Log in

View Full Version : Not mine but someone might want it.



Howie6925
01-07-2009, 10:18 AM
http://london.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-video-games-consoles-Nintendo-World-Championships-Gold-Edition-W0QQAdIdZ98027971
NIntendo world champion gold cart.

The Shawn
01-07-2009, 10:22 AM
"No less than a couple hundred" LOL

dylan0228
01-07-2009, 12:55 PM
I`m not too sure that`s even real. The picture looks quite identical to others I`ve seen in years past. Could be someone trying to make a quick buck.

maxlords
01-07-2009, 01:14 PM
Well, they're 20 minutes away from me...sent em an email.

Looking closer at the picture....it's taken from eBay...look at the little camera shape in the bottom right corner.

I doubt I'll hear anything, and if I do...I won't be showing up with any actual cash on me. :D Will need to see the cart first.

maxlords
01-07-2009, 02:57 PM
And here are the emails from the scammer. Worth a shot but entertaining nonetheless:


Hello,

In London and if you're actually selling that, I can come pick it up today. Literally within an hour. Let me know what you'd like to get. Several hundred is not unreasonable at all. I can have cash in hand today depending on your asking price. I would have to see the cart and be sure it was original, not a remake as they have been reproduced.


i have no idea what your talking about reproduction of what a shity video game its a nintendo game not a ps3 game i personally don't think its worth more then 5.00 but friends have said ask for hundreds so if i get a 100.00 or 200.00 offer im taking it


Well, I'd offer at least a couple hundred if you actually have it. Do you have a number I can contact you at? I'd be willing to meet you at a local Tim Hortons or the mall or something to take a look at the cart. I would be willing to pay at least $200 in cash if you have the game. Shoot me a phone number and I'll give you a call and we'll figure out what works for you to meet me.


Sorry just had some old guy come here and looked at it with a business owner and 3 other older guys seed they would be back and came back in 10 minutes with a certified money draft from td canada trust for 7500.00 told me its worth 10,000 and on ebay MAYBE even 20-30 i took the 7500.00 BIG TIME i have 5 kids so im sorry did you know it was as they PUT IT the HOLY GRAIL of all games and worth a small fotune or did you plan on ripping me large you ****ing blood sucker

Unfortunately, this is all too common on the Ontario kijiji and craigslist over the last year. People have been posting fake holy grails of all sorts for months, and then sending ridiculous emails back like some sort of game. It's been happening for arcade games and video games and I'm sure lots of other stuff as well. Free games, stupid prices for rarities, etc. They they send a bunch of BS emails, always more and more irate. I am curious...why do people think this is fun?

You will note that I DID offer to pay a minimum of the asking price, not that that was my final offer. Still...quite entertaining for a few minutes. Sadly the original ad is already gone since the scammer realized they'd been called on it.

Atari 5200
01-07-2009, 03:46 PM
Yup, total bs. I just emailed him...here's how it went down.


me
What's the highest offer so far?
azzwipe
35.00
me
can you ship to usa?
azzwipe
yes i can ship but im waiting to get atleast 200.00 or more for it my friends told me not to sell it for nothing less then hundres as they told me its hard to find Personaly i think there lying its jsut a plain old nintendo game but i am waiting to see if somebody thinks its woth more then 35.00 sorry

also looks like the listing was taken down...:)

c0ldb33r
01-07-2009, 10:57 PM
why would someone waste their time posting crap on kijiji like that?

damn Canadians, I hate them so much :mad: