"Old Nintendo system sells for $13,105"

[Charles]

In case you did not see this on Yahoo...

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/old-nintendo-system-sells-for-13-105/1389101

"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 eBay.

Last week, North Carolina eBay 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?"

If you want to see what this game looks like, here's a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvEEei7sIQ


What other game could possibly fetch in more than 13k?

 

[kalinn]

O_O
im still mad that that stupid kid bought my super nintendo for 20 bucks :l

 

[Shadow Jolteon]

Holy cow, Stadium Events is worth that much? O_O; I'm pretty sure I have that game, included with the Action Pad set I have... .-.

 

[//RUN.exe]

Holy cow, Stadium Events is worth that much? O_O; I'm pretty sure I have that game, included with the Action Pad set I have... .-.

...oh balls, I think I do too.

fffffffffffffffffff

 

[Kyle]

Holy cow, Stadium Events is worth that much? O_O; I'm pretty sure I have that game, included with the Action Pad set I have... .-.

...oh balls, I think I do too.

fffffffffffffffffff

omg rly i doo too

 

[//RUN.exe]

Holy cow, Stadium Events is worth that much? O_O; I'm pretty sure I have that game, included with the Action Pad set I have... .-.

...oh balls, I think I do too.

fffffffffffffffffff

omg rly i doo too

we all have it omgomgomgomg

 

[Kyle]

Holy cow, Stadium Events is worth that much? O_O; I'm pretty sure I have that game, included with the Action Pad set I have... .-.

...oh balls, I think I do too.

fffffffffffffffffff

omg rly i doo too

we all have it omgomgomgomg

we're all pretty FUKKEN rich