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Nintendo gem

16 durable postsStarted 2010-02-14Latest 2010-03-14

#80370Post 1 of 162010-02-14

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[QUOTE] Last week, North Carolina eBay user lace_thongs35 thought she was putting up an everyday, 80s-era Nintendo Entertainment System (together with five games) [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370330327400=&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT"][B][COLOR=#2b98de]up on the popular auction site[/COLOR][/B][/URL]. But less than an hour after the first bid, the price was over $6,000 -- and on Wednesday, when the auction closed, the final selling price topped $13,000.

Why? Not the console itself, but one of the games bundled with it -- a deeply obscure 1987 release called Stadium Events, a highly sought-after collectors' item. But it wasn't even the game itself that was worth the bulk of the money -- it was the original cardboard box, which collectors value at a breathtaking $10,000. Fewer than 10 complete copies of the game are thought to exist, and retro gaming aficionados consider it one of the hardest-to-find NES games ever made.[/QUOTE]

[URL]http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/old-nintendo-system-sells-for-13-105/1389101[/URL]

Wish I still had all of my old Star Wars toys & my Atari VCS! $$Chu-Ching!$$

#1336014Post 2 of 162010-02-14

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$10 000 for the box alone! That must have been a right surprise!

#1336237Post 3 of 162010-02-15

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I treasure my Game&Watch collection, gotta love the old stuff :D

#1336241Post 4 of 162010-02-15

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Holy smokes! Talk about some quick cash!

#1336743Post 5 of 162010-02-17

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#1336801Post 6 of 162010-02-17

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where does the figure $10,000 come from?

#1336817Post 7 of 162010-02-17

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It's from the box from the Stadium Events game. Just the box not the game.

#1336873Post 8 of 162010-02-17

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$2,000-game $1,500-manual $9,500-box

#1337138Post 9 of 162010-02-18

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;835184]$2,000-game $1,500-manual $9,500-box[/QUOTE]

yeah, i saw that breakdown in the eBay description. i meant where does that amount come from, why not a mere $5,000?

#1337278Post 10 of 162010-02-18

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^You just answered your own question, Ebay is an "auction" website, right? :lol:

#1337932Post 11 of 162010-02-20

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doh! i think i had that game when i had the power pad set.

#1338112Post 12 of 162010-02-21

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Nice, my buddy next door growing up had the power pad and the power glove...good times! :lol:

#1338348Post 13 of 162010-02-21

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I remember my neighbor too had a power pad. woo! i remember playing track and field and to do the triple jump it was best to run, jump off the pad, hit the deck and slap the pad buttons with your hands 3x for maximum effect :roflmao:

#1338472Post 14 of 162010-02-22

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I had the Atari VCS, one of my best mates had Coleco (with the steering wheel & pedal), & my cousin had Intelevision. Between all of us we had the gaming action on lockdown.:)

#1347486Post 15 of 162010-03-14

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preserved my atari 2600 with a fine collection for quite some time; decided to gave it all to my little nephews; service has been rendered 8)

#1347609Post 16 of 162010-03-14

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I remember playing frogger and Stampede on Atari back in the early 80's.

I wanted an atari back in 1986, Atari's were about 9 years old then, but got a Nintendo when I turned 7 :lol: