Guy pays $17,500 for a video game.

[BTM]

In the "People who have more money than sense" department, some guy paid $17,500 for a video game.

I'll pause and let that sink in.

I really, really, don't know what to say to something like this.  My head hurts just thinking about it.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/the-17-500-video-game/1332488

Gotta look this guy up, I got a bridge in Kuwait I could sell him...

[ghouck]

You know, that deal sounds ludicris, BUT, it will likely go up in value, or at least not go down. Hey, at least he didn't spend that money on cocaine 

As crazy as that deal sounds on the surface, people routinely do much worse. I can understand a collector that has the money making a deal like that, although I never would.

[InformationGeek]

I thought so, it's the Nintendo World Championship 1990 Gold Edition.  There have been only 100 or so of the NWC game released and only 26 Gold editions released (Originally by Nintendo Power).  This is considered the Holy Grail of video games since it is so extremely rare to come by.  It's kind of like having a legal copy (Not taped off of TV) of Twice Upon A Time or having the color verison of the alternate ending of The Little Shop of Horrors.

[Doggett]

or having the color verison of the alternate ending of The Little Shop of Horrors.

I heard those don't even exist....

You can see it in black and white on you tube.

[lester1/2jr]

The game itself has a time limit of just 6 minutes and 21 seconds and consists of three short segments from other NES games: Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and Rad Racer. Players are scored according to their performance in each game, and their scores are totaled once the time limit expires.

that is really stupid.  it's not a different game.  it's a few of their other games with a timer for the competition.

I wouldn't even want to play it

[InformationGeek]

or having the color verison of the alternate ending of The Little Shop of Horrors.

I heard those don't even exist....

You can see it in black and white on you tube.

Really?  I heard that there was.  Oh well, how about having a copy of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. 9?  Those are pretty rare as well.  Of course, they don't go for nearly as much, but I remember seeing one on EBay go for over 200 bucks.

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Call me Mr. Cheap, but I have a hard time paying 17,500 for a car, let alone an SNES game.

[zombie no.one]

seems crazy, but if you look at it in business terms, he's paid 17.5K for something that was listed somewhere else as 25K. people make similar investments every day, just not on a nintendo games...

- however if he bought it just to keep it in a glass case and bring it out on special occasions, then he is mental 

[Jack]

Those markets for collectibles go up and down just like anything else.  I remember 15 or 20 years ago, the market for collectible cars reached a ridiculous peak.  People were paying a quarter of a million dollars for cars that previously never sold for over $100,000.  Then the market went back to normal, and now all those people are stuck. 

[Derf]

I thought so, it's the Nintendo World Championship 1990 Gold Edition.  There have been only 100 or so of the NWC game released and only 26 Gold editions released (Originally by Nintendo Power).  This is considered the Holy Grail of video games since it is so extremely rare to come by.  It's kind of like having a legal copy (Not taped off of TV) of Twice Upon A Time or having the color verison of the alternate ending of The Little Shop of Horrors.

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but are legal copies of Twice Upon a Time really considered a "holy grail" item? I love the movie and have the VHS release. I might be willing to part with it for $17,500. 

Actually, I have a hard enough time finding anyone who's ever heard of the movie, much less anyone who's seen it or wants the VHS.

[InformationGeek]

I thought so, it's the Nintendo World Championship 1990 Gold Edition.  There have been only 100 or so of the NWC game released and only 26 Gold editions released (Originally by Nintendo Power).  This is considered the Holy Grail of video games since it is so extremely rare to come by.  It's kind of like having a legal copy (Not taped off of TV) of Twice Upon A Time or having the color verison of the alternate ending of The Little Shop of Horrors.

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but are legal copies of Twice Upon a Time really considered a "holy grail" item? I love the movie and have the VHS release. I might be willing to part with it for $17,500. 

Actually, I have a hard enough time finding anyone who's ever heard of the movie, much less anyone who's seen it or wants the VHS.

Well I consider it rare and hard to come by.  Plus, I really just use things that popped into my mind.

[ghouck]

Call me Mr. Cheap, but I have a hard time paying 17,500 for a car, let alone an SNES game.

But, , that car is guaranteed to go DOWN in value, where the video game, well collectors tend to believe they will always go UP in value. Even if they don't go up, they won't go DOWN anywhere near as much as a car.

That said, it's still alot harder to get laid in the back seat of a video game, ,, 

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

If I can home and told my wife I paid 17,500 for a SNES game, sex would cease to be an option. 
-Ed

[Derf]

If I can home and told my wife I paid 17,500 for a SNES game, sex would cease to be an option. 
-Ed

If I came home and told my wife I paid $17,500 for a video game, breathing would cease to be an option. 

[dean]

If I can home and told my wife I paid 17,500 for a SNES game, sex would cease to be an option. 
-Ed

If I came home and told my wife I paid $17,500 for a video game, breathing would cease to be an option. 

Well I don't even have $17500 so I'll just stick with emulators and invest any money I do earn into the magical items like Rent and Dinner...