The Deal That Never Was....
- As a game hunter, there will always be lucky finds and numerous days of misfortune...
I saw an add on Craigslist advertising "12 SNES games for $10". After clicking the link, I was astonished to discover that "Super Mario RPG" and "Mario All-stars" were in the mix!! Can you imagine acquiring "Super Mario RPG" for about $1.00?
Obviously, I immediately picked up my cell phone and took a stab at it. I offered to meet the kid immediately - but as fate would have it, he was already meeting somebody else... I did everything in my power to obtain Mario RPG (at the very least), thinking I could 'win him over' by offering $20 for one single game. Fortunately (for the buyer), the kid was a man of his word and wouldn't crack. We need more people like him in the world - (but it was worth a manipulative shot!)
I couldn't be mad. As a buyer, the last thing you want to deal with is a person selling something from underneath you. In the end, the buyer in front of me gave the kid $30 for all 12 games and made off like a bandit... Made off with "Super Mario RPG", "Mario All-Stars", "Donkey Kong Country 2" and "Super Mario Kart" in the box for about $2.50 a piece...
And now we know why the Game Chasers say, "that's just the way game chasing go"... Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. After making some solid grabs for my collection yesterday (see post below), today = I certainly friggin' lost!
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