Some funny thing I saw on on ebay.

Here is something kind of weird. Can you guys help me explain this?
http://i.imgur.com/5eS9bVL.png

What is going on there? The same exact cart has been sold twice under 10 days. That label tear is the exact same. My first thought was that one seller stole the photo from the other one but they both mention in the listing that picture is of actual item.
So wtf? One item was in california, the other one in Washington.

Could make sense if the second seller sold the cart for a good chunk higher than he paid. But no... Second seller sold for less than he apparently paid for.

Maybe he just did not like the game and decided to get rid of it.. That would make sense if the second seller was a no name, but it is Gamefreak, a 3000 feedback game reseller.

Ok, I know that you are thinking I have too much time on my hands to care for something like that, but really I cannot unraise my eyebrow.

Speechless here. Only thing I can think of is he claims it is a picture of the actual item, but is obviously lying about that fact.

eBaY is getting more and more like the mos eisly cantina every day.

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Originally Posted by cleeg

eBaY is getting more and more like the mos eisly cantina every day.

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"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."

-Obi Wan Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness)

If you check the feedback from the first seller, you can find the feedback from the buyer:

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Excellent seller. Thank you very much for this awesome game! :D
u***y (126)
Jun-21-14 11:45
Warsong War Song (Sega Genesis) (#191200056488) US $21.99 View Item

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The buyer is different from the 2nd seller according to their rating, although I suppose it could be the same person using different accounts.

One possibility is that the first buyer was disappointed with the condition of the game so he sold it to a local game store and they re-listed it.

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Originally Posted by JumpingRyle

If you check the feedback from the first seller, you can find the feedback from the buyer:



The buyer is different from the 2nd seller according to their rating, although I suppose it could be the same person using different accounts.

One possibility is that the first buyer was disappointed with the condition of the game so he sold it to a local game store and they re-listed it.

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I guess this is the most sensible explanation so far, I had not thought about checking feedback ratings. Still, that the game sold again 10 days after the first time, that would mean the first buyer sold the game local right after he received it. If he was not happy about the label condition then why did he buy it in the first place? It is not like that tear was hidden from the pictures :p
Unless he Speed run through the game then got rid of it after he beat it.

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Originally Posted by MaxWar

I guess this is the most sensible explanation so far, I had not thought about checking feedback ratings. Still, that the game sold again 10 days after the first time, that would mean the first buyer sold the game local right after he received it. If he was not happy about the label condition then why did he buy it in the first place? It is not like that tear was hidden from the pictures :p
Unless he Speed run through the game then got rid of it after he beat it.

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Yeah, haha. Maybe he was so excited about getting the game that he bid on several different auctions AND did a BIN just to make sure he got it, and when he won multiple copies he sold the worst one... Who knows? People are weird. It's definitely strange that the same copy sold within 10 days from different states!!

I'm pretty sure ebay lets you "sell one like this" and it automatically fills out all of the fields for you. I'm not sure if it lets you use the picture or description unless you snag those yourself though. As those two parts are the most time consuming part of the listing process I can see people using templates to sell the same game. That doesn't explain the completely different angle of the second picture though.

That's kind of weird. It would be more suspicious if it were an auction but those are BIN prices.

Maybe the second seller is confused about the concept of reselling or just made a mistake.

You'd think if you were going to steal a picture you wouldn't use a damaged cart.

I have no clue, that's super weird.

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Originally Posted by sheath

I'm pretty sure ebay lets you "sell one like this" and it automatically fills out all of the fields for you. I'm not sure if it lets you use the picture or description unless you snag those yourself though. As those two parts are the most time consuming part of the listing process I can see people using templates to sell the same game. That doesn't explain the completely different angle of the second picture though.

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I'm pretty sure that feature doesn't automatically provide a picture or description, just the year/manufacturer type info. It would give scammers free reign if they could use the excuse that ebay automatically provided the picture.

So no one has messaged the seller for answers?

As a reseller I can tell you that people decide not to pay for stuff all the time. The seller probably relisted it after not getting paid. I've done that a few times myself when the winning bidder decides not to pay.

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Originally Posted by evildragon

So no one has messaged the seller for answers?

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Somehow that would be kind of awkward, lol.

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Originally Posted by Lan Di

As a reseller I can tell you that people decide not to pay for stuff all the time. The seller probably relisted it after not getting paid. I've done that a few times myself when the winning bidder decides not to pay.

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Except it is a different seller, from a different state.

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Originally Posted by MaxWar

Except it is a different seller, from a different state.

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Hmmmm, good point.

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Originally Posted by JumpingRyle

I'm pretty sure that feature doesn't automatically provide a picture or description, just the year/manufacturer type info. It would give scammers free reign if they could use the excuse that ebay automatically provided the picture.

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Good point, and NARF.