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One more question .. how about taxes? Do they report that as income? Do you have to claim 'long term capital gains'??

You pay them 15% of your sold game price (separate from buyer's premium) Just to be clear: Just to be clear: If the hammer price is $85,000 and then the buyers premium is $100,000. You, the seller, would receive $72,250 ? Not a bad pay day for HA!

Some more here. Blank where I don't have a manual Game Date Code Box Manual Manual date code Short Order / Eggsplode 91108 Rev-A Oval SoQ Tetris 2 30823 Rev-A, Red bar NES-TS-USA 30823 Track & Field II 90117 Rev-A, round SoQ Dodge Ball 90425 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-ND-USA (no code) Ikari Warriors (no code) Rev-A, Round SoQ Solar Jetman 00725 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Rampart 11126 Rev-A, Oval SoQ nes-73-usa 11127 Super Gloveball 00815 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout 00731 Rev-A, Oval SoQ nes-h8-usa Guardian Legend 91004 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Ring King (no code) Rev-A, Round SoQ NES-RK-USA Kings Knight 90822 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Simpsons Bart vs Space Mutants 10904 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-Q5-USA 11206 Adventures of Dino Riki 50818 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-SG-USA 90821 Remote Control 00418 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-H6-USA star 00418 Bionic Commando 90418 Rev-A, Round SoQ Bionic Commando 90418 Rev-A, Round SoQ Ghost n Goblins (no code) Round SoQ NES-GG-USA Ducktales 00323 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Strider 90905 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Legendary Wings 90126 Rev-A, Round SoQ Codename Viper 00129 Rev-A, Round SoQ Ultima 91228 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-UL-USA 00105 North and South 1127 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-N5-USA Tecmo Baseball 90214 Rev-A, Round SoQ NES-TL-USA 90421 Tecmo Bowl 90510 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-TW-USA-2 star 00424 CyberStadium- Base Wars (no code) Rev-A, Oval SoQ TMNT 00220 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-U2-USA star 00618 Kings of the Beach 91119 Rev-A, Oval SoQ Silent Service 91109 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-IV-USA 91026 Silent Service 00118 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-IV-USA 00129 Ski or Die 01218 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-7S-USA 01218 Nightshade 11121 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-8Y-USA 11122 Empire Strikes Back 20124 Best of the Best 20122 Double Dribble 00329 Rev-A, Round SoQ Jackal (no code) Rev-A, Round SoQ Stinger (no code) Round SoQ, Hangtab Rush'N Attack (no code) Round SoQ Super C 00216 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-UE-USA 00227 Top Gun (no code) Rev-A, Round SoQ Blades of Steel 90628 Rev-A, Oval SoQ NES-VS-USA 81020 Gradius (no code) Round SoQ, Hangtab Track & Field (no code) Round SoQ, Hangtab

No Zelda Game & Watch?

My Pokemon yellow with sun fading (on the side of the box, where it was exposed) This was not in direct sunlight but in a bright room for about 2 years. Not in a WATA box though but even so .. don't risk it!

Here's a question - The Odyssey shipped with like 6(?) games as "pack ins" When were the other games released? Were they all at once at launch or did the concept of 'purchasing a new game' come later? And if later, then what title would have the honor of being the very first 'cartridge' sold for a video game system?

Nice stuff guys. Didn't the Odyssey only sell in the range off 100k units? Successful for the time but in comparison to the numbers that later consoles sold at, there can't be too many to have survived intact for 50 years. I think, in the long run, the Fairchild F is going to have more demand on it from collectors. The Odyssey is just too ancient & obscure

Seriously

I can add some to the Kirbys. The date code in the manual matches the box. 010213

Here's another, pretty crazy comic. This is from inside the Super Mario USA guide

How about this comic. Anyone seen this before?

A few here for you. Blank where I don't have the manual Game Date Code Box Manual Manual date code Ice Hockey (no code) Rev-A, round SoQ NES-HY-USA (no code) Dragon Warrior 90616 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-DQ-USA 90718 Wario Woods 41013 Rev-A, Red bar NES-WB-USA 41013 Final Fantasy 00905 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-FF-USA (no code) Tetris 10705 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-EI-USA-1 30604 RC Pro-Am (no code) Rev-A, round SoQ NES-PM-USA (no code) SMB 2 90316 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-MW-USA 90320 SMB 2 (no code) Rev-A, round SoQ NES-MW-USA (no code) SMB 3 01019 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-UM-USA-1 00820 SMB 3 00501 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-UM-USA-1 00820 Metroid 00227 star Rev-A Oval SoQ Rad Racer 91118 star Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-RC-USA 90904 Anticipation 90113 Rev-A, round SoQ NES-AP-USA 90303 Superspike VBall 91207 Rev-A Oval SoQ Dr Mario 00906 Rev-A, Red bar Mega Man 6 40125 Rev-A, Red bar Barker Bill Trick Shooting 00601 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-ZT-USA star 00601 Yoshis Cookie 30213 Rev-A, Red bar NES Play Action Football 00722 Rev-A, Red bar Starttropics 00529 Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-OC-USA star 00530 Faxanadu 00323 star Rev-A Oval SoQ NES-FX-USA star 00324

From Ebay - whats going on here?

I like plastic bags and twist ties myself but apparently not as much as some other people out there.....

Another nice Deluxe set just went for a high amount. Anybody here? https://www.ebay.com/itm/275287593734?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=McwVTjdZRsm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=hMVZmt5QQMy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The oldest that I have from something I personally purchased is the receipt for Metroid (NES). I was collecting Atari pretty hard in the 90's and I knew that eventually the current consoles would be collectable. -- I held onto everything!

I pre-ordered Ocarina of Time and I think that was the first time ever doing that for me as well. Largely I did it because they promised 'extras' which, naturally, I still have. This is what the pre-order from EB games got you in '98. (The t-shirt is aging poorly!)

Found it. They sold it to me a few days before the launch date - that was a great weekend with SM64. and also, apparently they printed your CC number on receipts back then! :0

Was anybody watching this auction? https://www.ebay.com/itm/154942029852?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=F-gI7stpT2i&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=hMVZmt5QQMy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The story here in my head is a couple of ladies found a mint, unused Deluxe Set and inadvertently split it up into two auctions. First one went for about a grand...

Yes, that was actually my line of thought -- "Did they really get it right the first time?" I've only found this difference -- and this may be a bit too obscure even for people here. The top controller in the image came from a "red bar" NES Controller box and the below came from an earlier "Control Deck". The later controller's plastic baggie is more cloudy.

The console changed slightly over it's lifetime but how about the controllers? Did they? I've pulled controllers from later 'red bar' themed consoles and from early '86 consoles and the controllers all seem the same to me. (Note: yes, I'm aware of the dogbone)

I did find one other difference - there was a typo fixed in these manuals on the final page (and extra carriage return on the final page near the end of the Warranty and disclaimers section. Could the TM manuals be Gameboy 'launch' versions? Never knew about the asterisk meaning on the NES manuals. Good to know.

And then, I found it again with Tetris manuals. Anyone have any idea?

Just sorting some things tonight and I came across this. Both manuals have the same code (DMG-TN-USA-1) however one has a TM SoQ while the other is a (R) SoQ

Digital Press was legendary back in the 90's. That copy there was something like the 4th edition of their Guide (and I believe their last) Before the guides, they were a fanzine - and that's where they first started to attempt to compile the Atari 2600 NTSC release list and rarity/prices.