Old Ninetendo System sells for $13,000...

[FaT_tONle]

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?

All I can say is... good thing I kept mind.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea i still have mine as well, but i sure as hell dont have any games worth 10 g's

 

[Solidus]

I have mine but yea no games like that/no original cardboard.

I have the original box for the launch of the SNES/PS/PS2/64. Maybe someday they will be worth something lol.

I remember long ago when I worked at Gamestop there was a guy that brought in "Intelligent Qube" for the PSX. It was rare. At the time we gave him I think it was like 200 dollars for a trade back, maybe 150 but I know we sold it for a lot. We all thought it was a glitch for a long time. But it was a very rare game.

 

[Benstamania]

I've seen Virtual Boy auctions go pretty high, I seen one sell for 800 before. I have a VB and three games with it...I should throw it up on eBay just to see what I can get.

 

[Solidus]

I knew some one that had a VB, I could not stand it it gave me headaches lol. But I"m sure its worth a lot.

 

[terry78]

I'm just gonna start posting old ass things I have on craigslist and see if someone responds.