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    An anonymous reader writes "If you're a collector of video games, counting the complete back catalog of titles for one system as part of your collection is a commendable achievement, but what about having full gaming sets for 22 different systems? I doubt anyone has ever done that through game purchases alone, but one eBay seller is offering such a set. The price? A cool $1.2 million. That's a crazy amount of cash to spend on games, but when you find out what's included in this auction, and the condition the games are in, it might actually sound like a good deal. Here's the list of systems the auction is offering full game sets for along with the number of games for each one: Nintendo Famicon – 1,050 games Nintendo Famicon Disk – 200 games Nintendo Virtual Boy – 19 games Nintendo Super Famicon – 1,500 games Nintendo 64 – 200 games Nintendo DD64 – 10 games Nintendo Gamecube – 320 games Sega Master System (Europe) – 300 games Sega Mark 3 & Master System (Japan) – 80 games Sega Game Gear – 200 games Sega Megadrive – 450 games Sega 32 X – 19 games Sega Mega CD – 115 games Sega Saturn – 1,150 games Sega Dreamcast – 550 games PC Engine Hucard – 300 games PC Engine Supergrafx – 6 games PC Engine CD – 120 games PC Engine Super CD – 300 games PC Engine Arcade CD – 12 games PC-FX – total games not stated Pioneer Laseractive – total games not listed."

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    Chances are the buyer won't pay. However, it's a pretty impressive collection.
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    WHat buyer? There isn't one

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    Dude, IT ALREADY SOLD.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIGGEST-COLL...-/300736846867

    Item condition: Brand New
    Ended: Jul 08, 201213:59:58 PDT
    Sold For: EUR 999,999.99
    Approximately US $1,229,899.99
    Shipping:
    EUR 1,000.00 Chronopost Express International
    Item location: Gaming Heaven, France
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    Just because a bidder "won" the auction doesn't mean it sold. People hack accounts and place phony bids all the time on Ebay. I am guessing this is all one huge publicity stunt Adol is pulling which is consistent with the many times he has claimed his entire collection or large portions are for sale and then he never really followed through.
    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper View Post
    Dude, IT ALREADY SOLD.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIGGEST-COLL...-/300736846867

    Item condition: Brand New
    Ended: Jul 08, 201213:59:58 PDT
    Sold For: EUR 999,999.99
    Approximately US $1,229,899.99
    Shipping:
    EUR 1,000.00 Chronopost Express International
    Item location: Gaming Heaven, France

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    Just because a bidder "won" the auction doesn't mean it sold. People hack accounts and place phony bids all the time on Ebay. I am guessing this is all one huge publicity stunt Adol is pulling which is consistent with the many times he has claimed his entire collection or large portions are for sale and then he never really followed through.
    Bojay don't take this the wrong way - but I never thought I'd be thinking to myself "I hope Bojay is out there posting about this". I knew you'd be bringing some much needed skepticism and sanity to the discussion.

    I hope there is as much reporting about how this sale was BS as there is about the sale itself. I don't think the news outlets will have care enough to do so.
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