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[quote name='Follandboy']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[/quote]

Heh, I'm the one that requested your Super Black Bass. I like to buy/play pretty much every single DS release, but I'm too cheap to pay $15 for that one in-store, so I grabbed it off Goozex. It will probably go right back to Goozex or another trading site after I play it, as I doubt if it's a game I'll need in my permanent DS collection.
 
[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 catch is, some one actually has to want your copy of Battlefield 2 for 850 points and some one has to actually offer NBA 2K7 for trade. I'm sure both of those things are feasible though.
 
i dont care for the pt changes.

i listed a game was 250 pts. BuT when i confirm it fell to 200 pts. 1 day lafter it jumps back to 250 pts. So mostly screw out of 250 pts

last two people who traded with me got great deals : ) since no time to play

virtual fighter 4 brand new sealed
alien hominid ps2 brand new sealed

always was going to play them but never had a chance.

i got 2 games coming

dont know if i will send anymore games out yet.

i got around 1800 pts and nothing looks good


thinking about listing sulkden 1 but pt vaule too low
 
[quote name='slidecage']i dont care for the pt changes.

i listed a game was 250 pts. BuT when i confirm it fell to 200 pts. 1 day lafter it jumps back to 250 pts. So mostly screw out of 250 pts

last two people who traded with me got great deals : ) since no time to play

virtual fighter 4 brand new sealed
alien hominid ps2 brand new sealed

always was going to play them but never had a chance.

i got 2 games coming

dont know if i will send anymore games out yet.

i got around 1800 pts and nothing looks good


thinking about listing sulkden 1 but pt vaule too low[/QUOTE]

Oooook... How do you end up with 3 spaces in between your words?
 
Ah, Rictor, I see you've requested my Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter and Golden Sun. I can tell you that Marvel is in pretty good condition with some minor light scratches on the bottom and includes case and manual. Golden Sun will be cart only but it will be in a DS case with a Golden Sun sleeve, good quality too. I can send them both out on Monday, First Class.
 
[quote name='Technique']Ah, Rictor, I see you've requested my Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter and Golden Sun. I can tell you that Marvel is in pretty good condition with some minor light scratches on the bottom and includes case and manual. Golden Sun will be cart only but it will be in a DS case with a Golden Sun sleeve, good quality too. I can send them both out on Monday, First Class.[/quote]

Sounds good. Yah, I was first in line for both of those...requested them a while back. Nice to see a couple of my wishlist games show up on the site. Marvel Vs. Street Fighter was pricey but I need it to complete my Marvel fighting game collection as I have Marvel Vs. Capcom and X-Men vs. Street Fighter already.
 
[quote name='slidecage']
i got around 1800 pts and nothing looks good


[/quote]

Yer too picky, man. I've requested 17 games from Goozex already. I've received 12 and I've got 5 on the way right now.

As for the point changes, I imagine new games will get cheaper with time as their value goes down and some games have gone up in points due to value as they should. I know Goozex said the point values are effected by things like user ratings and how many people have added a game to their wishlist.

Personally, I'd like to see the point values on a lot of PSX RPGs and other rare games raised so people will list them. Marvel vs. Street Fighter was 100 points when the site first started, I think. I doubt if anyone would have listed it for that price, but then they raised it to 500 and some one listed it. I have a few rare PSX games I'd list but they're all on the site for 100 points. I figure some of the prices will be adjusted eventually when they realise 100 people have the game on their wantlist and 0 people have listed it for trade.
 
if i didnt list so late i probally had around 4000 pts by now. Im stingy with my pts cause my luck i spend too much and then someone will list a major RPG game i want and not have enough pts.

Im mostly holding out for Major RPG titles .


off topic but i just won a complete Shadow hearts 3 games (new world) complete off ebay for 20 shipped. WOOO
 
I requested a game, Snowboard Kids for the DS, and it never gave me a confirmation on whether I really want it or not and now it's saying for me to wait for the seller to confirm. I don't want it right now, is there anyway to cancel?
 
[quote name='Rictor']Heh, I'm the one that requested your Super Black Bass. I like to buy/play pretty much every single DS release, but I'm too cheap to pay $15 for that one in-store, so I grabbed it off Goozex. It will probably go right back to Goozex or another trading site after I play it, as I doubt if it's a game I'll need in my permanent DS collection.[/QUOTE]


I dont know if the game is any good or not, it was stuck deep in my backlog, so I descided to get rid of it. Just to let you know, I shipped it out yesterday.
 
[quote name='drfrielgood']Don't worry, its my Snowboard Kids. I just won't accept the offer.[/QUOTE]

Oh in that case, is it in mint condition with all of the manuals and stuff? Has it been registered on Nintendo.com?
 
[quote name='slidecage']if i didnt list so late i probally had around 4000 pts by now. Im stingy with my pts cause my luck i spend too much and then someone will list a major RPG game i want and not have enough pts.

Im mostly holding out for Major RPG titles .


off topic but i just won a complete Shadow hearts 3 games (new world) complete off ebay for 20 shipped. WOOO[/quote]

I just added a sealed Digital Devil Saga 2 to Goozex. Is that enough of a major RPG title for you? First come, first served. :p
 
I think all trading sites should be free,I am a member of 2 free sites that are great,But I think CAG is great too,If these guys stayed free that would make them the #1 trading site on the net for sure.
 
[quote name='videogamersportal']I think all trading sites should be free,I am a member of 2 free sites that are great,But I think CAG is great too,If these guys stayed free that would make them the #1 trading site on the net for sure.[/quote]

Well, they'd have to change their business model to being ad-supported like CAG...not sure if they'd want to do that or not. Not all sites can get enough traffic to pay the bills by ad clicks alone, considering you need about 1,000 unique visitors to make about 5 cents from ads.

They might be able to make profit by adding Amazon links to all the game listings, so if they're not available, people can buy them from Amazon and they'd get a commission. I think Switchdiscs.com does that.
 
[quote name='slidecage']i dont care for the pt changes.

i listed a game was 250 pts. BuT when i confirm it fell to 200 pts. 1 day lafter it jumps back to 250 pts. So mostly screw out of 250 pts
[/QUOTE]

Ahhh...
you might want to use a calculator in the future.
you got screwed 50 points (250-200), not 250 points

[quote name='slidecage']
last two people who traded with me got great deals : ) since no time to play

virtual fighter 4 brand new sealed
alien hominid ps2 brand new sealed

always was going to play them but never had a chance.

i got 2 games coming

dont know if i will send anymore games out yet.

i got around 1800 pts and nothing looks good


thinking about listing sulkden 1 but pt vaule too low[/QUOTE]

You're overvaluing your games.
1000 points (equivalent to $50) is too low for Suikoden 1?
There are many games that are undervalued on Goozex, but Suikoden 1 isn't one of them.
I would say the following game are way under valued (I'm sure there are more but I don't have time to list everything)
- Valkyrie Profile (200 points, $10)
- Tactics Ogre Battle Series (150 points, $7.50)
- Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (200 points, $20)
- Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
- Disgaea: Hour Of Darkness (400 points, $20)
- Ogre Battle (200 points, $10)
- Ikaruga (100 points, $5)
- Final Fantasy VII (200 points, $10)
No one in the right mind is going to trade those games in unless he (she) is totally clueless about the values. Not sure how Goozex calculate these values (yea.. yea.. I know this is suppose to be super secret company formula that isn't suppose to be disclose to the general public), but hopefully these weird outliers will be fixed to encourage more trading in the future

footnote:
Goozex charges $5.00 per 100 points. That is how I got the dollar values above. I wished Goozex would use a point system more like barterbee (1 point is suppose to equal $1) instead masking the values.
 
[quote name='wbc1228']Ahhh...
you might want to use a calculator in the future.
you got screwed 50 points (250-200), not 250 points



You're overvaluing your games.
1000 points (equivalent to $50) is too low for Suikoden 1?
There are many games that are undervalued on Goozex, but Suikoden 1 isn't one of them.
I would say the following game are way under valued (I'm sure there are more but I don't have time to list everything)
- Valkyrie Profile (200 points, $10)
- Tactics Ogre Battle Series (150 points, $7.50)
- Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (200 points, $20)
- Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
- Disgaea: Hour Of Darkness (400 points, $20)
- Ogre Battle (200 points, $10)
- Ikaruga (100 points, $5)
- Final Fantasy VII (200 points, $10)
No one in the right mind is going to trade those games in unless he (she) is totally clueless about the values. Not sure how Goozex calculate these values (yea.. yea.. I know this is suppose to be super secret company formula that isn't suppose to be disclose to the general public), but hopefully these weird outliers will be fixed to encourage more trading in the future

footnote:
Goozex charges $5.00 per 100 points. That is how I got the dollar values above. I wished Goozex would use a point system more like barterbee (1 point is suppose to equal $1) instead masking the values.[/QUOTE]

Just to let you know WBC, your Hot Shots Golf is going out tomorrow First Class.
 
[quote name='Technique']Just to let you know WBC, your Hot Shots Golf is going out tomorrow First Class.[/quote]

Cool..
Thanks for the heads up and the quick shipping, Technique.
Seems like a good number of trades on Goozex are by CAG members.
 
I wish they would lower the value of Tales of Phantasia for GBA. I got it at CC for $8.96 and didn't like it. I have 100 points left over from the initial promotional code, so I don't need a lot more points for something decent. I've had Tales up there for over a month and no one has requested it since it's listed for 450 points.
 
[quote name='FFBlitzace']I wish they would lower the value of Tales of Phantasia for GBA. I got it at CC for $8.96 and didn't like it. I have 100 points left over from the initial promotional code, so I don't need a lot more points for something decent. I've had Tales up there for over a month and no one has requested it since it's listed for 450 points.[/quote]

450 isn't that far off...I sold mine for $20+$3 shipping recently.
 
Hi everyone,
I thought I'd try to answer some of posts I've seen.

Points: Our range of points goes from 100 to 1,000. Our formula for calculating points relies heavily on current MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) that we get from our content provider. When you see 50 point swings its usually due to our other variable, supply & demand. We also take into account a game's release date. So wbc1228 has a good point that we need to fix our outliers for the more rare games. I will do that for the games you listed. I think that outside of the outliers we offer fair and competitive point prices for your game trades. But more importantly, I think, is that unlike gamestop and other trade-ins, the points are the same for both the sender & receiver.

I'd like to ask that if you find rare games that need to have their points raised, please email us.

Free Trades: Rictor is right, as usual, about having to change our business model if we kept the trades free. We'd have to go ad based and that requires a completely different approach to the website. We are however coming up with some great new upgrades that point us to that direction. $1 trade fees beat our competition and still is one of the cheapest ways to get the games you want to play.

Matrix Match: I've had a couple of users ask why they were skipped when they put up a game to trade. Please remember that if you post a game to trade in disc only, you will only be matched with someone who requests disc only. The fastest way to send games to get points is to send complete package. The fastest way to get games is to request disc only. You can check out our FAQ for a simple graphic on the matching process.

I think I covered all the questions asked over the weekend. Let me know if I didn't.
 
[quote name='Goozex']Hi everyone,
I thought I'd try to answer some of posts I've seen.

Points: Our range of points goes from 100 to 1,000. Our formula for calculating points relies heavily on current MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) that we get from our content provider. When you see 50 point swings its usually due to our other variable, supply & demand. We also take into account a game's release date. So wbc1228 has a good point that we need to fix our outliers for the more rare games. I will do that for the games you listed. I think that outside of the outliers we offer fair and competitive point prices for your game trades. But more importantly, I think, is that unlike gamestop and other trade-ins, the points are the same for both the sender & receiver.

I'd like to ask that if you find rare games that need to have their points raised, please email us.

Free Trades: Rictor is right, as usual, about having to change our business model if we kept the trades free. We'd have to go ad based and that requires a completely different approach to the website. We are however coming up with some great new upgrades that point us to that direction. $1 trade fees beat our competition and still is one of the cheapest ways to get the games you want to play.

Matrix Match: I've had a couple of users ask why they were skipped when they put up a game to trade. Please remember that if you post a game to trade in disc only, you will only be matched with someone who requests disc only. The fastest way to send games to get points is to send complete package. The fastest way to get games is to request disc only. You can check out our FAQ for a simple graphic on the matching process.

I think I covered all the questions asked over the weekend. Let me know if I didn't.[/QUOTE]


this is the BEST SITE OUT THERE> Im with another site as well before i started trading on this site and i can tell you now.

THIS SITE IS 10000000 x Better then anything else out there. At least you get games from this site unlike the other site who only takes games and never sends nothing out
 
I joined the site about a week ago and sent out 6 games. Today I received my first game in working order, so things seem to be working well so far. My only complaint is that it's kind of difficult to figure out which games you will be getting if there are multiple requested games available. I don't know if there's any way to make the process a little more transparent, but right now it's basically just a matter of putting a bunch of things you think you might want on your request list and then being surprised when you get an email saying that one has been sent to you.

Let me just say that adding the "matrix match" thing that allows you to specify a condition was a very good idea, because I would never want to trade a disc-only game (Game Boy games are about the only ones that I don't mind just getting the game without the box or instructions, since the boxes are so crappy and fragile to begin with). I do think that having no option for "just game and box" is a little strange though. I don't know if I'm typical, but I'm much more likely to have games with the disc and the box but no instructions (maybe I lost them, or more likely I bought the game used and it didn't have instructions). And while I probably wouldn't mind hugely getting a game in trade without the instructions, a game without the box is just not appealing to me, so I'm stuck requesting totally complete games.
 
[quote name='icruise']I joined the site about a week ago and sent out 6 games. Today I received my first game in working order, so things seem to be working well so far. My only complaint is that it's kind of difficult to figure out which games you will be getting if there are multiple requested games available. I don't know if there's any way to make the process a little more transparent, but right now it's basically just a matter of putting a bunch of things you think you might want on your request list and then being surprised when you get an email saying that one has been sent to you.

Let me just say that adding the "matrix match" thing that allows you to specify a condition was a very good idea, because I would never want to trade a disc-only game (Game Boy games are about the only ones that I don't mind just getting the game without the box or instructions, since the boxes are so crappy and fragile to begin with). I do think that having no option for "just game and box" is a little strange though. I don't know if I'm typical, but I'm much more likely to have games with the disc and the box but no instructions (maybe I lost them, or more likely I bought the game used and it didn't have instructions). And while I probably wouldn't mind hugely getting a game in trade without the instructions, a game without the box is just not appealing to me, so I'm stuck requesting totally complete games.[/QUOTE]

TOO ALL

if you listed games awhile back you might want and change what you have. IT seems it shoves them all to disc only so you have to update if they are complete or not
 
By the way, I have a question about the idea of "open trades." As a new member, you are limited in the number of open trades you can have at once -- apparently a way to prevent people from listing a bunch of games that they don't have, immediately getting points for them, and then spending those points on a bunch of games (essentially getting games for nothing). At least this way they are limited in the number of games they can get at a time. On the Goozex site it says:

Remember that an open trade means your Request (a game that is in your Request list) has been selected for a transaction, and is either waiting for approval by the seller, or has already been shipped.
Click to expand...

Apparently a trade is considered "closed" when you provide feedback, but is there a way to see how many open trade slots you have? Basically, I'd like to know when I am going to be eligible for more trades, since I have plenty of points.

Also, if a trade is no longer "open" when you provide feedback, it doesn't seem to entirely prevent unscrupulous people from getting games for free. In fact, I could see someone saying that they received games before they actually did, just to open up the trade slots. Or a legitimate user might do the same if they saw that a game they really wanted just became available, but they didn't have any open slots.

Am I understanding how things work?
 
[quote name='icruise']By the way, I have a question about the idea of "open trades." As a new member, you are limited in the number of open trades you can have at once -- apparently a way to prevent people from listing a bunch of games that they don't have, immediately getting points for them, and then spending those points on a bunch of games (essentially getting games for nothing). At least this way they are limited in the number of games they can get at a time. On the Goozex site it says:



Apparently a trade is considered "closed" when you provide feedback, but is there a way to see how many open trade slots you have? Basically, I'd like to know when I am going to be eligible for more trades, since I have plenty of points.

Also, if a trade is no longer "open" when you provide feedback, it doesn't seem to entirely prevent unscrupulous people from getting games for free. In fact, I could see someone saying that they received games before they actually did, just to open up the trade slots. Or a legitimate user might do the same if they saw that a game they really wanted just became available, but they didn't have any open slots.

Am I understanding how things work?[/QUOTE]

Ok, this is the second time this has happend. I put a game request out for a game that I "kind of" wanted and I thought it would give me a confirmation if I wanted it. The game is Age of Empires DS by the way. I look at my account today and it says it's waiting for confirmation from the seller. There should be some way for the buyer to confirm it before it goes through.
 
[quote name='Technique']Ok, this is the second time this has happend. I put a game request out for a game that I "kind of" wanted and I thought it would give me a confirmation if I wanted it. The game is Age of Empires DS by the way. I look at my account today and it says it's waiting for confirmation from the seller. There should be some way for the buyer to confirm it before it goes through.[/quote]

It's pretty simple, when you add a game to your wantlist, it means you want it. You're put in line to buy it as soon as it becomes available. If you don't want a game, why add it to your list? There are no confirmations...you confirm you want the game when you add it to your wantlist.
 
[quote name='icruise']
Apparently a trade is considered "closed" when you provide feedback, but is there a way to see how many open trade slots you have? Basically, I'd like to know when I am going to be eligible for more trades, since I have plenty of points.
[/quote]

Go to your "My Account" page and you will see your feedback. The higher your feedback rating, the more trade slots you have.

Level Feedback score range Max number of open trades(*)
1 0 - 9 2 open trades at a time
2 10 - 49 3 open trades at a time
3 50 - 149 5 open trades at a time
4 150 - 299 10 open trades at a time
5 300 - 449 15 open trades at a time
6 450 - 500 20 open trades at a time

My feedback level right now is 140, which means I can have 5 trades open at once. You get 10 points for each positibe transaction. I have a few games in the mail right now, as soon as one of them is confirmed, I'll be at 150 and can have 10 open trades at once.

As for confirming you have received a game when you haven't, that wouldn't be a good idea. If you confirm you've received a game, then you don't end up receiving it, you've given up your right to claim that the game wasn't delivered. You won't be able to get a refund for that game if it doesn't arrive. I always wait until a game arrives and I test it before confirming I've received.
 
Yes, I saw that, but that's the maximum number of open trades. I meant how do you tell how many open trades you have at a certain time. I guess you just have to keep track of the number yourself?
 
[quote name='icruise']Yes, I saw that, but that's the maximum number of open trades. I meant how do you tell how many open trades you have at a certain time. I guess you just have to keep track of the number yourself?[/quote]

No, click on your wantlist and you'll see how many games are in the mail to you at the top of your list. As a new trader you have 2 open trades at a time. The math is pretty easy. :)

If I click on my wantlist I see that I have 5 games in the mail. I know I can only receive 5 games at a time, so I know I have 0 open trade slots.
 
Well, that means that you do have to keep track yourself. I'm not saying it's terribly difficult or anything, but since the number changes depending on your feedback rating, I would think it might be a good idea to display the number of trade slots somewhere.
 
Does anyone know if you can ship something First Class in a "USPS Priority Mail Box"? It says that it is only to be used for Priority Mail, but I don't see why I couldn't cross the stuff out with a perm. marker and slap a shipping label on there. Do you think they would care?
 
They're not supposed to let you do that, since the mailers are provided for free on the condition that you use priority mail. I've seen people who tried it be turned down.
 
Goozex, here are some games on the site that are priced too low:

Final Fantasy VII - Should be around 800-1,000 to get people to actually trade it since it sells for $50+ on Ebay.

Gitaroo-man - Sells for around $40, should be around 800 points

Ikaruga - Sells for around $40, should be around 800 points

Lunar 2: Eternal Champion - Raise to 800

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (Playstation) - Raise to 600

Mega Man Legends 2 - Raise to 400

Ogre Battle - Raise to 800

Parappa the Rapper - Raise to 400

Resident Evil 2 (Gamecube) - Raise to 700
Resident Evil 3 (Gamecube) - Raise to 400

Shadow Hearts - Raise to 600

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Raise to 1200
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - Raise to 1000

Silent Hill - Raise to 800
Silent Hill 2 - Raise to 300
Silent Hill 3 - Raise to 400

Star Ocean: Second Story - Raise to 700

Tactics Ogre Battle Series - Raise to 1200

Vagrant Story - Raise to 400

Valkyrie Profile - This is probably the worst priced game on the site. This game is 300 points...should be closer to 2200.

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Raise to 600

Those are just my suggested prices based on Ebay and retail values at EB/GS. There are other games no one will ever list on the site because the point values are to low, mostly PS1 RPGs, but those were the big ones I noticed.
 
[quote name='Technique']Does anyone know if you can ship something First Class in a "USPS Priority Mail Box"? It says that it is only to be used for Priority Mail, but I don't see why I couldn't cross the stuff out with a perm. marker and slap a shipping label on there. Do you think they would care?[/quote]

They'll make you pay for Priority if you use a Priority mailer. If you put it in the mailbox like that, they'll send it back to you and you won't receive a refund on the postage you used. The post office is very strict on that.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Goozex, here are some games on the site that are priced too low:

Final Fantasy VII - Should be around 800-1,000 to get people to actually trade it since it sells for $50+ on Ebay.

Gitaroo-man - Sells for around $40, should be around 800 points

Ikaruga - Sells for around $40, should be around 800 points

Lunar 2: Eternal Champion - Raise to 800

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (Playstation) - Raise to 600

Mega Man Legends 2 - Raise to 400

Ogre Battle - Raise to 800

Parappa the Rapper - Raise to 400

Resident Evil 2 (Gamecube) - Raise to 700
Resident Evil 3 (Gamecube) - Raise to 400

Shadow Hearts - Raise to 600

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Raise to 1200
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - Raise to 1000

Silent Hill - Raise to 800
Silent Hill 2 - Raise to 300
Silent Hill 3 - Raise to 400

Star Ocean: Second Story - Raise to 700

Tactics Ogre Battle Series - Raise to 1200

Vagrant Story - Raise to 400

Valkyrie Profile - This is probably the worst priced game on the site. This game is 300 points...should be closer to 2200.

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - Raise to 600

Those are just my suggested prices based on Ebay and retail values at EB/GS. There are other games no one will ever list on the site because the point values are to low, mostly PS1 RPGs, but those were the big ones I noticed.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you that many of those prices need to be changed, but I think those point values are too high. I know this issue is very subjective, so it is just my opinion. The main problem is that there is no way to know what condition these discs are in. Goozex only requires that these discs be "playable". In addition, Goozex doesn't require these games to be complete either. Also, I think Goozex stated that the max point value for a game is 1000.

another game that is priced too low
Suikoden II

Finally, the listing for Zone of Enders is messed up since there are two separate listings with the same picture, but slightly different title
"Zone of the Enders: Runner" & "Zone of the Enders"
 
[quote name='icruise']They're not supposed to let you do that, since the mailers are provided for free on the condition that you use priority mail. I've seen people who tried it be turned down.[/QUOTE]

I'm sending your Advance Wars out tomorrow First Class. I packed it really well and put it in a bubble mailer, yeah I know I shouldn't have but my packing skillz seem to do the trick.
 
[quote name='Technique']I'm sending your Advance Wars out tomorrow First Class. I packed it really well and put it in a bubble mailer, yeah I know I shouldn't have but my packing skillz seem to do the trick.[/QUOTE]
LOL, the second I read this post the email arrived from Goozex! Thanks, I've been wanting to play Advance Wars for a while now.
 
[quote name='icruise']LOL, the second I read this post the email arrived from Goozex! Thanks, I've been wanting to play Advance Wars for a while now.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's a good game, one of the first GBA games I bought. I have Dual Strike now so I don't really want the first one and I haven't even scratched the surface of Dual Strike, I've only played it around 2 or 3 hours. :(
 
[quote name='wbc1228']I agree with you that many of those prices need to be changed, but I think those point values are too high. I know this issue is very subjective, so it is just my opinion. The main problem is that there is no way to know what condition these discs are in. Goozex only requires that these discs be "playable". In addition, Goozex doesn't require these games to be complete either. Also, I think Goozex stated that the max point value for a game is 1000.
[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I kind of think that there are going to be some games that just aren't appropriate for a site like this. If you're going to pay the equivalent of $40-$50 for a game because of its collectors value or rarity, you want to know its condition ahead of time.

And while it's true that collectors won't put their rare games up for those points values, raising the values makes it unlikely to get a bargain from someone who doesn't know the true value of their games (and perhaps the uncertainly about condition is balanced out by the possibility of getting a bargain). Anyway, just thinking out loud here.
 
Knowing that a goozex rep is here is kinda weird, but assuring. At first I was just considering getting a free game out of this and never using the site again, but I think I'll stick around.

Edit:
Found a typo. "Time Crisis 2" doesn't have a subtitle. On your site it says "Project Titan" but that was a PS1 game.
 
So far I've had a good track run with it. Sent out 6 games and recieved 2 (expecting a third any day now). Both of the games I've recieved were complete, which I'm assuming means it came from a CAG somewhere. But it's a good place so far, I can't complain.

Just thought I'd throw in my two cents for the feedback
 
[quote name='wbc1228']I agree with you that many of those prices need to be changed, but I think those point values are too high. I know this issue is very subjective, so it is just my opinion. The main problem is that there is no way to know what condition these discs are in. Goozex only requires that these discs be "playable". In addition, Goozex doesn't require these games to be complete either. Also, I think Goozex stated that the max point value for a game is 1000.

another game that is priced too low
Suikoden II

Finally, the listing for Zone of Enders is messed up since there are two separate listings with the same picture, but slightly different title
"Zone of the Enders: Runner" & "Zone of the Enders"[/quote]

Well, playable and complete games, regardless if they have a few scratches or not, are going to sell for those prices on Ebay if 100 points = $5. If you can get 800 points for a crappy Xbox 360 game that you got for $17.95 used at EB/GS, then there are plenty of ways to build up lots of points to make the prices seem more reasonable.

I mean no one on this site is going to trade you a rare, complete, vintage RPG for Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing 3, Kameo, or any of the other Xbox 360 games that retail for $20 new now, but thanks to Goozex you can trade them off fairly easily for 500 points each and put that towards a more collectible game.
 
I'm kind of confused about this site. How does this work? Two of my games got selected...all I do is send them out, I get points for them...then when a game I want comes in, I get it shipped to me for the proper points??
 
Whoa! I missed a lot over the past 24 hours...

I'll tackle this user by user.

icruise: Having three options in the matrix match keeps things simple. We would need to create different matrix matches for the consoles and ports to include cart and box only.

Another member has given us feedback that we should kind of give a balance sheet of your feedback score and points. I like the idea and we'll need to add it to the list of things to do. It would simply give a more clear picture of what your account is doing.


Technique: Rictor is absolutely right about shipping priority. The USPS is extremely strict about this. I had something come from eBay not to long ago that the seller shipped priority. I had to pick up the tab at the post office. I was lucky that the seller quickly understood her mistake and she refunded me the extra $15.

Rictor: Thanks for your help on pointing out rare games.

M3wThr33: Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I'm a Goozex rep and the head of marketing. My name's Mark btw. There are only 3 people working at Goozex. Myself and the two founders. The last thing we have is a sales force of people out there...and we are a real startup.

This is also a great time to again sincerely thank CheapyD for giving us the opportunity speak with everyone. CheapyD runs a great site and has some of the most loyal members I've ever seen online.

Blackout542: Goozex simply works as such: You send games to get points and use those points to get the games you want. That means if you ship a game you'll get points. When you receive a game you'll spend points. You can't get games if you don't have points.

I think I got em' all.
 
oooooooooooo i got another question : )


is there any way to list a game that is already in the line up or do i have to wait till it clears all the way


I got 2 copies of DAY of recoking 2 for gamecube

I just sold one Sunday (says ships weds but shipped it today cause im nice LOL)

i got another one but it wont let me list it. Is there any way to get around this or do i have to wait till the first one gets to the person and feedback is left
 
[quote name='slidecage']oooooooooooo i got another question : )


is there any way to list a game that is already in the line up or do i have to wait till it clears all the way


I got 2 copies of DAY of recoking 2 for gamecube

I just sold one Sunday (says ships weds but shipped it today cause im nice LOL)

i got another one but it wont let me list it. Is there any way to get around this or do i have to wait till the first one gets to the person and feedback is left[/quote]

At the moment you're going to have to wait until that trade clears.
 
I like the site and I just received my first game in mail today (Theme Park Roller Coaster for PS2). The game was disc only and was shipped in one of the printed out Goozex mailers. When I opened the paper mailer the disc was literally cracked in half. The convenience of the print-out Goozex mailers is nice, but I don't think that two layers of paper provides nearly enough protection for a loose game disc. A bubble mailer is nearly 100% reliable and would cost less than a dollar more to ship. Anyways, I filed the feedback this afternoon. When are the points refunded to my account? Thanks!
 
[quote name='drfrielgood']I like the site and I just received my first game in mail today (Theme Park Roller Coaster for PS2). The game was disc only and was shipped in one of the printed out Goozex mailers. When I opened the paper mailer the disc was literally cracked in half. The convenience of the print-out Goozex mailers is nice, but I don't think that two layers of paper provides nearly enough protection for a loose game disc. A bubble mailer is nearly 100% reliable and would cost less than a dollar more to ship. Anyways, I filed the feedback this afternoon. When are the points refunded to my account? Thanks![/quote]

Hi drfrielgood:
I'm sorry that happened. I just saw that your account was credited back the 100 points. You're right about the convenience of the goozex mailer, but it's not the most secure for discs. Bubble mailers are a better option, but as you said cost more for the sender. I haven't pulled the numbers but from what I've seen I'd guess a very small percentage of trades that use our mailer are reported broken. I'm not just saying that either. If 1 out of 10 trades was reported broken we'd have to drastically change our business model otherwise all our members would leave.

Again, sorry for the broken disc.
 
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