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    #9932
    Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yNDH0FiL5M


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    #9933
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,870 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    God damn it!! Justin Bieber is in Tokyo :(:(:mad::mad:
    Time to leave me thinks.

    You can deal with his presence Pyongy


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    #9934
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    @StevenEmmanuelle: We must be watching the same morning TV show!? He was just on that morning show that had a feature on the Tokyo Sky Tree and a Russian woman who makes dresses out of men's shirts.

    I said SHIRTS. :pac:


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    #9935
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    Oh and before I forget, where can I buy this stuff Steven Emmanuelle?

    Is Japan like Canada, they have LCBO stores etc? I love a nice scotch, bourbon etc so would like to bring a bottle back with me. :)

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    #9936
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,870 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Pyongyang wrote: »
    @StevenEmmanuelle: We must be watching the same morning TV show!? He was just on that morning show that had a feature on the Tokyo Sky Tree and a Russian woman who makes dresses out of men's shirts.

    I said SHIRTS. :pac:

    Yeah, I was watching some TV show while flicking around the channels and he popped up.
    Pyongyang wrote: »
    Oh and before I forget, where can I buy this stuff Steven Emmanuelle?

    Is Japan like Canada, they have LCBO stores etc? I love a nice scotch, bourbon etc so would like to bring a bottle back with me. :)

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    You'll want to grab a bottle of Karuizawa Whisky then as well :)
    I no expert on these things but I did grab some Suntory single cask in Takashimaya Nihonbashi for about 100 euro.


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    #9937
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,247 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Apparently you can easily get the karaoke booth from Lost in Translation. It's in Shibuya somewhere, place called Karaoke Kan. One thing I always meant to try but I was the only hardcore LiT fan :( Ended up in the nightclub (not the lapdancing one :pac:) from the film by accident though. One of my giddier hipster moments.

    "THAT'S BILL MURRAY'S CHAIR!!!???!!!!!111!!?"


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    #9938
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    http://www.adverts.ie/nintendo/variety-of-snes-games/1848130

    jaysus...

    Not gonna say anything


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    #9939
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,247 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Includes the special 'golden' versions of Mario All Stars and Donkey Kong :P

    Frantic commenting underneath is worthy of a chuckle.


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    #9940
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Its times like these I wish boards had a puke smiley :)


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    #9941
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,667 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Ah here, couldn't help post. If he let Terranigma go for a tenner that is beyond sickening!


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    #9942
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,052 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Yeah I paid 70 for it a few days ago and that was cheap! I see the first posts the guy is picking up all the rare stuff. Illusion of Time, Secret of Evermore, LttP and Terranigma and another game for a 40. I'd say your man is laughing all the way to his ebay account.
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    #9943
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,254 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Ah here, couldn't help post. If he let Terranigma go for a tenner that is beyond sickening!

    Seller should have done his homework.


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    #9944
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,719 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    If the seller is unaware of the 'value' and flogs them cheap then I whole hearty endorse this - can't be complain about people who charge too much and people who let stuff go cheaply !!


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    #9945
    safetyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,067 ✭✭✭safetyboy


    Some of them games look like they have been to Barbados.


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    #9946
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,052 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    safetyboy wrote: »
    Some of them games look like they have been to Barbados.

    For the price I wouldn't complain.
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    #9947
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,667 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
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    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Seller should have done his homework.
    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    If the seller is unaware of the 'value' and flogs them cheap then I whole hearty endorse this - can't be complain about people who charge too much and people who let stuff go cheaply !!

    You know, I always thought this. Laughed my arse off at getting bargains. (sure that's the whole reason I use ebay)

    But it leaves a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to adverts. If someone lists something they dont know is valuable on ebay, it'll still sell for a good price usually as the world can see it. If you get a bargain there, the world saw the item but didn't pay big money. It's fair.

    When listed on adverts though and you see the vultures circling, unbeknown to the OP, it just looks like their innocence is being taken advantage of and robbed.

    Fair enough, picking up a Snes for 15 quid when they're worth 40 or so is one thing - but a 70 euro rare game for a tenner?

    Maybe the guy is only selling it because he's hard up, under a load of bills or is about to have his house taken away.

    Okay that's me being dramatic and soft, but you know what I mean! :D


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    #9948
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    ah just as a seller need only disclose information he is asked for (without being misleading of course) so a buyer need not tell a seller how much he would be prepared to pay for something.

    Its a simple lesson really, if you want to maximize profits always know what you are selling.


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    #9949
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,667 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
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    Yeah but what if the seller isn't of sound mind?

    What if the OP in that thread is a little slow?

    What if a 90 year old woman offers you a BMW for a tenner?

    There's a difference between getting a good deal and ripping someone off.

    I have a good throwback to when I was a kid over this one. A friend of mine swapped me an Optimus Prime Transformer (it was amazing) for 1 Turtles card. 1 damn card! - I thought I'd hit the deal of a lifetime.

    Ran inside to show my granny what my skills had just acomplished - she was horrified and made me go give it back.

    I was majorly pissed off and didn't understand.

    Kinda get what she was getting at now though.


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    #9950
    ghostchant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭ghostchant


    Out of curiosity what are you thoughts on the situation when an item is misspelled on ebay, eluding the standard search function? Presumably the 'world' didn't necessarily see the item in that case and the seller risks getting ripped off. Fair game?


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    #9951
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,667 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Hadn't thought about that much. I used to use that tactic quite a bit back when I didn't really give a damn about the person on the receiving end.

    It's all down to your own personal ethics really. I'm not lambasting anyone for their dealings - do what you will.

    Just lately I feel that if I'm in a situation where I have knowledge to help someone out with a deal or save them some money I'd like to do so.

    Similarly, if I saw something way overpriced and some poor sod about to drop money on it I'd do the same.


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    #9952
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,870 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    There's also the possibility that the seller just didn't want to profit from what they had. Maybe they got them cheap years ago and decided to pass on a bargain to someone else.

    I know I've sold things before at mad cheap prices knowing they were worth a lot more, usually to you fine peeps here. But to be honest I'm less inclined to put up bargains on adverts these days as some of the people on there as just a$$h*&es and don't deserve any such bargain.
    I like to think I have a good business mind but it's not always about the money for me, and I'm not completely alone.


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    #9953
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,719 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Yeah but what if the seller isn't of sound mind?

    What if the OP in that thread is a little slow?

    What if a 90 year old woman offers you a BMW for a tenner?

    There's a difference between getting a good deal and ripping someone off.

    Its impossible to know if the seller is of sound mind or a kid selling his dads collection to buy fags without meeting them first.

    Now, if you meet them and can obviously see something is wrong or suspect stolen goods then its really you're call on it. Be honest and miss out on a bargain or be a profiteering git ? I'd like to think I'd know which one I'd be.

    But online only purchases: you want X or it ? Ok here's X now post it...

    Any BMW is way overpriced at a tenner - dirty robbing old lady..


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    #9954
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Yeah but what if the seller isn't of sound mind?

    What if the OP in that thread is a little slow?

    What if a 90 year old woman offers you a BMW for a tenner?

    There's a difference between getting a good deal and ripping someone off.

    I have a good throwback to when I was a kid over this one. A friend of mine swapped me an Optimus Prime Transformer (it was amazing) for 1 Turtles card. 1 damn card! - I thought I'd hit the deal of a lifetime.

    Ran inside to show my granny what my skills had just acomplished - she was horrified and made me go give it back.

    I was majorly pissed off and didn't understand.

    Kinda get what she was getting at now though.

    Well those are all hypotheticals, if you knew or should have known that a seller was of unsound mind or as you put it a little slow and that was why he was selling so cheaply well then you would be taking advantage, not only of them but of a trait, characteristic or limitiation of theirs which thay cannot help, Thats not something I would ever want to do or think is ok for others to do either.

    But having said all that there is no indication from the adverts.ie add that any of those are the case so best of luck to everyone who got a good find.

    I don't want to be seen as advocating that people rip others off or try and fleece them but you are entitled to take the advantages that come your way fairly.


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    #9955
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    I think its fairly clear he didn't no the value of the carts. Its not only Terranigma, the other 3 games aren't exactly cheap either. If a collector ended up getting them, that would be cool, but I'd say alot of the vultures on adverts will re-sell them for massive profit


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    #9956
    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    nuxxx wrote: »
    I think its fairly clear he didn't no the value of the carts. Its not only Terranigma, the other 3 games aren't exactly cheap either.

    My point is that no one was obliged to pay him what they are worth, only what he wants for them.


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    #9957
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    valleyoftheunos wrote: »
    My point is that no one was obliged to pay him what they are worth, only what he wants for them.

    Yeah I agree, just hope someone decent got them =)


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    #9958
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,870 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    As someone who is in the early stages of starting a retro sales business this is something I guess I'm going to have to deal with sooner or later.
    If I see something going for a really cheap price and I know I can sell it on at a massive profit do I jump on it and profit or make the seller aware of what they have?

    Business mind vs Personal beliefs, it's a tough one :o


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    #9959
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,667 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Profiteering was touched on and I think that's the crux of what I have a problem with. If a genuine collector got them cheap from someone who knew their value and just wanted to pass them on that's great. Personally whenever I sell something on (unless it's to a reseller) I like to let it go at the price I paid.

    What bothers me is when someone obviously doesn't know what something is worth (ffs Teranigma for a tenner, and that's only one of the games) and people are obviously jumping to try to scramble for it, like that scene in Batman when the Joker is throwing money on the street.

    Hell, if he had it up for 30 euro I'd say fair enough - still a steal but at least he's getting more than the price of two pints.

    I guess it depends on the intent of the buyer...and when it comes to adverts..well, I don't trust em.

    On a side note, I received a really nice PM from the OP in that advert thanking me and he had absolutely no clue some of these games could be worth more than a tenner.


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    #9960
    Dale Parish
    Registered Users Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Dale Parish


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Seller should have done his homework.
    The greatest irony is he's a work colleague of mine.


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    #9961
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,667 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Dale Parish wrote: »
    The greatest irony is he's a work colleague of mine.

    Tell him this is his one get out of jail free card and to do his homework in future :D


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