pulstar ebay shenanigans

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Chainclaw

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I have a bunch of auctions on watch, and this one seemed like it was probably a boot at first :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=160282273672
"the memory chips are windowed"
The pictures of the sellers other MVS carts (Metal Slug 3 specifically), looked like boots to me, as well.
I didn't plan on bidding for that reason, unless it was about to go for crazy cheap.

That's all no big deal though. What made me post this thread is, there are 5 hours left, and the auction is already at $150. I looked it up in the price guide, and that's almost double the high end.

I'm wondering what is going on here?
 
chris1

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I just sold a PULSTAR Neo Geo MVS Cartridge Game(SNKG) on Ebay..$55.00 Shipped..



$150...WOW!!
 
OMFG

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Damn, I never knew that it would fetch up to $150. It's the only game that I'm looking for right now. There's no way that I'm forking over that much for a bare cart.
 
chris1

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OMF2097 said:
Damn, I never knew that it would fetch up to $150. It's the only game that I'm looking for right now. There's no way that I'm forking over that much for a bare cart.
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Shit,I wish I would of known.::(...It sold so quick..

It was when I was foraging money to buy the yellow pocket bike>me looking to make quick cash...:D
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Neo Alec

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"the memory chips are windowed" definitely sounds like creative slang for "bootleg" so there is no reason the price should be this high.
 
dark penguin

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Great game though. As far as horizontal shmups go, it's one of my favorites.
 
alec

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oh shit its game_of_you


that guy sold me a "mint conditon" Batsugun saturn game with a rip in the manual. I was not happy.

He has an account on this forum, I called him out on that manual and never heard from him again.


Keep your eyes open in the next few months for a noob selling a $20 pulstar boot. I feel bad for the kid.
 
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Neo Alec said:
"the memory chips are windowed" definitely sounds like creative slang for "bootleg" so there is no reason the price should be this high.
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If you look at his other auctions with the clear MVS carts, and the same description, the carts look like boots.

I only made this thread because it was a pretty obvious bootleg going for higher than the legit cart often goes for.
 
Hewitson

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I wouldn't pay $150 for a Pulstar with a fake label let alone a boot.
 
Xian Xi

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He clearly states it's boot without saying it. This is so the buyer has a vague idea of what to expect. If he put boot in the auction it could get pulled. BUT if they pay via paypal they can file a claim for them selling a bootleg. I've claimed against people like that many times but they advertised it as original.
 
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Xian Xi said:
He clearly states it's boot without saying it. This is so the buyer has a vague idea of what to expect. If he put boot in the auction it could get pulled. BUT if they pay via paypal they can file a claim for them selling a bootleg. I've claimed against people like that many times but they advertised it as original.
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Has anyone reached out to the buyer to see if he knew what he was getting? Or do we generally maintain a caveat emptor, laissez faire attitude regarding eBay sales?
 
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For some reason I cant create my own threads at the moment. So I thought I would add my thread to this.

So I bought this item with the description as follows
"Pulstar Jap

Mint

For Neo Geo AES

Genuine not a conversion"

However the cart has some scratchs and the insert is sun faded.

3884431670_89aac0196a_o.jpg


I paid £300 for this so should I request a refund?
 
Bskull

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Admins, please remove this as it is being responded to in another thread.
 
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