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esthetic · Jul 01, 2009, 02:19 AM // 02:19

I noticed on EBay they are selling lots of 25 copies of Factions... I guess they are for wholesale to retailors, but who is selling them? Is ANet through a dealer selling copies of Factions now on EBay? or was there like a truck load of new Factions copies get "lifted" from the wharehouse a while back and now being sold on EBay. Black Market style?

The Scorpion Knight · Jul 01, 2009, 02:22 AM // 02:22

Probably going to be bought by a bot farmer or something lol. How much was it anyway?

Funk ee Monk ee · Jul 01, 2009, 02:26 AM // 02:26

like $319.00. Still cheaper at newegg for $9.99 per copy.

Tender Wolf · Jul 01, 2009, 03:37 AM // 03:37

*goes to eBay* Oh my...lol

Well I see lots of Guild Wars stuff on eBay, but I'm hesitant to buy any of it because there's always that small risk the key has been used, in which case money would be wasted. 25 copies from the same seller? That sounds slightly suspicious ot me.

I don't think ANet has their own eBay account; they shouldn't need it with their NCSoft store. So it's probably a scam or someone had a lot of money laying around when Factions came out.

anime232 · Jul 01, 2009, 03:43 AM // 03:43

there not used bought a *few* sets like that myself easy cash for only 1-2hours collection keys a month >.>... since farming got old to fast.

Bob Slydell · Jul 01, 2009, 04:06 AM // 04:06

I would never buy an online game from ebay (since all you are buying is really the key) and that key could be gone or already used and sealed up.. then that person makes money on a key they already used and then say the person who bought it now has to deal with anet to try and figure out why the key dosent work and you know you ain't gonna be able to return it..

LOL @ some of the stuff on half.com for Factions, look around the "Like New" category
http://product.half.ebay.com/Guild-W...oQQprZ52708061

KoKoS · Jul 01, 2009, 04:51 AM // 04:51

why bying factions from E-bay?

Fril Estelin · Jul 01, 2009, 05:29 AM // 05:29

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Originally Posted by Tender Wolf

I don't think ANet has their own eBay account; they shouldn't need it with their NCSoft store.

I don't believe it's business practice for "big" companies to trade on eBay, where you only find "small" companies. It's an auction website, so only a last resort.

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So it's probably a scam or someone had a lot of money laying around when Factions came out.

It may not be, there are lots of legit business going on on eBay. What do you do with your pack on 25 faction boxes when you haven't been able to sell them in your little shop? At $13 a box, the guy will even make a small profit, but it's clearly not the best deal.

Jaruri · Jul 01, 2009, 06:14 AM // 06:14

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Originally Posted by Funk ee Monk ee

like $319.00. Still cheaper at newegg for $9.99 per copy.

thanks for this info

i just bought a copy

Gift3d · Jul 01, 2009, 06:40 AM // 06:40

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Originally Posted by Tender Wolf

*goes to eBay* Oh my...lol

Well I see lots of Guild Wars stuff on eBay, but I'm hesitant to buy any of it because there's always that small risk the key has been used, in which case money would be wasted. 25 copies from the same seller? That sounds slightly suspicious ot me.

I don't think ANet has their own eBay account; they shouldn't need it with their NCSoft store. So it's probably a scam or someone had a lot of money laying around when Factions came out.

oh god how do you sleep at night being so sensitive and paranoid

it looks like some small-time-personal-business-no-big-deal video game retailer looking to get rid of a bunch of stuff they either won't sell or have from going out of business or something. something along the lines of that.

i mean just look at all the other listings the seller has.

majikmajikmajik · Jul 01, 2009, 07:01 AM // 07:01

WOW that half.com stuff looks very scandlious

Arduin · Jul 01, 2009, 07:42 AM // 07:42

Well, as long as Anet hasn't fixed XTH you won't see mee buying any additional accounts

flipfly2004 · Jul 01, 2009, 08:14 AM // 08:14

maybe those r belong to chinese gold farming industry. after the law change they want to get rid of the acc's to meke money ^^

Sjeng · Jul 01, 2009, 09:50 AM // 09:50

lol, imagine having 25 additional accounts...
1 month XTH at an average of 80 points = 16 Zkeys = 64k (4k each).
That's a whopping 1.6 million gold each month! xD
Two obby armours each month FTW!
That much money would be so useless. You could outfit all your characters with obby armor, tormented weapons or other nice skins, and whatever else you wanted. Then you'd be stuck with perhaps 10 different professions, fully pimped, and have no goals to play for in the game anymore. Pretty boring imo.
I also benefit from 4 XTh accounts each month, but at least I've bought my first obby armor myself. My alcohol/sweet/party titles were mostly self-gathered, but the rest will be bought (although Nicholas is a good support for those nowadays).
At some point, too much gold just isn't fun anymore.

BenjZee · Jul 01, 2009, 12:25 PM // 12:25

where you searching for gold sellers when you came across this ?

esthetic · Jul 01, 2009, 02:39 PM // 14:39

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Originally Posted by SmithyBen

where you searching for gold sellers when you came across this ?

Actually, I ranked a loudmouth in an arena and he said "I EBay too" I assumed that he was saying that my account was purchased on EBay. So I was curious and went on EBay to see if you can do this.. I found out they dont sell ranked accounts.. only new in box games some collectors editions and lots of 25 new games. And so I was wondering who the heck is selling 25 new copies of a game a couple of years old.

I mean if your a store and you dont sell them don't send them back to the manufacturer or just put them in the clearance bin? Why keep so many copies in inventory for that long.

NoXiFy · Jul 01, 2009, 03:17 PM // 15:17

Original Packaging | Used Key | Fast Shipping!

I'm buying it b4 u. Haha bet you're all jealous!

Painbringer · Jul 01, 2009, 03:38 PM // 15:38

Curcuit city auction?

Tender Wolf · Jul 01, 2009, 05:48 PM // 17:48

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Originally Posted by Gift3d

oh god how do you sleep at night being so sensitive and paranoid

it looks like some small-time-personal-business-no-big-deal video game retailer looking to get rid of a bunch of stuff they either won't sell or have from going out of business or something. something along the lines of that.

i mean just look at all the other listings the seller has.

Um...I wouldn't say I'm being paranoid, I'd say I'm being cautious. I wouldn't buy a game like that off eBay unless I could see that it's in a sealed package, and even then that could be fake. For me it's too much of a risk. But if you want to spend your money on something that could very well be a waste, go nuts. That's your decision. I just find it hard to believe that someone has 25 Factions accounts that haven't been used.

It appears I'm not the only one who thinks so either, so I guess that makes everyone in this thread paranoid.

Coney · Jul 01, 2009, 05:49 PM // 17:49

Yeah stick to NewEgg for Prophesies or factions for $10 zkeys. I think they still have proph+EotN for $13, which seems quite nice too (make a lvl 20 who can do ~50% of the weekly Nick quests)...

I had the trilogy on my second account, so needed EotN. I got it off eBay almost a year ago, from a 99%+ megaseller (10,000+ sales or some such) who deals mostly in software liquidation, for $13 shipped. Add claimed still factory shrink-wrapped, and it was - key worked fine.