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Buy/Sell/Trade \ is it illegal to sell modded Wii on ebay? - Locked

needps3
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hey,

i am parting with my wii console. Its modded and everything works fine. i have 4 genuine games, 1 wii mote & nun chuck and 9 burnt games.

im just wondering if its legal or not to sell it on ebay? if not, where can i sell it?

would any of you guys be interested?

its a AU Pal console, bought here on release day in australia.
10/06/2008
australia in qld
dermy
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I believe it is, but I'm not 100%.
10/06/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
jofra01
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yes it is ebay will have a go at you, had a go at me for selling Japanese Wii games and Freeloader and I complained so they suspended my account
10/06/2008
Captain Rainbow
Elimbah, Queensland.
needps3
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oh dang it. lol.

so is there anywhere i can sell it? or am i just stuck with the wii console? lol
10/06/2008
australia in qld
sjt333
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needps3 said: oh dang it. lol.

so is there anywhere i can sell it? or am i just stuck with the wii console? lol


you could try the trading post
10/06/2008
Altered Beast
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evlspcmk
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you gotta be carefull how you word the auction instead of saying its chipped say there is an "extra" installed if they ask what the extra is just tell them its duck whistle or something just act stupid they know what it means but they have no proof to shut your auction down
but all buyers know what an extra is and if they ask tell them its chipped but for the love of god dont publish it for ebay to see

this is how i get around it all the time
10/06/2008
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Sydney, north west
needps3
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yeah i heard about that, but can't the buyers just report me then?

i've heard people get arrested :S for selling these modded consoles.. looked it up on google lolz.

i was thinking i could just sell it without telling them. but lets say they find out that theres a chip in the wii, then what? (lets say if they wanted to do something about it)
10/06/2008
australia in qld
MelStorm
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They cant arrest you for selling it with a duck whistle. Well done evlspcmk not only is that good advice but you had me in stiches with that comment.
10/06/2008
Melbourne, victoria
sunshineGX
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Sell it here
10/06/2008
Without Nintendo, there would never have been Sony Playstation. | Sydney, New South Wales
needps3
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Mates: 0
would you guys report me if i sold a modified wii here? but wait is that even legal?...

or is it as long as it aint on ebay etc
11/06/2008
australia in qld
sunshineGX
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Is it illegal to modify your computer?
11/06/2008
Without Nintendo, there would never have been Sony Playstation. | Sydney, New South Wales
PsWii60
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You could sell it on Gumtree.com.au

Just do not put it on Ebay. Look for more websites like this or go to Gumtree.com.au and try and sell it their.
11/06/2008
Melbourne
Silence
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I think that it's against the rules to advertise the sale of a chipped Wii here too.
11/06/2008
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Want something for nothing? Of course you do! https://mywii.com.au/Post.aspx?id=10311&p=1 Kingsbury, Victoria
richard84
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I'll probably get hammered off you guys for saying this, but if you sell a modded Wii to someone without specifying that it is modded (and could therefore get bricked), isn't that wrong?

I mean, they could track you down, report you to whoever and even get you for fraud. Fraud being that you knowingly left out details of the item you were selling.

I know a lot of people would want a modded Wii, but I'm sure there are just as many out there who don't want a modded Wii.

Even if you 'hint' at it being modded, I know that I myself have never heard of this 'duck whistle' rubbish before, thats really not enough. You should be making sure that the buyer knows what they are getting into.
11/06/2008
Sydney
evlspcmk
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legality of modchips is a grey area here as long as you dont advitise your selling burnt games and say its just for personal backups thens its legal as far as i know
11/06/2008
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Sydney, north west
phill735
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I think that the backing up of movies and games is illegal in Australia, some groups are trying to change this at the moment. But Australians have a legal right to bypass any region codeing.

I would just hide the fact in the listing somewhere. maybe just say the system has been modified, and ask they contact you for more details.
11/06/2008
melbourne Victoria
diggy76
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I think you should sell it on craigs list or amazon. Ebay rips peepole of all the time so you could sell it there.
11/06/2008
Delflino Plaza
dermy
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diggy76 said: I think you should sell it on craigs list or amazon. Ebay rips peepole of all the time so you could sell it there.


Ebay doesn't rip people off at all...
People on Ebay rarely do shifty deals, but that's it.
11/06/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
Juniiz
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diggy76 said: I think you should sell it on craigs list or amazon. Ebay rips peepole of all the time so you could sell it there.



Actually people are pretty stupid on ebay...too lazy to get off arses and go search for the things they want at a store...

the other day i say wii sports get sold for the ridiculous price of $96 and not inlcuding postage....wtf...
11/06/2008
Mario Kart Wii
melbourne, VIC
Robtot
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Locked - Piracy talk + Modded Console Trade/Sale
If you want to start a new thread on laws regarding the second hand selling of modded consoles, go for it, but it's against rules to actually flog them here.
11/06/2008
Wii Fit
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