Mini NES and NES game signed by Masayuki Uemura
Hello everybody,
Today I had the pleasure to meet Masayuki Uemura, the creator of the NES, shake his hand and ask him to sign some of my items.
Very sadly (or not, depending on how you look at it), I have to misuse the legend and now-collectible status of these items.
You see, right now it's time of immense financial distress in my household. I'm selling everything that has any value. Quite literally, 2 days ago I was asking for a miracle to send me some extra cash. The very next day I learned that Masayuki Uemura is coming for a Q&A session to my town and is gonna be willing to sign Nintendo items.
So yes, as much as I understand how much of an asshole move it is, I need to sell 2 of the 5 items he signed for me.
So (again I understand how this is), can you help me gauge the value of these?
- 1 mini NES - never actually used, in box, EU packaging + 1 original extra controller new, sealed in box
- 1 NES NTSC cartridge Adventure Island
Thanks and try not to hate me too much please.
BTW I also have photos of him actually signing these items. (I'd rather not post them publicly but scroll down for people confirming they've seen them.)
Comments
Can't see Adventure Island being worth more with the sig of someone who had nothing to do with the game.
Will be PMing if this is complete. Also, you mind posting the photos of him selling this stuff, or at least posting the images of him signing the mini and sharing it through Imgur to me in a PM?
I might be willing to make an offer.
Do you have pictures of him signing said items?
Yes, I'll send them privately over PM if someone wants to see or is interested.
Do you have pictures of him signing said items?
Yes, I'll send them privately over PM if someone wants to see or is interested.
Yes I would be. Send em my way.
I seen the photos via pm of the items being signed. Pretty cool.
Me too. I turned down offering a price on the NES mini because this is the PAL/Euro version. I know they are the same, but I just want an NA one, in box, setting on my shelf. The sig is just icying on the cake.
I really hope these end up in the hands of someone who can appreciate them.
I put it on ebay with a best offer and I tried to contact every Nintendo collector I could find but so far no interest.
Hang in there. The NES mini should attract some attention unless you priced it to high heaven.
Hang in there. The NES mini should attract some attention unless you priced it to high heaven.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253188842340
800 British Pound equals
1049.28 US Dollar
Um, yeah ... I think you might want to be a tad more realistic.
It's hard to say how valuable it is really.
I might switch to an auction but I'm quite wary of that.
So basically it's open to offers. I'm gauging interest and I'll see over the weekend.
I kinda did, but with an offer option.
Yeah, but asking a grand tells people what kind of offers you're expecting. I was thinking, "Okay if he priced it at $300 OBO, he might get ~$250." $1000+? You're basically pricing yourself out of your market.
Uemura's sig is cool, but not a grand cool.
I remember earlier this year the miniconsoles were selling for $500 - $800. So there are people willing to pay that much for Ninty stuff
But yea I'll have to go lower it seems. But hey maybe some gaming site will catch wind and it goes viral, like unique ebay items sometimes go.
I remember earlier this year the miniconsoles were selling for $500 - $800. So there are people willing to pay that much for Ninty stuff
That was back when everyone thought there were no more coming. Since Nintendo announced more are on their way, the only market is those not willing to wait.
I guess so but how can I tell what's fair price if there's no real market and nobody gives me a quote or an offer so far?
I remember earlier this year the miniconsoles were selling for $500 - $800. So there are people willing to pay that much for Ninty stuff
But yea I'll have to go lower it seems. But hey maybe some gaming site will catch wind and it goes viral, like unique ebay items sometimes go.
Fair market price is starting it at .99c and doing a no reserve auction. What are you "nervous" about? Not getting what you think the value is? Right now, the value is whatever a Nes Mini and loose copy of adventure island is worth. To find out what premium people are willing to pay for the signatures, you need to put it on the open market and let it decide.
Edit: you wont get NEAR 500-800 for the mini now that they are re-releasing them unless someone pays that premium for the signatures (which I highly doubt but you never know)
This kind of thing you can sell for the slow dime or the fast nickel, but you're not going to get the fast dime.
Especially true if you're expecting a fast quarter.
If you google for Masayuki Uemura signature, there are just a couple of results where people love having his sig and treasure it. So I would think that fans are certainly out there.
I'd also rather keep it honestly. But yea since I need the cash right now, I need to. I might add a regular auction option starting at .99 or so, but then I'm worried I might actually sell for less what I paid in the first place. That would suck.
As for why Adventure Island, because that's one of the only NES cartridges I had on hand.
Well I'll be putting more of my stuff on sale this weekend so I'm gonna give this more thought.
This kind of thing you can sell for the slow dime or the fast nickel, but you're not going to get the fast dime.
Especially true if you're expecting a fast quarter.
What about pennies?