (most of us know who they are). This is especially true because first, some games that are declared RARE on Ebay are not so rare. For instance, Broken Sword 1 is selling on one website for $9.95. Second, if you buy more than one game on a website, the shipping costs are not that great. On Ebay, some sellers try to make extra bucks on the shipping. You may think you've gotten a great deal, but by the time you figure in the shipping, it's not so great!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:17am |
paulieIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 32
Joined: 15 NOV 2002
Status : Online | "The Ebayers I dislike the most are the ones who will only ship to USA or Canada, if your selling what difference does it make, buyers pay postage. Having said that I recently got one seller to post to me in the UK with free postage."
Generally i find most sellers are quite flexible. I have asked 3 people who listed their auction with the shipping only to USA/Canada option whether they would ship to the UK and all 3 said yes.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:26am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | like some gigantic deathray you need to destroy in a fantasy rpg.
...uh, ya of course the secret weapon like some gigantic deathray you need to destroy in a fantasy rpg...[/
That's entirely it...hmmm...
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:33am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
Posts : 2391
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I've bought a couple things on ebay. Mostly old Lone Wolf books that I couldn't find anywhere else. Mostly I just browse around it to see what's new.
[url=http://www.justadventure.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1136331866/0#0]GAMES FOR TRADE!![/url]
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:42am |
mszvPrivate Detective
Posts : 751
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Hi all,
I like ebay. I've gotten some nice deals, and I've been outbid a few times. I just don't like bidding very much. I actually prefer the non-bid part of ebay - half.com. I got Morpheus at half.com (good price) and some out of print CDs (new too).
Regards, mszv
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 1:51am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | I love Ebay and buy often there. Even being from another country I had no problems with shipping (well, maybe except the prices ).
Sorry, I had one problem! >
There was this rare record (Hex from Bark Psychosis for the curious) that I was wanting to get a hold of for quite a while ago. I saw it, I bidded, I won, I paid. It costed me almost U$S 100. The cd never came... I told the guy, he told me that no prob, that he was going to ship me another one. That one didn't came either... Then I thought "hmmm, a guy named 'Dax Riner' is quite suspicious...". I concluded that he framed me.
Then (oh, lucky me!), I saw another copy selling at Ebay. I bidded, I won, I paid. This one costed me about U$S 60. The cd never came... I checked the guy's name: 'Vinolad Ur... (sounded indian)' I concluded I was a jerk.
Then... Amazon re-stocked it after years of waiting! WOW! Lucky me! I finally bought it for U$S 15... :'(
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 2:19am |
STooGE4444, EastCoastDoom...Schattenjger
Posts : 2099
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Therefore you spent $175 just for one CD. That's a great deal! See I am very precautious about what you just described. That is why I limit my bids to under 50 buckaroones. I figure that if I get a dead beat jack ass crispy cut fried chicken punk, $50 is not a ton of money...
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 2:30am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Yeah. I had to learn that with my personal experience.
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 2:43am |
msadvIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 66
Joined: 1 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Yeah. I had to learn that too. In the beginning, I was looking for Pandora Directive, a game I really, really wanted. This guy selling had a feedback of about 50 with 5 negs. But the price was right. Well..I figured there was a 9 out of 10 chance I won't be ripped. I hit the 1 out of 10. Check the feedback!
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 4:21am |
sennebecGuild Master
Posts : 3334
Joined: 15 NOV 2004
Location: US, maine
Status : Offline | yep! i frequent e-bay and so far have had no problems...
remember to read the fine print so you know exactly what you're getting, ask questions when in doubt, and check feedback...
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| 19 NOV 2002 at 10:05am |
| Deleted User | I'm of the Old School ....... don't hand over your money until you have the goods LOL I use the Internet for all my Banking, etcetera ..... but giving out my credit card details to buy online?. I don't think so LOL
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