Original FOF on Ebay

bob · 12-13-2004, 08:05 AM

At the advice of many, I've finally listed the original FOF on Ebay. Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=8154758791

Note, it does not include the original jewel case or manual.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Bob

gottimd · 12-13-2004, 08:06 AM

Is it haunted?

cthomer5000 · 12-13-2004, 08:08 AM

it's mine... all mine!

bob · 12-13-2004, 08:28 AM

Admittedly, I'm not sure about its haunted / non-haunted status. I'll have to check that out.

Flasch186 · 12-13-2004, 08:58 AM

stop out bidding me@!!!!

QuikSand · 12-13-2004, 09:02 AM

In that pic, I have some trouble seeing the face of the Virgin Mary. Might want to re-shoot it.

FBPro · 12-13-2004, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

In that pic, I have some trouble seeing the face of the Virgin Mary. Might want to re-shoot it.

That's because it is Jim's face you are seeing.

gi · 12-13-2004, 09:33 AM

I still have my original CD too....I think I will keep it unless you make $100+

vex · 12-13-2004, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

it's mine... all mine!

NO, It's mine!

JeeberD · 12-13-2004, 10:07 AM

Five bucks?

You cheap bastards...

cthomer5000 · 12-13-2004, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vexroid

NO, It's mine!

you sure?

vex · 12-13-2004, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

you sure?

No, but I did raise your bid up some

Again

BigJohn&TheLions · 12-13-2004, 05:54 PM

I'm thinking of listing a grilled cheese sandwich that has the unmistakable image of Boz Scaggs...

DanGarion · 12-13-2004, 05:57 PM

Should have titled it.

Front Office Football - NOT Haunted Virgin Mary Cheese Cane

cthomer5000 · 12-13-2004, 06:22 PM

I'm back in the saddle.

Franklinnoble · 12-13-2004, 06:30 PM

Mine!

VPI97 · 12-13-2004, 06:39 PM

Hey bob....you're in Atlanta? Me too! We must be like neighbors or something. How's about you be nice and neighborly and bring that CD over for a little bit. Mmmmkay?

Swaggs · 12-13-2004, 08:28 PM

So, I'm not an Ebay veteran. I have never used it, in fact, although I have browsed. To the untrained eye, it does not appear to be fetching its worth right now.

Do things usually not heat up in the bidding until things get down to the last day? Can bob pull this off if decides he hasn't gotten enough for it? Does the fact that he is missing the case and manual hurt the bidding significantly?

Flasch186 · 12-13-2004, 08:32 PM

im going to bid $100 the last second

cthomer5000 · 12-13-2004, 08:32 PM

All the bidding is last minute at eBay.

LionsFan10 · 12-13-2004, 08:34 PM

I have the original game, jewel case and all here at the house. If you guys want a copy of it THAT bad, I'd definitley be willing to deal it away to one of the seedy characters here at FOFC.

hoosierdude · 12-13-2004, 09:09 PM

I hope someone donates some of that back to Jim for all his hard work.

Would be a great gesture for Christmas, eh?

sterlingice · 12-13-2004, 09:39 PM

I dunno if I'd trust these people, bob. Flasch, well, he's got 0 feedback. Could be crooked, or at least leaning to the left

And vexroid, well, he's from Oklahoma as can be evidenced by his two previous purchases. And then there's that shady fnbrown who only has 8 feedback. I'd insist on cash up front with this rogues gallery

SI

vex · 12-13-2004, 10:30 PM

LOL, SI might have a point.

MizzouRah · 12-14-2004, 12:50 PM

When bidding, you can put a max bet that will only increment to that max, when other people bid above yours.

Todd

bob · 12-14-2004, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

So, I'm not an Ebay veteran. I have never used it, in fact, although I have browsed. To the untrained eye, it does not appear to be fetching its worth right now.

Do things usually not heat up in the bidding until things get down to the last day? Can bob pull this off if decides he hasn't gotten enough for it? Does the fact that he is missing the case and manual hurt the bidding significantly?

I guess that's the risk involved with ebay - you can't pull it off if you don't get the price you want. You can list the item with a reserve price (item does not sell unless the bid price is over the price, and the bidders do not know the price), but it costs more to list it like that.

I'm obviously new to it as well - apparantly I made a beginner's mistake (The auction end time is 8 AM EST on Monday, which means the last second bidding will be reduced, especially since that is 5 AM on the Pacific coast).

Bob

Cuckoo · 12-14-2004, 01:03 PM

I'd love to have this as the first one I bought was FOF2, but I won't bid because there's no jewel case or manual. That may sound stupid to some, but if I was going to buy it, I'd want everything. I have all of my cases, boxes, and manuals of every game I've ever bought. I'm nuts with that.

Raiders Army · 12-14-2004, 01:07 PM

With a name like Cuckoo, I'm not surprised you're nuts with that.

bob · 12-14-2004, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuckoo

I'd love to have this as the first one I bought was FOF2, but I won't bid because there's no jewel case or manual. That may sound stupid to some, but if I was going to buy it, I'd want everything. I have all of my cases, boxes, and manuals of every game I've ever bought. I'm nuts with that.

Blame my mother for that. I guess I learned the same lesson that my father did when his mother threw out all his baseball cards: once you move out of the house, for any reason, take EVERYTHING with you.

Cuckoo · 12-14-2004, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders Army

With a name like Cuckoo, I'm not surprised you're nuts with that.

cuervo72 · 12-14-2004, 01:34 PM

Jim doesn't have hundreds of these lying around the house, or being used as coasters??

Arles · 12-14-2004, 01:36 PM

Didn't the original just come with the jewel case and manual? I don't remember the original FOF coming in a box, but I may be wrong. I still have mine

bob · 12-14-2004, 01:55 PM

Just a jewel case and manual, but I had it in another CDROM case. I kept all my boxes, jewel cases, and manuals somewhere else so they wouldn't get messed up.... so they were all in perfect condition when they were thrown away.

Franklinnoble · 12-14-2004, 08:23 PM

I can't believe I'm still the high bidder.

Seriously... that price is too low... so, if you don't want to sell it for that, it's cool. I won't leave negative feedback or anything.

Dutch · 12-14-2004, 10:26 PM

I took a stab at bumping it up (mbMike).

bob · 12-15-2004, 07:20 AM

I have a feeling that the price will start jumping up on Sunday / Monday morning... I'm not too worried - remember, I was going to trade it away for another game at first.

bob · 12-17-2004, 12:51 PM

Before I leave for the weekend, I just wanted to remind everyone that this auction closes on Monday at 8 AM EST.

Bob

bob · 12-19-2004, 03:35 PM

16 hours to go on the auction - I hope the price goes up some here. You guys got my hopes up pretty high.

Bob

Dutch · 12-19-2004, 06:20 PM

I would imagine a minor flurry of activity here with about 15 minutes to go.

bob · 12-20-2004, 07:17 AM

Ok, 47 minutes to go now.... come on minor flurry of activity!

Swaggs · 12-20-2004, 12:59 PM

So... who told Bob it would be selling for $80?

vex · 12-20-2004, 01:01 PM

Yeah, that's pretty sad that after all of the hoopla everyone made about it.

rkmsuf · 12-20-2004, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

So... who told Bob it would be selling for $80?

The people who only bid 20.

Franklinnoble · 12-20-2004, 01:36 PM

Disappointing, to say the least.

Bomber · 12-20-2004, 01:40 PM

First of all, you should have set the initial price higher if you wanted more. Second, who are the asshats who were bidding on day one. Do you not use eBay? Nothing pisses me off more than someone bidding before the last 5 minutes, what's the point in driving up the price?

vex · 12-20-2004, 01:46 PM

Bomber, the price was going to get there anyways. Why not speed the process along?

VPI97 · 12-20-2004, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bomber

First of all, you should have set the initial price higher if you wanted more. Second, who are the asshats who were bidding on day one. Do you not use eBay? Nothing pisses me off more than someone bidding before the last 5 minutes, what's the point in driving up the price?

That makes no sense. If I'm willing to pay $20, what's the difference if I bid it on the first day or the last day?

MizzouRah · 12-20-2004, 02:05 PM

Should have set a reserve price.

Todd

Marc Vaughan · 12-20-2004, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bomber

First of all, you should have set the initial price higher if you wanted more. Second, who are the asshats who were bidding on day one. Do you not use eBay? Nothing pisses me off more than someone bidding before the last 5 minutes, what's the point in driving up the price?

Nothing peeves me more than people who only big in the last five minutes to try and get something cheap and just end up bidding below its reserve so it has to be reposted

bob · 12-20-2004, 02:49 PM

To be honest with you, I'm not that disappointed. While I would love to have gotten more money for it, if you remember I was willing to trade it for an older used game. So instead I get enough money to buy ESPN Baseball when it comes out. Seems like a fair trade to me.

I know its a "collector's item," but only if you want to collect it, which I didn't. I have the latest game on my PC, so to me this is just a disc. While I enjoyed my time with the original game, I don't have to have the disc to remember that - I just crank up the new one.

As far as a reserve price goes, it just seems like a hastle to have to continuously repost the item if it doesn't sell at your price.

12-13-2004, 08:06 AM	#2
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12-13-2004, 08:58 AM	#5
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	stop out bidding me@!!!! __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

12-13-2004, 10:07 AM	#10
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Five bucks? You cheap bastards... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

12-13-2004, 05:54 PM	#13
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	I'm thinking of listing a grilled cheese sandwich that has the unmistakable image of Boz Scaggs... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

12-13-2004, 05:57 PM	#14
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Should have titled it. Front Office Football - NOT Haunted Virgin Mary Cheese Cane __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

12-13-2004, 08:28 AM	#4
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	Admittedly, I'm not sure about its haunted / non-haunted status. I'll have to check that out.

12-13-2004, 09:02 AM	#6
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	In that pic, I have some trouble seeing the face of the Virgin Mary. Might want to re-shoot it.

12-13-2004, 09:33 AM	#8
gi College Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Berkley, MI	I still have my original CD too....I think I will keep it unless you make $100+

12-13-2004, 06:30 PM	#16
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Mine!

12-13-2004, 06:39 PM	#17
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	Hey bob....you're in Atlanta? Me too! We must be like neighbors or something. How's about you be nice and neighborly and bring that CD over for a little bit. Mmmmkay? __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

12-13-2004, 08:28 PM	#18
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	So, I'm not an Ebay veteran. I have never used it, in fact, although I have browsed. To the untrained eye, it does not appear to be fetching its worth right now. Do things usually not heat up in the bidding until things get down to the last day? Can bob pull this off if decides he hasn't gotten enough for it? Does the fact that he is missing the case and manual hurt the bidding significantly? __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

12-13-2004, 08:32 PM	#19
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	im going to bid $100 the last second __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

12-13-2004, 08:34 PM	#21
LionsFan10 High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Detroit, MI, U.S.A	I have the original game, jewel case and all here at the house. If you guys want a copy of it THAT bad, I'd definitley be willing to deal it away to one of the seedy characters here at FOFC. __________________ It's true, it's true.

12-13-2004, 09:09 PM	#22
hoosierdude High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indiana	I hope someone donates some of that back to Jim for all his hard work. Would be a great gesture for Christmas, eh? __________________ TC Dale "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud - Sophocles"

12-13-2004, 09:39 PM	#23
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I dunno if I'd trust these people, bob. Flasch, well, he's got 0 feedback. Could be crooked, or at least leaning to the left And vexroid, well, he's from Oklahoma as can be evidenced by his two previous purchases. And then there's that shady fnbrown who only has 8 feedback. I'd insist on cash up front with this rogues gallery SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

12-13-2004, 10:30 PM	#24
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	LOL, SI might have a point.

12-14-2004, 12:50 PM	#25
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	When bidding, you can put a max bet that will only increment to that max, when other people bid above yours. Todd

12-14-2004, 01:03 PM	#27
Cuckoo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmond, OK	I'd love to have this as the first one I bought was FOF2, but I won't bid because there's no jewel case or manual. That may sound stupid to some, but if I was going to buy it, I'd want everything. I have all of my cases, boxes, and manuals of every game I've ever bought. I'm nuts with that. __________________ Commissioner - North American Football League Dallas Cowboys GM

12-14-2004, 01:07 PM	#28
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	With a name like Cuckoo, I'm not surprised you're nuts with that.

12-14-2004, 01:34 PM	#31
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Jim doesn't have hundreds of these lying around the house, or being used as coasters?? __________________ null

12-14-2004, 01:36 PM	#32
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Didn't the original just come with the jewel case and manual? I don't remember the original FOF coming in a box, but I may be wrong. I still have mine __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

12-14-2004, 01:55 PM	#33
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	Just a jewel case and manual, but I had it in another CDROM case. I kept all my boxes, jewel cases, and manuals somewhere else so they wouldn't get messed up.... so they were all in perfect condition when they were thrown away.

12-14-2004, 08:23 PM	#34
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I can't believe I'm still the high bidder. Seriously... that price is too low... so, if you don't want to sell it for that, it's cool. I won't leave negative feedback or anything.

12-14-2004, 10:26 PM	#35
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I took a stab at bumping it up (mbMike).

12-15-2004, 07:20 AM	#36
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	I have a feeling that the price will start jumping up on Sunday / Monday morning... I'm not too worried - remember, I was going to trade it away for another game at first.

12-17-2004, 12:51 PM	#37
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	Before I leave for the weekend, I just wanted to remind everyone that this auction closes on Monday at 8 AM EST. Bob

12-19-2004, 03:35 PM	#38
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	16 hours to go on the auction - I hope the price goes up some here. You guys got my hopes up pretty high. Bob

12-19-2004, 06:20 PM	#39
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I would imagine a minor flurry of activity here with about 15 minutes to go.

12-20-2004, 07:17 AM	#40
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	Ok, 47 minutes to go now.... come on minor flurry of activity!

12-20-2004, 12:59 PM	#41
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	So... who told Bob it would be selling for $80? __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

12-20-2004, 01:01 PM	#42
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Yeah, that's pretty sad that after all of the hoopla everyone made about it.

12-20-2004, 01:36 PM	#44
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Disappointing, to say the least.

12-20-2004, 01:40 PM	#45
Bomber High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2004	First of all, you should have set the initial price higher if you wanted more. Second, who are the asshats who were bidding on day one. Do you not use eBay? Nothing pisses me off more than someone bidding before the last 5 minutes, what's the point in driving up the price?

12-20-2004, 01:46 PM	#46
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Bomber, the price was going to get there anyways. Why not speed the process along?

12-20-2004, 02:05 PM	#48
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Should have set a reserve price. Todd