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Old 02-13-03 | 01:05 AM
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Okay... this HAS to be an eBay scam. [link]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=27252

$400 bucks!?!?!?!

I have the game and it's not that great. (Off to eBay I go!)

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Old 02-13-03 | 01:07 AM
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I know our store used to sell used copies for $130, but that was a while back, haven't seen one in forever.
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It has fetched over $100 a couple of times if you look at the completed items for it, but $400 is absurd.
Old 02-13-03 | 05:23 AM
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No game is worth that....
Old 02-13-03 | 06:52 AM
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Originally posted by djones6746
No game is worth that....
Not this particular game, but some game is worth it
Old 02-13-03 | 07:55 AM
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That thing is unbelievably rare. It also sucks as a game. Most people who buy it are hardcore Dragonball collectors and don't even play it once they get it. I know someone who has a copy mint in wrapping.

As far as the $400 current bid price, I agree, it's a scam.
Old 02-13-03 | 08:18 AM
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I sold an old player 2 pink Konami Light Gun for the Sega Genesis for $50 just a couple of weeks ago. I'm shocked sometimes at how much ebay people will pay for stuff.
Old 02-13-03 | 09:46 AM
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Some people just carried away, if you do a search for the same exact item, there's probably another item available for a lower price, even a buy it now. It just boggles the mind, or maybe this is just a scam.
Old 02-13-03 | 10:00 AM
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I have seen this game get close to $200 on ebay before, but never close to that amount. I don't care if it is brand new, NO video game is worth that type of money.
Old 02-13-03 | 11:20 AM
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The bidder is fake, look at their feedback. The pink genesis gun is very rare, though I wouldn't pay $50 for it. I'm about to put my GC keyboard on Ebay.
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My brother has a copy, how much do they usually run for?
Old 02-13-03 | 12:52 PM
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And the guy has a higher reserve on it. He is not even happy getting $400 for it.
Old 02-13-03 | 01:00 PM
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I Did buy this game for $20.00 when 1st comming out... Played it couple times Beat the game (the game itself below average) Display the game somewhere ........Lucky, I found it........Some ebay Pay meehh $175.00 for this Rare Used Game.
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I agree, it's a scam.
What is this statement based on? Why is something that people personally find silly labeled a "scam"?

scam - To defraud; swindle.

I have no interest in Dragonball Z, or this game, but this auction is in no way a scam. The seller is not selling a bootleg w/ a vague, intentionally misleading description. The seller isn't even selling information (not really a scam).

The auction has a reserve price (not yet met) and 26 bids.

Calling this auction a "scam" is ridiculous, it bothers me because people that label auctions like this a "scam" most likeley go around discrediting eBay for other false reasons.

You could say "$500 for that game is ridiculous"

I agree that their are scammers on eBay, but this is most certainily not one.
Old 02-13-03 | 02:25 PM
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What is this statement based on? Why is something that people personally find silly labeled a "scam"?

scam - To defraud; swindle.

I have no interest in Dragonball Z, or this game, but this auction is in no way a scam. The seller is not selling a bootleg w/ a vague, intentionally misleading description. The seller isn't even selling information (not really a scam).

The auction has a reserve price (not yet met) and 26 bids.

Calling this auction a "scam" is ridiculous, it bothers me because people that label auctions like this a "scam" most likeley go around discrediting eBay for other false reasons.

You could say "$500 for that game is ridiculous"

I agree that their are scammers on eBay, but this is most certainily not one.
I've been on eBay for almost 6 years, and trust me... there are ways to scam the system.

Granted, this guy has a rare game. Hell, some people have even paid close to $130 for it in past auctions. But this auction just doesn't add up.

All it takes is this guy to have 3 friends around the country. Each one places a bid at different times, making it look to the masses that this game is worth $400+

In the last 48 hours of his auction, two of the highest bids have come from people who have either +1, or 0 feedback. In fact, one of those bidders hasn't even been on eBay for the last 2 weeks. His account was made on Feb 1st.

If the above mentioned scenario is true... then it makes this auction a scam. Simple as that.

Then again, maybe people are just bidding stupid.

I'm not trying to discredit eBay. Hell, I make too much money off of it.

But I do smell a scam.

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Old 02-13-03 | 03:03 PM
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keyser, i see your point, if there are fake bidder, but no one is forcing anyone to bid to $400, they are making that decsion themselves..... if you scenario is true, the item would be up for sale again in a week at a lower price.

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