A CIB Stadium Events on ebay.

[peachstapler]

My collection started as a hobby and turned into an investment. The plan for me was always to sell when my kids went to college, whatever it was and wherever the value was.

Same here.

[Dark_Sol]

You are all just scrooges. face it...

[wrldstrman]

well i see a few more cib copies listed, i guess if the guy wants to spend 500.00 dollars buying up every stadium events listed guess thats the way it is. I just wonder if anyone is keeping track of all the cib copies that have surfaced in the last 2 months, maybe with all the publicity 50 copies will show up by years end.

[darkslime]

Basically what you're saying is that he's waiting for someone ignorant to come along and buy at outrageous prices, taking advantage of people that have no knowledge of what the market price is.

Ignorance = stupidity. Buying something expensive without researching the price is stupid, and people that do that deserve to get taken advantage of.

[mr obscure]

People that are buying games as investment are
1. stupid (games are no comics)
2.fucking up the scene.

[Geddon_jt]

My collection started as a hobby and turned into an investment. The plan for me was always to sell when my kids went to college, whatever it was and wherever the value was.

Seconded.

[Zap!]

People that are buying games as investment are
1. stupid (games are no comics)
2.fucking up the scene.

I disagree. It's been a big investment from a decade or so ago when it was under a grand.

[megasdkirby]

I disagree. It's been a big investment from a decade or so ago when it was under a grand.

If expected to sell.

If one just wanted it to play and/or collect, it's not much of an investment unless it's for personal satisfaction, which in said case it's determination.

My collection started as a hobby and turned into an investment. The plan for me was always to sell when my kids went to college, whatever it was and wherever the value was.

DTRA on account of TLDR

Exactly my point all along. If one wanted to sell at a later date, it's an investment. Why? Because the idea of selling was there from the very beginning.

However, if the idea was to simply keep, play, or just collect, and not once have any inclination for a future sale, then it's not an investment. It's more of a personal goal, a personal satisfaction...a hobby. That, and nothing more.

But calling it an investment when not once the idea surfaced of selling at a future date (at the time of purchase) it's not quite right, at least in an economical standpoint. However, lots of sellers see it that way, usually because it lightens "the blow" of spending so much when there is no intention of selling on a future date.

Let's take this game, Stadium Events, for instance. If I were to find it I would buy it because to me, it was an incredible find and something that made me happy. Not once would I think of flipping it for a profit, as I just wanted it for me, either to play or collect. Can I call this an investment? For me, no, not by a long shot, because I had no intention of selling. Now, if I did buy it to make a profit, then yes, it is an investment, because that was my plan from the start.

People that are buying games as investment are
1. stupid (games are no comics)
2.fucking up the scene.

I don't think they are stupid, but I will agree with you on your second point.

I don't buy with intention to invest, I buy because I want them and I want to have fun. Enjoy the games and cherish the times I have playing them. Isn't what that is what is about?

[Icarus Moonsight]

No one buys Stadium Events solely to play it... Sane anyway. It's in a special class among games. Generally, games are a poor investment. That class is an exception to the case. CIB Magical Chase's sold for what? 300-500 not long ago? Now look. It's a class of about a hundred or so commercial release titles, and includes prototypes and the competition/special items and oddities.

That whole sphere is out of my league. And if I found such a game, in the wild, I'd get on the horn with some folks here to make sure the acquisition goes where it needs to and I get a little fair compensation for my dumb luck. The else in that case, is to then drop it on eBay and let the market sort itself. Name of the game.

[Pancake Bunny]

So wait, the guy who bought it factory sealed just relisted it on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/FACTORY-SEALED-N...item4a9f356533

if so, lol

[Icarus Moonsight]

Either it's bad comedy, or this guy has the grapes sufficient enough to maybe pull it off... Look at that BIN... And no best offer! What's the listing fee on 100k BIN anyway?

[peeingas]

do we know if the $41k one got paid (no, it's not "payed") for?

[megasdkirby]

At least looking at the sellers received and left feedback, nothing still.