I doubt very seriously it will affect the value -
I think anyone will agree that the rising rate in which the desirability of
collecting classic computer games far exceeds Drashs that will ever "come
out of the woordwork"
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Omg.. from the auction..
" Classic Video games are becoming the "baseball cards" of the new
millenium, so if you are considering making an investment in something rare and
valuable, look no further than the holy grail of lost video games.
"
LOL, what, did he hire a cheesy writer to do the
Yeah, nobody wants to bid on something starting at
99, because that will unnec. drive up the price.
Brad
- Original Message -
From:
Stuart
Feldhamer
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Personal
Software Zork on ebay
Fred, I think we're talking about pieces here that arn't ASSUMED to be
re-shrinkwrapped.
Someone can fake a whole box release if the wanted to, including components
and stuff, but
it doesn't mean the other grades are invalid.
- Original Message -
From: "Freddie Bingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTE
That's been my exact gripe with the scale since the first day I discovered
it.
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Freddie Bingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 3:37 PM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Ouch
> I still maintain the guide is confusing since
Like I said; I gave up on this - there's an anomoly with the scale, and it's
not going to change ;)
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Ouc
ame, since Mint is only possible with S? My old arguement
was that "M"
should be a grade alone, while S a modifier; applyable to any grade.
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:
s one of my specialties :-) --
>
> Mint sealed is "MS" not M(S).
>
> Hugh
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Alexander Zöller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 6:34 AM
> To: BL; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Ouch
>
&g
I understand your point Steph completely - but
that's the nature of collecting, isn't it? I'm not sure what you percieve
my perspective to be, but I started collecting just because I thought it would
be really cool to have sealed copies of all the games I played growing up.
I still only re
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4130364298
from the auction:
" Note: Brand new with all the original manuals/disks/box, etc. Only came
out of the shrink wrap to be photographed. According to the box it works on
any Apple II or III. "
Doh! Not the sharpest tool in the shed...
> Surely hope this will fade away back to normal soon.
> Any predictions what will happen?
> Is this temporary or will the prices continue to go
> even more insane or stay where they are?
Why would you hope it fades back to normal? I think it's great - if I
thought that 50 years from now all the
Wee-wee. Lol.
- Original Message -
From:
Stephane Racle
To: swcollect
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect]
YEAH-HA-HA!
The corner of the picture has a French flag and something that
almost looks like "Version Française"... Hmmm... ;-)C.
Hmp, so you actually caused the other guy to pay 100 and not 10. Hehe.
- Original Message -
From: "Josh Lulewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'C.E. Forman'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Talk about boneheads...
> Heh
I'd assumed was the case with all this guys auctions. I didn't assume there
would be another possibility in most cases of these.
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Software Collectibles Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:13
What could he possibly have in mind?
- Original Message -
From: "Howard Feldman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:00 PM
Subject: [SWCollect] recent crazy prices
>
> As has been mentioned, there have been some pretty crazy selling prices
> on eb
http://www.playthings.com/index.asp?layout=article&webzine=playthings&publication=playthings&articleid=CA62242
Don't know if you would consider that verification, but it's from 2001.
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Lee K. Seitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Software Collecting" <[EMAIL PROT
>It's pretty much public knowledge
that I wrote my own automated eBay search tool, but if a few of you don't mind
>sharing how you find your stuff, I'd be interested to hear it. Do you
rely on eBay's saved searches and automatic >notifies? Do you save the
URLs for the results of a bunch of
I think it's great, although some of the prices do
seem out of whack. Then again, they're worth what they're worth I
guess. After all, they'll never be another "beginning of computer/video
gaming" in the history of our world. I don't even think we can begin to
understand not only the valu
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3090926630
I don't know about that, I can get 5 frisbees for a buck at my local outlet
store, not $100.. :)
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Edward Franks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 6:00 PM
Not a bad idea (was considering it myself), find out what is going on
"after the sale". But is it really "legal" to sell a game even if it IS
abandonware? I thought ebay did not allow ANY sort of CDR? Maybe he gets
around it with the GRTech Software "Label"?
Well, that's
the catch;
It bothers me too, it's horrible. I'm certain
that he must be breaking at least a handfull of copyright laws, but as far as
the item he is selling, as far as being legal auctions on ebay, the loop hole is
that it has his "front end" which he can claim as what is actually for sale, and
the g
Hah, not true - did you look at his other
items? He has about 10 of those auctions going at once, and some are
as high as $10 bucks.
- Original Message -
From:
C.E.
Forman
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:41
AM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Chris?
It's on all week -
EST times are:
Monday and Friday at 6:00PM
Wed and Sat at 4:00PM
Sunday at 9:00PM
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Video Game Documentary tonight
> Lee
On MMOLRPG's -- once you get roped into one for a while, and come out of the
other side, it's not easy to let yourself get into another. You don't want
to - too much time. Same for RPG's in general I guess. For me, I just
raise the bar - the game has to completely blow me away for me to justify
it...
Stuart
-Original Message-
*From:* Stephane Racle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:49 AM
*To:* swcollect
*Subject:* Re: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW Museum
Doubtful I could do that without incurring the wrath of Z
Great job man, looks awesome. If your ultimate plan is to have the entire
mags scanned, I can't wait!
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Stephane Racle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "swcollect" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:01 AM
Subject: [SWCollect] Announcing the CGW
Spyware is really common now in days - if you've
had an active PC for a while, then suddenly decide to run these programs, yes,
you are absolutely going to find a lot of stuff, from tracking cookies and
dialers to memory resident programs & hijacks you didnt even know were
starting at boot-u
Hmm sounds like it might be an Avalon Hill game,
since most of thier games were based on board games?
Ray I would run down http://old.the-underdogs.org/AH.htm,
see if anything rings a bell. They did resurface in the 1994
timeframe.
-Forwarded Message- From: Ray
McAllister <
I'd still be interesting in the cases for the displaying of and durability
of them. Plastic bags do the job, I'd rather have the plastic boxes. For
the record, I'd still be highly interested!
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent
I wonder what the most valuable game of all time is with this new perfect
system? :)
Brad
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Oh my G*d
> Lee,
>
> Thanks for pointing out a couple
What site is it?
- Original Message -
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 11:26
PM
Subject: [SWCollect] Oh my G*d
Awhile back there was a private web page selling
games for "ludicrous" prices but this seller is setti
>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Talking about rarity/value
>
> On Jan 31, 2004, at 2:05 PM, BL wrote:
>
> > A little childish maybe, but like others have said, I'm sure he's a
> > great
> > gu
han the typical
"A+++" :)
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Marco Thorek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Talking about rarity/value
> BL schrieb:
> >
> > Whos th
I use AuctionChief, which works well enough; I have some 20 different
automated searches on an hourly interval, and it works quite well. You can
even export it to Excel; perhaps something like that could be considered.
- Original Message -
From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EM
ing about rarity/value
> I know eriq...
>
> He buys tons of stuff from me, he is actually a pretty good guy. Has
> more money than I think he knows what to do with though.
>
> Josh
>
> -Original Message-
> From: BL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, Januar
Whos this guy? He won an auction of mine, and left this for feedback - he
as well as sniped me a couple of times, grr! :) Wondering if he is on this
list..
Feedback:
I belong to a very elite group of gamers and we all trade on Ebay! OH YES
WE DO! Buyer eriqchang( 219)
Brad
- Origina
bility guide, which
> will be challenging enough.
>
> Brad, if you're serious about it, let's talk off-line about details.
> I'd be more than willing to work on it.
>
>
> Hugh
>
> -Original Message-
> From: BL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Th
Well, I've thought of that, but there's a lot of factors involved, like
condition etc that will effect prices. If we pioneered an ebay title
posting format, then well, it would be pretty easy. Or alternatively, we
could only use those entries that have certain information in the title, or
yet ano
I dont hold either highly. If crushed & wrapped, not interested. If not
crushed and not wrapped, not interested. :)
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: [SWCollect] Would YOU bid on this?
> But I agree that for very rare items the data should be preserved as
> well, if a game would otherwise be lost, once the original medium is
> deteriorated.
As long as 1 person perserves the data, it can be copied. An original
shrinkwrapped box can't be copied. :)
-
never open it, how would
> you ever know? Carbon dating? The pungent odour? To me it is absurd
> to collect shrinkwrapped games at not open them - you're just opening
> yourself wide to scammers (not that I'd ever do that.. dum-de-dum..)
>
> Anyhow, when I get a shrinkwrapped game
Ed said:
> > Leaving a game in
> > the shrinkwrap is like buying a valuable painting and then locking it
> > away never to look at it or like having a girlfriend and never kissing
> > her. ;-)
Well unlike vintage sealed computer games, you can unwrap a chick
over and over again. There's no comp
> Well, I kinda see it as preserving a legacy. How many originally
> shrinked versions of a game will be around in fifty years?
>
> Marco
Exactly Marco.. couldn't have said it better myself.
- Original Message -
From: "Marco Thorek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thurs
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Need advice regarding a Wasteland purchase
> BL wrote:
>
> > I understand the scale, there is just the point with Mint Sealed and
Near
> > Mint implying the state of the shrink on the product while there's also
a
> > modifier for Sealed.. It j
Peo wrote:
If you can't see what's inside, look at the
> stuff that came with it, then what's the point? Other than being an
> investment, I see no reason at all to keep it in shrinkwrap.
>
> - Peo
Totally disagree here; having an item still in original shrinkwrap is a
testament of time,
and much
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Need advice regarding a Wasteland purchase
> BL wrote:
> > Well yeah, I am aware you could do that, but it could be confusing to
those
> > who don't know.
>
> Well, if they read the g
sage -
From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Need advice regarding a Wasteland purchase
> BL wrote:
> > My bad Jim, I'm actually a little rusty! :) That descrepency wit
condition an impossible rating, becuase NM implies no wrap.
- Original Message -
From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Need advice regarding a Wasteland purchase
> BL wrot
Is there an auction link you can
provide?
I don't know too much about Wasteland, but I do
know that if it's not in the original shrinkwrap, it technically is not
NEW. If he had it already, why would he open it? Some inexperienced
sellers/collectors will call something NEW if it looks new
> I was like... what? Never gotten anything like
that before in 4 years of trading. Was not sure how to reply but after a while I
started writing. Both professionally and pretty personal as well, and
since he was so paranoid I just felt I had to annoy him.. just a little. So I
included thi
Welcome aboard, you came at a good time, it's
been very active lately!
Brad
- Original Message -
From:
Per-Olof Karlsson
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:11
AM
Subject: [SWCollect] Another
visitor..
Hi everybody! J
Im a ne
> Jim Leonard schrieb:
>
> > Sorry this is a bit off-topic, but it's been bugging me: Can someone
> > explain to me the reasoning behind selling online stuff? No, wait --
> > what I really mean is, can someone explain the rationale behind *buying*
> > online accounts/items? According to my resea
I ran a successful business selling items for Asheron's Call for about 2
years; had a webstore and all. I actually quit my job to do it, and I
subtracted several people to help make a great selection available at all
times.. it was fun while it lasted. But of course, as with any online rpg,
the e
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