New King of Collectards? $30,000 Sealed Super Mario Bros.

100proof · Jul 27, 2017

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINT-Super-...771118?hash=item2cc346ffae:g:fL8AAOSwqDVZcluO

$30k for a game I could've bought at Funcoland for $.50 in the late 90s. People are fucking stupid.

madmanjock · Jul 27, 2017

would be pretty easy to fake as well, collectard will never open it

aoiddr · Jul 27, 2017

Same buyer also bought some other games like Kid Icarus and such.

http://kotaku.com/sealed-copy-of-super-mario-bros-sells-for-30-000-1797308608

Pasky · Jul 27, 2017

aoiddr said:
Same buyer also bought some other games like Kid Icarus and such.

http://kotaku.com/sealed-copy-of-super-mario-bros-sells-for-30-000-1797308608

>Kotaku

ChuChu Flamingo · Jul 27, 2017

Not even VGA graded either lol.

how do we know the insides are mint. It won't matter anyhow as it could have a turd inside and people would be none the wiser.

neo_mao · Jul 27, 2017

It's a good price guys

HDRchampion · Jul 27, 2017

Probably makes that guy's mushroom tip hard...Well worth the $30k

Renmauzo · Jul 27, 2017

ChuChu Flamingo said:
Not even VGA graded either lol.

how do we know the insides are mint. It won't matter anyhow as it could have a turd inside and people would be none the wiser.

Even if it were 'VGA graded', it could still be filled with a plastic slug. The guys that run that racket are connected to the 'inner circle' on Nintendoage and are a joke with no credentials, who've also been proven to have graded re-seals and other bullshit. That whole 'service' is a fucking scam, and laughable.

oliverclaude · Jul 28, 2017

Renmauzo said:
Even if it were 'VGA graded', it could still be filled with a plastic slug.

With a slight difference: it'll be worth 60k then. It's the before/after effect inverse, you'll not loose but gain a couple of k after one grade only.

Heinz · Jul 28, 2017

Man for 30K the things you could do... These guys are fucking insane.

Lastblade · Jul 28, 2017

Never understood the appeal of sealed games, just not for me.

FilthyRear · Jul 28, 2017

Sealed-game autists strike again!

Pasky said:
>Kotaku

Some of the comments are pure gold:

Anyone complaining that games cost $59.99 in the US these days should bear in mind that $26.99 in 1985 dollars is $60.65 today. Damn near bang on the mark.

Brand-new NES games were selling for $70-$100.

This game was coming from a fucking Caldor... I'm sure this was from a clearance sale in the 90's, or before Caldor went out of business.

lachlan said:
Man for 30K the things you could do...

Hookers and blow.

snes_collector · Jul 28, 2017

A lot of people out there trying to justify the price on this one. I just do not agree.

This hobby was more fun when everything was worthless.

madmanjock · Jul 28, 2017

snes_collector said:
This hobby was more fun when everything was worthless.

I kinda agree, but at the same time it's not really worth $30k, even if one idiot once in a bluemoon is willing to spend that.

I do like Chu's suggestion of a sealed gaming case with a turd in a box. You would need the right ratio of poop to get the weight feeling just right. And it would need to be dried else the gig would be up a few days later.

Dr Shroom · Jul 28, 2017

snes_collector said:
A lot of people out there trying to justify the price on this one.

How?

Neo Alec · Jul 28, 2017

They'll need to start x-raying these to make sure there's a game inside.

About game prices in general, I wanna think that the games are just getting more scarce as more collectors scoop up their copies, and it's not just the perceived value going up over time.

Jon · Jul 28, 2017

Not even the original version. It has the NES-GP and country code. Whoever bought it overpaid by a lot.

Jon

snes_collector · Jul 28, 2017

Dr Shroom said:
How?

By claiming this is the "first print" of the game, which as Jon pointed out, is not even true. SMB had a bunch of very minor revisions on the box, earlier ones being more uncommon than others. But even if it was the first pressing, I don't see how it is worth anywhere close to that.

madman · Jul 28, 2017

FilthyRear said:
This game was coming from a fucking Caldor... I'm sure this was from a clearance sale in the 90's, or before Caldor went out of business.

You mean the game came from a store before the store went out of business? Great detective work there!

HDRchampion · Jul 28, 2017

$25,000 Taco

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FilthyRear · Jul 28, 2017

madman said:
You mean the game came from a store before the store went out of business? Great detective work there!

Why u like dis?

JoeAwesome · Jul 28, 2017

madman said:
You mean the game came from a store before the store went out of business? Great detective work there!

cat · Jul 28, 2017

It's made it to the yahoo front page over here in the uk.
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/rare-copy-super-mario-bros-140606913.html

neo_mao · Jul 28, 2017

I hope the post office drills a hole in it

Dr Shroom · Jul 28, 2017

snes_collector said:
By claiming this is the "first print" of the game, which as Jon pointed out, is not even true. SMB had a bunch of very minor revisions on the box, earlier ones being more uncommon than others. But even if it was the first pressing, I don't see how it is worth anywhere close to that.

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