3DO Collection - What do I offer?

[SamuraiSmurfette]

This person is local to me, and has this for sale.
I emailed him about it already, and he said to "make an offer"
I dont know where to begin. I hate making offers on people's stuff,
especially in lots.

What do you guys think I should offer him?

http://kitchener.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and...AdIdZ111761539

[The 1 2 P]

Looking over the list I don't see anything rare or even semi valuable beside the Plumbers Don't Wear Ties game and he doesn't even have the original box for it. Although I'm sure he's thinking he can get $100-200 for this, it's really only worth about $50-70. And to be honest I would offer him less than that. But thats because I'm a cheap bastard and also because there aren't any desirable games in there that I don't already have. Hope that helps.

[SamuraiSmurfette]

Well, I wanted to make him an offer before someone else did, so I offered $100 earlier today.
He wrote me back with this:

well off the bat i will tell you alot of ppl are asking for about 2-5 games ...but i much rather sell them all at once and i dont mind giving a deal but alot of the games go for $50 each...

I wrote him back saying a glorified "wtf", and encouraging him to sell them for the $50. lol
(I also copied your message above)

He probably will write me off as a lowballer, and/or jackass, and not write back.

we shall see...

[mobiusclimber]

The games are mostly worth around $5 apiece or so. If there's a console in there it's worth more than $100 for the lot, otherwise... just add it up. Definitely worth $5 apiece and some are worth more than that, but if you buy in a lot that's pretty much how thing should work.

You can always send him links to these games on Ebay, most of them sell for around $5-10 + s/h.

[namzep]

I agree with everyone else that $100 is high. I think I got my system and 20 or so games for about that price.

[c0ldb33r]

...but i much rather sell them all at once and i dont mind giving a deal but alot of the games go for $50 each...

wow, write him back and ask what games in that lot go for $50.00

[Kid Ice]

This whole $50 business tells you right there not to bother dealing with him. Plus it just sounds like a lot of loose junk.

[SamuraiSmurfette]

Yeah, I did email him back asking what he thinks is worth $50 in there...
here's what I got back:

"well its to bad you think so i know i can get alot more for it"


Sigh. Whatever. That ends that.

[murdoc rose]

well hes an idiot, 100 might be a bit high but its not a bad pile, really too bad the guys never heard of ebay.

[c0ldb33r]

Sigh. Whatever. That ends that.

That's probably best, the guy was an idiot.

[The 1 2 P]

Thirded. Although he does have a decent amount of games, none of them are really worth more than a few bucks. Unless you have some rare or sought after games as part of your bundle, you need to adjust the price accordingly. Also, the rarest game in there(Plumbers Don't Wear Ties) would only get him $30 at most for being incomplete. Nothing else in that lot is even worth half that.

[8-bitNesMan]

I would e-mail him one last time and tell him when he wakes up from his dream that you'll be glad to pay him what the lot is actually worth. And if he doesn't wake up 3DO is a massive pile of fail anyway (sorry, couldn't resist)

[aaron7]

Send him a link to this thread lol

[FOnewearl]

Send him a link to this thread lol

I 2nd this and while your at it tell him to show any kind of proof of anyone in this galaxy paying 50 bucks a pop for any of those games within the last decade

I'm no 3DO expert but I would think that most of those games are worth about $5 (individually) and would probably even be very hard to pocket $5 after fees & shipping if selling online.

If he's not listening then maybe he could buy all of my 3DO games I'm not really looking to sell them but I'd gladly give him all of my 3DO game at $25 a game so he could um double his money on each of them lol

[SamuraiSmurfette]

3DO is a massive pile of fail anyway (sorry, couldn't resist)

DUH! That's why I love it so much!

[mobiusclimber]

They might have been worth $50 when brand new, back when they were first released. Most of those games aren't worth $50 brand new now, and certainly not opened and in some cases disc only.

[Gameguy]

Wait, is this the ad you responded to?
http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...AdIdZ113423041

I'm just asking because if it is, I sold several games to him in the past. None 3DO but still several games. He's a reseller, and prices stuff very high.

[Sonicwolf]

It seems that people who only buy for reselling and profit are ruining everything. Higher and higher we go. (eBay is not helping)

Its pretty sad when I see Zelda N.E.S at my local flea market for 40-50 bucks.

[The 1 2 P]

Its pretty sad when I see Zelda N.E.S at my local flea market for 40-50 bucks.

You mean you didn't pick it up? Thats a steal. I mean, they would be literally stealing your money.

[Sonicwolf]

You mean you didn't pick it up? Thats a steal. I mean, they would be literally stealing your money.

lol. Cant be as bad as Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt for 15 bucks. lol.