After 'Flappy Bird' Takedown, Phones with the Game List for Thousands on eBay - Polidicks

[t]http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/3982439/s.jpg[/t][t]http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_JKANdRI.q84FgIERUg4Tw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzOQ--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/en_us/Finance/US_AFTP_SILICONALLEY_H_LIVE/Flappy_Bird_Is_Officially_Dead-e7af5d7795311f7c9374195214b931dc[/t] [I]Thumbed image of listings[/I] [quote=article]Miss out on [URL="http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/8/5393208/flappy-bird-creator-says-hes-pulling-the-game-offline-tomorrow"]the chance to download [I]Flappy Bird[/I][/URL]? You may still be able to get the game, but this time, you'll have to pay big for the privilege of playing it: on eBay, dozens of listings [URL="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xflappy+bird+iphone&_nkw=flappy+bird+iphone&_sacat=0&_from=R40"]have appeared[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Flappy+Bird&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.XFlappy+Bird+galaxy&_nkw=Flappy+Bird+galaxy&_sacat=0"]for popular phones[/URL] with the game already installed on them — an added value that's put a premium on their pricing. While some phones are being offered at only a slight increase to their usual selling price, others are being offered for seemingly outrageous sums, ranging [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPhone-5-16GB-Black-With-Flappy-Bird-installed-T-Mobile-/251447444038?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3a8b6f8246"]from thousands[/URL] of dollars to [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iPhone-5S-16GB-Space-Gray-AT-T-FLAPPY-BIRD-GAME-INSTALLED-/181321090752"]nearly one hundred thousand[/URL] dollars. [I]Source: [/I][url]http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/10/5397348/flappy-bird-installed-smartphones-being-sold-at-premium[/url][/quote]

Holy fuck the 100K one has bids.

Could you not just upload the .apk file?

fuck I missed a perfect opportunity to make dosh "c

This is beyond stupid, words can't describe it. Especially as you can still get the game free if you know where to find the APK as an example.

I should of done that but I doubt it would actually sell.

[QUOTE=kill3r;43858296]Could you not just upload the .apk file?[/QUOTE] This is what I'm wondering. Surely someone saved the .apk file for the app so at least Android users will be able to fulfill their insatiable lust for a bad game. iPhone users however aren't going to be as lucky.

[QUOTE=kill3r;43858296]Could you not just upload the .apk file?[/QUOTE] People are selling that too, like 50 bucks plus.

Jesus Christ, the game is so basic that you don't even have to know about game design to build it. And yet people are paying this much for this shit. I reckon the creator only took it down during the height of popularity so that when he re-releases it there will be a second wave of mass-downloads. When that happens, anyone who paid 100k is going to feel very stupid.

There are hundreds of identical clones of this game, why do people care so much about having the original? Just play one of the others.

[QUOTE=trotskyy;43858314]Jesus Christ, the game is so basic that you don't even have to know about game design to build it. And yet people are paying this much for this shit. I reckon the creator only took it down during the height of popularity so that when he re-releases it there will be a second wave of mass-downloads. When that happens, anyone who paid 100k is going to feel very stupid.[/QUOTE] They should feel stupid about spending 100k on something so stupidly basic in the first place. Especially as the game is essentially that Helicopter flash game that I remember playing when I was like 11-12 except with different graphics.

[QUOTE=trotskyy;43858314]Jesus Christ, the game is so basic that you don't even have to know about game design to build it. And yet people are paying this much for this shit. I reckon the creator only took it down during the height of popularity so that when he re-releases it there will be a second wave of mass-downloads. [highlight]When that happens[/highlight], anyone who paid 100k is going to feel very stupid.[/QUOTE] are you sure buyer's remorse is that patient

So is this our new currency? Makes more sense than dogecoin at least.

What if I decompiled the .apk and got the source code? Instant million?

[QUOTE=ashrobhoy;43858350]What if I decompiled the .apk and got the source code? Instant million?[/QUOTE] Do it quickly before someone else does it first and takes the opportunity to make millions off of stupid people!

[QUOTE=ashrobhoy;43858350]What if I decompiled the .apk and got the source code? Instant million?[/QUOTE] The game is so simple that it would probably take less time to make a 1:1 copy of the game than to get the source code.

[QUOTE=kill3r;43858296]Could you not just upload the .apk file?[/QUOTE] I'm sure there are people who are selling that

This is beyond insanity. It's like Cthulhu flopped about in the centre of town and broke everyone's minds with his non-Euclidean dance moves. That's how insane this is.

This is just fucking sad.

brb getting apk from my phone gonna make it rain :v:

[QUOTE=trotskyy;43858314]Jesus Christ, the game is so basic that you don't even have to know about game design to build it. And yet people are paying this much for this shit. I reckon the creator only took it down during the height of popularity so that when he re-releases it there will be a second wave of mass-downloads. When that happens, anyone who paid 100k is going to feel very stupid.[/QUOTE] Except not, because the creator stated many times he hates the game because he just wanted a simple life.

Um cant the owner sue if people are selling his property.

[QUOTE=redBadger;43858875]Um cant the owner sue if people are selling his property.[/QUOTE] I don't think you can sue people selling the device. I mean the app was free and if you installed it you have every right to play it. Having the app installed doesn't prohibit the sale of the device But you're right if you meant the app file itself.

[QUOTE=draugur;43858794]Except not, because the creator stated many times he hates the game because he just wanted a simple life.[/QUOTE] So it must be true because he said it?

The uneducated masses will always pay this kind of ridiculous money for things they think are impossible to obtain. For instance my friend used to rip stupid people off soldering mod chips into people's PS2's back in 2003. The thing was only like 35 dollars and he'd charge like $200 to do an easy job. Later when Jtagging became a big thing, he did the same thing with Xbox 360s and continued to rip stupid people off. It's hilarious how people will never cease to do this.

should i put my 7 inch galaxy tab 2 (wifi) for a auction? just joking, my parents won't let me do that(even its bought with my money) and who the hell would buy this piece of dumb hardware that won't let you use the internet anywhere you want

[QUOTE=Amez;43858310]This is what I'm wondering. Surely someone saved the .apk file for the app so at least Android users will be able to fulfill their insatiable lust for a bad game. iPhone users however aren't going to be as lucky.[/QUOTE] We have .ipas you know

uninstalled the fucker last night, FUCK!

[QUOTE=EddieLTU;43859017]should i put my 7 inch galaxy tab 2 (wifi) for a auction? just joking, my parents won't let me do that(even its bought with my money) and who the hell would buy this piece of dumb hardware that won't let you use the internet anywhere you want[/QUOTE] Tell your parents to fuck off, you could make enough money to buy your entire family tablets at these prices.

[QUOTE=kill3r;43858296]Could you not just upload the .apk file?[/QUOTE] It's on Iphone cake (basically the new installous), you can check it yourself on its website, since you can access it from your usual PC browser. Can't link it because I'm pretty sure that warez.