Ebay "bonuses"

[Darth Sensei]

I missed this auction for "Zap The Rise and Fall of Atari":

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4601050790&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

However, I e-mail the seller and ask if he wants to sell it off site or if he wants to re-list it.

He sells it to me for $12 shipped. I received it today and the binding is brand new, cover is perfect, but the pages are a little yellowed. This wasn't surprising as it is from 1984 and not a reprint.

However, as I'm leafing through it I find some paperwork which indicates that this copy was a review copy sent from the publisher like 22 years ago.

I think that's neat so I consider it a bonus.

What bonus surprises have you gotten from ebay auctions?

[mb7241]

I recall buying a certain Growlanser Collection (Japanese PS2) box set... It was supposed to come with two strategy guides (one for the first Growlanser and one for Growlanser IV), but when I got it, it included a certain trio of anime DVDs (Burst Angel 1 & 2 and Kiddy Grade File 1; none of which I'd heard of previously).

[mcgrail0007@netzero.net]

I once received a package with several pubic hairs in it. It really wasn't the kind of bonus that I would like but I guess that some would consider it a bonus.

[NESaholic]

A few times i had that the auction stated it was boxed and they were complete,even in pic no manual to be seen but included when receiving so nice bonus.

[Nicola]

Once I bought an Odyssey boxed (black box with pics and Odyssey writings...the usual one) and when I received it there was also the outside cardboard box. Well, it was SHIPPED in the original cardboard box...

Bought 3 "genesis dev boards" and a daughterboard. On one "dev board" there was Espn Speedway ntsc and on another the pal, unreleased, version. All for $50.

[Solar77]

I bought a Gamecube and found the Zelda collector's edition game disc inside it.

[fishsandwich]

I got some candy one time and some anime cards.

Boring. I suck.

:angry:

[kevin_psx]

I got a free playboy video!

LOL

[Kitsune Sniper]

This isn't what I got, but what I gave as a free bonus.

I sold a complete Phantasy Star a few weeks back. When I found it at the flea market, it had everything - including the purchase receipt. I think the price was around $69.

The receipt was from... 1989? 1988? X_x

I didn't mention it to the buyer. I wanted him to find out about it and be surprised. 8-)

[LinkOracle]

Got a pack of those old NES sticker/trading cards once

[jajaja]

Once I got a free Action Replay thingie for SNES. Seller said she didnt have any use for it.

Another time I bought Devil World for NES (not on Ebay tho) and when I got it I see that box is also included and in fairly good condition :)

[Queen Of The Felines]

I once bought a PlayStation game and the guy also tossed in a multitap and a 250 block memory card for free.

Kristine

[Nate Nanjo]

I bought an Playstation lot, and it wasn't listed, but NFL Gameday 2002 was in the system...although not that big of a bonus :P

[Felixthegamer]

I recently bought a kiss poster and the guy included a second poster for free. I was quite happy with it!

[Bluteg]

I've gotten free candy around Halloween. I bought a SMS lot and got a free Castle of Illusion. Bought a $10 Genesis lot and got a free Super Metroid.

[sirhansirhan]

This isn't an eBay story, but over Christmas I wanted to get a hardcover copy of one of my friend's favorite books for them for Christmas. I had the idea late and the only place I could think to get one cheap and on short notice was through the Amazon martketplace sellers, who I have had almost nothing but bad experiences with in the past. One guy who only had 30-something transactions but 100% feedback (which is rare as hell in the Amazon marketplace) had a new hardcover copy listed for $18.50 after shipping (sticker price is $30), so I bought it. It came two days before Christmas, was in absolutely perfect shape... and was a first edition (he did not mention this in the description). A first edition of the very same book in much worse condition had just sold on eBay for over $100--I know this because I bid on it. Anyway, both my friend and I were very happy with that transaction.

[Mr.Faxanadu]

Count me in for getting an original recipt inside of a complete NES box. It's nice because if the seller mentioned it, I'm sure the system would have gone for a bit more!

[Li Wang]

Japanese people are notorious for giving the best free bonus crap in packages. One time I bought 3 Famicom multicarts from a seller on Yahoo Japan. I received 9. Maybe he just respected me for being willing to go that far to get cool pirate stuff.

[MASTERWEEDO]

i got around 10of genesis games all were in cases, like 5 compete, the some were just carts in cases with a white paper on the outside. after a few weeks i decided to take the paper out and print out the covers, the paper was sega master system inserts. a nice find because i needed 2 of the 5 cases.

[ProgrammingAce]

I bought a prototype xbox, and the seller threw in a custom engraved hard drive plate for the 360 that was only given to developers. Plus he threw in a Mt. Dew game fuel hat that was given away in the "every 10 mins" promotion plus a blinking button from the 360 launch party... I was highly impressed...

[Mattiekrome]

Most recently I bought a lot of e-Reader cards and got a minty manual to "Deep Blue"... When I do receive bonuses, they are usually manuals or posters.

The guy who won all 3 of my NES lots the other day is getting a "bonus" Donkey Kong sealed e-Reader cards, couple extra manuals, and an couple subscription cards to Nintendo power

[ae.tc]

Probably a year or so, ago; bought my JVC GR-DVP3U auction stated all the accessories that came with it, fine.. So I power it up, seems they forgot to remove a MiniDV Cassette from it :eek 2:

Nice little Hawaiian vacation included -_-

[kevin_psx]

You ought to email & ask- Want your vacation tape back?

[ae.tc]

You ought to email & ask- Want your vacation tape back?

ha! .. nothing special, mostly just driving around, talking. And some guy in a parachute :eek 2: (loooong descent)

[SamuraiSmurfette]

I bought some Nintendo promo's off of a seller (clock, doormat, bobblehead, etc) and she tossed in a slew of neat smaller promo's: Nintendo pen, GBA writing pad, GC tape measure...very cool. I was quite impressed.