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Rare Video Game Collectibles on eBay: Intellivision, Atari, and Sega Prototypes, Nintendo Signs, and Other Retro Stuff

Here’s a bunch of collectible video game stuff that I’m currently watching on eBay.   People have a ton of great stuff listed right now…maybe because the holiday season is coming up or maybe people are just hard up.  Either way, it looks like you can find rare video games surfacing for about any vintage system right now.  Happy eBaying and collecting!

Video Game Collectibles:

1982 ticket DISNEYs TRON Video Game Tournament +paper

1989 Super Mario Bros 2 Nintendo of America Glass NR

Nintendo Power Lunch Box Super Mario & Zelda From 1989!

Vintage NINTENDO NES Store Display Lighted Sign

Vintage 1982 Tomy Pac-Man Water Game & Box Arcade Video

NINTENDO Nes BUTTON PIN Second Amendment -Custom Design

AVGN KO Boxing Video Game Cover

Dragon’s Lair Dirk Animation Cel Don Bluth video game

ATARI 2600 STAR RAIDERS MOBILE STORE DISPLAY 1982

ATARI 2600 TEMPEST MOBILE STORE DISPLAY 1982

Rare Retro Games, Prototypes, Demo Carts, etc.:

RED DEMONSTRATION Cartridge – Intellivision, VERY RARE!

4-TRIS Intellivision: Philly Classic Version! Complete Limited edition Intellivision homebrew game cart, which is obviously Tetris for the Intellivision!

INTELLIVISION II TEST CARTRIDGE: Service Manual, Sealed

NINTENDO IS DEVELOPMENT WIDEBOY 64 CGB CARTRIDGE DEV

*EXT RARE* ATARI 2600 JAWBREAKER PROTOTYPE??

Atari 2600 Promotional Use Only System ” LOOKS NEW ”

Mondu’s Fight Palace Sega Genesis RARE RELEASE PROTO

Tecmo Super Bowl Sega Genesis PROTOTYPE game proto RARE

Nintendo NES STADIUM EVENTS Game GREAT SHAPE Rare

Nintendo NES Flintstones Surprise At Dinosaur Peak CIB

Super Off Road Sega Genesis Game SAMPLE COPY rare proto

Warsong Sega Genesis Game PROTO RARE war song sample

Collect sealed Sega Dreamcast games?  eBay seller jfrost0809 has a bunch!  Nothing too rare, but a great chance to fill out a collection in one shot.

Reproduction Carts:

These can be purchased from various websites for about $25 each, but are cool to find here on eBay.
4 nes games lot earth worm Jim 2 3 bubble bath babes…

Xybots for nes Tengen mint very very rare

1990 Nintendo World Championships Repro Cartridge # 253 (You can find these on RetroUSB.com)

Recently Ended:

Nintendo World Championship VIP Guest Sticker 1990 (Sold by kofcrayon on eBay for $17.37 USD on Oct. 10, 2009)

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Rare Video Game Collectibles on eBay: Atari Music Machine, XBox Kiosk, Sharp NES Controller, Collectibles

Here are a number of rare video game collectibles that I’m currently watching on eBay.  The Music Machine for Atari 2600 is sealed and new (and thus super rare) and ends in 7 hours.  I’m quite curious to see how high the bids go.

The Music Machine (for Atari 2600) (Sold by ms.sierramarie for $5250.00 USD on Oct. 10, 2009)

XBOX original Kiosk (+4 wireless Logitech controllers)

NEW NES NINTENDO SHARP TV BLACK CONTROLLER RARE IN BOX

In case you’re unfamiliar with this sort of system, here are examples of the Sharp TV / SNES system.  They’re obviously not the NES version, but they should give some idea of what this looks like:

Nintendo Sharp Super Famicom/SNES TV 21G-SF1
JP Sharp Nintendo Super Famicom TV SF1

Fatal Fury Erasers Figures Set of 19 SNK

Lot of 7 Harvest Moon Promo Plush Animals

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Rare Video Game Stuff on eBay: Atari Music Machine, Super Star Fox Weekend Jacket, NES Promotional Rep Items and Other Collectibles

Currently on eBay:

The Music Machine (for Atari 2600) Insanely rare and sealed!

* RARE Nintendo Star Fox Super Weekend Jacket and Pen *

Nintendo World Championship VIP Guest Sticker 1990 Quite yellowed with age, but an interesting find.

The Simpsons Hit & Run Video Game Promotional Ball Cap Pretty cheap and cool looking.  The seller is only asking about $14.00 USD including s/h.

110 in 1 for NES very rare and great games Good ole’ NES multi-carts

You’ve got to see this stuff: eBay seller thethingsifind has an incredible number of auctions up for Nintendo collectibles and promotional items that were given to NES reps.  Definitely take a look at these if you’re a Nintendo collector. Here are a few examples:

Nintendo Prototype Transparency Package Sample Rare

Nintendo Employee Coffee Mug Pen Lot Rare Original MINT

Nintendo Store Sign Display LOT Pokemon Banjo Rare MINT

This guy has a ton more interesting stuff up.  Check out his other Nintendo video game collectibles here.

Interesting auctions that recently ended on eBay:

Stadium Mud Buggies – rare Intellivision game (Sold on eBay for $310 USD on Oct 25, 2009)

SONY PLAYSTATION 2 Development TOOL PS2 DEV KIT RARE (Sold on eBay for $697 USD on Oct 27, 2009)

1983 Don Bluth Animation Flip Book Dragon’s Lair (Sold on eBay for $13.48 USD on Oct. 26, 2009)

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Rare Video Game Hunting: SNES Triax Turbo 360 Controller, Game Boy Colorizer, etc

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Here’s the loot I pulled in from video game hunting at a local flea market the weekend of October 24.  The lot of boxed Atari games was a good find.  Plus, it was great to find a couple copies of Star Wars Battlefront II, some N64 GameSharks, and some great NES games (2x Ice Climbers!).

However, what I’m really excited about here is my new Triax Turbo Touch 360 controller for the SNES Super Nintendo!  This thing is simply hilarious.  Rather than a traditional d-pad, it used a pressure sensitive touch system that was supposed to be able to detect movement anywhere.  Naturally for such an early version of this technology, it was a huge failure.  What’s super ironic here is that Apple not only seems to have borrowed this technology for their iPod click-wheel, but they also seem to have cloned Turbo Touch 360 commercials for their I’m-an-Apple…PC-is-a-lame-o commercials.  Check out this video to see what I mean:

By the way, this Turbo Touch 360 is going into my collection.  They’re pretty cheap to pick up on eBay…or here are some Triax Turbo Touch 360 Super Nintendo SNES Controllers on Amazon starting at $9.00 USD.  Nothing like owning a little piece of retro Super Nintendo history. 🙂

Brainboy-Colorizer-Game-BoyAlso of interest is a “Brainboy Colorizer” by Pelican.  Apparently this rad little piece of plastic is supposed to add color to black & white games as well has having the ability to back up the saves of your favorite Game Boy games!  I love finding weird little accessories like this…plus I’m always amazed that after 15 years of sitting in someone’s garage or attic that I can bring them home and get them to work first try.

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As always, if you see something you’re interested in from my retro video game treasure hunting, feel free to check out my eBay store as most of it has been listed there.  Happy retro gaming, collecting, and eBaying!

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Rare Video Game Stuff on eBay: Lego Mario, Bill Gates Signed Xbox, Vectrex Multi-Cart

Sega Master System Ultra!! RARE version with suitcase! This is most likely an old rental unit.  It looks like some real thought went into plan the layout of this case.

Grootste Lego-Mario ter wereld 180 cm 40,000 bricks!  This 1.5 meter tall, 110 pound statue is for sale as the world’s largest Lego Mario.  It’s being sold as a fund-raiser for The Ronald McDonald House Charity in the Netherlands.

THE RAREST NINTENDO NECKLACE AND SHIRT POWERPLAY SAT. ! I doubt this is worth $2k, but it’s simply a hilarious piece of video game history.  I’d love  to see photos of a person actually receiving this at a competition.

Loaner Atari Prototype Cartridges: Cookie Monster’s Munch, Oscar, Raiders’ of the Lost Ark, Star Raiders, Defender

Bill Gate's Signed Xbox Special Edition - Launch Team 2001 - VERY RARE

Bill Gates signed Xbox from Launch Team 2001

And, not on eBay, but a great item for Vectrex lovers:

Vectrex Multi-Cart From GameGavel.com:  ”It contains the entire Vectrex library less one title – AnimAction. Many of the recently programmed games are on it as well, including those written by John Dondzilla and others for a whopping total of 60 titles!  If you’ve been lucky enough to find a Vectrex console, you probably know how difficult it is to find it’s games. The Vectrex multi-cart is the answer to all your Vectrex gaming needs!”

And, recently ended on eBay,

VECTREX 3D IMAGER and 3D MINESTORM VERY RARE (Sold on eBay for 650.78 GBP / ~$1063.34 USD on Oct. 26, 2009)

Vectrex Lightpen with Melody Master and Art Master (Sold on eBay for 125.00 GBP / ~$204.24 USD on Oct. 24, 2009)

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Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc

Rare Video Game Hunting 10102009I’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 box’s drawer wouldn’t 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 don’t know much about it other than that it looks awesome and seems to have been made in 1981. If you’re familiar with this item, I’d 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.

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Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc

Retro Video Game Hunting 10032009 (2)GamesOgre-eBay-StoreA 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… 🙂

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.

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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)