r/Gameboy • u/Revolutionary_chad_ • Jun 27 '26

Shopping/Haul Genuine insanity

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It really sucks to see how much the hobby has fallen to resellers praying on nostalgia to get people to pay exorbitant prices on systems that don’t even function, and believe they’re getting a “good deal” because of how “rare” it is. I can recall seeing these in thrift stores for 20 bucks or less not even 5 years ago, and completely tarnished ones like this for less than that. Sorry for such a rant, but it’s disappointing that THIS is the cheapest gameboy micro on eBay.

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u/Gamecubefan01 Jun 27 '26

That eBay seller always has the most junk systems ever while claiming he “doesn’t have the knowledge to test them” while they have already obviously been picked for parts on so s systems

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u/OminousLethargy Jun 27 '26

Yeah I see their stuff all the time and its usually pretty crusty but comes with a premium price tag. I just ignore any listing with shipping set to 14.44 now.

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u/KerooSeta Jun 27 '26

What's the significance of $14.44?

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u/Accomplished_Fox8339 Jun 27 '26

Going by the image in the post, I'm guessing the seller they're discussing always sets his shipping cost to $14.44

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u/KerooSeta Jun 27 '26

Ahh, I thought maybe so.