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Eternal Tune

11-15-2007, 06:55 PM

What I can't grasp is:

Anthony1 posted a thread wondering why his games aren't selling/selling for less then he wants. Seems like he want to make some changes in his "ebaying" and kind of wanted to rant about the situation. Fair enough. So random people point out what he's doing wrong. Not taking pay-pal, not shipping to the Canada, not combining shipping, charging to much for shipping, horrible item descriptions, no actual pictures of said games, and of course lying about one particular item.

Why the hell doesn't he just take the advice? He keeps defending all the things he's doing wrong. They aren't working no matter how much you try and justify it in your mind. You either want to sell the games or not. Sure you might get less then expected, but you yourself said it was not just a matter of money, but room. You have no room for them, get what you can get. Why bothering asking for advice if you don't plan on taking it? Why not just say:

"Well I should research prices to Canada and include that in my auction. I bet lots of Canadians might want this stuff."

"Pay-pal sells items on ebay. I should just eat the fees in order to sell these items."

"Charging to much for shipping is mean. Man if I bought something from someone I would want them to be honest and cut me a break by combining shipping, cause well...I would have shipped them together anyways and pocketed the profit. I should be FAIR. That's such a nice thing to do."

"I should use that flashing box and take pictures of my items! Terrific idea. Man I waste so much fucking time snapping photos of my garage. I should so do that."

Ect.

Or better yet just say thank you and make the changes. Also realize if you are collecting games because you like to play them, enjoy the hunt, really want to show off your huuuge sealed Dreamcast collection (cause you know that makes girls wet)...GREAT. Its fun. Its also fun if you just buy games to play. Gamer or collector or a little bit of both is a good thing. But if you are collecting to resell and make a huuuuge amount of money....well good luck with that. You are gonna need it.

Muscelli

11-15-2007, 07:59 PM

Is it true that classic games are going for less around this time of year?

Daria

11-15-2007, 09:09 PM

Why the hell doesn't he just take the advice? He keeps defending all the things he's doing wrong. They aren't working no matter how much you try and justify it in your mind. You either want to sell the games or not.

He reminds me of a guy I met last week at a yard sale. He was selling a lot of "old stuff" he "just didn't have time for anymore". A box of magic cards, some sports cards, star wars toys, hotwheels, etc. Thing was every time someone ask him how much he wanted for any one item his answer was $100. Course nothing sold. But I walked away with the feeling that he really didn't want to give up his collections, but he had rationalized that because he didn't use them he should sell them. So buy setting high prices he could justify keeping them because they just weren't selling.

ProgrammingAce

11-15-2007, 09:11 PM

Is it true that classic games are going for less around this time of year?

This time of the year? No, not really. I've seen barebones dreamcasts go for $200 around this time of year.

This year in particular? Yes, i think it's partially due to all of the awesome new games coming out for the PS3/360/Wii/DS in this 6 week stretch.

Steven

11-15-2007, 10:41 PM

This time of the year? No, not really. I've seen barebones dreamcasts go for $200 around this time of year.

This year in particular? Yes, i think it's partially due to all of the awesome new games coming out for the PS3/360/Wii/DS in this 6 week stretch.

Agreed. It's the year (and tactics of seller) not the season. Games generally sell well around this time as gamers look to recall their past during those cold, rainy winter months.

slip81

11-15-2007, 11:03 PM

Wall: Man, this sucks, why can't I make a profit off this investment I've been building on for years?

Logical Person: Well, perhaps you abandon you're archaic, non-nonsensical selling methods. Accept PayPal, not matter what, combine shipping, ship worldwide, offer actual cost shipping, and start auctions low. You know Wall, if it's a working game in decent condition, it will sell for more that the .99 listing fee 99.999999999% of the time. In other words, offer the consumer the greatest ammount of options possible, and you'll be well on your way to ebay riches and a freakin' sweet garage theater with a freakin' huge 200" screen and warm chocolate puddin'.

Wall: Man, this sucks, why can't I make a profit off this investment I've been building on for years?

kazuo

11-15-2007, 11:34 PM

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/artlovessilvia/internet_argument.jpg

This thread sucks

kainemaxwell

11-15-2007, 11:36 PM

Always wait a couple weeks and relist stuff. Who knows, some of your items may turn to gold as Christmas gifts for someone!

Anthony1

11-16-2007, 03:04 AM

Why the hell doesn't he just take the advice? He keeps defending all the things he's doing wrong. They aren't working no matter how much you try and justify it in your mind. You either want to sell the games or not. Sure you might get less then expected, but you yourself said it was not just a matter of money, but room. You have no room for them, get what you can get. Why bothering asking for advice if you don't plan on taking it?

So, where exactly in this thread did I ask for any fucking advice? Gee.... I guess I didn't ask for any advice...did I. No, everybody just assumed that I was complaining about my sales on Ebay, and that I'm looking for tips. That's not the case. In fact, although I didn't state this in the beggining, I was more shocked by the Ebay prices that I saw for other peoples "completed" auctions, than the final results for mine. That was the more alarming thing. Sure, I didn't sell certain items that I thought I would, but the much more alarming thing was before I even listed a thing on Ebay. It was when I was doing research, looking at completed auctions. I would see a game that normally went for $20 or $25 easily, with auctions ending at 5 bucks or 7 bucks. It was pretty suprising to me. Of course, I haven't really been monitoring Ebay prices recently, so maybe it was like this for a very long time.

The bottom line is that 90 percent of you assholes dramatically overreacted to this post, thinking that I was totally depressed by my dissapointing Ebay sales, but it wasn't even like that. My initial intent of this thread was more comedy than anything. Basically, I was just trying to convey that the one time that I decide to somewhat get out of the retrogaming scene, and sell off a bunch of shit, the fucking prices hit bottom. It was more like a... "go figure... of course prices would drop dramatically right before I decide to exit". More of a joke.

Ha ha

HEE HEE

GET IT?

I mean, it's not like I'm fucking contemplating suicide over this. It's not that big a deal, and many of the people in this thread dramatically overreacted to it, and it's pretty bizarre if you ask me. I'm probably the only person on these boards that would get this kind of reaction. Oh well, I guess i'm just the guy that everybody loves to hate, like Barry Bonds or Dennis Rodman or whatever. That's fine. Hate is better than apathy.

Icarus Moonsight

11-16-2007, 06:11 AM

[snip]...really want to show off your huuuge sealed Dreamcast collection (cause you know that makes girls wet)...GREAT.

Screw the 'Vette Split-Window Coupe and the Delorean... I'm getting a sealed DC set! If I can manage to pull down complete JP,US and EUR sets I'll even get a key to the Playboy Mansion and have Heff in my fav 5! :o

Then, when I am old and gray and my jimmy parts no longer work I can sell them on eBay at a horrendous loss and wonder what happened to my misspent life. YAY! :D

Anthony1

11-16-2007, 09:30 AM

You know, if you look at the first 9 replies to this thread, it's a normal thread. Then Kid Ice comes in and starts talking shit, and then tons of people hop onto the "talk major shit about Anthony1 bandwagon", and it's all downhill from there. But if you actually just look at the first 9 posts, this thread is very normal.

Again, I just want to say that my original intention with this thread wasn't to talk about Ebay, or my Ebay sales in particular. It was more about my "OBSERVATIONS", that prices seem to be dramatically lower than I was used to. More about the value of old school games in general, and just a bad timing situation for me to be getting out of the game.

It's too bad the whole thread turned into a flame fest and how to sell on Ebay without really trying discussion. Also, recently, my Ebay sales seem to be doing fine. I just sold a Sega CD lot as a BIN for a decent price, sold a SNES lot as a BIN, sold a few AES games as a BIN, and some other stuff, so it's not all doom and gloom. Maybe I overreacted a bit, but my main suprise was actually looking at other completed auctions and seeing the prices so low. I remember looking at Alien vs. Predator for Jaguar. That was a game that always sold in the $20 to $25 range for a loose freaking cart. When I was doing research before listing mine, I saw some completed AVP auctions with the game selling for less than $10. That's just one mere example. I just found it quite suprising, and this whole thread was more just a general observation thing, and kinda a "just my luck on the timing thing". Nothing more.

But no, mofo's have to blow it way out of proportion and turn me into evil incarnate.

bangtango

11-16-2007, 09:54 AM

I remember looking at Alien vs. Predator for Jaguar. That was a game that always sold in the $20 to $25 range for a loose freaking cart. When I was doing research before listing mine, I saw some completed AVP auctions with the game selling for less than $10. That's just one mere example.

Well about that one game, a sealed copy of AVP is on Ebay right now with a BIN of $60, with a few days left, which is less than I usually see sealed copies of it go for. Until that copy sells, I don't see too many people doing the $20-25 thing for a loose cart when a sealed copy isn't a whole lot more.

Dark_Sol

11-16-2007, 12:25 PM

Hey Anthony!

About the overall price situation there is only ONE straight course:
Overall - the best and cool games become more expensive and the shitty games became cheaper. That's it. And for obscure games it's not same. For example CIB games like Lagoon and Arcana for SNES sell much higher then years before.
And loose shit is indeed becomes cheaper. Loose is LOOSE. It almost does not wear. And CIB games are tougher to find in nice condition. Paper boxes become wrinkled and such with a flow of time while the loose ones can show no wear. This way - CIB games become even more expensive and loose even more cheap because loose carts appear from CIB games when some people through away the boxes or the paper stuff simply detoriate with time.

Daria

11-16-2007, 01:29 PM

But.. but... Lagoon IS a shitty game. :/

TheDomesticInstitution

11-16-2007, 01:47 PM

This time of the year? No, not really. I've seen barebones dreamcasts go for $200 around this time of year.

Let me know when you see that... because I'd be more than happy to sell mine. And next time I see one at a thrift store for the usual 4.99-20.00 I'll pick it up. Joking aside... seriously? Was this circa 2001?

Pantechnicon

11-16-2007, 01:55 PM

You know, if you look at the first 9 replies to this thread, it's a normal thread. Then Kid Ice comes in and starts talking shit, and then tons of people hop onto the "talk major shit about Anthony1 bandwagon"

It's pretty suprising to me that people would take the time to actually look at my Ebay auctions to see what I'm doing wrong....

You know, there are a couple of things that occured to me while reading this thread....The thing that amazes me, is that I will do a post that I think might be cause to put on a flame retardant suit, and nothing happens, and then I do an innocent post and it turns into world war 3.

I'm suprised it took so long for this angle to show up. The whole "Anthony is really a rich, spoiled, videophile asshole"

So...you do seem to anticipate the risk of a measure of hostility whenever you start a thread showcasing your particular style of inanity. And yet, rather than let the thread simply die, you keep coming back, whining about "poor lil me", as well as parsing and rationalizing your stupidity with eight or nine paragraph posts, never considering that you're in the wrong wrong, unless caught in a blatant act of deception like with this Turbo Tap/extension cord thing.

...and it's all downhill from there.

Perhaps, but don't kid yourself into thinking you're not helping push this thing down the tracks.

Eternal Tune

11-16-2007, 02:23 PM

Basically, I was just trying to convey that the one time that I decide to somewhat get out of the retrogaming scene, and sell off a bunch of shit, the fucking prices hit bottom. It was more like a... "go figure... of course prices would drop dramatically right before I decide to exit". More of a joke.

Wait...wait....HOLY FUCK WAIT!

If you are getting out of the hobby does that mean we won't be reading Anthony1 whiny novels anymore? I weep. Really.

Oh and in your original post you said: "What the hell happened?" I guess you didn't want an answer. Why bother making this thread? Go talk to your wife about your issues, perhaps you can drive her to seek professional help.

Pantechnicon

11-16-2007, 03:12 PM

Go talk to your wife about your issues, perhaps you can drive her to seek professional help.

Part of me can't help but wonder if the reason Anthony is so hot to build a home theater right now is so that the other members of his family can have a means to abide sitting next to the man for longer than 90 minutes at time.

And if that comment seems inordinately personal and crude, so is Anthony1.

Kid Ice

11-16-2007, 05:20 PM

Kid Ice

11-16-2007, 05:36 PM

The bottom line is that 90 percent of you assholes dramatically overreacted to this post, thinking that I was totally depressed by my dissapointing Ebay sales, but it wasn't even like that.

90% of you assholes? Does that make all 100% of us assholes, and just 90% of us overreacted? I called you a pompous blowhard, and ever since you have gone out of your way to prove it so. How did I overreact? Geez, at least I didn't call 40 or 50 people assholes. Damn.

Oh well, I guess i'm just the guy that everybody loves to hate, like Barry Bonds or Dennis Rodman or whatever. That's fine. Hate is better than apathy.

Barry Bonds and Dennis Rodman are talented athletes. You're a pot smoking couch jockey. Not a very apt comparison.

I don't hate you. If you want to pin the blame squarely on me for the negative attitudes of seemingly many users around here, its typical...just like your poor ebay sales, nothing seems to be your fault or your own doing. It must be Kid Ice, I'm a real puppet master around here.

Garry Silljo

11-16-2007, 06:24 PM

I mean, it's not like I'm fucking contemplating suicide over this.

Please, reconsider.

megamaniaman

11-16-2007, 06:34 PM

Don't worry about it, apparently someone decided that it was "shit on Anthony" day and all the other lemmings decided to jump onto the pile and kick you while you were down.

Thanks for stating that. Civility seems more and more a lost art on the internet.

Kevincal

11-16-2007, 06:43 PM

This thread reminds me of TNL...and that's definitely NOT a good thing. GROW UP people... Stop arguing about NOTHING already...Jesus... Prices fluctuate on eBay. It's nothing new. And yes, right now classic games IN GENERAL seem to be tanking a bit. Probably because as some have said, the economy isn't so great right now, plus a lot of people are saving up for PS3's, Wii's and 360's...

digitalpress

11-16-2007, 07:28 PM

Things I've Learned From This Thread:

1) This forum is entirely too harsh on this member. Maybe I've glossed over too many of his posts.

2) I respect Anthony1 for hanging in there. I would never be a part of a forum that dog-piled on me like this.

3) If you're not willing to accept the answers, don't ask the question. And if you don't mean to ask a question, don't use question marks.

This is normally where I'd go all "admin" and lock the thread down, but I will leave this to either the moderator or Anthony1 (by any simple request) to do.

TheDomesticInstitution

11-16-2007, 07:33 PM

I agree... Jesus, this can be a mean place- sometimes. Granted I haven't been here long and don't have a lot of room to talk, but come on- personal attacks? Can't we all get along... somewhat?

cyberfluxor

11-16-2007, 07:51 PM

I'll just quickly chime in.

I agree... Jesus, this can be a mean place- sometimes. Granted I haven't been here long and don't have a lot of room to talk, but come on- personal attacks? Can't we all get along... somewhat?
It isn't a bad forum to chat on just sometimes there are rocky moments. Some members just don't get along for whatever reason but regardless the forum will just keep going. :)

Sothy

11-16-2007, 07:55 PM

It must be the economy. Why else wouldnt people be bidding willy nilly from a reputable sounding seller like "TAP THAT ASS"

But aside all that wah look at me bullshit... I think its pretty shady you were intentionally trying to burn someone on that TGFX16 stuff. So you got burned on it and it makes it right to rip someone else off? Naw man, thats leaving the realm of being an eccentric yet entertaining forum weirdo into being a scumbag.

skylark

11-16-2007, 07:58 PM

The flaming stopped being entertaining on the last page. Now you're all just acting like a pack of little dogs. As far as I've seen, Anthony doesn't instigate attacks on others, and nothing he has done warrants the kind of personal attacks you all are starting to spew out.

The Shawn

11-16-2007, 08:51 PM

Edited.....

Vectorman0

11-16-2007, 09:00 PM

Okay, time to end this.

Anythony1, if you read this, you really need to open up your thinking as you clearly have a mental block that prevents you from acknowledging that what you perceive as fact may be completely wrong. If you get one thing out of this thread, this should be it.

The reason I watched this continue on without trying to stop it was the hope that maybe it would open up Anthony1. Anthony1 has made countless topics like this and shown he has a habit to ramble with little regard for what anyone else has said. The only difference was this time people were calling him out on it and I thought that may strike a chord with him. Clearly nothing has changed. I'd also like to point out that what this topic turned into wasn't completely random. Others could have gotten away with the same topic and had no problem. There are reasons, some outlined above, for what this thread became.

Getting back on topic:

What the hell happened? [with my auctions/the game market]

If Anthony1 is indeed asking a question, we can all talk about this specifically in a civilized manner or else the topic will have to be closed.

Gentlegamer

11-16-2007, 09:00 PM

By the way, you ought to put "come from a pot-smoking home" in the description of your auctions . . .

gum_drops

11-16-2007, 09:27 PM

Here is a helpful shipping guide I threw together featuring the Jersey boys

http://xs221.xs.to/xs221/07466/hottis.jpg

skylark

11-16-2007, 09:29 PM

Getting back on topic:

If Anthony1 is indeed asking a question, we can all talk about this specifically in a civilized manner or else the topic will have to be closed.

To add my voice to the chorus:

1. I won't pay attention to any auction that doesn't accept paypal. I've been scammed when mailing payment.

2. Doesn't it stand to reason that a buyer looking for classic games, especially on relatively obscure systems, is likely to want more than one item? It's not like you can just walk into a Gamestop and pick them up. For this reason, you ought to combine shipping. Courtesy aside, you might attract more attention.

3. The deliberately misleading auction was wrong. Now that I know, I would avoid your auctions if I came across them even though I suspect that you're honest most of the time.

4. Stock photos arouse suspicion.

5. I don't think 95% of the people who collect stuff, whether it be video games, comics, sports cards, or what have you, actually get anything close to a decent return when they cash in. No matter what time of year it is, I suspect the average seller is going to be taken aback by how little their crap is worth. And I include my own collection in that statement.

Anthony1

11-16-2007, 10:04 PM

Why do people keep mentioning stock photos? I use pics of the real thing in 95 percent of my auctions. The other 5 percent in which I don't, are just because I was in a hurry and hadn't photographed that item yet, and I always plan to replace the stock photo but alot of times forget about it.

Barry Bonds and Dennis Rodman are talented athletes. You're a pot smoking couch jockey. Not a very apt comparison.

Former pot smoking couch jockey. I haven't smoked any greenery since 9/11/06.

digitalpress

11-16-2007, 10:19 PM

I was in a hurry and hadn't photographed that item yet, and I always plan to replace the stock photo but alot of times forget about it.

Oh Anthony1... are there not enough shovels to dig this grave already? Must you add another?

Anthony1

11-16-2007, 10:44 PM

Oh Anthony1... are there not enough shovels to dig this grave already? Must you add another?

Huh? I'm sorry, but I'm just not understanding what you mean by that. Seriously, I use real pics of my items 99 percent of the time, and the ones in which I don't have a photo is just cause I was listing like 10 ebay items in a row, and I had more items to list but hadn't taken pictures of them yet. That's never happened to anybody else? I absolutely prefer to use real photos, cause my carts and stuff are in good condition, and I want people to see how clean they are. I hate using stock photos if I can help it. It's just sometimes you are on a roll, listing items, using the sell similar feature, and you get to a point where you are listing items that you have yet to take pics of. Rather than stop the flow, find the camera, take the pics, then put on the computer, then upload, I'll sometimes just use a stock photo to keep my roll going. I got a wife and two little kids, and I don't get alot of time to list crap on Ebay. When I'm on a roll listing stuff, I don't want to stop. I got to list as many things as I can while I have time to do it. I always plan on replacing the stock photo with a real pic, but then I end up too busy with other crap.

digitalpress

11-16-2007, 11:02 PM

Since you asked "what do I mean"... I mean "you are a fool" if you don't know what I mean.

People read threads and pick out little things to harp on, expound upon, dog-pile on. And you continuously provide those things for them, as outlined in my previous post. I can empathize with your lack of time and prioritization of family. But whatever "roll" you are on as you grind out auction after auction... you must understand by now that the hardcore gaming community you have subscribed to will have members that will NOT understand.

Until these words make sense to you, you will have your detractors.

That is all I have to add.

Kid Ice

11-16-2007, 11:24 PM

Huh? I'm sorry, but I'm just not understanding what you mean by that.

I did. It had nothing to do with stock photos. DP and Vectorman graciously gave you a dignified way out.

You declined. Now I guess all us nasty "uncivil" people are going to continue to "shit" on you. And you love it.

You invite it in almost every thread you start (actually *every* thread, considering your sig).

There's nothing special about your "FREAKIN' 100 INCH SCREEN". There's nothing special about playing games in RGB. There's less than nothing special about your half-assed speculation about how "Company X will be bankrupt in a year" and "Game System Y will cost $200 next month".

So how can you make it special? It's good enough for most of the people here to simply discuss gaming, but that's not good enough for you. You need to be "hated". Apathy is not good enough for you, you said it yourself. You want the attention...so desperately, you'll settle for negative attention.

You said yourself this thread should be in the ebay forum. Why wasn't it posted there in the first place? Maximum exposure.

You're totally predictable. And it's not the mindless "lemmings" that align themselves against you. It's your defenders who do not see that you care for no one here except for yourself. Planning on returning the favor to those who have spoken up on your behalf in this thread? Clearly defending your selling practices is far more important to you. Fools.

Muscelli

11-16-2007, 11:59 PM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/randywayne/TheSurferKingSmall.jpg

megamaniaman

11-17-2007, 12:22 AM

I did. It had nothing to do with stock photos. DP and Vectorman graciously gave you a dignified way out.

You declined. Now I guess all us nasty "uncivil" people are going to continue to "shit" on you. And you love it.

You invite it in almost every thread you start (actually *every* thread, considering your sig).

There's nothing special about your "FREAKIN' 100 INCH SCREEN". There's nothing special about playing games in RGB. There's less than nothing special about your half-assed speculation about how "Company X will be bankrupt in a year" and "Game System Y will cost $200 next month".

So how can you make it special? It's good enough for most of the people here to simply discuss gaming, but that's not good enough for you. You need to be "hated". Apathy is not good enough for you, you said it yourself. You want the attention...so desperately, you'll settle for negative attention.

You said yourself this thread should be in the ebay forum. Why wasn't it posted there in the first place? Maximum exposure.

You're totally predictable. And it's not the mindless "lemmings" that align themselves against you. It's your defenders who do not see that you care for no one here except for yourself. Planning on returning the favor to those who have spoken up on your behalf in this thread? Clearly defending your selling practices is far more important to you. Fools.

It has nothing to do with Anthony and his selling practices. I frankly agree with a lot of the posters that Anthony is clearly doing some obvious blunders with his auctions. It is the low blows I have a problem with. It is dragging his family into this. It is suggesting that he is better off committing suicide. It is the response to him I have a problem with. I really don't care if you view him as a troll. He does not deserve this kind of treatment. Heck even the site owner has stated the same thing. And now your calling people who are disgusted with the dung flinging fools. And now you use he is eliciting this behavior defense. It is not just Anthony. I have noticed that almost anyone who goes against a certain view point that a majority of people have, that they too are treated to this same type of dung flinging. I understand that group think has advantages. Those who are part of it enjoy a special bond and a family atmosphere. But unfortunately group think also destroys diversity of opinion and those who are not part of it feel isolated.

Kid Ice

11-17-2007, 01:12 AM

And now you use he is eliciting this behavior defense.

Defense of what? According to you I am an aggressor, and a defender, and a group thinker, and I'm going against the directive of the owner of the site. Which is it?

As far as dragging his family into this, the prime culprit there is...guess who? I don't recall saying anything about his family.

I didn't say I wanted him to commit suicide. Whoever said that is a jackass. But because I said A1 is a blowhard and couch surfing pot smoker, I am now in league with those who say he should commit suicide.

As far as the group think business, we've heard it all before. Let me mark off another 7 months until we hear it again. And what do you know, the last big group think protester is now one of the bandleaders on the bash A1 bandwagon. So enough with that. Nobody tells me what to think.

InsaneDavid

11-17-2007, 02:45 AM

So you got off the weed and zoning out with classic games and took up meth and a crazy urge to build shit in your garage instead, eh?

Damaramu

11-17-2007, 02:54 AM

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2662/la1apc8.jpg

boatofcar

11-17-2007, 04:58 AM

I'll say one thing before bowing out:

Maybe I did start all this with the Waambulance, but Anthony1, you realize that a ton of people on this board dislike you intensely, right? They've just been waiting for a chance to jump on you, and this thread gives them a chance to vent their frustrations with you. Your asinine responses to this thread have done nothing but create a climate of apathy from those who would support you. And the whole TG-16 thing man, that's shady. However, if I were you I'd just let this thread die, leave the Classic Gaming forum altogether (since you have no interest in playing classic games unless you're high) and just post in the other forums.

megamaniaman

11-17-2007, 06:06 AM

Defense of what? According to you I am an aggressor, and a defender, and a group thinker, and I'm going against the directive of the owner of the site. Which is it?

As far as dragging his family into this, the prime culprit there is...guess who? I don't recall saying anything about his family.

I didn't say I wanted him to commit suicide. Whoever said that is a jackass. But because I said A1 is a blowhard and couch surfing pot smoker, I am now in league with those who say he should commit suicide.

As far as the group think business, we've heard it all before. Let me mark off another 7 months until we hear it again. And what do you know, the last big group think protester is now one of the bandleaders on the bash A1 bandwagon. So enough with that. Nobody tells me what to think.

I have said my peace. I'll step aside and let the usual suspects continue their dung flinging without interruption.

jcalder8

11-17-2007, 11:33 AM

I've got nothing against Anthony1. Hell this is one of the few threads of his I've actually taken the 6 hours needed to read the first post(I hope I didn't offend anyone, it's a joke if he doesn't know he writes long assed shit that's his own damn fault)

In fact I liked his who else thinks Assassin's Creed is going to be a dud thread and I posted in it and have gone back to check it a couple of times since the game came out to see what people have to say about it.

I don't want him to die and I didn't even know he had a family, honestly I don't care that he does. I do hope they have all have a long and stress free life as much as possible because I don't like to see anyone in pain.

Anthony1 the e-bay seller is a jackass who we all try to avoid. We all frequent e-bay so we know the shit they pull. Buy it now it's only 3 dollars for this NWC but shipping is 20K. This works perfectly unless you use it in a way that I did not explicitly list in my listing such as a different system than my own.

He posted on here looking for sympathy from a group who hates what he is doing on e-bay. I wouldn't go onto a Maple Leafs site to post about how upset I am that the Canadians lost to them(or for you US folks out there an Ohio state forum to post about them beating Michigan) It was a dumbass attention grabbing move that has worked well to prove all the haters right about Anthony1. After seeing the way that he conducts his business I'll be ignoring his posts from now on(unless the thread hits 3 pages again then maybe I'll see what all the fuss is about)

Even when people try to help him he gets defensive. Why would he post if didn't think people would look to try to help or to blast him?

I also love that its the same people who always get chewed out for jumping on people. Whoever has been here the longest or has the most posts is always getting blamed for hating on someone. I gave it to Anthony1 as good and, even if I do say so myself, better than most and I don't even get a mention of ripping into him. Maybe its because I don't even have one full row of fruit yet but I hope that changes at some point.

bangtango

11-17-2007, 12:18 PM

Garry Silljo

11-17-2007, 12:40 PM

I didn't say I wanted him to commit suicide. Whoever said that is a jackass.

That was me. Any person who is offended can throw their hate this way. I apologize for nothing though. I simply find him that annoying. Like a fly that keeps buzzing around and landing on your arm, you just wish it would fly off somewhere and die. I assume I'll get banned for thinking that, ..... worth it.

suckerpunch5

11-17-2007, 01:10 PM

i think it is all kind of ridicuous. Telling someone to kill themselves is pretty messed up, you never know what someone is going through.

I usually enjoy reading Anthony1's posts, and I think a lot of his stuff gets blown out of proportion. too bad. like someone else said, he doesn't post redundant stuff, and he is civil. I come here to read about video games and what other people think of them. Anthony1 helps provide that. I don't understand where all the other stuff comes from (and I don't really care to know)

Anthony1

11-17-2007, 05:33 PM

So you got off the weed and zoning out with classic games and took up meth and a crazy urge to build shit in your garage instead, eh?

lol, nope, no meth for me. Although that would probably help me finish my garage faster!

Also, I would like to thank all the people in this thread that defended me, I really appreciate it. It's nice to know that I'm only hated by about 87 percent of the people on these boards, and not a full 100 percent. Seriously, though, thanks alot for the kind words.

In regards to the suicide thing, nobody needs to worry at all about that, I would never, ever, contemplate any shit like that. Also, Garry might dislike me to an extreme degree, but I doubt he's serious.

ScourDX

11-17-2007, 07:06 PM

Instead of using ebay, have you try selling your games on craiglists.org? I've seen people selling their game collection locally to avoid shipping & paypal hassle. Beside people will buy them.

Anthony1

11-17-2007, 08:37 PM

Instead of using ebay, have you try selling your games on craiglists.org? I've seen people selling their game collection locally to avoid shipping & paypal hassle. Beside people will buy them.

Yeah, I did sell a few items via CL. Only thing about CL, is that most of the buyers on there are focusing on modern day gaming wares, but every once in while you can sell some retro items. The beauty of CL, is that you can meet the guy locally and avoid the whole shipping drama. Also, you can price your items lower cause you don't have to worry about all the various Ebay fees and paypal fees.

Jimmy Yakapucci

11-17-2007, 09:34 PM

In my area, there are a couple people who constantly have ads up on Craigslist offering to buy all video games, new, retro, whatever. Some people may think that they are just trying to rip people off by buying stuff from people who don't know what they have. Some may do that, but I had a positive experience with one guy. Got a good deal trading some games with him and sold him some others.

JY

Hep038

12-20-2007, 11:07 PM

Well once the Mod's started flaming him you knew the "me too's" were going to get a couple of +1 post. Hell some of the "respected" members responses to Anthony 1's thread would be called +1 post if done by a newer member.

CHOZO

12-21-2007, 03:39 AM

I read every ridiculous post in this thread. The only thing I got from it is that games are cheap right now, so I need to go out and buy as many as possible. :)

PapaStu

12-21-2007, 10:22 AM

Everything relating to GarrettCRW's post has been moved to it's own ebay insanity thread HERE (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110572) since it really didn't belong here in classic gaming.

Please continue on that conversation there.

guitargary75

12-21-2007, 07:59 PM

Man just keep em and play em. You can always give blood or sell vacums door to door. I will never sell my games unless my mom or wife needs an operation, and it better be a life or death one too!

Iroquois Pliskin

12-21-2007, 08:23 PM

http://medjeti.com/img/wahmbulance.jpg

http://www.sadman64.net/images/rofl.png

Sothy

12-22-2007, 04:02 AM

I fucking pwn pliskin at cod4 btw

Iroquois Pliskin

12-22-2007, 09:46 AM

I fucking pwn pliskin at cod4 btw

no you dont. you pwn nothing ever.:fist:

Rickstilwell1

12-22-2008, 04:05 PM

That's strange, I just started buying and selling on ebay and so far I'm doing well. I got a Sega Genesis 2 w/ Sega CD 2 for $14 in an untested lot and sold it for $100 just because Amazon.com sells Sega CDs for at least that or more.

I personally don't think the classic game sales are dying. I'm wanting to buy many classic games myself. I'm just barely getting started, having only 67 different system units so there is plenty more out there for me to buy. I need to build up game libraries for each system as well. Some of my libraries are quite small, especially for the pre-Nintendo systems, the less popular 90s systems, and the newer systems which aren't a big deal for trying to collect for right now.

skaar

12-22-2008, 06:30 PM

http://www.forumspile.com/Blank-Picard_Facepalm.jpg

DUDE.

Let this thread die.

Dark_Sol

12-22-2008, 06:35 PM

i second that.

Kid Ice

12-22-2008, 06:41 PM

Iron Draggon

12-23-2008, 11:37 AM

People may not like what Anthony1 says but I respect him as much as any other member here because at least he posts about video games. I may not like all of his opinions on next-gen or last-gen systems but at least he is talking about them and not creating threads without using search, not posting a ton of garbage in Off Topic and not too shy to raise any number of issues related to Modern Gaming.

While posters are encouraged not to start dumb threads, you've got to consider that we have many people here who are also reluctant to start a good thread for reasons just like this (what happened with Anthony1).

I would be one of those people... I got bashed for suggesting that Pinobee for PS1 might become as rare as Punky Skunk someday, and I was gonna compare and contrast why I thought so, until a gang of people jumped all over me for having the audacity to suggest that such a thing might happen...

i think it is all kind of ridicuous. Telling someone to kill themselves is pretty messed up, you never know what someone is going through.

I usually enjoy reading Anthony1's posts, and I think a lot of his stuff gets blown out of proportion. too bad. like someone else said, he doesn't post redundant stuff, and he is civil. I come here to read about video games and what other people think of them. Anthony1 helps provide that. I don't understand where all the other stuff comes from (and I don't really care to know)

ditto

I read every ridiculous post in this thread. The only thing I got from it is that games are cheap right now, so I need to go out and buy as many as possible. :)

I haven't read them all yet, and I already got the same thing out of it!

Here's the reason I'm not a moderator anymore. I would BAN YOU TODAY for bringing this obnoxious thread back.

I didn't even know that Anthony1 got banned! gee, how did that happen, when even Joe was being cool with him? where's the post that finally did it?