Stadium Events

[Darko]

Some of you surely already know about this, but I thought I'd throw up the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NES-Nintendo-StAdiUM-EvEnTs-NTSC-SEaLeD-VGA-75-NEW-NIB-/200586482363?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2eb3e2d2bb#ht_13753wt_1214

[megasdkirby]

Sigh....already $20K...people simply love to throw away money, don't they?

More power to them, I guess.

[eskobar]

The 10% donation of the final price of the auction sure has something to do with the current price .... and will grow much more for this alone :D

[megasdkirby]

^^^True, but kind of reminds me of the entire "jjgames" fiasco.

[Sysop]

I honestly can't see the appeal of the game, apart from the people who want to have a complete collection and have enough excess money to throw at such a venture like this game.

[megasdkirby]

I honestly can't see the appeal of the game, apart from the people who want to have a complete collection and have enough excess money to throw at such a venture like this game.

Exactly.

With that amount of cash, I can buy a house, save for the future, and, if I wanted, build several complete CIB sets for different consoles!

[Darko]

I honestly can't see the appeal of the game, apart from the people who want to have a complete collection and have enough excess money to throw at such a venture like this game.

I'm not a hardcore collector by any means, but I do have about 180 NES games towards a complete set. I'll probably finish up the collection in the next year or two and this is the one game that I'll be getting a repro of and calling it good (if I even go that far).

[leatherrebel5150]

^^^True, but kind of reminds me of the entire "jjgames" fiasco.

This sounds interesting what was the jjgames fiasco?

[megasdkirby]

This sounds interesting what was the jjgames fiasco?

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139101&highlight=Nintendo+World+Championship

[Gameguy]

I'm not a hardcore collector by any means, but I do have about 180 NES games towards a complete set. I'll probably finish up the collection in the next year or two and this is the one game that I'll be getting a repro of and calling it good (if I even go that far).
A repro? Just buy World Class Track Meet and be done with it. I can see why someone might want an actual cart to complete a collection, but making a bootleg of it just seems pointless.

[eskobar]

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139101&highlight=Nintendo+World+Championship

pffffffffffffffff, a real fiasco, i posted in favor of JJ, but in the end you were right, everything turned out wrong :ass:

[megasdkirby]

There were some good times in that topic. :)

[kafa111]

if i had tons of money i would buy that, open it, play it once, make video of burning it

[The 1 2 P]

If I had a factory sealed copy of Stadium Events I would have gotten it graded as well. It raises your return investment significantly.

[Rev. Link]

I'm only 13 games away from a complete US NES collection. Auctions like this one are very discouraging. I just have to keep hoping I'll find some of the super-rares in a yard sale somewhere, or that someone will bring them into my store to trade not knowing what they are.

[wberdan]

This is insane. Did NES collectors become doctors and lawyers and hollywood agents in the past few years? That price is mind blowing. I am in awe of the new age of 5 figure sales.

[jonjandran]

The winning bidder won't pay. They never do.

[Collector_Gaming]

Back up on the block i guess theres a reserve (wonder what the hell that will be)

i guess 22k wasn't enough for a NES game @_@

[Collector_Gaming]

This is insane. Did NES collectors become doctors and lawyers and hollywood agents in the past few years? That price is mind blowing. I am in awe of the new age of 5 figure sales.

actually some of them are believe it or not.. you gotta remember todays stars grew up with the same stuff and interests we have.

[Dark_Sol]

Auction taken down

[megasdkirby]

Auction taken down

Why doesn't this surprise me?

Maybe jjgames had something to do with it. LOL

[The 1 2 P]

Back up on the block i guess theres a reserve (wonder what the hell that will be)

i guess 22k wasn't enough for a NES game @_@

Because another factory sealed one(that wasn't graded) sold for around $42,000 last year. So of course this dude won't take anything less than that because he thinks his graded copy is worth more. Simple as that.

[Collector_Gaming]

makes me wonder if the person who would have bought it would have it in a air tight sealed case with ninjas on either side and lasers scanning every point in a sealed but obviously vented room and cia agents outside the room waiting and chuck norris outside his house. lol

[The 1 2 P]

LOL
makes me wonder if the person who would have bought it would have it in a air tight sealed case with ninjas on either side and lasers scanning every point in a sealed but obviously vented room and cia agents outside the room waiting and chuck norris outside his house.

How do you know every intricate detail of my game room securityLOL

[megasdkirby]

I think the guy simply took up a better offer through an independent buyer/transaction.

If this is true, I wonder if the seller will follow through with the donation thing.

EDIT: Nevermind...just saw the seller relisted the item...at a super cheap $133,700! BARGAIN!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NES-Nintendo-StAdiUM-EvEnTs-NTSC-SEaLeD-VGA-75-NEW-NIB-/200589017099?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2eb409800b

Yup. It will sell. And who ever buys it deserves a special title...which includes STUPID in it. :p

[Darko]

This is insane. Did NES collectors become doctors and lawyers and hollywood agents in the past few years? That price is mind blowing. I am in awe of the new age of 5 figure sales.

I think you'd be surprised.

[Collector_Gaming]

he wants you to make offers.. pay no attention to the 133k price tag.

and as to the you'd be surprised note.... its true.
Some of your younger celebs are game nerds like us and love the oldies.. they setup their own arcade setup and buy rare stuff like we do. Just cause your a little older and have more money then you'll ever need doesn't mean its gonna change your interests

i am sure some celebs still play D&D for christ sakes (could you imagine playing dungeons and dragons against someone like Johnny Depp or something lol)

[Darko]

I would go so far as to say that some of the members here are going to be capable of purchases like this one in the future. I'm a young professional myself. It's going to be interesting in 10-20 years when the kids of the 80's and 90's are making the big bucks.

[portnoyd]

I would go so far as to say that some of the members here are going to be capable of purchases like this one in the future. I'm a young professional myself. It's going to be interesting in 10-20 years when the kids of the 80's and 90's are making the big bucks.

We're really already at that point. Kids of the 80s are now 30-40 years old. 30-40 has been the prime age for 2600 collecting, which has just recently peaked, as that age bracket pushed its way out of the 40s and are now closer to their 50s.

We're about 5 years off from the peak of NES, maybe less.

[Kitsune Sniper]

he wants you to make offers.. pay no attention to the 133k price tag.

and as to the you'd be surprised note.... its true.
Some of your younger celebs are game nerds like us and love the oldies.. they setup their own arcade setup and buy rare stuff like we do. Just cause your a little older and have more money then you'll ever need doesn't mean its gonna change your interests

i am sure some celebs still play D&D for christ sakes (could you imagine playing dungeons and dragons against someone like Johnny Depp or something lol)

Vin Diesel is a big D&D nerd. :P

[Darko]

We're really already at that point. Kids of the 80s are now 30-40 years old. 30-40 has been the prime age for 2600 collecting, which has just recently peaked, as that age bracket pushed its way out of the 40s and are now closer to their 50s.

We're about 5 years off from the peak of NES, maybe less.

I was born in 83 and I'm only 27...

Does that make me more of a 90's kid?

[megasdkirby]

I was born in 83 and I'm only 27...

Does that make me more of a 90's kid?

Many would classify you in the "NES era".

Don't know why, though. Guess it has to do with what console was prevalent during the time you were growing up.

[Darko]

Many would classify you in the "NES era".

Don't know why, though. Guess it has to do with what console was prevalent during the time you were growing up.

I guess that's fair. I did get one for Christmas '86 so it was a pretty big part of my early childhood. I grew up watching TMNT, DuckTales, Rescue Rangers, etc. Guess I am a 90's kid!

[The 1 2 P]

EDIT: Nevermind...just saw the seller relisted the item...at a super cheap $133,700! BARGAIN!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NES-Nintendo-StAdiUM-EvEnTs-NTSC-SEaLeD-VGA-75-NEW-NIB-/200589017099?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2eb409800b

Like I already said, he realizes that a factory sealed one sold last year for around $42,000. And because his is graded he thinks that it's the greatest thing to happen since the Run DMC/Aerosmith collaboration(which was awesome by the way). So by his math, if a non-graded one sold for $42,000 then his graded copy should sell for atleast triple that. But the good news is that a portion is still going to the Japanese earthquake relief fund....if it sells.

[megasdkirby]

Like I already said, he realizes that a factory sealed one sold last year for around $42,000. And because his is graded he thinks that it's the greatest thing to happen since the Run DMC/Aerosmith collaboration(which was awesome by the way). So by his math, if a non-graded one sold for $42,000 then his graded copy should sell for atleast triple that. But the good news is that a portion is still going to the Japanese earthquake relief fund....if it sells.

Quite right, though it makes me wonder if the price he is asking for was for fun. I just realized he is asking $133,700...isn't this "leet speak" for "leet"? Maybe he is priced it on purpose to make those how know "leet" think "WOW AWESOME!"?

[megasdkirby]

Interesting...the seller now raised his BIN price to... $500,000!!!!

So his $133,700 was perhaps a placeholder...but by raising it to $500,00 that implies he wants ALOT of cash for the item, perhaps something like 1/2 of the asking price as a minimum.

Does anyone think the item will sell? I know collector's can be desperate at times, but I don't think for such a high price anyone would be interested. Though I've been surprised in the past...

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'd get a stolen credit card, buy the game, and run off with the item just to teach him a lesson.

Greedy bastard. It's not so much the price, it's the Japan donation that pisses me off. He won't give them a cent, I'm sure of it.

[Gameguy]

Does anyone think the item will sell? I know collector's can be desperate at times, but I don't think for such a high price anyone would be interested. Though I've been surprised in the past...
I doubt it, the last one sold for less than 10% of that asking price. And it should be less, now that another sealed one is known it means sealed ones aren't as rare as people thought. Still pretty rare, but not as rare as it used to be. Wasn't that one that sold for $40,000+ the only known sealed one at the time?

Imagine if 2 more boxed copies of that Air Raid turned up, would any sell for as much as the first known boxed copy? Not likely.

[megasdkirby]

Wasn't that one that sold for $40,000+ the only known sealed one at the time?

I always wondered if the buyer actually paid...some sources say yes, others say no. Would love to find out.


Imagine if 2 more boxed copies of that Air Raid turned up, would any sell for as much as the first known boxed copy? Not likely.

The only way I can see another boxed copy sell for more is if it's rated by the accursed VGA. Or if it came with the manual, if any actually exist. Or if it's a different box than what is known...which would really spice things up a bit! LOL

I understand rated games go for a bit more, but I don't think the difference should be 10x the original price. Maybe a few thousand more, give or take.

[SparTonberry]

We're really already at that point. Kids of the 80s are now 30-40 years old.
Simple math would tell us '80s kids would be 22-31. :P

[Collector_Gaming]

Simple math would tell us '80s kids would be 22-31. :P

He's referring to kids who actually enjoyed the 80s
So with that being said .... The oldest being 41

[The 1 2 P]

$500,000? Yeah right. Even Bill Gates would tell him thats a ripoff, before buying his entire neighborhood so he can evict him.