austin532 | 467 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Can anyone explain why this sealed Jordan vs Bird went for so much? There is nothing special about it. It's not signed by anyone and it's not mint. Me thinks shill bidding was involved. Either that or people got into a very stupid bidding war.https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jordan-vs-Bird-Nintendo-NES-Brand-New-Factory-Sealed-H-Seam-w-Tag-WATA-grade-it/203135359300?hash=item2f4bcf9944:g:cGcAAOSwTmVfgeeE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Was watching it as well. I think it’s just some guys that have no idea that Jordan vs Bird is not valuable just because Michael Jordon is in it. I guess there goes my sealed Milton Bradley set off that’s legit :V Edit: fixed some missing text. Edited October 17, 2020 by ThePhleo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 | 467 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 I don't get it. I was planing to buy that to open as they usually go for cheap...guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 It's been happening a lot ever since WATA became a thing. I don't think it's shill, just people looking for the next big collectable, and as Phleo said, Jordan's on the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,707 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) First cover appearance of Jordan if you ignore the computer versions that came out a year earlier. There are sports card people who think athlete box appearances are the next big thing. Still probably a nonsense sale. Or maybe if you didn’t start buying games until this year you’d come into the hobby, see Stadium Events sell for $40k and think “Wow these people LOVE sports!!” Hey, if you want to hype something please make it Atari or sports games I say. Edited October 18, 2020 by DefaultGen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I’ve currently got this waiting to be graded by WATA. Hopefully I get it back before the Sports hype dies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I'd be shocked if money actually changed hands for this auction. Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of Google could figure out that is not a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 You guys can't look at these sales through the lens of video game collecting anymore. Comic investors piled in and comic games shot up overnight. Pokemon card collectors coming in and Pokemon games went from $500 mint to 5 figures and even much higher went mint in 2 years. Now sports card investors are coming in and sports card games have taken off too. The bidding got to almost $2k in the first days it was up so you knew it was going to get nutty. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, jonebone said: You guys can't look at these sales through the lens of video game collecting anymore. Comic investors piled in and comic games shot up overnight. Pokemon card collectors coming in and Pokemon games went from $500 mint to 5 figures and even much higher went mint in 2 years. Now sports card investors are coming in and sports card games have taken off too. The bidding got to almost $2k in the first days it was up so you knew it was going to get nutty. Yep, we're just seeing the start of this. Shit's going to get crazier and crazier. Hang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 59 minutes ago, jonebone said: You guys can't look at these sales through the lens of video game collecting anymore. Comic investors piled in and comic games shot up overnight. Pokemon card collectors coming in and Pokemon games went from $500 mint to 5 figures and even much higher went mint in 2 years. Now sports card investors are coming in and sports card games have taken off too. The bidding got to almost $2k in the first days it was up so you knew it was going to get nutty. I’m down with that. I’ve got a lot of NFL Gamedays, NBA Shootouts, and NHL Faceoffs I might be willing to part with for the right price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 It's the first appearance of Michael Jordan and the origin of Larry Bird. It's going to be worth 6 figures because a game investing podcast said so. Sadly, there is probably a person somewhere with too much money that actually believes that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 The sellers other sold items are not as crazy, but wow heckin sports man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 | 467 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 4:12 AM, DefaultGen said: First cover appearance of Jordan if you ignore the computer versions that came out a year earlier. So you're saying it's not a First Print? Yeah and I bet the computer versions sell for a fraction of what this did even though that's the true first appearance of Jordan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, austin532 said: So you're saying it's not a First Print? Yeah and I bet the computer versions sell for a fraction of what this did even though that's the true first appearance of Jordan. But, but, but... computah gamez ain't vidjah gamez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 10 hours ago, drxandy said: The sellers other sold items are not as crazy, but wow heckin sports man. Most of those were reseals though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 hours ago, jonebone said: Most of those were reseals though. I did not actually look in detail I was just seeing sold prices, daaaaanng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromableedstudios | 24 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Time to start hoarding boxed copies of John Elway's quarterback?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 2:59 PM, Bearcat-Doug said: It's the first appearance of Michael Jordan and the origin of Larry Bird. It's going to be worth 6 figures because a game investing podcast said so. Sadly, there is probably a person somewhere with too much money that actually believes that. If it's worth six figures to two people, then it's worth six figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: If it's worth six figures to two people, then it's worth six figures. True. It only takes two people that have more money than sense to drive the market crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: True. It only takes two people that have more money than sense to drive the market crazy. At least you and I can take solace knowing we are not the two crazies. We might be crazy, but not those specific crazies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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