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Well, I got a booleg Super Mario Advance in the mail today from another Goozex user, so you might want to watch out for bootleg Gameboy games, which are a lot harder to spot than disc game bootlegs. Here's a pic:



The game on the left is the bootleg from Goozex, the game on the right is an original copy from my collection.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Well, I got a booleg Super Mario Advance in the mail today from another Goozex user, so you might want to watch out for bootleg Gameboy games, which are a lot harder to spot than disc game bootlegs. Here's a pic:



The game on the left is the bootleg from Goozex, the game on the right is an original copy from my collection.[/quote]
Thanks for catching that Rictor. If you haven't done so already, please leave negative feedback on that user so we have it recorded.

I think this would be a good time for me to state what our policy is on pirated games and those users who are accused of sending pirated games. I just finished an interview over the weekend with a major magazine that focused on piracy and our challenges with it. Well, I believe this is the first time someone has tried sending a pirated game on Goozex.

Our policy is as such: One, we are not in the business to punish our users and we give the benefit of the doubt to both sides of the trade. That said, however, we do not tolerate pirated games because among all the reasons not to do it, the most important is that it loses the trust in our members to trade with us. Two, we watch for repeated abuse on any type of negative feedback, even from the buyer side.

Bottom line: If you are accused of sending a pirated game twice, then you'll be kicked off of Goozex.

On more positive news: you can now search for products with the UPC code on the back of the game case. We are also meeting with our web developers to make sure that our new mailer options, Matrix Match, will be ready by the end of the week. And in a few weeks, we got something really nice coming.
 
I reported negative feedback and sent you an e-mail with the photo for verification. I just wanted to post in this thread so users from CAG receiving cart-only GBA games would be on the lookout. I have a Super Mario Advance 2 in the mail right now and hopefully it's not from the same user, or if it is, hopefully this one is an original. My guess is that GBA bootlegs are the only games you'll have a problem with as they are so common on Ebay and a lot of people buy them and don't even realize they're a bootleg, unlike a bootleg disc game, where it's very easy to spot a pirate.

You'll even see the occasional bootleg game for sale at national chains like EB/Gamestop.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Well, I got a booleg Super Mario Advance in the mail today from another Goozex user, so you might want to watch out for bootleg Gameboy games, which are a lot harder to spot than disc game bootlegs. Here's a pic:



The game on the left is the bootleg from Goozex, the game on the right is an original copy from my collection.[/quote]

Wow that sucks Rictor. They look very similar on the outside, and are very hard to spot, especially if you don't have anything to compare it to. Good thing you spotted it.
 
Well, they're easy to spot usually because the artwork is usually a little fuzzy, like it's been Photoshopped or something. Probably because the bootleggers don't have the same quality printers that Nintendo does. Also, if you compare the plastic case to another Nintendo game, you'll see some definite differences. The easy way to confirm a fake is to use a security tool and open up the game though.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Well, they're easy to spot usually because the artwork is usually a little fuzzy, like it's been Photoshopped or something. Probably because the bootleggers don't have the same quality printers that Nintendo does. Also, if you compare the plastic case to another Nintendo game, you'll see some definite differences. The easy way to confirm a fake is to use a security tool and open up the game though.[/QUOTE]


where can you buy a security tool from to open your GBA case? I just got my copy of Super Mario Advance 4(gba) in the mail today and want to make sure it's not a bootleg.

Also are we allowed to post the name of the trader that sent the bootleg? That way anyone else who received GBA stuff from that person can be sure to double check their carts.
 
I have no idea what the name of the trader that sent it to me was...is there a way to look that up? And I got my security tool off Ebay. I bought a cleaning kit that came with a bottle of metal polish, a bottle of static free cleaner, a couple static-free cleaning cloths, and 3 security bits (fit Gameboy, GBA, N64, SNES, NES, Game Gear, Genesis games). It set me back around $20 shipped.

This is what you want right here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NINTENDO-SECURITY-TOOL-CLEANING-KIT-for-NES-SNES-GAMES_W0QQitemZ110031035933QQihZ001QQcategoryZ41046QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The Gameboy tri screwdriver in the picture is what you use to open GBA carts. That said, you may also be able to open a GBA case with a really tiny phillips screwdriver.

I really couldn't be a collector and not own these security bits, as I buy a lot of used cart games and they all need cleaning. Some of them don't work without cleaning but I clean them all regardless, since I want to keep my systems clean and working. Ebay is also a good source of cheap 72 pin connectors to get your NES working like new again. I've bought several at around $6 shipped.
 
[quote name='Rictor']I have no idea what the name of the trader that sent it to me was...is there a way to look that up? And I got my security tool off Ebay. I bought a cleaning kit that came with a bottle of metal polish, a bottle of static free cleaner, a couple static-free cleaning cloths, and 3 security bits (fit Gameboy, GBA, N64, SNES, NES, Game Gear, Genesis games). It set me back around $20 shipped.

This is what you want right here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NINTENDO-SECURITY-TOOL-CLEANING-KIT-for-NES-SNES-GAMES_W0QQitemZ110031035933QQihZ001QQcategoryZ41046QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The Gameboy tri screwdriver in the picture is what you use to open GBA carts. That said, you may also be able to open a GBA case with a really tiny phillips screwdriver.

I really couldn't be a collector and not own these security bits, as I buy a lot of used cart games and they all need cleaning. Some of them don't work without cleaning but I clean them all regardless, since I want to keep my systems clean and working. Ebay is also a good source of cheap 72 pin connectors to get your NES working like new again. I've bought several at around $6 shipped.[/QUOTE]



You can tell who sent you the game by looking at the email that Goozex sends when someone agrees to trade something to you. It says:

The game you have requested is in the mail!

Video game requested: "Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Brothers 3"
Mailed to you by within: 1 days(s)
 
I forgot to mention that I tried a few really small philips-head screwdrivers but they wouldn't work. The tip of the screwdriver seems to be too long.
 
[quote name='ManChowder']You can tell who sent you the game by looking at the email that Goozex sends when someone agrees to trade something to you. It says:

The game you have requested is in the mail!

Video game requested: "Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Brothers 3"
Mailed to you by within: 1 days(s)[/quote]

Heh, I delete those as soon as I get them. I did find the e-mail in my trash folder though:

"Video game requested: "Super Mario Advance"
Mailed to you by within: 1 days(s)"

And I have Super Mario Advance 2 coming from the same user:

"The game you have requested is in the mail!
Video game requested: "Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2"
Mailed to you by within: 3 days(s)"

But thankfully my Advance Wars 2 is coming from a different trader. I guess there's still a chance of getting a non-bootleg Super Mario Advance 2 from Yerknutz.

Here's a question for Goozex: I still want Super Mario Advance and Super Mario Advance 2. Do I go to the bottom of the queue for these? It doesn't seem fair. If you get a bootleg game you should go back to the top of the list for the same game.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Heh, I delete those as soon as I get them. I did find the e-mail in my trash folder though:

"Video game requested: "Super Mario Advance"
Mailed to you by within: 1 days(s)"

And I have Super Mario Advance 2 coming from the same user:

"The game you have requested is in the mail!
Video game requested: "Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2"
Mailed to you by within: 3 days(s)"

But thankfully my Advance Wars 2 is coming from a different trader. I guess there's still a chance of getting a non-bootleg Super Mario Advance 2 from Yerknutz.

Here's a question for Goozex: I still want Super Mario Advance and Super Mario Advance 2. Do I go to the bottom of the queue for these? It doesn't seem fair. If you get a bootleg game you should go back to the top of the list for the same game.[/quote]

Rictor,
We got your email and your recommendation is good and we'll update our FAQ. Thanks!

Also, after a bad trade you don't go to the bottom of the queue, but instead go back to the top. PM me if you didn't go back to the top.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Heh, I delete those as soon as I get them. I did find the e-mail in my trash folder though:

"Video game requested: "Super Mario Advance"
Mailed to you by within: 1 days(s)"

And I have Super Mario Advance 2 coming from the same user:

"The game you have requested is in the mail!
Video game requested: "Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2"
Mailed to you by within: 3 days(s)"

But thankfully my Advance Wars 2 is coming from a different trader. I guess there's still a chance of getting a non-bootleg Super Mario Advance 2 from Yerknutz.

Here's a question for Goozex: I still want Super Mario Advance and Super Mario Advance 2. Do I go to the bottom of the queue for these? It doesn't seem fair. If you get a bootleg game you should go back to the top of the list for the same game.[/QUOTE]


crap.....

is the guy who sent me my GBA game. I'll have to check it for sure now.

Goozex,
is it possible to report a bootleg game even after you sent good feedbck(assumung that this game turns out to be a bootleg)? I always thought you could indentify a bootleg by looking at.. then I saw the post with the picture of the bootleg/real cart.
Also if this turns out to be a bootleg is there anything that can be done about it or am I screwed?
 
[quote name='ManChowder']crap.....

is the guy who sent me my GBA game. I'll have to check it for sure now.

Goozex,
is it possible to report a bootleg game even after you sent good feedbck(assumung that this game turns out to be a bootleg)? I always thought you could indentify a bootleg by looking at.. then I saw the post with the picture of the bootleg/real cart.
Also if this turns out to be a bootleg is there anything that can be done about it or am I screwed?[/quote]

Send me a PM if you decide to open your cartridge up. Please let me know either way if it is a fake or not because it will affect how we handle the sender. If it is a fake, we'll go into our database and credit back your points and trade credit. It may take a little time depending on how compicated it becomes for our Admin manager.

Hopefully you have a legit copy, and I hope you don't damage the cartridge as you open it.
 
Just out of curiosity, how did you come up with the name goozex? Thats not exactly a normal word

btw, you have a pm
 
[quote name='Oberman']Just out of curiosity, how did you come up with the name goozex? Thats not exactly a normal word

btw, you have a pm[/quote]

Jon, our co-founder, came up with it after he was trying to figure out different ways to say Goods Exchanged. We've had a lot of fun with the name, especially when I'm on the phone with some other company and I say that I'm with Goozex.
 
Warning to those who were thinking about jumping in. The current code gives 1 free trade, but NO free points, unless you start unloading games first, or buy them.

I think I'll pass.
 
[quote name='toldawg128']A warning to everyone trading on goozex: Don't use the goozex envelopes!

I received Sonic Adventure 2 (DC) in a goozex mailer and the disc was broken. A dreamcast game I recently sent out in a goozex envelope was reported broken in 3 pieces from the recipient, even though it included the manual and insert and seemed well paded. So don't use goozex envelopes, even if the game is disc only.[/QUOTE]
I think I was the one that got your game. I was actually pretty suprised when I opened it and saw in pieces :whistle2:?
 
[quote name='ManChowder']crap.....

is the guy who sent me my GBA game. I'll have to check it for sure now.

Goozex,
is it possible to report a bootleg game even after you sent good feedbck(assumung that this game turns out to be a bootleg)? I always thought you could indentify a bootleg by looking at.. then I saw the post with the picture of the bootleg/real cart.
Also if this turns out to be a bootleg is there anything that can be done about it or am I screwed?[/quote]

You should be able to tell a bootleg just by looking at it. You might not be able to tell from the picture, but in person bootleg game labels are fuzzy and off-color. They are applied by hand and usually off-center. I can pretty much always tell just by glancing at a label if it's a real label or not. Also, the plastic mold on the game will be slightly different than a real GBA cart, so if you can't open the game up, just put it next to another GBA cart and see if the plastic is the same color and the mold is the same.
 
[quote name='Goozex']Rictor,
We got your email and your recommendation is good and we'll update our FAQ. Thanks!

Also, after a bad trade you don't go to the bottom of the queue, but instead go back to the top. PM me if you didn't go back to the top.[/quote]

The game was not added back to my wantlist at all. I just manually added it back and I'm now 3rd in line.
 
[quote name='Rictor']The game was not added back to my wantlist at all. I just manually added it back and I'm now 3rd in line.[/quote]

Ok, I just sent an email to our admin guy who is swamped with the Matrix Match to put you back in the front because it should have happened already. We'll let you know by email when that happens. Sorry for the mishap.
 
So when the Matrix Match thingee goes into effect, I'll need to edit all my games to say if they're complete or not, right? Are you going to have an option for partial completeness, such as the game + manual but no case or the game+case but no manual? A few of my games are partially complete. I imagine quite a few more of my games will be requested once people realize they are complete copies. Hell, some of the games I have listed are brand new/sealed copies...doubles from various clearance sales or clearance games I've never gotten around to playing and probably never will. I just picked up around 50 more sealed games at Game Crazy today, mostly Gameboy Advance. I may add a few of those to my list as well after I play through them.

Something like 10% of the games listed on Goozex belong to me so I'm doing my part to help the site grow. ;)
 
[quote name='Rictor']

"Video game requested: "Super Mario Advance"
Mailed to you by within: 1 days(s)"

And I have Super Mario Advance 2 coming from the same user:

"The game you have requested is in the mail!
Video game requested: "Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2"
Mailed to you by within: 3 days(s)"
[/quote]

I got Mario Kart Double Dash from Yerknutz (not a bootleg, though it would be difficult to bootleg a GC game).

It's possible that he bought that gba game on ebay not knowing it was a bootleg. I guess we'll see in upcoming trades with him.
 
[quote name='whoknows']I think I was the one that got your game. I was actually pretty suprised when I opened it and saw in pieces :whistle2:?[/quote]
I'm sorry about that. :cry:

I'm done with those mailers. fucking USPS!

It's a shame too, I bought that game new last year, and only played it for a couple minites.
 
[quote name='Rictor']So when the Matrix Match thingee goes into effect, I'll need to edit all my games to say if they're complete or not, right? Are you going to have an option for partial completeness, such as the game + manual but no case or the game+case but no manual? A few of my games are partially complete. I imagine quite a few more of my games will be requested once people realize they are complete copies. Hell, some of the games I have listed are brand new/sealed copies...doubles from various clearance sales or clearance games I've never gotten around to playing and probably never will. I just picked up around 50 more sealed games at Game Crazy today, mostly Gameboy Advance. I may add a few of those to my list as well after I play through them.

Something like 10% of the games listed on Goozex belong to me so I'm doing my part to help the site grow. ;)[/quote]

So the matrix match will give both the sender and receiver the same three options to choose for each of their games. They are as follows:

Sender:
1. Disc Only
2. Disc + Manual
3. Complete Package (Disc + Munual + Case) --> Fastest way to get matched and send out games to earn points

Receiver:
1. Disc Only --> Fast way to get matched and get games
2. Disc + Manual
3. Complete Package

So if you send out a complete package you can be matched with all three receivers and if you request disc only you can be matched with all three senders. In other words, if you choose to receive disc only, you may get a full package if that type of sender was next in queue to ship.


--
Thanks Rictor for helping Goozex grow! I absolutely understand the leap of faith it takes for someone to sign up, post some games, trade and then wait to get matched. As we grow all these things will run better...
 
Looks like two of my trades just arrived at their destination and another two out the door this morning. Yay for positive feedback :) Now lets see what kind of condition my two game requests are in whenever they get here.
 
[quote name='Goozex']So the matrix match will give both the sender and receiver the same three options to choose for each of their games. They are as follows:

Sender:
1. Disc Only
2. Disc + Manual
3. Complete Package (Disc + Munual + Case) --> Fastest way to get matched and send out games to earn points

Receiver:
1. Disc Only --> Fast way to get matched and get games
2. Disc + Manual
3. Complete Package

So if you send out a complete package you can be matched with all three receivers and if you request disc only you can be matched with all three senders. In other words, if you choose to receive disc only, you may get a full package if that type of sender was next in queue to ship.


--
Thanks Rictor for helping Goozex grow! I absolutely understand the leap of faith it takes for someone to sign up, post some games, trade and then wait to get matched. As we grow all these things will run better...[/QUOTE]

Does the sender get any additional points for sending out a complete copy once the new system is in place to compensate for the additional shipping charge & use of bubble mailer (unless you expect us to wrap the game along the case using a few sheets of paper taped together)?
If not, It would be to my advantage to ship disc only (assuming the game that I'm sending out is in demand and people will want it regardless of it being complete or not).
thanks

Just to set the record straight: So far, the stuff I have sent out 2 complete games using bubble mailers but the games I have requested are disc only sent via printing paper. I'm anal about the condition of my games and have rebrought at least 20% of my collection due to incompleteness and less than mint condition. I guess most of the stuff I get from Goozex will probably get listed back once I'm done with them.
 
Extra points would be nice but from the way their script works I dunno if it would be possible. For high demand games, I imagine people will send disc-only to save money. For low demand games, they probably won't get requested unless they're complete. I know there are a bunch of PSX games listed on the site that aren't really worth the cost to me if they're disc-only, but I'd take them if they were complete. The main problem is that I'm out of room in my wantlist so I can't go adding a bunch of PSX games to my wantlist and wait for them to become available. I'd be willing to pay maybe 50-100 extra Goozex points for a complete game compared to a disc-only game if I had the option though.

Goozex - I think you'd find a lot more people willing to buy trade credits if you could figure out how to accept Paypal. I know several other trading sites accept Paypal, including the new game trading site put out by the guy that started Myspace. A lot of people just won't use a credit card online for any reason, let alone on a new site they've never heard of.

Plus, Paypal is just more convenient for a lot of us. We buy and sell games on here and usually have extra cash in our Paypal account but not necessarily our bank account. Another option for those who don't own credit cards (which is a surprisingly large percentage of gamers in my experience) would be to let people mail in a check or money order and manually add credits to their account.
 
Well, it's Friday morning and as promised I see that Goozex now let's you state whether a game is complete or not and request if you are want a complete game or are willing to accept disc-only. I just updated all the games on my list, so if you look at the available games on Goozex, you will see quite a few now that are complete (you may have to go back quite a few pages as I added a lot of my games quite a while ago).

Any other CAGs that have been sending out complete games should go update their list. I'll be looking closely at the available game list now to see what complete games spring up. I know I don't want to spend 400 points on a disc-only God of War...but I would spend 400 on a complete God of War, just to give an example.
 
Hi everyone,

So as you can see we've added the new mailing options. You can now choose how you want to ship and receive games. Let me try to answer the questions I read above.

1. wbc1228 -- No we do not give extra points to those who send a full package. We seriously considered doing something like that but we need to be sure that our accounting for the points and their value would be done in an appropriate way.

There is, however, value for you to send out a full package. If you agree to send out a full package you, on average, will ship faster than someone who only selects to ship disc only. That's because you are matched with people who requested any of the three options. If you choose ship disc only then you'll only be matched with people who agree to receive disc only.

On the flip side, people who choose to receive disc only will, on average, get games faster because they will be matched with all three types of senders. If you choose to receive full package only then you'll only be matched with those people who are willing to ship full package only.

2. Rictor -- Right now we don't have Paypal and we haven't seeked out an agreement with them. Our partnership is with Bank of America and they are the ones who collect the credit card information. We do not collect or store any credit card information. But, your point is taken about people not giving cc information to a startup.
 
You don't really need any sort of agreement with Paypal to use them for an online business. I've been accepting Paypal for years alongside our credit card processor at my online comic book shop. About 95% of our customers pay with Paypal and the other 5% either call in their credit cards or use the online form. It's fairly easy to integrate Paypal into most scripts.

Here's another site feature request. It would be nice to be able to sort the available games by whether they are disc-only or complete. I'd like to see what complete games are available, but the only way to do that right now it to browse through all 80 pages of available games.
 
i like to know why i was MATCHED on 2 games so i ran out to buy Trade credits to wake up today to FInd out im no longer matched

and IM now 2nd in line for the SAME FREAKING GAME
 
[quote name='slidecage']i like to know why i was MATCHED on 2 games so i ran out to buy Trade credits to wake up today to FInd out im no longer matched

and IM now 2nd in line for the SAME FREAKING GAME[/QUOTE]


what game were you matched with? I'm having the same problem with Marvel Super Heroes(ps1). I added it to my requests yesterday but was 5th in line, yet to my surprise it matched me. It sat that way for a couple days before putting me back in line. Later it matched me to the same game and now it's siiting there waiting to hear from the trader.
Of course since my points were tied up in that "trade" I got screwed out of another game that came into stock.

Usually the cause of this is that the trader hasn't bought any trade credits yet, so the match won't go through. Why the system allows this I don't know... I personally think that all games listed by a trader that has no trade credits should be pulled from the available list, and then automatically re-added when the trader purchases credits.

...or it could be someone whos listing stuff and refusing to confirm trades just to piss people off.
 
[quote name='slidecage']i like to know why i was MATCHED on 2 games so i ran out to buy Trade credits to wake up today to FInd out im no longer matched

and IM now 2nd in line for the SAME FREAKING GAME[/quote]

You were second in line for the game. It matched you and the person in front of you. Two possible things happened...the person in front of you bought a trade credit and got the game OR the person in front of you didn't buy a trade credit so the game defaulted to you BUT the person that added the game to the site decided for some reason that they didn't want to trade it.

I have been 5th in line for games and still received them because the 4 people in front of me didn't have any trade slots open or didn't have enough Goozex points or they didn't have enough trade credits. Any of those 3 possibilities will bump the game down to the next person.

I've received, I believe, around 10 games from Goozex so far with no problems other than one bootleg Super Mario Gameboy game, which I was refunded for.

Which reminds me, I got the second Mario Gameboy game from the same trader today and it was an original, so his story of buying the other one off Ebay and not knowing it was a bootleg was probably true.
 
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know that the team was away for the weekend and that's why we haven't been able to respond. Also, we are currently reconfiguring our admin so at this moment I can't go in and checkout what has happened with his trades. I did, however, see some of his games requested recently traded and that might have gone to Slidecage.

Rictor, everything you said is correct. On a side note, I recently went to the ComicCon convention in Baltimore and everytime I go I love seeing people go up to Lou Farigno (sp?) and walking away when he says its $20 for an autograph....
 
[quote name='Goozex']Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know that the team was away for the weekend and that's why we haven't been able to respond. Also, we are currently reconfiguring our admin so at this moment I can't go in and checkout what has happened with his trades. I did, however, see some of his games requested recently traded and that might have gone to Slidecage.

Rictor, everything you said is correct. On a side note, I recently went to the ComicCon convention in Baltimore and everytime I go I love seeing people go up to Lou Farigno (sp?) and walking away when he says its $20 for an autograph....[/quote]

Yah, I can't believe he ever sells an autograph. My wife went up to him at Wizard World in 1999, the first one I dragged her to, and she's not an autograph collector but wanted a photo. I think he said he charges for photos too so she snapped one from a distance later. She did the same thing at Gencon here in Indianapolis (gaming convention) and got yelled at by security because the B-list celebs they have there charge $10 for a photo. Lou must do okay though, because he's at every single comic convention. There must be enough people willing to pay $20 for an autograph to pay for his booth fee and travel expenses. You'd think he's wise up and offer fans something for their $20 though. Maybe have a comic book produced that they can only get at the convention (it would cost him around $1 a copy to print) and then sell that for $20 and autography it for free. Most of the other Wizard World B-list celebs charge for autographs too. I remember Ray Park was $20-30. The comic book artists and writers don't charge for autographs, and the celebrity guests such as Kevin Smith don't charge for autographs but you will be in line for 4 hours or more.

For those interested in trying out Goozex, here's my experience so far:

So far from Goozex I've received:

Advance Wars 2 (cart only)
Banjo-kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (cart + manual)
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (disc only)
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (disc only)
Final Fantasy Chronicles: Final Fantasy IV & Chrono Trigger (disc only)
Magic Pengel: The Quest For Color (disc only)
Sonic Advance And Sonic Pinball Party Combo Pack (cart only)
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (cart only)
Um Jammer Lammy (complete)
Zoo Cube GBA (cart + manual)
I'm currently waiting on:
Breath of Fire III
Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: Rhythm n' Groove
La Pucelle Tactics

And I still have 500 Goozex Points available.

I have sent out:

House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast, disc-only)
Mobile Light Force 2 (complete)
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (complete)
Confidential Mission (disc-only)
Crusader: No Remorse (complete)
Gunstar Super Heroes (complete)
NBA Live 2004 (complete)
Outlaw Golf 2 (complete)
Shek: Treasure Hunt (complete)
Soviet Strike (complete)
Resident Evil Director's Cut (disc-only)

I'm pretty happy with the site so far.

I also requested Dance Dance Revolution, which never arrived (supposedly lost in the mail but I doubt it was sent out), which I was refunded for and Super Mario Advance 2 (bootleg), which I was refunded for and sent in to Goozex (they covered shipping).

Now that you can request complete games, I plan on requesting a lot less disc-only games, although I'm fine with getting cart-only GBA games like I have been.
 
[quote name='slidecage']i like to know why i was MATCHED on 2 games so i ran out to buy Trade credits to wake up today to FInd out im no longer matched

and IM now 2nd in line for the SAME FREAKING GAME[/quote]


Admin is back up!!

Slidecage,
Here is what happened with your trades. The guys before you didn't have enough points to get the games. That is why you skipped ahead of them because you had enough. The two different senders received an email to send to you and for some reason didn't respond (probably away for the weekend)...so the offer timed out. They then reposted the games and you again jumped to the front of the line b/c you had points and credits for the trade and they committed to send to you. So if they ship out today you'll get the games by in the next couple of days.

PM me if you have other problems with this or any other trades...

Thanks!

p.s. I'll reply to your PM as well...
 
[quote name='Rictor']Yah, I can't believe he ever sells an autograph. My wife went up to him at Wizard World in 1999, the first one I dragged her to, and she's not an autograph collector but wanted a photo. I think he said he charges for photos too so she snapped one from a distance later. She did the same thing at Gencon here in Indianapolis (gaming convention) and got yelled at by security because the B-list celebs they have there charge $10 for a photo. Lou must do okay though, because he's at every single comic convention. There must be enough people willing to pay $20 for an autograph to pay for his booth fee and travel expenses. You'd think he's wise up and offer fans something for their $20 though. Maybe have a comic book produced that they can only get at the convention (it would cost him around $1 a copy to print) and then sell that for $20 and autography it for free. Most of the other Wizard World B-list celebs charge for autographs too. I remember Ray Park was $20-30. The comic book artists and writers don't charge for autographs, and the celebrity guests such as Kevin Smith don't charge for autographs but you will be in line for 4 hours or more.
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I paid $20 for Ray Park and stood in line for 1 hour...
Another thing that stuck out to me at the convention is the lack of video games...I've been a comic book fan and gamer for many many years...and the two to me go hand-in-hand...
 
You'll see video games at the Comic-Con in San Diego as that is more of a general media convention these days. I believe they try to keep most comic book conventions focused on comic books since video games have their own shows. Wizard World is a trade show more than anything else, a chance for the comic book companies to preview what they're doing for the year. The convention floor just isn't big enough to branch out into other media and it's also hard for new people to get booths, as the prime spots are booked years in advance.
 
Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share some exciting news about Goozex. As a surprise we're going to be allowing free trades from right now to at least October 20th! That means you only need points to trade on Goozex and not the $1 trade credits.

This is only for a short while, so for those of you who have purchased trade credits, you will have them when we go back to needing them.

Why are we doing this? As I have said before, we know there is a big leap of faith taken to trading on a new site and we really want you to give Goozex a try when you're thinking of getting games. Our growth has been amazing and we want to take it to the next level and we think this will help push it.

So, to get games all you need are the points...

Happy trading!

~Goozex~
 
Oh wow, I was suprised when I got a game in the mail today. Thanks Goozex, will definetly be putting up games/purchasing credits once my backlog slims down a bit.
 
I recently got an email from them saying that all trades are free for the next month. You can also see if you are getting the case and manual prior to requesting a game which was the biggest draw back.

I traded SUper Black Bass for Nintendo DS for 300 points.

with that 300 pts I got:
Ridge Racer DS
Spiderman 2
Zoo Keeper

All of which are complete.

It may be time to check it back out again:

www.goozex.com
 
man, those points things are ridicolous, if im reading it right, i could trade in battlefield 2 for 360 for 850, get NBA 2K7/NBA Live 07 when it comes in and still have 50 points left over??

sounds like a sweet spot if its legit.
 
[quote name='souNReAL']man, those points things are ridicolous, if im reading it right, i could trade in battlefield 2 for 360 for 850, get NBA 2K7/NBA Live 07 when it comes in and still have 50 points left over??

sounds like a sweet spot if its legit.[/QUOTE]

The site is legit
 
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