Gray NES NWC

[Postermen]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014422828&category=3608

I thought about getting this, but would rather use the money for a widescreen TV.


Matt

[D_N_G]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27226&item=3013122732

must have gotten bored with it really quick? or just trying to gouge some fellow collector more likely? i tend for the latter

[portnoyd]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27226&item=3013122732

must have gotten bored with it really quick? or just trying to gouge some fellow collector more likely? i tend for the latter

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

[SoulBlazer]

I don't understand -- what are you guys talking about? Both buyer and seller have very good feedback.

[Bratwurst]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

Is Rick Weis that fellow who snaps up complete NES games and tries to hawk them for a hundred bucks a pop? That boxed Yellow Metroid?? Or is that someone else?

[portnoyd]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

Is Rick Weis that fellow who snaps up complete NES games and tries to hawk them for a hundred bucks a pop? That boxed Yellow Metroid?? Or is that someone else?

That's jaybyrd-44 you are thinking of. Weis bought this NWC last week, and is instantly reselling it at a starting price higher than he paid. Any bids, he makes a profit, which was the only point of buying it. Gouging.

And what is this? Price gounging NES day on eBay?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014249067&category=3617

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014498242&category=3608

dave

[Darth Vader]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27226&item=3013122732

must have gotten bored with it really quick? or just trying to gouge some fellow collector more likely? i tend for the latter

I would be interested in it at the price he paid for it, maybe a bit more, but that is it.

Danny

[Chunky]

I'm curious, has anyone ever kept track of the serial numbers of these carts that are floating around?

[Darth Vader]

I'm curious, has anyone ever kept track of the serial numbers of these carts that are floating around?

I'd like to know that as well, maybe there is someone tracking it on their website??

Danny

[Darth Vader]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

Is Rick Weis that fellow who snaps up complete NES games and tries to hawk them for a hundred bucks a pop? That boxed Yellow Metroid?? Or is that someone else?

That's jaybyrd-44 you are thinking of. Weis bought this NWC last week, and is instantly reselling it at a starting price higher than he paid. Any bids, he makes a profit, which was the only point of buying it. Gouging.

And what is this? Price gounging NES day on eBay?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014249067&category=3617

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014498242&category=3608

dave

Boy that NWC cart looks like shit. Why is the serial number 280 if there are only 116 in existance, just curious.

Danny

[portnoyd]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

Is Rick Weis that fellow who snaps up complete NES games and tries to hawk them for a hundred bucks a pop? That boxed Yellow Metroid?? Or is that someone else?

That's jaybyrd-44 you are thinking of. Weis bought this NWC last week, and is instantly reselling it at a starting price higher than he paid. Any bids, he makes a profit, which was the only point of buying it. Gouging.

And what is this? Price gounging NES day on eBay?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014249067&category=3617

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3014498242&category=3608

dave

Boy that NWC cart looks like shit. Why is the serial number 280 if there are only 116 in existance, just curious.

Danny

Danny:

Everyone who says there are 116 is dead wrong. They're just regurgitating info they heard elsewhere. Not including the golds, there are probably 300 NWC greys. Note, not every copy ended up in winner's hands. Staff and technical services people also ended up with some as well. I've never seen a number above 300 either.

dave

[video_game_addict]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

Who are we talking about here? The Rick Weis I know is a hardcore 2600 collector. N-master is a Rick Weis too? Or did you goof on the name?

[zektor]

I don't care how rare it is. It'll be a sunny day in hell when I would ever spend this kind of money on a cartridge. Heh.

[portnoyd]

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Rick Weis strikes again. He definitely won't get the BIN unless he paints it gold and prays. Even the opening bid is hugely steep.

dave

Who are we talking about here? The Rick Weis I know is a hardcore 2600 collector. N-master is a Rick Weis too? Or did you goof on the name?

Nope, I emailed n-master through eBay and got a response from a Rick Weis. Unless there are two of him, it's the same guy.

dave

[nesman85]

portnoyd, i think you mean rick bruns. :)

[udisi]

The #83 one looks nice atleast, it's hard to find a grey that hasn't yellowed badly from the adhesive, or that ended up looking like the #280 one...I wonder if he'll get any bids?....or better yet if someone does, if they follow through.

[Darth Vader]

portnoyd, i think you mean rick bruns. :)

Yeah you are right, I just emailed him to see if he would sell it at a lower price if he does not get any bids. His email address had the name Rick Bruns.

Danny

[portnoyd]

portnoyd, i think you mean rick bruns. :)

Yeah you are right, I just emailed him to see if he would sell it at a lower price if he does not get any bids. His email address had the name Rick Bruns.

Danny

Whoooooooooooops! My apologies to Rick Weis. Rick Bruns can kiss my butt :D

dave

[Griking]

I don't see why everyone's so pissed about this. So the guy bought the game with the sole purpose of trying to resell it at a profit. Big deal! It's not as if he's screwing someone by posting misleading auctions or charging rediculous shipping rates. He's being honest, he's just trying to make a buck.

Has anyone here NOT bought something at some point solely because they knew that they could resell it and make a profit? And let's be honest, to you who own this game, did you pay what you did for it because it's just "such a great game" Or did you purchase it because you knew it would be worth a mint?

Yeah this auction gets attention because of the high value of the game but if he sells it at the starting price he's making a 21% profit. At the "buy it now" price he's making a 44% profit. And God bless him if he's able to sell it at that price.

Is this any wose than the guy who buys a game for $5 and sellis it for $10?

[SoulBlazer]

Does'nt even the DP guide claim there are only 116 carts?

[D_N_G]

Is this any wose than the guy who buys a game for $5 and sellis it for $10?

Yes it is. Considering the small amount of these out there, and only then even the small amount of collectors with enough money to get one in the first place, he is gouging from a very small group of specific buyers. pretty much he is targeting his audience by doing this, which is a knife in the back to "fellow" collectors. your average joe would not pay 1000+ for a video game, but they would drop 10 dollars in a heartbeat, your logic is flawed in that sense

good for him if someone buys it, yes he makes a few hundred dollars in his pocket

however, is he an asshole in the eyes of myself and other collectors? the answer is yes

[CrazyImpmon]

It's not a small time profiteer that bothers me, it's when someone tried to charge an arm and a leg that I'd have problem with. That NWC auction is way too much for a grey cart. I don't care if he wants to try and make a few hundred $$$ on the side, I won't buy it.

Of all the profiteers I've seen on ebay, Adol was probably the worst. Not only he buys low and sells high, he often tries to sell for double the original bid amount. And on top of that he charged exhorbant shipping amount. His claim was shipping from Frnace is high but I've bought from different sellers from France and the shipping charge for similiar sized and weighted item were less than half of his clamed amount. I've stopped tracking him a few years ago and I hadn't bought anythiing from France for over a year now.

[Griking]

Considering the small amount of these out there, and only then even the small amount of collectors with enough money to get one in the first place, he is gouging from a very small group of specific buyers. pretty much he is targeting his audience by doing this, which is a knife in the back to "fellow" collectors. your average joe would not pay 1000+ for a video game, but they would drop 10 dollars in a heartbeat, your logic is flawed in that sense

So let me see if I understand what you're saying here. He has a rare game and he's targeting the people most likely to buy it. So? your point? Sounds like good salesmanship to me.

And don't forget, nobody's "sticking a knife to anyone's back". If someone pays his asking price then it couldn't have been too unreasonable of a price to begin with. And if nobody bids on it I'm sure the price will go down.

Why aren't you complaining about the person that sold it to him for $1400. Wasn't this price gouging as well?

Tell me this, what makes videogame collecting and dealing any different than comic book or baseball card collecting? Would you expect a baseball card dealer to sell a kid a Mickey Mantle rookie card for $10 because he couldn't afford to pay more than that?



Of all the profiteers I've seen on ebay, Adol was probably the worst. Not only he buys low and sells high, he often tries to sell for double the original bid amount.

Again, if he's able to sell his games for twice what he pays for them then he sounds like a genius to me. This isn't called being a dick, this is called being a successful businessman. When you start publishing price guides for videogames it has to be expected that people are going to start realizing that they're worth money. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You've got your wish people, videogame collecting has been legitimized.

[D_N_G]

your opinion, my opinion blah blah blah, take it for what it is, i already said in my previous post, good for him if he makes money, which i believe is everything said in that last post. is he a good businessman by potentially making profit on an item? sure. is he an asshole to for the way he is conducting his business? in my eyes yes

[Griking]

While I'm at it, how much of a markup do you think Sony or Nintendo makes on that little piece of plastic that you put in your Gamecube or PS2? Should we all protest and stop buying games from them as well?

[D_N_G]

sony & nintendo = intellectual property owners

dude get over it. let me quote my last post

"your opinion, my opinion blah blah blah, take it for what it is"

Main Entry: opin·ion
Pronunciation: &-'pin-y&n
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin opinion-, opinio, from opinari
Date: 14th century
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2 a : belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b : a generally held view


who cares this is getting nowhere and i am tired of replying to your irrevalent questions