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benstylus
  
 
| #1 posted May 11, 2008 at 7:54am (EDT)
edited May 19, 2008 at 9:05pm (EDT) |
I have a complete copy of Wii Sports (plus wii case w/ custom printed insert) that I would like to trade straight up for one of the following similarly overpriced items (in order of preference):
1 - MUSHA (Genesis) - complete and in very good to excellent condition
2 - Tech Romancer (Dreamcast) - complete and in very good to excellent condition
3 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo DS) - complete and in good or better condition
4 - Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes (Playstation) - complete and in good or better condition
5 - Klonoa (Playstation) - complete and in good or better condition
6 - Strategy Guide for Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete on Playstation - in good or better condition (this one's a longshot, I know)
7 - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis) - complete and in very good to excellent condition.
8 - Warsong (Genesis) - complete and in very good to excellent condition
Will add more if I think of more.
Would also consider trading for a Ranma 1/2 Season 4, 5 or 6 thinpak DVD boxset (but only if you got it on the cheap). For one of these I'd throw in Link's Crossbow Training (new/sealed) too.
Currently only trading for the above listed items, please do not ask me to check your list or whether I am willing to sell - the answer to both those questions at the moment is no.
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gauu
| | #2 posted May 11, 2008 at 9:36am (EDT) |
LOLOLOL ben free bump for making me spit my cereal out for this line
4 - Strategy Guide for Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete on Playstation - in good or better condition (this one's a longshot, I know)
hehe if you ever got that it would be from the retard of the lifetime. that guide i got super lucky on 4am ending ebay bid pristine NEVER opened for 70 shipped. it averages like 60+ in just good condition can get up to 100 pristine.
oh and on a side note what is tech romancer?
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Forgotten_Freshness
 
| | #3 posted May 11, 2008 at 9:47am (EDT) |
When the hell did the Lunar 2 guide become rare?
I nabbed mine the same time I bought my Vanguard Bandits guide, both new, for under $30 and they were ALL OVER eBay, couldnt of been more than a couple years ago.
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DefaultGen
| #4 posted May 11, 2008 at 10:34am (EDT)
edited May 11, 2008 at 10:34am (EDT) |
Who said rare? I believe he said "similarly overpriced." Wii Sports is the modern Mario/DH after all.
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gauu
| | #5 posted May 11, 2008 at 10:46am (EDT) |
umm look on ebay dude working designs stuff is ALLLLLL shooting up in price.
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benstylus
| | #6 posted May 11, 2008 at 10:48am (EDT) |
DefaultGen wrote:
> Who said rare? I believe he said "similarly overpriced."
pretty much the only time I use the word "rare" when discussing a game is when it's made by those british chaps that Nintendo used to own.
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benstylus
| #7 posted May 11, 2008 at 1:50pm (EDT)
edited May 11, 2008 at 1:56pm (EDT) |
updated the list with Klonoa & Discworld 2 for PS1.
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platinumfungi
| | #8 posted May 11, 2008 at 1:58pm (EDT) |
So Moonwalker catches a hefty purse these days? I wouldn't have thought that, yet I can understand since it's MJ....and he grabs himself in the game at the push of a button! Gotta love the Genesis.
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benstylus
| | #9 posted May 11, 2008 at 2:01pm (EDT) |
platinumfungi wrote:
> So Moonwalker catches a hefty purse these days? I wouldn't have thought
> that, yet I can understand since it's MJ....and he grabs himself in
> the game at the push of a button! Gotta love the Genesis.
>
complete and good it's usually in the 20-30 range.
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benstylus
| | #10 posted May 11, 2008 at 6:41pm (EDT) |
added warsong - i'd like to try it 
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benstylus
| | #11 posted May 12, 2008 at 10:08am (EDT) |
bump
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
Forgotten_Freshness
| | #12 posted May 12, 2008 at 10:58am (EDT) |
You know I own everything on this list, short of the DVD and Discworld II, so if you'd like to borrow any of it you're more than welcome.
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benstylus
| | #13 posted May 12, 2008 at 11:20am (EDT) |
nah - i'd prefer not to have to give it back
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DR_SPOCK
 
| | #14 posted May 12, 2008 at 12:08pm (EDT) |
The announcer from Tech Romancer is awesome.
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goldbera
| | #15 posted May 12, 2008 at 4:15pm (EDT) |
is wii sports no longer a pack in? |
benstylus
| | #16 posted May 12, 2008 at 5:05pm (EDT) |
it's still a pack in.
except there's still a lot of doucheberries unpacking it and selling the wii and the game separately for big bucks.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
Unickuta
| | #17 posted May 12, 2008 at 6:10pm (EDT) |
Wii Sports goes for loads on eBay. |
benstylus
| | #18 posted May 12, 2008 at 6:15pm (EDT) |
and I don't want to sell it, I want to trade it
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DR_SPOCK
| | #19 posted May 12, 2008 at 6:16pm (EDT) |
You could sell it and use the money to buy one of those games you want!!
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benstylus
| | #20 posted May 12, 2008 at 6:59pm (EDT) |
DR_SPOCK wrote:
> You could sell it and use the money to buy one of those games you
> want!!
Yes, but then I'd be screwing someone over when I sell them the game.
I'd prefer to trade it to someone who got one of the above items on the cheap so neither of us are losing much of anything.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DR_SPOCK
| #21 posted May 12, 2008 at 7:26pm (EDT)
edited May 12, 2008 at 7:26pm (EDT) |
Split hairs all you like, it's the same thing my man!
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benstylus
| #22 posted May 12, 2008 at 7:41pm (EDT)
edited May 12, 2008 at 7:42pm (EDT) |
not at all.
Here's your scenario:
I come across an expensive item relatively cheaply.
Man A spends too much on my item.
I take that and spend too much on Man B's expensive item.
Man A still paid too much even if I got a good deal on Man B's item by using the proceeds of my item.
Here's mine:
I come across an expensive item relatively cheaply.
Man A comes across another expensive item relatively cheaply.
We trade and we both are happy to get items for cheap.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
muhsheesuh
 
| #23 posted May 12, 2008 at 7:55pm (EDT)
edited May 12, 2008 at 8:02pm (EDT) |
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.asp...
Also I believe this is in the wrong forum if a price isn't listed and you aren't willing to sell. |
Forgotten_Freshness
| | #24 posted May 12, 2008 at 8:14pm (EDT) |
Good luck finding one in-stock at GameStop muhsheesuh.
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muhsheesuh
| | #25 posted May 12, 2008 at 8:20pm (EDT) |
Got 3 close to my house that says that have it. I got a sealed copy anyway so I'm not in the market to rip people off for what I would think is waaay overpriced. |
benstylus
| #26 posted May 12, 2008 at 8:21pm (EDT)
edited May 12, 2008 at 8:23pm (EDT) |
muhsheesuh wrote:
> http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.asp...
>
That link says:
$9.99 Add to Wish List
Not For Sale
muhsheesuh wrote:
> Also I believe this is in the wrong forum if a price isn't listed
> and you aren't willing to sell.
My prices are quite clearly listed - they're just not in dollars, but in several foreign currencies such as Moonwalkers and Discworlds.
> I'm not in the market to rip people off for what I would
> think is waaay overpriced.
I'm not either, which is why I'm only asking for things that are similarly waaaay overpriced.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
muhsheesuh
| | #27 posted May 12, 2008 at 8:28pm (EDT) |
benstylus wrote:
> muhsheesuh wrote:
>> http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.asp...
>>
>
> That link says:
>
> $9.99 Add to Wish List
> Not For Sale
That just means you can't buy it online, you can obviously find it in store.
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> muhsheesuh wrote:
>> Also I believe this is in the wrong forum if a price isn't listed
>> and you aren't willing to sell.
>
> My prices are quite clearly listed - they're just not in dollars,
> but in several foreign currencies such as Moonwalkers and Discworlds.
Clever...
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>> I'm not in the market to rip people off for what I would
>> think is waaay overpriced.
>
> I'm not either, which is why I'm only asking for things that are similarly
> waaaay overpriced.
>
>
By valuing this game at 25+ you aren't really doing what you propose by giving this cheaply to someone with one of your items. A 25+ item for a 25+ item is still the same without the middleman involving actual money regardless of how 'cheaply' one may have obtained this. |
benstylus
| #28 posted May 12, 2008 at 9:19pm (EDT)
edited May 12, 2008 at 9:21pm (EDT) |
muhsheesuh wrote:
> That just means you can't buy it online, you can obviously find it
> in store.
Yes, if you are lucky, you can find it in store. Not every gamestop has them in stock, in fact i'd bet most of them probably do not because of the people who buy them up to take them to ebay/amazon for profit.
muhsheesuh wrote:
> By valuing this game at 25+ you aren't really doing what you propose
> by giving this cheaply to someone with one of your items. A 25+ item
> for a 25+ item is still the same without the middleman involving actual
> money regardless of how 'cheaply' one may have obtained this.
I obtained this item cheaply. My assumption is that the person with an item I seek likely also obtained their cheaply.
So trading one item obtained for $15 that regularly goes for $40 for another item obtained for $15 that goes for $40 essentially means both of us get what we want for just $15.
Knowing the people here, 90+ percent of them would have obtained the stuff I'm after pretty cheaply.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
Forgotten_Freshness
| | #29 posted May 12, 2008 at 9:22pm (EDT) |
What else do you want benstylus I want 2 of your DS games. 
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benstylus
| | #30 posted May 12, 2008 at 9:26pm (EDT) |
lol the two you want are both being borrowed at the moment so it would need to be something i really want for me to retrieve them
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
Forgotten_Freshness
| | #31 posted May 12, 2008 at 9:27pm (EDT) |
I could live without them until theyre returned 
Is your want list 100% up to date?
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benstylus
| | #32 posted May 12, 2008 at 9:35pm (EDT) |
for the time being. I'm not looking for much at the moment.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DR_SPOCK
| | #33 posted May 13, 2008 at 1:14am (EDT) |
benstylus wrote:
> I obtained this item cheaply. My assumption is that the person with
> an item I seek likely also obtained their cheaply.
Yeah, but that's an absurd assumption. You're trying to find some sort of excuse that enables you to ask market value (GASP) for your game, but there isn't one (and there's nothing to be ashamed of).
> So trading one item obtained for $15 that regularly goes for $40 for
> another item obtained for $15 that goes for $40 essentially means
> both of us get what we want for just $15.
Right, except that most people don't get a very good/complete copy of Tech Romancer for $15.
> Knowing the people here, 90+ percent of them would have obtained the
> stuff I'm after pretty cheaply.
Would you turn down someone who spent, say, $30 on their mint/complete Tech Romancer on the basis that they'd be overpaying for Wii Sports?
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muhsheesuh
| | #34 posted May 13, 2008 at 1:47am (EDT) |
RLeav20717 (Frank Leavitt) - added 2007/12/14 for gratuitously scalping "new" Wii systems that he took Wii Sports out of to scalp separately (and being a smug little prick about it, emphasis on little prick). He made his scalping post with the sole intent of starting a flame war. Guess what, douchebag? You've been extinguished.
I saw this on your filtered list of traders you aren't dealing with and found this EXTREMELY amusing. =D |
benstylus
| #35 posted May 13, 2008 at 8:04am (EDT)
edited May 13, 2008 at 9:56am (EDT) |
DR_SPOCK wrote:
> benstylus wrote:
>> I obtained this item cheaply. My assumption is that the person
> with
>> an item I seek likely also obtained their cheaply.
>
> Yeah, but that's an absurd assumption. You're trying to find some
> sort of excuse that enables you to ask market value (GASP) for your
> game, but there isn't one (and there's nothing to be ashamed of).
Is it really such an absurd assumption?
The fact that "Find of the Week" thread is continually at the top of the Vintage_Games forum, not to mention the popularity of the Hot_Deals forum is pretty clear evidence that many people here on GameTZ are often finding stuff at well below "market value," even today.
>> So trading one item obtained for $15 that regularly goes for $40
> for
>> another item obtained for $15 that goes for $40 essentially means
>> both of us get what we want for just $15.
>
> Right, except that most people don't get a very good/complete copy
> of Tech Romancer for $15.
Perhaps not today - but pretty much all the items on this list (with the possible exception of Warsong) were relatively cheap items just a couple of years ago - even on eBay. In fact, I do remember picking up that copy of Tech Romancer that eventually found its way to you as part the "Two Tubs of Dreamcast" trade for about $10 at gamestop or another local store a few years back.
2 or 3 years ago, you couldn't GIVE a greatest hits copy of Final Fantasy 7 away to people here. Now I see people asking $70 plus for them.
I just don't want to take $40 from someone when the cost to me is $15. If I wouldn't ordinarily mind something like $18 or $20 for a game that cost me $15 (in fact, I made a couple offers to people I trust for Wii Sports in that range before I made this post) - however, since the "market value" of Wii Sports is in the $40 shipped range, there is a great risk that selling to just anyone at that $18-$20 price would simply lead to them turning around and flipping the game for double profit, and I don't feel that it's appropriate to abuse someone's generosity like that.
>> Knowing the people here, 90+ percent of them would have obtained
>> the stuff I'm after pretty cheaply.
>
> Would you turn down someone who spent, say, $30 on their mint/complete
> Tech Romancer on the basis that they'd be overpaying for Wii Sports?
If someone spent $30 on Tech Romancer, I'd hope that at that price they'd want to keep it.
Nevertheless, no, I would not turn them down because although they already paid an inflated price for it, someone else received the monetary benefit. They bought the game knowing full well the price was inflated.
The "ripping off" as it were has already been done. I don't like selling things for massively inflated prices, as I believe it's taking advantage of people. But I think that trading inflated item for inflated item seems reasonable enough to me - there's no being ashamed about it at all.
And lastly, going by current cheapest amazon prices - trading tech romancer for wii sports would be "trading up" as wii sports is about $40 and tech romancer is $31 something.
muhsheesuh wrote:
> RLeav20717 (Frank Leavitt) - added 2007/12/14 for gratuitously scalping
> "new" Wii systems that he took Wii Sports out of to scalp separately
> (and being a smug little prick about it, emphasis on little prick).
> He made his scalping post with the sole intent of starting a flame
> war. Guess what, douchebag? You've been extinguished.
>
> I saw this on your filtered list of traders you aren't dealing with
> and found this EXTREMELY amusing. =D
Had you been here when rleav posted that thread, you'd have seen what I meant. if I recall correctly it was something like $400 each for the wiis plus an additional $80 each for wii sports, which was higher than even ebay was going at the time. And he basically said as much that the only reason he posted was to piss people off.
Anyway, we both appear to have a strong dislike for scalping games - I hope you keep trading here and become a valued and respected member of the site & forums. Goodness knows we could use a few more folks that aren't focused solely on profit profit profit.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DefaultGen
| | #36 posted May 13, 2008 at 8:15am (EDT) |
As much as I love Wii Sports I would sell it for $80 without looking back. Jesus.
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benstylus
| | #37 posted May 13, 2008 at 8:39am (EDT) |
DefaultGen wrote:
> As much as I love Wii Sports I would sell it for $80 without looking
> back. Jesus.
I understand many people feel like that, but I like earning my money the old-fashioned way.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DefaultGen
| | #38 posted May 13, 2008 at 9:03am (EDT) |
Online offer sites? Reselling clearance games? Ripping off noobs? Do tell me your ways.
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benstylus
| #39 posted May 13, 2008 at 9:04am (EDT)
edited May 13, 2008 at 9:05am (EDT) |
I got one of those job things that is my primary source of income.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
thelazyone22
| | #40 posted May 13, 2008 at 7:04pm (EDT) |
benstylus wrote:
> I got one of those job things that is my primary source of income.
I don't agree with everything in this thread/your threads, but well-played sir, well-played. |
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