NES Popeye Sealed, BIN $2000.00!

[Necrosaro420]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8137350362&fromMakeTrack=true

[tholly]

wow.....he said this is just the start of him selling his collection......i can see that that is gonna take him a while to sell it all with prices like that

[Bronty-2]

It's pretty wicked rare though. I don't think $1000 is all that ridiculous. $2000 is way too high yes.

[tholly]

the one problem i have with sealed games is...not matter how much they look authentic...they can be faked.....and, you would never know...because opening it would make it no longer rare and worth drastically less....

for all anyone knows....those sealed rares could have SMB/DH in them...and there is no way to prove it without ruining a sealed game

[SegaAges]

if it is real, that is pretty cool, but couldn't you buy the real popeye arcade cab for that price?

[TRM]

His idea is 'games4ucheap' LOL

[captain nintendo]

if it is real, that is pretty cool, but couldn't you buy the real popeye arcade cab for that price?


Yes you could. And in fact cheaper in some cases ;)

[Nesmaster]

hmmm... sealed nes version, or full standup cab. i wonder what im gonna pick LOL

[charitycasegreg]

and hes charging $15 shipping on it. I hate when people do that, just because it will sell high, they are gonna rip you off on shipping a little bit since you paid a lot already. :o
I mean, look at his shipping on this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8137350582&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW just 10 bucks and its 10 times as big and weight.

[max 330 mega]

i only have a few sealed games, and the reason i have them is because i got them for around the same price a regular unsealed copy would go for, i would NEVER pay $1000 bucks for a game i will never be able to open!

[Flack]

if it is real, that is pretty cool, but couldn't you buy the real popeye arcade cab for that price?

You could buy a guy in a Popeye costume to hang around your house for a year or so at that price.

[captain nintendo]

You could buy a guy in a Popeye costume to hang around your house for a year or so at that price.


As long as he only eats spinach. LOL

[SegaAges]

man, now you got me wanting a guy hanging around my house in a popeye uniform. i have bad luck though, so i will probably start hanging out with somebody that works at popeyes and doesn't know how to change out of his work uniform just for opening my mouth

[v1rich]

Something like that, I would ship with Fedex or UPS. $15 is not too high for that.

[NintendoMan]

It's pretty wicked rare though. I don't think $1000 is all that ridiculous. $2000 is way too high yes.

The hell with $1000 not being that ridiculous. Yes, this game is wicked rare, but the MOST I have EVER seen it go for was like $210.

I mean the way people are selling sealed games now and the prices they are getting for them is unbelievable, so taking that into factor, if the game sold for like $400 I wouldn't be surprised.

[suppafly]

This seller is just a greedy bastard...and a stupid one that is.

1000 US??? Yeah right! x_x

[video_game_addict]

Didn't BuyAtari auction one off last year? What was the total on it anyone recall? I was thinking it was $300+ I don't collect sealed though, and don't keep up with prices. It's at least a $100 game sealed I would think. Some of those ebay questions are a joke LOL

Oh and maybe this guy is just trying to show the missis that he really *is* trying to sell that old Nintendo collection.. really! Honey I've listed it 3 times already! I can't help it if nobody bids. ;)

Oh and to the nonbelievers as to whats inside, What does it matter? If you paid $1000 for a "sealed" copy you would not open it anyway, you're buying for the MINT-ness of the box & for the shrink that comes on it. No way you're taking that off! And if you did open it, say you bought for < $100 I've opened R6 games before, what's the big deal if there was a wrong cart inside? So you buy another, obiviously you wouldn't care about original shrink at that point just wanted a nice copy, nicer than most of the open ones you have seen so you went new to insure that & it backfired. Well suck it up buy used, and replace. Now you have one mint box, with docs(we hope) and nice cart to play. At least I know when I spend money on boxes, that's the most expensive part of a complete game, it's the box condition I'm paying money for, most carts aren't gonna fetch much by themselves anyhow.

So you either buy to leave sealed or buy to open. If you open you can afford to buy again, should it have the wrong cart inside or should it be dead.

If you buy to leave sealed, so long as there's no noticable wear to the surface of the box beneath the shrink, there's no way to tell any use, so you can only assume you have the real deal. So you take it for what it is, and leave it that way. No need to ponder over it's guts. :P

Also weren't alot of the Black releases sealed with a sticker/seal on back of box? Some with both, or some either or with shrink?

[-hellvin-]

God what an idiot. I LOVE this game to death, but would buy a damn cab instead.

[delafro]

In the Q&A section...

"Q: Not rare man, try 20 bucks at the most. You need to get you facts straight, your no collector. answered on: Oct-07-04
A: I BET I HAVE MORE NES THAN YOU DO. I READ UP ON THINGS AND MAYBE I AM USING THIS AS A LITTLE BIT OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR A COLLECTION TO COME... "

Ah, so that's what this is about. Cheap publicity.

[Bronty-2]

Also weren't alot of the Black releases sealed with a sticker/seal on back of box? Some with both, or some either or with shrink?

Almost all the US copies were sealed with shrink. The sticker sealed ntsc copies are canadian

[Bronty-2]

[quote="video_game_addict"]Didn't BuyAtari auction one off last year? What was the total on it anyone recall? I was thinking it was $300+ I don't collect sealed though, and don't keep up with prices. [quote]

Not that I recall or that I've heard of, and I've definitely been watching. What you may be thinking of was the copy that sold for $375 about 18 mos ago. Now that copy was completely friggin trashed... water damaged, water stains, moldy plastic... DISGUSTING. Absolutely gross. $1000 for a decent copy looks like a steal next to $375 for that copy.

Anyway, I don't think it will sell because a couple of the guys who would have been interested in this are taking a break from collecting right now anyway. Also three or so copies have been found in the last 2 years, which actually ups the supply pretty dramatically. A year ago this would have sold no problem... hell I would have bought it a year ago, but I've found a copy since.

[badinsults]

I would never purchase a sealed game unless it was cheap and guaranteed to be legit. If you collect sealed games, i guess the legitamicy wouldn't matter so much, because you could never open it to be sure.

[Necrosaro420]

Nod, I belive sealed games would be very easy to trick someone with.

[v1rich]

I would buy a sealed one for the collection and if I wanted to play it I would buy a loose one in addition to that, or even a complete one that is not so good condition. That is my solution to having sealed games that you can't even play. :)

[TRM]

Oh and maybe this guy is just trying to show the missis that he really *is* trying to sell that old Nintendo collection.. really! Honey I've listed it 3 times already! I can't help it if nobody bids. ;)


You and I think alike.

Now suppose you ran a sealed game through one of the machines, like they have at airports? Maybe you could verify the contents then?

[NintendoMan]

Nod, I belive sealed games would be very easy to trick someone with.

Yes, I have seen resealed games before and depending on how good you are at telling sealed games, you can easily tell. I guess because I have had so many sealed games, I can EASILY tell what is resealed and what is not.

And to the guy that said it really doesn't matter if it's resealed game or a sealed games because your paying for the mint box and it's outer plastic - I collect sealed games and don't just want the mint game with plastic, if I wanted that I would just go by boxes, forget about the contents, and wrap the game in glad wrap.
I pay for the "real" thing, I guess it's just something about it being the whole package.

[video_game_addict]

And to the guy that said it really doesn't matter if it's resealed game or a sealed games because your paying for the mint box and it's outer plastic - I collect sealed games and don't just want the mint game with plastic, if I wanted that I would just go by boxes, forget about the contents, and wrap the game in glad wrap.
I pay for the "real" thing, I guess it's just something about it being the whole package.

Yes but what's real? How do you know it's real? I've received resealed games before too, & I have seen some very very convincing jobs. Only way I knew it was a reseal was because the copy I bought was opened in the pictures lol, but he sealed it before shipping. :) I think there are some tell tell signs to a fake, but the tell tell signs to a legit copy are infinitely more obscure. So yes you may see some games with old price tags or with different types of sealing. Whether there is a seal line down the spine or the line on backs of Nintendo games. Maybe even type of plastic. Maybe the shelf wear on the wrap itself. Who knows all, it's such a trivial thing. I think if you are paying for something you think is real, you are not going to be opening anyway so at this point I would say what difference does it make.

I don't believe anyone can say with absolute certainty, 100% of the time, whether a game is factory sealed vs a reseal. I'm sure in some cases it's rather clear one is not factory sealed, but in the other direction, it can be alot more difficult.

I do not believe there's any magic at the plants where the game is "factory" sealed, that can not be duplicated on a similar or maybe even the exact same type of machine from someone else.

I would ponder a guess, and say that possibly 90% of the people who specifically seak out sealed games are buying to leave sealed. So they have to use their best instinct & judgement as to it's authenticity. If they think it is the real deal, then they should be happy & it really doesn't matter. IMHO.


I personally collect to enjoy & for me that includes playing. So I want the best possible copy I can get my hands on, but I do wish to play too, so I will eventually open, unless I can find a comparable complete copy that's already had it's cherry popped.


But to see people commenting on it's contents, and say well what if this or what if that, I would have to say, it doesn't matter if you buy to leave sealed.

Now if you are buying at premium to get a new game, just so you can be first to touch it & enjoy opening it, so much so that you commonly pay an extra 2-3 hundred per title, then you are sick! And again I would say what difference does it make, if you can afford to throw down $500 on a sealed $20 game, just so you can open, well, go back & throw down one more time, what's $500?? ;)

[DigitalSpace]

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[Nesmaster]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8140312844&rd=1

:roll: LOL

[SoulBlazer]

Holy crap, someone BID on that? :eek 2:

[portnoyd]

Holy crap, someone BID on that? :eek 2:

One of the dedicated sealed NES games collectors. He must still need it, and doesn't want to wait any more.

dave

[Bronty-2]

Holy crap, someone BID on that? :eek 2:

One of the dedicated sealed NES games collectors. He must still need it, and doesn't want to wait any more.

dave

He definitely needs it.

[v1rich]

He will probably get it. I bet he has a max bid of 1000.

[Bronty-2]

I bet he has a max bid of 1000.

Nah. The BIN was 750. If he was willing to pay 1000 he would have just used the BIN. He's been trying to cut back on his collecting lately or I imagine he probably just would have.

[8bitnes]

For those questioning the authenticity. It is a true factory sealed game. This exact game was in my possession. Actually, I still have about 6 photos of it still on my hard drive. I sold it to the seller who told me he was keeping it with no intentions to sell (LOL).

The seller paid good money for it though - so I'm not feeling burned by the resale. I got it from a woman who owned a game store in Pennsylvania for about 15 years.

[charitycasegreg]

For those questioning the authenticity. It is a true factory sealed game. This exact game was in my possession. Actually, I still have about 6 photos of it still on my hard drive. I sold it to the seller who told me he was keeping it with no intentions to sell (LOL).

The seller paid good money for it though - so I'm not feeling burned by the resale. I got it from a woman who owned a game store in Pennsylvania for about 15 years.

And how much did you pay for it?...how much did you sell it for?

[8bitnes]

I worked as a middle man on the deal and was paid a small finders fee for making the connection on the sale. I do not want to disclose the prices because I feel that is between a buyer and a seller.

I can tell you that I was able to get it from the lady for $100 less than the buyer was willing to pay, but I passed to savings on.

[NESaholic]

For the price mentioned now i still wouldn't ever consider buying that.Wtf, ppl just wanna make money these days on ebay. :/

[8bitnes]

Let me backup the seller and state that $600 is a fair price considering the rarity and the age of the item. This is based on my experience of selling 5 different factory sealed games from the 1985-1987 limited-run releases. $500 was the least anyone paid for one such game.

[Bronty-2]

Let me backup the seller and state that $600 is a fair price considering the rarity and the age of the item. This is based on my experience of selling 5 different factory sealed games from the 1985-1987 limited-run releases. $500 was the least anyone paid for one such game.

Mach rider, kid icarus, popeye, stack up, and what else? (just curious)

[Griking]

For the price mentioned now i still wouldn't ever consider buying that.Wtf, ppl just wanna make money these days on ebay. :/

Does ebay have any other purpose for sellers?