Computer game bundle

Wheel of Fortune & Rollercoaster Tycoon PC Game *NEW*


ended - Saturday, March 29, 2008

Auction grade: D+

Starting bid: $0.01

Final selling price: $0.01


Up for sale in this eBay auction is a computer game double pack with Wheel of Fortune and the ever-popular RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. This is brand new and still in the factory sealed case.

The title for this auction looks very good. The one small modification to make is adding the number 2 to the "Rollercoaster Tycoon" computer game in the title. That is a series of amusement park creation games, so as you can probably imagine, it's very important to mention which one it is of the series.


The auction's description is where the seller loses a lot of credibility. It's nice knowing that Wheel of Fortune is a fun game, but you don't need to mention it twice and in that manner. The overall flow of text just doesn't seem quite right. Here's what the seller says about Wheel of Fortune:

"The original game, Wheel of Fortune: A fun Game, is a humorous time consuming game featuring the beautiful but friendly Vanna White .

Vanna must spin the wheel to bring your fortune to grandeur, if successful, it could bring you lots of money.

Play it and have loads of FUN!!!"

This makes me wonder if the seller has even played this version of the game versus just rewriting what might be written on the back of the package or what others may have said at a place like Amazon. There's nothing wrong with typing the official description as long as you cite the box as the source and put the words in quotation marks. The marketing company is using that text to sell their product, and you can do the same thing, too.


The next part of the description is where the seller loses even more credibility and respect.

"Rollercoaster Tycoon is the secound game on this CD package."

A) It's spelled RollerCoaster Tycoon (not that it really matters).

B) This is the second game in the series. The giant #2 on the package does have a meaning.

C) "second" is misspelled.

So what does that tell us about the seller?

This is a person who does not pay attention to detail and doesn't even bother to check their work.

The next part of the description is a flat-out lie.

"Ride game as you would at Six Flags Theme Park!!"

Yes, this version of the game does incorporate some of the Six Flags amusement parks and roller coasters, but you are not able to "ride" them in the game. The ability to ride your coasters in the first person point-of-view was not added until the third version of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.


What bothers me the most is that this is an auction by an eBay PowerSeller who specializes in computer software and electronic accessories. The auctions all have the same feeling to them, though many that I checked weren't nearly as bad as this one. The seller needs to go back and redo this auction. This time putting a little effort into it.

The complete lack of attention to detail and proper product research led to the low score.