Just curious, how do people here feel about buying an item you know is valuable but the person selling does not? Such as collectable software. Do you feel funny bargaining down a price when you know it is worth a lot more than what you are paying? I kind of figured myself that the knowledge of
To me, games in 5.25 floppies are more valuable than their 3.5 counterparts. Why? The extra sleeves.
Some games have really nice sleeves on their 5.25 games. The Softworld edition of the Origin (Ultima/Wing Commander) games spring to mind
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Pedro R. Quaresma
Salvador Caetano IMVT
Div. Sistemas
I guess that depends on how you assess the value. No one here has bought a classic game that they themselves wouldn't have paid a few more dollars to have. Some come at the breaking point, but I'd reckon most don't hit that level. Also, sometimes you see two newer collectors on ebay overbid on
Pedro, you misunderstood. I was commenting on Marco's statement:
"but failed to realize it'll lower the number of units sold, asthere won't be much left that distinguishes a bought game from a warezversion."
Marco was saying that DVD cases would adversely affect the number of units sold. My
On Jan 20, 2004, at 10:31 PM, Jim Leonard wrote:
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Or am I the only one who executed a round of attacks in an RPG and sat
with baited breath while the disk drive paused, whirred, taunting me
with the result until finally the results were printed?
I can remember playing Ultima III and
Of course you can. There are lots of criteria you can judge mistakes by, but in the games industry, number of units sold is the most common and least subjective method. It is especially important since it usually determines if you get to continue making games in the future.
Hugh-Original
I don't have more specific data handy (out of town right now), but here is a breakdown
of UK sales across all platforms:
1 - NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND
2 - GRAND THEFT AUTO: DOUBLE PACK
3 - THE SIMPSONS: HIT RUN
4 - FIFA 2004
5 - LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
6 - NORTON INTERNET
Breakers, PC:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=11047item=3073316574
If I didn't already have one coming in the mail I'd bid on this,
except... it's pretty badly crushed. Still shrinkwrapped, but crushed.
My question to the list: How many of you hold shrinkwrapping so
I've heard from one cartridge collector who bought a bunch of sealed SNES
games, only to find out the seller took the original, more valuable
cartridges out and replaced them with cheap-o titles before reshrinking, so
he could sell the same game twice, thinking no one would ever open the wrap.
Yep, I found him right away. His eBay ID too. LMK if you want him on my
jerk-list, he definitely qualifies. B-}
- Original Message -
From: Feldhamer, Stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:53 PM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] 5.25s vs. 3.5s
- The CDROM version of Return to Zork was produced in greater numbers
than the floppy-disk version, so theoretically the diskette version is
worth more.
Rarer, but not necessarily worth more, except maybe to a few collectors or
RTZ fanatics. Who wants to actually play the floppy version,
When this one comes up, I always try to strike a
balance between me and the seller. If I can make the seller really happy
with the amount he's getting, and me still really happy with the price I'm
paying, great. On the other hand, you definitely should get rewarded for
knowing what other
How many sellers would tell a buyer they are paying too much?
Yo. B-)
The Shoppe, anyway. If the person uses the Shoppe's offer button and goes
way too high, it's coded to cut the price down to a more reasonable level
(albeit the maximum reasonable price I have entered in the database).
Breakers, PC:
I'd go maybe $20 max. More, $30 or so if I didn't have one already. But
that's me.
My question to the list: How many of you hold shrinkwrapping so highly
that a badly crushed wrapped is worth more than a good condition
unwrapped?
Amazingly, NOT me! The game package itself
How many sellers would tell a buyer they are paying too much?
I know I pay way too much :(
I think a few members here can certainly back me up on that one.
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This message was sent to you because you are currently
I refuse to accept responsibility for this decision. : )
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] 5.25s vs. 3.5s
Yep, I found him right away. His eBay ID too. LMK if
For some reason, it seems like this game is not as rare as people thought it
was.
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Would YOU bid on this?
Breakers, PC:
I'd go
Then you leave it in my capable hands. B-)
- Original Message -
From: Stuart Feldhamer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] 5.25s vs. 3.5s
I refuse to accept responsibility for this decision. : )
Stuart
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
I don't have more specific data handy (out of town right now), but here is a
breakdown of UK sales across all
platforms:
1 - NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND
2 - GRAND THEFT AUTO: DOUBLE PACK
3 - THE SIMPSONS: HIT RUN
4 - FIFA 2004
5 - LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
Just won an item on ebay. The email I received from the seller must
have gone through ebay as it contained this message.
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Never pay for your item with an instant cash transfer service such as
MoneyGram or Western Union. These services are like
Yeah, I got the same mail.. or rather it was info on the side in a mail
another person sent to me through Ebay. Here is what it said:
Never respond to an unsolicited email that includes incentives to
buy or sell an item off the eBay Marketplace. If you get such an email,
please report it
On Jan 21, 2004, at 5:24 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
- The CDROM version of Return to Zork was produced in greater numbers
than the floppy-disk version, so theoretically the diskette version is
worth more.
Rarer, but not necessarily worth more, except maybe to a few
collectors or
RTZ fanatics. Who
Between games being super-realistic (compared to classic games at
least) and most new gamers not knowing how good a well-packaged game
could be, the buyers don't know what they're missing and could probably
care less. I bet these same people don't watch AMC either. Gotta love
writing for
Ok, you win that. Just curious, how often does that particular piece
of code see instruction pointer (the one that lowers bids)?
On Jan 21, 2004, at 6:36 PM, C.E. Forman wrote:
How many sellers would tell a buyer they are paying too much?
Yo. B-)
The Shoppe, anyway. If the person uses the
Edward Franks wrote:
I can remember playing Ultima III and trying to beat the disk drive
if my party died. It was a bad habit to get into though.I used to
restart the game when a whirlpool nailed my ship
God, yes!! Those were the days -- days when you were actually faster than
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