The Noteworthy Auction Thread™

Aug 09, 2003 • 19:54

In this thread we all want to post cool, spectacular, noteworthy, jaw-dropping […] Virtual Boy auctions on ebay, Yahoo or any other site…

At first here are two auctions on Yahoo Japan (Always cooool stuff on there!) for the japanese Nintendo Store Display:

➡<http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/58915948>

➡<http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c39350994>

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Apr 17, 2019 • 23:56

jzagal

I wonder what the scam is? Some form of money laundering? It’s not like he’s driving prices up….(or the impression of what the prices are)

Apr 18, 2019 • 01:06

speedyink

I’m pretty sure Paypal holds the money for 60 days for new accounts, or until confirmed delivery. As long as the people don’t wait over 60 days to complain when it doesn’t arrive the guy won’t get any money. At least that’s how I remember it when I first sold stuff on ebay.

Apr 18, 2019 • 02:42

Benjamin Stevens

speedyink wrote:
I’m pretty sure Paypal holds the money for 60 days for new accounts, or until confirmed delivery. As long as the people don’t wait over 60 days to complain when it doesn’t arrive the guy won’t get any money. At least that’s how I remember it when I first sold stuff on ebay.

That sounds about right. He must think that if he quickly deletes an account after a sale, he’ll get to keep his money and run away scot-free, but that’s not how it works.

Apr 18, 2019 • 16:12

Splain

Yeah, I’ve been “scammed” before on ebay, I bought what I thought was a good deal on some Game Boy stuff. I caught right when it was listed, and I bought it before I noticed that the seller had a Chinese name and no feedback. It took a while but I got my money back, and there’s no way that seller got any money out of it.

But those accounts/listings keep popping up. I wonder if they’re doing something weird like selling the PayPal accounts themselves, showing that there’s a pending deposit (that never goes through)?

Apr 18, 2019 • 19:50

jzagal

Oh, I was thinking that it was a scam where the buyer and seller are in it together. Buyer needs to move money somewhere else, seller “sells” something, so the money gets transferred – but you don’t bother to send anything because you’re only making the transaction in order to launder the money you’re sending. (though, at $100 per sale roughly, that seems kind of stupid lol)

Apr 18, 2019 • 23:37

Benjamin Stevens

jzagal wrote:
Oh, I was thinking that it was a scam where the buyer and seller are in it together. Buyer needs to move money somewhere else, seller “sells” something, so the money gets transferred – but you don’t bother to send anything because you’re only making the transaction in order to launder the money you’re sending. (though, at $100 per sale roughly, that seems kind of stupid lol)

Plus, whenever something like that happens, they usually use a very vague product name and almost no details at all in the description, so that there’s almost no chance that someone else will click on it.

Apr 19, 2019 • 03:55

Camera

Listings like that have constantly been showing up in the Video Game categories (and I’d assume other categories as well) for a while now. I get the feeling that they’re meant to collect contact information. I’m not sure for what purpose, but with the buyer protections that eBay and Paypal offer, it doesn’t seem likely that they’re actually getting any money through Paypal.

Apr 23, 2019 • 15:47

Quaze

Complete copy of Virtual Bowling (authentic) up on the ‘Bay currently:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143224161173

May 06, 2019 • 01:26

Levine91

Employee Only Jacket from 1995

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Employee-Virtual-Boy-Shirt-Vintage-90s-Store-Promo-Promotion-VERY-RARE/401761929760?hash=item5d8ae08a20:g:nY0AAOSwMtJcz0A9

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May 06, 2019 • 12:38

nmalinoski

That looks more like a button-up shirt than a jacket.

May 06, 2019 • 23:59

pinmagic

It’s a denim shirt. I have one.

May 07, 2019 • 17:50

Levine91

Yeah yall are right, I was a little brain fried when I typed that.

May 08, 2019 • 20:40

MrMobbs

Hey,

I’m in the UK & I’ve finally got my hands on a VB & looking to complete the collection of official releases. No homebrew for now. I appreciate some of the games are quite pricey but wondering where to look for a realistic price guide? Any help appreciated please

May 21, 2019 • 07:19

wcmiker

This was a very good deal for whoever picked it up:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Virtual-Boy-with-Blockbuster-Case-Collector-039-s-Item-RARE-GAMES-/113756319324?epid=110619105&hash=item1a7c67ae5c%3Ag%3AkloAAOSwVMFc4zjz&nma=true&si=RBbBJ2brwcXrINuBHB7aenezELQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557