Gulag Joe | 581 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 In want to be clear what I mean about sealed games- I'm talking about first press games that came out the day they were released and kept sealed- not players choice, greatest hits, post first press variants , or the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,353 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: I want to go on record to say that a great deal of sealed video game titles will have populations lower than NWC. When I watched the new PNESPunk video and they said there were 86 of those known to exist, my reaction to that enormous amount was even more inflammatory than how Pat reacted to "56 sealed Mike Tyson". These MSMCP's are gonna lose it and I'm sure it's why many of them wanted to keep the populations secret. This is part of the rage battle that's been going on between them and sealed collectors all these years because their stance has always been "It's dumb to collect sealed games because the purpose of a game is to open up and play it". Well, no shit, because that's what everyone did. And rather than acknowledge that fact, the MSM has chosen to fabricate some ridiculous conspiracy theory instead of falling on their sword and saying "you know what, maybe we were wrong, sealed games are definitely difficult to find". I’m a sealed collector and I agree that some sealed games are ridiculously hard to find. It’s the challenge in finding one that keeps me interested. Though I just want to say that just because something is rare, it doesn’t equate to millions of cash. You are making a false assumption that the rarer they are the more dollars will be spent on them. The market is dictated by how much collectors are willing to spend, not by how much you or sellers think it will fetch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 581 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, GPX said: I’m a sealed collector and I agree that some sealed games are ridiculously hard to find. It’s the challenge in finding one that keeps me interested. Though I just want to say that just because something is rare, it doesn’t equate to millions of cash. You are making a false assumption that the rarer they are the more dollars will be spent on them. The market is dictated by how much collectors are willing to spend, not by how much you or sellers think it will fetch. Yes I agree, I'm not trying to attribute scarcity of sealed games to automatically commanding a high dollar value, I'm simply trying to say that alot of these sealed titles are going to be more scarce than what old guard collectors and MSMCP's have historically paid large amounts of money for, like NWC. Al Unser Jr's. Turbo Racing is certainly not going to sell for a million dollars, but it's definitely more difficult to acquire sealed than it is to get ahold of a NWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,353 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: Yes I agree, I'm not trying to attribute scarcity of sealed games to automatically commanding a high dollar value, I'm simply trying to say that alot of these sealed titles are going to be more scarce than what old guard collectors and MSMCP's have historically paid large amounts of money for, like NWC. Al Unser Jr's. Turbo Racing is certainly not going to sell for a million dollars, but it's definitely more difficult to acquire sealed than it is to get ahold of a NWC. I tend to agree that sealed collecting is on the rise for price. Though not necessarily because they’re rarer, but more in line with the newer card and comic collectors mentality of wanting “mints”, “popular”, “first-prints”. In other words, the rarity of sealed games have been known (approximately) for some time, just that now the shift in mentality of the new coming collectors in this hobby. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Spotted a new golden auction, link here. Holy tiledo a Masters of the Universe Intellivision Wata 9.8 A++?! Wow did not know one graded this high existed. Drooling at the thought of owning this gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 581 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I know there's still 3 days left, but alot of the games in the Goldin auction are sitting at low prices at the moment. Anything can happen but at this stage for HA auctions the prices tend to be slightly higher. Perhaps this is where we see the great drop off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,869 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Where are @Jared_Goldinauctions and @Domuhnator to PUMP IT UP in here?!!! Don't they love us anymore? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 581 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hot take on the Goldin Auction: The zelda sells for a million The Sonic sells for 500k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Man pple need to quit bidding on MOTU lol.. I wanna get it on the cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,869 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Gulag Joe said: Hot take on the Goldin Auction: The zelda sells for a million The Sonic sells for 500k Lol, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 581 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Welp. Prices seem to be coming down and leveling off around the 100k-500k range. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,869 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: Welp. Prices seem to be coming down and leveling off around the 100k-500k range. I blame @Domuhnator and @Jared_Goldinauctions for forsaking us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,869 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Sealed/graded videogame market about to crash harder than Ukraine's military defenses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliboy24 | 47 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, OptOut said: Sealed/graded videogame market about to crash harder than Ukraine's military defenses! Like the Sonic Hedgehog WATA 9.6 A+ that sold for $216k compared to the 9.4 A (questionable seal grade) that sold for $420k lol.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,191 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Caliboy24 said: Like the Sonic Hedgehog WATA 9.6 A+ that sold for $216k compared to the 9.4 A (questionable seal grade) that sold for $420k lol.. $420,420.69 or bust for maximum meme potential Edited February 25, 2022 by inasuma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Damn Taco bell ruined it for me. I wanted MOTU so bad. I was stuck on the can yelling through the door to my roomie, WHEN THE CLOCK REACHES 10 SECONDS, BID. Hes like okay. A few seconds later..............DID I WIN? Extended time won't let me bid. WTF IS EXTENDED TIME? idk but you lost. FML. Later I learned the winning bid was $11,000. A couple of weeks ago someone was selling a Wata 9.8 A++ on ebay for over 40 grand. Lastnight auction could of been at a steal had I been able to win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,191 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) oh forgot to post my wins from this auction. pretty happy overall. $3500 shipped for the pair. I actually misremembered my max bid on the golden sun, ende dup having a bigger ceiling for myself than I thought, but still won. Edited February 25, 2022 by inasuma 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,869 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 4 hours ago, inasuma said: oh forgot to post my wins from this auction. pretty happy overall. $3500 shipped for the pair. I actually misremembered my max bid on the golden sun, ende dup having a bigger ceiling for myself than I thought, but still won. Sealed Sonic Adventure, nice! I have the Japanese version sealed, myself, although it didn't cost quite that much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,191 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 21 hours ago, OptOut said: Sealed Sonic Adventure, nice! I have the Japanese version sealed, myself, although it didn't cost quite that much! Oh nice! I don't look forward to finding a sealed SA2 on SDC, it'll be at least 3x this price I'm sure. >_> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,869 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 hours ago, inasuma said: Oh nice! I don't look forward to finding a sealed SA2 on SDC, it'll be at least 3x this price I'm sure. >_> Oof! I got a Japanese one of those too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,191 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 well that was fast. man this golden sun is crispy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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