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Rare Video Game Stuff on eBay: Pre-Nintendo, NES Jukebox, Prototypes
It’s no accident that collectors love eBay! Here’s a bunch of rare & unique video game items that are currently up for sale:
NINTENDO M82 CONSOLE+FULLY LOADED+ZAPPER GUN+CONTROLLER
The Nintendo M82 or “M82 Game Selectable Working Product Display” was an in-store demonstration unit that allowed customers to try up to 12 games before they bought them. What’s unique here is that unlike arcade machines of the time, this unit allowed for use of normal NES cartridges. Thus a store owner could quickly update the machine with the newest releases. (Sold on eBay for 510.05 GBP / ~$833.93 USD on Oct. 27, 2009)
If you’re interested in seeing what Nintendo was doing before the release of the NES, you’ve got to see ebay seller “donkey*kong” items from the 60s and 70s. If for some reason you missed the live auctions, pray that they’re linkable in his feedback.
Here’s an assortment of other Nintendo Rarity and Radness:
Bubble Bath Babes Nes Panesian Unlicensed Nintendo
NES CONTRA FORCE NEW IN FACTORY SEALED BOX H-SEAM (Sold on eBay for $660.00 USD on Oct. 25, 2009)
Nintendo Super Glove Ball Demo Prototype Free S/H
Custom Mighty Muggs Battletoads Pimple figure NES SNES
Game Boy Color Racing Ratz Adventure Prototype Free S/H
Game Boy Color Matchbox Emergency Patrol Prototype
And auctions just ending:
original peek-a-boo poker nes paper insert for game case on Oct. 20, 2009 at $77.00 USD
Myriad 6-in-1 / Caltron 6-in-1 — Super Rare Cart
Chances are that if you’re a serious NES collector, you’ve heard of the Caltron 6-in-1. It’s one of those rare multi-carts that didn’t take off well and thus had a very limited run. What’s even more facinating is that when Caltron Industries, Inc. went out of business, Myriad Games, Inc. bought out their old stock. There isn’t any record of Myriad developing their own games. As a matter of fact all they seem to have done is repackage the Caltron 6-in-1 carts. You can see from the photo that they individually numbered them and slapped their own label overtop of the existing Caltron label. Notice that they didn’t even get the size right. Thus, you can still see the Caltron orange and black label peeking out from underneath. It’s the same game with a new, worse label…but super rare!
Myriad itself went out of business just about as quickly as it came onto the scene. Thus their total run of games was probably under or around a 1000 with around 100 copies confirmed to still be in existence. That makes them one of the rarer original Nintendo games ever released. Currently there’s a Myriad 6-in-1 cart on eBay with a bid of $950 USD with 1 day 14 hours still remaining. Let’s see how high it goes!
(Update: Sold in eBay auction by seller mazoku for $985 USD on October 17, 2009.)
Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc
I’ve had some great fun video game hunting a weeks ago (October . I got the following lot of games at a local flea market (swap meet) in one morning of hunting. Although none of these are super rare, the Taiko Drum Master PS2 game fits into the moderately rare category.
My favorite part of the hunt happened when I came across a vendor with a pile of N64 stuff. There was a N64 storage drawer with a system on top and 3 controllers. The drawer was partially opened revealing about 8 games and seemed to have already been rummaged through by other shoppers. The seller named a fair price if I bought everything as a lot, so I bought it. As I was packing it up, I find that the storage boxs drawer wouldnt close. Sure enough, there were about 8 more games wedged in the back preventing the drawer from closing! Talk about a nice bonus for buying everything as a lot!
The other unique item here is the mini-Pac-Man Arcade. I dont know much about it other than that it looks awesome and seems to have been made in 1981. If youre familiar with this item, Id love some info on it.
All those SNES boxes are empty, but they’ll help me fill out my own SNES collection.
In case you’ve ever wondered where eBay sellers get all the stuff they sell, I’m one example. Obviously, I’m enjoying the treasure hunting aspect of this, so I’ve built a small business model around my hobby: a) I like hunting for and collecting retro video games b) I find too many, so I resell them on eBay. c) Hopefully, “a” & “b” reimburse me and even make a few bucks so I can continue more of “a”. Pretty simple… It’s all smaller scale, which is perfect because it keeps it enjoyable. Feel free to check it out in auction / listing form if you’re curious about examples of parting out and pricing items.
Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc
A couple weeks ago, I pulled in this loot while out video game hunting. It’s sort of funny that after trick-or-treating as a kid my brothers and I would spread out all our loot on the floor to compare and trade. Here I am 20 years later, and I’m doing the same thing with video games. The child within… ð
Of note here are several Pokemon games for the Game Boy Advance. Pokemon Sapphire, Fire Red, and Emerald GBA games always land a pretty penny. Plus, I was super excited to open up a crappy PS1 game and to find out that Digimon World was inside. The seller at the flea market was charging a flat price of $2, so I’d say I lucked out on that one.
I can’t say they’re rare, but if you’re an N64 collector or just get a kick out of your old system, take note of the Nintendo 64 controller I picked up here: InterAct SharkPad Pro (SV-362). Given that this thing has a super durable metal joystick and feels just like a normal N64 controller, I’d say it’s a must have. This thing’s joystick was pretty dirty, which to me is a good indication of plenty of wear and tear from grimy little hands; however, it still feels as springy as an original N64 controller in top condition.
Oh yeah, and if you ever come across an Atari 7800 like below, it’s generally worth the gamble of picking it up if the power cord and RF AV adapter are included. This system turned out to be junk, but I immediately was able to sell the RF AV adapter for about $20 on eBay. The power supply is generally worth about that much too.
And of course, at $2 the great trophy here is the Big Lebowski DVD…no explanation needed.
Rare Video Game Stuff: Collectible, Prototype, Developer, & Other
“Wordtris Nintendo Game Boy Prototype Cartridge w EPROM”
Pole Position prototype “loaner cartridge” that’s included in a big lot of Atari 2600 stuff
“RARE Nintendo NPDP READER Dev and Debug Box Gamecube” (Auction ended without reserve being met at $351.00 USD. It’s been relisted as RARE Nintendo NPDP READER Dev and Debug Box Gamecube)
also
“LAB LOANER PROTO Ms. PAC-MAN (Atari 5200) RARE Atari”
“CONTROL DECK TEST CARTRIDGE” for testing original 8-bit Nintendo controllers. (Sold on eBay for $139.49 USD on Oct. 23, 2009)
“Rare Unlicensed Nintendo Nes Game – Super Mario Party” (Sold on eBay for $58.87 USD on Oct 14, 2009)
“RARE Nintendo Gameboy origional store display” (Sold on eBay for $685 USD on Sept 24, 2009)
Rare Video Game Stuff on eBay
Hey rare video game collectors! There’s nothing quite like the thrill of playing Super Mario Bros. on your Korean Sega Master system!?
“Super Mario Bros.Hack Korean Sega Master System”
And if you’re a fan of unauthorized NES multi-cart games:
“nes 250 in 1 cart works very well rare to find”
“110 in 1 for nes very rare and the best game on it”
And for Final Fantasy fans:
“FF2 for nes in English EXTREMELY RARE” which can actually be found for about half of this buyer’s price at…
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Crochet + Original 8-bit Nintendo = A Retro Geek / Collector’s Dream
If you’re a Little Big Planet sackboy fan, a NES collector, or just a geek who loves creative awesomeness, these are for you!
And why didn’t my grandma make these for me as a kid instead of that yarn dog I got for my 9th birthday? ð
Thank you Etsy.com for bringing us all sorts of other rad unlicensed hand-made Nintendo video game stuff!