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[Lebon14]

Hey guys.
I frequent a French linkdump and this one came up about video games. This guy is selling 30 years of videogames history on ebay :

http://www.ebay.com/...-/121064017825?

For half million dollar.



Like any gamer out there, if I had the cash, I would buy that RIGHT NOW.

[YoshiGamer9]

I can tell this guy hasn't had many dates in the last thirty years or so...

[Occult Satanist]

If he kept them all in there boxes un opened in mint condition he would make over 2 million easily

[Omni]

He would have a better chance to get rid of some of that stuff if he would sell every gear or console individually. Who would buy everything for 500k?? that´s just metal tbh
I understand that some of that stuff is worth quite a lot but still...

Edited by Omni, 09 February 2013 - 07:53 PM.

[Tricky Sonic]

I can tell this guy hasn't had many dates in the last thirty years or so...

You would be surprised, I have a good collection. The reason why I can keep doing it is because my gf is a gamer and likes collecting too.


It's sad to see this actually. I understand people run into financial issues and must make sacrifices and whatnot. Still sad to see collections like these go. Hope it all goes to a good home.

[YoshiGamer9]

You would be surprised, I have a good collection. The reason why I can keep doing it is because my gf is a gamer and likes collecting too.


It's sad to see this actually. I understand people run into financial issues and must make sacrifices and whatnot. Still sad to see collections like these go. Hope it all goes to a good home.

You're lucky you have someone that shares the same interests as you.

Yeah why bother selling it all?? That's a lot of stuff!

[Link707]

He would have a better chance to get rid of some of that stuff if he would sell every gear or console individually. Who would buy everything for 500k?? that´s just metal tbh
I understand that some of that stuff is worth quite a lot but still...

The current bid is 550,000, so someone is willing to pay for it

[Abcdude]

Hey, if people bought a cardboard gamepad for $100,000, I wouldn't be surprised if someone bought this.

[AndyG]

He said he wasn't going to do any individual sales on any of this.

It's a shame cause he would make so much more money that way than selling it all in one bulk lot, plus he would find it much easier to manage.
But when you got 6000+ games to sell you don't really have time.

He said he wasn't going to do any individual sales on any of this.

It's a shame cause he would make so much more money that way than selling it all in one bulk lot, plus he would find it much easier to manage.
But when you got 6000+ games to sell you don't really have time.

[Lebon14]

If he kept them all in there boxes un opened in mint condition he would make over 2 million easily

Easily. Especially those that were really rare to begin with.

He said he wasn't going to do any individual sales on any of this.

Yeah, that's quite a shame, really. I would surely skim through his collection to find some stuff I would be interessed in if he would allow single purchases.

[Goom]

Come on guys! if you gather up all of our money and put it together, we will still be nowhere close to bidding amount T_T.

Edited by Goomba, 09 February 2013 - 10:57 PM.

[Mitch]

Come on guys! if you gather up all of our money and put it together, we will still be nowhere close to bidding amount T_T.

Pssh speak for yourself..


550K is chump change


Mitch-Money in da Hou$e... Make it rain up in dis biznitch

Edited by Mitch13pavel, 09 February 2013 - 11:22 PM.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

That would so be mine if I had the monies.

[Tricky Sonic]

I can guarantee whoever buys this isn't a collector, they most likely are looking to turn it around and sell it off individually or stock a stock. As a collector I love finding stuff out in the wild at garage sales and thrift store. Once and a blue moon I will buy a game at a classic game shop if I want it badly and cant find it. Pretty much every collector I ever met has been the same way and buying this all at once takes away from the achievement.

You're lucky you have someone that shares the same interests as you.

Yeah why bother selling it all?? That's a lot of stuff!

I am lucky. I can only think that maybe he needs the money more than the games? who knows. It seems like he was pretty into it..so to one day just be like..yeah I don't want this anymore...seems odd.

[YoshiGamer9]

I can guarantee whoever buys this isn't a collector, they most likely are looking to turn it around and sell it off individually or stock a stock. As a collector I love finding stuff out in the wild at garage sales and thrift store. Once and a blue moon I will buy a game at a classic game shop if I want it badly and cant find it. Pretty much every collector I ever met has been the same way and buying this all at once takes away from the achievement.




I am lucky. I can only think that maybe he needs the money more than the games? who knows. It seems like he was pretty into it..so to one day just be like..yeah I don't want this anymore...seems odd.

Maybe it's a scam...

Edited by YoshiWiiUGamer9, 10 February 2013 - 08:14 AM.

[Tricky Sonic]

Maybe it's a scam...

No this is legit. I've seen a handful of collections like these go up on eBay. Just because they don't list the reason doesn't mean there isn't one.

[YoshiGamer9]

No this is legit. I've seen a handful of collections like these go up on eBay. Just because they don't list the reason doesn't mean there isn't one.

They could have just gotten those images from online, but I am probably just over thinking it.

[Tricky Sonic]

They could have just gotten those images from online, but I am probably just over thinking it.

Most likely

[YoshiGamer9]

Most likely

Indeed

[AndyG]

Well since the location is Italy i would assume that most of the products are locked to that region. But seriously he has about 5 of each console, with at least one being brand new and sealed.