GameTZ... seriously, is it just me??

[Steven]

is it just me or has GameTZ like seriously gone down the crapper? I joined in April 2001 and it was just a haven for trades and deals... in fact one of my favorite members there was a guy named Rain AKA Brian Meade I think it was who gave out incredible deals, including Radiant Silvergun disc only for $65 shipped.

GameTZ in 2002 was still pretty darn good.

2003 it started slipping. They introduced the members' fee thing.

2004... ugh.

And now... I think it's gone down the toilet. Most of the cool users are gone, and nobody seems to trade these days... just another place to chat and show off your collection. What is the use of putting games on your AVAILABLE list and saying "Sorry NFT (Not for Trade)" ????

Anyways, I had great memories of GameTZ, it's sad to see the nose dive it's taken, but perhaps that's just me. Hmmm, kinda like Chuck E. Cheese's eh?? Vent mode over

[Melf]

GTZ is pure shit, plain and simple. I stopped using it when I discovered what a crock their mod system was. I've never missed it.

[Sailorneorune]

It was good once?

One more day and I'm out of there. (Someone who wasn't an asshole gave me a week extra).

Everyone who has the games I'm looking for either wants my immortal soul and the contents of my bank account *cough*trueking*cough*, is like "sorry NFT" like the earlier posters have issues with, have screwed other people over, or are just plain not on.

The best reason for not staying on GTZ is because no one should have to pay for shit.

sailorneorune

[GrandAmChandler]

I purchased a few weeks after the gay fees started. then screw that, what a waste of cash, time, and headaches..

[Bluteg]

I used the service 1999-2000. I made some great deals and some not so good trades. Random PCs games for complete and or sealed NES games. Also I traded my complete copies of FF2, FF3, Secret of Mana and Earthbound for 6 Dreamcast launch titles right after it's launch. I thought about going back to it but I found they started charging for the "service" so I just gave up.

[dougman999]

eh, I still like it. I actually started there right after it went Sub-only. I think that that generally made people a little more reliable and trustworthy, because they had to throw some $$ just to participate.

But now all new users get 4 weeks free, so that can kind of put a damper on that.

A great thing though is that you can trade subtime around. I usually get NES games I don't have that way, which is a plus.

But GTZ doesn't have an Arcade like this place :-) The jackpots really make this place addicting :-)

[googlefest1]

i became a member a while back and got ripped off big time

it didnt help they didnt have any kind of good system for letting everyone know who the crooks are - that tiny feedback thing they had wasn't enough

after getting ripped like that i never trusted the place

[slip81]

I was a member of the site for a while a few years back and was never impressed, everybody on there wanted way too much for their games.

[rbudrick]

They booted me before the fees system for asking about a game THEY claimed was a pirated game....they are so full of shit.

-Rob

[Richter Belmount]

some jerk didnt respond to aims after i made a agreement to buy river city ransom for the turbo duo from him for $50 , that was cold dude .

[Captain Wrong]

I purchased a few weeks after the gay fees started.

The gay fees? Isn't exchanging sex for videogames illegal?

[emumuumuucowgomoo]

I purchased a few weeks after the gay fees started.

The gay fees? Isn't exchanging sex for videogames illegal?

No no no, you fail to understand...

What he's talking about is new legislation currently active in the states of New Hampshire, Alabama, Utah, Kansas, and Florida, and pending in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, whereupon all homosexuals are taxed. This helps line the pocketbooks of America's Truest Heroes (the politicians working to keep us as a nation protected!) with a tiny percentage of the booming Young Boy trade profits (because it's a well known fact that all gay people are also members of NAMBLA). Basically anybody identifying as "homosexual", "partially homosexual", "bisexual", or "in close and/or constant contact with homosexuals" pays a small fee, and in return is given a yellow star, to identify them on the street and combat the spread of terrorism.

At one time the money collected was to go to AIDS research, since it's also a well known fact that filthy, flagrant homosexuals are the cause of AIDS, but Kansas senators hemmed and hawwed until this was stricken out - turns out many AIDS researchers also support stem cell research, and the entire thing goes against the Bible in many, many ways (does the Bible mention AIDS anywhere? No! Therefore even acknowledging it is a sin against Christ and the Lord).

Anyway, GameTZ hopped on the bandwagon after discovering that people were dumb enough to pay money to list their games on a website and get offered trades. They figured that people would also be dumb enough to pay their gay fees TWICE - once to the state, and then again at the website.

While I, like many others on these boards, wholeheartedly support legislation of human sexuality (remember - Spaniards didn't kill the Incas! Perverse artwork killed the Incas!), I cannot agree with GameTZ's unsportsmanlike, dishonest policies.

Just thought I'd clear you up, Mr. Captain Wrong. :)

[Bratwurst]

Tried it for a while before the fees kicked in. Some vaguely interesting tales but most of them indicative of the piss poor mentality behinds the site.

Hated the 'you send first if my rating is higher' rule.

The top tier members tended to procrastinate on sending out my stuff.

Tried to trade a Final Fight Guy for a Little Samson, got rejected, so I turned around and sold it on Ebay for a 100 bucks.

[DDCecil]

It was a pretty cool place between 1999-2000. I managed about 130 trades, and only had 1 bad one with some dickweed. After the fees kicked in, well, it started to really suck LOL . It's good to see some of the more high-profile members from there I like visiting DP (You rule, ChickenPuppet! 8-) )...

[Lone_Monster]

I use it. And I like it.

So what if you have to pay a little bit of money to use the site? It's five bucks for two months. It's not going to make you go broke. Many of you are complaining about this, and I'll tell you, it's worth it. I remember, the first day I subscribed after being inactive for a while, I sold a ten dollar game for thirty bucks. I made my money back right then, and got profit. I also made many more trades in my two months, and now I've subscibed for a long time. Flame me all you want, but it's a good site with a bunch of good people. Sure, some might be annoying, and others you just don't like, but that's why there's a filter so you don't have to be bugged by whoever you don't like.


it didnt help they didnt have any kind of good system for letting everyone know who the crooks are - that tiny feedback thing they had wasn't enough

You do realize, you can file Bad Trader Reports on people who rip you off? Using this, you can explain what they did, and it shows on their page, which could prevent others from getting ripped off.


I was a member of the site for a while a few years back and was never impressed, everybody on there wanted way too much for their games.

Yeah, it's true some people overprice their items, but every once in a while you'll find a good deal you can't refuse.


Hated the 'you send first if my rating is higher' rule.

The top tier members tended to procrastinate on sending out my stuff.

This is rediculous. Why should it not have a 'lower rating sends first' rule? Do you always trust a new member? Do trust that if you send them a game first, that they will always send one in return? I don't think so. And it's not like YOU HAVE TO. It's just recommended.

All in all, despite the subscription fees, GameTZ is a good place. There might be some jerks and idiots here and there, but with the filter system, you can get by them and talk with the other people. There are many interesting people there to meet, and even if you don't want to talk video gaming, there's almost always someone there to cheer you up. Although there's not always great deals on the site, if you check around in the forums, or make some offers, I'm sure that you'll find something in no time.

[Bratwurst]

This is rediculous. Why should it not have a 'lower rating sends first' rule? Do you always trust a new member? Do trust that if you send them a game first, that they will always send one in return? I don't think so. And it's not like YOU HAVE TO. It's just recommended.

Zero instances of feedback sure there's a reason to be cautious but if someone did 20 good trades vs. 256 I'd see no reason for both not to send mutually. This sort of thing happens everyday on DP but nobody really thinks about it because there isn't an apparent numerical rating system that makes people perceive each other like they were in castes. On GTZ I got a concrete impression that nobody trusted anyone really and it was okay to dick around with you (shipping delays, etc.) if you were a peon. Flexibility was also negligible.

When I buy and trade on Digital Press I pay attention to more than just the feedback forum, I take into account how they socialize with other members if they're memorable instances, or their ebay ratings, anything they want to show me that they're upstanding in lieu of their newness. In nearly three years of doing business here I've only been scalded once and that was with a member that had shown no indication of screwing up, was backed positively by many people but has since shown his ugly side.

As a matter of fact most sour trades lately tend to be from longstanding members that suddenly wig out for one reason or another, so much for deferring automatically to the veterans huh?

[Captain Wrong]

I purchased a few weeks after the gay fees started.

The gay fees? Isn't exchanging sex for videogames illegal?

No no no, you fail to understand...

What he's talking about is new legislation currently active in the states of New Hampshire, Alabama, Utah, Kansas, and Florida, and pending in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, whereupon all homosexuals are taxed. This helps line the pocketbooks of America's Truest Heroes (the politicians working to keep us as a nation protected!) with a tiny percentage of the booming Young Boy trade profits (because it's a well known fact that all gay people are also members of NAMBLA). Basically anybody identifying as "homosexual", "partially homosexual", "bisexual", or "in close and/or constant contact with homosexuals" pays a small fee, and in return is given a yellow star, to identify them on the street and combat the spread of terrorism.

At one time the money collected was to go to AIDS research, since it's also a well known fact that filthy, flagrant homosexuals are the cause of AIDS, but Kansas senators hemmed and hawwed until this was stricken out - turns out many AIDS researchers also support stem cell research, and the entire thing goes against the Bible in many, many ways (does the Bible mention AIDS anywhere? No! Therefore even acknowledging it is a sin against Christ and the Lord).

Anyway, GameTZ hopped on the bandwagon after discovering that people were dumb enough to pay money to list their games on a website and get offered trades. They figured that people would also be dumb enough to pay their gay fees TWICE - once to the state, and then again at the website.

While I, like many others on these boards, wholeheartedly support legislation of human sexuality (remember - Spaniards didn't kill the Incas! Perverse artwork killed the Incas!), I cannot agree with GameTZ's unsportsmanlike, dishonest policies.

Just thought I'd clear you up, Mr. Captain Wrong. :)

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Wow.

[Muscelli]

GTZ was pretty crappy whenever i went on there, though I went through with a few good trades

TGN is the only place worse... There are people who give me offers for my PDS for their gameboy color games.. No, seriously,... The place is a horrible marketplace, and you get ripped off there really often... I got ripped off 5 times with people with 100+ feedback , ahh and the MODS!! HAahaha The place is a wreck, and people give you horrible offers... I got myself banned from there, and they thought I was not happy with the outcome, haha

[Steven]

LOL yeah Trade Games Now... I checked it out but never used it... it looked horribly amateur-ish... AT LEAST GameTZ had a decent semi-professional look to it. TGN looked like garbage, and I'm not at all surprised to hear it was/is garbage, not just from you but others as well over the past handful years.

As for GameTZ I always believed in higher feedback the other person sends first. It's all about looking at their recent trades... see if they were successful and if the other parties were all satisfied... and checking out their post history is important as well. I done 50 trades on GameTZ, and only one time had a bad encounter, but that was because I fell for the hype, still, I managed to get my game back. Overall for me it was a good experience while it lasted. I got a fair handful of great deals. One of my favorites include Golden Axe the Duel JP version for Street Fighter Collection US. :D

[emumuumuucowgomoo]

GTZ was pretty crappy whenever i went on there, though I went through with a few good trades

TGN is the only place worse... There are people who give me offers for my PDS for their gameboy color games.. No, seriously,... The place is a horrible marketplace, and you get ripped off there really often... I got ripped off 5 times with people with 100+ feedback , ahh and the MODS!! HAahaha The place is a wreck, and people give you horrible offers... I got myself banned from there, and they thought I was not happy with the outcome, haha


So, basically, you didn't know what you were doing, made some stupid trades, then acted like a flaming asstard, got banned, and now you're trying to act happy about it?

just checking...

[Muscelli]

GTZ was pretty crappy whenever i went on there, though I went through with a few good trades

TGN is the only place worse... There are people who give me offers for my PDS for their gameboy color games.. No, seriously,... The place is a horrible marketplace, and you get ripped off there really often... I got ripped off 5 times with people with 100+ feedback , ahh and the MODS!! HAahaha The place is a wreck, and people give you horrible offers... I got myself banned from there, and they thought I was not happy with the outcome, haha


So, basically, you didn't know what you were doing, made some stupid trades, then acted like a flaming asstard, got banned, and now you're trying to act happy about it?

just checking...

some of the users were 80+ in feedback, with no negatives... They inflated them, alright?I probably have more experience in trading then you, pal. I did over 500 transactions on ebay before I was ripped off on there..They were very convincing, and I think they could probably rip off anybody on here.. I was sort of giving a heads up, too... I dont want people on here to be ripped off... It is a bad feeling As for being a flaming asstard... Just please stop there, you dont even know what I did, and I couldnt really care less about being banned from there... but I suppose I am happy with it...



@ Steven- Amuterish to the point of "how do I send a package" degree, seriously

[emumuumuucowgomoo]

GTZ was pretty crappy whenever i went on there, though I went through with a few good trades

TGN is the only place worse... There are people who give me offers for my PDS for their gameboy color games.. No, seriously,... The place is a horrible marketplace, and you get ripped off there really often... I got ripped off 5 times with people with 100+ feedback , ahh and the MODS!! HAahaha The place is a wreck, and people give you horrible offers... I got myself banned from there, and they thought I was not happy with the outcome, haha


So, basically, you didn't know what you were doing, made some stupid trades, then acted like a flaming asstard, got banned, and now you're trying to act happy about it?

just checking...

some of the users were 80+ in feedback, with no negatives... They inflated them, alright?I probably have more experience in trading then you, pal. I did over 500 transactions on ebay before I was ripped off on there..They were very convincing, and I think they could probably rip off anybody on here.. I was sort of giving a heads up, too... I dont want people on here to be ripped off... It is a bad feeling As for being a flaming asstard... Just please stop there, you dont even know what I did, and I couldnt really care less about being banned from there... but I suppose I am happy with it...



@ Steven- Amuterish to the point of "how do I send a package" degree, seriously


Well... how exactly did you get ripped off?

It's one thing if someone PMs you saying "HEY I SEE U HAVE BUBBLE BATH BABES COMPELTE I AHVE RARE FRENCH CANADIASN VERSION OF SMB/DH IT'S R@R3 AS A TORNADO" and you fall for it...

It's another thing if youset up a trade, and they send you a cart that doesn't work, or a CD full of ROMs, or something.

[Muscelli]

GTZ was pretty crappy whenever i went on there, though I went through with a few good trades

TGN is the only place worse... There are people who give me offers for my PDS for their gameboy color games.. No, seriously,... The place is a horrible marketplace, and you get ripped off there really often... I got ripped off 5 times with people with 100+ feedback , ahh and the MODS!! HAahaha The place is a wreck, and people give you horrible offers... I got myself banned from there, and they thought I was not happy with the outcome, haha


So, basically, you didn't know what you were doing, made some stupid trades, then acted like a flaming asstard, got banned, and now you're trying to act happy about it?

just checking...

some of the users were 80+ in feedback, with no negatives... They inflated them, alright?I probably have more experience in trading then you, pal. I did over 500 transactions on ebay before I was ripped off on there..They were very convincing, and I think they could probably rip off anybody on here.. I was sort of giving a heads up, too... I dont want people on here to be ripped off... It is a bad feeling As for being a flaming asstard... Just please stop there, you dont even know what I did, and I couldnt really care less about being banned from there... but I suppose I am happy with it...



@ Steven- Amuterish to the point of "how do I send a package" degree, seriously


Well... how exactly did you get ripped off?

It's one thing if someone PMs you saying "HEY I SEE U HAVE BUBBLE BATH BABES COMPELTE I AHVE RARE FRENCH CANADIASN VERSION OF SMB/DH IT'S R@R3 AS A TORNADO" and you fall for it...

It's another thing if youset up a trade, and they send you a cart that doesn't work, or a CD full of ROMs, or something.

On these trades, they never sent anything back :(

[norkusa]

I subscribe to GameTZ and I like it. :/

I've been a member member there for almost 5 years now and I've never been ripped off. However, I'm *very* careful of who I trade with and usually enforce the unwritten "person with less trades sends first" rule. And with over 100 trades under my belt, that usually isn't me.

Yeah, I get allot of shitty trade offers (mostly from noob's with trial subscriptions) but you learn to ignore them after a while. The positives by far outweigh the negatives though. Made a ton of great trades there over the years. Check my completed trades list to see what I mean. :P

[Kuros]

I've been a member for nearly 1 year now and I love it. I have 84 total trades and so far only once have I been ripped off. Thankfully only for 7 bucks, but considering all of the other good trades I've had, I'd say I've done very well. I like the system and for the most part the users are very well mannered.

Have people tried to lowball me? Yes.

As long as you know what your items are worth it's not possible to be lowballed.

Have people been rude at times? Also yes.

It's rare to run into someone rude, although right now I have someone trying to make trades in my Wanted topic, which is rude.

It's so far an overall positive experience.

[sirhansirhan]

Made a ton of great trades there over the years. Check my completed trades list to see what I mean. :P

If I'm overstepping my bounds, I'm sorry, but I'm curious about GameTZ and checked your list to see what kind of trades go down there, and it looks like you just sold a Criterion Salo for $7? What the hell? There has to be something I'm not understanding correctly here.

Also, and only sort-of relevant, you have great taste in movies. Cremaster, Salo, and your avatar is from Eraserhead, isn't it? Or am I remembering wrong?

[norkusa]

Made a ton of great trades there over the years. Check my completed trades list to see what I mean. :P

If I'm overstepping my bounds, I'm sorry, but I'm curious about GameTZ and checked your list to see what kind of trades go down there, and it looks like you just sold a Criterion Salo for $7? What the hell? There has to be something I'm not understanding correctly here.

That was actually a dvd-r copy of the Criterion Salo. I never sell/trade copied games or movies but this guy desperately wanted a copy, so I burned him one. No way in hell I'd sell my original for $7.


Also, and only sort-of relevant, you have great taste in movies. Cremaster, Salo, and your avatar is from Eraserhead, isn't it? Or am I remembering wrong?

Thanks! Yep, that's the Lady In The Radiator in my avatar.
;)

[Dangerboy]

I use to use it a lot when it was free. Since having gone the subscription route, I've had very few finds and insulting trade offers. I basically tossed the site for sales / trades when I was offered $2 shipped for a GTA XB guide box :hmm:

I think I'll just permanantly freeze my account once the time's up. in case, for whatever reason, I wish to go back on fully.

[Classicgamesdepot]

I loved the place as well for a good two years or so back in the day before fees, once the fees kicked in..well yea, you guys know the story..also, I did get ripped by a guy who had about 120 trades..and perfect feedback

[dougman999]

Well, an annoucement has been made today that gameTZ will no longer be subscription only. So, all of those that left because of that, I encourage you to come back! :)

[norkusa]

Well, an annoucement has been made today that gameTZ will no longer be subscription only. So, all of those that left because of that, I encourage you to come back! :)

Wow. That was totally unexpected. Great timing too since I was just about to renew my GTZ subscription.

I just hope the shitty trade offers I get will be kept to a minimum now. That was my biggest gripe with GTZ before it went to subscription and most of the ones I received when it was sub were from trial members. Now that GTZ is free again, I'll probably get swamped with them.

[Sailorneorune]

Maybe I should amend my earlier statement and stick around for a while then...
I've only been screwed over once (@ norkusa: avoid kiotti like the plague), but I'm happy for the most part. I've gotten some rather interesting offers, especially for Mario Party 6 (which no one here seems interested in).

[nermal]

I love GTZ, I made a trade to some poor fool

I gave him TMNT 2 for Caltron 6 in 1 and Battletoads for some other game... I sent first and the kid said Battletoads was cracked, I told him to keep it for free


So basically I got Caltron for TMNT2 and Battletoads 8-)

[dougman999]

Well, an annoucement has been made today that gameTZ will no longer be subscription only. So, all of those that left because of that, I encourage you to come back! :)

Wow. That was totally unexpected. Great timing too since I was just about to renew my GTZ subscription.


I'd say! Apparently only the full moderators had any forewarning that that was gonna happen.

[GrandAmChandler]

I predicted subscription based wouldnt last long from the get go. Anyone who was there originally when they announced that they were going sub-based remembers that a lot of GOOD traders left. I understand they need to make $, but I am not sure if that was they way to do it.

[Muscelli]

sorry for reviving an old thread, but this is better then having a topic closed with a response asking me to use the search function...

anyway, I have been on since the free subscription was announced, and damn.. This place seems vacant for good. Anyone agree @_@

[Steven]

*shrugs* haven't really checked... I think a lot of people are tired of trading or don't really need to these days... wrapping up their collections....

[Bighab]

I have been on Gametz for 5+ years and have made a ton of trades(400+) I think its good that you no longer have to pay to use most of the features. The owner(Bill Mars) is a great guy but he finally realized that with all the other free trading sites it wasn't going to work(from a financial point of view). I recommend everyone checking the site out. I came here on a recommendation from Maxlords and enjoy DP just as much :)