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‘Holy Grail’ Of Rare Video Games Found In A Goodwill For $7.99
It’s the archetypal jackpot story of flea markets, pawn shops and antiques roadshows. Someone pays a few dollars for a long-forgotten box at a swap meet and then discovers they have a five-figure rarity on their hands. That describes a North Carolina woman today, who purchased one of the rarest video games ever sold in the United States for $7.99 at a local Goodwill.
A Sack Of Cash Buys One Of The Rarest Nintendo Cartridges
Three years ago, J.J. Hendricks (pictured right) of Denver paid $US17,500 for a rare Nintendo cartridge — Nintendo World Championships, one of about 26 copies of a game for a promotional tournament more than 20 years old. About a year later, he opened negotiations to buy a cartridge even more rare.
But If You Call It An NES-001, Is It Worth $13,000?
Previously (on Pawn Stars), a Halo cosplayer sought $US2,000 for his custom-built Spartan armour, and walked out with nothing. A little snicker-inducing, but the seller kept his hubris to a minimum and seemed to show more understanding than disappointment, so I felt a little sorry for the guy. This, however, is pure schadenfreude.
Rare Game Pulling Five-Figure Bids, With Some Proceeds Going To Japan Relief
It’s well settled that Stadium Events is, if not the rarest video game on the collectible market, is certainly the rarest of any retail release. A year after a sealed copy of the NES game set a record for the most ever paid for a single game, another verified, factory-sealed copy is seeking to dethrone it.
Crappy Demo No One Wanted Sells For $710
It didn’t come close to breaking records set recently by other rare titles, but NBA 2-Ball, a freebie PSOne disc given out at the 1998 NBA All-Star game, probably set a mark for demos.
Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Goes Up For Auction
The title of “Holy Grail of Video Games” changes almost monthly, or whenever an extremely rare specimen hits eBay. The latest claimant: a weird-shaped Atari 2600 cart by the name of Air Raid.
–> L@@K Nintendo GOLD Cartridge RARE Only $25K!!! <–
Last year some guy bought a Nintendo World Championship Gold Cartridge for $US15,000. Only 26 were made, 11 known to exist. Now an eBayer is listing one for the superlow price of $US25 grand.
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