Runs on eBay?

2005-12-27 11:08:04 pm

Retired

http://cgi.ebay.com/Legend-of-Zelda-multi-DVD-series-walkthrough-guide-10-D_W0QQitemZ6467236912QQcategoryZ60868QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The description gave it away...so, what's your thoughts on people taking runs and selling them?

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Enhasa

2005-12-27 11:13:02 pm

everybody wanna tell you the meaning of music

It seems kind of disgusting to me, but if someone did their own walkthroughs, and if people are stupid enough to buy them, why not?

Sir VG

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Sir VG: 2005-12-27 11:20:20 pm

2005-12-27 11:17:24 pm

Fucking Weeaboo

If it was my LOM runs, I'd demand royalties and I could prove that they're my runs too. If they wanted to sell my TMNT IV run, go ahead...I died way too much, really. Tongue

Wait, we have a Mega Man X4 run up?

And I like how it's "all the mega mans" yet this is the list:

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Mega Man II
Mega Man II
Mega Man III
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man: The Power Battle
Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
Mega Man X
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X8
Mega Man Zero
Mega Man Zero 2

So we're missing 3 GB games, 2 GBA games, 4 NES games, a SNES game, 2 PS games, and a PS2 game, and whatever else I'm not thinking of right now. But it's ALL of them for certain.

Dark

2005-12-27 11:18:55 pm

I hate the people who take and sell... can't do that on their own... but if he have done it, well that's another thing, but still...

TSA

2005-12-27 11:22:39 pm

Retired

Check the sellers "other" items...

VorpalEdge

2005-12-27 11:25:47 pm

welcome to the machine

I'm guessing that he burned them himself, since nate's dvds cost too much for him to make any profit selling them at $10 for all 10. I'm guessing the Link's Awakening run is TSA's though, since it's the only one in color.

And he's selling more of these than just the Zelda games, isn't he...

I'm still filing a complaint, since we can't prove he doesn't have my run. If anyone sees any money from sales of speed runs, it should be nate/radix and the runners, not some bozo who got a pack of 10 dvds for 5 bucks and a dvd burner. Period.

Sir VG

2005-12-27 11:28:25 pm

Fucking Weeaboo

Quote:

Check the sellers "other" items...

Oh yeah, I'm gonna buy candy on eBay!

...probably poisoned it hoping to kill us speedrunners. ^^;;

Dark

2005-12-27 11:33:10 pm

Quote:

Check the sellers "other" items...

I saw it, too. Can't believe people are doing this. Money should go to Radix and Nate to help them for the site. Maybe a bit to us since we are the authors but mostly for Radix and Nate.

darkwasabi

2005-12-27 11:33:41 pm

King of hearts

Dude! This is definately illegal. Someone needs to do something about this. Has it been confirmed they're from SDA?

Sir VG

2005-12-27 11:34:28 pm

Fucking Weeaboo

Quote:

Dude! This is definately illegal. Someone needs to do something about this. Has it been confirmed they're from SDA?

Given that I haven't seen a single title not from here...

VorpalEdge

2005-12-27 11:42:34 pm

welcome to the machine

Ebay, you suck.

I'm required to register before filing any sort of complaint. That's all well and good (debatable, but it stops lots of abuse of the process, I'm guessing), but you have to be over 18 to register.

I'm 17.

I'd lie on the form, but this is legal stuff I'm messing with.

Therefore, time to abuse some other service ebay offers.

JediTry

2005-12-27 11:47:45 pm

Semi-retired FPS expert

There must be a way to stop this person selling the stuff. It is certainly illegal and ebay is very picky with that. Just drop them a note.

DAMURDOC

Radix

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Radix: 2005-12-28 12:24:48 am

2005-12-27 11:54:37 pm

The BaldurManiac

Totally <censored>, no credits to the player nothing at all.
And the money goes to this crook and not to SDA.

come to think of it, Nate might as well sell the dvds on ebay.

DK64_MASTER

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DK64_MASTER: 2005-12-28 12:00:34 am

2005-12-28 12:00:14 am

The only way I'd have some respect for this dude is if he is Nate...

This guy needs to DIAF (die in a fire).

InsaneB4st4rd

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InsaneB4st4rd: 2005-12-28 12:03:09 am

2005-12-28 12:01:28 am

Still alive...

People like this should be beaten sensless. More than once. Angry

They just take the work of other people and sell it for theyr own good. That's something I hate.

And by the way: His grammar (sp?) sucks pretty hard....

VorpalEdge

2005-12-28 12:03:40 am

welcome to the machine

I got into a chat with the only non-registration-required section of the site - crappy online chat program with a customer support member.

Right now, he/she is 'looking into it.'

-Suzaku-

2005-12-28 12:05:27 am

Eternal Understudy

I'm trying to report the problem to eBay, but for some reason when I click on report problem, I get nothing. I don't know if it's my PC or not, could someone else try?

http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter/?ssPageName=f:f:US

TSA

2005-12-28 12:05:42 am

Retired

I filed a VeRO form and submitted a fraud complaint. I checked his previous auctions ... I don't think he's sold anything like this before ... must have had a "brilliant" moment and thought of this.

Sir VG

2005-12-28 12:12:18 am

Fucking Weeaboo

Well, it does bring about an idea. What if one of us did the same thing, only we got the runner's permission and then any profits made were either...

a) given all to SDA to keep the site running
or
b) split between SDA and the runner

Just a thought...

-Suzaku-

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-Suzaku-: 2005-12-28 12:13:59 am

2005-12-28 12:13:41 am

Eternal Understudy

Quote:

Well, it does bring about an idea. What if one of us did the same thing, only we got the runner's permission and then any profits made were either...

a) given all to SDA to keep the site running
or
b) split between SDA and the runner

Just a thought...

Actually, that's a decent idea. I'd go with it. Perhaps it deserves its own topic.

VorpalEdge

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VorpalEdge: 2005-12-28 12:29:21 am

2005-12-28 12:15:49 am

welcome to the machine

We'd need to work out the legalities of it first, so we don't get slapped with a lawsuit if it ever happens. And we've already had several discussions on that.

[edit]alright, the guy I talked with seems particularly dense. He/she took several minutes to realize that the email form he directed me to was useless because it requires registration, despite my telling him about that several times. :/

Eventually I was just given an email address. Sending an email now.

If it bounces, I'll be ticked... but meh, fraud alerts have already been filed. I'm not too concerned.

DK64_MASTER

2005-12-28 12:20:56 am

Quote:

I'm trying to report the problem to eBay, but for some reason when I click on report problem, I get nothing. I don't know if it's my PC or not, could someone else try?

http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter/?ssPageName=f:f:US

Here you go:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index_6.html

Worked for me

-Suzaku-

2005-12-28 12:23:30 am

Eternal Understudy

Quote:

Here you go:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index_6.html

Worked for me

Still a blank page for me. Guess my PC's being a bitch. Sorry, guys.

Radix

2005-12-28 12:25:14 am

I'm addicted to games

If we can't stop G4 from doing it, what makes you think we can stop random idiots on eBay?

DK64_MASTER

2005-12-28 12:26:52 am

Because the idiot is actually making a profit directly off of us.

G4 is doing it indirectly.

And it's easier to stop 1 idiot than a whole company of idtiots.