The results of the ACCLAIM auction (was I bought...)

[ASSEMblerEX]

Starting to part it all out now.
http://assembler.roarvgm.com

ebay: escaflowne

[Promophile]

Nice stuff! my poor, poor wallet. This month a TON of rare games and such have popped up, and add to that the accliam sale... all I can say is ouch. BTW this should be in the Buying and Selling forum.

[Ed Oscuro]

Coolies. I'll be watching..and waiting...in the shadooows

[ASSEMblerEX]

http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/EBAY/assembler.jpg

[PapaStu]

I've Sent you a PM

Im really interested in PlayStation stuff.
Including whatever is in the upper left corner.

Please get back to me.

[SkiDragon]

I wonder what that strange gray thing is to the right of the blue playstations and to the left of the N64s in the middle of the picture. Its under the strange black thing.

[Ed Oscuro]

I wonder what that strange gray thing is to the right of the blue playstations and to the left of the N64s in the middle of the picture. Its under the strange black thing.
I see some original SNES units.

[ASSEMblerEX]

I wonder what that strange gray thing is to the right of the blue playstations and to the left of the N64s in the middle of the picture. Its under the strange black thing.

It's a PSY-q saturn

[Hovoc]

how much did you get that all for?

[Richter]

check out the GB clone o.O

[Jasoco]

Tempted. I really am. Especially one of those things on your current eBay list. I would love to have it.

[ASSEMblerEX]

how much did you get that all for?

I sold my car. :-)

[mr_jiggles_13]

wow. i would really be interested in some of that stuff. PM me if you want, i am interested out of belief.

[Ryaan1234]

Wow! :eek 2:

Man, I wish I had all that. What is that black cartridge that is with all those N64 carts?

[TheRedEye]

Wow! :eek 2:

Man, I wish I had all that. What is that black cartridge that is with all those N64 carts?

A zip disc with some media, probably marketing stuff.

[digitalpress]

Wow! :eek 2:

Man, I wish I had all that. What is that black cartridge that is with all those N64 carts?

A zip disc with some media, probably marketing stuff.

Did you buy anything, Frank? I heard you were there.

DP was representin'... Mr. Hardie bought six lots of goods. Details to follow.

PS Assembler guy: nice score!

[qbertandernie]

i figured if DP went theyd have claened house. too bad that stuff didnt all go to a big collection...though i guess you wounldnt need 5 debug units...

[leonk]

I'd be interested to hear what was in all the lots. :D

[Mr.FoodMonster]

What is that statue thing with the N64 controller inside of it?

I can't wait until you list some more stuff on eBay, good thing I already bought gifts for everyone on my list!

[kainemaxwell]

Very impressive!!

[VACRMH]

Is that Panorama Cotton? :eek 2: I believe that's the name... Megadrive game.

[dojosky]

yea its Panaroma Cotton I want that game dammit !!!

[TheRedEye]

Wow! :eek 2:

Man, I wish I had all that. What is that black cartridge that is with all those N64 carts?

A zip disc with some media, probably marketing stuff.

Did you buy anything, Frank? I heard you were there.

DP was representin'... Mr. Hardie bought six lots of goods. Details to follow.

PS Assembler guy: nice score!

Yeah, I bought a really nice lot with a bunch of Game Boy and N64 protos. Apparently it's been stolen, which is great because the money I was going to make selling some of those off was going to pay for the plane ticket out there that I couldn't afford in the first place. I'm going to go throw up some more now.

Did anyone here accidentally take home that lot? It was on the third floor, and included a polaroid camera and a vacuum cleaner.

[mr_jiggles_13]

WOW redeye. that sucks. i seriously hope you get your stuff back.

[calthaer]

Some nice test / dev units. This is the reason why they make people jump through a lot of hoops to become developers and get this stuff - they don't want to see it end up on eBay and help the h4><0rz.

[TheRedEye]

WOW redeye. that sucks. i seriously hope you get your stuff back.

I spent someone else's money to get out there and grab it. Even if they give me a refund, I'm still completely fucked, as I have no funds to pay him back for the airfare/cab rides/hotel.

This is assuming it really is gone, that's just what someone who was there last week told me.

[qbertandernie]

why didnt you take the stuff with you?

any auction ive ever been to has the assumption you leave with what you bought. otherwise it usually ends up stolen. because everything is paid for, its easy to walk off with others things.

[Ed Oscuro]

why didnt you take the stuff with you?
Duh...it was too heavy, probably? Way to tell him how to do things after the fact, there.

[digitalpress]

why didnt you take the stuff with you?
Duh...it was too heavy, probably? Way to tell him how to do things after the fact, there.

Geez, easy there, Ed.

I thought it was a valid question. I mean, even on a plane you should get a carry-on and two suitcases worth of "goods" out. I'm thinking you could pack away hundreds of proto carts that way alone.

[TheRedEye]

Because they wouldn't let me. Some unwritten rule that isn't on any of their web pages or documents or on anything I signed apparently stipulates that yes, while I am completely responsible for my items after they're paid for, I'm also not allowed anywhere near them until the day after the auction. Which would be...when I'm back home.

[qbertandernie]

that sucks...

oh and ed, i didnt know he was going, or else i mightve volunteered that info. figured it was common knowledge anyways, though, as redeye stated, further contractual obligations prevented this.

still sucks...

[TheRedEye]

Okay, some good news. I've finally gotten the auction folks to do something, and they have surveillance tapes showing that the winner of the lot next to mine (#137, mine was #136) took my stuff too, they're calling him.

[qbertandernie]

kick ass!

hopefully you can get the stuff you bought and none of it is 'lost'..

or at least get his address...

[mr_jiggles_13]

i hope you get it back. damn i wish i could kick that guy in the nuts

[Ed Oscuro]

Okay, some good news. I've finally gotten the auction folks to do something, and they have surveillance tapes showing that the winner of the lot next to mine (#137, mine was #136) took my stuff too, they're calling him.
Blam! LOL

Of course he'll say it was accidental...whether or not it really was is just one of those questions :P

[leonk]

How can you ever confirm that everything in that lot is still there? What if a rare proto goes missing?

[Ed Oscuro]

How can you ever confirm that everything in that lot is still there? What if a rare proto goes missing?
The guy will have to return everything to the auction people; they should have a list of everything sold.

[TheRedEye]

^^I kind of doubt that, they don't know what this crap is. The lot I bought was titled "GAME ACCESSORIES" and included a bunch of proto carts, a vacuum cleaner, a polaroid camera, some headphones, a box of audio cables...

Something really special could easily be missing, and I wouldn't know. Only ONE of the proto cartridges (out of like, 40) was actually labeled, and it's an unreleased N64 game.

[Ed Oscuro]

DOH.

Well, time for plan B: The Attitude Adjuster.

[Jasoco]

The lot I bought was titled "GAME ACCESSORIES" and included ... a vacuum cleanerI'd love to see the game they were making for that accessory. LOL

I could make a joke about the camera being for Pokémon Snap.. but I won't.

[ASSEMblerEX]

i figured if DP went theyd have claened house. too bad that stuff didnt all go to a big collection...though i guess you wounldnt need 5 debug units...

They were checking for licenses for everything. It took hours.
Even old dreamcast required phone calls to buy.

[ASSEMblerEX]

O.K. here's the rundown. 99% of all their protos and equipment is in my hands, and I plan to preserve it as a whole, selling off misc unrelated items like their collection of 300 genesis games, etc.

Given the dev kits have given my company a lot of capacity to expand dev, am very happy.

Microsoft came and repo'd the xbox stuff
Nintendo took back the NR-writer

Given almost all of acclaim legacy is saved, very happy.

Theyhave pushed the clear out date to the 22nd, so everything must go, but there isn't much left. I am asking for the lobby sign.

As to stolen items, I found lots of tampering after hammerfall.

1. His lot entirely gone
2. Them swapping my dev lots for broken dev equipment.
3. Lots tampered and stuff moved, like the now gone NR burner.
4. Pullling my lots and demanding three times more money , after hammerfall.

All within their rights in the disclaimer.

Some of the last to leave with me today (all sold licensed developer only, and not even in auction or part of)

http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/nrblanks.jpgBlank NR discs
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/npdpgangflasher.jpg
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/supernesdev.jpgSNES dev
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/ultra64.jpgUltra 64 board
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/gbdev.jpgVB dev
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/genesis%20dev.jpgGenesis dev
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/box%20of%20gba%20protos.jpg
Box of GBA unreleased games
http://www.assemblergames.com/bbspics/tool/nbajam.jpg

[Jasoco]

That is ultra cool. I would love to own at least a piece of Acclaim. I'm keeping an eye on your auctions. I'd at lease love one of those Genesis Dev things. Just to put on a shelf with my SNES Deck Tester and Pokémon Snap Printer.

I had a watch on the Dolphin dev kit, but knew I'd never get it. It's already up to $100, so I suspect it'll be way high by the end of the week. I'll start small.

What's the least valuable thing you have? I'll buy it..

[ASSEMblerEX]

Well I have a lot of keepsakes I am bundling with copies of the auction catalog for provenance.

I have over 3000 pieces of game art and focus group art, so if you want apiece of acclaim, and only want to spend $5 I can do that.

A lot of items I am selling are going to charity: children's aids, and a defense fund for soldiers fighting stop-loss and involuntary re-deployment.

Here's the link, please donated if you can.

http://www.assemblergames.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3069

[Jasoco]

Suppose ya don't have an inventory? ;)

Anything in the $20-30 range? Maybe even $50?

I think I'll also have to donate later. A TEST PS2 would look really nice on my shelf.

[Promophile]

All I can say is DAMMMMN. First a Dolphin dev unit, and now you actually have a ULTRA 64 unit for sale!??!?!? Insanity. If I could afford it I would be throwing lots of money at this.

[ASSEMblerEX]

I put some stuff up that is more affordable, like $35 blue psx units.

I have years of stuff to go through, like their NES stuff. Boxes and boxes of eproms.

[Promophile]

I nabbed one of the 65 dollar Debug Playstations. One question about them though, what is the black knob in the upper right of the systems?

[Cmosfm]

I'd be interested in some NES stuff! :) Anyways....

....I donated money and entered in the contest for the Test PS2. I never win anything, but it's Christmas, so maybe my luck will change.

My name is in there on my address that paypal automatically puts down for me.

Good luck!

EDIT: BOUGHT A PSX DEBUG UNIT! WOOOO!

[Cmosfm]

I nabbed one of the 65 dollar Debug Playstations. One question about them though, what is the black knob in the upper right of the systems?

There for a cable lock, probably all cable locked together when being used so they aren't snagged and taken home by employees.

[Chronodriftersx]

Cmosfm, did you round up to .88 for the 2.5% fee on $35 ? ;)

[Cmosfm]

Cmosfm, did you round up to .88 for the 2.5% fee on $35 ? ;)

ROFL

....no.


kidding, I'm still waiting on my total from Assembler, I couldn't get paypal to calculate shipping for me (I expect it to be less than 10.00) and than I will calculate 2.5% of the total including shipping because that's probably what assembler wants....then the mandatory insurance which isn't much. Hopefully I can get out of this spending no more than 50.00

LOL

[Chronodriftersx]

Hah ;) I'll have to send that seperate since I already sent $35.88 that silly paypal email urged me to do it, though I also requested a total. I'm impatient and I thought I was the only one who hadn't paid, it probably looks that way to each winner on the bids history page. lol

[youruglyclone]

am I too late to this party? damn anymore debugging units left?

[Jasoco]

Chrono, you messed up the page formatting with your broken smileys. Edit them, please. :)

I still want something. I would love to see an inventory.

[qbertandernie]

i just bought 3 debug units @ $65 a piece...wish i wouldve hit on the $35 ones! that seems reasonable to me, but i guess time will tell...

id love to see an inventory too, id buy some of the art and such...

[neuropolitique]

I'd love to see some B+W Game boy stuff come up. Maybe a wide boy or two.

[fennec fox]

I'm interested in game art myself. Where do I inquire?

[TheRedEye]

I'd love to see some B+W Game boy stuff come up. Maybe a wide boy or two.

It was all stolen :)

I got confirmation yesterday, my lot's gone. Unless Assembler got any GB or N64 stuff, it's gone.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I'd love to see some B+W Game boy stuff come up. Maybe a wide boy or two.

It was all stolen :)

I got confirmation yesterday, my lot's gone. Unless Assembler got any GB or N64 stuff, it's gone.

Man that sucks. How much money did your lot cost anyways?

[maxlords]

So basically, someone else stole everything you bought and they're telling you to piss off, tough luck? Shouldn't the auction house be liable for all of that? I'd be taking them to court over it...

[Dimitri]

am I too late to this party? damn anymore debugging units left?
As of a couple hours ago, there were four left (actually five but then I got one) at $65 each. Should be a link over in the eBay forum...


I got confirmation yesterday, my lot's gone. Unless Assembler got any GB or N64 stuff, it's gone.
How the hell does somebody just walk off with a huge lot of stuff like that? :hmm: Guess the guy really needed a vacuum cleaner or something...

[badinsults]

If you have any rare snes media stuff (pictures, promos), I would be interested.

[Flack]

So basically, someone else stole everything you bought and they're telling you to piss off, tough luck? Shouldn't the auction house be liable for all of that? I'd be taking them to court over it...

The two univeral rules of auctions are, the minute they say sold the item is yours, and nothing leaves the grounds until its paid for. Every auction I've ever attended has enforced these rules. Auctions that last a while usually run the sold list over to the cashier every 10-20 items, so that you don't have to wait until the end of the auction to pay.

Normally, the auction house is not responsible for watching your items once they're paid for. I watch my stuff like a hawk. I have seen some shitty stuff happen at auctions. I saw a guy buy a working game, and at the end of the auction he went to pick it up and the board was missing. I personally almost had a bad deal because I saw a little kid trying to pull himself up on to a game I had bought by using the joysticks, and when he did the entire control panel flipped forward and it pretty much disconnected every wire inside there. Fortunately a guy helped me reconnect all the wires before I took it home.

But essentially, the auction house is not liable at all for the stuff once it was sold. Although someone did take it, basically it was stolen from TheRedEye, not from the auction company.

[Promophile]

I'd love to see some B+W Game boy stuff come up. Maybe a wide boy or two.

It was all stolen :)

I got confirmation yesterday, my lot's gone. Unless Assembler got any GB or N64 stuff, it's gone.

oh god thats terrible. I'm sorry that happened man, I know what its like to have so much stuff stolen from you. Just remeber, in the end they were just material possessions, whats more important is your health and your loved ones.

[Predatorxs]

Wow! :eek 2:

Man, I wish I had all that. What is that black cartridge that is with all those N64 carts?

A zip disc with some media, probably marketing stuff.

Did you buy anything, Frank? I heard you were there.

DP was representin'... Mr. Hardie bought six lots of goods. Details to follow.

PS Assembler guy: nice score!

Yeah, I bought a really nice lot with a bunch of Game Boy and N64 protos. Apparently it's been stolen, which is great because the money I was going to make selling some of those off was going to pay for the plane ticket out there that I couldn't afford in the first place. I'm going to go throw up some more now.

Did anyone here accidentally take home that lot? It was on the third floor, and included a polaroid camera and a vacuum cleaner.

Hey Redeye,

If ya do get the stuff back i'll have the vacuum cleaner O_O But seriously, that is a bitch.. didn't they keep an eye on people that where taking the lots they had won? :/ It sounds like someone just helped themselves to your stuff, hey maybe it's just been moved?

Does anybody know if there was any snes dev units or snes proto's? just wondering? ;)

http://www.xs.dsl.pipex.com/avator/ms_ufo.gif..XS

[Promophile]

And on a sidenote the last of the 65 dollar Debug playstations are gone. Only took a day!

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Damn, I missed the Debug units. I would have been all over that...

[izret101]

I missed everything :( :( :(

I don't have and can't get an Ebay account.
Plus i am broke because of Xmas shopping and lack of a job.
Being 16 really sucks sometimes.

[TheRedEye]

Sorry for the late reply. Actually, I was smart about this whole thing, so they are refunding me. Basically, I gave them more than enough in deposits, and I was the winning bidder for the lot, but I never "checked out" and got the remainder of my deposit back. Meaning I never officially purchased the lot, meaning they're refunding me the $400 I spent.

[Qixmaster]

Sorry for the late reply. Actually, I was smart about this whole thing, so they are refunding me. Basically, I gave them more than enough in deposits, and I was the winning bidder for the lot, but I never "checked out" and got the remainder of my deposit back. Meaning I never officially purchased the lot, meaning they're refunding me the $400 I spent.

wow, that's good news frank. too bad they can't refund the hotel and flight too.

[izret101]

I wouldn't say its good news but it could have been worse news.
That still really sucks.

[studvicious]

Meaning I never officially purchased the lot, meaning they're refunding me the $400 I spent.

Hey that's good to hear! At least you get *something* back!

[TRM]

Just out of curiosities sake, what unreleased N64 title is now lost forever? That really does stink...atleast you are getting your money back Frank.

[TheRedEye]

Some racing game, had "America" in the title. I have a picture of the cartridge somewhere. The cartridge was Japanese, and the game was released in Japan, so it might have been an uninteresting proto anyway.

I...might have a lead, actually. My stuff might be headed to Honduras on accident. I have some detective work to do. If I manage to track these things down, I demand to officially be proclaimed Forums Batman.