B.A.

On 5/8/2022 at 2:08 AM, Naked Warrior said:

Ah, you know you are doing eBay right when you get one of these:

I offered the seller $130 for a CIB Maui Mallard on SNES...pricecharting value currently sits at $167.50, so I wouldn't have defined the (~22% below "market" value) offer as "lowball", but it was significantly lower than the price the seller had listed - $900...I like to send reasonable offers to sellers that have a way out of line price because I feel like maybe it will alert them to what I assume is an error in their listing...and that is exactly what happened here! S/he lowered the Buy It Now price from $900 to $350 shortly after my "lowball" offer.  Too bad I'll never get to buy it or any of her/his other 5 items ...block listed as I am...I cannot overcome the brilliant and shrewd business acumen of this eBay seller. You've won again, crystalsthings!!!

That box looks like it has some sharpie touchup anyway. 

2 hours ago, MrWunderful said:

Local police station =\= capitol building

 

https://www.police1.com/george-floyd-protest/articles/man-sentenced-to-4-years-for-minneapolis-police-station-fire-nKd5RboPPFKRy53f/

 

looks like they were right wing Boogaloo bois according to to that article? So then if so, yeah, its a MAGA Trump Supporter thing. 
 

 

Yeah it was all a conspiracy. How about the post office next door that was burnt down then? That doesn't count either I suppose. They are always bad, we are always good. That must be it.

7 minutes ago, Kguillemette said:

I don't see what they worry about. Storming government buildings is a MAGA Republican thing.

The police station in Minneapolis that is still a hole in the ground would say otherwise. There are crazy and opertunists all over.

3 hours ago, Link said:

If anybody here is gonna do that, coordinate and don't drive the price up amongst ourselves, eh?

I'd pitch in on a community bid.  I think Jeff and the Sage make a cute couple.  

There is one in the laundry room and one in a closet.  I put cat doors on the doors to both rooms so the main doors can be closed.  

My all time favorite.  There will never be a game that captivates me as much as this did the first time I played it. 

It includes Jeff!  How can there be any questions if it is worthwhile.  I can only assume you missed that on the box. 

13 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said:

@B.A. it’s sad you don’t see the old characters anymore. I remember seeing them as a kid at the local McDonald’s where you could meet them and take pictures.

They don't even use Ronald anymore.  It's like they decided they no longer liked fun. 

Mac Tonight was awesome!  There was a McDonalds near me that had a life-size version of him up until a couple years ago.  All the old McDonalds characters kicked ass.  Mayor McCheese, Grimace, The Hamburgler, Fry guys.  Great stuff

You monster!

1 hour ago, a3quit4s said:

I’m in the midst of moving and cannot say enough good things about the HDX tough totes. They come in plenty of sizes although I find the 27 gallon to be perfect for me. Stack a layer of CIB, put a bunch of bubble wrap on top, stack another layer, more bubble wrap. The 27 gallon can do like 2/3 layers of CIB. If you want to be extra careful I would pack them in smaller totes with maybe 2 layers. I used a 17 gallon on my CD jewel case stuff ps1/Dreamcast and I think you could probably fit two layers of CIB in it. 
 

Also totes over boxes any day of the week if you’ve got valuables. I only packed ps2/3/xbox/360 and other random stuff I had in boxes. Everything else is totes. 
 

https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-27-Gal-Tough-Storage-Tote-in-Black-with-Yellow-Lid-HDX27GONLINE-5/205978361

I used these as well, though they get spendy quick.   Sams Club has some very similar ones for a few bucks cheaper.  They don't mix/match very well though (I bought some of both) as they have slightly different dimensions. 

2 hours ago, RH said:

Considering it's age and the fact that it lived in an attic for 35 years, opening that flap will definitely cause noticeable damage.  The printed color will crack and flake.  Again, unless the original owner opened it for photos, even though it was old and toasty, the edges of the box were probably in nice condition.  Not any more.

@Armageddon Potato I'm not dragging you down, but I am pointing out these details.  What's done is done, but this is still a nice item.

If the pictures are in order, the flaps already had evidence that they were opened.  Assuming that is the case, there would be zero reason not to check the contents regardless of an old lady's story.  

If a box has clearly been opened in the past how can one just assume all of the contents inside are new?  You have to open it to verify.  It is the contents that are important.  

34 minutes ago, RH said:

I didn't want to ask that but I thought it too.  There's a chance it had never been opened.  Ever.  But too late now.

It had pretty clearly been opened before based on the pics. They don't come sealed in any way.  

Yeah, I guess to be more specific I would probably sell it to someone on here without the hype.  Those items sell themselves and I don't have the time/energy to squeeze every penny out. 

Sell it without the use of the term "grail" anywhere to be found. 

Welcome! 

They are still on more spinners than you would think.  It's probably because most people didn't actually use ROB very much. 

3 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Probably a victim of the domain issues.

Yeah, the guy hasn't logged in since December 9th. 

NA had a thread like this a couple times a year too.  It was always better in the past, no one does this or that anymore.  In 5 years someone will be say "remember how much better VGS was in 2021?"

29 minutes ago, darkchylde28 said:

It probably means that they didn't sell enough units to totally sell out their first batch ordered from their overseas factory.  In that light, it makes perfect sense, and is a good thing for folks who were on the fence about buying one, with no effect for folks who stormed the beaches to preorder as soon as it was possible to do so.

That doesn't jive with the talk of the 1st batch being available in Feb though.  From everything I read they are shipping them out in order of reservation.

I don't understand how their reservation que works.  If you sign up now it says availability after Q2 2022.  For me it says I put in my reservation on July 17th, and still says my expected availability is after Q2 2022.  So it's exactly the same as a person who pre-orders today?  That makes no sense. 

I've only played StarCraft 64, but I played it A LOT!.  My roommate and I at the time would play for hours, set up 2 TVs with a splitter and cover half of the TV so we couldn't see what the other was doing. 

I will still play it once a year or so now, I gave it a 7.  

That crease in the PS5 box though!  You are going to get a terrible grade on it.  

12 minutes ago, phart010 said:

Can someone tell me why Dragon Quest Builders 1 is so expensive but part 2 is so cheap? Isn’t part 2 the better game?? Is part 1 already becoming a collectible?

I liked part one much better, am a big fan.  I thought part 2 was a no fun chore.  Though I doubt that has much to do with driving the price.