FS: Elemental Gearbolt Assassin's Case

[Bojay1997]

I thought the last one on Ebay was well in the $3000s and that was years ago.

Anyhow, I can put it back into the vault and wait for it to gain more value. It's not like they're becoming more common.

Or lose value over time as the plastic and metal start to decay. I always find it funny when someone shows up here with a rare item obviously anxious to sell it but asking way above fair market value. When people try to explain the sales history (i.e. use some logic and potentially help the seller price the item), the seller then wants to take their toys and go home. Sellers just need to get a lot more realistic. If you paid a couple thousand for something (which I'm assuming was something in the range of what you paid or maybe a lot less), you're not entitled to a 3X return for holding onto it for a few years. Similarly, not all items double or triple over time. Some just rise slowly as the potential pool of buyers increases or more likely, stay the same therefore keeping prices at about the same level or maybe lower.

[APE992]

My mistake; I assumed it to be a dig at NA. No need to get all beefy with me.

I find false accusations of trolling to be insulting. But hey who cares the internet is serious business right? Just because the other person can't cut your brake line tonight means all is fair game and we can accuse each other of having sex with livestock!

Or lose value over time as the plastic and metal start to decay. I always find it funny when someone shows up here with a rare item obviously anxious to sell it but asking way above fair market value. When people try to explain the sales history (i.e. use some logic and potentially help the seller price the item), the seller then wants to take their toys and go home. Sellers just need to get a lot more realistic. If you paid a couple thousand for something (which I'm assuming was something in the range of what you paid or maybe a lot less), you're not entitled to a 3X return for holding onto it for a few years. Similarly, not all items double or triple over time. Some just rise slowly as the potential pool of buyers increases or more likely, stay the same therefore keeping prices at about the same level or maybe lower.

That is why I love VGA graded garbage. Put a SNES inside a sealed acrylic box? Have fun when the capacitors leak and destroy the board making your precious VGA graded SNES absolutely useless and absolutely worthless. But what is that you say? So long as it stays sealed it will be worth something because nobody knows it is non-functional?!?!

We have Shroedinger's SNES my friends! On top of the VGA graded crap could easily be housing a brick inside and you'd never know if you never opened it; which you wouldn't becaus it'd destroy the "value" of the item in question (or at least the money you stupidly dropped getting something VGA graded). What I like about shou is the threat of being permanently ignored if one "low balls" his $6k figure.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Lowball me and you will be permanently ignored.

So, skaar can't hit a lowball. Good to know just in case there's a DP forums baseball tourney.

[camarotuner]

So, skaar can't hit a lowball. Good to know just in case there's a DP forums baseball tourney.

At first I thought you were making a major league reference there...

[DreamTR]

The last one on ebay hit around $3300 but there are more of these out there than people think...

A few of the magazine guys got them as well so it's not just "winners" that have them.

The thing that gets me is that it is a gold painted Namco gun; the case is the kicker on this one, it is nice but I don't think any PlayStation collectors will jump on it "actively" for sale at $6000.

[Sailorneorune]

Or lose value over time as the plastic and metal start to decay. I always find it funny when someone shows up here with a rare item obviously anxious to sell it but asking way above fair market value. When people try to explain the sales history (i.e. use some logic and potentially help the seller price the item), the seller then wants to take their toys and go home. Sellers just need to get a lot more realistic. If you paid a couple thousand for something (which I'm assuming was something in the range of what you paid or maybe a lot less), you're not entitled to a 3X return for holding onto it for a few years. Similarly, not all items double or triple over time. Some just rise slowly as the potential pool of buyers increases or more likely, stay the same therefore keeping prices at about the same level or maybe lower.

May I please borrow this? There are some Sailor Moon merchandise sellers (and buyers) that need to be beaten with the +5 Aluminum Bat of Common Sense.

[Dangerboy]

The last one on ebay hit around $3300 but there are more of these out there than people think...
40+...

$3300? I must have missed one since Chris Johnson's was up. Way, way to much...

[Buyatari]

Would 6k be the record for ANY PS1 item?

Good luck with your sale. We don't see these cases sold often.

[xelement5x]

The last one on ebay hit around $3300 but there are more of these out there than people think...

A few of the magazine guys got them as well so it's not just "winners" that have them.

The thing that gets me is that it is a gold painted Namco gun; the case is the kicker on this one, it is nice but I don't think any PlayStation collectors will jump on it "actively" for sale at $6000.

The last one on ebay hit around $3300 but there are more of these out there than people think...
40+...

$3300? I must have missed one since Chris Johnson's was up. Way, way to much...

I was going to say something similar, I've never heard of a copy going that high. You guys both know your stuff but I'd love to see a screen shot or something of this auction.

Or was this like that guy who buys the sealed NES black box games for $12k and then negotiates the actual paid price down?

[tygrr]

Nice, I wish I could afford something like this. Good luck with your sale.