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The NTSC version of Stadium Events is universally acknowledged as one of the rarest NES games ever produced. Now a factory sealed version of it has appeared on eBay. You can totally buy it! There’s only one catch — it costs $50,000.
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.
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.
There is a Holy Grail of Rare Video Games, and it is Stadium Events. The auction on a factory-sealed NTSC version closed just minutes ago, and it was sold for $US41,300, almost double the old record.
Remember the mum who sold an NES for $US13,000 because it happened to include the ultra-rare Stadium Events? Well, a factory-sealed copy is now on eBay, and with eight days to go bidding is above $US16,000.
A mum in North Carolina listed an NES and five carts on eBay last week for $US9.99. Final winning bid: $US13,105. One of the games in the lot happened to be the ultra-rare Stadium Events, in its original box.
