Mr 9.8 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 http://kotaku.com/nintendos-ac-adapter-policy-isnt-fair-1679656730?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Anyone have one of those machines that plays/downloads old nintendo, sega, genesis games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Captain_Sawyer Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) I'm pisssed I missed out about the pre order of MM 3ds XL. It's like it was released all quietly and a lot of scalpers swoop them out and the real fans got SOL Edited January 16, 2015 by @Captain_Sawyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpsunburst Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Anyone have one of those machines that plays/downloads old nintendo, sega, genesis games? When I was at the Google offices in NYC recently they had a whole Pac Man themed area with lots of the vintage arcade games, it was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Right on. I am looking at getting an old cabinet and putting a MAME in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mintcollector Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 eBay auction for factory-sealed copy of Nintendo NES Stadium Events News Story The Highest Bidder on This Super-Rare Videogame Probably Won’t Pay By Chris Kohler 01/09/2015 What is quite possibly the world’s most valuable single production videogame is currently up for sale. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’s more valuable than it really is. Stadium Events is the rarest game that was actually sold in stores for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the copy currently being auctioned by seller “menaceone” on eBay is about the best, most pristine copy in existence: It’s still in its factory shrink-wrap, and it’s been given a grade of 85 out of 100 by the Video Game Authority, which authenticates and grades collectibles. It’s currently sealed in an acrylic slab for preservation, which also proves that it’s an authentic sealed copy. The seller told GameSpot that he is a former Nintendo employee who got this game from the company back during the NES era. How much will it sell for? It’s hard to say, exactly, because it’s been many years since a sealed Stadium Events was sold publicly. In January 2011, a sealed copy sold for a record high of $22,800. But demand for collectible games has exploded since then. In fact, if you look at the eBay auction today, you’ll see a current high bid of over $91,000. Wow! Crazy! It will never sell for that much. Sadly, what often happens when an eBay auction for a rare videogame like this starts drawing attention, the auction gets trolled. Bidders, some using burner accounts, start placing bids they never intend to follow through on. If you look at the item’s bidding history, you can see where the legitimate bids end and the trolling starts: Right around the $30,000 mark, where bidders start placing a series of incremental bids just to poke the item’s price up a little higher bit by bit. Yes, whichever jokester loses this game of Russian roulette is technically legally obligated to purchase the item, but in reality the worst risk they’re running is getting an Unpaid Item strike on their eBay account. This has happened a few times recently: Witness the profoundly ugly copy of Nintendo World Championships, estimated to be worth about $5,000, but bid up by trolls to just under $100,000. Later, the seller said that the game was sold privately for $5,000, the price at which he had set the auction’s original opening bid. The 11,000-game collection that the Guinness Book called the “world’s biggest” was auctioned on another site called GameGavel for over $750,000, but to this day it has not yet sold at any price. What can be especially frustrating about these trolled auctions is the inevitable wave of incorrect news reports that follow, suggesting that the item in question has “sold” for the wildly inflated, unrealistic, fraudulent bid amount, without even a caveat. Is there anything that can be done about this? Potentially: Remember that copy of Action Comics issue 1, the first comic book to feature Superman, that sold for $3.2 million on eBay, a record price for any comic? In that case, only pre-approved bidders could place bids. This is a standard feature of eBay, although it does require more work on the part of the seller. Nobody’s going to impulse-buy a Stadium Events like it was a pack of gum at the checkout line. The number of videogame collectors who are prepared to make a legitimate five-figure bid on a rare item such as this is small, and they’d certainly be willing to take the extra step of securing pre-approval before placing a bid. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-sealed-1987-Nintendo-NES-Stadium-Events-VGA-85-NM-/111567662630?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19f9f36e26 Thank you so much for posting this. It is amazing how many speculators continue to think that so called 'holy grail' items are secure. This sale was ACTUALLY ALMOST $10,000 LESS than a sale for a NON-GRADED COPY! There is no such thing as a guaranteed collectible (read this): http://www.harryrinker.com/col-1334.html It is really embarrassing as to how many collectors decided to argue with me when I said this item wouldn't surpass $50,000 let alone $100,000. eBay be damned...the age of the shill bidder is unfortunately here to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 eBay auction for factory-sealed copy of Nintendo NES Stadium Events News Story The Highest Bidder on This Super-Rare Videogame Probably Won’t Pay By Chris Kohler 01/09/2015 What is quite possibly the world’s most valuable single production videogame is currently up for sale. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’s more valuable than it really is. Stadium Events is the rarest game that was actually sold in stores for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the copy currently being auctioned by seller “menaceone” on eBay is about the best, most pristine copy in existence: It’s still in its factory shrink-wrap, and it’s been given a grade of 85 out of 100 by the Video Game Authority, which authenticates and grades collectibles. It’s currently sealed in an acrylic slab for preservation, which also proves that it’s an authentic sealed copy. The seller told GameSpot that he is a former Nintendo employee who got this game from the company back during the NES era. How much will it sell for? It’s hard to say, exactly, because it’s been many years since a sealed Stadium Events was sold publicly. In January 2011, a sealed copy sold for a record high of $22,800. But demand for collectible games has exploded since then. In fact, if you look at the eBay auction today, you’ll see a current high bid of over $91,000. Wow! Crazy! It will never sell for that much. Sadly, what often happens when an eBay auction for a rare videogame like this starts drawing attention, the auction gets trolled. Bidders, some using burner accounts, start placing bids they never intend to follow through on. If you look at the item’s bidding history, you can see where the legitimate bids end and the trolling starts: Right around the $30,000 mark, where bidders start placing a series of incremental bids just to poke the item’s price up a little higher bit by bit. Yes, whichever jokester loses this game of Russian roulette is technically legally obligated to purchase the item, but in reality the worst risk they’re running is getting an Unpaid Item strike on their eBay account. This has happened a few times recently: Witness the profoundly ugly copy of Nintendo World Championships, estimated to be worth about $5,000, but bid up by trolls to just under $100,000. Later, the seller said that the game was sold privately for $5,000, the price at which he had set the auction’s original opening bid. The 11,000-game collection that the Guinness Book called the “world’s biggest” was auctioned on another site called GameGavel for over $750,000, but to this day it has not yet sold at any price. What can be especially frustrating about these trolled auctions is the inevitable wave of incorrect news reports that follow, suggesting that the item in question has “sold” for the wildly inflated, unrealistic, fraudulent bid amount, without even a caveat. Is there anything that can be done about this? Potentially: Remember that copy of Action Comics issue 1, the first comic book to feature Superman, that sold for $3.2 million on eBay, a record price for any comic? In that case, only pre-approved bidders could place bids. This is a standard feature of eBay, although it does require more work on the part of the seller. Nobody’s going to impulse-buy a Stadium Events like it was a pack of gum at the checkout line. The number of videogame collectors who are prepared to make a legitimate five-figure bid on a rare item such as this is small, and they’d certainly be willing to take the extra step of securing pre-approval before placing a bid. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-sealed-1987-Nintendo-NES-Stadium-Events-VGA-85-NM-/111567662630?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19f9f36e26 Thank you so much for posting this. It is amazing how many speculators continue to think that so called 'holy grail' items are secure. This sale was ACTUALLY ALMOST $10,000 LESS than a sale for a NON-GRADED COPY! There is no such thing as a guaranteed collectible (read this): http://www.harryrinker.com/col-1334.html It is really embarrassing as to how many collectors decided to argue with me when I said this item wouldn't surpass $50,000 let alone $100,000. eBay be damned...the age of the shill bidder is unfortunately here to stay. I agree with just about all your thoughts on this, except for certain certified keys like AF#15,Hulk #1,TOS #39 .I think the holy grails are going to keep going up. The one thing these movie comic book characters got going for them is continued exposure to the masses, unlike marbles or old time radio premiums. Another point any hobby that has a certification to make sure there is no fraud will give that hobby an edge over other hobbies by a mile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintcollector Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 eBay auction for factory-sealed copy of Nintendo NES Stadium Events News Story The Highest Bidder on This Super-Rare Videogame Probably Won’t Pay By Chris Kohler 01/09/2015 What is quite possibly the world’s most valuable single production videogame is currently up for sale. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’s more valuable than it really is. Stadium Events is the rarest game that was actually sold in stores for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the copy currently being auctioned by seller “menaceone” on eBay is about the best, most pristine copy in existence: It’s still in its factory shrink-wrap, and it’s been given a grade of 85 out of 100 by the Video Game Authority, which authenticates and grades collectibles. It’s currently sealed in an acrylic slab for preservation, which also proves that it’s an authentic sealed copy. The seller told GameSpot that he is a former Nintendo employee who got this game from the company back during the NES era. How much will it sell for? It’s hard to say, exactly, because it’s been many years since a sealed Stadium Events was sold publicly. In January 2011, a sealed copy sold for a record high of $22,800. But demand for collectible games has exploded since then. In fact, if you look at the eBay auction today, you’ll see a current high bid of over $91,000. Wow! Crazy! It will never sell for that much. Sadly, what often happens when an eBay auction for a rare videogame like this starts drawing attention, the auction gets trolled. Bidders, some using burner accounts, start placing bids they never intend to follow through on. If you look at the item’s bidding history, you can see where the legitimate bids end and the trolling starts: Right around the $30,000 mark, where bidders start placing a series of incremental bids just to poke the item’s price up a little higher bit by bit. Yes, whichever jokester loses this game of Russian roulette is technically legally obligated to purchase the item, but in reality the worst risk they’re running is getting an Unpaid Item strike on their eBay account. This has happened a few times recently: Witness the profoundly ugly copy of Nintendo World Championships, estimated to be worth about $5,000, but bid up by trolls to just under $100,000. Later, the seller said that the game was sold privately for $5,000, the price at which he had set the auction’s original opening bid. The 11,000-game collection that the Guinness Book called the “world’s biggest” was auctioned on another site called GameGavel for over $750,000, but to this day it has not yet sold at any price. What can be especially frustrating about these trolled auctions is the inevitable wave of incorrect news reports that follow, suggesting that the item in question has “sold” for the wildly inflated, unrealistic, fraudulent bid amount, without even a caveat. Is there anything that can be done about this? Potentially: Remember that copy of Action Comics issue 1, the first comic book to feature Superman, that sold for $3.2 million on eBay, a record price for any comic? In that case, only pre-approved bidders could place bids. This is a standard feature of eBay, although it does require more work on the part of the seller. Nobody’s going to impulse-buy a Stadium Events like it was a pack of gum at the checkout line. The number of videogame collectors who are prepared to make a legitimate five-figure bid on a rare item such as this is small, and they’d certainly be willing to take the extra step of securing pre-approval before placing a bid. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-sealed-1987-Nintendo-NES-Stadium-Events-VGA-85-NM-/111567662630?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19f9f36e26 Thank you so much for posting this. It is amazing how many speculators continue to think that so called 'holy grail' items are secure. This sale was ACTUALLY ALMOST $10,000 LESS than a sale for a NON-GRADED COPY! There is no such thing as a guaranteed collectible (read this): http://www.harryrinker.com/col-1334.html It is really embarrassing as to how many collectors decided to argue with me when I said this item wouldn't surpass $50,000 let alone $100,000. eBay be damned...the age of the shill bidder is unfortunately here to stay. I agree with just about all your thoughts on this, except for certain certified keys like AF#15,Hulk #1,TOS #39 .I think the holy grails are going to keep going up. The one thing these movie comic book characters got going for them is continued exposure to the masses, unlike marbles or old time radio premiums. Another point any hobby that has a certification to make sure there is no fraud will give that hobby an edge over other hobbies by a mile! No, I respectfully disagree. There is a limit to what people will pay. Price resistant occurs in all collecting fields. To assume that our hobby is excluded from this due to the current speculative bubble we are facing is too premature. During the 1980's even today's most sought after keys faced severe price resistant. The only reason they are now climbing in value is due to the prevalence of comic book movies. To think that today's ten thousand dollar key is tomorrow's one hundred thousand dollar winner is the hope of every speculator. 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bane Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 PS4 Just completed Wolfenstein The New Order - very enjoyable 1st person shooter which I would recommend as a guns a blazing adventure. Have now started playing The Last Of Us (Remastered), this game I can not stop playing! Hard to put down, great graphics, story, acting, suspense and action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 PS4 Just completed Wolfenstein The New Order - very enjoyable 1st person shooter which I would recommend as a guns a blazing adventure. Have now started playing The Last Of Us (Remastered), this game I can not stop playing! Hard to put down, great graphics, story, acting, suspense and action! Finished Wolfenstein on XBox One recently. Agree that it is straighforward, FPS fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 eBay auction for factory-sealed copy of Nintendo NES Stadium Events News Story The Highest Bidder on This Super-Rare Videogame Probably Won’t Pay By Chris Kohler 01/09/2015 What is quite possibly the world’s most valuable single production videogame is currently up for sale. But don’t be fooled into thinking it’s more valuable than it really is. Stadium Events is the rarest game that was actually sold in stores for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the copy currently being auctioned by seller “menaceone” on eBay is about the best, most pristine copy in existence: It’s still in its factory shrink-wrap, and it’s been given a grade of 85 out of 100 by the Video Game Authority, which authenticates and grades collectibles. It’s currently sealed in an acrylic slab for preservation, which also proves that it’s an authentic sealed copy. The seller told GameSpot that he is a former Nintendo employee who got this game from the company back during the NES era. How much will it sell for? It’s hard to say, exactly, because it’s been many years since a sealed Stadium Events was sold publicly. In January 2011, a sealed copy sold for a record high of $22,800. But demand for collectible games has exploded since then. In fact, if you look at the eBay auction today, you’ll see a current high bid of over $91,000. Wow! Crazy! It will never sell for that much. Sadly, what often happens when an eBay auction for a rare videogame like this starts drawing attention, the auction gets trolled. Bidders, some using burner accounts, start placing bids they never intend to follow through on. If you look at the item’s bidding history, you can see where the legitimate bids end and the trolling starts: Right around the $30,000 mark, where bidders start placing a series of incremental bids just to poke the item’s price up a little higher bit by bit. Yes, whichever jokester loses this game of Russian roulette is technically legally obligated to purchase the item, but in reality the worst risk they’re running is getting an Unpaid Item strike on their eBay account. This has happened a few times recently: Witness the profoundly ugly copy of Nintendo World Championships, estimated to be worth about $5,000, but bid up by trolls to just under $100,000. Later, the seller said that the game was sold privately for $5,000, the price at which he had set the auction’s original opening bid. The 11,000-game collection that the Guinness Book called the “world’s biggest” was auctioned on another site called GameGavel for over $750,000, but to this day it has not yet sold at any price. What can be especially frustrating about these trolled auctions is the inevitable wave of incorrect news reports that follow, suggesting that the item in question has “sold” for the wildly inflated, unrealistic, fraudulent bid amount, without even a caveat. Is there anything that can be done about this? Potentially: Remember that copy of Action Comics issue 1, the first comic book to feature Superman, that sold for $3.2 million on eBay, a record price for any comic? In that case, only pre-approved bidders could place bids. This is a standard feature of eBay, although it does require more work on the part of the seller. Nobody’s going to impulse-buy a Stadium Events like it was a pack of gum at the checkout line. The number of videogame collectors who are prepared to make a legitimate five-figure bid on a rare item such as this is small, and they’d certainly be willing to take the extra step of securing pre-approval before placing a bid. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-sealed-1987-Nintendo-NES-Stadium-Events-VGA-85-NM-/111567662630?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19f9f36e26 Thank you so much for posting this. It is amazing how many speculators continue to think that so called 'holy grail' items are secure. This sale was ACTUALLY ALMOST $10,000 LESS than a sale for a NON-GRADED COPY! There is no such thing as a guaranteed collectible (read this): http://www.harryrinker.com/col-1334.html It is really embarrassing as to how many collectors decided to argue with me when I said this item wouldn't surpass $50,000 let alone $100,000. eBay be damned...the age of the shill bidder is unfortunately here to stay. Well. Anybody that thought it was going to go for six figures at this time isn't even worth arguing with or mentioning. Opened completes are worth 20 grand or so these days. Add something for sealed and you're talking 30-40 for a sealed, likely no less and likely no more to anyone who follows the market. It's especially easy to value for the simple reason that there is no one willing to write checks bigger than that for any item in the hobby right now. (So both the ceiling (max willingness to pay) and floor (price of a complete) are well defined). It's only an 80s item after all so 35k is just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Fwiw an Nwc gold sold and was paid for recently as well @27k. My old copy from a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radj4ck Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Just finished GTA V on PS4! Just in time for the Resident Evil Remake HD! On another note, does anyone know a good Video Game forum? I've been looking for a community like this but for discussing games. Let me know if you know something I don't about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Game forums are split along collector vs player lines to some degree. You seem to want to discuss just playing them so maybe something like gamefaqs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radj4ck Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) I'm actually a collector. I'm just not that kind of collector who only buys to have the games looking pretty on the shelf (nothing against that though). I've played them all my life and I'll keep on playing them , old and new games alike! EDIT: I even started this thread a few years ago! Edited January 20, 2015 by Radj4ck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Have I mentioned that I cannot get enough of Titanfall? I have not even opened COD Advanced Warfare out of the factory sealed wrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'm actually a collector. I'm just not that kind of collector who only buys to have the games looking pretty on the shelf (nothing against that though). I've played them all my life and I'll keep on playing them , old and new games alike! EDIT: I even started this thread a few years ago! No offense meant. Just noticed that you seemed more into the gta v talk than the SE talk so I assumed. Also most collectors that are online are already part of a forum so again it was easy to assume. The question remains then as to what kind of forum you're looking for? If collector sites I can recommend something easy enough if you tell me what your main interests are. If playing sites I'm not as sure but Id try gamefaqs, individual platform and publisher sites etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 http://www.gamnesia.com/news/club-nintendo-is-closing-down#.VL6Tc0fF-So Club Nintendo is Closing Down Nintendo has just announced that the Club Nintendo program is shutting down. March 31 is the last day that people can sign up and register products, and all accounts will close (with all coins being deleted) on July 1. However, it's not all bad news! Nintendo plans to replace Club Nintendo with a new program, but details on that will come at a later date. In the meantime, Nintendo will be adding dozens of games and other rewards in February so that current Club Nintendo members can spend their saved up coins on good prizes before the end date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
