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PAL BMX Sold for $95!!
Started by xulchris, Jun 17 2003 12:00 AM
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Posted Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:06 AM
Seller's description was/is intentionally misleading with the words "I don't know if it's PAL or NTSC" when the seller is based in Australia and this is CLEARLY going to be PAL. You're not fooling us or anyone else bub.
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Posted Tue Jun 17, 2003 2:08 AM
There is a $95 bid for the loose cart so it's fair to say he's fooling someone 
As to wether it's PAL or NTSC I agree the odd's of it being NTSC are astronimical.
As to wether it's PAL or NTSC I agree the odd's of it being NTSC are astronimical.
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Posted Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:07 PM
OMG there are two bids on it now!!!
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Posted Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:22 PM
And the second bidder is actually from the UK. 
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Posted Tue Jun 17, 2003 1:18 PM
He may be interested in a PAL cart?
Cheers,
Marco
Cheers,
Marco
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Posted Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:59 AM
Yeh, maybe he actually wants a PAL cart? Fancy that eh? 
People seem to think that a PAL version is relatively common. Well it isn't. I tend to think of it along the lines of Motorodeo, except that you can find Motorodeos in France as well as in Australia, whereas BMX seems to be Aus only.
Of course, the TNT version is MUCH easier to find.
People seem to think that a PAL version is relatively common. Well it isn't. I tend to think of it along the lines of Motorodeo, except that you can find Motorodeos in France as well as in Australia, whereas BMX seems to be Aus only.
Of course, the TNT version is MUCH easier to find.
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Posted Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:27 PM
OMG three people bid on it!!!
I thought these carts only sold for about $20 or so? $50 tops even if its a rarity 8 I would think.
I thought these carts only sold for about $20 or so? $50 tops even if its a rarity 8 I would think.
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Posted Wed Jun 18, 2003 12:56 PM
xulchris said:
OMG three people bid on it!!!
I thought these carts only sold for about $20 or so? $50 tops even if its a rarity 8 I would think.
I thought these carts only sold for about $20 or so? $50 tops even if its a rarity 8 I would think.
A lot of collectors only see the rarity of the NTSC cart and don't realise that many rare NTSC carts are much more common in PAL format.
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Posted Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:26 PM
Check out that sellers other auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/...item=3029996795
And then at the 4th cart on the top roll. Looks like he realized after the fact, that BMX was a rarer title, so he edited it.
And he clearly stated they were PAL format. Then he relists it separately and says he does not know.
But the winner was from the UK, so it's not like he cheated anybody, just a little bit shady.
http://cgi.ebay.com/...item=3029996795
And then at the 4th cart on the top roll. Looks like he realized after the fact, that BMX was a rarer title, so he edited it.
And he clearly stated they were PAL format. Then he relists it separately and says he does not know.
But the winner was from the UK, so it's not like he cheated anybody, just a little bit shady.
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Posted Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:29 PM
nice catch! In this auction he clearly states all games are PAL, but in the BMX auctions its "well it might be NTSC".. what a slimeball 
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Posted Wed Jun 18, 2003 3:28 PM
Even though the auction listing indeed is shady, the buyer probably wanted a PAL version of Atari BMX Airmaster, which is by no means easy to find (only available to Australia, so it seems) and the buyer probably thought it was worth the $95. Not much harm done here, I think.
Cheers,
Marco
Cheers,
Marco
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