"The $15,000 NES Cart"

[Trevelyan]

I just read about this guy on kotaku, linked here though
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...=view&id=10231

"There is amassing a few shelves’ worth of tatty Dreamcast and Neo-Geo Pocket games and calling yourself a serious collector, and there is handing over the price of a small car for a single cartridge. James Baker falls into the latter camp, having recently spent $15,000 securing one of the 26 gold-colored NES carts originally manufactured for the Nintendo World Championships in 1990."

Hmm, well quite.

Has anyone heard of this guy? Apologies if this is old news but He's got one "serious"[sic] console collection!

(apologies if this is old news & In the wrong place... EDIT: Cheers for the move)

[ubikuberalles]

Moving this to classic gaming...

[udisi]

well...I know James.... mostly because it was my cart he bought.

[Darren870]

well...I know James.... mostly because it was my cart he bought.

Did he buy it from you on ebay?

[DreamTR]

And the guy who spent the most ever on an NES cart is finally revealed.

[DefaultGen]

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[Trevelyan]

well...I know James.... mostly because it was my cart he bought.

Wow, I thought someone in here might be involved. Good luck to all involved!

[udisi]

Did he buy it from you on ebay?

And the guy who spent the most ever on an NES cart is finally revealed.

1. Nope, we worked out a deal privately.

2. Yup , I was pretty sure he'd come out on his own eventually, but at the time he wished not to have his name made public.

[DreamTR]

What did you pay for yours?

Which one? I had 7 gold NWCs.

[DefaultGen]

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[otaku]

wow that's nuts. Well at least he can make the money back if not more later if he decides to sell. No way would I buy it (well maybe if I was filthy rich) I can think of way more stuff I'd rather get with that $$$ hell I could pay off my car!

[DreamTR]

God dammit x.x

The one you have now. Well what was the most you payed for one as well?

I paid $50 for the one I have now.

Most I paid for one was $1877 on eBay 8-9 years ago.

[DefaultGen]

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[The 1 2 P]

I paid $50 for the one I have now.

Most I paid for one was $1877 on eBay 8-9 years ago.

$50????? How did you manage to pull that off?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Wow.

So, the guy who bought the one at last Saturday's NAVA for $10,000 got a real bargain!!!

*edit*

Joe corrected me today ... it was $12,000. Any chance that that was the same person who turned around and SOLD it for $15,000?

$3,000 doesn't seem THAT much of a profit when dealing with that much money ... but who knows.

Anybody have any info on that?

[udisi]

he paid 12k last week , and actually that deal was finalized before my sale. that cart sold on a payment plan.

[GarrettCRW]

$50????? How did you manage to pull that off?

DreamTR has a team of rarity-seeking ninjas that work for $50/job.

[DreamTR]

$50????? How did you manage to pull that off?

I knew where to look

[The 1 2 P]

I knew where to look

Well teach me where to look.

[Slate]

Well teach me where to look.

I'm going to guess he will say "No!" :P