Shocking Ebay Prices

[youtoo]

lol:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Game-Collection-NES-DC-JP-Sega-Saturn-3DO...

[adam_the_browndog]

Yanking my crank?

Sorry, i got my games muddled up

i meant Fifa 95,96,97,98 and NBA 97

all for ?2.50

not the 5 previous, as he said his son was putting them on eBay but wanted the crap ones to go

[Tirian]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120114642307&rd=1&rd=1

This game's been creeping up recently - used to be fairly static around ?30-?40, then one went for ?50 not long ago .. but this one's going insane!

[Wolverine]

saw an Amstrad GX4000 game, i think it was called MYSTICAL, it went for £100!!!! - these GX4000 titles are worth a fair bit - well some of them.

[Wolverine]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/game-cartridge-Saboteur-for-Amstrad-CPC-Plus_W0QQitemZ170109129413QQihZ007QQcategoryZ11989QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

had a search for this game on the digitpress website - could NOt be found!!! either a mega rare release or some kinda homebrew thingy!!

[chaoticjelly]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/game-cartridge...QQcmdZViewItem

had a search for this game on the digitpress website - could NOt be found!!! either a mega rare release or some kinda homebrew thingy!!

There's a little program I found on the web, you can take an Amstrad tape or disc image, and run the program on it, converts it into a bootable cartridge format file, by adding on the Amstrad (what u call it?) the runtime thing that basically loads up the OS and then boots the cart.

Now there is one thing with that, the program displays a large logo on the corner of the screen to show that the program was used to create the file, our friend has probably hacked the program to not display this logo, then he has simply converted Saboteur into a cartridge format with the program, burned it onto a suitable EPROM and soldered into cartridge.. then printed off his cover and label, put them on and then in a box..

Its probably a hacked burning rubber. I was going to try this myself to see if it worked, but I guess the answer is : it does.

Interesting, since any Amstrad game that doesnt use a keyboard, but accepts normal joystick input can be converted into cartridge format - since the GX4000 is just an Amstrad in a "futuristic - lol!" box..

I was imagining the classic games that could be "released" on a small scale

Note the lack of manual and dodgy font on the text on the rear of the box..

Still quite cool nevertheless.

[toneeb]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...2307&rd=1&rd=1

This game's been creeping up recently - used to be fairly static around ?30-?40, then one went for ?50 not long ago .. but this one's going insane!

Blimey, that has increased in value. Only sold mine for about a tenner a few years back!

[anagrama]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/game-cartridge...QQcmdZViewItem

had a search for this game on the digitpress website - could NOt be found!!! either a mega rare release or some kinda homebrew thingy!!

Yeah, I saw that one - new to me too. Does look a little suspicious, though there was another strange GX cart also sold recently by the same Polish seller.

And as for expensive GX4000 games - there was a copy of Copter 271 (first I've seen sold on eBay) a few months back that made about €330! There was also an in-store demo cart that made a similar amount.

[Wolverine]

Yeah, I saw that one - new to me too. Does look a little suspicious, though there was another strange GX cart also sold recently by the same Polish seller.

And as for expensive GX4000 games - there was a copy of Copter 271 (first I've seen sold on eBay) a few months back that made about €330! There was also an in-store demo cart that made a similar amount.

i guess having a only 30 or so games to collect to complete a collection increases prices for the rarer games, a bit like the NGP(C) and 32X sets etc.

We may need to have a word Sir Alan perhaps to get a definitive GX4000 list!

[chaoticjelly]

Yeah, I saw that one - new to me too. Does look a little suspicious, though there was another strange GX cart also sold recently by the same Polish seller.

And as for expensive GX4000 games - there was a copy of Copter 271 (first I've seen sold on eBay) a few months back that made about €330! There was also an in-store demo cart that made a similar amount.

I think it can be safely said it is 99.99% not an official release.

I queried the seller and he tells me it is a "polish version" that was "probably created for the Amstrad clones"

If you check his feedback he sells vectrex multi-carts, essentially the same sort of thing..

Since the game has what is obviously an original case, 100% pristine and fresh labels and a modern font on the rear of the insert this is 99.99% not an official release..

Yes Copter 271 is insanely rare, that was only released in France..

[anagrama]

Yes Copter 271 is insanely rare, that was only released in France..

& Spain

Chase HQ II is rarer still - the only known copy I've heard of is in the hands of a guy who mail-ordered it from an ad in Amstrad Action.

[chaoticjelly]

& Spain

Chase HQ II is rarer still - the only known copy I've heard of is in the hands of a guy who mail-ordered it from an ad in Amstrad Action.

I was reading lately that Chase HQ II is a hoax and all the owner has provided is what appears to be a mock-up boxart?

[Pavey]

I just sold my sealed PAL Secret Of Evermore (SNES) for ?90. Got offered ?25 on here.

How i laughed.

[Tirian]

Blimey, that has increased in value. Only sold mine for about a tenner a few years back!

Auction ended at ?100 ...

[anagrama]

I was reading lately that Chase HQ II is a hoax and all the owner has provided is what appears to be a mock-up boxart?

Looks pretty legit to me: http://vmphoto.photobox.co.uk/album/5567876