MB's permanent mail day + finds thread.
I figured it was time I made a permanent thread for my finds and such. I don't always get really nice stuff...sometimes, I'll go a week or two without even the chance of hunting. But I'll make this thread anyway, in the event I find something.
Speaking of finding something... A couple months ago, I was playing around a bit with an automatic-purchase feature at a certain online marketplace-type site, entering lowball amounts in the event an item came up and was priced at that level. I got a couple random e-mails about a week ago, stating I'd bought a couple games with that auto-purchase feature. I was like, "OK, this is nice...I'll be able to sell these and make some money." Then I read the descriptions...the two games I'd purchased were mentioned as having the boxes and manuals and being in excellent condition. At this point, my jaw hits the floor...why didn't this seller do her research and see these were worth a fair bit more than what she sold them to me for? I click on her username from one of the e-mails to see what else she has for sale...I order three more games at her prices, each mentioned as having box (case, in the event of a couple certain Sega CD games) and manual and being in excellent condition. Within an hour, I receive a notice of a refund on one of the Sega CD games, stating it wasn't available for purchase. I e-mail the seller and ask her what's going on. She responds back with clarification that someone else had ordered the same game earlier in the day (given that this site isn't one that seems to be maintained much, this seems understandable). I e-mail her back thanking her for clarification (and making mention of the other games I'd bought), to which she responds by stating she will be listing more games later on, that she would e-mail me back when she had a list.
Fast forward to today...I receive three packages in the mail: one from the aforementioned seller, one from a seller at GameTZ, and a third from another seller. The third seller's package turned out to not be the item I ordered, so I have begun the refund process there. The other two packages, though...the first package was all 4 games I'd ordered from her, in or very near the stated condition. The second package was a certain Japanese 3DS limited-edition game. I'll go ahead and say I didn't pay anywhere near market value for any of the 5 games I got that I'll be keeping...in fact, I was under loose prices on all of these except for the Japanese 3DS game. What were they? Here's some pics...
Speaking of finding something... A couple months ago, I was playing around a bit with an automatic-purchase feature at a certain online marketplace-type site, entering lowball amounts in the event an item came up and was priced at that level. I got a couple random e-mails about a week ago, stating I'd bought a couple games with that auto-purchase feature. I was like, "OK, this is nice...I'll be able to sell these and make some money." Then I read the descriptions...the two games I'd purchased were mentioned as having the boxes and manuals and being in excellent condition. At this point, my jaw hits the floor...why didn't this seller do her research and see these were worth a fair bit more than what she sold them to me for? I click on her username from one of the e-mails to see what else she has for sale...I order three more games at her prices, each mentioned as having box (case, in the event of a couple certain Sega CD games) and manual and being in excellent condition. Within an hour, I receive a notice of a refund on one of the Sega CD games, stating it wasn't available for purchase. I e-mail the seller and ask her what's going on. She responds back with clarification that someone else had ordered the same game earlier in the day (given that this site isn't one that seems to be maintained much, this seems understandable). I e-mail her back thanking her for clarification (and making mention of the other games I'd bought), to which she responds by stating she will be listing more games later on, that she would e-mail me back when she had a list.
Fast forward to today...I receive three packages in the mail: one from the aforementioned seller, one from a seller at GameTZ, and a third from another seller. The third seller's package turned out to not be the item I ordered, so I have begun the refund process there. The other two packages, though...the first package was all 4 games I'd ordered from her, in or very near the stated condition. The second package was a certain Japanese 3DS limited-edition game. I'll go ahead and say I didn't pay anywhere near market value for any of the 5 games I got that I'll be keeping...in fact, I was under loose prices on all of these except for the Japanese 3DS game. What were they? Here's some pics...
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Continuing through the list with a bit more fervor, I read them silently to myself, "Stickybear Preschool, Stickybear Preschool pre-release, NFL Hall of Fame Football, NFL Hall of Fame Football pre-release..." Then I stopped, for the next entry was none other than Zelda's Adventure demos. Five of them. I didn't need to read the rest of the list to know I'd be doing my best to buy the lot, but I did, and eventually came across an entry for a Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon demo (singular, unfortunately). So I batted around some numbers in my head, and responded with a request for pics, mainly for my peace of mind and to make sure they were legit. He sent me a few pics (while not picturing the entire lot, he did take pics of the Hotel Mario and a couple of the Zelda's Adventure, as well as the remote controllers), and then I replied with an offer I was fairly comfortable paying (plus whatever shipping costs; keep in mind, I have no steady income at the moment, so I didn't offer my usual 1/3 to 1/2 of what I think it's worth...I offered closer to 1/5). He got a shipping quote, and ensured it was alright with me...of course it was.
Three days later, this 292-piece lot (288 demos or games, and 4 controllers) happens... Most of this is for sale, except for one of the Hotel Mario demos, the Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon demo, one of the Zelda's Adventure demos, one of each variety of remote controllers, The Cream of Eric Clapton, and Forrest Gump. A few of these have already sold via GameGavel.
The full lot, in all its splendor...