Just a reminder that anyone can bid any amount for anything on eBay, with no repercussions.<p>Source: I once put a website for sale on eBay. Bids went up to $10M. The press covered it like crazy. Turned out the bids were fake.<p>For example:<p><a href="http://www.salon.com/2000/09/11/ebay_deadpool/" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon.com/2000/09/11/ebay_deadpool/</a><p>There were articles about it in Forbes and Cnet also.
For anyone who has no idea what this is: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships</a>
Sometimes, I wish I kept my rather comprehensive collection of Squaresoft games, Nintendo consoles and games, and rare Capcom imports. I got about $2000 total for all of them a couple years ago on eBay - much less than what I thought they would be worth.<p>I had imagined that someday I would just be able to emulate the games on future computers, and there was no rational reason to waste space with the dusty relics I was not playing. What was less obvious at the time was that I really had little intention of actually re-playing most of these now collectibles which I had already played to a pulp. The future of perfect hardware and software emulation was as irrelevant as was impossible.<p>What I gave up for some quick cash was basically a life long historical record with the physical artifacts to match. It will be a bitter sweet day in the future when I visit the Video Game Museum to see my lost history. At least I still have my Marvel cards.
The Nintendo World Championships gold cartridges are more rare than the grey ones (only 26 of them were made). The Nerd also covered it some time ago in an avgn episode. Having seen it's not a "super rare elusive game", he smashes the overglorified cartridges with a hammer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM</a>
I do believe that the cartridge from the 94 Nintendo PowerFest is even more rare. Something like only 2 being left as they weren't given out to winners. It's for the SNES though. I remember winning a round of this competition and getting a shirt I still have, a Virtual Boy hat, and some other Nintendo swag. Maybe the shirt is worth something these days.
<a href="http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&rt=nc&item=221357006206" rel="nofollow">http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&rt=nc&item=2...</a><p>Why would someone bid multiple times when they already have the highest bid?
let James enlighten you:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2wczJXETM</a>