Something is Fishy...

YellowDog

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Does anybody else think this is the same Joust Control panel:

(1) : http://cgi.ebay.com/JOUST-control-p...%2BIA%2BUCC%2BPSS%2BCRS%2BIT%2BUA&otn=1&ps=33

(2) : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220451838967

The second one just finished, but it has been up for at least 2 days while the first one was running.

WTF? I almost bid on the second one (it had a OBO on it). Fortunately, I saw the second one. I think this is the second time this guy has pulled this. A day or so before the second one was listed he had another Joust control panel on for $25 BIN, then the second one appeared for $150. Then the $25 one disappeared and the first listing appeared. I am waiting to see what shows up next.

If you look closely both show 2 way Wico controls and there is the same mark on the plywood by the player 1 control.

Does anybody else think this is bogus...?

ken
 
Does anybody else think this is the same Joust Control panel:

(1) : http://cgi.ebay.com/JOUST-control-p...%2BIA%2BUCC%2BPSS%2BCRS%2BIT%2BUA&otn=1&ps=33

(2) : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220451838967

The second one just finished, but it has been up for at least 2 days while the first one was running.

WTF? I almost bid on the second one (it had a OBO on it). Fortunately, I saw the second one. I think this is the second time this guy has pulled this. A day or so before the second one was listed he had another Joust control panel on for $25 BIN, then the second one appeared for $150. Then the $25 one disappeared and the first listing appeared. I am waiting to see what shows up next.

If you look closely both show 2 way Wico controls and there is the same mark on the plywood by the player 1 control.

Does anybody else think this is bogus...?

ken

I don't know about bogus, but it is stupid... It is the same control panel in the pictures... The price seems a little high to me for a control panel without the right hardware on it. It really just looks like he is giving you the option of buying the control panel with or without the wiring harness since that is the difference between the two listings with the one with the harness listed for more. It would also explain the odd leap frogging you have been seeing with a more expensive one and a cheaper one.

Get one with the right colors if you need one. :)
 
There was a seller on ebay with zero feedback that had 4 listings which had the same item with description and picture for sale. All the sale were closing within 2 days of each other. I sent the buyer an e-mail about this and it just so happened they had 4 of the same board. Item received and worked flawlessly.

As far as the guy listing his CP maybe he's trying to gauge interest and get as much as he can for the CP by staring high and gradually lowering the price. He has it listed for $55.
 
I understand the marketing aspects of doing this. It's the ethics of it that bothers me. OK, say I bite and buy the CP without the wiring harness. Will he just cancel the other auction? What if there are other buyers? I didn't read that it was being offered elsewhere in the auction description. So technically, he has an obligation to sell it.

What would have happened if someone bought both at the same time (he had one with a BIN price at one point)?

I don't know, maybe I'm just showing my age when I talk about ethics these days.

ken
 
I would send him a message and ask him. It'll help you get an idea of what type of person he is as well.
 
Does anybody else think this is the same Joust Control panel:

(1) : http://cgi.ebay.com/JOUST-control-p...%2BIA%2BUCC%2BPSS%2BCRS%2BIT%2BUA&otn=1&ps=33

(2) : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=220451838967

The second one just finished, but it has been up for at least 2 days while the first one was running.

WTF? I almost bid on the second one (it had a OBO on it). Fortunately, I saw the second one. I think this is the second time this guy has pulled this. A day or so before the second one was listed he had another Joust control panel on for $25 BIN, then the second one appeared for $150. Then the $25 one disappeared and the first listing appeared. I am waiting to see what shows up next.

If you look closely both show 2 way Wico controls and there is the same mark on the plywood by the player 1 control.

Does anybody else think this is bogus...?

ken

The KLOV eBay Shenanigans police! These are two completely different control panels, nothing to see here. Brought to you by the KLOV eBay forensics team.
 
The KLOV eBay Shenanigans police! These are two completely different control panels, nothing to see here. Brought to you by the KLOV eBay forensics team.

You forgot the little hand wave that accompanies the phrase 'these are not the droids you are looking for'...:D

There must be something contageous in the Joust community on eBay, though. There is a guy selling a non working Joust for $225 and the same Joust listed with a Champioship Baseball for $355.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Joust-Arcade-St...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1205|293:1|294:50

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stand-up-Video-...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1205|293:1|294:50

and just for good measure he is selling the CB solo for $125 as well (which makes buying the two games seperately $5 cheaper than buying them together :hmmmm2: (a reverse bulk buy???)):

http://cgi.ebay.com/Champion-Baseba...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1205|293:1|294:50

I think the summer heat is frying some people's brains.

ken
 
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