Video Game "Look what I found"

[aaron]

i just think it's totally unnecessary and makes you look kinda fishy/silly. just ask "how much for the super nintendo games?" and when they say "$5" then pick out the one(s) you want and buy them. if they say "oh that one's $10" then you're still doing better than market price and you don't have two garbage games to deal with, too.

[superyoda41]

Aaron has a point and it probably was unnecessary, but if that is how he wanted to get the games because of some prior problems, then so be it.

All this "shady" talk (whatever that means) is nonsense.

It's simple contract law:

1) Box of games says $5 each

2) You assent to purchase by picking three

3) You tender money and in doing so have accepted the offer -- a contract is born

In terms of the law, when a seller puts something out to offer for purchase and you take them up on it at what they are asking for that is a contract--rock solid (legal term is "consideration"). When the seller changes the price after that agreement for whatever reason that person - not the purchaser - is the one breaching the agreement.

The law assumes that the seller has all of the power in the negotiation. He / She controls the inventory, sets the price and puts it out for offer. Why then, would an affirmative obligation be put on the buyer to inform them that his/her price is to low?

It's a helpful tip that if you list something on Craigslist, just put "Not an Offer" somewhere in the listing. Every major retailer puts it in every ad they show on tv. That simple sentence does not create a contract if someone offers you your asking price.

Now, if you want to help someone out and pay extra out of the goodness of your heart, then so be it.

*not legal advice

[aaron]

Garage sale law don't work that way, man.

[pvt_awol]

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Garage sale law goes by da street rulez. Ain't no room for lawyer talk up in here.

[prfsnl_gmr]

In terms of the law, when a seller puts something out to offer for purchase and you take them up on it at what they are asking for that is a contract--rock solid (legal term is "consideration"). When the seller changes the price after that agreement for whatever reason that person - not the purchaser - is the one breaching the agreement.

That is how it is supposed to work, but the issue others have encountered - and that I have also encountered - is that a reseller will often say, "All games are $5." When you bring something other than a sports game to the counter, however, the reseller will state, "Hold on a minute" while looking up the price of the game on eBay or will "clarify" his or her offer to make sure you understand that the game you actually want is, in fact, $25. There is no effective remedy for this breach of the "offer-and-acceptance" contract; so, puchasers - myself included - have devised strategies for dealing with shady resellers.

Personally, if someone is still giving me a good deal on a game, I don't complain about the "secret" price and just purchase the game. I collect on a budget, however, and I do not appreciate it when a reseller reneges on a flat price. Moreover, I detest it when certain flea market resellers try to "size me up" and determine how much money they can squeeze out of me because I appear to be more affluent than the average flea market customer. (They are usually so obvious about it, and it just makes me take a harder line on pricing.)

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Garage sale law goes by da street rulez. Ain't no room for lawyer talk up in here.

I agree completely.

[Konacha]

Aaron has a point and it probably was unnecessary, but if that is how he wanted to get the games because of some prior problems, then so be it.

Though granted, I didn't tell the whole story about it, since I did buy a few more things from those people that was selling the games (such as pictures and a table), with a few I gave to my co-workers. So while I did end up paying $5 or $15 dollars for the game (whatever people want), I did spend at least $35 buying other things. Of course I was keeping it "just video games" here. However, I also agree that I feel a bit shady for doing it but since I've been burned in the past I feel it is a way to keep me safe. Plus, I've seen people such as RetroLiberty and The Game Chasers, for example, doing it all the time on rare games.

[Snatch1414]

In your defense it sounds like you were just making sure they honored the asking price that was shown.

[vatermuzik]

In your defense it sounds like you were just making sure they honored the asking price that was shown.

This is exactly what I thought. I didn't sense any "shady" tactics in your method. Good on you for getting the deal you got.

[aaron]

i don't think it's shady, necessarily, i just think it's kinda silly.

[vatermuzik]

I recently joined a Facebook buy/sell group in my area. One week later, I nab these for $25 total. It was a much smoother transaction than any Kijiji or Craigslist deal I've ever done.

Everything is CIB with the exception of Pikmin, which has no manual. For the price, however, I wasn't complaining.

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She also threw in the Link's Crossbow Training gun attachment as an added bonus.