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Apparently Metropolis picked up Dain's collection;

Here

https://mobile.twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1100457025279016960?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-2188031935558910226.ampproject.net%2F1912180046560%2Fframe.html Same card?

I would also be curious to know what the sports card collectors think of this deal

Somebody could always reach out to Vincent to determine the exact parameters of the deal, so that we know exactly what happened. He's on Facebook. Not sure how the NWC owner would feel about being contacted, as the article didn't name him. Though most people know who bought that cart. It was made public on Nintendoage

Maybe. But I highly doubt it. Metropolis being such a huge vintage collectibles retailer, I'm guessing they're trying to manipulate the market. If anything deceitful went on behind the scenes, and it ever came to light, it wouldn't be good for them. I can't see that happening. I'm not sure if any of you remember when #273 was accidentally put up for sale at way below market value. It sold within minutes on eBay at a BIN of $13,500 in June. The buyer did end up paying the seller more money, but the amount was not made public. Knowing who the owner of #273 is/was, I don't think he would willingly allow any shady nonsense to go on behind the scenes, or be left out of that article. No doubt he was very happy to make the trade, based on what he paid for the cart. The highest grey that I'm aware of selling for, was $42K USD. How, or why, does a business take a $120K deficit on a trade like that? Makes no sense unless you're trying to manipulate the market. Right now it's the highest graded, but there are a few others that I have seen, equally as nice, that would for sure grade at an 8 or higher.

I see no rationale behind this, other than to artificially inflate the NWC market. As others have pointed out, there have been some large behind the scenes deals being made (but they're just that. Behind the scenes "secret" deals), but this is just insane. Seems odd that the COO of one of the largest vintage comic retailers on the planet would do such an unbalanced deal without merit. Maybe they know something that we don't. The problem with stuff like this is obvious. While it may not make the nwc grey instantly worth $150K, owners of the cart will certainly take notice of this deal. The next time somebody is in the market looking to purchase one, it will be much harder to shake a seller loose for any amount that isn't significantly higher than the last sold copy. And the steady climb after that with people trying to acquire one before they actually hit $100K+. I give it 5 years

They started the trip in May.

The fact that he decided to go on a year long camping adventure with his family probably didn't help his business much.... Still. Sad

Condition, rarity,and the original owner of the cart in most cases now. Like Thor etc.

Mine isn't graded right now, but it's the one with the piece of plastic missing on the bottom. I'm guessing it would grade at a 4 or 5. The label is pretty nice. It's definitely better than #240 (the pimpled cart) that graded at a 3.

Guess I'm lucky I acquired one when I did. Crazy times

Holy hell. When did this happen?

SE isn't exactly "unnecessary" . It's a retail release and is legitimately part of a complete north american NES set. Some people just choose not to because of the price tag, and that's fine too.

"Too Many Games" convention

The price on that thing is ludicrous. But knowing the seller, I'm not really surprised . The last time I talked to a few people that own these, they wouldn't consider selling an ungraded/uncertified cart for anything less than $30K USD. A couple changed hands in the mid to low $20K's this summer. And one sold for $42K. No idea what a wata cart should sell for. Personally it doesn't matter to me that they certified it. The number on the cart should be more than enough for most people in the market to be satisfied with the provenance

There are quite a few;

I have this thing;

. Not gonna lie. It would take an awful lot for me to part ways with it....

Lol. I'm going to send it in to WATA to get graded first

I've had this for awhile now. Factory uncut box nintendo cereal system. Have never seen another

I can't speak on the Gold ones, but most of the grey numbered carts are documented. If a repro shows up with the same number, somebody will notice.

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