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    Default Craigslist people, are they serious?!??

    I'm sure I'm not the only one on digital press who spends alot of time scanning alot of craigslist for good deals. But why is it for every fair deal i see out there I see 10 deals that are like PS2 6 shitty old sports games ONLY $250!!! Then as if they know that their deal sucks they try to justify the outrageous price with some lame explanation of how much this shit cost new. "Oh man retail price when all these products were released was like $800 your saving $550!". It most closely reminds me of people trying to sell their computers in the classifieds. "COMPUTER FOR SALE! 3 years old, monitor, speakers, printer $700, i paid $2000 for it new!" Now to give this thread a little bit of room to move forward with discussion. Post the worst video game deals you've ever seen someone pull out of their ass.

    *add* just thought of this, no mentions of paticular sales, sellers, or linking to any specific sales or sellers as this can be considered universally bad form along the lines of sale spoiling.
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    yes I see exactly that daily....

    Also with the modded xboxs people still wanting $200+ on there for just the unit. Evn unmodded one's with 3-4 real shitty games for over $100

    There is some douche that keeps trying to sell a loose genesis system with 5 bad games for $50 Half the stuff in the add isnt even spelled right.

    Or the "VINTAGE" Nintendo 64 systems....... [smash head]

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    None of that in my local Craigslist, when there actually is a good post, it's genuine.

    Still, nothing beats the $150 toaster NES with SMB/DH and Mario 3....

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    I have seen both good and bad ads. Some people may actually be ignorant of the lack of value of their video games. Also, since it doesn't cost anything to advertise, why not put it at a high price, you might just catch a sucker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tupin View Post
    None of that in my local Craigslist, when there actually is a good post, it's genuine.

    Still, nothing beats the $150 toaster NES with SMB/DH and Mario 3....
    i beg to differ. i see your 150$ nes and raise you a 500$ snes. i called her and asked if she was serious then laughed at her. few minutes later she dropped the price on the ad to like 200$ lol
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    Atleast you get some fair deals once in awhile. In my local ads and Craigslist all I find is insane prices, an NES with 15 games...sounds good right? I checked out the game list, he had like 5 copies of mario brothers/duck hunt and just a bunch of crappy games...asking price, $250 firm.

    EDIT: Also, people try to pawn off their PS2 games at 20 bucks a pop. I buy them from a pawn shop for 5-10 dollars each and they are atleast good.

    One guy was selling like 2 NES systems and 4 SNES systems for 150$ saying its a "good resale value"

    I see people posting NES systems for 100 bucks saying the local pawn shops sell them for 150...which is a flat out lie since I know EVERY single pawn shop in my area and the highest NES I found was 59 and it was boxed and in perfect shape.
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    i saw a commodore 64 going for $500 a bit back. i asked if he had any rare software to go with the computer and if he didnt id give him like $35...i never got a email back for somereason
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    Well he did research it so there... J/K I see these all the time here in COlumbus, and I love mint condition stuff with barely a scratch. Mint means NO scratches moron....

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    Haha, same town as I. I wonder if I know who is selling it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The 1 2 P View Post
    wowzer. I almost bought Final Fantasy 7 for 25 bucks but I passed. I wanna see if I can find it at a pawn shop for as cheap as possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Yakapucci View Post
    Some people may actually be ignorant of the lack of value of their video games.
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    Exactly.

    I have to believe that most of the people posting their sales on craigslist (at least in my area) have absolutely no idea what these items are REALLY worth....hence I end up viewing PS1 and six games for $299. It has been the same in garage sale hunting. All these people really know are that games are in demand, so they think they are worth a fortune. I had someone at a recent garage sale ask for $500 for a SMS and five games. For me, ebay is a better option at this point.

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    The big problem with people posting these outrageously high prices is that you can't haggle. If someone is asking $100 for an N64 with three games, you can't really offer $40.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zektor View Post
    Exactly.

    I have to believe that most of the people posting their sales on craigslist (at least in my area) have absolutely no idea what these items are REALLY worth....hence I end up viewing PS1 and six games for $299. It has been the same in garage sale hunting. All these people really know are that games are in demand, so they think they are worth a fortune. I had someone at a recent garage sale ask for $500 for a SMS and five games. For me, ebay is a better option at this point.
    Let's not forget its that same ignorance for its worth that provide the awesome deals we find on there. Just as there are blokes who sells loose NES for 300, there are people who'd sell a cornucopia of systems and 200 games for 50.

    Who cares if someone asks 100 for a SMB/DH, I'm interested in the ones selling FF7 complete for 5.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The 1 2 P View Post

    haha wow i just emailed the person and this is what i said "i pray to god you are joking with that price. you could definatley get tree fitty for it!"

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    i will be calling this individual later....lawlz

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    Quote Originally Posted by Press_Start View Post
    Let's not forget its that same ignorance for its worth that provide the awesome deals we find on there.
    I agree. That is how I picked up a boxed Jaguar with 10 games recently. A couple of the games were rentals so had no boxes, but they all had manuals and the only ones missing the overlays were Wolfenstein and Cybermorph. He was selling the whole package for $10 since it was suffering from the "Red Screen Of Death". A few minutes of cleaning and I now have a perfectly working system.

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    i love when people are intentionally vague in the listings and not willing to help you out or answer your questions. your xbox with 25 games MIGHT just warrant that 150 your asking, depends on the games. Oh you can't be bothered to tell me what fucking games you have? BTW I am selling a car has some wheels and seats asking 7500 firm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrSparkle View Post
    BTW I am selling a car has some wheels and seats asking 7500 firm.
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