why are people biding on this game.... link inside

[Flam]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duck-Tales-2-Original-Hole-in-Side-Of-Game-NES-game-No-manuel-No-Case-Nintendo-/180985747861?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2a23975995

from what I can tell Duck Tails 2 must be rare, but come on.

[IHatedSega]

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p2047675.l2565&rt=nc&item=180985747861

one person bid himself up so then the seller could get more. A friend of mine was gonna buy Murder Set Pieces earlier this week, but one guy kept bidding himself up over $30.

[SpaceFlea]

But... it's got an original hole...

[Flam]

I'm not knowledgeable in the ways of ebay, I've only used it a handful of times

[IHatedSega]

I havent bought much on there and its been a few years since i last did. but my friend was talking about joining earlier this week so now shes sending me stuff and asks if she should buy this or that. she looked at the auction history after this one item went up $10 in less than a day, and it was one guy bidding himself up. Maybe its the bidder using another account or a friend is helping him jack it up. That DVD she wanted ended up going for over $5o, theres a special limited edition on the directors site for $25 I showed her and she got. So do research before you buy anything on there and never buy something that the seller wont take back.

[Johnny Nintendo]

Ha Ha! I'm not even gonna look, but let me guess. It's the one with the huge hole on the left side, correct? I saw this earlier when the current bid was at $50. Such a shame it's got a hole in the front. If it was on the back, you could probably just swap out the back side of the cart for another, but hey the label is in great shape! (Sarcasm)

[Superman]

Ha Ha! I'm not even gonna look, but let me guess. It's the one with the huge hole on the left side, correct? I saw this earlier when the current bid was at $50. Such a shame it's got a hole in the front. If it was on the back, you could probably just swap out the back side of the cart for another, but hey the label is in great shape! (Sarcasm)

That's the one. It was kind of funny how the piece was busted out, but left the label intact.

[Rickstilwell1]

I can see why a collector might want the original board to swap into another game's case then maybe re-print the label, but it is most likely artificial bidding by the seller's friend.

[Zoe F]

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p2047675.l2565&rt=nc&item=180985747861

one person bid himself up so then the seller could get more. A friend of mine was gonna buy Murder Set Pieces earlier this week, but one guy kept bidding himself up over $30.

You're misinterpreting what you see. eBay does not allow a single bidder to be "bidding himself up".

eBay allows a user to enter a maximum bid. eBay will then automatically bid on the auction up to that maximum bid, so what you're seeing in that particular link is something like this:

Imagine a scenario where a game is up for auction; its starting price is $10. I decide that I really want this game, so I enter a maximum bid of $100. As I am the only bidder at that point, the current high bid would display as being $10. User #2 sees that $10 high bid and elects to bid $11, but my automatic bidding would immediately raise the high bid to $12, User #3 decides to offer a maximum bid of $50 on the item, but my automatic bidding would raise the high bid to $51. This could continue repeatedly as long as people bid under my $100, but I'm hoping you see the point. The bid history would indicate that I'd bid three times in a row without any other bids, but that would not actually be the case. It was all automatic.

If you want to show that "bidding himself up" is actually impossible with a single account, trying placing two bids in a row on any item. You'll find that it simply doesn't work, and the only thing you can do is raise your maximum bid. You cannot single-handedly raise the price.

It's nearing 2:00 in the morning here, so hopefully this has been intelligible.

[The Adventurer]

If you don't mind the cart damage and actually intend to play the thing, this looks like a good way to pick up Duck Tales 2 (relatively) cheaply. Considering, what? It usually goes for $100+?

[IHatedSega]

You're misinterpreting what you see. eBay does not allow a single bidder to be "bidding himself up".

eBay allows a user to enter a maximum bid. eBay will then automatically bid on the auction up to that maximum bid, so what you're seeing in that particular link is something like this:

Imagine a scenario where a game is up for auction; its starting price is $10. I decide that I really want this game, so I enter a maximum bid of $100. As I am the only bidder at that point, the current high bid would display as being $10. User #2 sees that $10 high bid and elects to bid $11, but my automatic bidding would immediately raise the high bid to $12, User #3 decides to offer a maximum bid of $50 on the item, but my automatic bidding would raise the high bid to $51. This could continue repeatedly as long as people bid under my $100, but I'm hoping you see the point. The bid history would indicate that I'd bid three times in a row without any other bids, but that would not actually be the case. It was all automatic.

If you want to show that "bidding himself up" is actually impossible with a single account, trying placing two bids in a row on any item. You'll find that it simply doesn't work, and the only thing you can do is raise your maximum bid. You cannot single-handedly raise the price.

It's nearing 2:00 in the morning here, so hopefully this has been intelligible.

ok yeah i understand, wish it wouldnt show the repeated bids when that option is used.

[Johnny Nintendo]

Yeah, the place where I got my copy of Ducktales 2 had it priced at $115. Luckily, he did trade ins. So I traded him a bunch of WWE Jakks Classic figures still MOC, and a few NES/SNES games for it. Now I just got to go back and trade some more figures for his Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers 2 cart, that is marked for $100.

[Rickstilwell1]

Once I bought a cracked Dragon Warrior IV to get it for $20 instead of $50. It was a good idea for just wanting to play the game at the time. I didnt actually get around to playing it before selling it though. Dragon Warrior II was too long because you pretty much have to be at max level at the end to even stand a chance, and even then it's hard.

[Tanooki]

Ugh almost up to $62 now and recent copies not busted have done like $80 I see in the history...someones just being stupid.

That said if you had the time, patience and will, thank to that hole you could very slowly peel that label off that amazingly didn't rip and transplant it with the guts into a donor shell but for a savings of currently like $62 I'd just buy a new one with that level of uncertainty. Mind you at $40 or less hell I'd have attempted it probably.

[The Future Soon]

I just love that the condition is listed as "acceptable."

[Aussie2B]

If it was at a heavy discount compared to non-damaged copies, I'd be willing to buy something like that. A working game is still a working game. You can always replace the top of the shell with one from another game if you're worried about the functionality of it.

[The 1 2 P]

This makes me regret passing on a cracked copy of Mega Man 3 a few months ago.

[theclaw]

I just love that the condition is listed as "acceptable."

ebay doesn't list a "for parts" option in this category. Still really. It's not going to matter unless we can get nestards out of their shell and convince them to give a chance to saving money on Famicom versions of some of these games.

[tom]

On a side note, just checking US ebay -video games highest price -

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Video-Games-/139973/i.html?_sop=16

They're going mad in USA with this VGA shit

[Tanooki]

If anything those 'nestards' as you worded it are already polluting the famicom market on specific titles. The Japanese equivalent of Little Samson isn't cheap anymore like it was less than a year ago. I think enough of them are getting wise and buying up the famicom titles to save a bit so they're jumping too as all it takes is a honeybee or a release blackbox game with the converter and you're set.

[Tanooki]

On a side note, just checking US ebay -video games highest price -

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Video-Games-/139973/i.html?_sop=16

They're going mad in USA with this VGA shit

You think the search for sales is bad, try the completed button. $50000 for high grade VGA copies of Zelda 1+2, another at $18750 for high grade vga Ocarina of Time and $8000 for Majora. Of course $4605 for Urban Champion brand new works too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/URBAN-CHAMPION-Nintendo-NES-Game-Brand-New-Unopened-Unused-Factory-Sealed-MINT-/261099795910?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3ccac2b5c6&nma=true&si=ZhIIqhjOLrDdYp9U57LfOLNf%2FSM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[AceAerosmith]

I just love that the condition is listed as "acceptable."

Game condition is based on the actual size of the hole. I believe bullet holes are classified under "Good".

[Greg2600]

Only reason I could see to buy this game would be if you have Duck Tales 2 already, and for some reason it no longer works. To be able to "play" it is not a valid reason. Just play it on an emulator or heck buy a PowerPak. I mean, you'll never be able to move the label to another cart.

[leatherrebel5150]

Its actually pretty easy to move a label to another cart if you know what your doing

[MASTERWEEDO]

I'd just replace the front and make a new label if i couldnt salvage the original one. Too bad i sold all my NES consoles.

[SparTonberry]

On a side note, just checking US ebay -video games highest price -

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Video-Games-/139973/i.html?_sop=16

They're going mad in USA with this VGA shit

$10K for a VGA graded Dennis the Menace SNES and especially CIB opened Shaq Fu has got to be a joke!

[Rickstilwell1]

$10K for a VGA graded Dennis the Menace SNES and especially CIB opened Shaq Fu has got to be a joke!

I would laugh if someone went to the store and bought a sealed new game then had it VGA graded right away. "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis collection brand new VGA graded. Over $9000.

[Johnny Nintendo]

I think the VGA thing is a joke. Coins, Comics, and Cards are fine to grade, but video games? It's rediculous, if there is a sealed Legend of Zelda that's sent to be graded, they really can't grade the game, only the packaging. If I could afford to buy a graded game, I still wouldn't. I like for my games to be in the best shape as possible, but that's just a personal choice. Whoever came up with the VGA thing should be put in the reverse bear trap.

[Aussie2B]

Only reason I could see to buy this game would be if you have Duck Tales 2 already, and for some reason it no longer works. To be able to "play" it is not a valid reason. Just play it on an emulator or heck buy a PowerPak. I mean, you'll never be able to move the label to another cart.

By that logic, why buy any NES games at all then?

Some people want to go 100% legit, whether the condition is perfect or not. And for the sake of collecting, you can't claim to "own" a game if you're just emulating or using a PowerPak. Not every collector cares to have every game in pristine condition. If a game is really expensive in good shape, it can be worth picking up a working but poor condition copy at a significant discount.

[DeseoParadise]

The people is crazy