Another "I cant believe people on ebay" thread

[randomlinh]

damn man, you need to resize your pics or something.. they take forever to load.. and i'm on a university connection..

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: lnguyen
damn man, you need to resize your pics or something.. they take forever to load.. and i'm on a university connection..

They're not all that big, but they are hosted on a dsl line... they'll be moving over to a new server within the next few days.

 

[PingSpike]

Do a search and check for some collectors sites on google or something, find out how much this stuff is worth. If his offer seems reasonable, I'd end it early, sell the 5 books he wants to him and then relist the rest. For all I know those books are some huge collectors item and worth 10 times that, but I doubt it. It seems more likely he is a personal fan of old sierra stuff and has his own collection. Do some research!

 

[Saulbadguy]

I'd end the auction early. 400 bucks is 400 bucks.

 

[Mandos]

I'd have to end it.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

400 BUCKS!!!

this is a harsh harsh world. Getting 400 bucks like that = good.

end auction.

get 400 bucks.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Do a search and check for some collectors sites on google or something, find out how much this stuff is worth. If his offer seems reasonable, I'd end it early, sell the 5 books he wants to him and then relist the rest. For all I know those books are some huge collectors item and worth 10 times that, but I doubt it. It seems more likely he is a personal fan of old sierra stuff and has his own collection. Do some research!

Good idea, I really have no idea on the value of this crap. I just thought I was gonna make like $10 on it. haha

 

[dxkj]

So. If this guy is so hot and bothered for getting hte 5 book for $400 that he wants you to end the auction, they are probably worth way more than that ...... think about it, how else would this make sense?

Tell him $1000 and he can have them

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: dxkj
So. If this guy is so hot and bothered for getting hte 5 book for $400 that he wants you to end the auction, they are probably worth way more than that ...... think about it, how else would this make sense?

Tell him $1000 and he can have them

Looks like the Wizard and the Princess was the first color graphic adventure game, they very well could be worth more than that.

 

[Modeps]

I emailed this person back thismorning, and he keeps skirting around my question as to why he just wont bid $400 on the auction and possibly get everything for much less than that....

something is fishy...

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma
I think this must be the one.

Yeah, that's it... It's only at $12 right now. which is why I'm seriously considering ending it early.

Almost all the bidding is in the last 24 hrs of the auction, and even moreso the last few minutes. If you go into 'my ebay' and look at the auction, how many people does it say are watching the auction?

 

[PCTweaker5]

Ya most likely or they might actually be worth more tempting people to do a search on them and the bid will start going higher and higher and he'll lose out. I suggest you search and search fast for how much these things could be worth. Contact Atari directly and see what they say. Good luck!

 

[Jgtdragon]

Interesting. I am curiious how muhc this auction will end with.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma
I think this must be the one.

Yeah, that's it... It's only at $12 right now. which is why I'm seriously considering ending it early.

Almost all the bidding is in the last 24 hrs of the auction, and even moreso the last few minutes. If you go into 'my ebay' and look at the auction, how many people does it say are watching the auction?

There's currently 8 people watching it.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: PCTweaker5
Ya most likely or they might actually be worth more tempting people to do a search on them and the bid will start going higher and higher and he'll lose out. I suggest you search and search fast for how much these things could be worth. Contact Atari directly and see what they say. Good luck!

Yeah, I've been looking around for stuff about these titles, but it doesnt look like there's any info on prices... I'll keep looking though.

 

[dman]

That softporn game is the one that's the plot for LSLarry (original). I remember playing that game... and then playing Larry when it came out and was like, WTF, same game now with graphics.

Do you have all the original discs/games too? If so, why are are you selling just the manuals. If not, what happened to 'em, just curious?

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: dman
That softporn game is the one that's the plot for LSLarry (original). I remember playing that game... and then playing Larry when it came out and was like, WTF, same game now with graphics.

Do you have all the original discs/games too? If so, why are are you selling just the manuals. If not, what happened to 'em, just curious?

Wow really? I didnt know that...
I'm just selling the manuals because that's all (it looks like) I have. My dad bought a box of atari crap at a flea market for like $15 one time, and these were in there.

 

[CPA]

while I couldn't access this site at work, the google description shows the Commodore 64/128 version of the Wizard and the Princess selling at $3.

You can download the PC version of this game here.

Roberta Williams designed this game. Remember her from the old King's Quest games. Wonder what she's working on lately.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: CPA
while I couldn't access this site at work, the google description shows the Commodore 64/128 version of the Wizard and the Princess selling at $3.

You can download the PC version of this game here.

Roberta Williams designed this game. Remember her from the old King's Quest games. Wonder what she's working on lately.

Yeah, I guess Roberta and Ken Williams started On-Line Systems off of their kitchen table. Roberta did a lot of the writing for the earlier stuff. Now, Sierra is just another publisher....

That $3 is for the game itself... not for the documentation... I'm guessing that's the rare part. But it's just a guess... I just dont know what to do!!

 

[DeadByDawn]

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That's $79.00 for just one of them. I'm betting that softporn one is worth big $$$. Be a gambler and just let it ride.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
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That's $79.00 for just one of them. I'm betting that softporn one is worth big $$$. Be a gambler and just let it ride.

Holy cow. That's the bidder that contacted me too!

 

[Modeps]

Mission Asteroid

This one ended for $90... and was also bought by the same guy that contacted me...

 

[PingSpike]

This thread is inspiring me to dig up some of my old 5.25 floppy games, and maybe hit the flea market this weekend.

Edit:
Holy sh|t! Look what this is going for. I have this game and the original box in my closet at home. I don't know if I have all the manuals and stuff...I hope my mom didn't throw it out or anything!

I'll have to watch the auction and see if they actually get $70 for that. I bought it for $5 from an Ames bargain rack when I was 12 or 13.

 

[AmitPatel]

He may be a collector or something...

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: AmitPatel
He may be a collector or something...

Looks as though he's a scammer. I emailed a guy from a vintage sierra website and got back a not so positive response.

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the e-mail.

With an offer like that I am guessing it can be only one person...'jeffcowe'

I would be careful of him for he is a con artist and a credit card scammer.

Read here for more information about this slimeball:
http://www.vintage-sierra.com/fraud.html

On-Line Systems games tend to fetch a reasonable amount so I would say it
would be in your best interest to let the auction run its course and you may
be pleasantly surprised. Heh, I might even bid as I am looking for Softporn
Adventure.

Again if the offer is in fact from 'jeffcowe' I urge you not to take it. If
something goes wrong, i.e. credit card charge back etc, you have no recourse
since the deal was made outside of ebay.

Even if it isn't 'jeffcowe' tell the person to bid $400 and maybe he/she
will win it legitimately, know what I mean?

If you have any other questions feel free to ask I am happy to help. Good
luck with your sale, maybe we will be talking again in 5 days to discuss
shipping and payment options

Good thing I did my research.