NWC Grey #308 on eBay

tordur

Can't really figure out how come no-one has posted this link in Auction Site Spotlight?



Is it perchance posted elsewhere on the forum?



Or is it really not that exciting, when one of these carts comes up for sale?



Maybe people believe it is fake? Like the others that pop up on eBay from time to time from sellers with one or two prior transactions?



Anyway:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251670401480?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT



Thoughts? What do you expect it to sell for?

ifightdragons

Way to not include any additional pictures, at all. (Not you, the incredibly inept seller).



Might be real, but come on.

SimplyAzuma

2/3 of his feedbacks are from people who aren't users of eBay anymore.

django333

Man that auction looks sketchy.

tordur

Yeah, I know - And I've noticed a lot of auctions discussed on NA are get a lot of negativity for being fake (and most of them probably are)



What I'm wondering, is with PayPal buyer-protection and all, how come people don't just take a chance and reclaim the money, if the item is fake?



For instance this gold one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/nintendo-world-championships-1990-Nintendo-/161438689334?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item25967ee836&nma=true&si=dndWp%2FnxpF%2Baw%2BPNzK%2FSVR3%2Bx%2FU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557



I don't get it, how come there isn't someone that throws a bid of a few grand, and then just hopes it's the real deal - couldn't he reclaim the money, if he's been cheated? Or is it something I'm missing about the buyer-protection part?

ExplodedHamster

Looks like a photoshop job to me.

ExplodedHamster

I also seem to recall having seen this story, regarding the uncle.

theirontoupee

Originally posted by: ExplodedHamster

I also seem to recall having seen this story, regarding the uncle.

Uncles always seem to have the best stuff and pass it down to their long-lost kin...lol

pcp711

Originally posted by: tordur



Yeah, I know - And I've noticed a lot of auctions discussed on NA are get a lot of negativity for being fake (and most of them probably are)



What I'm wondering, is with PayPal buyer-protection and all, how come people don't just take a chance and reclaim the money, if the item is fake?



For instance this gold one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/nintendo-...



I don't get it, how come there isn't someone that throws a bid of a few grand, and then just hopes it's the real deal - couldn't he reclaim the money, if he's been cheated? Or is it something I'm missing about the buyer-protection part?

buyers usually don't have a problem getting their money back from paypal if they are scammed.  I personally do not take chances bidding on sketchy items because i don't loan money out for free.  Think about it.  Scammer takes a payday loan at a ridiculous interest rate or borrows the money from some poor ebay schmuck for a month for free.  If you were broke and a cheat which would you do?  I have seen this many times.

tordur

Really? And here i thought PayPal didn't release the money until positive feedback was given or no action was taken 21-days after arrival of goods (whichever came first).



I've never actually sold anything on eBay, just bought a few things so I'm probably misinformed.



But that's quite an interesting, albeit tedious, way to get some quick cash - Scammers creativity never seizes to impress.

Skorp

It is always sketchy with games like these as they have been faked and used to scam very often. Actually, most of the time, it is always a seller who has no seller history, or has had feedback a long time ago. There is also another NWC #234 on eBay as well in the same boat with a seller with no feedback, but has a lot of photos and a vague description. Would someone who is out to scam place a reserve price though?

tordur

Aye, the infamous #234. I laughed earlier this month, when it was up for sale:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-World-Championships/251672071162?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=1&asc=25879&meid=310e164a4d944db894cc882b2dc1a438&pid=100011&prg=10819&rk=1&rkt=10&sd=251659855326



As you said, with plenty of pictures - The funny thing was though, that the seller had added a piece of paper with his seller ID to verify that it in fact was his. Only problem being, that on one of the images, it read: 2014.ribez and on another: comicbooknerd1234



Edit: I can actually see my link isn't for the finished listing, but a relisting of the same #234

Skorp

Yeah that is what I first thought as well when I those photos. That right there just makes it all too sketchy. So you have seen this cartridge being sold before?



Edit: Yeah your link goes the current one that was on eBay.



Double Edit: I could only find this torn one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Nintendo-World-Championship-Cart-RARE-Torn-Label-100-Authentic-Adult-Owned-/221492505009?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3391fb69b1



Seems to be an actual legit sell based on feedback exchanged and the seller's history.

tordur

Yes, the same seller tried to sell it last month, and again earlier this month:



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-World-Champions-/251651922078?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3a979f989e&nma=true&si=dndWp%2FnxpF%2Baw%2BPNzK%2FSVR3%2Bx%2FU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557



and



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-World-Championships-/251659855326?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3a9818a5de&nma=true&si=dndWp%2FnxpF%2Baw%2BPNzK%2FSVR3%2Bx%2FU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557



Too bad it was torn, but yes, that one was probably legit, he at least mentions DreamTR in the description, who (as far as I can read from various topics on this site) is the one, whose had most of these pass through his hands.

NeverBeenOddjob

Originally posted by: ExplodedHamster



Looks like a photoshop job to me.

Damn, I didn't even notice that before.  But the way the sticky note is laying on the cartridge is just weird.  It's too perfect.  The pink note looks superimposed, and the way it's perfectly lined up with the photo. . . odd.  I initially thought it was legit just because scamming almost seems like a waste of time anymore.

tordur

I actually presumed it was legit, seeing as there was a reserve on the auction - Doesn't it cost money having a reserve set, whether you sell or not?

NeverBeenOddjob

Yeah but the same kind of auction is up somewhere else. Theres one up right now with a $5,000 starting bid, one bidder. It even seems more legit than this one, but the carts look the same. This is eerie and I will have trouble sleeping tonight

daillest

I contacted him asking for additional pictures and he never got back to me. You would think someone selling a high dollar item would put more than one picture.

SwiftFrost

I live in Madison. I'll send him a message saying I would like to see it in person.

Jazzmarazz

PCB through the hole looks legit, so it is either real or a photoshopping. I cannot seem to find an image that would have been photoshopped on google, unless of course he shopped in the wood grain too.



IMO, of course.

thenickross

I'm 99% sure that post it is shopped onto the cart.

SwiftFrost

He responded and I'm planning on meeting up with him as early as tomorrow morning. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

MAIL_BAG

Didn't some one on here own #308?



The history of ownership shouldn't be hard to track.

AdamJaz

Hi All, This is the seller from the auction linked. LukeAF24 contacted me on eBay and told me about the thread here. I've been on a work trip, so I didn't have a chance to post more pics. I will do so tomorrow when Luke meets me to open the cartridge. As I said on the auction, my uncle promoted and designed this tour back in the day and had considered the cartridge junk. He thinks it is hilarious that it is selling for so much.

Jazzmarazz

Originally posted by: AdamJaz



Hi All, This is the seller from the auction linked. LukeAF24 contacted me on eBay and told me about the thread here. I've been on a work trip, so I didn't have a chance to post more pics. I will do so tomorrow when Luke meets me to open the cartridge. As I said on the auction, my uncle promoted and designed this tour back in the day and had considered the cartridge junk. He thinks it is hilarious that it is selling for so much.

Looking forward to seeing it. 

Also, welcome to the forums.

VGS_MrMark0673

Too perfect to NOT post: http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/16/6987405/the-uncle-who-works-for-nintendo-is-your-childhood-insecurities



Looking forward to see more pictures and hoping this turns out to be another legit copy in circulation.

AdamJaz

Hah! Enjoyed the article. Definitely describes my uncle. I didn't hear back from Luke today to set up a meeting for him to inspect the cartridge, so I've posted more pictures of the inside (just got the special screwdriver delivered from Amazon today). Here's two articles featuring my uncle's involvement in the tour. He said he'd be willing to write a letter of authenticity for the cartridge.



http://www.nintendoplayer.com/feature/nintendo-world-championships/

http://articles.philly.com/1990-03-23/entertainment/25905560_1_game-station-new-game-solar-striker

VGS_MrMark0673

Definitely looking more likely legit after seeing that info, thanks for that!



If you want to maximize your potential profit, pull the auction, take pics of the pcb, and relist. You'll absolutely pull substantially more cash.



Awesome item and story, good luck!

PowerPlayers

Originally posted by: MrMark0673



Definitely looking more likely legit after seeing that info, thanks for that!



If you want to maximize your potential profit, pull the auction, take pics of the pcb, and relist. You'll absolutely pull substantially more cash.



Awesome item and story, good luck!

Can you pull a listing with only 12 hours to go?

Jazzmarazz

And just like that, the price jumps another 2k.

VGS_MrMark0673

Originally posted by: JosephLeo

Originally posted by: MrMark0673



Definitely looking more likely legit after seeing that info, thanks for that!



If you want to maximize your potential profit, pull the auction, take pics of the pcb, and relist. You'll absolutely pull substantially more cash.



Awesome item and story, good luck!

Can you pull a listing with only 12 hours to go?

 

Ugh, didn't even look.  Truth be told, I've never pulled an auction, but I think you're right.