Wait a minute, it was either the cook, the butler, the detective, or hounder. My bet's definately on hounder since he wants one more SE to add to his sack of stolen goodies
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
Thats actually a good idea, $4,000 is defianately enough to threaten taking it to court. Would probably scare the seller enough to give it up.
screw that, dont get a lawyer, if u have a lawyer friend go for it, if not go to judge judy, she can do cases of upto 5k, and since this had a 4k BIN, it qualifies, and all you have to do is show the precident
Guys this kind of shit happens all the time in collectables. only reason we haven't seen it much in nes is because the dollars have been small until now. it won't be the last time. the bigger the dollars the better the backstabbing
It should be known regardless, but I won't be dealing with whoever did this. Let the community know and let us make our own judgments. Just because its unavoidable doesn't mean it should go without consequence.
true but I guess I just see it from both sides. we're pissed because ant got ripped off. well if ant got his way the seller was going to be ripped off. due to his own stupidity but still
it doesnt matter, when he listed a BIN price he created a contract beteen himself and the buyer (Ant), thus he violated that contract by relisting, reguardless of the price he listed it at. It's his own fault for listing it at that price, I have no sympathy for the seller
yeah but if it was a fifty dollar item - take away the zeros - nobody here would give a shit and this little lynch mob wouldn't be forming. but its viewed as unforgiveable since ant was getting such a deal. well if the dollars make it unforgiveable from the buyers perspective they surely have to make it more forgiveable from the sellers perspective.
I think its more the rarity and desirability than the actual value. That, and I personally would be pissed off about a $50 game, especially if a member of our community was responsible, but thats just me. Scammers and scumbags are all the same in my book, from petty cash shittyness to high rolling shityness.
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
oh spare me. do you have *any* idea how expensive that kind of action would be?
screw that, dont get a lawyer, if u have a lawyer friend go for it, if not go to judge judy, she can do cases of upto 5k, and since this had a 4k BIN, it qualifies, and all you have to do is show the precident
if you go to a quasi court like judge judy it has to be under MUTUAL agreement
What I don't understand is how someone could do this, and then brag about owning it? You've got to figure the number of people who have a CIB copy are fewer than 10, and so it's not like you'd be able to keep it a secret, right? That said, by getting it this way, you'd instantly be viewed as a real piece of shit (well, to me anyway), and shunned from the very community you'd be bragging to. Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose of owning it? I think this takes "step on anyone to get to the top" to a new level in this community.
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
oh spare me. do you have *any* idea how expensive that kind of action would be?
Nope, I don't. But it can't be more than a couple hundred bucks to talk to a lawyer and have him call the guy up, right? If that's all it takes to scare the guy into selling, it's worth it.
But, no I'm not going to pretend I know how much these things cost.
What I don't understand is how someone could do this, and then brag about owning it? You've got to figure the number of people who have a CIB copy are fewer than 10, and so it's not like you'd be able to keep it a secret, right? That said, by getting it this way, you'd instantly be viewed as a real piece of shit (well, to me anyway), and shunned from the very community you'd be bragging to. Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose of owning it? I think this takes "step on anyone to get to the top" to a new level in this community.
they figured no one would know it was them and or that more than one person would offer
I don't think Trade-N-Games did this, if you read the question, he's just asking about the other stuff coming. I'm sure this guy got tons of messages, as for blaming just one person, I wouldn't lose sleep over it cause I bet there were multiple people trying to undercut this.
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
oh spare me. do you have *any* idea how expensive that kind of action would be?
Nope, I don't. But it can't be more than a couple hundred bucks to talk to a lawyer and have him call the guy up, right? If that's all it takes to scare the guy into selling, it's worth it.
But, no I'm not going to pretend I know how much these things cost.
I deal with lawyers all the time in my job and we charge out time out in the same manner and with not dissimilar rates. so I can say both from dealing with them and in my somewhat analagous daily experience that professional fees add up in a hurry. It would be way more expensive than practical, lets leave it at that.
besides. by the time your lawyer gets around to it (and believe it or not he has other clients, you are not his #1 priority) the game will be sold to someone else. Now there are three parties involved and twice the work for your lawyer. aint never gonna happen.
Well if someone wants to win this auction they are going to have to go at it pretty strongly! Like fifteen thousand dollars strongly!! I have a feeling this zero feedback bidder really wants to piss off the seller and the D-bag that convinced him to re-list it!!
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For some reason this is reminding me of one of thos murder mysteries Any one up for a game of clue
o0o o0o me me
captain a-hole was killed in the ebay room with a gameboy
hhhm, the ebay asshole strikes again! A shady character shot someone with a zzaper !
I got it, it was so obvious, we all know it was the butler all along
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
Thats actually a good idea, $4,000 is defianately enough to threaten taking it to court. Would probably scare the seller enough to give it up.
Guys this kind of shit happens all the time in collectables. only reason we haven't seen it much in nes is because the dollars have been small until now. it won't be the last time. the bigger the dollars the better the backstabbing
It should be known regardless, but I won't be dealing with whoever did this. Let the community know and let us make our own judgments. Just because its unavoidable doesn't mean it should go without consequence.
true but I guess I just see it from both sides. we're pissed because ant got ripped off. well if ant got his way the seller was going to be ripped off. due to his own stupidity but still
it doesnt matter, when he listed a BIN price he created a contract beteen himself and the buyer (Ant), thus he violated that contract by relisting, reguardless of the price he listed it at. It's his own fault for listing it at that price, I have no sympathy for the seller
yeah but if it was a fifty dollar item - take away the zeros - nobody here would give a shit and this little lynch mob wouldn't be forming. but its viewed as unforgiveable since ant was getting such a deal. well if the dollars make it unforgiveable from the buyers perspective they surely have to make it more forgiveable from the sellers perspective.
I think its more the rarity and desirability than the actual value. That, and I personally would be pissed off about a $50 game, especially if a member of our community was responsible, but thats just me. Scammers and scumbags are all the same in my book, from petty cash shittyness to high rolling shityness.
We really would like to know the name.
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
Here's a link to the news article: [LINK]
It was in Australia, I guess -- I don't know if that affects anything.
OK ENOUGH D]CK[ING AROUND, WHO IS THE SH!THEAD?
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
oh spare me. do you have *any* idea how expensive that kind of action would be?
screw that, dont get a lawyer, if u have a lawyer friend go for it, if not go to judge judy, she can do cases of upto 5k, and since this had a 4k BIN, it qualifies, and all you have to do is show the precident
if you go to a quasi court like judge judy it has to be under MUTUAL agreement
eBay is worldwide, so I would assume so are the contracts
OK ENOUGH D]CK[ING AROUND, WHO IS THE SH!THEAD?
LOL well said
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
oh spare me. do you have *any* idea how expensive that kind of action would be?
Nope, I don't. But it can't be more than a couple hundred bucks to talk to a lawyer and have him call the guy up, right? If that's all it takes to scare the guy into selling, it's worth it.
But, no I'm not going to pretend I know how much these things cost.
What I don't understand is how someone could do this, and then brag about owning it? You've got to figure the number of people who have a CIB copy are fewer than 10, and so it's not like you'd be able to keep it a secret, right? That said, by getting it this way, you'd instantly be viewed as a real piece of shit (well, to me anyway), and shunned from the very community you'd be bragging to. Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose of owning it? I think this takes "step on anyone to get to the top" to a new level in this community.
they figured no one would know it was them and or that more than one person would offer
I remember reading a news article about a guy who won a rare WWII plane (or something like that) on eBay. The seller refused to sell to him, and the guy took it to court and *won*. With an item this pricey, you could legitimately threaten this seller with litigation, and there is precedent to back up your case. If you follow this through (get a lawyer, have him contact the seller), I bet just the threat would get him to sell to you.
oh spare me. do you have *any* idea how expensive that kind of action would be?
Nope, I don't. But it can't be more than a couple hundred bucks to talk to a lawyer and have him call the guy up, right? If that's all it takes to scare the guy into selling, it's worth it.
But, no I'm not going to pretend I know how much these things cost.
I deal with lawyers all the time in my job and we charge out time out in the same manner and with not dissimilar rates. so I can say both from dealing with them and in my somewhat analagous daily experience that professional fees add up in a hurry. It would be way more expensive than practical, lets leave it at that.
besides. by the time your lawyer gets around to it (and believe it or not he has other clients, you are not his #1 priority) the game will be sold to someone else. Now there are three parties involved and twice the work for your lawyer. aint never gonna happen.
OK MAKE IT QUICK AND TELL US THE GUYS NAME, I HAVE TO PINCH A LOAF AND IT MIGHT BE SOURDOUGH......CANT HOLD MUCH LONGER!
hahahaa