CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises Pokemon 380 million Mortal Kombat 73 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, mlbfan10 said: Me and you both I passed on a near mint NWC gold cart back then for a similar amount. In retrospect, that may have been the wrong move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIB_Wholesale | 418 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I passed on a near mint NWC gold cart back then for a similar amount. In retrospect, that may have been the wrong move. it should be owned by ppl who were there so my bid price has always been low but if i had been there i can understand spending a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, tidaldreams said: Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to donate this? https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/127320702 Probably Jeff Bezos or someone who doesn't need the extra cash. I'm surprised it sold that high and it no "TM" version. Edited August 20, 2021 by AnimalHouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 21 minutes ago, AnimalHouse said: Probably Jeff Bezos or someone who doesn't need the extra cash. I'm surprised it sold that high and it no "TM" version. Buyer is gonna try to flip it probably. Has anyone even seen a sealed TM version before? If one went up for auction, it would go for over a million even raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: Buyer is gonna try to flip it probably. Has anyone even seen a sealed TM version before? If one went up for auction, it would go for over a million even raw. Most likely so, if he/she want to recover that investment. Probably in the wild somewhere or in a bank vault collecting dust. I thought the one that sold at HA on July 9th was a TM but was an R. I should've reviewed my spreadsheet on past sales before commenting but yeah millions would be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: Buyer is gonna try to flip it probably. Has anyone even seen a sealed TM version before? If one went up for auction, it would go for over a million even raw. There's this 9.4 TM Zelda. It seems like I've seen another sealed one, but I think it was VGA graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro.magnus | 136 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: Buyer is gonna try to flip it probably. Has anyone even seen a sealed TM version before? If one went up for auction, it would go for over a million even raw. Now you have seen one https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1423438042002513921?s=20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 minute ago, epiczail said: Now you have seen one https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1423438042002513921?s=20 Well, that makes at least two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro.magnus | 136 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Well, that makes at least two. ignore Edited August 20, 2021 by epiczail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: There's this 9.4 TM Zelda. It seems like I've seen another sealed one, but I think it was VGA graded. 3 minutes ago, epiczail said: Now you have seen one https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1423438042002513921?s=20 Holy batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 minute ago, epiczail said: And another, lol https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1413553368627392521?s=20 That's a 3 screw NES R, not a first print. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro.magnus | 136 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: That's a 3 screw NES R, not a first print. yeah I just notice lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I noticed someone on ebay sold a sealed "TM" version for $15K but it isn't h-seam. The back has a tear on the top beneath the cellophane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, AnimalHouse said: I noticed someone on ebay sold a sealed "TM" version for $15K but it isn't h-seam. The back has a tear on the top beneath the cellophane. Lol, that thing looks sketch AF. Hope no one bought it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 You'll get plenty of great data points in the next auction, TM Zelda and RE1 longbox should bring in some whales, who knows what else will make the auction too. But this thread makes me sad of the state of collecting today. People are literally arguing about what is the better investment, Mortal Kombat or Pokemon. What happened to the collecting mentality of buy the stuff you like and not treat everything as a max investment decision? I'd much rather own the stuff I like no questions asked. For me I've had a MK1 sealed for many years and no pokemons until a Yellow picked up in mid 2020. And I'm very happy with the decision regardless of missed profit opportunity when Pokemons were $400-$500 sealed all day long. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, jonebone said: But this thread makes me sad of the state of collecting today. People are literally arguing about what is the better investment, Mortal Kombat or Pokemon. What happened to the collecting mentality of buy the stuff you like and not treat everything as a max investment decision? I'd much rather own the stuff I like no questions asked. For me I've had a MK1 sealed for many years and no pokemons until a Yellow picked up in mid 2020. And I'm very happy with the decision regardless of missed profit opportunity when Pokemons were $400-$500 sealed all day long. That is a great question. I'd rather buy something that I'd like to own regardless of price over something I have no interest in that may potentially go up in value. Edited August 20, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 584 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 tHiS tHrEaD mAkEs Me SaD bECaUsE i'M bEtTeR tHaN yOu BeCaUsE I CoLlEcT bEcAuSE I LoVe ViDeO gAmEs AnD hErE iS a LiSt oF gAmEs I oWn To PrOvE iT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, jonebone said: What happened to the collecting mentality of buy the stuff you like and not treat everything as a max investment decision? What happens when you are trying to do the mentality of "buy the stuff you like" but you can't because the prices skyrocket thanks to the "max investments" group?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: What happens when you are trying to do the mentality of "buy the stuff you like" but you can't because the prices skyrocket thanks to the "max investments" group?? Games you love don’t need to be first print, sticker sealed, gem 10s. They can be loose carts found in the toilet of goodwill that you’ll restore to play. A loose Mario 64 surely does not cost $1.5 million though. This thread is the wrong place for that mentality though. I’m not at all saying buying graded games is bad. Collect however it makes you happy. But if you want to play in the big leagues, best bring your checkbook. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, CodysGameRoom said: What happens when you are trying to do the mentality of "buy the stuff you like" but you can't because the prices skyrocket thanks to the "max investments" group?? It's always a trade off on price, condition and variation / print. Always has been and always will. You can always find stuff you like on a budget if you sacrifice on condition or completeness or print. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 584 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, CodysGameRoom said: What happens when you are trying to do the mentality of "buy the stuff you like" but you can't because the prices skyrocket thanks to the "max investments" group?? You have smug people in this forum tell you to collect for the love but then they go on to subtly remind you that you weren't good enough at collecting like they were because you didn't get the games years ago like they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, jonebone said: It's always a trade off on price, condition and variation / print. Always has been and always will. You can always find stuff you like on a budget if you sacrifice on condition or completeness or print. 1 hour ago, a3quit4s said: Games you love don’t need to be first print, sticker sealed, gem 10s. They can be loose carts found in the toilet of goodwill that you’ll restore to play. A loose Mario 64 surely does not cost $1.5 million though. This thread is the wrong place for that mentality though. I’m not at all saying buying graded games is bad. Collect however it makes you happy. But if you want to play in the big leagues, best bring your checkbook. I don't disagree with you guys. I've bought more than my fair share of incomplete, bad label, etc games in the past. Plenty of games in my collection could use an upgrade. I just wish it all happened a little more organically. Not the way it did with Wata, Heritage, GoCollect, comic investors, etc. That's all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,790 Administrator · Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I settled on condition to get my Pokemon CIBs. I was a bit reluctant, but with the way prices were trending and have trended, in hindsight its good that I did. What I paid then for the whole GB/GBC/GBA set, today I'd spend on just one of them in any better condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: I don't disagree with you guys. I've bought more than my fair share of incomplete, bad label, etc games in the past. Plenty of games in my collection could use an upgrade. I just wish it all happened a little more organically. Not the way it did with Wata, Heritage, GoCollect, comic investors, etc. That's all. People are always searching for the next Tulip market to exploit. edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania Edited August 20, 2021 by a3quit4s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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