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    You guys paying attention to any of this? Holy shit !

    look at some of these recent graded black box sales on eBay

    Baseball 25k
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/251033234543

    Pro Wrestling 20k
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/250917548523

    Stack up 18k
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/160777087600

    Duck Hunt 17k
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/300690124628

    Wrecking crew 14k
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/180855993296

    also an ungraded Donkey Kong 7500
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/170818714175

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    Idiocy on eBay and with black box games is nothing new.

    Thank NA.
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    Yep, and I get yelled at asking for 1/3 of the price for one of a kind game!

    Sealed collecting...

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    Looks over at a sealed Tennis and wonders how it would do...
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    Quote Originally Posted by DreamTR View Post
    Yep, and I get yelled at asking for 1/3 of the price for one of a kind game!
    Anyone can program a one of a kind game in their basement, one of a kind doesn't mean shit for value. Some kid's random refrigerator art isn't as valuable as a numbered limited edition lithograph from a well known/respected artist. Where does the quality of your game fall under?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gameguy View Post
    Anyone can program a one of a kind game in their basement, one of a kind doesn't mean shit for value. Some kid's random refrigerator art isn't as valuable as a numbered limited edition lithograph from a well known/respected artist. Where does the quality of your game fall under?
    I'm pretty sure none of that plays into comparison for sealed stuff. Rarity for certain games does equate to value in some cases, but not some in others. The one I refer to is a commercial game. Same reasoning as to why Gauntlet with a label would go for a ton of money for Atari 2600, the rarity alone...

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    So being that I see these pop up on ebay for retarded prices...as a Sega guy...I have to ask..whats so special about the black boxes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gameguy View Post
    Anyone can program a one of a kind game in their basement, one of a kind doesn't mean shit for value. Some kid's random refrigerator art isn't as valuable as a numbered limited edition lithograph from a well known/respected artist. Where does the quality of your game fall under?
    Are you saying that you would rather own a sealed Duck Hunt cartridge over the unreleased one of a kind Socks prototype?

    Not talking about reselling just owning.

    Imagine you could find one of these items at a flee market for $10 but would not resell it. You can only have one so which one would you pick?

    I'm not trying to bait you. I'm really curious which one you would rather own.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buyatari View Post
    Are you saying that you would rather own a sealed Duck Hunt cartridge over the unreleased one of a kind Socks prototype?

    Not talking about reselling just owning.

    Imagine you could find one of these items at a flee market for $10 but would not resell it. You can only have one so which one would you pick?

    I'm not trying to bait you. I'm really curious which one you would rather own.
    Not for owning, just for reselling. I'd rather have some unique prototype to keep, as long as the game was playable. Even if this Socks proto was priced at $200 I wouldn't buy it to keep, that's too much money to spend on a single game. For $10, yeah I'd keep it. That's pretty much my limit on SNES games.

    Even for games worth hundreds, if I found a copy for $50 I'd keep it until I found a cheaper one. Then I'd sell the more expensive one to recoup the money. I wouldn't be done until I found a cheaper one to keep, I just don't like spending much on games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buyatari View Post
    Are you saying that you would rather own a sealed Duck Hunt cartridge over the unreleased one of a kind Socks prototype?

    Not talking about reselling just owning.

    Imagine you could find one of these items at a flee market for $10 but would not resell it. You can only have one so which one would you pick?

    I'm not trying to bait you. I'm really curious which one you would rather own.
    I'd go with the duck hunt. Prototypes are cool, but I would want something I could easily turn a profit on. There's a bigger market for duck hunt.

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    Things are worth as much as they can be sold for. I don't blame him trying to maximize value out of a rabid and delusional market.

    I'd blame the idiot who forks over the cash.
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    My understanding from a thread on another site is this is all one guy and he goes back after he hits the BIN and negotiates the real price. Having said that, I understand that he is still way overpaying, at least compared to recent previous sales of the same titles. Sadly, this happens in every hobby from time to time and I suppose if there is any positive it's that somebody made a nice profit and it has no impact on the rest of us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    My understanding from a thread on another site is this is all one guy and he goes back after he hits the BIN and negotiates the real price. Having said that, I understand that he is still way overpaying, at least compared to recent previous sales of the same titles. Sadly, this happens in every hobby from time to time and I suppose if there is any positive it's that somebody made a nice profit and it has no impact on the rest of us.
    I haven't read all of the responses so I apologize if this has already been asked. So how does a person bid on this many items and then expect the seller to negotiate on what he's really planning to pay and still keep his eBay account? A bid is a bid.

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    Hindsight is everything. Instead of spending money to go to technical college several years ago, I wish I had invested that money in Apple. I'd be better off today. However, I didn't and that's tough fucking shit.

    Same with games. That's why I'm thankful my mother bought me everything Sega and Sony as a kid; they're two of the few brands I collect. Prices are (usually) cheap and merchandise is readily available.

    With regards to hoarding, I'm guilty of it too. I'm already hoarding certain items from this generation; good investments 5-10 years from now when the economy (should) be great and today's kids will have jobs and disposable incomes.

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    "I haven't read all of the responses so I apologize if this has already been asked. So how does a person bid on this many items and then expect the seller to negotiate on what he's really planning to pay and still keep his eBay account? A bid is a bid. "
    Ebay gives the buyer much too much power now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Griking View Post
    I haven't read all of the responses so I apologize if this has already been asked. So how does a person bid on this many items and then expect the seller to negotiate on what he's really planning to pay and still keep his eBay account? A bid is a bid.
    That's quite simple. You're dealing with large numbers; if someone is throwing five figures my way, I'm going to tolerate a higher level of assholishness because that's a lot of money.

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    I think the moral of this thread is to require immediate payments.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skaar View Post
    Things are worth as much as they can be sold for. I don't blame him trying to maximize value out of a rabid and delusional market.

    I'd blame the idiot who forks over the cash.
    This. +1.
    I wonder if the buyers are winners of the recent Mega Millions drawing? Seems like they have money to burn.

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    Maybe I'm too suspicious, but something about this seems like bullsh*t to me.

    "Who is selling and who is buying these games?" This is what I want to know. Is it so hard to believe that some team of entrepreneurs (less than reputable businessmen) is working in cahoots to inflate the market value of these sealed games. Couldn't friend X "buy" friend Y's sealed games on eBay with no real money actually exchanging hands. Is this so far fetched? If collector think these sealed black box NES games can sell for around $20,000 dollars, they will reason that buying one for a $1,000 is an absolute steal.

    People can buy whatever they want for whatever they want to pay for it, but this just seems "off" to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by treismac View Post
    Couldn't friend X "buy" friend Y's sealed games on eBay with no real money actually exchanging hands. Is this so far fetched? If collector think these sealed black box NES games can sell for around $20,000 dollars, they will reason that buying one for a $1,000 is an absolute steal.
    Wouldn't they still get charged a hefty ebay final value fee on that though.
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