Nes Freak | 584 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Ive been watching his for a wile just to see if it would sell (im sure many are doing the same as me). If you had the money and more, would you buy this game for this asking price or close to it? I know NWC gold cart is the rarest nes game on the planet im just curious on every ones thoughts is all. https://www.ebay.com/itm/184313884445 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 If I won the mega lottery jackpot, I would want one of these, but even with $250m in the bank, I'd hunt around for one cheaper than that. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Not at that price. And it being wata graded means nothing to me as far as added value. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Nes Freak said: Ive been watching his for a wile just to see if it would sell (im sure many are doing the same as me). If you had the money and more, would you buy this game for this asking price or close to it? I know NWC gold cart is the rarest nes game on the planet im just curious on every ones thoughts is all. https://www.ebay.com/itm/184313884445 smpratte is the seller, so it's probably at least 2-3x overvalued to draw people into his other listings. He has a bunch of other rare stuff that will probably never sell. He mostly just auctions off people's rare pokemon collections and takes a commission. Edited April 29, 2021 by tidaldreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,898 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 People who are able to maintain the kind of cabbage it takes to afford that one all have at least one thing in common, namely, the ability to be extraordinarily careful with their money, hence, it's extremely unlikely that anyone is going to be paying that much for it at this time. If a cold mil. were chump change to me I still wouldn't be willing to fork that much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 17 minutes ago, RH said: If I won the mega lottery jackpot, I would want one of these, but even with $250m in the bank, I'd hunt around for one cheaper than that. Same here. Even if I could easily afford it, that one seems overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) Id rather get $1M worth of dogecoin Edited April 30, 2021 by phart010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Nah. Once collectibles start reaching 6 figures, I question the morality of it all. I fully admit that number is an arbitrary cutoff, but imagine how many hungry people that money could feed. People can and should spend their money as they see fit and personal happiness should be a top priority. But buying a single, insanely expensive item to make myself .00001% happier when that money could literally change hundreds of lives isn't something I want to have on my conscious. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Look at it another way -- would you trade an inflation-adjusted $40k/year-income-forever (on top of the $1MM principal) for that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWunderful said: Not at that price. And it being wata graded means nothing to me as far as added value. agreed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, tidaldreams said: smpratte is the seller, so it's probably at least 2-3x overvalued to draw people into his other listings. He has a bunch of other rare stuff that will probably never sell. He mostly just auctions off people's rare pokemon collections and takes a commission. i never even looked at his other items lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWunderful said: Not at that price. And it being wata graded means nothing to me as far as added value. I would argue that it DECREASES the value to me, as I'd have to crack the shell open just to play it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: Nah. Once collectibles start reaching 6 figures, I question the morality of it all. I fully admit that number is an arbitrary cutoff, but imagine how many hungry people that money could feed. People can and should spend their money as they see fit and personal happiness should be a top priority. But buying a single, insanely expensive item to make myself .00001% happier when that money could literally change hundreds of lives isn't something I want to have on my conscious. tbh any game over 50k isnt worth it imo. personally i wouldn't even go over 10k. but thats just me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,588 Editorials Team · Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I'd have other priorities 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprincipe | 142 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 In a word, no. I guess if I were Jeff Bezos why not, but even if I had X millions I can't imagine using that money on such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonanza125 | 55 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 No I wouldn't. I would invest the money in other things. Like others have said it's overpriced anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 713 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, PII said: People who are able to maintain the kind of cabbage it takes to afford that one all have at least one thing in common, namely, the ability to be extraordinarily careful with their money, hence, it's extremely unlikely that anyone is going to be paying that much for it at this time. If a cold mil. were chump change to me I still wouldn't be willing to fork that much. You're forgetting about the case where they're just related to someone who was very careful with money... Or they just got lucky and happened to be Google employee #50... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,898 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, AdamW said: You're forgetting about the case where they're just related to someone who was very careful with money... Or they just got lucky and happened to be Google employee #50... Fair point, or perhaps the exception that proves the rule.... At any rate, to my knowledge its never sold for anything close or even comparable to a mil so I think there's a good reason it's been available at that price for as long as it has without a buyer. I don't recall offhand how long ago I first saw that ebay post, but its been a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 927 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 No 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,186 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I want one, but I don't think I'll ever own one. But then again, I already have 600+ dpi scans of the label...so I have no purpose for it :V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xjwebb1982 | 50 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I regret not buying this from the owner that sold it to smpratte. Had reservations about the label and the superglue all around it. Just couldn’t take the risk but wanted to kick myself once I saw it come back graded and listed on eBay. Oh well... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,436 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 I think collecting is probably only fun with some level of challenge. Anyone can buy the 1992 Upper Deck baseball full set, all 800 cards, for $5, so where is the fun in collecting it? If you're Will Smith and you're so rich that Nintendo games are like 1992 Upper Deck baseball cards, you probably aren't looking for the world's coolest 1992 Upper Deck baseball card, you're probably buying art or coins or cars or wine, things with a "challenge level" suitable to your finances. I think everyone does this to some extent. If you started collecting coins as an adult, are you going to seek out, beg for, and hoard shiny modern pennies like a kid would or are you going to collect something more expensive? It's just as fun to gather, sort, and organize all the pennies as it would be $1000 Morgan Dollars, but when you can go on Ebay and buy every penny made in the past 75 years for $40 and you don't have to put in any effort, collecting pennies seems like a trivial pursuit. But hey, Logic and Steve Aoki is out here buying Charizards and NWC is rare too so maybe someone needs to remind millionaires what NWC was. Because everyone knows what Charizard is and no one gives a damn about NWC besides NES collectors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 988 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Not for that price. To me it would be a novelty. I would rather help someone going for a full set have it than myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Curious if anyone knows when is the last time one of these sold and for how much. Everyone seems to have the concensus that thought get are rarer, the provenance if these things isn't as high as the grey's so it's worth less. Has history supported that theory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,257 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Nope. To be frank, I would be putting a portion of that money in either a house or apartment that resides in a location perfect for my wants/needs. A portion of the money would be put into my own business, with additional funds being prepared for future projects/investments. The rest would be tied to me completing my "graded game" goals that do not include Wata. As well as plans where I do things, either solo or with others, in hopes of catching up to the life I suddenly had. In other words: I had this planned out since 2013. And things like this are not an option. So... Nope. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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