ebay seller vididiots - reseals, IMO [Archive]

Bronty-2

01-13-2006, 09:52 AM

Just a heads up as in my opinion a lot of this guy's sealed NES games are resealed. Just in case anyone here was considering a purchase.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZvididiotsQQhtZ-1

jajaja

01-13-2006, 10:11 AM

How can u tell? They all look legit to me.

suppafly

01-13-2006, 12:37 PM

they look legit to me too....

rpepper9

01-13-2006, 12:39 PM

They look fine to me too. The seller even shows multiple photos to show the seam. What makes you think they are re-sealed?

filmbucket

01-13-2006, 12:52 PM

They have also bought NES reproductions from a repro-maker and then sold them off on e-bay with the 'I found this at a flea market a few years ago...I didn't even know they made this for the NES!' line. :roll:

LinkOracle

01-13-2006, 12:58 PM

One time I was selling a NES Snow brothers, was in great shape, had a reasonable BIN of 35 dollars on it, 5 days in someone bought it and was happy with it

Vididiots sent me an email saying "35 dollars for this game is outrageous!!! I'll give you 10 dollars for it"

HA! I politely told him to look elsewhere, sounds like he decided to see if I was an idiot and would sell it to him cheap, so he could resell it, or whatever

jajaja

01-13-2006, 01:41 PM

haha that is fucked x_x
trying to scam sellers like that.. ugh.

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 09:53 AM

How can u tell? They all look legit to me.

I would bet $100 that most of those are resealed. The seams just don't look right. Take hillsfar as an example. No way is that legit.

I've pm'd the people wondering on what basis I make my comments.

LinkOracle

01-14-2006, 10:41 AM

if you check out his recent bidding activity, he won a shrink wrapping machine :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 11:27 AM

LOL shit well if that doesn't make people believe me I don't know what will. Too funny. Good work linkoracle.

The sad part is that there is a new asshole out on the street resealing games. Great. And what's really disconcerting is that it only cost him $150 to get an (albeit crappy) machine able to produce a horizontal line.

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 11:58 AM

dj_spryte

01-14-2006, 03:33 PM

you don't even have to look at the shrinkwrap to tell if it's a reseal. Just look at his sealed Contra. On the back of the box you can see a white line at the top of the box. This shows that the cardboard flap where the game comes out has been folded several times already. But the seals look truly genuine, if I didn't know he bought a shrinkwrapping machine, then i would have been fooled also.

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 03:46 PM

I know, it's evident on the others as well.

Darth Vader

01-14-2006, 04:36 PM

I agree with ya Bronty, these look like a bad attempt at a reseal, the dead giveaway on some of them is the uneven line on the seal, every nintendo sealed game that I've seen thats legit has a seal line that is straight with no bowing. (because its sealed by a machine, not by hand) Some of these are just brutal.

Danny

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 04:48 PM

Hey Darth,

Your point is well taken, most have straight lines, although I've seen lots of legit games with not-perfectly-straight lines too.

as an example, look at my mega man... 110% legit, but the line is not perfectly straight, some have sort of a horseshoe shaped seam that's slightly lower in the middle.

http://members.shaw.ca/bronty99onebay/vintage/DSCN0264.JPG

There's also a legit zigzag type seam I've seen on a few games as well; mostly popeye and genghis khan for some bizarre reason.

No question on these games though, agreed. :)

dj_spryte

01-14-2006, 05:24 PM

Dark_Sol

01-14-2006, 05:44 PM

BWaha! Shrink wrapping machine rocks!
I gotta buy it as well and reshrink my "once was sealed" Phantasy Star 2 LOL

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 05:50 PM

Either way this guys getting away with murder, look at his current auctions, he's making alot of extra cash with those sealed games. There should be an article out there or at least something to let people know what a truly sealed SNES/NES game looks like.

He hasn't made any cash yet. I have a feeling user "nice_reseal_you_got_there" might win a lot of these auctions..

Bronty-2

01-14-2006, 05:51 PM

Either way this guys getting away with murder, look at his current auctions, he's making alot of extra cash with those sealed games. There should be an article out there or at least something to let people know what a truly sealed SNES/NES game looks like.

Articles are nice and everything, and some are out there, but there's nothing like experience and a sharp eye.

drummy

01-14-2006, 10:50 PM

if you check out his recent bidding activity, he won a shrink wrapping machine :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574
LOL! That is hilarious! I literally laughed out loud.

Buyatari

01-14-2006, 11:03 PM

Too bad jail time isn't possible. Fraud like this certainly deserves it. If he doesn't sell this time he will change his name and try again.

Maybe one at a time with bad pictures or in a lot with no closeups. Anyway someone will get stuck with these at some point.

Hmm someone ask if you can do a pickup because the last time you bought sealed games the seller had a reseal.

Damaramu

01-14-2006, 11:55 PM

Hmm...seems he has bidder ID private. No way to warn them....if you wanted to.

Kitsune Sniper

01-15-2006, 12:41 AM

... which means he might be aware of us by now.

Darth Sensei

01-15-2006, 01:45 AM

if you check out his recent bidding activity, he won a shrink wrapping machine :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574

Pwned!!!! :P

Griking

01-15-2006, 03:02 AM

Hmm...seems he has bidder ID private. No way to warn them....if you wanted to.

Which is against eBay rules anyways

Buyatari

01-15-2006, 08:19 AM

... which means he might be aware of us by now.

Which means he could be a member here reading these forums all along.......

evil_genius

01-15-2006, 10:48 PM

Good work gumshoes!

NintendoMan

01-16-2006, 09:58 AM

I don't think all of them are Re-sealed, but I would bet most of them are. Like Bronty said earlier, the seam doesn't look right. The seam on the sides of the game should be in the middle, but most of them are down lower.

platygash

01-16-2006, 10:40 AM

Vididiots: About Me Page

Hello, there. Vididiots is managed by an 18 year old and a 15 year old -- brothers. We sell mostly video games and electronics, but sometimes clothing, as a means to earn extra spending money. Despite our young age, we are still capable of managing this eBay account with exceptional performance and buyer satisfaction. But don't believe me, observe our perfect 100% feedback

LOL

ScutFarkus

01-16-2006, 02:36 PM

This is kind of weird. I remember this member emailed me about a NES game I was selling months ago. I dont remember what game it was, but he told me he lived in the same city as me and wanted to come by my house and pick it up. He also asked if I was interested in any unsual trades. I obviously said no way, and he never bid on the item. But I noticed on his auctions right now it says he's from New Jersey. Kinda weird considering I dont live anywhere near New jersey. When he told me this he also mentioned that he worked at a local radio near my house. Obviously something isnt right here. I wouldnt trust this guy at all. I think he is full of shit.

NintendoMan

01-19-2006, 12:42 PM

Hey all. I just wanted to keep this at the top to make sure everyone that looks at this DOES NOT buy the games. After looking at just about EVERY SINGLE one of this person's games, I am 100% that basically EVERY SINGLE game is re-sealed!!!! (I couldn't tell for sure on a couple of them because of the bad pictures)

After looking closer everything about the games is wrong. From the plastic that is used (Real sealed games use a thicker plastic) to the lines in the plastic (The seal goes ALL the way to the top on the sides of the game on some of them). Besides the obvious, you can just tell these are re-sealed opened games! I'm sure that's why there are NO pictures of the tops of the games.
And besides all that, he purchased a wrapping machine like the above post say!

I don't know if contacting ebay would do anything or not? I have emailed the buyers before but they usually don't reply or don't believe me claiming "I just want to win the game, so I am lying to them!?)

daynum

01-19-2006, 03:00 PM

... which means he might be aware of us by now.

Which means he could be a member here reading these forums all along.......

He probably is a member here. He is a regular poster at Gamefaqs under the name of NMorgan. He rather stupidly revealed he was vididiots while showing off his latest purchase: LINK (http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=912&topic=25813616)

Mattiekrome

01-19-2006, 07:43 PM

Isnt a horizontal seam nearly impossible to reproduce? Never even seen a real shrinking machine in my life, but I have heard (probably from another post on here) that special hi $$$ shrink wrapping machines were the only ones that could reproduce it with "legit looking" results.

I only checked out a few of the auctions myself, and to my eye most of them looked legit, but if everyone else is saying they are fake-o, thats good enough for me... Hell, I dont really know much about sealed games

Darth Vader

01-19-2006, 11:39 PM

Darth Vader

01-19-2006, 11:46 PM

Now he has a bunch of N64 stuff up for auction. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but isn't a new/sealed N64 game(s) have a different type of seal than NES and SNES stuff?? Isn't it vertical and not horizontal on the back?? I haven't looked at my sealed N64 stuff in a while so I could be mistaken.

Danny

chimp69

01-19-2006, 11:59 PM

sealed nes games are sealed a certain way. no one has an actual pic of an actual sealed nes game? it would end it now

Bronty-2

01-20-2006, 01:56 AM

sealed nes games are sealed a certain way. no one has an actual pic of an actual sealed nes game? it would end it now

it would end what? The discussion over whether they're fake? It was never a controversy in the first place. They're fake, period.

Damaramu

01-20-2006, 02:15 AM

And if you're reading this NMorgan aka Vididiots, you can shove those games straight up your ass. :fist:

NintendoMan

01-20-2006, 01:36 PM

I only checked out a few of the auctions myself, and to my eye most of them looked legit, but if everyone else is saying they are fake-o, thats good enough for me... Hell, I dont really know much about sealed games

Yeah, it might be pretty hard to tell if you don't know much about sealed games. But if you have been collecting them for a long time and have many of them, you can usually easily tell!

Mr.Faxanadu

01-20-2006, 04:23 PM

I hope to god that someone's just messing with his auctions! His sealed Zelda is now at $3500 O_O

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-LEGEND-OF-ZELDA-Nintendo-NES-Sealed-New-Game-w-Line_W0QQitemZ8250694784QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

Darren870

01-20-2006, 04:26 PM

nicereseal you got there should just bid a grand on every auction.

Its a shame people get ripped off like this :(

MachineGex

01-20-2006, 04:54 PM

I think he bid on his own aution(Zelda). Look at the buyers feedback, it is him. His name is Nicolas Morgan. This guy is amazing. He stopped coming by the Gamefaqs board because of this whole situation.

LinkOracle

01-20-2006, 05:35 PM

Hmm, I wonder why he changed his feedback to private??? LOL

Roi

01-20-2006, 05:44 PM

Hmm, I wonder why he changed his feedback to private??? LOL

God I didn't even know that was a option. I guess this shows really how Ebay is, as long as you got money everything is ok!

dj_spryte

01-20-2006, 05:56 PM

and the highest bidder is!!!???

nice_reseal_you_clown

hahaha.

Mattiekrome

01-20-2006, 06:01 PM

and the highest bidder is!!!???

nice_reseal_you_clown

hahaha.

LOL

At least he knows a lot of people are on to his *business*

MachineGex

01-20-2006, 06:35 PM

http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=vididiots
Now he has listed the same "seal" Zelda game in 4 different auctions, all of them buyitnows. The guy has lost it.

platygash

01-20-2006, 06:37 PM

Where is nice reseal you clown when you need him

Darren870

01-20-2006, 07:13 PM

I have a feeling people might not even get there items :(....

NintendoMan

01-20-2006, 07:25 PM

http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=vididiots
Now he has listed the same "seal" Zelda game in 4 different auctions, all of them buyitnows. The guy has lost it.

Where are they at, did someone already buy them?

And yes everyone, NMORGAN has been on this site before and has even been on today. (His name was listed under "users browsing this site" part on, you guessed it, everything ebay. So Im sure he's seen this thread before?

nintendan

01-20-2006, 07:34 PM

NintendoMan

01-20-2006, 07:50 PM

Here's his emai lfrom his GameFaq's contact page:
NicholasSMorgan<at>comcast.net

Has anyone contacted eBay about this?
Secondly, has anyone contacted the SELLER of the shrinkwrap machine and even ask him if those kind of seals could be made from the machine he sold on ebay?
Thirdly, Fourthly, and Fifthly... let's all notify ebay of this user's practices.

dan

YES, you can easily make that line with those shrinkwrap machines. This has happened before on ebay many times in the earlier days that I can remember. Really havne't heard anything lately til now about this kind of re-wrapping.

MachineGex

01-20-2006, 08:04 PM

He already took them down. He just know posted over at Gamefaqs saying he took all the fake auctions down. I wonder how many people he scammed before he was caught? I also told him to unlock his ebay feedback if he was truely sorry. He wont, he acted like we all did something wrong by calling him on it.

Darren870

01-20-2006, 10:32 PM

I found the gamefaqs topic about him

He is called out big time there:

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=912&topic=25875477

esquire

01-20-2006, 10:34 PM

if you check out his recent bidding activity, he won a shrink wrapping machine :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574

In addition to the shrink wrapping machine, he also won some Adhesive Hang Tabs (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5037841857&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2F%2Fsearch%2 Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D5037841857%26 fvi%3D1). Feedback for the auction is on page 2 of his feedback, about 9 items down. Seller is lottadisplays-vci.

For more information on vididiots, check the new thread at GameFaqs HERE (http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=912&topic=25875477&page=1)

What a turd.

EDIT: Almost forgot. HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8242303640) is the Zelda he bought for $26 and later resold for over $500.

Mattiekrome

01-20-2006, 11:37 PM

if you check out his recent bidding activity, he won a shrink wrapping machine :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5649500574

In addition to the shrink wrapping machine, he also won some Adhesive Hang Tabs (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5037841857&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2F%2Fsearch%2 Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D5037841857%26 fvi%3D1). Feedback for the auction is on page 2 of his feedback, about 9 items down. Seller is lottadisplays-vci.

For more information on vididiots, check the new thread at GameFaqs HERE (http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=912&topic=25875477&page=1)

What a turd.

LOL This keeps getting better and better... It's nice to see that not only DP but other boards call out these kinds of people to give everyone a big heads up...

esquire

01-21-2006, 12:05 AM

Shrinkwrap Machine - $148
Adhesive Hang Tabs - $6
Used Complete Legend of Zeda Gold - $29
Get pwned on DP and GameFaqs for resealing game and selling as factory sealed - PRICELESS

Zing

01-21-2006, 12:08 AM

For those that didn't notice or are too lazy to read the entire thread, he admitted to resealing and supposedly took down all of the fake sealed auctions.

dj_spryte

01-21-2006, 04:28 AM

When did he admit that the games were reseals?

daynum

01-21-2006, 07:47 AM

When did he admit that the games were reseals?

In the GamesFAQs thread posted above he said:

"I ended all the fake listings. Notice some are still up, they are the games that are authentic seals. If you don't believe the ones still up are truly authentic, then you're wrong.
You all win. I lose. I'm not getting away with anything. Now I'm laughed out of this board. Good job."

jajaja

01-21-2006, 08:00 AM

lol so he admit that he resealed the games? I doubt he would have pulled them if it wasnt discovered.

MachineGex

01-21-2006, 08:27 AM

He wouldnt admit it when he was caught, he relisted the Zelda right after it ended. When everyone(probably ebay) called him on it, he finally admitted it. Then he took it down, for the second time. A bunch of the auctions still going look like reseals, because he bought the same title game the month before(complete but not sealed). He also was accused of selling a reproduction game, but he has not replied. BTW I am VideoGex on Gamefaqs, nice to meet everyone. The reason I am so interested is I am pretty sure I almost bought his(the ebay name rang a bell) reproduction game 4-5 months ago, but when the seller wouldnt email me back on a few questions I caught on.

Darth Sensei

01-21-2006, 09:03 AM

That GameFaq's thread is long, but it's a great read. What an asshat.

Darth Vader

01-21-2006, 10:50 AM

He changed all his sealed games to private listings now, what a putz.

Bronty-2

01-21-2006, 11:22 AM

Yeah, but that alone should set off huge alarm bells to any prospective buyer..

mills

01-21-2006, 12:30 PM

good detective work boys.

NintendoMan

01-21-2006, 03:47 PM

Yeah, but that alone should set off huge alarm bells to any prospective buyer..

Yeah, but unfortunately, if it's a good buy, there will be idiots that will still want to buy. I only call them idiots because there are some people that just do crazy business deals on ebay.

NintendoMan

01-21-2006, 04:59 PM

For those that didn't notice or are too lazy to read the entire thread, he admitted to resealing and supposedly took down all of the fake sealed auctions.

Well too bad he still has auctions up that are re-sealed. Shit, I don't believe ANY of his game are actually factory sealed, even the N64 ones now!

Bronty-2

01-21-2006, 05:08 PM

Exactly... even his cheap games are fake. Look at ironsword for example.

And I think the n64 games are fake too, yeah. The plastic clings too tight to the box.

Darren870

01-21-2006, 05:13 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4315&item=8238047780

He deffinitly didnt take everything down. There is the metal gear he won and is now selling as sealed.

Scam...such a shame.

nintendan

01-21-2006, 06:27 PM

I bet that Metal Gear doesnt even come with the map.

dan

jajaja

01-21-2006, 06:29 PM

It does.

Q: Does this also come with the map that was included with the original game? Thanks
Nov-30-05
A: Yes, the map is included. It is also in Mint condition. Thanks and Good Luck! Monty

Damn, it really sux for the ppl who win these auctions and probly dont know its resealed :(

Darth Vader

01-21-2006, 06:38 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8250805977

check out the N64 he sold with a BIN of $150.

Brand new! LOL

New but the warranty card is taken off the back and the dummy didn't even put the N64 back in the box right. (you can't see the serial number through the hole on the back)

this guy is a real tool

Darren870

01-21-2006, 07:15 PM

Its most likly a given that most of the games wont come with the reg cards, mini posters, advertisements. I bet none even come with the plastic baggy that goes over the game and everything inside the box.

If the prices wern't so high Id bid on one that I didnt own and then open it and bust him for fraud.