The cost of BBA's...

fatheadpi · Post by **fatheadpi** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:07 pm

Has anybody looked at e-bay lately? BBA's are going for 200 bucks USED!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEBI:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEBI:IT

These guys are idiots.

In other news, look what I just grabbed for 85 bucks:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWN:IT

nevets934 · Post by **nevets934** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:17 pm

damn u ripped that guy off lol he could have sold the bba alone for that much

dj898 · Post by **dj898** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:26 pm

just don't list when others were selling BBA...
I sold mine over $170 and that's BBA alone - no box no nothing
apparently mine was the only one listed at that time and some guys engaged bidding war ending at over $170 from $9.99...

fatheadpi · Post by **fatheadpi** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:39 pm

just don't list when others were selling BBA...
I sold mine over $170 and that's BBA alone - no box no nothing
apparently mine was the only one listed at that time and some guys engaged bidding war ending at over $170 from $9.99...

Those prices are with 3 other BBA's listed right now, but they're only getting around 100/pop so far.

damn u ripped that guy off lol he could have sold the bba alone for that much

Yeah, I saw the buy it now and started laughing. Hell, i got buddy that wants a Dreamcast, so I can probabyl pawn the system and most controllers of on him for 30 - 40 bucks, get another 10 - 20 off the games, 10 more off what's left, and have myself a BBA for around 0 - 15 dollars. I RULE!!!

fatheadpi · Post by **fatheadpi** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:40 pm

Hell, now that I think about it, I might keep the console and sell my Treamcast...

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:16 pm

Lol, I saw you bidding on a lot of BBA auctions that I was watching. Some bastard outbid me on one of them...couldn't stay up late enough.

Edit: Are you funking serious? Bstrd=fancy pants? Christ...

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:09 pm

10 more off what's left, and have myself a BBA for around 0 - 15 dollars. I RULE!!!

Yes. Yes, you do.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:14 am

Heh i've seen Fatheadpi big on a few of them.

fatheadpi · Post by **fatheadpi** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 10:34 am

Heh i've seen Fatheadpi big on a few of them.

I was doin' some number crunchin' on two of them, I took one of them up to like 280 before I figured it wasn't worth it.

law · Post by **law** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:08 am

sooo now that you have a bba - will you make quake 1 (any version will do) support network play ?

cube_b3 · Post by **cube_b3** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:13 pm

the items thse go for sega should consider reproducing some more...

500 and sell em for 80$ still a huge profit since they are manufactured for less then quater of the price...

fatheadpi · Post by **fatheadpi** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:20 pm

sooo now that you have a bba - will you make quake 1 (any version will do) support network play ?

No, but if there's a Japanese version, I'll translate it into English and make it launch Dream Passport.

law · Post by **law** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:10 am

hehe n1

Prophet][ · Post by **Prophet][** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:31 pm

BILAL_XIA wrote:the items thse go for sega should consider reproducing some more...

500 and sell em for 80$ still a huge profit since they are manufactured for less then quater of the price...

Sega don't won a manafactoring plant anymore do they? the best option would be to get third party to make them.

drunkensailor · Post by **drunkensailor** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:42 am

I really need a bba, I can't believe why soem company like madcatz hasn't jumped on the bandwagon yet, it is assured to be a succes

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:57 pm

Because the Dreamcast is a dead console platform. Companies, save small devcos in Japan don't see any point in releasing stuff for the DC.

Even if MC sold a BBA to 500 forum members here, it wouldn't be worth their time or money to develop/market/distribute such a product.

drunkensailor · Post by **drunkensailor** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:38 am

einbebop44 wrote:Because the Dreamcast is a dead console platform. Companies, save small devcos in Japan don't see any point in releasing stuff for the DC.

Even if MC sold a BBA to 500 forum members here, it wouldn't be worth their time or money to develop/market/distribute such a product.

there are thousands of potential customers on ebay alone, besides that, if there's one place were dc never even lived it is japan, the us and european markets are the only markets who sold well during dreamcasts live

Pyrite · Post by **Pyrite** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:01 am

drunkensailor wrote:I really need a bba, I can't believe why some company like madcatz hasn't jumped on the bandwagon yet, it is assured to be a success

I emailed them once asking why they didn?t had any DC items for sale at their site and they told me that they didn?t support that system no more , yet they still have N64 and PSX peripherals

Post by **|darc|** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 3:05 pm

I hate you.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 7:32 pm

drunkensailor wrote:
einbebop44 wrote:Because the Dreamcast is a dead console platform. Companies, save small devcos in Japan don't see any point in releasing stuff for the DC.

Even if MC sold a BBA to 500 forum members here, it wouldn't be worth their time or money to develop/market/distribute such a product.

there are thousands of potential customers on ebay alone, besides that, if there's one place were dc never even lived it is japan, the us and european markets are the only markets who sold well during dreamcasts live

Mad Catz is not some sort of small company in desperate need of the few thousand they'd potentially make on the small market of BBAs. They are not some eBay business either, they are a large company. They don't care about making BBAs.