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Overpaying for an NES Game

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Ahhh the NES, a favorite of many a child’s life. At least if you were growing up in the late 80s, early 90s. For me, I didn’t have the NES. My parents wouldn’t buy one nor would they buy an SNES. So the first console that I owned was an original Playstation Dual Shock (NOTE: It was before it was called a PS1). Still, I remember the NES and SNES. And while the NES isn’t my favorite system of all time I understand why someone people would have the that opinion. And why you would collect for the system.

What I don’t understand is overpaying for specific carts/accessories. Super rare/prototype items go for BIG BUCKS!!! Like thousands to start. I mean COME ON!!!! It’s just an NES cart!!! It doesn’t deserve that much cash!!!!

Of course, I am a fairly poor so throwing away money on anything more than 20 bucks starts to make me nervous. And if I am throwing away a hundred or more than it better be awesome. But beyond that I dunno. It just seems like a waste. I could get so much more for the money than a stupid cart with games that already exist in it’s entirety. I guess I just don’t have the money that these people do:

‘Super-rare’ Nintendo game hits eBay

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25878678
January 24, 2014 Last updated at 07:05 ET

Rare Nintendo game The game cartridge will be highly sought after, despite the tatty label

An extremely rare Nintendo game is expected to fetch thousands of dollars in an eBay auction.

Only 116 copies of Nintendo World Championships were ever made, as part of a special event in 1990.

The first bid came in at $4,999 (£3,000), but the game is likely to fetch more, one Nintendo expert said.

Unfortunately for collectors, the cartridge is in poor condition – with a ripped label and “Mario” written on it in ballpoint pen.

“This is quite unfortunate but happened many decades ago,” explained the seller in his description of the “super-rare” item, adding that whoever wrote on the label did not have “a clue what they actually had”.

“They are considered the holy grail among Nintendo collectors”

Chris Scullion Computer and Video Games

Scratched Ferrari

Created for the Nintendo Entertainment System – better known as NES – Nintendo World Championships was designed for a competition, and never went on general sale.

The game features shortened versions of three classics – Super Mario, Tetris and Rad Racer.

Competition entrants were given six minutes to amass points on the games, with whoever came top winning a trophy, a trip to Universal Studios and various other prizes. A detailed history of the contest and its winners can be found on Wikipedia.

Each of the 90 semi-finalists was given a grey cartridge like the one now up for auction.

Rarer still are the “golden” cartridges of the same game, sent out as part of a separate competition by Nintendo Power magazine.

Genuine copies of the game are hard to come by, and so the poor condition would not be too much of a deterrent to keen collectors, predicted Chris Scullion, games editor for Computer and Video Games.

“It’s like finding the rarest Ferrari but with a scratch – you’d still buy it.

“They are considered the holy grail among Nintendo collectors.”

In 2011, the same game sold at a charity auction for $11,000 (£6,600) – but it was in better condition.

The auction is set to end on January 25th.

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It should be noted that as of this date that the auction is over. Someone paid almost a hundred thousand dollars for a ratty cart with several incomplete games that are readily available for less. In fact, they are all pretty common games. Worth the nearly 100 grand? It is up to you to decide. However, if you feel lucky you can try for the cart in better condition in this auction.

Personally, if I was going to pay these “Big Bucks” then I would want proof that this was real. Like certification from an appraiser or something like that. Not that I am in the market or anything . . .



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