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Rare Video Game Stuff on eBay: Bashi Bazook Prototype(?), Retail Store Display Kiosks…

Cool / rare video game stuff I’m currently watching on eBay:

First off, video game kiosks!  Man do I wish I lived near Santa Cruz, CA and had enough space and dough for these displays!  Someone please buy me the Dreamcast one!

SUPER NINTENDO Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

NINTENDO 64 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

SEGA DREAMCAST Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

PLAYSTATION 1 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

GAMECUBE Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

PLAYSTATION 2 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

XBOX 360 Store Display Standup Kiosk Booth – RARE

I’m also watching:

NES HES LIMITED OFFER! 6 in 1 Real Player’s Pak Caltron (Australian release?) (Sold on eBay for $242 USD on Oct. 29, 2009)

WARBIRDS ATARI LYNX GAME PROTOTYPE VERY RARE (Sold on eBay for $36.00 USD on Oct. 30, 2009)

Bubble Bath Babes Nes Panesian Unlicensed Nintendo (Sold on eBay for $385.00 USD on Oct. 29, 2009)

CALTRON 6 IN 1 – NES – ULTRA RARE !!! (Great price especially with best offer feature…bummer it’s PAL)

NES The Flintstones Surprise At Dinosaur Peak BOX ONLY (Let’s see what people will pay for just the box!) (Sold on eBay for $235.50 USD on Nov. 1, 2009)

SNES Secret Of Mana 2 PAL – Complete hack BUILDING KIT! (It’s like Legos for the SNES collector / wannabe-homebrewer!) (Sold on eBay for $40 Euro…about $58.71 USD on Nov. 2, 2009)

Just ended/ending on eBay:

Nes Bashi Bazook Unreleased Prototype? Wii Snes N64 (Seems the seller is running this one as a short auction…that seems like a trick tactic to lure in impulse buyers.  He’s selling some other great stuff, so maybe this is a legit proto, but I’m not sure.  Do your homework on this one if he relists it.)

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Rare Video Game Hunting: Sega Channel, Solar Panel for Game Boy, etc.

Rare-Video-Game-Hunting-Flea-Market-Finds-20091018 You never know what you’re going to find when you’re out thrift shopping.  During the weekend of Oct. 18th, I came across some facinating finds at an areas flea market.  Although I’m proud to have found a set of Pikmin 1 & 2, a sealed PS2 Gameshark, and an assortment semi-rare games, what really stood out to me were two things:  a Sega Channel adapter & a Solar Pak for the original Game Boy.

When I first saw the Sega Channel, I just figured it was a GameShark or 32x Adapter or something.  The vendor didn’t know what it was either, so we worked out a price of $10 for the Sega Channel and some cords, and I went on my merry way.  With a little help from Google when I got home I discovered that I was holding a piece of gaming history.

Sega-Channel-Adapter-&-Power-CordNaturally Wikipedia has a great article on the Sega Channel. Little did I know as a kid growing up in small-town Michigan that Sega pioneered a games-on-demand service way back in 1994. What’s really interesting is that this wasn’t an internet-based service.  Subscribers, for about $14.95/month, could hook this device up to their cable connection and download from a monthly selection of about 50 games.  These included popular games, demos, and even games that weren’t released in the US.  These games would sit in the system’s memory until it was powered off.  Thus the user would have to redownload a new (or the same game) each time they powered on the unit.  From a collector’s perspective, what makes this item so rare is that at the end of the renter’s subscription, they were required to return them.  Add that to the fact that once the service ended there was no practical use for the device…thus, not many users held onto them even they hadn’t returned them.  That makes these rare, but I’m really unsure about it’s value.  Anyone know what these go for on eBay?

Solar-Powered-Game-Boy-Battery-Pack-Charger (1)My second favorite find was a Solar Pak  by Naki for the original Nintendo Game Boy.  I found a couple of these new and complete in box.  Below are a bunch of photos of my unpacking this item.  I can’t find much information on it, but I love the innovation…and let me emphasize that this was made in 1993 for the original fat  Game Boy…15+ years before our current “Green” revolution.  This thing would charge it’s internal battery pack.  Then the Game Boy would snap & plug into the unit for extra juice.  I’d never seen one of these until recently, so I’d put it into the category of mildly rare.  I’m not sure what it’s worth, but I think it’s so cool that it’s going into my personal collection, so I don’t have to worry about selling this one. 🙂

GamesOgre-eBay-StoreHalf the fun of hunting for rare video games at thrift stores and flea markets is the surprise of finding unique items and learning about them.  A few of these things went into my collection, but the rest of these rare retro video games are up in my eBay store.

PS…I’d love to have your feedback on my finds in the comments section.  Anyone know what that “Sega Channel” adapter is worth?

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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.