![]() ![]() The price jump on this stuff is so sudden, and on such specific items, that I do not believe it happened naturally. Just two days ago, a The Legend of Zelda NES cartridge was auctioned off at the price of US870,000 and it broke the record for the highest-priced video game collectable ever sold. Yes, this is probably the most pristine copy of Super Mario 64, but $1.5 million? Nintendo sold millions of copies of this game same box design, same art, and (presumably) the same cartridge inside that no one will ever see. Many observers of the rapid increase in video game value have expressed healthy skepticism of the record-setting sale. A 9.8A++ is on a different level of rarity, which apparently justifies the exorbitant price. ![]() The value of Pokmon cards has been on a tear, too, and eBay even announced a feature. ![]() While the difference between those grades is certainly substantial in the world of high. July 11th, 2021: copy of Super Mario 64 sells for 1,560,000 It’s not just video games that have skyrocketed. Even then, it says there are usually just one or two 9.8 ratings in the lot. As Kotaku notes, a 9.4 A++ graded copy of Super Mario 64 sold for only 28,000 at this same auction. Wata says that it occasionally gets “case-packs” of unopened N64 games that were intended for retail sales. Anyone who was buying games in the 1990s will remember how prone to damage the N64 boxes were, so most sealed copies are in much worse shape. Search our Auction Archives below to find item values. Wata graded the game at 9.8A++, which is apparently the best possible condition for a sealed N64 game. Highest Graded Copy of Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Nintendo 1996 USA. This newly sold copy isn’t some special printing or a rare early demo cartridge. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |