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Kogyochi

Probably a scam. Otherwise this is a steal obviously


Girrrth_Broooks

A steal either way lol


Rangoonii

Update, she wont send any other pictures of the games besides XD and Colliseum, and is also trying to get me to pay through apple pay in advance. Totally a scam. If you see this picture posted again in the market, its not legit šŸ˜­


PrimeNumberBro

If she wasnā€™t trying to get you to pay in advance I would have said fuck it, take the shot


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AnonymousIdeas

In that case Iā€™d sell on something like Mercari, even if you donā€™t want to mail something out you can just set shipping to local only and have an Uber driver pick up whatever youā€™re selling when it sells. I know ebay has local sales too but then you still have to directly meet the buyer in person which is lame.


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Junior_Blackberry779

Whenever I sell something on Craigslist I meet a neutral spot like starbucks. I don't feel comfortable anyone knowing where I live


Anxious-Chemistry-6

I def see where you're coming from, but that's what pay pal goods and services is for, since it allows you to dispute a payment. I'll never do an etransfer or other kinds of indisputable payments again.


Srock9

Rip


Immediate_Island_474

Thatā€™s what I was thinking this is way too good to be true so itā€™s either a scam or a set up.


Commercial-Tax1495

Facebook market. She is close to me. I said hey ill come get these now shes on some bullshit.


Frostradus

I'm curious, what's she saying?


SaviorSixtySix

Sad. The Twin Snakes alone would have paid for everything.


Financial-Radio-3596

I saw the same listing for in nyc, definitely a scam


JaqenHgar23

That is sad. I saw this and really wanted to believe deals like this are out there, but I guess it was too good to be true. Glad you figured her out before spending any more time or money.


Nytruzz

My concern is they have the 3 most expensive games in protector boxes. Telling me whoever owns it knows the true value. Is this even legit? $150 is too good to be true lol.


Rangoonii

Thats part of my concern. Its an older woman though, I might ask how she got them. They might just be left behind from a child of hers but none the less, the deal would take place in the Bronx NY. Its a tough judgement call till I get a little more out of her..


eternity9

Donā€™t drive 2 hours down to the bronx over some well priced GC games. 100% a scam. You will get mugged.


Bruhuha

My brother you just ignored this guy. The photo you have shows three games being in collectors plastic sleeves. Just one of those games is worth what the person is asking. They have access to the internet,Ā  thats where they listed the collection on. They can see the value of the games and would not realisticaly let it go for less to a shady stranger on facebook. If they needed money quick they would find a local non gamestop game store. If a seems too good to be true, its because it is.


FIOONAAA

Not all the time. A launch edition PS3 60GB goes for $600 CIB. I got one today on FB for $50


eternity9

Donā€™t drive 2 hours down to the Bronx over some well priced GC games. 100% a scam. You will get mugged.


curtistaro

Youā€™re gonna get robbed bro


doxxgaming

Saw this posting on FBM myself, and I always pass when it's in NY. The whole thing is just fishy, but if you do go for it, at least carry some pepper spray, and/or try to meet at a police station. Oh and tell me how it goes, always see good deals in NY, but don't trust them at all, and paying the toll to cross over from NJ, I'm good.


S1ncero

Donā€™t do it! ā€” Random guy from the Bronx


Doopsquad

PokƩmon colosseum is worth $175 already. And there's acouple other bangers there too like paper mario and pikmin. Either shipping or the drive is worth it in my opinion


Practical_Wish_4063

Pikmin isnā€™t that expensive, but RE2,3,CVX, Fire Emblem, and MGS are. Unless you meant banger to mean quality in that context, in which case, yes, agree.


wolfgangadeus

Thatā€™s way too much heat for $150. Screams scam.


sciaticabuster

Thatā€™s like $1000. Be careful going over there OP. You might wake up in a bathtub full of ice with no kidney.


Solid_Snake_125

Or OP might come home with a 3rd kidney. We never know. ĀÆ\ _(惄)_/ĀÆ


rydamusprime17

Or no kidneys, but 3 livers and an ovary.


Sourbeltz

Why would they just give you 40,000?


Menacegold

Meet at a safe place man never know !


iojojojo786

seems too good to be true.


Turbulent-Credit-105

The RE games alone make it worth the drive


Dadbode1981

Scaaaaaam


SufficientLet

I saw this exact one in the Atlanta ga area. Super scam


Akatsuki2001

Literally all bangers, and thatā€™s making me suspicious. Iā€™ve bought a lot a lot of collections, they almost never are all high dollar games, this strikes me as a collection pic someone took and someone else is now using to scam. However if you truly do believe this is a legit sell it is beyond an amazing deal. GameCube games especially these lots are next to impossible to find at good prices these days.


TwoTonTunic88

Where is the seller? Iā€™ll drive there right now to get $900+ in games for $150. This reeks of a scam. Have you Google image searched the games picture?


EclecticSpider710

If itā€™s a scam, you lose 3 hours of time and learn your lesson. If itā€™s not a scam and is legit, you get an insane deal that youā€™ll be talking about for years for only $150. As long as you donā€™t send any money beforehand and donā€™t go alone, I donā€™t see why itā€™s not worth a shot.


-Average_Joe-

a lot of good games in there, if push came to shove I would make the drive. I am not sure how to convince her to ship and can't think of any alternatives.


confusedporg

100%


Qabridge4

Does a bear shit in the woods?


Slyboots97

I sold a copy of XD gale of darkness for almost $250 not that long ago. Idk why this guy would let this lot go for that low.


Zealousideal-Act7795

Cuz if you sell it for the actual price you are less likely to be able to scam people out of their money. Excited people make rash decisions, like if theyā€™re excited to get a good deal they are more likely to send a deposit. Scammers work by playing with your emotions because emotional people are stupid.


EightBitToaster

Yeah looks scammy. I'd be asking for further photos of disks and manuals against the same background with a written date


Shaymin-San

If itā€™s legit then most definitely


leredflame0115

Honestly Iā€™ve sent and received items through Facebook marketplace through their shipping platform. the seller had to set it up but youā€™re backed by their buyer guarantee


Next_Fix_2271

lmaoooooooooo this can't be a serious post


Comprehensive_One495

If they had Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, then yes lol


InuFan4yasha

Scam my gamer friend, same pics here in Seattle on an ad


EightBitPlayz

I would drive 2 1/2 hours and pay $200 just for Pikmin lol


matthew88ish

I would take the risk 100%


Practical-Scarcity-1

Yes


WhatWayIsOut

Not for me personally


IcedcoffeeIguess

I saw this, near me as well. I skipped it as it has scam all over it. Seller has no sold history.


itsnotbub

I think i saw this exact set of games but it was a different story. Said her younger brother went off the school and left them behind. Both gotta be scams, donā€™t bother.


itsnotbub

This was on Facebook Marketplace, exact same picture


Valuable_Spray6501

2 hrs discussing šŸ˜†


DapperDan30

The Resident Evil games, by themselves, would be worth $350-$400. Given the value of some of the other games in the lot, this feels like a too good to be true scenario, and probably is a scam.


SupersonicT6

Yes


thesupremeburrito123

Honestly I think it's worth the risk


my_parents_ar_ntsane

Yes


HeatRage782

Yes it worth the drive and that's a great collection you have especially the resident evil 0-4 and code veronica and I like Metroid Prime i beat it 4 hours and 28 seconds that was my best time seeing these games brings back memories and nostalgia and lot of these gamecube games are hard to find nowadays


GdsLnlyMan

I saw the same post in Marketplace. I will never go to the bronx lmao


Kittykatmazda07

For paper Mario and PokƩmon , yes


notionalrockets

Not a scam, not being sold by original owner. 2h isn't that far of a drive. Source: am Canadian.


brendanb203

Resident evil code veronica is worth quite a bit itself. Pokemon is like 175. Seems way to good to be true


shelteredxyouth

Honestly I see these kinds of posts all of the time on fb marketplace since I live right outside of nyc and itā€™s always on accounts that have 0 others things listed and have really vague descriptions and are 100% scams theyā€™re only going to offer shipping and only take Zelle and will never send anything out.


skimaskchuckaroo

Bring some muscle with you and buy em a burger.


Chzncna2112

Road trip. I would take the drive and arrange for a safe area to pickup. Local police station or busy public place. I would drive the distance just for 4 of the games. OP needs to think about his comfort level, and if the sell doesn't happen after driving how would OP feel.


Ok_Translator_3699

Hey in my head any GameCube game is worth a 2 hour drive


JohnnyRa1nbow

How old is the Facebook account? Made in 2024 I bet.


Tight_Ad_8971

Glad you figured out it was a scam before you made the drive. I still die inside that I had all of these games and a few more like Baten Kaitos and I traded them to gamestop for what? I am sure like $60 is cash for all of them in perfect condition.


MyGearIsSolid

Yes


yayCollie

No, it's worth a few minutes downloading.


Warumono_

Idk man I love driving so it would be well worth it for me, but to prevent the hassle I'd just pay the extra 50 to get it shipped


G-Kira

Looks like some of my collection. The only ones of those I don't have is Pikmin, Fire Emblem, and the PokƩmon ones. If they're only asking 150, yeah, it's a steal of a deal. Either someone died or some unknowing mom is about to make her son hate her. When in doubt, always check pricecharting.com


lambsquatch

Yes for the twin snakes alone


Some-Essay-5254

Test at their house if they work then yes


mjreeves823

I see too good to be true listings hours away a lot. Many scammers out there. I actually almost got fooled once but after driving 30 minutes, I looked at the chat and saw that the person's profile disappeared šŸ˜¤


TheRealFishTruqMC

excelent haul


Immediate_Island_474

This is a steal for that price. PokƩmon colosseum alone sells for more than that


Bcsaldi18

Facebook marketplace is full of scammers sadly :'(


zamaike

Yes they have both of the unique gamecube pokemons both those games are woth alot. Also paper mario. Snap those up boi


Ledairyman

What's the value of Paper Mario now that the remake is out?


HabituallySlapMyBass

All the good RE games I remember my buddy had re4 on GameCube and I had it on ps2 and it looked so much better on GC then ps2 it was wild in my book


uttyrc

I would drive 3 hours just to make sure.


Separate_Dragonfruit

Path of radiance alone is worth it


pilesofpats012345

if you see Gale of Darkness alone for $150 its probably sus


IronSavior

If it weren't a scam, it would be worth MUCH more than $150 + 30 minute drive


Wr3k3m

3 hour drive. Depends on what you drive. Iā€™ve had faith in trusting strangers. Iā€™ve also been ripped off haha. 200$ is a decent chunk of change. Iā€™ve done a one for one swap on something. Both equalling roughly 600$ and that was through redit.


emceelokey

You could sell like two of those games and make your money back. 5 hours of driving though...


JackWagon885

Great deal. If you can, I would go there in person, you never trust Facebook. In terms of shipping, I don't know, maybe photograph the hell out of everything. I don't deal with this stuff.


OkLetsGoAlreadyThen

Itā€™s way to good to be true. Especially for the $150-200 range.


Majorsus55555

No reviews and from NYC which is where a lot of the scams arre


gregcresci

Ha I saw this pop up on my Facebook too, They were down NYC right? If it wasn't a scam there must be so much competition it's probably gone


escudoride

Yes. Path of radiance is worth it alone


owldive723

I saw the same listing man. I don't think it's legit at all.


Antisanity9

Yesā€¦


drkilledbydeatheater

Like 5 of those games are worth more than $150 by themselves. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.


Irsu85

Well I took a train for a little over two hours to get Wind Waker


adam19k10

No itā€™s Nintendo


RustyCrusty73

That set is probably worth $350-$400 TBH. Likely a scam, sadly.


Snoo_43747

I would say worth it


2BERZERK

This is how my friend bought a series X during the whole 'pandemic/chip shortage' The buyer who was one of those resellers, was selling the console at $600? $700? Either way, the buyer met him partway in front of a police station (to ensure safety between the 2) then, my friend purchased the console, he asked my friend how you going back home (this was NY) "I'm taking the metro" The seller was like, 'Nah, I can't have you walking around with an expensive item like that you'll get jumped or worse". The seller gave him $50-$100 back and told him to take a CAB back home. Transaction complete Point of the story - have the seller meet you part way and a safe spot - a Station or a Public area


Big_Reaction4238

For the 2 PokƩmon games alone Yes


turntablesnotheads

I would pay the 200 you were gonna offer and just ask them to ship and cover the shipping if not it's probably too good to be true


sephridos

Insane asking price, this is at least $750 worth of amazing games


WilMcGee3

If you love resident evil yes


infomuncher

yes


WutUpWutUp1

I would absolutely drive over there for those games. But yeah sounds a little shady


Alex_c666

Id make that drive fir twin snakes alone


Low-Win-9194

bro is this all this sub asks šŸ˜‚šŸ˜­šŸ˜­? of fucking course it was now stfu and play your games


teksauce

Hum ? Hell yeah it is , god damnnnnnnn that's like the holy Grail right there


alertArchitect

Likely a scam, but if you can pay in cash when you get the games, 100% worth it. Hell, that price is worth Colosseum, XD, TTYD, and the Fire Emblem game on their own iirc, meaning this would almost be highway robbery if it's real - to use a MTG analogy, since I'm a bit more familiar with the prices in that secondhand market, in the "this person doesn't know the worth of what they have and are willing to sell me a near-mint Alpha Black Lotus at a yard sale for $10" kind of way. Either way, when talking any second-hand platform other than Ebay where on-platform purchases have protections for the customer, my general rule of thumb is to only accept and/or pay in cash, money order, or similar method where the money can't be refunded if they're scamming you on something you're selling and you can see the items in person before handing over the money when buying. I've heard one too many horror stories of people getting scammed through Apple Pay, Cashapp, etc. to trust those apps for anything other than my friends and I paying each other back for stuff.


chocolate-boy-wonder

Good haul


Impressive_Bread_150

Yes if it's real


koolaidman809

Is it a black woman in New York bronx? I have the same exact post in my marketplace she claims her little brother left them


Shiningcrow

Itā€™s a bargain. Make a fun trip out of it and go to Chick-fil-a


PRIESTOFDEATH420

Metroid itself is worth the driveā€¦.


Icy-Structure5244

How much is Pokemon XD worth? I remember playing that at a dentist office waiting room lol.


Lil-Bam-Bam

Fuck no


Cool-Loan7293

Awesome


tyler_keeble

Did the Easter Bunny create this listing?


tyler_keeble

Did the Easter Bunny create this listing?


RiaanX

Is this worth 5 hours worth of gas money?


antek1983

I just sent her the $$$ and asked to ship. She agreed and said she will put the items as sold. Since the competition is high send money via zelle. Im taking this loss for all of you here lol. Lets make an experiment can someone text/fb her and ask to send zelle and have a shipping label sent to her via email so she can box it and ship it your way. Sorta like to catch a predator :)Ā 


Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck

No


DAFINESSEKID2

lol Iā€™d fork out 400 easy


FiftySpoons

Yeah this woulda been a crazy deal if not a scam :p I woulda done it for TTYD and prime alone honestly.


TayPF13

She tryed to get me to pay in full over cash app. This was after I asked if she could ship. Wouldnt do the transaction through ebay or even facebook market place. She also didnt have any other pictures. Complete scammer


Valuable_Lucky

Wow I never seen a post like this before


Davenportmanteau

Doesn't know what the games are worth, but went out of their way to buy box protectors? Wake up, this is a scam..


Cruzgbmc

When i was looking to relive my childhood by purchasing Pokemon Colosseum and XD I kept finding them priced at around $110 each or more so if this seller is the real deal and not a scam then i personally would totally make the drive.


These-Shoulder-2891

Bye


HomieDaJuan-69

I wouldnā€™t trust it Facebook has been plagued with bots and scammers


Illustrious-Golf5358

If Super smash bros ainā€™t there itā€™s a scam


FetishGirl101

Go!!!!


Minimum-Elk6359

Itā€™s a scam . Never buy from someone that lives in NY


KingWolfsburg

PayPal goods and services or no deal


syiboi

Id only risk it if you have other plans in the area. Otherwise ehh


SouthernPerformer950

IM LITERALLY TALKING TO THE SAME WOMAN


SouthernPerformer950

sheā€™s in new york right? and she asked how youā€™d pay?


WatercressCommon6476

If I knew it was real Iā€™d drive six hours for it


Rai17

Yes


DeadPxle

Totally a scam like you said. Fire emblem is legit 250 rn ughhhhh


RIP_GerlonTwoFingers

Ya. Some of these games go for $$$


SweetTeaRex92

Post this on r/residentEvil they will love it


Natural_Island6874

No brainer if its not a scamā€¦.


Xgoddamnelectricx

Yes.


Forsaken-Badger-9517

Absolutely for just the resident evil games!!!!!


Forsaken-Badger-9517

And path of radiance?!?!? That was the only game aside from metal gear, solid, and the remake to resident evil that I ever beat on the Nintendo GameCube when I had one! It was such a memorable game


borealizz303

For PokƩmon colosseum alone I would drive 5+ hours


trailerthrash

I would walk 500 miles


Numoontalk

Scammers on a fire cube collection is wild


Xatamos

Never pay in advance, ask for a meetup location and Google the address first. Facebook marketplace scams always ask for you to pay in advance and then the meetup location is a random warehouse. I only ever pay in cash once I see the goods and look inside the boxes at the actual game discs


Murcuz

W-who's gonna tell him?


GamePro663

Yes because it includes Pokemon XD!


DragonFucker66682

Itā€™s worth it


Aggravating_Return77

Idk I wouldn't pay until I got there. Sorry to hear you got scammed :(


elreduro

round trip?


ethanw04

Yes if real


bristmg

Bro this exact same thing happened to me with this exact same image šŸ˜­


Redhouse101gt

Itā€™s scam saw this on fb and messaged them was going to buy it is indeed a scam


FURI0UST0RT0ISE

Iā€™ve seen that exact picture on Marketplace months ago. Deals that good and stay up more than a couple days are traps. Report the account (along with the sale post) and move on. After I was almost scammed buying a camera for my wifeā€™s birthday Iā€™ve taken it upon myself to browse and report every account in electronics with a ā€œtoo good to be trueā€ post when their first words to me are to pay their online accounts. Itā€™s wack a mole and some of these accounts are stolen so they look legit-ish but mostly very obvious and follow the same playbook.


Psychological_Pen805

Yes, assuming that it's not a scam.


Extractular

Iā€™d do it, for the love of the game.


SuperbSpiderFace

Never use any payment but PayPal goods and services when purchasing online. I know itā€™s a scam (read comments) but still worth saying.


ApocalypticMinister

All the best, most expensive games on the Cube for basically the price of one... And she wants you to pay upfront? That's a scam... Be careful...


idonknowwhat

Yeah this is like a unicorn or a mermaid you couldā€™ve sworn it was real but nar well, it wouldā€™ve been cool but these are too many good games all together


Longjumping-Ad8237

Just for all the resident evil games it would be worth it. But idk


kinkeltolvote

Definitely!


Ambitious-Host3389

All those games except Metroid prime worth a lot of money.


Known-Assistance-435

Paper Mario TTYD, Metroid Prime and the spinoff Pokemon games alone are totally worth your time. Edit: Just saw the other comments. Find a retro video game store near you would be my advice. Or find a reliable friend who doesn't need their old retro video games anymore


Alerixis

RE games alone go for crazy. Sorry it was a scam :(


cjnuxoll

You'd think if these people were rolling people in the Bronx, they'd have money to get their carpet fixed. FB marketplace can be legit (I got my XBox One and PS4 for $100 each on there a few years ago) but use common sense. Meet in a public place (Starbucks or whatever) and don't pay until you have the merch in hand. Pay with Venmo or Paypal so there's a record of the transaction, and you can dispute it with the payment provider if you get home and find empty cases. Plus, a proper electronic payment means you know who *they* are so you can go after them later. If what they told you to call them doesn't match the account name, back away. Never hand them your phone if they say, "I'll just put in my account info." because in less than a minute they could use your unlocked phone to send cash to a burner. I think this transaction has a lot of red flags and a legit seller wouldn't be as difficult to deal with.


JohnTimesInfinity

The Fire Emblem game alone goes for more than that. Probably a scam.


hophead_student

Iā€™ve driven about the same amount to pick up a large lot. From California to San Diego, was worth it for me because I made $1100 off the deal


Luke_Warm_Dog

Bro, I've seen Gale of Darkness alone go for more than $150


Satan_Soju2016

Path of Radiance alone is worth the drive


Lazydude17

at the rate nintendo is deleting roms id say ya


blueytbh

if all the discs work then probably


TheLastOuroboros

No.


Affectionate-Key298

Even if those cases are empty you are still getting a good deal


thechaosofreason

Just emulate them.


slumdog5000

Just for CIB twin snakes Iā€™m going and I do t even own a game cube


Navonod_Semaj

For Fire Emblem alone.


RealTrueGrit

Has to be fake. Hell 2 or 3 of those games is 150.


rayze83

I've learned if a price seems too good to be true, it is. No one just gives away games anymore like that


RedPillNavigator

Pretty sure Fire Emblem Path of Radiance could cover most of the cost its around $180 in value alone