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$2300 manual from gamesniped

Nov 26, 2008 at 3:43:44 AM
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Nov 26, 2008 at 3:49:10 AM
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Yeah, I saw that a few hours ago and couldn't believe the price. But, I've never heard of it, so I guess I can't really compare it to anything.

I actually remember one of the Zork games released for the PC back in '94-'95.

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Nov 26, 2008 at 8:05:39 AM
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Yeah, after I posted that I remembered thinking NES collectors have it easy in comparison.

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Nov 26, 2008 at 8:25:47 AM
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That's a nice piece of gaming history right there.

Nov 26, 2008 at 9:30:22 AM
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Good grief!

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Nov 26, 2008 at 10:45:25 AM
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As I remember it, Zork was originally played on the PDP-11 computer, and later was ported to various home computers as Zork 1, 2, and 3. Shit, if I had enough money lying around I would have put in a bid, that's probably a one of kind item right there, or nearly so.

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Nov 26, 2008 at 10:46:17 AM
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Originally posted by: Sph1nx

Yeah, after I posted that I remembered thinking NES collectors have it easy in comparison.


If you had a Nintendo item of equal rarity,condition and significiance that came from one of the Nintendo elite's collection this would look cheap.

Imagine an early Donkey Kong or Mario manual that was so rare most had never seen it pictured anywhere in any condition. Then one does show up and it is MINT and it is from Miyamoto's personal collection signed by Miyamoto and the president of NOA and the president of Nintendo. Along with an early business card.



Nov 26, 2008 at 11:13:54 AM
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Dont know what it is....but damn!! How much is an NTSC Stadium Events box worth??

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Nov 26, 2008 at 11:38:09 AM
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Originally posted by: 8bitking

Dont know what it is....but damn!! How much is an NTSC Stadium Events box worth??




right now?

I'd say 5-6k


Nov 26, 2008 at 12:56:11 PM
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That jumped from $600 to $2300 in the last seconds, seller probably wet himself

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Nov 26, 2008 at 2:19:44 PM
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When I saw that on Gamesniped the other day, I remember thinking how cool it was, but I never thought it would bring anywhere NEAR that kind of money.

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Nov 26, 2008 at 3:17:25 PM
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I'm not that surprised, some of those vintage software collectors have deep pockets to spend on stuff like this. Early stuff from Infocom, Sierra, Origin and other similar companies can get a lot of money, some approaching what this auction got.

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Nov 26, 2008 at 5:27:10 PM
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Originally posted by: buyatari2

If you had a Nintendo item of equal rarity,condition and significiance that came from one of the Nintendo elite's collection this would look cheap.

Imagine an early Donkey Kong or Mario manual that was so rare most had never seen it pictured anywhere in any condition. Then one does show up and it is MINT and it is from Miyamoto's personal collection signed by Miyamoto and the president of NOA and the president of Nintendo. Along with an early business card.



LOL. Awesome post.

I don't doubt that for a second.

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Nov 26, 2008 at 5:36:56 PM
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That's funny it looks like exactly the kind of thing I'd throw out while going through my bookshelves before a big move or something. Go figger sexy paper!

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Nov 26, 2008 at 7:38:15 PM
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From the aution description:

"It does not include the 8" floppy disc that was included in the original package."

I didnt know that 8" floppy discs excisted, but after checking Google and Wikipedia i see that they do (or did)

I think it seems like much money for a manual and a business indeed, but i have no idea how rare or valuable is it though. I would assume that it is pretty rare since it was sold for 2,348.31 US dollars. I guess the buyer is happy that he got the manual and the business card, and hopefully the seller is happy too (unless he/she was "forced" to sell it for some reason(s))


Nov 29, 2008 at 9:44:21 AM
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lol geesh i can only imagine what the buyer looks like, im thinking that dude from grandma's boy "later turd nuggets" lol

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