Is this guy legit

i just had suspision about the set up of the ebay auction. idk why. i just wanted to make sure it's not a scam. and if it's someones store here, sorry, don't take it offensive.


http://cgi.ebay.com/WORLD-CLASS-TRACK-MEET-NINTENDO-NES-Power-Pad-Game_W0QQitemZ200213572404QQihZ010QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • dkoldies is one of the biggest resellers on ebay. Didn't you check his feedback before checking here?!
  • i see dks negs have went down a bit lots of neturals tho
  • You start more threads than anyone in the history of the world.
  • Originally posted by: mewithoutYou52

    You start more threads than anyone in the history of the world.

    I laughed.

  • He's just a juggalo dude.



  • Be wary of DKoldies.  Yes you will get what you buy at a decent speed, but everytime I have ordered the condition is ok at best.  Don't expect to get what is actually in the picture (I never have).
  • well he just has alot of the same photos for the games. and yeah i saw his feedback but just wanted to ask.



    and i'll lay off of posting new topics today image
  • DKOldies is crap.. I hate him hate him hate him..



    Ok sorry.. I've only ordered one game from him, it was listed as good condition and it was terrible..

    Stay away from DKOldies
  • thnx for the info



    i just don't like it when people use the same pic for all there acutions.
  • dont ever buy from DKoldies they suck.. all there games are in crap condition. i bought like 15 games from him once and ended up replacing them all because they were crap.



    and recently i decided to give them another chance because he had a manual i needed, and he screwed me again because instead of sending me the manual he sent me the cart for the game when i complained he sain send it back i said the game isnt worth the shipping just send me the manual and he never responded..



    WARNING dont buy there.
  • LOL ... this thread is funny. No its not a scam he just uses stock photos. The games you receive are quite often no where near as nice as the ones in the photo.
  • But he lists them as mint or in good condition and then sends you a game with piss or crap on it..

    Messed up labels, sun fading.



    He also lists them as clean, and they are dirty and the pins need a serious cleaning..



  • Yeah, I'm not a fan either. I bought some stuff years ago from him and was bothered by the same things everyone else mentions.



    Also, it shipping charges used to be a lot worse, with VERY poor combined shipping rates.
  • This guy can be a real jackass at times.
  • man, thnx for the warnings. i was gonna get M.U.S.C.L.E. from him but screw that lol. i'll pass image
  • And you can always check the good ol' Nintendoage Hall of Shame out,for other shady e-bayers.
  • ahh yeah. i forgot about that. thnx
  • With DK Oldies, it's very hit or miss. You used to be able to get a bunch of his rare stuff for $.01 and just pay the shipping. I did this frequently and sometimes the games would be nice, other times they'd be trash. But one thing was always true: I always got my stuff quickly. DiscountGames, on the other hand, missed lots of items I ordered on more than one occasion.



    When buying from DK, I knew going into it that I'd likely get some crappy games, and I did at times, but I also got some nice ones as well. At this point, I don't think I'd buy much from him, as I prefer to give my business to sellers that show what they're selling. There are exceptions to this, however -- I snagged a Tagin' Dragon manual from him a while ago for $1.50 BIN. I didn't really care what condition it was for that price (but it arrived near mint). Same with DiscountGames -- I snagged a DK Jr. Math manual for $4.99.
  • Originally posted by: wrldstrman

    i see dks negs have went down a bit lots of neturals tho


    The reason his negatives went down is because the overall amount of feedback he receives is WAY down. He's lost around 50% of his business in the past 10 months and fading fast. I watch the buying accounts of the resellers as part of making a judgment on their financial success (though his actual sales numbers can be had at Terapeak.com), and DK hardly buys anything anymore. (nesgamebuyer is his buying account). If I had to guess, he's out of business within a year unless he makes some drastic changes.
  • He's been burning out I think. When he first started he had agents go out throughout the week to harvest used games from all the PA hot spots. At some point he stopped doing that and just went to solely buying online. Now I think he's either tired of the whole thing, or there's too much competition for juicy lots and he isn't willing to pay more.



    2-3 years seems to be the lifespan of legitimate eBay businesses anyways. I've seen some big sci-fi CCG resellers fade in and out in about that time that had as much stock as I do. I think at that point, they either stop paying fees and open their own e-commerce site, or just stop doing business and get a real f'in job image
  • I hate dkoldies. I'll never buy off of him since I got a loose Hatris (which was like one of the last few games I needed to complete my loose cart collection) that had a chip in the freaking cart.

    Only big time seller that I deal with is sosafan... haven't dealt with pedro yet, but I would.
  • I used to like DKoldies but they are terrible anymore. I also bought a lot from discountgames when I was hunting down boxes and manuals, you can snag some cheap stuff from him. I have bought countless times from good old sosafan, and several times from Pedro now.

    ~~NGD
  • Originally posted by: pedro!

    Originally posted by: wrldstrman

    i see dks negs have went down a bit lots of neturals tho


    The reason his negatives went down is because the overall amount of feedback he receives is WAY down. He's lost around 50% of his business in the past 10 months and fading fast. I watch the buying accounts of the resellers as part of making a judgment on their financial success (though his actual sales numbers can be had at Terapeak.com), and DK hardly buys anything anymore. (nesgamebuyer is his buying account). If I had to guess, he's out of business within a year unless he makes some drastic changes.

    dkoldies is terrible.  The games I received were all blemished, and when I tried to contact them about the items they hadn't shipped I never got a response.  He deserves the hall of shame purely for recommending people to clean games with water and rubbing alcohol.

  • Thanks for giving his buying account Pedro. He won my auction here- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160229415754&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=006 I see he NEVER leaves feedback. Whatsup with that and he should have paid by now. This kinda sucks I hope its not a problem.
  • He's rapidly going broke. He overspends for inventory, underprices his games (his average item sells for $2.50, in comparison mine's close to $10), has worthless customer service, and charges more for shipping than any of the large sellers. He bought one of my large lots of ugly games under my liquidation account, then filed a Paypal complaint when he got them and saw the condition. Upon return we found that he'd stolen 11 of the games he wanted. Because he returned them, he got his entire payment back, even though I had proof he sent less items back than he received, based on the weight of the packages to him, then back to me being off by 4 pounds.





    If I had to guess, when he bid on your system, he failed to read the listing and believed he was also bidding on the stack of games in the picture. He's a complete scumbag so good luck with him.
  • Damn. I got a bad feeling now. I did notice that he spends a ton on inventory. I better E-mail him and ask him what 3 games he wants. Thanks pedro.
  • Originally posted by: pedro!

    ...he'd stolen 11 of the games he wanted. Because he returned them, he got his entire payment back...

    Wow this is really enlightening. Like you said, a real scumbag. At that point I wonder why he even bothered to send NES games, why not a box of rocks. If he's going to scam you why not go all the way. Dirtbag thief.


  • Originally posted by: dangevin

    Originally posted by: pedro!

    ...he'd stolen 11 of the games he wanted. Because he returned them, he got his entire payment back...

    Wow this is really enlightening. Like you said, a real scumbag. At that point I wonder why he even bothered to send NES games, why not a box of rocks. If he's going to scam you why not go all the way. Dirtbag thief.




    Returning some games is just bizarre.  He could claim 'not as described' and get his chargeback, and keep everything...maybe he thought you wouldn't notice.   I can't speak for individual customers, but it clearly appears that he has no qualms screwing over competing sellers. 

    I'm not entirely convinced the guy is going broke.   Though, for the life of me I can't see how he isn't hemoraging cash.
  • Well nesgamebuyer sucks, DK oldies sucks, and Im blocking him(as soon as I figure out how). Pedro was exactly right. He FINALLY paid and now he wants his money back. Heres the E-mail he sent FINALLY-                I'm sorry I didn't read the whole auction. I saw the listed games and the pic and bid way higher thinking it was the system and all the games. Good thing others didn't bid it up. Ebay prohibits you from listing all those games and letting me choose from the list. They also prohibit you from listing them for keyword issues. I would have never bid on the auction if I knew it was only the system and a few games. I'm sorry for the trouble here but if you could refund me without shipping it I would appreciate it. I'm sure you could offer it to the next highest bidder.                                                         I didnt know Ebay prohibited listing games. Can anyone confirm? I saw other stores do it and thats where I got the idea. I had free shipping on the auction and he thought it was for all those games! Who in their right mind would ship all that for free!? I think hes in over his head and doesnt take time to actually look at anything. Im done blowing off steam for now. It could have been worse.
  • I think he's right about ebay prohibiting you making a list like that and then having the winner choose from the list.  It is keyword spamming.  I still think he's a douchebag though!
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