Start a "Ridiculous Cab Sale Price" thread?

[Organic Jerk]

Do you guys think we should start a thread for posting "ridiculous" sale prices as we see them?

Cool AeroFighters 48 in 1 arcade machine. Works perfect!!+++++ - $1150 (Putnam County)
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/ele/738499868.html

[Q*Bert_OP]

No, we don't need to. There's a long enough Buy-it-now list on eBay

[Chase]

You mean "ridiculous" in a bad way?

[CheffoJeffo]

At some point you stop being judgemental about "ridiculous" prices (and I used to be) -- I think it happened for me about the time I started thinking of selling cabs to fund grail purchases 

If he can get a price that he is happy with, then good for him. If you can do it for less, then good for you. Who is the smarter person ? 

 

[Organic Jerk]

At some point you stop being judgemental about "ridiculous" prices (and I used to be) -- I think it happened for me about the time I started thinking of selling cabs to fund grail purchases 

Heh. 

I dunno man... I guess we'll see as time passes.

[Ummon]

It's gone now so who knows what happened to it.

[DJ_Izumi]

"Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it." - Publius Syrius

[DMala]

At some point you stop being judgemental about "ridiculous" prices (and I used to be) -- I think it happened for me about the time I started thinking of selling cabs to fund grail purchases 

If he can get a price that he is happy with, then good for him. If you can do it for less, then good for you. Who is the smarter person ? 

Just my $.02, but to me there's a difference between trying to get top dollar for something and putting something out there for a sky high price, hoping to snare an uninformed sucker.  If the average selling price for something is $400-500 and you're trying to get $2500+, you're basically hoping to take advantage of someone.  I mean, caveat emptor and all, but that doesn't make it right.

[FrizzleFried]

Winner! - http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/tag/742969898.html

[Organic Jerk]

Winner! - http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/tag/742969898.html

Dude.. Seriously..


He takes a pic with his personal hygiene items sitting on the thing, stresses that he "wants this thing out of his house ASAP!", and sets the price at 1500?

I would imagine that if he wants it out of his house so bad, he knows what it's really worth....

 

[FrizzleFried]

Just in case the listing goes dead...

MAME arcade machine
Reply to: thebathroomsink@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-07-04, 8:35PM EDT


2x 6 button controls.
21" monitor standup.
Working great!

Asking $1500 but I can negotiate. I just want this thing out of my house ASAP! I never play with it anymore. Has a hard drive, so you can put whatever you want on it. There is also a keyboard controller already installed, so this makes applications and games easily configurable (ultimarc ipac). Also, there is a happ controls coin bank in place that is fully functional and working with locks and keys too.

[wbassett]

I can see why he wants it out of his house ASAP!

Living in NY (but not a NY native) I can honestly say just about everything is over priced up here.  I think a lot of people (stress- not everyone) has the mentality that if you pay more for something then it's better and worth more.  Every now and then you can find a good deal on something, but most of the time people ask outrageous prices, and sadly, they usually get it.

[Organic Jerk]

I'm sorry but I had to put this one up....

http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/ele/762920149.html

Donkey Kong MAME. Play 3,000 Games On 1 Arcade Machine. Ultra-High-End - $2145

arcadehollywood.net
Indoor delivery is available.

This machine allows you to play over 3,000 famous arcade games the moment that you plug it in. Plus it delivers the classic looks of Donkey Kong. Every arcade game made before 2000 is included and ready to play. If you can name it, it's on here.

On top of the Donkey Kong series, you are getting blockbusters like; Taito: Bubble Bobble, Elevator Action, Gladiator, Jungle Hunt, Operation Thunderbolt, Operation Wolf, Phoenix, Rastan, Return of the Invaders, Space Invaders 1 and 2, Super Qix. Namco: Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man, New Rally-X, Pac-Man, Rally-X. Capcom: 1941, 1942, 1943, Bionic Commando, Ghost N Goblins, Ghouls N Ghosts, Gun Smoke, Final Fight, Street Fighter 1 and 2, Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition, X-Men vs Street Fighter. Midway: 720, Arch Rivals, Championship Sprint, Cyberball 2072, Defender, Gauntlet 1 and 2, Joust 1 and 2, Klax, Marble Madness, NARC, Paperboy, Pit Fighter, Rampage, Rampage World Tour, Rampart, Roadblasters, Robotron 2084, Root Beer Tapper, Sinistar, Smash TV, Spyhunter 1 and 2, Stargate, Super Sprint, Toobin, Wizard of Wor, Xenophobe. Atari: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Black Widow, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Gravitar, Liberator, Lunar Lander, Major Havoc, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Red Baron, Super Breakout, Space Duel, Tempest, Warlords. And many, many more games.

This is our Rolls-Royce package and all the premium features are included: 20" LCD, 3" Trackball, Stereo, 8 to 4 Way Switchable Joysticks. This machine instantly gives you the best gameroom in the neighborhood. Feel free to come give it a test spin before you buy.

His site....is a travesty.

[Ginsu Victim]

We are aware of his blasphemy.

[dstone]

I wonder if that guy knows his Galaga machine isn't really a Galaga?...

That site makes me want to gouge out my eyeballs with one of those Frito Corn Chips Scoops.

[Ginsu Victim]

Slice your eye open and pour in some Pop Rocks?

[Encryptor]

I'm not sure just how rare this game is but I think it might fit in well in this thread.

http://albany.craigslist.org/tag/764380203.html


Encryptor

[Ginsu Victim]

Wow....that definitely fits the thread.

[squirrellydw]

I think I found the winner $3500 well unless you count my cocktail table for $4000  but hey, if someone wants to pay that much fine with me.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/bar/765653225.html

[sirwoogie]

I think my favorite quotes:

This is the Rolls-Royce of video gaming!

loaded with a INTEL CPU, 256MB of DDR RAM and a spacious 80GB hard drive

Major fail.

[Blanka]

Well that 256Mb is not smart. It actually costs more today to buy ancient 256Mb DRAM than 1Gb DDR2 
Useless waste of profit 
Probably he's better off using an EEE laptop inside!

[FrizzleFried]

I think I found the winner $3500 well unless you count my cocktail table for $4000  but hey, if someone wants to pay that much fine with me.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/bar/765653225.html

Is that dude actually advertising that it plays "100,000 games"?

[PsychoAU]

He's counting console emulation too...  but still nowhere near 100k games in existence I would think...

[squirrellydw]

well someone should buy it, then sue him for false advertising






no wait, there are enough stupid lawsuits already