GameGavel.com - Yellow Zelda Test Cart Sells - $751.01 over 1000 Views

[Kaboomer]

ChaseTheChuckwagon.com has hit 2000 consecutively running auctions and I wanted to make a seperate post here announcing this as our old, original introductory post has about run its course.

When we launched back in March we were met with more than our share of skeptisism but now the ball is rolling and we have tons of items getting listed each day. Over 500 items listed today by a large variety of people and a huge variety of items.

For those of you still on the fence to try an alternative to Ebay, now is the time to try. We have more traffic than ever and more and more people joining each day. There have been a couple new choices to Ebay spring up and there is no better time to try one or both of us.

Do yourself a favor, and at least search through the listings on ChaseTheChuckwagon.com and I will guarantee you will find something for your collections. Tons of great deals and a huge variety of items will keep you coming back for more.

And for those of you still selling on Ebay, and continuing to pay them tons of fees, throw a few items on the Chuckwagon and see what happens. There are no listing fees so you have nothing to lose by trying.

Check out our forums to see all that is going on at ChaseTheChuckwagon.com:

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/upload/index.php

Come join the community and meet your fellow collectors on the latest and greatest auction alternative dedicated to our favorite hobby.

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Now over 2,500 items listed on http://www.ChaseTheChuckwagon.com. Lots of great deals. Check it out today. Join. Bid. List.

Check out all these games: http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/6100.html

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Here is this weeks episode:

Nearing 1,000 members. Over 2,600 Items listed. Lots of great new items to hear about and bid on!

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

And don't forget about tuning into http://www.RetroArcadeRadio.com. Tons of classic arcade tunes and vintage gaming commercials. Listen while you shop and surf.

[Kaboomer]

Hey Digital Press Community,

Help us hit the 1,000 member mark this month by registering on ChaseTheChuckwagon.com. We are the newest auction sensation dedicated to classic and modern videogames. With over 2,000 auctions running and a growing player and collector community there is no better place on-line to buy and sell video games.

As of this post we are sitting at 973 members and looking to break 1,000 members by the end of Septmber 2008. This is a monumental achievement in the auction world and we need your membership to help us forward ChaseTheChuckwagon.com and to continue to help it become the goto auction site for gamers around the World.

Log on. Register and check out all the great listings on ChaseTheChuckwagon.com.

[Kaboomer]

New episode is up! Lots of great new listings to hear about. And we've passed 1,000 Members.

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

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AUCTION TALK - October 6th, 2008

New podcast. Enjoy.

The Chuckwagon is still growing. Listen to hear our most recent growth statistics as well as hear about new and interesting items listed for auction this past week.

1,065 Members and growing !

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

[Kaboomer]

Hey everyone -

Just wanted to let everyone here know that next Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 I will be a guest on - http://coin-op.tv/. This will be a live taping that airs at 8:00 PM Pacific Time.

Here is some information from their homepage:

COIN-OP TV LIVE launched in 2006 as part of TheStream.TV network as a founding show. It is the second longest running show on the network with one of the largest loyal followings. Highlights from the live show include interviews with famed video game composer Tommy Tallarico, professional gamer Fatal1ty, the team behind Screw Attack and Director of Operations for Nexon, Min Kim. COIN-OP TV LIVE airs Thursdays at 8PM PST / 11PM EST on www.TheStream.TV

My main goal for this interview will be to spread the word of our auction site and reel in some new members. And in doing so, I am also hoping it may lead to bigger and better relationships within the industry. Relationships that could help expedite or spark our growth. It's an exciting time to be apart of what is now the single most successful auction site dedicated to this hobby we all love.

Wish me luck :)

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Auction Talk 10/13/08

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Updated auction talk. New affiliates, lots of growth, new items listed you won't want to miss !

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

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Auction Talk PODCAST-- 10/20/08

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Updated auction talk. New affiliates, lots of growth, new items listed you won't want to miss !

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

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To see a replay of our live interview which took place on October 23, 2008 Click Here: http://www.thestream.tv/watch.php?v=1066

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The Keno Brothers mentioned the Chuckwagon on MSN:

http://tech.msn.com/guides/slideshowcollect_games.aspx?cp-documentid=9524472&imageindex=5

This mention should bring even more new members to the site :)

[Kaboomer]

Finally an update. My Bronchitis finally gave me enough of a break to get one out.



Updated auction talk. New affiliates, lots of growth, new items listed you won't want to miss !

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

[Kaboomer]

I was met with lots of doubt and negativity when I launched. It has lessoned some with our growth but still it's there. Why? Drunken ponder . . . . Choices are good, right ?

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8793&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

[megasdkirby]

Negativity is still publicity! The moment they stop talking about CtC is the moment that one should get really worried, because there is no interest whatsoever.

I was taught that...the moment people stop talking about something is the moment they lost interest for it, and thus looses importance.

So let the doubts ponder...it means CtC is being talked about! :)

[OldSchoolGamer]

LOL! Read entire thread and basicly the impression I get is the guy is talking out his ass, he keeps coming up with these "points" and comments and trying to pass off as if he is somehow "winning" the argument, like the crap about the "last impression" LOL! Well the only impression I get is he is an ass................

[evil_genius]

I looked all over your site but coldn;t find any information about the lifetime seller memberships.

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As always, I see it as my duty to keep doing what I can as the owner of ChaseTheChuckwagon.com, to keep driving buyer traffic to the site to bid on your items.

I have just finished our newest feature of the Chuckwagon which is a daily feed, which feeds 1,000 (soon to be 3,000) of our auction items through a new classified site started by some ex-Ebay Brass - http://www.oodle.com. They are growing very fast and have lots of traffic and are competing with craigslist on the classifieds front.

To see some of our feeds in action go to oodle and search for Intellivision. Scroll through the listings and you will now see some ChaseTheCHuckwagon.com auctions appearing.

This will work for all our items and will instantly bring more traffic to the Chuckwagon.

I hope this makes some of you feel better about listing on the site. We are growing fast and the # of bids and % of items getting sold is on the rise.

And we are very close to launching our Auction Site to sell all your other stuff so stay tuned for a pending announcement on Vendoogle.com.

[Kaboomer]

"I looked all over your site but coldn;t find any information about the lifetime seller memberships."

The lifetime memberships are no longer available at this time. Please consider joining anyway as there are no listing fees and the final value selling fees are quite reasonable. Hope you try it out :)

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What's Old Is New Again On . . . .

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/Vendoogle.jpg

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Vendoogle.com is Launched & Live! If you are registered on ChaseTheChuckwagon.com then you are already registered on Vendoogle.com. All feedback and discount levels (if you are fortunate to have bought or won a Lifetime Seller Membership) will transfer to the new site so you can start listing and selling right away.

A Chuckwagon memberwide email went out with all the details. Two great sites, only one registration. That's what it's all about.

http://www.Vendoogle.com

[Kaboomer]

Glad to see you guys are getting on board. Still growing and amazing we will be coming up to 1-Year anniversary in a few months.

We are nearly at 1,700 members and have been working hard to improve our search standings so to bring more people to the marketplace to bid on your items.

So far doing pretty nicely. Google video game auctions, video game auction site and we are coming up at the top. Recently started doing what we can to bring in more people who search under - buy sell video games and starting to do better there.

Don't lose the faith, and please continue listing on the Chuckwagon. We are coming up higher than ever on the search engines so need your listings to keep the buyers coming.

Thanks again to all of you who are registered ! Hope to see some of you on the video gaming trade show circuit this year. Look for the Chuckwagon a few of the regional expos and shows!

[Kaboomer]

We just hit 1,700 members today. If you have yet to join, give us a shot. We are needing everyone to register to hit our goal of 2,000 members by end of March - Our 1 year anniversary.

For those of you still on the fence, use the Chuckwagon and Ebay at the same time. Many of our members link their Ebay auctions to their Chuckwagon auctions and vice versa (in their auction listing descriptions). That way they are still getting traffic to both their auction stores and still paying alot less than having all your items on Ebay. Then as we continue our growth you can slowly start bringing more of your items over to the Chuckwagon and eventually, stop using Ebay altogether. And keep in mind our items are fed directly into http://www.oodle.com to bring even more traffic to your items. This combined with our higher search engine rankings will bring the traffic. Now we need to just convert more of you over to listing some of your items on the Wagon.

And I know many of you have been using the Chuckwagon. Some successfully, some not. In order to be successful on the Chuckwagon or Ebay, you must promote your auctions in the forums. So many times I see members not doing this with the Chuckwagon, but doing it with their Ebay stuff. If you are listing on the Chuckwagon please post links to your auctions in these and other forums to bring bidders to your item (as well as into the Chuckwagon community).

You have noticed a few other gaming marketplaces appear, but most are putting some weird spin on the auction format. Not us. The auction format invented by Ebay is still the best format, even though Ebay continues to stray from it. Our site is simple to use, and very familiar to you if are an Ebay user.

There is no better place to buy and sell video games than on ChaseTheChuckwagon.com.

Help us hit our goal of 2,000 members.

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I will be exhibiting at the 2009 Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Sunday, Sept. 20th. This gives us a reason to have a Chuckwagon roundup on Saturday evening, September 19th.

I am still putting the details on this, but I think it will involve getting down with some classic arcade games at http://www.groundkontrol.com.

And maybe a dinner somewhere. For those of you in that neck of the woods please try and make it. I would love to meet you all in person and I am sure other Chuckwagon members would feel the same.

If you know in advance you will be attending our Northwest roundup, please RSVP here: http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f...

I will be exhibiting at a couple other expos this year as well, so follow that thread to learn of any other Chuckwagon Roundups in your neck of the woods.

Also, be sure to follow our official "blog" now up and running. You can find it here: http://chasethechuckwagon.blogspot.com/

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Hey All,

Added some Youtube introduction to ChaseTheChuckwagon.com and Vendazzle.com. Also a short tutorial on our free seller auction promotional tools.

You can see our videos here and there are more to come including an intro on how to use our free bulk upload system.

http://www.Youtube.com/chasethechuckwagon

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We are only about 100 items short of setting an internal Chuckwagon record of 4,000 consecutively running auctions. Let's all try and get some listings up and hit this goal!

And if it's been a while since you looked through our listings, now would be a good time. Tons of new auctions have been started this weekend.

[Kaboomer]

This has been a goal of our community the past three months and tonight with the help of many longstanding sellers as well as quite a few new ones, we went over 4,000 consecutively running auctions on the Chuckwagon. This month is shaping up to be another 150+ new member month with over 80 new members so far. We are on track for hitting our 1-year membership goal of 2,000. Thanks to all of you for continuing to make ChaseTheChuckwagon.com the most successful video gaming auction alternative ever!

[Kaboomer]

Starting our second year 2,000+ members strong !

For our 1-year anniversary we are making a few changes, for the better. First off, our homepage is going to get cleaned up with a newer style drop down menu system. The Search bar will be relocated above in our header area and will integrate the "advanced search", "recently listed", and "ending" buttons. The featured item photos will then be raised right up underneath the main header.

An exciting feature that you will notice very soon is our integrated blog feature that will include areas for polls. The very cool thing about the blog/Polls area is that key words taken from the blog will generate an auction list of items discussed in the blog. This will be another opportunity for auctions to be viewed by our members. The blogs/Polls will be gaming oriented. I will also be looking for some of you to contribute blogs to this area as well.

And in the not to distant future members will have the capability to have their own blogs that will tie in to your Chuckwagon homepage/storefront.

There are a few other things I've been working on so stay tuned for year #2!

[Kaboomer]

http://www.examiner.com/x-2685-Philadelphia-eCommerce-Examiner~y2009m2d24-Chase-The-Chuck-Wagon-an-online-auction-site-for-video-games

[Kaboomer]

2/2009

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk_0209.mp3

[Kaboomer]

ChaseTheChuckwagon.com turns 1.

Well we did it. Tomorrow, March 24th, 2009 is ChaseTheChuckwagon.com’s 1-Year anniversary. This past year has gone faster than a game of Defender! To sum up our first year as a video gaming auction community I think it’s best to see our 1-year statistics:

Total Members: 2,111
Total Listings: 90,550
Total Uploaded Photos: 71,557
Total $ Sold: $76,681.76
Total Searches: 398,458
Total Item Views: 922,308

Without a doubt, the first year has been an overwhelming success. When I launched, most wrote it off right from the beginning saying no one can start an auction site in this day and age. Others have tried and failed. So based on these assumptions, the Chuckwagon will go down in flames, as well. Not so. In this past year we have all contributed to the sustained growth of what is now the most successful gaming auction site in history. And it is still growing to the tune of 175-200 members each month.

Now, I’ve said it before and will say it again. As I look through the forums on a daily basis, many of you continue to feed the monster that is Ebay. Even after a year it is evident many of you still have no faith in the Chuckwagon. I would like to know why, as it is clearly working on so many levels, some of you are still leary of listing? For those of you that are using Ebay, please let me know how much of your stuff is selling, how much isn’t? What are they charging you each month? And, most importantly, why still use them based on your answers? Now I have been using Ebay long enough to know that it doesn’t work all the time. At least when I do video game searches the majority of the stuff I see isn’t selling, or selling for prices less than that from a few years ago. I see common items sitting stagnant. I see rare and harder to find items continuing to sell. These are the same things I see on the Chuckwagon. It mirrors exactly what types of listing sell and don’t sell on Ebay.

No Fees For 30-Days! Kick Ebay to the Curb.

I really want all of you who are still hesitant to list on the Chuckwagon to try it out. So until April 30, 2009 I am waiving all listing fees (well, these are always free) and selling/final value fees. This will give you no excuse to not at least try listing some items on the Chuckwagon. Please give the Chuckwagon a chance, as listing a single, common game cartridge, will not give you a true picture of how our site is working. List on it for 30-days just like you would on Ebay and see the results. You can set a reserve price to cover you’re a$$ at no cost. Now, if you elect to use listing promotional items like home page featured items, category featured items, bold titles or highlighted listings you will be charged a small fee. But if not, you won’t pay a penny to list and sell your items. Please note that at the end of April I will go in and credit all your accounts back to a $0 balance (final value fees, reserve price fees, but not listing promotional options as discussed above). Now is the time to give the Chuckwagon a thorough test-drive and free yourself from Ebay, its moron policies and escalating fees!

I hope many of you will take me up on this offer. You now have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

To those of you who have shifted the majority of your auctions over to the Chuckwagon, I thank you all. I believe, if you look back over the past year, you will see how much money you’ve saved in fees and it will be significant. And, at the same time, those of you who are using the Chuckwagon on a continuous basis have also seen the sales results that keep you coming back listing after listing after listing. This should be a great indicator to those of you still on the fence that the site is working, just as well as Ebay!

For our second year I am sure our growth will continue. I am ramping up a Facebook ad campaign as well as other new marketing strategies that will continue to bring in more and more buyer and seller traffic to the site. Looking back over this past year I see how far we’ve all come and I can tell already that our second year will outshine the first. I hope you all have as much faith in this as I.

Please communicate with me at socalmike@chasethechuckwagon.com whenever you please. As most know I do all I can to cater to our members needs, suggestions, comments and questions. Our forums are starting to grow more rapidly and it is also a great place to meet your fellow Chuckwagon members and discuss the auction site and gaming, in general. Here’s to a second year of success for all of us!

And. . . . .The Chuckwagon rolls on!

So Cal Mike, Owner
ChaseTheChuckwagon.com

[Bojay1997]

Now, I’ve said it before and will say it again. As I look through the forums on a daily basis, many of you continue to feed the monster that is Ebay. Even after a year it is evident many of you still have no faith in the Chuckwagon. I would like to know why, as it is clearly working on so many levels, some of you are still leary of listing? For those of you that are using Ebay, please let me know how much of your stuff is selling, how much isn’t? What are they charging you each month? And, most importantly, why still use them based on your answers? Now I have been using Ebay long enough to know that it doesn’t work all the time. At least when I do video game searches the majority of the stuff I see isn’t selling, or selling for prices less than that from a few years ago. I see common items sitting stagnant. I see rare and harder to find items continuing to sell. These are the same things I see on the Chuckwagon. It mirrors exactly what types of listing sell and don’t sell on Ebay.


Since you asked for feedback, allow me to share a few thoughts on why a lot of us still buy and sell on Ebay. First, let me preface this by saying that I have purchased several items on Chuckwagon in the past few months and I have been pretty happy with the service and ease of use. Having said that, I have concerns about the safety and security of Chuckwagon, specifically because there is at least one seller of sealed games currently on your site who personally ripped me off as well as others on Ebay, was banned under multiple seller names on Ebay, had his Paypal account seized and yet has just moved on to your site as if nothing happened. That's a problem.

The other thing that still gets to me is that when you personally list your items on Chuckwagon, you seem to have little faith in getting reasonable prices. There really is no reason to list items with a starting price of anything other than a dollar whether it's on Ebay or Chuckwagon. The fact that you started most of your recent find auctions at $5 or much more in some cases served as a signal to me that you understand that the full classic community is not necessarily buying from your site and therefore it's not as safe a sales market as Ebay. Similarly, the fact that you made the auctions ten days is something I really don't like and is another sign that maybe you understand that your traffic isn't the same as Ebay's. Additionally, the fact that you are still posting auctions on Ebay to point to your site is even more of an admission that they are still the big elephant in the room.

Ebay has a lot of problems, but as both a buyer and seller, I like the huge global market and the fact that sometimes you can list an item and get significantly more than you expected simply because people other than classic collectors who understand current pricing bid on your stuff. I also like that you can get significant bargains on Ebay sometimes as a buyer because there are so many more items listed. Those two things rarely happen on Chuckwagon simply because the average buyer and seller on Chuckwagon are video game collecting experts and so pricing tends to be more along the lines of what everyone agrees is sort of the average. With that being the case, it seems like it's almost better for me to buy or sell on the various marketplace forums here and on other sites rather than list on Chuckwagon since the outcome would be similar and I could avoid any fees at all.

I get that Ebay is a fee rip-off and often they protect buyers over sellers, but as someone who buys more than he sells, it really is a more attractive option for me, especially since my customer service and dispute experiences with Ebay have always been very good. I also like that sites such as Ebates and Microsoft Live Search give regular rebates of 3-10% or more on Ebay purchases which means even more savings as a buyer.

I like your site and I hope you continue with it, but for me, it will never be an alternative to Ebay, but rather a place where some neat unique items get listed from time to time and a place where I occasionally buy something.

[Kaboomer]

Since you asked for feedback, allow me to share a few thoughts on why a lot of us still buy and sell on Ebay. First, let me preface this by saying that I have purchased several items on Chuckwagon in the past few months and I have been pretty happy with the service and ease of use. Having said that, I have concerns about the safety and security of Chuckwagon, specifically because there is at least one seller of sealed games currently on your site who personally ripped me off as well as others on Ebay, was banned under multiple seller names on Ebay, had his Paypal account seized and yet has just moved on to your site as if nothing happened. That's a problem.

The other thing that still gets to me is that when you personally list your items on Chuckwagon, you seem to have little faith in getting reasonable prices. There really is no reason to list items with a starting price of anything other than a dollar whether it's on Ebay or Chuckwagon. The fact that you started most of your recent find auctions at $5 or much more in some cases served as a signal to me that you understand that the full classic community is not necessarily buying from your site and therefore it's not as safe a sales market as Ebay. Similarly, the fact that you made the auctions ten days is something I really don't like and is another sign that maybe you understand that your traffic isn't the same as Ebay's. Additionally, the fact that you are still posting auctions on Ebay to point to your site is even more of an admission that they are still the big elephant in the room.

Ebay has a lot of problems, but as both a buyer and seller, I like the huge global market and the fact that sometimes you can list an item and get significantly more than you expected simply because people other than classic collectors who understand current pricing bid on your stuff. I also like that you can get significant bargains on Ebay sometimes as a buyer because there are so many more items listed. Those two things rarely happen on Chuckwagon simply because the average buyer and seller on Chuckwagon are video game collecting experts and so pricing tends to be more along the lines of what everyone agrees is sort of the average. With that being the case, it seems like it's almost better for me to buy or sell on the various marketplace forums here and on other sites rather than list on Chuckwagon since the outcome would be similar and I could avoid any fees at all.

I get that Ebay is a fee rip-off and often they protect buyers over sellers, but as someone who buys more than he sells, it really is a more attractive option for me, especially since my customer service and dispute experiences with Ebay have always been very good. I also like that sites such as Ebates and Microsoft Live Search give regular rebates of 3-10% or more on Ebay purchases which means even more savings as a buyer.

I like your site and I hope you continue with it, but for me, it will never be an alternative to Ebay, but rather a place where some neat unique items get listed from time to time and a place where I occasionally buy something.

I know who you are speaking of and am monitoring the situation. Some of his items are legit some are not. I have been in touch with him and if I get notification from any more buyers on the Chuckwagon regarding false descriptions or selling factory sealed as resealed he will be thrown off the Chuckwagon. To my knowledge noone has ever been screwed on the Chuckwagon and if so, it's because I was never made aware of the situation. If somthing occurs I am usually contacted and it gets dealt with immediately.


As far as me listing my items on the Chuckwagon, I list them the same as I would on Ebay and yes I ran 10 day auctions on Ebay (even though they charged me to do it!) The longer it runs the more eyes see it, pretty simple. It's only smart, in my opinion. And since Ebay has caught on to my "listing items only to promote my site" items I have sinced stopped altogether. Starting CIB NES games at $5 and no reserve seems pretty reasonable if you ask me. And my reserves on items are extremely conservative. I listed CIB Sqoon at $5 starting bid and no reserve. I have no worries. In fact, I will have sold nearly $2,000 this month alone with all items starting at a low price and carrying a low reserve! And this was less than 100 items listed.

http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000087546

I have many who use the Chuckwagon exclusively and are way ahead because of it. My job is to start tapping into our large community of over 2,100 members and get them to list a few things each month on the Chuckwagon. If we start increasing our listings from the 3,500 range to 8,000+ I can guarantee the buyers will follow.

Over the past months we have had new members, who are not collectors (read that parents) buy and sell things and many of our members can confirm that.

I would be doing a disservice to all our members if I didn't keep the Chuckwagon fresh in everyone's mind. This is what is bringing in nearly 175 new members each month. I totally get what you are saying in your post and know I have a long way to go, but each month the Chuckwagon is proving more and more that it is a worthy, thriving alternative to Ebay. And there is no sign it is going to stop.

And don't think I am not looking at the big picture. My goal for the Chuckwagon is to be the #1 video gaming buy/sell destination, and not just among collectors. I spend hours each and every night doing things to bring the site to the mainstream gamers and their families. It's a puzzle that requires both me doing what I can to promote the site and also die hard believers who list on the site to allow for this to happen. We have seen incredible growth this past year and will continue to see incredible growth our second year. The question is, who is going to go along with us on this journey. I have done what I believe to be a fair offering, of over 30 days free auctions to entice sellers to bring their items over to the Chuckwagon. Some will be successful as they understand what they have and how to list it, others will struggle to sell their items, just as they would on Ebay.

And take this into consideration, this DP member (no offense, by the way) just posted a link to his Ebay auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/rask1904

I see links like these all day long on all the forums. And I wonder to myself, hmmm, why? These items are doing the same as they would on the Chuckwagon and yet, the seller is paying significantly more fees to list/sell/not sell them. It makes me wonder as it should. This is just one example from one seller in one forum on one day. It really does make you wonder, when they could get the same results, often better results even, on the Chuckwagon and not pay the fees. Still Ebay draws'em in. I've said it once and will probably say it a thousand times more, Ebay has the best customer base ever. They crap all over them, charge them with increasing fees, they all bitch about it in the forums and yet they come back for more and more and more and more and more and more, etc.

The bottom line is that the Chuckwagon works if you use it. If not then it doesn't. It really is as simple as that. Don't diss if you haven't tried it with some consitency.

[Kaboomer]

Thanks again to all of our members for making this year a success :)

[Kaboomer]

Find out about rare and interesting auctions on ChaseTheChuckwagon.com by following us on http://www.twitter.com/ctcw

[Kaboomer]

Last night we surpassed 100,000 auction listings since launching back on March 24, 2008. The good news is we are growing even faster this year than last, upping our average monthly member registrations from 150 to over 175/month. In March we had 193 new members and we are off to match that again this month.

Our affiliate program is in full swing as is our Twitter campaign. So that is all helping to bring in a more diverse member base (not just collectors).

Bidding #'s and sales #'s are also continuing to rise as is our unique visitors as we are up to around 20,000 uniques per month.

So lots of things going right for us again this year. Here's to hoping some of you will keep us in mind for your auction listings and be sure to check our site weekly as we have tons of new items listed daily.

[Kaboomer]

Hey Everyone,

Here are some interesting #'s cut and pasted from my stat program. This shows sales Jan-April and then Year-to-date. Sales are on the rise and that may explain why we can't seem to get over 4,000 listings for very long. We need more sellers to help get our listings up


Jan. $6414.83, Feb. $8350.31, Mar. $9523.85, Apr. $13667.37 . . . . . . . . . . . .YTD $37956.36

[Kaboomer]

Just testing out a new feature for online chatting among Chuckwagon members.

Channels include:

Auction Discussions
Deal Making
Dispute Resolution
Classics Corner
Modern Day Gamer

The Chat box is located under our homepage POLL so very easy to find

[Kaboomer]

*NEW* Test drive our new search bar. Many have been asking for me to refine the search to Title only with an option for searching Title & Description. I think you will agree this is a big step in satisfying potential bidders/buyers.

*NEW* Report Violiaton. See something listed on the Chuckwagon that is questionnable for some reason? Use the new button located on the right side of the listings page to report it to me so I can take action if needed.

*NEW* Send To Friend. See something on the Chuckwagon that one of your friends or forum members has been looking for? Use the Send To Friend button to quickly alert them of a certain auction running on the Chuckwagon. Located along right side of the listing page.

*NEW* Internet Net Crime Prevenion/FBI Internet Task Force Link. Now located under our Resources Tab you will see a link to the FBI's Internet Crime Prevention website. This is to deter would be scammers more than anything, but can be used if any of you have been scammed in a big and bad way. I will probably make this more prominant in the future by adding a button to the home page.

These are proof that many of your suggestions are taken seriously and integrated when I am able.

And, drum roll please............................... We will surpass the $100,000 in sales mark today!

[Kaboomer]

There is always something going on at ChaseTheChuckwagon.com. To continue my push to create a unique gaming community that all revolves around the gaming auction site, I am introducing a new gaming industry blog. I am assembling a team of past industry writers to deliver original weekly content on the gaming industry, past and present.


Please follow our blogs by either clicking on the blog link on the Auction site Community Tab or by following our blog right here:


http://chasethechuckwagon.blogspot.com/


To kick things off, we will be covering E3 in a big and bad way so you can look forward to some interesting insite into the gaming event of the year.

As a side note we now have live chat support that you can get most anytime during the day. The live support button is located above homepage lisiting box.

Next, for those of you who are using the Chuckwagon you can now add a link to your Ebay feedback within your auction listings. To do this login to your members area and under preferences you will see a button titled EBAY FEEDBACK. Click it and and the rest should be easy to figure out. Now everyone browsing your Chuckwagon auctions will also see all your glorius positive Ebay feedback.

[Kaboomer]

June 2009 Auction Talk now live. Catch up on what's new at your favorite video gaming auction alternative.

Highlights - we've grown over 2,500 members as of today. New Ebay Feedback option and more !!

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

[Kaboomer]

Check out our new promo and listing tutorial vids. Nearing 3,000 members. Can't believe it !


Promo Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vwQ2qwkTAY

Listing Tutorial Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWoump_b6SY

[Kaboomer]

http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/html/gamingchatrooms.html

Feel free to visit and register in the Chuckwagon gaming chat rooms. They are open 24/7 but if are the structured type feel free to stop in a night that peaks your interest.

Monday - Atari Chat

Tuesday - Nintendo "Classics" Chat

Wednesday - Modern Day Gaming Chat

Thursday - Handheld Gaming Chat

Friday - Sega "Classics" Chat

Saturday - Arcade/Pinball Chat

All scheduled chats are from 8-10 EST. Chat does require a seperate registration from the auctions site, so try and use the same username so everyone knows who you are.

If you are not a member of the auction site, but want to chat, no problem. Come and join us :)

[Kaboomer]

July Auction Talk now available. 240 members shy of 3,000

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

[Kaboomer]

Hey Everyone,

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/GP.JPG

I’ve started a new venture that I think most gamers would like to participate in. Come voice your opinions on a variety of gaming questions. Poll results will be seen by fellow gamers as well as video game publishers, developers and hardware manufacturers. New Polls weekly. Vote at http://www.GamerPoll.com and follow us on Twitter at http://www.Twitter.com/GamerPoll.

[Kaboomer]

If you have been a gamer for very long at all, you have a stack of old games you just don't play anymore. If you don't yet, you will. So, what can you do about it? A bonfire might be fitting, illegal in some areas and resulting in a giant mess anywhere, but fitting. Garage sales never seem to make much money unless you live in one of those 'reality' shows on daytime cable. If you have a younger sibling / niece / child, just giving the old stuff away could be tempting. But... if you can get money for the old stuff, why not?

And so we come to the obvious answer. Thousands of gamers every month truck their old games to their nearest Gamestop and allow Gamestop to make billions. Compare the amount Gamestop buys old games from you to the price they sell those games to other gamers. Consider that nearly half of their corporate profits comes from used game sales. If thousands of people are willing to buy a used game from Gamestop for $5 less than the brand new price, why on earth would you want to sell Gamestop that same game for less than half that price? If we can find a way to skip the middle man and move a game directly from you to He Who Wants To Buy, we could potentially double the return. Ideas anyone?

Friendly local, independent game store? Awesome. If you are lucky to still have one of these, treasure and cherish that relationship. You are likely to get more for your old games and spend less on used titles than at Gamestop. These little businesses may not give you the best money for your games, but when you consider that the local neighborhood gaming store probably hosts a number of gamer-centric activities each year, that lack of dollars is made up in other ways. Sadly, most of America has no friendly local neighborhood gaming store. I've lived in five cities across four states, and I've only had one. So, for those of us not so lucky, what else can we do?

Online auction? Interesting. Ebay is The King of this market. There are major advantages to Ebaying your used games. Ebay draws millions of visitors a year and hosts an obscene amount of auctions. This can work in your favor, if you are lucky enough to be one of few people selling a sought after title. More likely, this huge crowd will never see your auction.

Video games, particularly used games, are not destination shopping items. Sure, we all buy some games because we set out to find and buy that one particular title. But how many games have you bought just because you were browsing through a shelf of boxes and something caught your eye? Ebay is horrible for that sort of browsing. And as a result, unless you just happen to be selling what people want, you are not likely to get many interested buyers, and that means lower prices. Not to mention Ebay will eat up to 15% of what ever money you do get from the sale.

What we need is an auction site like Ebay so we can sell our used games directly to people who want to buy them. But unlike Ebay, we need a site that won't bury us with fees and that makes it easy for our fellow gamers to browse the selection and find our game. In other words, we need an auction site dedicated to video games and game products that is visited regularly by thousands of gamers.

And Chase the Chuckwagon fits the bill. The fees are low, so we really can maximize our return. Since the site is dedicated to games, you know actual gamers will be seeing your listing. When you factor in the thriving community, you could almost think of Chase the Chuckwagon as the internet equivalent of the friendly neighborhood gaming store.

So start shoveling into that clutter of old games. But instead of just driving down to Gamestop, stop for a minute. Look around for an independent gaming store and rejoice if you find one. But if you aren't that lucky, consider bringing your used games by the Chuckwagon. And bring your friends with you. The more gamers buying and selling, the better for us all.
- L.T. Blaize

[Kaboomer]

Yep, we are only 100 members away from having 3,000 members on the Chuckwagon. And still on track to hit 4,000 by the start of our third year. If you have yet to register now would be a great time to do it. Help us hit that 3,000 mark by the end of August.

[Kaboomer]

We've passed 5,000 running listings this week. A sign the site is continuing to grow. I still see tons of Ebay listings here on Dpress. And I see alot of stuff selling cheap or not selling at all on Ebay. You still pay them no matter what and that sucks.

Try some listings on the Chuckwagon. Remember all our listings feed into Google too so you get lots of extra exposure there too.

Give it a try with some listings. You have nothing to lose How much have you been paying Ebay lately. Are you really doing that well selling over there? Hmmm.

[darkslime]

My question for a lot chuckwagon sellers is why do you price your items higher than ebay prices even though there are less fees?

[Kaboomer]

My question for a lot chuckwagon sellers is why do you price your items higher than ebay prices even though there are less fees?

That is a good question but essentially, they pad their items to cover their ass since we don't have as a large a community. But I think this back fires on them many times. I have been noticing a lot of -0- bids on ending items on Ebay and also low winning prices.

I wish people would list their items the same way they do on Ebay and I think they would have more success on the Chuckwagon. But it will come as we grow. People just have to have confidence in it.

We have many people try it and then not sell anything and then give up on it. Then I see their items on Ebay ending with zero bids and then they all relist them. It's funny when things don't sell on the Chuck they assume it's not working but when items don't sell on Ebay they happily press the relist button and keep the fees growing on Ebay not thinking twice.

I mean look at all the stuff that doesn't sell on Ebay. Don't believe me. Just search for your favorite system or games from your favorite system and look at closing soon. 80% of the items on the page are -0- bids. I keep thinking all those items closing with no bids and then getting relisted over and over again has got to be costing people a ton. When they could list and relist until items sell on the Chuck for free. So listing on Ebay doesn't guarantee anything except you getting a big bill at the end of the month. It's crazy how much stuff goes unsold there.

And since we are feeding all auctions thru Google and coming up in their searches we have been nailing about 20-30 new members a month just coming in to buy the common stuff. It's really working great.

[darkslime]

So, you think I could sell all the items I have listed on ebay (see sig) priced at whatever I would make after ebay fees in less time than it would take to sell them there?

[Kaboomer]

So, you think I could sell all the items I have listed on ebay (see sig) priced at whatever I would make after ebay fees in less time than it would take to sell them there?

I can't guarantee they will sell in less time. I am guessing you have to relist many of your items before they sell, is that a correct assumption? If so, you can list them for free on the Chuckwagon and then relist at no cost too. It seems with common items that whether you sell on Ebay or the Chuckwagon you will be stuck relisting a few times until things sell.

All I can say is the stuff that doesn't sell on Ebay plop it up on the Chuckwagon. If anything use both sites. Many people on the Chuckwagon link their Chuckwagon store to their Ebay store so you can pass buyers back and forth. Then at least for the stuff you sell on the Chuckwagon you aren't paying high fees.

Hope you give it a shot :)

[darkslime]

Actually, I rarely relist stuff, I sell 2-10 things a day and most of it sells well within a month.

[mobiusclimber]

The nice thing about Amazon is not having to relist anything.

Used to be on Ebay it was pretty much free to relist. Not sure if that's change now or not, as I haven't been back to selling on there in quite a long time.

It would be cool if CTCW were popular enough that a 99 cent auction would end at a decent price, but I just don't really see that happening. If I had anything that I could try that with, I probably would but... packing and shipping a bunch of 99 cent items just wouldn't be worth it to me.

[Kaboomer]

I am not saying price things at $.99 and take your chances. I just price things to sell. I start my CIB NES Games at $5. They all sell for the same or near the same as on Ebay. Just do a completed search on the Chuckwagon for CIB NES and you can see they do well. I've been selling this stuff long enough to know what is going to sell and what will sit a while. And I can look at Ebay listings and know the same thing. For example, look at my recent listings that went up this weekend. All had bids in the first hour and are already well above the money I spent on it.

We have a big enough community now where things will sell for what they are worth, plain and simple. You can assume though you won't be gouging any collectors though as they generally know what stuff is worth and won't overpay. If you educate yourself what your items should sell for you should be able to structure your Chuckwagon auctions so they sell at or near the going price without the fees.

[darkslime]

We have a big enough community now where things will sell for what they are worth, plain and simple.I just won an auction on CTCW from sniderman for a complete Conker Live and Reloaded. It was $2.50 + $3.50 shipping, or the opposite, I don't remember. This sells for about $30 on ebay.

[Kaboomer]

Wow. Good for you, bad for him. This happens occasionally. Things sell for cheap on Ebay sometimes too. I wouldn't say this is the norm. And if it was such a good deal why didn't anyone else bid on it? Makes me wonder because I know others would have seen it too. Come on people, visit the site,see something good and bid on it. You may just win it like Darkslime.

Maybe the mention of a marred CD scared some people from bidding, who knows. On Ebay it seems to average $20 or so (there is one that sold for $18 at the bottom of the price range). Also, the Chuckwagon has many more "classic" gamers on it vs. modern day gamers, something I am trying to change for sure. That being a newer game probably made a difference too.

There are plenty of examples of stuff selling the same as Ebay if you want to find and post those too. This one just closed to a new buyer - http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/item.cgi?show_item=178586. And it would have only cost the seller $.45 to sell. Can't beat that.

This happens all day long.

[Kaboomer]

Just uploaded the August 09 Auction Talk Podcast. Give it a listen and see what's going on with the Chuckwagon community:



http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

[Kaboomer]

Hey all,

Please check out the Chuckwagon as we have nearly 6500 auctions running. Lots of good stuff like this:

Castlevania Symphony of the Night x 3

http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000188842

Einhander PS1 -

http://www.chasethechuckwagon.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000188851

There are tons of new sellers, listing some great items.

[Kaboomer]

Yes, we are now over 3,000 members strong; and this only one year and five months since launch, on March 24th, 2008. We are well on track to hit 4,000 members by the time we start our second year. So thanks again to all of you, and to our new members that have registered over the last few months. ChaseTheChuckwagon.com is the largest, most successful video game auction site ever, thanks to all of you. Please continue to spread the word to your gaming friends and family and start keeping our sellers in mind for your holiday gifts. Yes, the holidays will be here before we know it.

If you are on Facebook, please consider joining our Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/chasethechuckwagon. I frequently update our fan page with cool auction listings, blogs and other fun stuff. It may alert you to some rare items, or good deals appearing on the auction site.

As a reminder to our retro-gaming members, remember to tune into our retro gaming podcast, http://www.RetroGamingRoundup.com, for 5+ hours of retro-gaming goodness each and every month. We talk about console games, arcade games and always have a top-10 list, which always incites debate among our listeners. This is combined with period gaming commercials, occasional interviews and other gaming content you won’t find anywhere else. This is an International effort with hosts from the USA & the UK and edited and produced in Mexico. I hope you all enjoy and remember to visit the show forums and talk about our shows and gaming: http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=54

[Kaboomer]

It's On ChaseTheChuckwagon. Week of September 7th, 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvwlED-noWQ

[rgw825]

I won my first auction on ChaseTheChuckwagon 2 days ago. But i'm having a slight problem. In the description and in the invoice it said he preferred Google Checkout and link to it. But the "java script" link doesn't work, it does nothing. Tried it in 4 different browsers. The seller isn't much help since they still haven't replied after 2 messages. It did say they took check or money order as well but now i'm weary of sending them money if they won't respond to messages and the fact they have zero feedback.

[Kaboomer]

I will look into this for you. I will let you know if I hear back from the seller.

[rgw825]

They finally replied this afternoon. He asked for my email address that i signed up to Google Checkout with and said he would send me an invoice. We will see how long it takes them this time lol. :sob:

[Kaboomer]

They finally replied this afternoon. He asked for my email address that i signed up to Google Checkout with and said he would send me an invoice. We will see how long it takes them this time lol. :sob:

Let me know when your item(s) arrive. Thanks,

[rgw825]

Finally got the invoice to actually pay today. Everything is going, but just a little slow. Taking them 2 days each time to get back to me. I did get a good deal though.

[Kaboomer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1gZuw-Q5BE

[rgw825]

Let me know when your item(s) arrive. Thanks,

I finally got the game in the mail today. They didn't even ship it until the 23rd, a whole 10 days after my credit card was charged. I'll make sure never to buy from them again.

[Kaboomer]

I finally got the game in the mail today. They didn't even ship it until the 23rd, a whole 10 days after my credit card was charged. I'll make sure never to buy from them again.

Well, at least you got it. I remember when you had to wait a couple weeks for things back in the early days Ebay - before Paypal and instant payments that is.

[Kaboomer]

I am thinking about integrating Group Affiliations into the auction site. This is what I am thinking.

1) During registration of new members and also in the update account area of existing members having a place where members can designate they are part of another gaming community. I would initially use (Screw Attack, Cheap Ass Gamer, Atari Age, Nintendo Age, Digital Press & KLOV). They would check box the groups they are a member of and it could be more than one.

2) Next, I would add very small icons that would sit within the "Your Seller" box on the listing pages that would serve to show what Gaming Communities the member is affiliated with. These Group Affiliation icons would also be seen on the member home pages somewhere as well.

3) Finally, we would add a drop down menu in the Advanced Search area so members could search for items for sale by others in those specific communities. So if you are a member of Digital Press and you want to search games for sale only from other members of Digital Press, you could do that.


How does this sound to you all? Should I do this?

Chime in please.

[Kaboomer]

After a long, six-month process, I am pleased to announce that ChaseTheChuckwagon.com and it's gaming wagon logo is now an official US Registered Trademark.

Check out our new and improved logo:

http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/ctcw_reg_trade.jpg

[Kaboomer]

Listen to the latest news coming from the Chuckwagon camp:


http://www.chasingthechuckwagon.com/AuctionTalk.mp3

[Sniderman]

Wow. Good for you, bad for him.

"Bad for me," eh? :-/ That's fairly insulting. Perhaps I didn't give a damn what it sold for. It was more important for me to post good items on CTCW and drive some traffic there rather than posting it on ebay and GETTING that $18-30 ending price.

"Bad for me," indeed. Humph. I daresay I'll post similar items to eBay in the future if that's the opinion being tossed about.

[Ed Oscuro]

:sob: The idea of deserving accolades because you sell items against your own interest is...intriguing, can I hear more about it?

CTCW *does* have minimum bids and reserve prices - familiar problems, familiar solutions.

[Sniderman]

:sob: The idea of deserving accolades because you sell items against your own interest is...intriguing, can I hear more about it?
I wanted to support the site so I tossed up my "normally ebay" bound items with no reserve and low opening bids. No accolades necessary, of course. I just didn't like to be the public target of the owner's "Suck to be him" attitude. I just don't think I wanna be part of the reindeer games there anymore if that's the underlying attitude toward any sellers who are taking a hit in potential profits by supporting the site and selling something other than 2600 commons and $40 Sonic the Hedgehog carts.

No "accolades" are necessary, but it wouldn't hurt to at least be appreciative of any support the site gets.

[megasdkirby]

I agree with Sniderman.

He was basically being insulted for promoting the site. Sure, I bet it wasn't intentional, but I would recommend Kaboomer to be a bit more careful with choosing words.

[Ed Oscuro]

After a public spat with DreamTR over in Protos I'm probably in no position to be throwing around any insults LOL

I think when people go into sales hoping just for profits that these emotions don't even need to come into the picture...which helps keep things happy and low-key for everybody. Kaboomer does need to be more careful in his words, agreed.

[Kaboomer]

"Bad for me," eh? :-/ That's fairly insulting. Perhaps I didn't give a damn what it sold for. It was more important for me to post good items on CTCW and drive some traffic there rather than posting it on ebay and GETTING that $18-30 ending price.

"Bad for me," indeed. Humph. I daresay I'll post similar items to eBay in the future if that's the opinion being tossed about.

I think you are reading more into a quick comment then was intended. I just mean he got a good deal. I really don't like it when this happens because I feel the auction site failed the seller (you, in this case) and that is something I don't want to see happen often. But like I said in that original thread, it happens on Ebay too occasionally (things selling under value). I wasn't trying to insult you in any way, shape or form and really appreciate your listings, however they are structured. We have many sellers, who use the site regularly list items just like you did, which I totally appreciate. And most items sell at or near what they would on Ebay. All sellers just need to give the site a chance to work by listing a good number of items.

Hope that makes some sense :) On a side note, we may be doing something that will result in the site growing significantly in a short amount of time. I think by years end there will considerably more members so these types of issues should happen less and less as the population increases. Stick with us everyone :)