MaddenCollector | 28 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 The story behind this picture is one of my all-time favorite video game buying experiences. 10 days ago I got a response to my Craigslist ad for buying video games. The guy said he had an Atari Jaguar in the box with some games for sale. I replied to ask about game titles and box condition, he sent me some pics and it was all in great condition. I asked how much he wanted and he said it looked to be around $700 on eBay and he was taking offers. 99% of the time when anyone throws out eBay prices I just thank them for their time and don’t even bother making an offer. I was kind and just told him I didn’t want to insult him with an offer. He replied back and said he appreciated my honesty and that he also had an Atari XE in the box as well as a JVC X-eye and some games. Now I’m interested. We exchange a couple emails and finally land on a price for everything. He asks about arrangements, I tell him where I live, and he then tells me he’s in Minnesota. I automatically assume this is a scam or I’m being trolled, so I tell him I’m sorry but I only buy locally as there’s just too much risk otherwise. He asks what he can do to make it easier? I suggested to just send me the Xeye and Sega CD games for an appropriate portion of the money and I’d send him PayPal. At this point, I kinda felt I’d be scammed but worst case I was out a few hundred dollars until PayPal refunded me. Well, wouldn’t you know this actually showed up today! The Jaguar and Atari XE stuff will be here soon! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Count | 526 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, MaddenCollector said: We exchange a couple emails and finally land on a price for everything. He asks about arrangements, I tell him where I live, and he then tells me he’s in Minnesota. Oh, fuck you. J/K, nice snatch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Bill Walsh College Football! Nice! The rest going in the trash or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 For me anyways, the riskiest purchases ended up being some of my best finds. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 771 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, BortLicensePlate said: Bill Walsh College Football! Nice! The rest going in the trash or what? Yo, don't trash Sewer Shark like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLevel83 | 85 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Great story! 1-out of-10 people are legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Nice! A Beatmania controller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin | 198 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Very cool! You almost never see those x-eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Nice snag and congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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