DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 THE MARKET FOR MYSTERY HOUSE HAS JUST EXPLODED 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 (edited) 21 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: THE MARKET FOR MYSTERY HOUSE HAS JUST EXPLODED I saw like two copies in the past year. The one you just linked, which is still in the process of exploding someone's wallet, and just the disk. Like cartridges for the NES etc, the disk is certainly valuable but not THAT valuable -- to be fair, you could fake one of those pretty easily. However, the insert is much harder to fake and can be authenticated, and that's where the money is. It really is a piece of gaming history so I can't blame people for bidding like crazy. I wonder if the seller had any idea? Can you imagine thinking your game would hopefully go for a couple of hundred and then you see it's within a day or two $4000+ Edited March 28 by avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 755 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I can feel the seller peeing in his pants from updating the description 10 times and realising he has 3 months salary bonus (or more) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 market for mystery house exploded, etc. This seemed like a nice early copy to get despite the disk bend. I think the other one on Ebay might be fake. The print quality is way lower and the floppy sticker is way off the mark. I can’t believe I lost the auction when it went for such a low price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 755 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 aliexpress fakes in 3... 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) Just arrived. Very happy to have this game in a manageable size lol (looking at you, collectors edition) Edited April 4 by inasuma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, inasuma said: Just arrived. Very happy to have this game in a manageable size lol (looking at you, collectors edition) Wow. That's the blackest of black box editions, I've ever seen. What is it?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, RH said: Wow. That's the blackest of black box editions, I've ever seen. What is it?! It’s a mystery! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 It's Shadowheart's soul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Here it is, in all its glory 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Finally I can stop saying to myself “Damn, I need to get Half-Life” 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,986 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 25 minutes ago, Strange said: Finally I can stop saying to myself “Damn, I need to get Half-Life” Beautiful condition too. Great pickup! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 19 hours ago, Strange said: Finally I can stop saying to myself “Damn, I need to get Half-Life” yo that's just unfair tho. amazing game to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 19 hours ago, Strange said: Finally I can stop saying to myself “Damn, I need to get Half-Life” Congrats! that's a beautify. I'm gonna ask, curious about how much you paid for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) 3 hours ago, avatar! said: Congrats! that's a beautify. I'm gonna ask, curious about how much you paid for it? This one was $155. Patience paid off! Granted I wasn’t checking my saved search every single day but I did have to wait a little bit to find that combination of good condition + UPC isn’t cut out + has all inserts + doesn’t cost a premium due to those factors. Edited April 6 by Strange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 755 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 waoh hl1 us version is 150+ $ now?? i got this years ago all i can find is the small cardboard box version, seems the 1st extra large box is all gone into collector's hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Well this just arrived today. A first edition Myst for the Macintosh. This box is in fantastic shape. I already have a few copies as I’d like to piece together a near perfect copy. This box is near perfect! But the fact is, I did not immediately hit the BIN button because of the box. In fact, I didn’t even pay attention. The reason I bought this was because I noticed it contained something I’d never seen before, a Mechanical Age patch disc. After purchasing this on eBay, I immediately tried to do some research and I asked around on various communities if anyone knew anything about this. I pretty much found nothing. Some really, really big fans in the Cyan Discord searched some old message groups going back to the mid-90s and the most they could find was mention of some people getting stuck in the Mech Age on early copies, but there was no mention of the patch disc. So, yeah, it might just be a simple patch disk but I’m excited to have a near one-of-a-kind item like this for a franchise I’ve loved for 30 years. Next, I need to find someone who can dump the contents. It’s an old double-density Mac 3.25” and from my research, Apple who always does things differently to lock people into their tech made the drive run a variable speeds so you have to dump this off of an old Mac, or specialized hardware. If anyone knows anyone who can do that, I’d appreciate a contact. Edited April 6 by RH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Jazz | 17 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I don’t have too much, but I do have a handful. Would definitely like to get some more big box games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,779 Administrator · Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 5 hours ago, Jupiter Jazz said: I don’t have too much, but I do have a handful. Would definitely like to get some more big box games. Looking forward to Dawn Trail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Jazz | 17 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Gloves said: Looking forward to Dawn Trail? I have actually fallen out of playing any MMOs lately, but I suppose I will get back to it eventually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,779 Administrator · Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, Jupiter Jazz said: I have actually fallen out of playing any MMOs lately, but I suppose I will get back to it eventually. They always come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 This Doom manual looks weird. It looks old but the red from the back cover is bleeding onto the front. Ultra rare misprint, @Hybrid?? https://www.ebay.com/itm/374830185615 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,811 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 8 hours ago, DefaultGen said: This Doom manual looks weird. It looks old but the red from the back cover is bleeding onto the front. Ultra rare misprint, @Hybrid?? https://www.ebay.com/itm/374830185615 I suspect the manual is distorted so that the back cover is smooshed and it looks like it's on the front cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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