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Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 26 Apr 2026 01:12
by Darklord
Hehehe, at least mine is assembled. :)
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 26 Apr 2026 03:08
by HigashiJun
and known to work...
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 28 Apr 2026 07:43
by HigashiJun
Another winner:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186894123309
I know prices are steep for these here in Japan, but not that high...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 28 Apr 2026 16:27
by Darklord
Geez...... :lol:
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 28 Apr 2026 16:34
by rubber_jonnie
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 28 Apr 2026 18:24
by olivier.jan
Maybe the guy ment JPY instead of USD…
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 29 Apr 2026 01:07
by HigashiJun
olivier.jan wrote: 28 Apr 2026 18:24
Maybe the guy ment JPY instead of USD…
I don't think so.
They know perfectly well what they are doing...
There are even shenanigans selling stuff they don't have.
The monitor I recently got for my X68 was on a local auction site and a well-known seller was selling it.
What was my surprise when I saw the same monitor (and the same pictures of it) on Evilbay. Two different sellers were selling it. One was asking for twice its original price and the other for 3 times more, not including shipping fees from Japan.
Once I won the local auction, its Evilbay counterparts were suddenly showing a "This item is no longer available" message...
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 29 Apr 2026 09:03
by stephen_usher
So, basically they were trying to get someone else to stump up the money to bid for the display in advance.
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 29 Apr 2026 10:03
by HigashiJun
Guess so...
Those 2 sellers are based in Japan and therefore it's easy for them to get items on local auction sites.
Once a guy abroad bids for an item they "sell" on Evilbay, they start to bid for it locally but for 3 or 4 times less than the guy does.
If the deal is done, they get a lot of money for something you could buy a lot cheaper and if by bad luck (for them) they don't manage to win the auction somehow, the item will probably appear as no longer available on Evilbay.
Re: LOLPRICE
Posted: 30 Apr 2026 18:05
by MEX68KECB
This is rich. In addition to the yellowed case, I like the picture where you can clearly see something (electrolytic solution?) leaked onto the board next to what appears to be a diode. What a bargain. :shite:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/227322361564
ETA: They lowered the price from $5000 to a much more reasonable $2500...