Mijael | 347 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) Everyone talks abouts Heritage auctions but i think yesterday Certified link auctions broke some records with the finest CIB's i ever seen for sale . Here are some exsmples. $2100 for a a 9.4 CIB Final Fantasy $4,600 for a 8.5 CIB Popeye Edited August 13, 2020 by Mijael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 That seems high, but it's possible someone really wanted a high grade sticker seal Popeye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Well, my gut tells me that the Final Fantasy seems fair at that grade. 9.4 on an unsealed NES title is pretty good and, of course, it's FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 3 hours ago, RH said: Well, my gut tells me that the Final Fantasy seems fair at that grade. 9.4 on an unsealed NES title is pretty good and, of course, it's FF. Oof... I feel like a little patience could've gotten that buyer a $1000-$1500 discount on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) $1500 for a CIB Secret of Mana pretty crazy too. And I basically ignore Atari prices because none of them make sense, but this one in particular stuck out. $1300 for Galaga on Atari 7800.... Absolute. Pants-on-head. Bananas. Here's a case that sold for $180 for comparison, lol. Edited August 13, 2020 by DefaultGen 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijael | 347 Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) The Secret of Mana was a beautiful copy , but i paid yesterday $150 + shipping for a CIB good looking copy at Ebay Edited August 13, 2020 by Mijael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIB_Wholesale | 418 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 8:18 AM, Bearcat-Doug said: That seems high, but it's possible someone really wanted a high grade sticker seal Popeye. i found a CIB popeye a year ago for 30 dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 That same 9.4 Final Fantasy that went for $2100 sold tonight on ebay for $865. I honestly think the people paying these auction prices don't even check eBay at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said: That same 9.4 Final Fantasy that went for $2100 sold tonight on ebay for $865. I honestly think the people paying these auction prices don't even check eBay at all. Perfect illustration of more money than sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,776 Administrator · Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said: That same 9.4 Final Fantasy that went for $2100 sold tonight on ebay for $865. I honestly think the people paying these auction prices don't even check eBay at all. And that's ignoring the buyer's fee too I assume, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,910 Events Helper · Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, OptOut said: Perfect illustration of more money than sense! is it wrong of me to be happy that these speculators are losing their ass on some of these items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 They're just dumb. Even if you've got a lot of money, it's stupid to basically throw it away... I've no issue with people spending money how they please, but I'm definitely gonna laugh and point when I see these dudes with their pants around their ankles! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Gloves said: And that's ignoring the buyer's fee too I assume, right? Usually they add that in to the final sale price, so it was probably counted in the $2100. Thats still a quick loss of $1235 not counting the $115 or so they are losing in ebay/paypal fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 4 hours ago, OptOut said: They're just dumb. Even if you've got a lot of money, it's stupid to basically throw it away... I've no issue with people spending money how they please, but I'm definitely gonna laugh and point when I see these dudes with their pants around their ankles! Something seems a little off that they would pay $2100 for it only to immediately turn around and list it on ebay as a no reserve auction. It's hard to believe that they actually thought that it would sell for even more than they just paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I don't like to see individual person lose money, but I do like the swift blow to the market that people who pay attention will notice. You shouldn't expect to just buy graded and let it fly at auction without consequence. I will say that when it went for $2100 I thought it was more like a $750 - $1000 item and the open auction agreed. Finding a nice box on the large NES RPGs can be tough due to how much was crammed inside. And finding truly Mint Wata 9.4 and up manuals for those games is extremely tough. If you get someone trying to upgrade their internals I'm sure they'd spend $100+ on a manual that was guaranteed a 9+ at Wata. Which unfortunately the only way to do is to buy the graded CIB itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, jonebone said: I don't like to see individual person lose money, but I do like the swift blow to the market that people who pay attention will notice. You shouldn't expect to just buy graded and let it fly at auction without consequence. I will say that when it went for $2100 I thought it was more like a $750 - $1000 item and the open auction agreed. Finding a nice box on the large NES RPGs can be tough due to how much was crammed inside. And finding truly Mint Wata 9.4 and up manuals for those games is extremely tough. If you get someone trying to upgrade their internals I'm sure they'd spend $100+ on a manual that was guaranteed a 9+ at Wata. Which unfortunately the only way to do is to buy the graded CIB itself. I was watching the ebay auction with the intention of bidding, but I really didn't want to go over $800 on it given that it might be tough to break even at that price given the ebay/paypal fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FooFghtrs33 | 16 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I'm almost wondering if the person thought it was sealed. or some confusion regarding what it actually was. Thats the only thing in my head that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, FooFghtrs33 said: I'm almost wondering if the person thought it was sealed. or some confusion regarding what it actually was. Thats the only thing in my head that makes sense. I'm starting to think that none of this makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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