Time to knock on his door

[crip102468]

  I am so pissed when people sales mame on ebay plz report this guy TY http://myworld.ebay.com/mame-supplies/

[Malenko]

love his profile pic

[Dazz]

I'm pretty sure that this person is a member here.  I know that I've seen that machine somewhere around here before.

[Rick]

I am so pissed when people sales mame on ebay plz report this guy TY http://myworld.ebay.com/mame-supplies/

Colour me confused.  Why are we reporting this guy?

 

[HaRuMaN]

He's selling MAME roms on DVD...

[Havok]

Meh.

[Rick]

He's selling MAME roms on DVD...

Gotcha.  Sorry, I clicked the link and saw some old woman's face.  Didn't understand why the OP was so upset.

[Ginsu Victim]

I'm pretty sure that this person is a member here.  I know that I've seen that machine somewhere around here before.

Are you referring to the one above? It's crip102468's signature. It's annoying to have a picture that large in a sig.

[Hoopz]

The bartop is his SIGNATURE?  WTF?  That's beyond annoying.

[Frigo]

I'm pretty sure that this person is a member here.  I know that I've seen that machine somewhere around here before.

Are you referring to the one above? It's crip102468's signature. It's annoying to have a picture that large in a sig.

I haven't seen it, but big sigs are the main reason that I disabled them (the other main reason being half of them are NSFW).

RE: OP - This guy needs to be smacked. It's 2010 and people are still trying to pass off MAME ROMs as something that's available to only a select few. I mean, if he thinks of his target demo of who's willing to buy this machine, he's really insulting their intelligence.

[Havok]

The bartop is his SIGNATURE?  WTF?  That's beyond annoying.

Haha -I thought that was an attached pic...

[Ginsu Victim]

The bartop is his SIGNATURE?  WTF?  That's beyond annoying.

Haha -I thought that was an attached pic...

Yeah, I had to look for a moment and then I realized it was under the sig line.

[Hoopz]

The bartop is his SIGNATURE?  WTF?  That's beyond annoying.

Haha -I thought that was an attached pic...

Yeah, I had to look for a moment and then I realized it was under the sig line.

Good eye.  I didn't notice it until I read your first post.

I was going to say it's a good looking bartop.... let the guy sell it on Ebay if he wants. 

[ragnar]

Ignoring the legalities, not everyone wants there computer on 24-7 for a week to DL 20+ gig of data.

Jsut saying.  Also, alot of people in this country still have dial up only.

[Ginsu Victim]

Ignoring the legalities, not everyone wants there computer on 24-7 for a week to DL 20+ gig of data.

Jsut saying.  Also, alot of people in this country still have dial up only.

Yeah....you're not going to win anyone over with that statement.

[SlayerAlex]

Actualy guys if you read his listings. Hes legit.


"Note to Ebay:

THIS DISC IS NOT AN UNAUTHORIZED COPY. THE COPYRIGHT OF THE CONTENT IS EITHER OWNED BY THE SELLER, OR HAS BEEN FULLY AUTHORISED FOR USE/REPRODUCTION/SALE BY THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR IT IS FREELY AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. THE SALE OF THIS ITEM BY SELLER DOES NOT COMMIT ANY BREACH OF COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP OR COPY REGULATIONS, IT THEREFORE COMPLIES FULLY WITH ALL OF EBAY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS "

LOL

[Frigo]

Well, if the owner says it, then it MUST be true!

[Ginsu Victim]

THIS DISC IS NOT AN UNAUTHORIZED COPY.

Yep, because that's what all the legit copyright holders start out saying.

[JustMichael]

Just 10 dvds??  Doesn't the current Mame rom set (including chd's) take up almost 250GB?  It is still wrong to sell the roms though.

[DashRendar]

Reported.

[crip102468]

Thank You thats what im looking for Reported also 

[Frigo]

Same here. Probably wont get to see his first auction reported, as it ends in 10 min. or so, but at least the 2nd one will be caught.

[oyama82]

I dont understand where is the problem
when you build cabs for your friends or customers,you dont sell them the roms?

[Rick]

when you build cabs for your friends or customers,you dont sell them the roms?

HELL NO.  Nor do I just 'download Windows XP' as you recommended in another thread.  (FYI, it's illegal and called "Copyright Infringement".)

[oyama82]

  lier....

[shateredsoul]

when I need to update to the new version .. I will probably pay the $$ since I bet later on I won't have the time to do it myself.  I don't think most ppl care about them making money, but of them drawing attention to the mame project. :

I do know one site where they include the hyperspin stuff and emumovies along with the roms/chds on a hdd.  I feel worse about that since it's taking away business from 2 groups of ppl that are actually still making some money by helping the community. Plus this site has been around for a while.. so it seems like the game companies don't care as much about someone making a buck off their old games.

[Osirus23]

Drawing attention to the MAME community by spitting in the face of its principles.

[shateredsoul]

so.. buying pc boards and reselling them after dumping it's contents is fine and dandy?

Also if you think about it, most people are interested in buying the service of having someone else download them for them.  I think most people who buy know they can download it themselves.

[Frigo]

Double post. Sorry. =P

[Frigo]

when I need to update to the new version .. I will probably pay the $$ since I bet later on I won't have the time to do it myself.  I don't think most ppl care about them making money, but of them drawing attention to the mame project. :

I do know one site where they include the hyperspin stuff and emumovies along with the roms/chds on a hdd.  I feel worse about that since it's taking away business from 2 groups of ppl that are actually still making some money by helping the community. Plus this site has been around for a while.. so it seems like the game companies don't care as much about someone making a buck off their old games.

___________

so.. buying pc boards and reselling them after dumping it's contents is fine and dandy?

Also if you think about it, most people are interested in buying the service of having someone else download them for them.  I think most people who buy know they can download it themselves.

As long as MAME has been available, one of the team's main concerns was the sale of MAME roms for profit. MAME was, and will always primarily be considered a tool to examine the history of arcade video gaming and it's progress over the years. Playing the games is merely an added benefit.

As far as your comparison - yes, it is fine to dump the roms for your own use and then sell the board when you deem it no longer useful to you. As long as you're not selling the dump, you're fine - the physical, intellectual property is being sold, not the image. That ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- about paying for convenience to not have to d/l the ROMS again - give me a break. If you're too lazy to set a download, or at the very least have a friend do it for you if you don't have the time/patience/speed/whatever, then you really shouldn't be playing MAME in the first place.

[Hoopz]

when I need to update to the new version .. I will probably pay the $$ since I bet later on I won't have the time to do it myself.  I don't think most ppl care about them making money, but of them drawing attention to the mame project. :

I do know one site where they include the hyperspin stuff and emumovies along with the roms/chds on a hdd.  I feel worse about that since it's taking away business from 2 groups of ppl that are actually still making some money by helping the community. Plus this site has been around for a while.. so it seems like the game companies don't care as much about someone making a buck off their old games.

___________

so.. buying pc boards and reselling them after dumping it's contents is fine and dandy?

Also if you think about it, most people are interested in buying the service of having someone else download them for them.  I think most people who buy know they can download it themselves.

As long as MAME has been available, one of the team's main concerns was the sale of MAME roms for profit. MAME was, and will always primarily be considered a tool to examine the history of arcade video gaming and it's progress over the years. Playing the games is merely an added benefit.

As far as your comparison - yes, it is fine to dump the roms for your own use and then sell the board when you deem it no longer useful to you. As long as you're not selling the dump, you're fine - the physical, intellectual property is being sold, not the image. That ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- about paying for convenience to not have to d/l the ROMS again - give me a break. If you're too lazy to set a download, or at the very least have a friend do it for you if you don't have the time/patience/speed/whatever, then you really shouldn't be playing MAME in the first place.

Quoting yourself?  Post whore!   

[Frigo]

LOL yeah, I got a little too worked up I didn't realize what I did, and I can't delete the post. =P
 

Better???

[Rick]

LOL yeah, I got a little too worked up I didn't realize what I did, and I can't delete the post. =P

Can you edit it to say "oops" or something a bit less graphic?

 

[shateredsoul]

Don't get me wrong

I appreciate the work and the effort being put in by the mame team. I do feel that they are doing it for historical purposes, but I don't I know anyone who would have downloaded mame if this "side effect" of being able to play did not exist

as the users of this program I think most of us don't download it for the sake of "preservation"

[Ginsu Victim]

as the users of this program I think most of us don't download it for the sake of "preservation"

I'll agree only because you said "most of us" - but plenty of us see it as preservation and understanding the hardware, not as a source of free games.

[shateredsoul]

as the users of this program I think most of us don't download it for the sake of "preservation"

I'll agree only because you said "most of us" - but plenty of us see it as preservation and understanding the hardware, not as a source of free games.

See that's cool, but it wouldn't be as interesting to understand the hardware if we couldn't give it a test run t the end for an hour or two

But I think you're right.. it would explain why so many people buy cabs before and after building a mame cab (even though they could easily play it on their mame cab).

[Ginsu Victim]

Yeah, owning a MAME cab only leads to owning real ones. MAME just isn't good enough. It's a gateway drug.

[Rick]

Yeah, owning a MAME cab only leads to owning real ones. MAME just isn't good enough. It's a gateway drug.

Now, THAT's what I call a signature line.

 

[Ginsu Victim]

Now you just need the part where I say, "And if I had more room -- ahem -- if my wife said we had the room, I'd have a few real cabinets."

Man, I could've had several free ones yesterday...

[shateredsoul]

ha ha ain't that the truth

I barely was able to convince her that the mame one would fit in our apt.. but after people started noticing it and commenting about how neat and cool it will be to have one she's lightened up about it.  I swear we have a line of friends who want to play it when it's ready... I'm aiming for September.

I'll get some actual cabs when we have an actual house to put them in. Hopefully