One-of-a-Kind Auction: Power Grabber PROTO (ColecoVision)

[digitalpress]

Time for something really special, a classic gaming ARTIFACT. An open (but anonymous) auction for the one-of-a-kind find, Power Grabber for the ColecoVision.

This is from the collection of Mr. William Sommerwerck. You will be seeing much more of his stuff here in the coming weeks, gigantic collections of NES, ColecoVision, Sega Master System... well, you'll just have to stick around to see it all. This is probably the only AUCTION we'll run against his collection despite the fact that he's got loads of incredible pieces he'd like to make available to the collectors here at Digital Press.

Now, onto Power Grabber.



This is a bare-board prototype of a game that was never commerically released. In the words of Mr. Sommerwerck:

"Here's the story, as it was told to me by one of the honchos at Sydney Development. It seems the Canadian Atomic Energy Commission was giving tours of their nuke-u-lar facilities, but didn't want the rugrats (children under eight or so) tagging along with their parents. So Sydney was commissioned to develop a video game to keep the kiddies occupied. Power Grabber was the result.

I was under the impression the game had been distributed to various nuke-u-lar power plants. But no other copies -- other than this one, which I got directly from Sydney -- has ever shown up. So it appears to be unique."

Naturally the game works perfectly and appears as pictured here. As a one-of-a-kind item, the opening bid will start high.

Minimum bid: $940.

RULES OF THIS AUCTION:if you are interested, please PM or email me with your bid. It does not have to be your final offer. I will give you, in return, a "handle". This "handle" is the name you will go by in this thread. If you are assigned the name "Mr. White", then I will post here that the high bid is for "Mr. White", for x dollars.

The auction will run for ten days, closing on November 24th at noon. If there are no bids then the item will most likely be sold on eBay. You had your chance!

If the total bid reaches $1880, the winner can choose any 5 of the remaining ColecoVision games in Mr. Sommerwerck's collection. As I said, there is GREAT stuff in there, everything is complete and boxed and purchased "back in the day". Everyone will be privvy to these goodies after this auction ends. Further, if this number is reached, he will ship Power Grabber and the
five carts by overnight mail, and pick up all of the charges (including insurance).

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If you have any questions at all, feel free to post them here.

[digitalpress]

AND...

I've already got a first bid.

The first bid is from "Mr. Pink", for $940.

If you would like to bid $945 or higher, e-mail or PM me.

[punkoffgirl]

Does it end in ten days, or does it end on the 27th?

[punkoffgirl]

Does it end in ten days, or does it end on the 27th?

[Balloon Fight]

Very cool!
Joe, do you know if he has any NES or SMS protos in his collection that he is planning to sell?

[Balloon Fight]

Very cool!
Joe, do you know if he has any NES or SMS protos in his collection that he is planning to sell?

[Raccoon Lad]

Did someone say SEGA?!!

*Starts drooling profusely*



BTW, is there a gameplay description of Power Grabber for those of us who can't begin to dream about being able to have enough $$$ to bid on it?

[Raccoon Lad]

Did someone say SEGA?!!

*Starts drooling profusely*



BTW, is there a gameplay description of Power Grabber for those of us who can't begin to dream about being able to have enough $$$ to bid on it?

[Chunky]

real question:
Does the current owner have any opinion on the winning bidder releasing this to the public? i think you get the question.


this whole post seems interesting seeing it's comming into x-mas bonus season.

[Chunky]

real question:
Does the current owner have any opinion on the winning bidder releasing this to the public? i think you get the question.


this whole post seems interesting seeing it's comming into x-mas bonus season.

[wberdan]

real question:
Does the current owner have any opinion on the winning bidder releasing this to the public? i think you get the question.


this whole post seems interesting seeing it's comming into x-mas bonus season.

i feel qualified to answer this:
no, the owner of this game does not care what happens to it once it leaves his possesion.

willie

[wberdan]

real question:
Does the current owner have any opinion on the winning bidder releasing this to the public? i think you get the question.


this whole post seems interesting seeing it's comming into x-mas bonus season.

i feel qualified to answer this:
no, the owner of this game does not care what happens to it once it leaves his possesion.

willie

[digitalpress]

Does it end in ten days, or does it end on the 27th?

TYPO. It ends in 10 days. Corrected above, thanks for proofreading!

[digitalpress]

Does it end in ten days, or does it end on the 27th?

TYPO. It ends in 10 days. Corrected above, thanks for proofreading!

[digitalpress]

real question:
Does the current owner have any opinion on the winning bidder releasing this to the public? i think you get the question.

He's fine with whatever happens. If it gets dumped and released, he's fine. If it gets reproduced and re-sold, he's fine. If it ends up in the corner of someone's closet never to be seen again, he's fine.

[digitalpress]

real question:
Does the current owner have any opinion on the winning bidder releasing this to the public? i think you get the question.

He's fine with whatever happens. If it gets dumped and released, he's fine. If it gets reproduced and re-sold, he's fine. If it ends up in the corner of someone's closet never to be seen again, he's fine.

[MarioAllStar2600]

Is it still at opening bid? WIll this end like a CGE auction or EBay?

[MarioAllStar2600]

Is it still at opening bid? WIll this end like a CGE auction or EBay?

[bobdrywalls]

is there any way possible that this can play on a colecovision system?

[bobdrywalls]

is there any way possible that this can play on a colecovision system?