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Buy/Sell/Trade Thread 2013

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If anyone can get me Fire Emblem from Best Buy and sell it to Canada I'd be sooo happy.

Alternatively, holding it for me until later this month, as Im going to the States for a bit
 

knee

Member
Agreed. Not cool. If you have a problem with a price someone is asking for, keep it to yourself or PM if it really bothers you for some insane reason.

I see both sides though. If i was about to get bilked on something, I'd want to know too.

Also, some sellers genuinely don't know about sales going on for the same item.
 

Petrie

Banned
Please. Stop.

Agreed. Not cool. If you have a problem with a price someone is asking for, keep it to yourself or PM if it really bothers you for some insane reason.

If I see a price here where I know something is readily available new for substantially less, I'm going to help my fellow GAF members out. No fucks will be given if that bothers you.

There is nothing wrong with informing people of a better deal. This thread isn't just to benefit sellers.

I see both sides though. If i was about to get bilked on something, I'd want to know too.

Also, some sellers genuinely don't know about sales going on for the same item.

I'm glad we have some reasonable members.
 

Fracas

#fuckonami
If I see a price here where I know something is readily available new for substantially less, I'm going to help my fellow GAF members out. No fucks will be given if that bothers you.





I'm glad we have some reasonable members.

I agree. I don't believe you're doing it to be rude, just to let everyone know that the game is on sale. I'm sure the person with the listing didn't know of the sale.
 

Petrie

Banned
I agree. I don't believe you're doing it to be rude, just to let everyone know that the game is on sale. I'm sure the person with the listing didn't know of the sale.

Exactly. I'm helping the seller realize they may be overpricing given the current market, and buyers know they can get the item cheaper at a local retailer. What's the problem?

Exactly. It's not like this thread doesn't have a long history of people trying to flip Humble Bundle games and such.

It's good to know for both sides that there's a deal going on somewhere; we all want to save money, and for someone selling it's good to know why it might be a bad time to try to sell something. Wouldn't you want to know why nobody is biting on what you think is a good offer?

Staying quiet about deals in a thread like this only benefits scammers.

Yep. If there's a humble bundle going on and people don't know, should we keep quiet on that too?
 
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Deleted member 47027

Unconfirmed Member
It's one thing to say "your shit is priced too high" but it's another to show an alternative. I think it should be allowed, politely. We look out for each other. That's what communities do.
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Exactly. I'm helping the seller realize they may be overpricing given the current market, and buyers know they can get the item cheaper at a local retailer. What's the problem?
Plus in some cases, such as mine, my local Best Buy is out of them and the website doesn't have any in stock, so $25 isn't bad at all (though I don't want FE). It doesn't necessarily make it impossible to sell.
 
WTS: Knight contract (ps3) -20$ and Dragon ball z:ultimate tenkaichi (ps3) 25$. Note:both horrible games,used but in excellent condition and UK PAL.
 

Petrie

Banned
It's one thing to say "your shit is priced too high" but it's another to show an alternative. I think it should be allowed, politely. We look out for each other. That's what communities do.

I didn't think I was a dick. I merely pointed out why he might have trouble selling and gave a currently priced example.

Plus in some cases, such as mine, my local Best Buy is out of them and the website doesn't have any in stock, so $25 isn't bad at all (though I don't want FE). It doesn't necessarily make it impossible to sell.

This as well. I'm not here to cater to sellers, I'm out to help GAF has a general population.
 
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Deleted member 47027

Unconfirmed Member
Plus in some cases, such as mine, my local Best Buy is out of them and the website doesn't have any in stock, so $25 isn't bad at all (though I don't want FE). It doesn't necessarily make it impossible to sell.

And that's fine. Sellers can dig in their heels and not budge, but I see nothing wrong with informing people if they can get it elsewhere cheaper or if it is overpriced.

They have the right to say "well my Humble keys are worth $5 apiece, I'm not changing." Nobody is forcing them to. But it's just smart to be consumer-facing, as long as you're not being unnecessarily rude.
 
Looking to offload a few items :)

I accept gifted Paypal (or regular too but you pay the fees), Amazon Payments, and Postal Money Orders.

Offers are welcomed :)

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  • Oculus Rift headset in-game item code for Team Fortress 2 - $100

PS3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 3 Hardened Edition - $25 shipped (its bulky)
  • Grand Theft Auto V (w/ Blimp code) - $35 shipped

Anime
  • Boogiepop Phantom Series + Movie Thinpak - $15 shipped PIC
  • Burst Angel Complete Series Set - $32 shipped PIC
  • Gunparade March Complete Series Premium Collector's Set - $30 shipped PIC
  • Infinite Ryvius Complete Series Set (artbox has a tear on the bottom side) - $28 shipped PIC
  • Kanon Complete Series (All dvd volumes excepte vol 2 are sealed) - $65 shipped PIC
  • My-HiME Complete Series Set - $58 shipped PIC PIC2
  • School Rumble Season 1 Complete Box Set - $36 shipped PIC
  • Serial Experiments Lain - Complete Series Set - $26 shipped PIC
  • Vandread Complete Series Set (artbox has a slash on the back) - $29 shipped PIC PIC2
 

coopolon

Member
If I see a price here where I know something is readily available new for substantially less, I'm going to help my fellow GAF members out. No fucks will be given if that bothers you.
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It is explicitly against the rules of this thread.

3. No need to whine

Everyone involved is just either looking to buy, sell, or trade something. If someone wants a certain amount of money for something, whether it is worth that amount of money will be determined by the people willing to pay for it. There's no need to guilt people for selling things they got for free, or making a big fuss out of perceived overcharging. It's a free market.
 

LQX

Member

I paid $32 from Newegg the last time this was on sale. Yes that BestBuy sale prompted me to now sell it as I have not yet opened and I know Ebay would be flooded but I still put it up for less than I originally paid a few months ago. Moreover, I put it up for a price close to what BestBuy was offering weighing in shipping and potential PayPal fees. Regardless I would have made basically $1 profit, yet still less than I originally paid. Not much at all. Also when I was ordering Dead Pool and Metal Gear Rising it was out of stock nearly everywhere and it could not be shipped so I figured my price was fair to fellow Gaffers.
 

Kak.efes

Member
WTT: PSN code for Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty.

Looking for steam codes. Something like Bastion, or Gone Home which would be ideal in between breaks at work.
 

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Super Positive Feedback for Zoolader who sold me a 3DS XL bundle for a great price! Everything is mint and was well packed, I think it could have fallen in the ocean and been fine!
 

Gabe3208

Banned
It is explicitly against the rules of this thread.

That may be the case, but this is supposed to be a community of gamers looking out for one another. Go and screw someone else over on another site. If you are here complaining about "We can overcharge because the rules say we can" then your just fooling yourself, you know damn right that it's wrong. You go on eBay and people sell $10 PSN/eShop cards for $15/$20, yet here, we have some good people who go out of their way to get the cards AND sell them at face value just to help others out.

Bottom line, you shouldn't be here trying to screw people over knowingly, go to eBay where they can take their time going over your ad and pricing it against other ads/sites. That is THEIR fault their for paying however much for an item versus here on GAF where we hold it to the seller that they aren't screwing us over, much like when we do business with them and they're not GOLD status or something, we hope that they have good intentions. Obviously if the person charges a few bucks more, no problem, but to charge $10+ while knowing that it's on sale elsewhere they can easily get it, just wrong.
 
I'm not sure if this goes here, but I got McDonalds codes for both Aqua and The Maw. First people to PM me requesting one or the other gets them. I'll edit this post when they are gone.
 

JakeD

Member
That may be the case, but this is supposed to be a community of gamers looking out for one another. Go and screw someone else over on another site. If you are here complaining about "We can overcharge because the rules say we can" then your just fooling yourself, you know damn right that it's wrong. You go on eBay and people sell $10 PSN/eShop cards for $15/$20, yet here, we have some good people who go out of their way to get the cards AND sell them at face value just to help others out.

Bottom line, you shouldn't be here trying to screw people over knowingly, go to eBay where they can take their time going over your ad and pricing it against other ads/sites. That is THEIR fault their for paying however much for an item versus here on GAF where we hold it to the seller that they aren't screwing us over, much like when we do business with them and they're not GOLD status or something, we hope that they have good intentions. Obviously if the person charges a few bucks more, no problem, but to charge $10+ while knowing that it's on sale elsewhere they can easily get it, just wrong.

its not like the MSRP dropped to $20 or something. its one sale from one retailer and it's been hit or miss whether or not people have been able to get one. theres a guy on this very page asking for someone to ship him one to canada.

i see nothing wrong with alerting people to deals in this thread but to imply someone trying to rip someone off by selling a $40 game for $25 sealed is a little unfair
 

SmokeMaxX

Member
If you PM me and I don't respond within 24-48 hours, I did not receive your PM. Please PM me again! Gaf's messaging system screws up occasionally.

Selling: All prices for physical goods are SHIPPED. If you buy multiple things, price will go down to reflect on saved shipping. I will consider offers, but most of these things are about as cheap as I can go. If you buy more stuff, I am more likely to give a discount.

CREDIT:

Lowe's Credit:
10% off; $100 increments.

Google Play Credit: (20-30% off) Coming Soon. If interested, PM me.

3DS/WiiU eShop Credit:
I will sell US 3DS/WiiU eShop Credit at face value for the international users who aren't able to get it themselves. Increments of $20, $35, or $50. Please use ppfeecalc.com with the "International" setting to calculate fees. I usually have codes on me, but sometimes need to run to the store to pick more up.


Amazon/GameStop Digital Purchases: International GAF need someone with a US account to purchase something for them from Gamestop/Amazon at face value? Hit me up.

Club Nintendo Codes:
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) - 40 Coins (+ 10 via Post Play Survey) - $4

ARCADE STICKS:

XBOX 360:

Hori Fighting Edge (Used; Acceptable Condition) - $135 shipped
Stock ball top has been replaced with a black mesh top. Scuffs and cosmetic issues throughout as pictured.

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PS3:

Hori HRAP 3 (Used; Good Condition) - $75 shipped
Does not come stock with Sanwa parts; they have stock Hori parts.
Has plastic crease mark on top left. Might be able to peel back plastic or press it down. Not too familiar with the plastic layer on top of this stick. Other than that, works and looks great.

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MadCatz Soul Calibur V Tournament Edition Stick (Used; Great Condition) - $85 shipped
Great condition.

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Dual Mod:

Eightarc Sapphire (Used; Good Condition) - $165 shipped
Stick is dual modded for 360/PS3 (and PC) and is one of the few sticks that comes stock with Seimetsu parts. Biggest issue with the stick is that the cord compartment door's clip is broken (included with the stick in case you want to glue it back on; as seen on last two pictures). This means the door will close but will not click shut. Some slight scuffs on stick (as pictured).

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Eightarc Synthesis Fusion (Used; Good Condition) - $165 shipped
Stick is dual modded for 360/PS3 (and PC). Pretty good condition overall. Slight scuffs/scratches/cracks as pictured. Does not affect gameplay at all. Clear balltop also has cracks in it (as pictured). I do not believe you can feel the cracks as you are playing.

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Games:

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for WiiU (New; Sealed) - $12 shipped

FREE PC Games (Just pay shipping rounded up to the next dollar; usually ~$3 total):
Venetica
Star Wars The Clone Wars Republic Heroes
Hunted The Demon's Forge
Rage Steam Key w/ Anarchy Edition Pack Code (PC)

Buying:
Eevee or other Pokemon related stuff
Discounted Best Buy/Amazon.com/GameStop Gift Cards

I take Paypal and Amazon Payments. If you choose Paypal, please gift or pay fees.
NeoGAF GOLD! (70+ Positive Transactions as a Seller!) (Gonna keep the Feedback List in my B/S/T posts from now on. Feel free to use =])
 

Gabe3208

Banned
its not like the MSRP dropped to $20 or something. its one sale from one retailer and it's been hit or miss whether or not people have been able to get one. theres a guy on this very page asking for someone to ship him one to canada.

i see nothing wrong with alerting people to deals in this thread but to imply someone trying to rip someone off by selling a $40 game for $25 sealed is a little unfair

I never implied that he did it on purpose, clearly I'm pretty sure he did NOT know there was a sale. I meant this because of the people who are here trying to justify if he was knowingly trying to screw someone over, that it'd be fine.
 
WTS:

Download codes for the following Xbox 360 Games:
-Ms. Splosion Man
-Aqua

And also looking to get rid of a Digital HD Fox TV Episode download for Xbox Video

These are from the McDonalds promotion, not too sure how much they are going for. Willing to give the three codes out for $5 PayPal

EDIT: And for the people giving Petrie crap, maybe it is you who should please stop. He is helping out a fellow GAFfer, why the hell should someone pay for a used game that they can get new for $10 cheaper?
 

Petrie

Banned
It is explicitly against the rules of this thread.

And I didn't do any of the things listed in those rules. Didn't guilt or make a big fuss. Merely informed.

So read the rules yourself before calling out crap. Thanks.

It is explicitly against the rules of this thread.

I paid $32 from Newegg the last time this was on sale. Yes that BestBuy sale prompted me to now sell it as I have not yet opened and I know Ebay would be flooded but I still put it up for less than I originally paid a few months ago. Moreover, I put it up for a price close to what BestBuy was offering weighing in shipping and potential PayPal fees. Regardless I would have made basically $1 profit, yet still less than I originally paid. Not much at all. Also when I was ordering Dead Pool and Metal Gear Rising it was out of stock nearly everywhere and it could not be shipped so I figured my price was fair to fellow Gaffers.

And that's fine. But me informing potential buyers of the sale is also fine. Also what you paid ins't relevant to the discussion.


That may be the case, but this is supposed to be a community of gamers looking out for one another. Go and screw someone else over on another site. If you are here complaining about "We can overcharge because the rules say we can" then your just fooling yourself, you know damn right that it's wrong. You go on eBay and people sell $10 PSN/eShop cards for $15/$20, yet here, we have some good people who go out of their way to get the cards AND sell them at face value just to help others out.

Bottom line, you shouldn't be here trying to screw people over knowingly, go to eBay where they can take their time going over your ad and pricing it against other ads/sites. That is THEIR fault their for paying however much for an item versus here on GAF where we hold it to the seller that they aren't screwing us over, much like when we do business with them and they're not GOLD status or something, we hope that they have good intentions. Obviously if the person charges a few bucks more, no problem, but to charge $10+ while knowing that it's on sale elsewhere they can easily get it, just wrong.

This.

its not like the MSRP dropped to $20 or something. its one sale from one retailer and it's been hit or miss whether or not people have been able to get one. theres a guy on this very page asking for someone to ship him one to canada.

i see nothing wrong with alerting people to deals in this thread but to imply someone trying to rip someone off by selling a $40 game for $25 sealed is a little unfair

Nobody is implying that, but to imply that I've broken some rule or code by letting people know about the current Besy Buy price is equally absurd.
 
If I see a price here where I know something is readily available new for substantially less, I'm going to help my fellow GAF members out. No fucks will be given if that bothers you.

This isn't a deals thread. It's a BST thread between users. If that guy has his reasons for selling the game for his asking price, so be it. There is absolutely no reason to quote him with a better price, saying in effect "Good luck...". It's a dick move.

You'd like to justify it with saying you're helping other members out, but that's not what you were doing in your response to the seller.
 

LQX

Member
And I didn't do any of the things listed in those rules. Didn't guilt or make a big fuss. Merely informed.

So read the rules yourself before calling out crap. Thanks.





And that's fine. But me informing potential buyers of the sale is also fine. Also what you paid ins't relevant to the discussion.




This.



Nobody is implying that, but to imply that I've broken some rule or code by letting people know about the current Besy Buy price is equally absurd.
I paid more than I'm selling it for. And it is very relevant as you are making this out to be like I'm ripping people off and making some obscene amount of money. I have sold to over 40 dudes in these threads. I don't rip people off.
 

Petrie

Banned
It is explicitly against the rules of this thread.

This isn't a deals thread. It's a BST thread between users. If that guy has his reasons for selling the game for his asking price, so be it. There is absolutely no reason to quote him with a better price, saying in effect "Good luck...". It's a dick move.

You'd like to justify it with saying you're helping other members out, but that's not what you were doing in your response to the seller.

I'm helping out the BUYERS in a buy/sell/trade thread. Users here are looking to buy at the best price. It's no different than pointing out when someone comes in here trying to sell humble bundle keys for $5 each. There's no dick move about it. When I know a better deal is available in any thread on GAF, including this one, I'll let users know. I'm helping the seller be aware he may be overpricing his product and not realize it, and potential buyers know the game is being sold new at their local Best Buy for far less.

Those of you complaining simply want to be able to take advantage of less savvy buyers here, something I have no sympathy for.

I paid more than I'm selling it for. And it is very relevant as you are making this out to be like I'm ripping people off and making some obscene amount of money. I have sold to over 40 dudes in these threads. I don't rip people off.

I never said anything of the sort. Other users may have implied that, but I did not. Regardless the price you paid isn't relevant to what buyers should pay.

EDIT: And for the people giving Petrie crap, maybe it is you who should please stop. He is helping out a fellow GAFfer, why the hell should someone pay for a used game that they can get new for $10 cheaper?

Thank you for being my fellow voice of reason here. It isn't like I just come in here to do this, I'm on here and CAG constantly helping out my fellow members where I can.
 
I'm helping out the BUYERS in a buy/sell/trade thread. Users here are looking to buy at the best price. It's no different than pointing out when someone comes in here trying to sell humble bundle keys for $5 each. There's no dick move about it. When I know a better deal is available in any thread on GAF, including this one, I'll let users know. I'm helping the seller be aware he may be overpricing his product and not realize it, and potential buyers know the game is being sold new at their local Best Buy for far less.

Those of you complaining simply want to be able to take advantage of less savvy buyers here, something I have no sympathy for.

That isn't the purpose of the thread, it's a member's marketplace thread. If you'd like a hot deals thread, make one.

If your intention was to help the seller, that could be done with a PM. The guy wasn't trying to rip anyone off. It's his goods, and his price. Bascially you're trying moderate the prices people are selling for, and all it's doing is shitting up the thread. It's not your job to police what people value their goods at.
 

Fracas

#fuckonami
Petrie pointed out where an item is cheaper to a seller and potential buyers. He's just looking out for gaffers. No one's trying to police or anything. If I was interested in Fire Emblem and was unaware of the sale, then I'd be grateful he mentioned the sale at BB. LQX doesn't have to change his price.
 

Petrie

Banned
That isn't the purpose of the thread, it's a member's marketplace thread. If you'd like a hot deals thread, make one.

If your intention was to help the seller, that could be done with a PM. The guy wasn't trying to rip anyone off. It's his goods, and his price. Bascially you're trying moderate the prices people are selling for, and all it's doing is shitting up the thread. It's not your job to police what people value their goods at.

Seems like you're the one trying to police things while i simply help my fellow members.
 

Gabe3208

Banned
That isn't the purpose of the thread, it's a member's marketplace thread. If you'd like a hot deals thread, make one.

If your intention was to help the seller, that could be done with a PM. The guy wasn't trying to rip anyone off. It's his goods, and his price. Bascially you're trying moderate the prices people are selling for, and all it's doing is shitting up the thread. It's not your job to police what people value their goods at.

Lol at this. Yea, while we're making all sorts of requests, maybe we should update the feedback list with a new column to mark those users who offer hot deals and those who offer rip off deals.

Lol, but seriously, if the seller didn't know there was a sale, it's fine, no biggie. If he knew there was a sale, I guess from what some people are saying here, no big deal either. But if both of those scenarios seem to be the case, then Petrie is perfectly right in making other gaffers aware that there is a MUCH better deal out there.
 
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