My NWC GOLD on ebay

[udisi]

Don't get to excited, I put a ridiculous price on it to gauge interest, but if you want to follow along, here ya go.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260003592768

[NESMAN420]

i wish u luck my friend :D

[ryborg]

Did I miss an ebay sale, or did you actually pay the $4.80 listing fee?

Hey, with the crazy prices on NES stuff recently, who knows, you may find a bidder!
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[jajaja]

Great item! :) I recommend you to take pics instead of scans tho. If you werent the seller i'm sure it would be posted here with heavy doubt that it was real, since no real pics or Paypal. So with pics i bet the interest would be much higher. Good luck! :)

[Guyver03]

Free shipping?!?! How can you afford to do that!

You're so going to lose money on this deal. LOL

[Kejoriv]

To gauge even more interest you should have put the option in there for best offer.

[ryborg]

To gauge even more interest you should have put the option in there for best offer.

It's an auction-style listing, not fixed price. It's a great idea, though, and I'm not sure if it's too late to change the auction.
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[evil_genius]

i'll trade you my first born son

[udisi]

you know I would have done best offer, but It's been a long time since I sold anything on ebay, and Best offer didn't even exist then. atleast this way some stupid person doesn't hit BIN and end my auction, then not pay me, worst thing they can do here is run the price up and I can cancel bids.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Can you tell me the details of where "you" obtained it...?

Just interested in hearing about it.

[rbudrick]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe he got it from DreamTR, who got it from the orignial owner.

-Rob

[sivarto]

We discussed the topic in another thread.
It seems the a $4000-5000+ value is the safest bet if you actually want to have a sale.

On a side note,last silver cart sold few weeks ago for $2750 and just few weeks before few members here said they would have bought it immediately for $3000 but none actually lived up to their words.
So,just be careful and avoid peole offering silly amounts just to waste your time.

[DreamTR]

rbudrick: udisi did not get that particular one from me. Mine were sold to:

Buyatari
captainfalcon
localcollector in LA
Norway collector
Niels Pit
Ken Sutherland

So I've had 7 pass through my hands....

[Buyatari]

Who bought Captain Falcons?

[Parpunk]

DREAMTR - How in the world did you get 7 of these pass through your hands???? that just dont seem logical???? did you like buy everyone you ever saw on ebay lol? and try to get everyone that existed? im just curious, thats pretty wild

[Jumpman Jr.]

DREAMTR - How in the world did you get 7 of these pass through your hands???? that just dont seem logical???? did you like buy everyone you ever saw on ebay lol? and try to get everyone that existed? im just curious, thats pretty wild

I beleive he is the one who contacted all of the winners of the contest and bought them.

[udisi]

The one I have is Captain Falcon's , so yes the one I have is one of the ones that DreamTR had.

[Buyatari]

A few steps to ensure you get a sale on a big dollar item.

1. Let people know you have it. Post on as many message forums as possible. Post ebay auction for advertising. You may have start a mini website or add it to a website that already exists. A asking price is required. Even if you are willing to come off of it a bit you need to post it. Otherwise many buyers don't think you are a serious seller.

2. Keep emails of EVERYONE you talk to. Send emails to those who might be intersted every so often let them know you still have it or any changes.

3. Offer flexable terms. Take payments ot partial trades. If you don't want trades only take items on trade you can resell with no problems. Be willing to wait a few months till cash is generated. etc.

4. Don't listen to negative comments. High dollars items go to that ONE crazy guy in a group of thousands. The comments of the other 9,999 guys mean nothing. If you have something rare enough and you are patient and easy to work with you will get top dollar from that one guy who just has to have it. Its a sellers market and you control the terms when you have the only one for sale.

[sivarto]

A few steps to ensure you get a sale on a big dollar item.

1. Let people know you have it. Post on as many message forums as possible. Post ebay auction for advertising. You may have start a mini website or add it to a website that already exists. A asking price is required. Even if you are willing to come off of it a bit you need to post it. Otherwise many buyers don't think you are a serious seller.

2. Keep emails of EVERYONE you talk to. Send emails to those who might be intersted every so often let them know you still have it or any changes.

3. Offer flexable terms. Take payments ot partial trades. If you don't want trades only take items on trade you can resell with no problems. Be willing to wait a few months till cash is generated. etc.

4. Don't listen to negative comments. High dollars items go to that ONE crazy guy in a group of thousands. The comments of the other 9,999 guys mean nothing. If you have something rare enough and you are patient and easy to work with you will get top dollar from that one guy who just has to have it. Its a sellers market and you control the terms when you have the only one for sale.

This time I will agree with Buyatari.

As for point 4): you can't be sure you are the only one selling the cart,especially if the potential buyer is offering high money...so try to consider when the right moment to close the deal comes or you could lose the deal.


And most important point:you have to be lucky to find THAT CRAZY(insane would describe him better) guy ready to pay ...and that is not easy at all when you are hoping to get big amounts.

[DreamTR]

Some guy from Italy mailed me asking to buy MY gold NWC because the one on eBay has "scratches" so he says.

Since the "going rate" as he read on these forums is $4-7000, he wants to offer me more than that for my mint one.

See what I mean about people paying too close attention to this? What happened when people said offers of 12K to 15K were mentioned previously? He forgetting to read something?

This item is definitely worth 5 figures now. Too many people offering that much....

[sivarto]

Some guy from Italy mailed me asking to buy MY gold NWC because the one on eBay has "scratches" so he says.

Since the "going rate" as he read on these forums is $4-7000, he wants to offer me more than that for my mint one.

See what I mean about people paying too close attention to this? What happened when people said offers of 12K to 15K were mentioned previously? He forgetting to read something?

This item is definitely worth 5 figures now. Too many people offering that much....

Actually from your post I gather he wants to offer more than $7k and not 5 figures price.
Anyway,12k or more offers were fake offers you can bet that.
If you read buyatari's post he wrote something I agree upon:there MIGHT be ONE crazy guy for a five fiogure price but that's it.
Udisi could find him and sell for $10000 but the next gold cart could very well sell for its normal price of $5000...of course if the seller wants actually to sell.

But of course you can go on listing it on ebay for $20000 and watch it go unbid with fake high offers...

[jajaja]

I dont think the 12k was fake. Wasnt it offered by cruzway or something?

[sivarto]

I dont think the 12k was fake. Wasnt it offered by cruzway or something?

Yeah and other members here said the same guy didn't even honor his word for $1000 here.

It is like the grey cart on ebay few days ago:
many here said that $3000 was a steal for it but it went,BARELY,for $2750 after a relist.

Also jajaja,here is it,more simple way:

1)Buyatari lists his cart here and on ebay and then this 12k offer from a member here comes out.
Some other members here know the guy and report he more then probably won't pay.

2)After few WEEKS,Udisi list his gold cart here just like Buyatari but he doesn't get the same offer and has to resort to putting it on ebay hoping in more views.

Pretty strange the same members offering big money here disappeared and Udisi had to resor to Ebaying it,uh?

People here seem to forget that you have to put the money where you put the mouth to actually buy things.

[jajaja]

I dont know, i havnt followed it. All i know is that cruzway offered 12k, but buyatari didnt want to sell it anyway.

[Buyatari]

It takes longer to sell a house than it does a car.

If it sits on the market for a month, 6 months or a year that doesn't mean its not worth the selling price. The higher the value the more you have to expect this.

The point in the 12k and other offers I recieved is that I have no way to know if they were real because I turned them down. The events brought out the conversation and the fact that the other owners would turn it down as well is what really matters.





I dont think the 12k was fake. Wasnt it offered by cruzway or something?

Yeah and other members here said the same guy didn't even honor his word for $1000 here.

It is like the grey cart on ebay few days ago:
many here said that $3000 was a steal for it but it went,BARELY,for $2750 after a relist.

Also jajaja,here is it,more simple way:

1)Buyatari lists his cart here and on ebay and then this 12k offer from a member here comes out.
Some other members here know the guy and report he more then probably won't pay.

2)After few WEEKS,Udisi list his gold cart here just like Buyatari but he doesn't get the same offer and has to resort to putting it on ebay hoping in more views.

Pretty strange the same members offering big money here disappeared and Udisi had to resor to Ebaying it,uh?

People here seem to forget that you have to put the money where you put the mouth to actually buy things.

[sivarto]

I dont know, i havnt followed it. All i know is that cruzway offered 12k, but buyatari didnt want to sell it anyway.

Jajaja I would quote another great member here that posted in the darxide thread to explain you the "brand new thing"...but that would sound too rude... LOL LOL

I respect your reasoning buyatari,just remember that:

IF the offer of $12k would have been legit,the same potential buyer would have immediately thrown the same offer towards Udisi,sure thing there.
So,that point is pretty clear to me.

Then,you can go ahead and wait even years hoping to get what you want for it,sure thing as well.


BTW Bronty-2:if your reading this ,my congrats to you for the sealed stadium event you just won on ebay.
THAT is a really rare thing(way more rare than the NWC gold cart to say one) and will sure thing increase in price.
If I had had the money,I would have tried to enter my bid to win it.

[Bronty-2]

BTW Bronty-2:if your reading this ,my congrats to you for the sealed stadium event you just won on ebay.
THAT is a really rare thing(way more rare than the NWC gold cart to say one) and will sure thing increase in price.
If I had had the money,I would have tried to enter my bid to win it.

Thanks... although there's no guarantee on the supply... could be 100 sealed SEs out there for all we know. I think that's unlikely, but anything's possible.

As for the gold nwc, let's not jump to conclusions... just because 10k is too much doesn't mean that there isn't somebody out there willing to pay it. Let's see what happens with udisi's copy and whether that '5 figure offer' works out.

oh... and.... FORZA ITALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jajaja]

Jajaja I would quote another great member here that posted in the darxide thread to explain you the "brand new thing"...but that would sound too rude... LOL LOL


?

Was that the weakest attempt in history to diss me, if so, why? :hmm: And what does brand new have to do with NWC gold? Are you confused?

[sivarto]

BTW Bronty-2:if your reading this ,my congrats to you for the sealed stadium event you just won on ebay.
THAT is a really rare thing(way more rare than the NWC gold cart to say one) and will sure thing increase in price.
If I had had the money,I would have tried to enter my bid to win it.

Thanks... although there's no guarantee on the supply... could be 100 sealed SEs out there for all we know. I think that's unlikely, but anything's possible.

As for the gold nwc, let's not jump to conclusions... just because 10k is too much doesn't mean that there isn't somebody out there willing to pay it. Let's see what happens with udisi's copy and whether that '5 figure offer' works out.

oh... and.... FORZA ITALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To my knowledge only 3 or 4 pieces are known sealed of that game..maybe less.
Anyway,that was a good score in my opinion.

[ProgrammingAce]

ebay is a poor way to sell high end video games. At least if you don't give people warning.

Here's the problem, let's say i wanted the gold cart. Unfortunately i can't liquidate $12,000 in 7 days, i just don't keep that kind of cash around. So i don't bid, i don't even make an offer, because i know i can't come up with the cash in the timeframe the seller wants it.

Anytime you break the $2,500 you'll generally do better by advertising that you're planning on selling the item on forums like this. Tell people 6 months in advance that you're planning to sell, let them free up the cash. Advertise it on a few dozen forums, drum up some interest.

In that case, you'll probably get realistic offers in the $12,000 range without having to go to ebay. Just throwing a 7 day auction up on ebay doesn't allow people the time to liquidate enough cash to make a serious bid, if you want the most for your cart, let it be known that you're planning on selling for a good while before you put it up.

And i wouldn't sell it until at least the fall, people have more 'extra' cash later in the year. But don't wait too long because people spend that cash on christmas.

[Hounder]

BTW Bronty-2:if your reading this ,my congrats to you for the sealed stadium event you just won on ebay.
THAT is a really rare thing(way more rare than the NWC gold cart to say one) and will sure thing increase in price.
If I had had the money,I would have tried to enter my bid to win it.

Thanks... although there's no guarantee on the supply... could be 100 sealed SEs out there for all we know. I think that's unlikely, but anything's possible.

As for the gold nwc, let's not jump to conclusions... just because 10k is too much doesn't mean that there isn't somebody out there willing to pay it. Let's see what happens with udisi's copy and whether that '5 figure offer' works out.

oh... and.... FORZA ITALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To my knowledge only 3 or 4 pieces are known sealed of that game..maybe less.
Anyway,that was a good score in my opinion.
In my research I've found only 3 sealed known to exist with one being a "maybe". The other sits in the Bandai HQ building in California. And of course, the third is now sitting in a secure place with Bronty's other rares :)

[sivarto]

ebay is a poor way to sell high end video games. At least if you don't give people warning.

Here's the problem, let's say i wanted the gold cart. Unfortunately i can't liquidate $12,000 in 7 days, i just don't keep that kind of cash around. So i don't bid, i don't even make an offer, because i know i can't come up with the cash in the timeframe the seller wants it.

Anytime you break the $2,500 you'll generally do better by advertising that you're planning on selling the item on forums like this. Tell people 6 months in advance that you're planning to sell, let them free up the cash. Advertise it on a few dozen forums, drum up some interest.

In that case, you'll probably get realistic offers in the $12,000 range without having to go to ebay. Just throwing a 7 day auction up on ebay doesn't allow people the time to liquidate enough cash to make a serious bid, if you want the most for your cart, let it be known that you're planning on selling for a good while before you put it up.

And i wouldn't sell it until at least the fall, people have more 'extra' cash later in the year. But don't wait too long because people spend that cash on christmas.

That is a very articulated post but I would like to add a little key point:
$12000 is way too much big money for a nes cart.
$12000 is way too much big money for almost any videogame cart in general(with the exception of neo geo Kizuna 3 years ago)

Even in the vintage toys market,where prices are MUCH HIGHER than vintage videogames,$18000 or 20000 were paid maybe once and for "ONLY 3-4 pieces known" vintage toys.

That all to say that your advice maybe correct,but in the $6-8 range seems a whole lot more realistic.

Think also about this:whoever will pay $10k will be the only one to have paid that,while seasoned collectors know the real value of the cart.
It is no surprise at all that the seller here got 2 offers of $5000 immediately.
More difficult will be to have "real" offers for the double.
Expert nes collectors are the main potential buyers here,not really newbies.

I even made the example of vintage mego toys selling for $10000 or little more....but always expert collectors are after those and not really newcomers or new generations like Buyatari like to think.
As a proof of that,you can think at the rarest and more expensive action figure I have ever seen:carded Aquaman.
This figure has no "leg" or connection" with new young collectors and price was paid by old collectors.

Bottom line:you can get"maybe" someone to pay even $8k or 10k for a gold cart but that price will be very difficult to be gotten again by another seller who needs to sell.

PS ProgrammingAce:Kizuna encounter was sold one ebay in few days with even a bidding war for it,well over $12000 and that was 3 years ago when the gold cart barely fecthed on ebay $4000.

So,it is pretty clear:when an item is really RARE,people will even fight to get it and no matter when auctioned.

When you,on the other hand,try to "inflate" or gouge the price,you will need to wait for the right person to pay the inflated price tag

[jajaja]

There is no way to tell the real value unless its being sold. If its being put on Ebay for $1 now it might end at $5000, it might end at $10000, its impossible to say. Time also matters. If you sell it 1 week later you might get a completly diffrent price.

So its just wild guessing and speculation here, nothing can be proven before its actually put out for sale. Its been years since the last cart changed hands. Sivarto, you do not need to comment on my post. You will most likely just starting insulting me again for no reason. You can comment when you have learned to respect other peoples opinions. Thank you.

Btw, there is already a huge discussion about this here (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=84712).

[Bronty-2]

In my research I've found only 3 sealed known to exist with one being a "maybe". The other sits in the Bandai HQ building in California. And of course, the third is now sitting in a secure place with Bronty's other rares :)

So enlighten me here - what are the other copies. There's the bandai copy. My copy, which sold on ebay in 2001 and again in 2006. And that private website sale which you found, correct? Personally I discredit that one as there is no picture or price or buyer or details of any kind and the guy has 99% $5 loose carts. I think it's cheap advertising on his part.

What others, if any? I've had my ear to the ground for some time but not heard of any others so I'd be very interested in knowing. As far as I see it there are really only two confirmed with only one available on the collector market. But perhaps you know of a copy I'm not accounting for?

[DreamTR]

sivarto: Please don't compare a released NES game to the gold NWC.

You can say as for "rarity", lots of things would be rarer than an NWC. Unreleased protos for example, even regular prototypes of released games, but the value does not hold, so please don't compare a sealed Stadium Events to something that involved tens of thousands of contestants in 1990 in a 30 city tour when Nintendo was at its height of domination, and a movie on top of it!

[Bronty-2]

sivarto: Please don't compare a released NES game to the gold NWC.

You can say as for "rarity", lots of things would be rarer than an NWC. Unreleased protos for example, even regular prototypes of released games, but the value does not hold, so please don't compare a sealed Stadium Events to something that involved tens of thousands of contestants in 1990 in a 30 city tour when Nintendo was at its height of domination, and a movie on top of it!

It all depends on what you collect. Personally apart from the value I don't give two shits about the nwc. Besides, you have to admit one thing - whether or not people are willing to pay 10-15k for a gold nwc at this time, it's not a good buy at those levels. There might be a couple of people nuts enough to pay that but the pool of people willing and able to pay that kind of money drops off pretty damn quick. That's one thing that the SE auction and other auctions like it have proved if nothing else. Everybody was expecting crazy money yet at the end of the day there were only two buyers legitimately interested.

15k invested today @ 10% (with way less risk I might add) compounded annually is 238K in 30 years. Will a gold nwc be worth 238K in 30 years? Maybe... but do you really want to make that bet? It's simply too high a price for a 'rational' buyer at this time. Crazies... that's another story, potentially.

[Bronty-2]

One other comment - I think that any sale at five figures will likely include some time payment element to it.

I'd be very interested to see the ending price on a gold nwc on a forced liquidation - ie. the seller has run into money problems and his auction therefore states that payment in full must be received in 7 days. I think the price would be less than some people would expect.

[DreamTR]

Bronty: Some will want it as an investment, some will not....I am pretty sure in 30 years it will be worth a pretty penny, but in 6-7 years, its increased from mere "hundreds" to over 10K....


As far as what people collect, everyone collects different things. Bronty, you like sealed games, I can't stand them. So It works out well if you find complete copies of games for me (mind you I just put some random sealed SNES ones like Super Adventure Island II I just got and Super Bonk on eBay if you care)

I'm more of a historian/gameplay type of guy...I'm not "too" picky on what boxes look like, but I want to obtain everything possible if I can....

I like prototypes because of the historical analysis that can eventually be done with comparison and contrast to released versions of games, but in all honestly, I have so much stuff work related I am doing that it's better in the hands of guys that can dump the game and compare that way. Yet I still love collecting them ; )

[sivarto]

sivarto: Please don't compare a released NES game to the gold NWC.

You can say as for "rarity", lots of things would be rarer than an NWC. Unreleased protos for example, even regular prototypes of released games, but the value does not hold, so please don't compare a sealed Stadium Events to something that involved tens of thousands of contestants in 1990 in a 30 city tour when Nintendo was at its height of domination, and a movie on top of it!

It all depends on what you collect. Personally apart from the value I don't give two shits about the nwc. Besides, you have to admit one thing - whether or not people are willing to pay 10-15k for a gold nwc at this time, it's not a good buy at those levels. There might be a couple of people nuts enough to pay that but the pool of people willing and able to pay that kind of money drops off pretty damn quick. That's one thing that the SE auction and other auctions like it have proved if nothing else. Everybody was expecting crazy money yet at the end of the day there were only two buyers legitimately interested.

15k invested today @ 10% (with way less risk I might add) compounded annually is 238K in 30 years. Will a gold nwc be worth 238K in 30 years? Maybe... but do you really want to make that bet? It's simply too high a price for a 'rational' buyer at this time. Crazies... that's another story, potentially.

Couldn't agree more.
If you pay today 10k on a NWC cart you will never come out ahead if you sell it,compared to the chance you could have invested those money.

Also,yeah,if any of the NWC is forced to sell,he will take a lot less than $10k,sure thing 100%.
And this moment will come for at least 3 or 4 people over the years...

life changes so change priorities.

[sivarto]

sivarto: Please don't compare a released NES game to the gold NWC.

You can say as for "rarity", lots of things would be rarer than an NWC. Unreleased protos for example, even regular prototypes of released games, but the value does not hold, so please don't compare a sealed Stadium Events to something that involved tens of thousands of contestants in 1990 in a 30 city tour when Nintendo was at its height of domination, and a movie on top of it!

Well,that's your view.

A sealed SE will be of interest for NES collectors worlwide in the future,while the NWC will interest less people in my opinion.

You know,most of the collectors really don't care about prizes but are way more concerned to get official released games to complete their collection.
better if they can get them in top condition and sealed.

So,we will have huge rarity and demand.

[DreamTR]

sivarto: You honestly think "most" collectors want everything sealed, and there will be LESS interest in the NWC???? LOL

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

Oh, that's great, that's a good one.

And as for "my view", like I said before, I am NOT INTERESTED IN SELLING IT. THERE IS NO "VIEW" OF MINE HERE.

[Hounder]

I think when it comes right down to it and a true NES collector had a choice between a NWC or a sealed SE, about 95% of the people are going to go for the NWC whether it's gold or grey. I don't think they would care. I wouldn't mind having one but I personally would go for the SE. In fact, I stated elsewhere, that if I wasn't going to Europe in August I would have bid against Bronty on that SE. Only because I think that's going to be the hardest game to get complete for my collection.

I think the interest for the NWC will always be high and probably the most sought after piece of the NES even 20 years down the road. Guess you have to be a hardcore NES collector to understand what I'm typing here ;)

[sirhansirhan]

BTW Bronty-2:if your reading this ,my congrats to you for the sealed stadium event you just won on ebay.
THAT is a really rare thing(way more rare than the NWC gold cart to say one) and will sure thing increase in price.
If I had had the money,I would have tried to enter my bid to win it.

Hey, someone who was offering $8000, what, yesterday for a gold NWC (and, as far as I've heard, hasn't gotten one) can't drum up more than $3000 to bid against Bronty? So, when you're talking about people making fake offers, you're just talking about yourself then, huh?

If you could block user's posts on this site, your name would be the first on my list. Your posts are uniformly smug, ill-informed, and all-around appallingly devoid of any semblance of articulate conversation.

[DreamTR]

I'm almost certain sivarto was the one emailing me trying to buy my cart now....He really has had NOTHING to add to the conversation other than his dismay for something he obviously wants badly. How much sense does THAT make?

[ProgrammingAce]

I'm just going to ignore sivarto...

I wonder how many NWC carts are just sitting in the basements of Ex-nintendo employees, just waiting for people like Jollerancher to come by...

[sivarto]

I never emailed you DreamTR but I apologize if I insulted you or Buyatari,I never wanted to do that.


I'm actually dealing to buy a NWC gold cart for $8k and hopefully soon I will close the deal .
And that's the only reason why I couldn't try to win the sealed SE.

Bye to the few cool people I met here.

[DreamTR]

sivarto: That completely destroys any argument you had. $8000 for NWC, but did not have money to bid on Stadium Events? :eek 2:

[sivarto]

sivarto: That completely destroys any argument you had. $8000 for NWC, but did not have money to bid on Stadium Events? :eek 2:

I'm not rich and can only afford one purchase(and sold many rare game and watch I had to afford that).

I'm done here,with good peace of all :)

[Buyatari]

This is true. The seller who doesn't take full advantage of all the tools at his disposal will get less money. The stadium events seller would have a few more bucks had he sold via private sale instead of ebay. Ebays price is based on the second high bidder. Private sale prices are based on the highest bidder.

If you were to sell your house on eBay with a 7 day auction with no reserve you would get much less than its worth. Even collectors willing to spend 10k don't always have it just sitting around ready to spend.


One other comment - I think that any sale at five figures will likely include some time payment element to it.

I'd be very interested to see the ending price on a gold nwc on a forced liquidation - ie. the seller has run into money problems and his auction therefore states that payment in full must be received in 7 days. I think the price would be less than some people would expect.

[rbudrick]

rbudrick: udisi did not get that particular one from me. Mine were sold to:

Buyatari
captainfalcon
localcollector in LA
Norway collector
Niels Pit
Ken Sutherland

So I've had 7 pass through my hands....

Thanks, Jason. So Captain Falcon's, as far as you know, is the only one to change hands after you sold them?

-Rob

[lurpak]

am I right...that isnt real gold is it ????


I cannot beleive you guys talk such figures for a cart!

[udisi]

lol, no it is not real gold, it's similar to a zelda cart. The reason we talk these figures, is not only is it extremly rare, it's also very fun to play, and also has a great nestalgia factor associated with it. It's the combination of factors that brings the high price tag.

As someone in this thread stated before a sealed Stadium events is very rare, not sure the exact number out there. But stadium events(I don't think anyone will argue) is not near as fun or does it have the history that a NWC cart has attached to it. You could get a copy of Athletic World, for a few bucks and have the same amount of fun. Rarity alone will only carry a game so far.

[nik]

I've never played this cart.. never seen it dumped, is it?

You should wait for the DVD to hit on August 29th, you might get 1,000,000$ for it then with everyone hitting a high note with memories haha 8-)

[udisi]

I believe that someone has dumped the data, I don't know if it's actualy playabe on an emuator. last I knew there were some difficulties because of the timer function that on the actual cart is controled by the dip switches.

The inside of this cart is huge in comparsion to any other nes cart, it also weighs alot more, no saying it weighs a ton or anything, but there's a lot packed inside the casing.

[jajaja]

Its dumped and it is fully playable in an emulator :) For this price its actually strange that it isnt real gold hehe. But the price have been made throught very high demand and incredible low supply, real gold or not :)