When $1300 turns into $1950

[jeff_mangum]

<a href="http://www.neostore.com/detail.asp?ProductID=278" target="_blank">HA HA HA</a>

Look familiar to anyone?

 

[KOF_FANATIK]

did u sell that to shawn?

 

[jeff_mangum]

Nope. But someone on this board did.

<small>[ April 13, 2003, 09:48 PM: Message edited by: jeff_mangum ]</small>

 

[Michael Yagami]

Mr. Wallace?

Mike

 

[thefub]

KOF_FANATIK:
did u sell that to shawn?

jeff_mangum:
Nope. But someone on this board did.

How enlightening. Thanks

 

[Lovecraft0110]

WOW!

That's about 1850 $ more of what I would pay for MS1 lol. I have both MVS and AES, so...

<small>[ April 13, 2003, 10:01 PM: Message edited by: Lovecraft0110 ]</small>

 

[FeelGood]

Interesting. Glad Robert managed to sell it finally.

 

[Tacitus]

I played this again last night. Some teammates from my rugby team came over and were blown away that I had a Neo.

We popped in Metal Slug.. it was cool when they were so impressed with it. We had a blast with it... but while I was playing it.. I realized.


THIS GAME IS NOT WORTH 2000 DOLLARS.

At all.

Yeah, it's really fund and cool.. but it's just not worth it!

Sorry to stray a bit.. but seriously..Metal Slug fever is running out of control.

 

[FeelGood]

VanillaThunder:
I played this again last night. Some teammates from my rugby team came over and were blown away that I had a Neo.

We popped in Metal Slug.. it was cool when they were so impressed with it. We had a blast with it... but while I was playing it.. I realized.


THIS GAME IS NOT WORTH 2000 DOLLARS.

At all.

Yeah, it's really fund and cool.. but it's just not worth it!

Sorry to stray a bit.. but seriously..Metal Slug fever is running out of control.

Perhaps not the game.

But the homecart? Yes, it is. Because people are willing to pay that much for a mint copy of the homecart. The same way a scan of spiderman #1 can be downloaded for free, but the comic itself in mint condition costs $26,000. Why does it cost that much? Think about it.

 

[Tacitus]

EvilWasabi:

VanillaThunder:
I played this again last night. Some teammates from my rugby team came over and were blown away that I had a Neo.

We popped in Metal Slug.. it was cool when they were so impressed with it. We had a blast with it... but while I was playing it.. I realized.


THIS GAME IS NOT WORTH 2000 DOLLARS.

At all.

Yeah, it's really fund and cool.. but it's just not worth it!

Sorry to stray a bit.. but seriously..Metal Slug fever is running out of control.

Perhaps not the game.

But the homecart? Yes, it is. Because people are willing to pay that much for a mint copy of the homecart. The same way a scan of spiderman #1 can be downloaded for free, but the comic itself in mint condition costs $26,000. Why does it cost that much? Think about it.

I guess I agree with you, it's a lot like a lot of other areas of collecting and antiquing.. Whether you want it as a status symbol, completeness of a collection or whatever..

Yeah, I see your point.

Edit:

Wow, we agree on something lately! wink

<small>[ April 13, 2003, 11:27 PM: Message edited by: VanillaThunder ]</small>

 

[Neo Bomber Man]

EvilWasabi:
Interesting. Glad Robert managed to sell it finally.

Even more interesting to me.

I sold that to Robert, and that insert is faded. It's more visible on the larger photo which I don't have at my disposal at the moment however even this one proves it. The copy in question is the one in the middle. (check Marco's hair, the METAL SLUG lettering, the red rocket, the explosion out of the machine gun etc.)

<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/gallery/collections/Neo%20Bomber%20Man/1.jpg" alt=" - " />

I would have thought that for so much money one would at least be getting top-calibre descriptions.

Oh the things one stumbles upon with once-in-a-while trips on-line....

 

[Shawn]

>> I sold that to Robert, and that insert is faded. The copy in question is the one in the middle.

Imagine that. The copy that is directly in front of your camera’s flash seems to be of slightly lighter colors, quite deceptive indeed. Notice at the very bottom of the middle cart the flash creates an illusion of massive wear & whitening.

Item # 278 in the Neo Store is not sun faded. The yellows are deep, not light. The reds are dark, not pink. No sun fading or signs of whitening are evident on this particular Japanese Slug insert.

>> I would have thought that for so much money one would at least be getting top-calibre descriptions.

The detailed description is 50 (FIFTY) words long and is concerned only with the item’s condition. Come to think about it, that’s the longest description of a home cart’s condition on the Neo Store.

Question: When is the last time you recall a customer complaining about a purchase of a home cart from the Neo Store that was below its advertised condition?

I grade quite meticulously, and of course for a high end item such as Slug 1 extra care and effort is invested when drafting a description.

 

[Criterionradiohead]

Shawn:
>> I sold that to Robert, and that insert is faded. The copy in question is the one in the middle.

Imagine that. The copy that is directly in front of your camera’s flash seems to be of slightly lighter colors, quite deceptive indeed. Notice at the very bottom of the middle cart the flash creates an illusion of massive wear & whitening.

Item # 278 in the Neo Store is not sun faded. The yellows are deep, not light. The reds are dark, not pink. No sun fading or signs of whitening are evident on this particular Japanese Slug insert.

>> I would have thought that for so much money one would at least be getting top-calibre descriptions.

The detailed description is 50 (FIFTY) words long and is concerned only with the item’s condition. Come to think about it, that’s the longest description of a home cart’s condition on the Neo Store.

Question: When is the last time you recall a customer complaining about a purchase of a home cart from the Neo Store that was below its advertised condition?

I grade quite meticulously, and of course for a high end item such as Slug 1 extra care and effort is invested when drafting a description.

OWN3D!!!!11

I don't agree with the outrageous price (mostly because it is out of my reach) but business is business.

Criterionradihead wink

 

[Galford Forever]

Shawn:


I grade quite meticulously

I'd agree 100% with that. If I can say anything, it's that I've never been disappointed with something I bought from the neostore.

 

[mog]

Thank god I jumped ship off the AES boat and swam to the warm tropical shores of the Republic of MVS.

 

[Neo Bomber Man]

Shawn:
>> I sold that to Robert, and that insert is faded. The copy in question is the one in the middle.

Imagine that. The copy that is directly in front of your camera’s flash seems to be of slightly lighter colors, quite deceptive indeed. Notice at the very bottom of the middle cart the flash creates an illusion of massive wear & whitening.

Item # 278 in the Neo Store is not sun faded. The yellows are deep, not light. The reds are dark, not pink. No sun fading or signs of whitening are evident on this particular Japanese Slug insert.

>> I would have thought that for so much money one would at least be getting top-calibre descriptions.

The detailed description is 50 (FIFTY) words long and is concerned only with the item’s condition. Come to think about it, that’s the longest description of a home cart’s condition on the Neo Store.

Question: When is the last time you recall a customer complaining about a purchase of a home cart from the Neo Store that was below its advertised condition?

I grade quite meticulously, and of course for a high end item such as Slug 1 extra care and effort is invested when drafting a description.

And just imagine this: I had 3 copies side by side and compared them all in person. Camera flash may have accentuated the fading but not created it. I even compared the spine of that copy to another Metal Slug, two RIGHT BESIDE each other, and there was a colour difference.

50 words is not a particularly big description.

Question: When is the last time you recall a customer complaining about a purchase of a home cart from the Neo Store that was below its advertised condition?

Oh I can think of someone who had some negative comments about his Neo Store purchase, or perhaps it was a non-store purchase from you. In any case, one could apply your argument to many sellers for the simple reason that most responsible people will make a private complaint to the seller should the need arise, not whine out in the open like a child.

Fair enough, I have never purchased from you, I can't attest to your general descriptions. Nevertheless the fact remains the the insert is faded. I compared it side by side, both the cover and spine, to two other copies of the game and noticed inconsistancies.

And Criterionradiohead, way to look stupid.

 

[aria]

Neo Bomber Man:
And Criterionradiohead, way to look stupid.

Eugh... If you didn't pick up on it, Criterionradiohead was making a joke about the stupidity of this argument to begin with.

Let's everyone step back for one moment and think of it this way:

I think there are too many egos in this thread worrying about looking face on an (admittedly) very expensive piece of software. Both Shawn and NBM deal in this stuff and do not want to be taken as fools. That's good, because neither of them are.

If NBM is right, whoever buys that cart from Shawn will most likely raise hell over it.

Of course, NBM admits to having never bought from Shawn, and can at best name hear-say accounts. There are also people who've claimed they've got exactly what they bargained for.

I can understand why Shawn was annoyed by NBM's statement, since he made what he thinks is a fair description.

The issue NBM brought up is whitening. Well, as I mentioned above, I guess if there is -the purchaser will let the community know.

This argument should nip itself in the bud, it's a shame to see to reputable sellers argue over such a big-ticket (which in itself is ludicious) issue.

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[SamuraiShogun]

I have personally seen this cart firsthand,and I can say that IF(big IF)there is whitening or fading,it is very miniscule compared to some I've seen,the yellows seem to be ever-so-slightly less bright than another MS1 that was compared to it.
But I mean EVER SO SLIGHTLY ...not really much to worry about as long as you were buying the game to play,not as a collector piece with turning a profit at some later point

 

[Hikaru Ichijyo]

Why pay $1950 when TeH R0MZZzz r Fr33?

Kidding! Put the sharp objects away!!!

Even if I won the lottery for a couple mil, I'd still have issues with paying that much for a Slug 1. I agree with EW though in that the game can command that kind of price tag and people would be willing to pay it, just not me. I'll settle for my "inferior" port on the Saturn

 

[Shiftyfink]

...not really much to worry about as long as you were buying the game to play,not as a collector piece with turning a profit at some later point

Isn't this what the whole AES thing is about... collecting? If your going to spend $2000 just to "Play" a cart.... get drugs quick. Go and buy 4 MVS Cabnets and put a different Metal Slug in each one. It will cost about the same.

Im an arcade guy so maybe I just am missing something.....

Hey 10 XBoxes... Under $2000. Yeah I know apples, oranges but just making a point.

Hey 10 GameCubes with 10 games..... nevermind.

 

[Big Shady]

Some people are just way into collecting, but hey I got to respect that. I'm mostly into it for awesome gaming.

<small>[ April 17, 2003, 10:45 AM: Message edited by: Big Shady ]</small>