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$550k for 30 years of video game history


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The Opponent
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PostPosted: Feb 08 2013 08:46 pm Reply with quote Back to top

And it's on sale: http://www.ebay.com/itm/OVER-30-years-of-VIDEOGAMES-COLLECTION-The-history-of-VideoGames-/121064017825?

The guy has hundreds of photos of this collection including games, systems, merchandise, and accessories of all kinds at http://imageshack.us/user/videogamesmuseum and is still trying to squeeze them into the eBay page. I have to wonder what finally made him decide he needs the cash.


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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
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PostPosted: Feb 08 2013 08:50 pm Reply with quote Back to top

My guess as to why he is selling is wife/girlfriend forcing him to.


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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
PostPosted: Feb 08 2013 09:19 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Well given the time of year I am thinking the sale is a result of our good old friends at the IRS calling.

That or some sort of online porn addiction that he wasn't smart enough to find for free online to support instead of paying for and racking up a huge credit debit with a high interest rate.

Amateur, nobody should pay for porn.


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JohnnyBenz
Title: The nip killer
Joined: Feb 08 2013
Location: Northeast MS
PostPosted: Feb 09 2013 01:02 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Omg I actually started to salivate while going through that list! Makes me wish I wasn't so damn poor. As to why anyone would want to actually sell an amazing collection such as that I can't imagine.
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King
Title: CTE
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PostPosted: Feb 09 2013 02:11 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I believe I answered the question as to why someone would sell such a collection, please see above.


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JohnnyBenz
Title: The nip killer
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PostPosted: Feb 09 2013 03:20 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Lol I do believe you hit it on the money my good man.
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The Opponent
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PostPosted: Feb 09 2013 03:30 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Apparently he's just out of room. Where he got so much space to store it all to begin with I can't even imagine.


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JohnnyBenz
Title: The nip killer
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PostPosted: Feb 09 2013 03:46 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yeah, the guy must definitely be doing pretty decent money-wise just to have the storage room to keep all that stuff in. What the guy really needs, in my opinion, is a good sized guest house so he can not only keep all that in but so he can keep some of it hooked up and play it whenever. I know that's what I would do. But then again, I'm terrible when it comes to managing money and that might not be the smartest investment...
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slapolakinkaido
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PostPosted: Feb 10 2013 03:45 am Reply with quote Back to top

I'll see if I have enough in my paypal account.


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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
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PostPosted: Feb 10 2013 07:50 am Reply with quote Back to top

(double post due to me hitting the quote button instead of edit and not realising it)


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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
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PostPosted: Feb 10 2013 08:06 am Reply with quote Back to top

If this guy wasn't selling the whole thing off at once, and instead selling parts of it, I would want everything you see here, of course. It'd most likely be expensive just because of the MOTHER/EarthBound boxed copy, but a great way to get my planned MOTHER/EarthBound collection off to a great start.

That NES EarthBound is a reproduction, though. In fact, there seems to be a few non-original things here, like the "FAMICONBOX" shown near the end of the image gallery.

EDIT: Turns out the FamiconBox is legit.


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ReasonableRam
Joined: Feb 01 2013
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PostPosted: Feb 10 2013 11:37 pm Reply with quote Back to top

He should start a museum with all of it...assuming he doesn't get his asking price.


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JohnnyBenz
Title: The nip killer
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PostPosted: Feb 11 2013 04:13 am Reply with quote Back to top

ReasonableRam wrote:
He should start a museum with all of it...assuming he doesn't get his asking price.


I agree, he could probably fill one up with a collection like that. One man shouldn't have all that to himself anyway considering it would be almost impossible to actually enjoy all of it.
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Cameron
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PostPosted: Feb 11 2013 04:10 pm Reply with quote Back to top

The only problem I see with this is that anyone (at least, that I can think of) interested in video games enough to spend this much money on them likely already has most of the games in this collection.


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