Does everybody here know how to see what the highest bid in an ebay auction is without bidding over it?
I was going through the WC auctions there, and I saw this action for some guy`s backup copies of KS. The first bidder bid 20$ when the opening price was 1 buck!
Now don`t tell me this isn`t total insanity.
 
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Neat, I just picked up a WC Academy (CD), Black Classic Edition for $10. I didn't have that one yet.
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I got my Academy CD for free. "Borrowed" it from school... It's a CD of like 10 older EA games that came with the Soundblaster Multimedia Kits (SB16/4xCD) they bought to upgrade computers 6 years ago. They had a box of like 20, and they aren't allowed to play games on the computers anyway, so I "borrowed" one.
 
Yes you can!
Wanna know how?
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And as I said, the auction is for a backup copy.

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Hmm, interesting. I didn't think all those auctioning places allowed the sale of pirated software. Of course, "backup" sounds almost legal, so maybe they just didn't notice.
 
If someone informs them that something illegal is going on they'll take care of it. They don't tend to want to stop any buisness they're making money off of unless they have a reason (eg. someone caring enough to tell them)

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Well, minimum bid just skyrocketed to 46$.
Nobody seems to care it`s not an original copy, so who am I to interfere with their transaction.
 
Of course they don't care
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. It's KSaga - people would kill to get it. Or at least, that's what it seems like.
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But the fools don't realise that this way, they'll never get the neat calendar, which even now adorns my wall, despite being off by three years
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So, nobody wants to know how to fool the bidding technique in eBay auctions, and see what the maximum bid is without going over it?
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Quarto said:
Of course they don't care
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But the fools don't realise that this way, they'll never get the neat calendar, which even now adorns my wall, despite being off by three years
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Darn right people will kill for KSaga. just the other day I...erm..nevermind
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I want that calendar! And the neato manuals and the box and all that stuff! "Backups" don't give you any of that.
 
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Ah, they just dropped the ball on that KS auction.
I guess someone got pissed off and ratted on that thief.
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Maybe it is stupid for a person to pay over $200.00 for Wing Commander Kilrathi Saga.
A great computer game thats out of print.Or even more stupid to pay over a $1000.00 for a stamp,baseball card,basketball card,coins, or whatever they enjoy to collect or to have.
I think it is more than a game.Its the game.
The late computer gamers have it tough.
Because it is nowhere to be found.
All they could do is read a review about a kick @ss 90's space sim on some popular website that says it is a must have.
And of course no one wants to part with it.
Except for that seller on Ebay.
With 100 other people checking out the same Item.Who all wants the best 3 Space sims in one box designed to run perfect under Windows 95 in mint condition.
A game that would fit nicely in that empty spot on the shelf next to Wing Comander IV, Wing Commander Phrophecy gold edition,and Privateer 2 deluxe Edition.

I guess if the bidder wants the game badly he will pay over $200.00 for it.The Quest would be over for that empty space on the shelf.
Only if he wins that is.



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That was around a year ago... I think all hopes of that have failed.

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You are in no way entitled to any WC games, if you don't have them its your own damn fault.
 
Eddie2u said:
Kain

Do you have a link to that site with the list for DVDKS.
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IMPORTANT Poll
Are you interested in the possibility of either a commercially available WC4/WCP or a Kilrathi Saga DVD? If so, e-mail me here. I should re-iterate that this is for research purposes and that no such product is in currently available... but if you want to see either of these things, write and let me know! It's VERY important!
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I've had a lot of mail wondering about the status of my quest for Kilrathi Saga, Wing Commander IV & Prophecy DVDs. I'm happy to say that I've received about three hundred mails on the subject, all of which wildly support the idea! I've passed this information on, and only time will tell the end results...
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"Only time will tell the end results..."

About a year later: Not a chance in hell.

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I had a little trouble tracking down a copy of KS but managed to find a copy for a reasonable price. With what I make a year I could spend $200 on it, if that was the only price I could find it for. There are a lot of folks out there who played WC1 when they were in High school or college (like me) and are now out of school and making more than enough money to spend $200 bucks for a game they recall fondly. I think whoever mentioned comic books earlier was right. The games are valuable because they are rare. I wish EA would take a page from DC comics which has been known to reprint some of their older rare comics (the first appearance of Batman, etc.) in a trade paperback. But DC figures they have a market for it, and I'm guessing EA doesn't feel that way.
 
a) KS was already re-printed
b) There's *not* that big a market for the original games.
c) Including the original releases all of the main series games have been released at least 3 times (four if you include the Premiere Edition of WC3). Finding one version isn't that hard.
d) Unlike comics games have to be supported. There's no one around to do that for KS anymore.

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