Final Fantasy Crystal White GameCube

[AnAngel]

We have one of them available for sale complete with the Crystal White GB Player, Crystal White Controller, JAP Edition of FFCC and all included accessories. Here is the auction we were going to list earlier this year and if you'd like to see pictures, look at the LOWER LEFT of the screen and click on the links.

http://onetruegem.com/products/Crystal%20Chronicles/FFCCCWGC.htm

As some of you may know, only 150 exist. My question to you all, inspired by the Neo Geo thread, is simply this: If we charged $6.00 per entry requiring a minimum of 300 in total (aggregated from all entries, duh) would you enter? Entries that exceed 400 may be subject to other (randomly drawn) prizes such as the ones listed in the Sword of Mana thread in the buy/sell forum I posted.

[MarioAllStar2600]

Yes I definatly would. So how many is one person allowed to enter?

[AnAngel]

There would be no limit on the amount of entries :)

[MarioAllStar2600]

There would be no limit on the amount of entries :)
Sweetness. I will definatly drop some money into the raffle then.

[AnAngel]

I think I should have mentioned that we don't accept PayPal (because we can process credit cards directly). Do you think this would be an issue?

[MarioAllStar2600]

I think I should have mentioned that we don't accept PayPal (because we can process credit cards directly). Do you think this would be an issue?

Doubtly... I recommend giving away some smaller prizes such as games to 2nd and third though. Will attract more people.

[AnAngel]

Absolutely, we could probably offer gift cards or any game of their choice. Believe me, I would want to give a customer something they'd want. If it's not anything we have in stock, it could simply be money. :D Perhaps the most valuable merchandise we have now other than the FFCC GameCube is a Game Projector, WonderSwan FFII Set and a Limited Edition FLCL Volume 3 so broadening a 2nd and 3rd prize (let alone creating one) is a great idea. :)

[AnAngel]

bumpy :)

[EndlessChris]

I doubt I would. $6 for a 1 in 300 chance of winning sounds like a waste of $6.

I don't know, other people might be pumped for it though.

[Castelak]

I'd do it, sounds great!

[sisko]

I doubt I would. $6 for a 1 in 300 chance of winning sounds like a waste of $6.

I don't know, other people might be pumped for it though.

More than that. 300 is the MINIMUM, the real question is what is the MAXIMUM.

From a business standpoint though: minimum 300 entries x $6 an entry = $1800. A whole lotta money and profit. I'd be much more inclined to enter that raffle (and multiple times) if a nice chunk was going to a good cause rather than into the pockets of corporate America (say...Special Olymics ala CGE2K4)

[AnAngel]

I doubt I would. $6 for a 1 in 300 chance of winning sounds like a waste of $6.

I don't know, other people might be pumped for it though.

More than that. 300 is the MINIMUM, the real question is what is the MAXIMUM.

From a business standpoint though: minimum 300 entries x $6 an entry = $1800. A whole lotta money and profit. I'd be much more inclined to enter that raffle (and multiple times) if a nice chunk was going to a good cause rather than into the pockets of corporate America (say...Special Olymics ala CGE2K4)

It's actually not "going into the pockets of corporate America" and I know people might be more inclined to do so because of a charity or similar, but appealing to someone's emotions to buy something isn't really the right thing to do (in this situation). It cost us more than $2,000 to purchase it and we're not profiting from it whatsoever; I figured that I would give a DP member the opportunity to have one as a collector's item because I knew they wouldn't be able to pay the full amount that we did. That's it.

I apologize to everyone for suggesting the GameCube raffle and if it has offended anyone.

[WiseSalesman]

Hasn't offended me. Those things are expensive as hell. I voted maybe, pending announcement of second and third prizes etc.

[brykasch]

Hell I know I will sign up for it. That is a hell of a collectible.

[AnAngel]

Thanks you guys :) Per the suggestion of MarioAllStar, there would have been a shift in the prizes making the FFCC GC the "Grand Prize" and prizes for 1st - 3rd place winners. Depending on the number of entries received, this would keep expanding and the modified group of winners would be 1st to 10th place. The First Place winner would probably receive either their choice of any of the limited edition GBA SPs we have or a $100.00 Visa Gift Card, 2nd place would receive a $50.00 Gift Card and the 3rd receive *something.* (Something good, though!). It would all entirely depend on the amount of entries received because 1st place could receive $200.00 and so forth along the prize line. Thank you guys for your support :)

[MarioAllStar2600]

I don't think you offended anyone. And anyone that said it's to much money for one ticket obviously doesn't know the value of this. This is definatly the rarest Japenese gamecube. I am not going to say US cause I don't have much info on the tales of symphonia silver cube.

I will probably be spending about 50 bucks cause I want one of these. I would spend up to a thousand on one..... but not the $2600 your asking. I am not calling it a bad price (just cant afford it).

[AnAngel]

I don't think you offended anyone. And anyone that said it's to much money for one ticket obviously doesn't know the value of this. This is definatly the rarest Japenese gamecube. I am not going to say US cause I don't have much info on the tales of symphonia silver cube.

I will probably be spending about 50 bucks cause I want one of these. I would spend up to a thousand on one..... but not the $2600 your asking. I am not calling it a bad price (just cant afford it).

Yeah, you're right. I knew beforehand that it might be difficult for someone to purchase it so I figured, why not sell it in a unique way? All I want to see is a smile on the winner's face and that really matters to me. It's very difficult to find information on the FFCC GameCube and the only pictures of it you're likely to see of it are from the URL posted in the first message. What needs to be noted about it is that this GameCube was not commercially available for sale and it was given away in a magazine competition in June of last year. Indeed you are correct, it is the rarest GC which exists (the most unique is probably the F-Zero one which was hand painted in an auction some time ago) so finding additional information which isn't repetitive is going to be very difficult. Believe me, I've tried, lol.

[NESu]

not bad I'll vote yes.

[sisko]

I doubt I would. $6 for a 1 in 300 chance of winning sounds like a waste of $6.

I don't know, other people might be pumped for it though.

More than that. 300 is the MINIMUM, the real question is what is the MAXIMUM.

From a business standpoint though: minimum 300 entries x $6 an entry = $1800. A whole lotta money and profit. I'd be much more inclined to enter that raffle (and multiple times) if a nice chunk was going to a good cause rather than into the pockets of corporate America (say...Special Olymics ala CGE2K4)

It's actually not "going into the pockets of corporate America" and I know people might be more inclined to do so because of a charity or similar, but appealing to someone's emotions to buy something isn't really the right thing to do (in this situation). It cost us more than $2,000 to purchase it and we're not profiting from it whatsoever; I figured that I would give a DP member the opportunity to have one as a collector's item because I knew they wouldn't be able to pay the full amount that we did. That's it.

I apologize to everyone for suggesting the GameCube raffle and if it has offended anyone.

Nope not offended. I realize the rarity of it but didn't know it was that valuable. I figured around $1000 or so. Obviously, I was quite wrong, and I thought your company was in it to make big bucks, and not to break even, so I apolgize for that :)

Still, if you upped the price to $7 per ticket and gave the extra $1 to charity, I'd be willing to do that. $300 can go a long way towards helping someone in need :)

[AnAngel]

Thanks sisko :) Well, the $6.00 would cover entry for the GC, postage, envelopes, tickets and the cost to process payments (so participants would receive a ticket stub per entry). I've always wanted to give toys to children who have to be hospitalized for long periods, but in doing so, you'd have to enter a formal agreement with organizations which can take some time. One day,my partner and I are going to do that and help handicap children and others who are not able to afford (and do) other things as well.

I suppose you're also right, I guess we could do that and donate it to the Red Cross for those who have been affected by all of the hurricanes and the 3 other hurricanes threatening the eastern cost of the U.S. Whaddya all say? :)

[sisko]

Thanks sisko :) Well, the $6.00 would cover entry for the GC, postage, envelopes, tickets and the cost to process payments (so participants would receive a ticket stub per entry). I've always wanted to give toys to children who have to be hospitalized for long periods, but in doing so, you'd have to enter a formal agreement with organizations which can take some time. One day,my partner and I are going to do that and help handicap children and others who are not able to afford (and do) other things as well.

I suppose you're also right, I guess we could do that and donate it to the Red Cross for those who have been affected by all of the hurricanes and the 3 other hurricanes threatening the eastern cost of the U.S. Whaddya all say? :)

You're probably right, as the extent of my charity is usually dropping a five spot in Santa's Salvation Army bucket or doing little things like this, nothing terribly involved on a corporate level :)

But, yeah, count me in! :)

[AnAngel]

Thanks sisko :) Well, the $6.00 would cover entry for the GC, postage, envelopes, tickets and the cost to process payments (so participants would receive a ticket stub per entry). I've always wanted to give toys to children who have to be hospitalized for long periods, but in doing so, you'd have to enter a formal agreement with organizations which can take some time. One day,my partner and I are going to do that and help handicap children and others who are not able to afford (and do) other things as well.

I suppose you're also right, I guess we could do that and donate it to the Red Cross for those who have been affected by all of the hurricanes and the 3 other hurricanes threatening the eastern cost of the U.S. Whaddya all say? :)

You're probably right, as the extent of my charity is usually dropping a five spot in Santa's Salvation Army bucket or doing little things like this, nothing terribly involved on a corporate level :)

But, yeah, count me in! :)

Hey, great! I don't believe, though, that there is that much interest in this to warrant the raffle to meet such a minimum but I'm not sure what else to do to make it widespread. Surely I wouldn't want to "pollute" other forums with a raffle originating from DP only to attract those to win it that don't have a vested interest in the forums. What to do..what to do..can you all tell your friends and family members? :) :)

[Querjek]

If you can take credit cards directly then I'm in :)

[AnAngel]

If you can take credit cards directly then I'm in :)

Amex, Visa, Discover and Amex, you got it. International perspectives would be welcome albeit they would have to pay to receive their tickets (like $7.00 for a Global Priority Mailer) or I could find some other creative way of going about the raffle...

For those who want to see this happen, what prizes would YOU want? (Okay and uhm, don't say the Gold/Red Famicom 20th Anniversary GBA SP either, LOL, let's be a little more realistic)

[Fuyukaze]

Sorry, I'm going to have to go no with this one. Not because of the prize(s) but because I dont care for rafles in general. The problem with them is you give X amount of money just for a very slim chance of winning anything. While many may be able to accept this, I cant. The thought of giving someone my hard earned money for nothing but a chance, a posibility, or a small hope doesnt sit well with me. It being online and all makes me doubly aprehensive with it. How could I know you were being honest about the winners? I would have only your word to go on. For that matter, how would I know I'm even buying rafle tickets for any real item at all?

I'm not offended by the offering and hopefully you can understand my reluctance in wanting to buy tickets for this. I dont mean anything personal by it, but it just sounds like a bad idea.

[AnAngel]

Sorry, I'm going to have to go no with this one. Not because of the prize(s) but because I dont care for rafles in general. The problem with them is you give X amount of money just for a very slim chance of winning anything. While many may be able to accept this, I cant. The thought of giving someone my hard earned money for nothing but a chance, a posibility, or a small hope doesnt sit well with me. It being online and all makes me doubly aprehensive with it. How could I know you were being honest about the winners? I would have only your word to go on. For that matter, how would I know I'm even buying rafle tickets for any real item at all?

I'm not offended by the offering and hopefully you can understand my reluctance in wanting to buy tickets for this. I dont mean anything personal by it, but it just sounds like a bad idea.

Your concerns are very warranted. I just want to point out a few things:

While it is "online," that is, you have the option of paying for your tickets online via electronic means. You receive a ticket per entry to verify that you have entered by way of USPS mail.

Purchasing something "offline" or in a store does not exactly give it more credibility, it gives it a physical or brick and mortar representation of its existence because they have the means to do so. And in regards to honesty, that's a broad question to answer but I would be, I suppose it would be a matter similar to trusting that the food you purchase from a store isn't tainted - you cannot monitor who packed it, you can only hope that is' suitable to consume. But in any regard, a third party would assist in the drawing for it and I wouldn't know who the winner would be.

And lastly, if you paid by credit card, you have the card issuing bank to back any purchase you make. The $50.00 limitation of liability on purchases is even waived for some banks and with others, you aren't liable for it if you discover the charge within a few days from it being posted.

Again, your reasons are highly valid and your input is even more valuable. I probably won't continue with the idea since there are quite a few "cons" towards it and I suppose I should find another way to sell it. But thank you all! :)

[Fuyukaze]

AnAngel wrote-

Purchasing something "offline" or in a store does not exactly give it more credibility, it gives it a physical or brick and mortar representation of its existence because they have the means to do so. And in regards to honesty, that's a broad question to answer but I would be, I suppose it would be a matter similar to trusting that the food you purchase from a store isn't tainted - you cannot monitor who packed it, you can only hope that is' suitable to consume. But in any regard, a third party would assist in the drawing for it and I wouldn't know who the winner would be.

I can understand the point you are getting at but as you said, you have to trust. Well, if you raffle it online or sell it some other way, I wish you good luck.

[AnAngel]

Hey you guys! This set will be auctioned soon and I want to let prospects know when it most likely will be available. Instead of bumping the thread or replying, if you want to know when it will be auctioned, go here and simply put in "let me know when the FFCC GameCube is auctioned" and you'll receive an e-mail as such. Thanks! :)

https://www81.safesecureweb.com/onetrue/forms/contact.htm

[postulio]

you sir, are a greedy capitalist! you get no money of mine!!!

[importaku]

Although the FFCC Gamecube is rare it's not always expensive i managed to get one for £150.00 thats about $274.00 USD for you folks. Only thing wrong with it was it didn't come in it's original box but hey i can live with that :D


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/misc%20stuff/crystal%20white%20gc.jpg

[AnAngel]

you sir, are a greedy capitalist! you get no money of mine!!!

What? A greedy capitalist?

[AnAngel]

Although the FFCC Gamecube is rare it's not always expensive i managed to get one for £150.00 thats about $274.00 USD for you folks. Only thing wrong with it was it didn't come in it's original box but hey i can live with that :D


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/importaku/misc%20stuff/crystal%20white%20gc.jpg

Hey, that's great! :) Where did you manage to get that and was it new?

[tholly]

in the original picture that describes this item, it states that 3 gba sp mana blues come with the set as well as a few other things....are they included??

[AnAngel]

in the original picture that describes this item, it states that 3 gba sp mana blues come with the set as well as a few other things....are they included??

Hmm...well we do have 3 left...I guess if people would like it, why not? :)

[importaku]

I imanaged to pick it up from yahoo auctions japan. It's used but in fantastic condition.