Denial

Centallica wrote:

DigitalQuirk wrote:Keep an eye on it...it would be interesting to see just what kind of "Buying power" Worldlam still has...

It's only a matter of time and he'll vanish and reappear under another username like nothing ever happened

Think it's time to shift the collecting focus to something else in the meantime until he's maxed out (why frustrate things more and waste my time bidding on something as he has a strong RPG interest like myself).

I dunno...it might be worth it to create a fake eBay account and follow Worldlam around to bid against him; find out what his breaking point is...

Centallica wrote:I see no feedback left from you or him in the last 200 transactions or in your win history, so you may be getting him confused with someone else?

That'll be because the item hasn't arrived yet

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0112294482

Having said that, if it doesn't turn up in a week or so time, I will be making investigations...

davidv_ wrote:Sigh

I think he's inspiring others to pump the prices,
look at all the boxed VIC games at 59.99$ buyitnow by isellgames4u.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZisellgames4uQQhtZ-1

This is the end of vic Ebay collecting for me (it was getting kind on my budget already)

I may be wrong, but I followed the last isellgames4u auctions and only the things that went very high were relisted as an expensive buy-it-now. They must have 2 of certain things. I picked up a few cheapos (99c for Trinity is OK), but got beaten by Mr Lam a few times.
I don't see how he can buy EVERY copy of a game to corner the market. Even what we consider rare in the field must run to 1000s of copies, being unearthed all the time.

DanSolo wrote:I don't see how he can buy EVERY copy of a game to corner the market. Even what we consider rare in the field must run to 1000s of copies, being unearthed all the time.

That's precisely why his strategy is so foolish.

DigitalQuirk wrote:It seems backwards to me, when the 1541 disk drive sells for much less than the games.

He didn't sell a 1541, AFAIK. I was as surprised as you that he would sell a 1541 for a reasonable price, so I had to take a look at the auction. It wasn't for a disk drive, but for the serial cable. With Buy it Now set to $15. For a cable that Protovision sells for EUR 4, including shipping inside Europe.

well, he did sell several 1541's and C64's in lots - eventually. his pricing was so out of whack to begin with that nobody was bidding. his store is basically a huge flop though, it's fun to watch. he has no clue. he may have just flooded the market a bit too much on the Ultima stuff now as well. the more choices available, the less people can generally bid on it all at once.

i may have made a pretty goofy mistake trying to thwart him the other day, though it looks like it's caused him to slash over $200 off the particular title. if i could do that with everything he has for sale, i certainly would.

I've been following his thread on Lemon 64, without commenting. It's quite clear that he has absolutely no business sense whatsoever. After seeing zero sales, he finally figured out how to ship internationally. Probably desperate to dump his inventory and recover his losses, his eBay store now features things like the Commodore MAX games and Commodore 64 games at $9.95 each. Did someone want Space Taxi? Ten bucks to buy it now! His latest message at Lemon 64:

"Ok all items at open auction now I took away all buy it now which is a big joke and never brings any sales.

Come steal everything Smile

Now I dont have to listen about complaints about pricing now. Smile"

In a matter of WEEKS, we've witnessed a business go from boom to bust.

DigitalQuirk wrote:I've been following his thread on Lemon 64, without commenting. It's quite clear that he has absolutely no business sense whatsoever. After seeing zero sales, he finally figured out how to ship internationally. Probably desperate to dump his inventory and recover his losses, his eBay store now features things like the Commodore MAX games and Commodore 64 games at $9.95 each. Did someone want Space Taxi? Ten bucks to buy it now! His latest message at Lemon 64:

"Ok all items at open auction now I took away all buy it now which is a big joke and never brings any sales.

Come steal everything Smile

Now I dont have to listen about complaints about pricing now. Smile"

In a matter of WEEKS, we've witnessed a business go from boom to bust.

Wow it's almost like the dude is manic depressive or something

Or maybe his credit card min. payment is due

Now if he adjusts his triple what shipping costs of $17.30 per game to Canada should be.....we'd be totally playing fair

Brian

Yeah, might want to report those excessive shipping fees to eBay...

It looks like he's hit his limiit in another thread:

"Ruffie I am sorry I should of won those. But he maxed me out very fast. "

I can't wait to see to see how some of these auctions turn out.

"It's like watching murder through your fingers at the theatre..."
-- The Lowest of the Low

yeah, i really don't want anyone to mention it to him but he could be in some big trouble now. he's got *alot* of things listed, all with no reserve. even if i were interested in Ultima items, i wouldn't know where to begin. he's just got too much running at once. and so many things ending at roughly the same time, it could be a trainwreck of low bids on most of it. what a fool.

i will gladly sell this copy of Times of Lore for a loss once i get it, it looks like it may have helped to tip worldlam's business over the edge.

Bump.

gklinger wrote:I can't wait to see to see how some of these auctions turn out.

I now have the answer to my own question and I thought you guys might enjoy a lesson in commerce 101, worldlam style:

Buy for $1749.99

Sell for $122.50

It's no wonder Worldlam has gone bankrupt more than once. The man is clearly an idiot although not as big an idiot as the person(s) who approved him for credit cards with big limits.

Btw speaking of ISellGames4U, the title I bought from him more than two months ago still ain't turned up. Strange how he stopped accepting Paypal on his auctions immediately I won this and paid... currently trying to claim my $165 back!

Just in case anyone was wondering, Worldlam's eBay store seems to be closed for business:

http://stores.ebay.com/Collecting-Dust- ... -Recyclers

His last post at Lemon 64 was dated June 2 of this year. It's been just over a month now. I've been too busy over the past couple of months with other projects to remember to keep track of his store, so I don't know exactly when it finally tanked.

I think it is safe to say, that will be the last we'll see of him.