Just won this on eBay.

[PaulMacC]

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it's all about the games. these are worth $150 alone boxed and mint condition (each) so i got a good deal for both em. it was originally $260 but i hustled and got it for $200. game collector pro

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[Defocus]

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[PaulMacC]

Haha. I don't keep them. I sell them on at a higher price. I make a good bit of money off it. Like £50-60 per sale.

[Shockwave.2CC]

tbh I would never pay that much for games for if your a game collector then thats a good deal.

Well Done!! :p

[PaulMacC]

http://www.gamesniped.com/2007/11/08/worlds-most-expensive-video-games/

[NiomiJarvis]

Are all Gameboy games that rare? If they are, then I'm rich! :P

On another note, isn't your Avatar a photo of that guy that makes Avatar manips'? :o

[Misawa]

His avatar is Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem.

[Robi]

I mean hey, if you know what your buying then all well and good but not something I would take a risk on!

[brandon]

I just ebay'd those games and saw them currently going for £2.50 and £2.00 respectively, for what you have just paid £125.00 for? They're not boxed but I'd be surprised if the box raises the value that much. Am I mistaken?

[FlyingJesus]

I just ebay'd those games and saw them currently going for £2.50 and £2.00 respectively, for what you have just paid £125.00 for? They're not boxed but I'd be surprised if the box raises the value that much. Am I mistaken?

It raises the value as a collector's item rather than as something you can actually play and enjoy ever. Essentially an expensive and ugly trophy that (if such people had any friends to invite round) would let anyone who saw it know that you have nothing going for you

[PaulMacC]

I just ebay'd those games and saw them currently going for £2.50 and £2.00 respectively, for what you have just paid £125.00 for? They're not boxed but I'd be surprised if the box raises the value that much. Am I mistaken?
Box and manuals plus the condition of them raises the value by quite a lot. Take a look at this guy here for an example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UZSN2ToPx8

And Tom that isn't necessarily correct. Everyone has their own hobbies. To stereotype someone on that is purely idiotic. But there are some major geeks out there. For example there was a game called Nintendo World Championships and there was only 80 ever produced. There were also 20 gold cartridges produced. People won them by submitting to a contest in Nintendo Power (Magazine) in the late 80's. In an issue people's locations and names were posted saying who won. People have went as far as using the old magazines to track down the winners location and finding them just to ask if they could buy the cartridge off them. Bare in mind these gold carts sell for $20K+