NES and Games Fetch $13K in Auction

[zamboni]

From Yahoo!-

Everyday folk discovering colossally valuable collectors' items amid everyday junk has been the lifeblood of antiques shows for years, but it's not every day you see a real-life gold-in-the-attic tale play out on HSO-Classifieds.

Last week, North Carolina HSO-Classifieds user lace_thongs35 thought she was putting up an everyday, 80s-era Nintendo Entertainment System (together with five games) up on the popular auction site. But less than an hour after the first bid, the price was over $6,000 -- and on Wednesday, when the auction closed, the final selling price topped $13,000.

Why? Not the console itself, but one of the games bundled with it -- a deeply obscure 1987 release called Stadium Events, a highly sought-after collectors' item. But it wasn't even the game itself that was worth the bulk of the money -- it was the original cardboard box, which collectors value at a breathtaking $10,000. Fewer than 10 complete copies of the game are thought to exist, and retro gaming aficionados consider it one of the hardest-to-find NES games ever made.

Bet you're wishing you hadn't let Mom throw out your Nintendo collection now, eh?

[zamboni]

Did a search of that users auctions and found that listing, here is that games picture:

[bobbymalone]

i can't believe people have this much disposable cover with gasoline and light on fire cash on hand.

[so haaad]

I finally got rid of my PS1 and games a couple years ago. I had one game called Final Fantasy VII which was worth about $40 in fair condition. Crazy.

[zamboni]

$13K basically for one old video game. Thats a down payment on a house, or a really decent used vehicle. Wish I had that kind of money to squander

[Chef]

One mans junk is another mans treasure...