11 July 2005, 17:09 | #1 |
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Why is Moonstone so rare and wanted?
Ok so I bought a copy of this game froma bootsale for £1 knowing it was quite rare. Then I got home and noticed one went on ebay for £60!
I put mine on ebay and its already gone to £20 with 6 days left! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ADME:B:LC:UK:1 I want to know why its so rare and why so many people want it for a high price. I mean it cant be that rare, I usually always see them on ebay, selling for high prices. Heck I havnt even played on the game yet. So could someone please give me somebackground info on the game and why people want it so much? Thanks |
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11 July 2005, 19:44 | #3 |
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It's a rare game in Germany as it was banned due to the high gore level!!
As for why it is so popular outside Germany I have no idea! |
11 July 2005, 22:32 | #4 |
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It is probably being bought by Germans
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11 July 2005, 23:08 | #5 |
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On an unrelated note, how rare / sought after is the Phazer Light gun for Amiga? I got one this weekend. I can only think of POW and Capone that works with it - but are there any other games?
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11 July 2005, 23:17 | #6 |
http://www.amigaclub.be/
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Smiley1635 : the current highest bidder is Danish, not German ...
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12 July 2005, 02:45 | #7 |
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Anyone bidding on it outside of Germany thinks - or read somehwere, possibly on another ebay auction - it is rare, while it is not.
It is part of the amiga collector folklore I guess, as many people are not aware of location based rarity of things Anyway, good luck with it |
12 July 2005, 09:06 | #8 |
http://www.amigaclub.be/
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I donĀ“t think Smiley1635 minds the high bids
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12 July 2005, 10:03 | #9 |
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I think it is so rare because it is for a commodore amiag computer...
" Amiga Game **Moonstone** @RARE!!@ (amiag, commodore) " LOL |
12 July 2005, 13:08 | #10 |
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Keropi, I added in amiag because this is a common mispelling of amiga, so if anyone types that typo my item will show up, commodore is added for same reason just to get more hits. And I added @RARE!!@ for a laugh in an attempt to get some stupid people to buy it.
I type amiag all the time when im typing quickly... |
12 July 2005, 14:51 | #11 |
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I once accidently typed "amigaroxxorsyeahyeah"
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13 July 2005, 04:55 | #12 |
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Isn't pretty much everything amiga-related on ebare *RARE* !?
Actually it really annoys me how pretty much everything is listed as rare so the ignorant buyer waste's their money |
13 July 2005, 05:28 | #13 |
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...and the non-ignorant misses out on a good deal
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13 July 2005, 10:02 | #14 |
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Well, how many ignorants buys amiga games these days? I'm pretty certain that at least 85% of the buyers know what they're buying.
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13 July 2005, 10:26 | #15 |
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I also think some buyers feel Ebay like a big game where they can win if their bids are high enough
And the auction is now on 29 GBP and still four days to go |
13 July 2005, 12:12 | #16 |
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Thats a lot of profit for me
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13 July 2005, 13:28 | #17 |
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I don't own an Amiga since 2 years back, I gave it to my sister. I rather use Winuae as it is faster, has lots of chip and fast mem etc.
But I would really like to have the original of Moonstone as I love that game, and as I'm getting even more closer to the game now when I'm working on a Moonstone Sequal. I don't bother bidding on it, but if someone would stand next to me selling the game or live not that far away, I could easy offer 50 EUR for it, or more. |
13 July 2005, 13:33 | #18 |
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Ive just played the game and ive got to say I hate it! I find it boring and very difficult.
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13 July 2005, 17:03 | #19 |
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WTF??!, are you serious? It owns!
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13 July 2005, 17:39 | #20 |
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Dull as dishwater! You just pleb around, I thought the opening sequence was good though! But you just kind of shunt around a small area, attempting to hit stuff with your sword. Its bad, really bad!
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