Is this electronic game really rare???

Peter Pie

I fall off my chair laughing when i flick through ebay and come across an item title like GALAXY INVADER 1000 VERY RARE. Surely these people can be done for misleading the buyer. Can anybody else give a better example.

Neil UK · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject:

Hi Peter,
Sorry Confused

I'm kind of guilty as you might have seen in my items yesterday, but I count my Blip as rare because of its Blip-o-mat box Shocked

. Admitedly the game is a bog standard Blip, but the box looks nice Smile

I'll try and behave myself in the future Wink

Neil.

Rik · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject:

I remember an auction where someone had the white-body MGA Pac Man (which is basically a give away, I have a couple I got in lots of games), and he listed it as 'Incredibly Rare, never seen on Ebay!' with a starting bid of $199. Now THAT made me almost laugh out of my chair... Mr. Green

spacemonsterviras · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:

Cop a load of this.

Laughing

There was also the guy wanting $1000 for an unboxed Gakken PuckMonster in average condition. Oh and there's somebody right now listing a Tandy Armatron for $250. It's not a handheld, I know, but it could hold one. Wink

Actually that reminds me, years ago I ripped the guts out of my Armatron and started installing stepper motors. I should try to complete it and see if I can get it to play my handhelds. A computer playing computer games, Duchamp would have loved it. Very Happy

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Eggie · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:33 am Post subject:

About laughing out of your chair spoken:
This guy thinks he has a verry rare game and want to become verry fast rich:

http://cgi.ebay.nl/TE-KOOP-1-V.....dZViewItem

Can someone tell me how to make the URl's shorter.

Regards

Peter Pie · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:08 pm Post subject:

Hi neil,
You can be forgiven because i know the game will be in tip top condition. By the way i need to stop looking at your items for sale or i can forget paying the mortgage this month Wink

peter.

Rik · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject:

that_marcus · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject:

Eggie: Don't know why and when eBay makes those long URLs but you can always copy and paste a bit to make them shorter.
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8713199427

Eggie · Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:32 am Post subject:

Thanks guys for the tips to make URL's shorter.

Regards Egbert

blue6demon · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

I do have a question about rarity... i just bought those : Tandy Sports Arena, mattel brain baffler and this one that the guy told me it's uncommon : Tandy Zingo , is it true ??? Confused

Thanks !
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mario101 · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject:

I can't believe Puck Monster was 1000 on eBay. Rik...... you sent me one for free. Well its by a different company. Lansay...... hmmm Confused

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Rik · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject:

Oh, I can assure you he didn't GET $1000 for it... Mr. Green

But he tried...

JoePal · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:12 am Post subject:

the eBay links are dead.. if you want to show us something, can you try and screen-capture the webpage?