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Am I missing something here? =O Black box madness!

Aug 04 at 10:12:41 AM
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I was randomly surfing Ebay completed listings and I came across this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Black-...

That seems absurdly high considering what they are and condition?


Edited: 08/04/2019 at 10:12 AM by Armageddon Potato

Aug 04 at 10:21:55 AM
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NES black box titles have gotten a ton of exposure and hype over the last year, prices have gone up quite a bit. However, with the condition of those, that price does still seem high...

Aug 04 at 11:00:20 AM
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81 bids.. I mean what did it start at? Are black box the new "holy grail" to people jumping on the wagon? Looks like the bidders forced the outrageous amount for the garbage condition boxes.

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Aug 04 at 11:07:09 AM
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HOLY SHIT lololol

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WTB Cdn sealed black boxes, sealed Cdn first party titles.    I.e. the "mattel" Cdn boxes with both french and english.   Mainly black boxes, zelda, link, and tyson, but let me know what you have.    I am interested in anything I don't already have!


Aug 04 at 11:07:36 AM
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Originally posted by: Chuckbiii

NES black box titles have gotten a ton of exposure and hype over the last year, prices have gone up quite a bit. However, with the condition of those, that price does still seem high...
they are full on trash!  Look at the backs.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/If...

 

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Edited: 08/04/2019 at 11:08 AM by Bronty

Aug 04 at 11:14:06 AM
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Can't be real bids. Completely trashed copies of the 5 most common black boxes with their hang-tabs torn off for 826 USD? Time to sell everyone!

Aug 04 at 11:15:39 AM
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well the two best boxes have their HTs, but yikes, even those two boxes are rough.

the tennis, golf, and excitebike should pretty well be recycled

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Edited: 08/04/2019 at 11:16 AM by Bronty

Aug 04 at 11:18:15 AM
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Tennis, Golf and Excitebike are absolutely mangled. I'm not even sure any of the boxes have their top flaps.

Aug 04 at 11:28:54 AM
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Whild.

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Aug 04 at 11:37:30 AM
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One definite sticker seal, and one other potential sticker seal in there.

Hangtabs are old news, stickers are the new hotness.

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Aug 04 at 11:43:23 AM
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Pics are shorty so I didn't notice but yeah that's probably it.   The baseball is a sticker.    Its still been molested from behind though.

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Edited: 08/04/2019 at 11:45 AM by Bronty

Aug 04 at 11:48:03 AM
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Originally posted by: DaneNES

81 bids.. I mean what did it start at? Are black box the new "holy grail" to people jumping on the wagon? Looks like the bidders forced the outrageous amount for the garbage condition boxes.

Started at $15 and there were only 4 bidders.

 

Aug 04 at 11:49:21 AM
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Originally posted by: Richardhead
 
Originally posted by: DaneNES

81 bids.. I mean what did it start at? Are black box the new "holy grail" to people jumping on the wagon? Looks like the bidders forced the outrageous amount for the garbage condition boxes.

Started at $15 and there were only 4 bidders.

 

that's interesting, but you can never take that info for granted.   Snipes don't registered when there are prior high bids.

So for all we know there were 10 other would be bidders.   Or not.   Just can't tell.
 

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Aug 04 at 11:55:48 AM
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Looks like one guy was bidding over and over trying to find out how high someone else bid.

Aug 04 at 11:57:12 AM
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yeah but he capped out at 400 so kinda pointless

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Aug 04 at 11:59:59 AM
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That's pretty funny/absurd. But I suppose it's the new normal :/

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Aug 04 at 12:53:35 PM
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I can say that stickers are all the new rage especially in nice condition 8.0 higher probably a good starting point

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Aug 04 at 4:06:58 PM
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Originally posted by: Bronty

well the two best boxes have their HTs, but yikes, even those two boxes are rough.

the tennis, golf, and excitebike should pretty well be recycled

I'm pretty sure Braveheart has shredded better condition ones.
 

Aug 04 at 4:55:10 PM
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Originally posted by: Bronty

yeah but he capped out at 400 so kinda pointless

Right. I guess at least you know the guy won’t get a deal under 400 tho..😉
 

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Aug 04 at 8:29:16 PM
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People are out of their minds. Black boxes used to be cool both because they look cool, they're iconic early games, AND they're hard to find in great condition. One of those has taken a backseat lately  

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Edited: 08/04/2019 at 08:29 PM by DefaultGen

Aug 04 at 8:51:22 PM
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Originally posted by: DefaultGen

People are out of their minds. Black boxes used to be cool both because they look cool, they're iconic early games, AND they're hard to find in great condition. One of those has taken a backseat lately  

I never understood this mindset. Black box games don't look cool; they look generic and bland.
 

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Aug 04 at 9:03:41 PM
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Originally posted by: Gloves
 
Originally posted by: DefaultGen

People are out of their minds. Black boxes used to be cool both because they look cool, they're iconic early games, AND they're hard to find in great condition. One of those has taken a backseat lately  

I never understood this mindset. Black box games don't look cool; they look generic and bland.
 

You two-seal-having, bilingual, Mattel logo'd Candians would complain that our black box games are too bland!

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Aug 05 at 12:07:46 AM
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hahha touche

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Aug 05 at 6:43:08 AM
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Yikes... those are in rough shape.

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Aug 05 at 5:28:53 PM
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To each their own right. I may consider selling my black box games if this is the case.