Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread C.E. Forman
> All I did for my pages was create Excel spreadsheets for date, auction > number, winning bid, and notes. I used the notes to record details on > unusual auctions (like shrinkwrapped/new items or what was missing > from an incomplete auction figure), but didn't make any exceptions for > those in

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Hugh Falk stated: > >Sounds like a great idea...go for it! Be sure to include numerical data on >desirable items: times sold on ebay (rarity), average sale price, etc. Of >course, this would require a human eye to get it right. That would be a >really useful site. And a major undertaking. I d

RE: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Hugh Falk
: CcomputerGameCollector [mailto:contact@;computergamecollector.com] Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras Well if a website was created to do this, it would be pretty easy to process the info and re-present it in an acceptable form as far

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
2002 12:30 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras > Not that I know of...and I'll bet eBay has a rule against it. > > You could probably post the information, but not a direct copy of the page > itself. > > Hugh > > -Original Message-

RE: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Hugh Falk
AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras Hmm that wouldnt be a bad idea for a website - browse ebay history auctions. Anyone doing this already? - Original Message - From: "Alexander Zoller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 11:15 AM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: Hmm that wouldnt be a bad idea for a website - browse ebay history auctions. Anyone doing this already? Or perhaps a things-to-watch-out-for web site? -- Edward Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Hmm that wouldnt be a bad idea for a website - browse ebay history auctions. Anyone doing this already? - Original Message - From: "Alexander Zoller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [SWCollec

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Alexander Zoller
Edward Franks wrote: > Yeah. Saving eBay auction pages for future reference is very handy. > :-D *nods* Incidentally, I didn't save this particular auction right after it had ended. I only did so when Eyal approached me about the Ultima 1 trade, roughly 7 weeks after the auction had ended. And

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Edward Franks
On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 04:15 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote: [Snip] That was an original one, yes. I confirmed this by talking to the winner of the auction. Here's a larger picture: http://uw3.de/eyal/Dcp_0119.jpg That's some honest wear and tear a faker should find quite impossible t

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Great column C.E. Excellent job! - Original Message - From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Software Collectibles Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:50 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras > New Shoppe column: > > http://www.if-legends.org

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread C.E. Forman
> I think that is some of your finest work, Chris. Amazing, and disturbing. > Thankfully, fakes are pretty easy to spot, and more importantly the cost of > producing a passable fake outweighs the cost people will trade for it on > ebay. (I'm guessing it would take at least $150 to produce somethi

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Alexander Zoller
> FYI: The Atari Ultima 1 auction you list would have passed my > muster. > I wonder if this was an original used as a template for his other > fakes. The only thing I see in it that is odd is the the disk sleeve > is the wrong generation for the games. The disk sleeve that comes with

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread Jim Leonard
"C.E. Forman" wrote: > > http://www.if-legends.org/~yois/column.php?column_date=2002-11-08 > > Everybody interested in preserving the integrity of this hobby ought to read > this, to see what we're up against. I think that is some of your finest work, Chris. Amazing, and disturbing. Thankfully

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-08 Thread C.E. Forman
> Thank you for being willing to stand up and say what you said. Many > people wouldn't because they'd be afraid of potential lawsuits. I'm convinced he won't press for anything like that, knowing that we know all about his games. > FYI: The Atari Ultima 1 auction you list would have passed my

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-08 Thread Edward Franks
On Friday, November 8, 2002, at 08:50 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: New Shoppe column: http://www.if-legends.org/~yois/column.php?column_date=2002-11-08 Everybody interested in preserving the integrity of this hobby ought to read this, to see what we're up against. Thank you for being willing to