Probably not. Is there any videogame collection of note? Nobody cares about even the largest of collections in terms of provenance.
Now a celebrity is a different ballgame altogether.. Say you received an MTPO cart that belonged to Mike Tyson? Is that still a $17 game? How about a CIB Mortal Kombat once owned by Ed Boon or John Tobias? Robin Williams' Legend of Zelda cart? These are just a few examples, but you get my point.
When those Carolina collection games started showing up in auctions with that branding I expressed my distaste for it. Its a transparent attempt to imply an item has some credibility that other comparable items don't. Its manipulative and it's bullshit.
Regarding comics, there are pedigrees for some collections which garner more interest. My understanding is the items have to be generally exceptional in some way, and all of from the original owner. There's no video game collection that qualifies by those rules afaik. The guy that owned that 100k smb and all the other games he bought and never touched would probably be a candidate if anyone was thinking about it at the time, but that opportunity has passed. Maybe time Atwood and his cases of sealed games but I doubt that ever happens.
Lol no. It's just another silly gimmick to try and wrangle more money out of people. Maybe it works for the marks in the comic book and baseball card hobbies but I don't see that nonsense catching on with video games.
No. If a cart was used in a famous event or to break a long standing world record then I could see it. The best analogy I can think of is baseball. It's just another hardball until it's a record homerun or a truly unique event tied to that specific ball. This just doesn't really happen in the gaming industry... at least not yet anyway. I could see an arcade stick or computer mouse sell for a lot of money down the road if it was used to win a big tournament but I just don't think we're at that state and may never be because the number of games dilutes the significance. I think the whole thing surrounding 'The Caronlina Collection' is pretentious as with signing carts like Tim Atwood (although I have no idea who the guy is and it may have been done ironically).
When those Carolina collection games started showing up in auctions with that branding I expressed my distaste for it. Its a transparent attempt to imply an item has some credibility that other comparable items don't. Its manipulative and it's bullshit. Regarding comics, there are pedigrees for some collections which garner more interest. My understanding is the items have to be generally exceptional in some way, and all of from the original owner. There's no video game collection that qualifies by those rules afaik. The guy that owned that 100k smb and all the other games he bought and never touched would probably be a candidate if anyone was thinking about it at the time, but that opportunity has passed. Maybe time Atwood and his cases of sealed games but I doubt that ever happens.
So if a warehouse full of sealed stadium events was discovered, does stadium events just become a common mediocre game from that point forward, or do the previously documented stadium events carts still retain their historical merit?
The only way a Carolina collection item may fetch more than its normal counterpart would be if down the line some collector is collecting all things Nintendo age, then maaaab. The item would have to have some sort of marking to denote that it was part of said collection of course..
Ah, I was wondering why that collection received an official "name." It's to try and make each individual piece seem more valuable.
I have to admit though, if I had a choice between two identical pieces, and I knew that one of them was owned by Dain, I'd go ahead and take that one. Why not? Would I still take it if the price were $0.01 higher? Sure. I'd pay one cent for that. So there you go, I'm part of the problem! If you told me that one of them came from a big collection that was owned by some guy with a website, and then some other guy bought the website and the collection, I'd pay $0.00 more for it.
As for "You'd have to have several sales over a sustained period of time to determine value," does that mean that things that have only been sold once or twice do not have any value? No. Value is determined by what people pay for it. Even if you think Bitcoin is garbage and not valuable, if someone gifted you a Bitcoin, would you throw it away or cash it out?
When those Carolina collection games started showing up in auctions with that branding I expressed my distaste for it. Its a transparent attempt to imply an item has some credibility that other comparable items don't. Its manipulative and it's bullshit. Regarding comics, there are pedigrees for some collections which garner more interest. My understanding is the items have to be generally exceptional in some way, and all of from the original owner. There's no video game collection that qualifies by those rules afaik. The guy that owned that 100k smb and all the other games he bought and never touched would probably be a candidate if anyone was thinking about it at the time, but that opportunity has passed. Maybe time Atwood and his cases of sealed games but I doubt that ever happens.
So if a warehouse full of sealed stadium events was discovered, does stadium events just become a common mediocre game from that point forward, or do the previously documented stadium events carts still retain their historical merit?
The game loses its crazy value like the Caltron 6 in 1 carts. Boy do I await the day they find a assload of those carts.
Now a celebrity is a different ballgame altogether.. Say you received an MTPO cart that belonged to Mike Tyson? Is that still a $17 game? How about a CIB Mortal Kombat once owned by Ed Boon or John Tobias? Robin Williams' Legend of Zelda cart? These are just a few examples, but you get my point.
To me, none of these would be worth a penny more than buying a copy off ebay from a random seller. This is assuming of course that it's the exact same game that was mass produced and sold millions, and not some type of unique prototype.
Now if the deal involved getting to meet any of these celebs in person (besides Robin Williams, obviously ) to get a pic and/or autograph then that may be a different story.
Not even remotely.Especially if they're just going to be encased in a fucking box for the rest of time never to be played and enjoyed. This seems like something someone would only bring up because they have no idea what they're doing.
Not really to me, unless it's something I'd actually have some sentiment toward.
I've got a copy of Marble Madness that I just won't sell, and I really don't care what someone would offer. It's signed by myself and Khan. We signed it after we sat down and beat the game in co-op mode. To any random person, that game is worth probably less because two idiots wrote on it, but to me, it's priceless because of the memory associated with it.
Because it's priceless to me, do I expect that people should be throwing dollars at me to sell it? Absolutely not.
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How much you give me for this rare piece??
Two American Dollars, shipped and you pay the PP fees. Oh, and sign the back too.
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
If I give you 1000$ for a penny, does that make all pennies worth 1000$?
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
You'd have to have several sales over a sustained period of time to determine value.
Now a celebrity is a different ballgame altogether.. Say you received an MTPO cart that belonged to Mike Tyson? Is that still a $17 game? How about a CIB Mortal Kombat once owned by Ed Boon or John Tobias? Robin Williams' Legend of Zelda cart? These are just a few examples, but you get my point.
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
If I give you 1000$ for a penny, does that make all pennies worth 1000$?
Terrible analogy. There are many pennies/key dates and rarities that make pennies worth $20K plus and its documented.
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
If I give you 1000$ for a penny, does that make all pennies worth 1000$?
Terrible analogy. There are many pennies/key dates and rarities that make pennies worth $20K plus and its documented.
You didnt answer my question, but lets change it. If I sold you a fingernail clipping for 1000$, does tht make all fingernail clippings worth 1000$?
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
You'd have to have several sales over a sustained period of time to determine value.
Bingo!
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
If I give you 1000$ for a penny, does that make all pennies worth 1000$?
Terrible analogy. There are many pennies/key dates and rarities that make pennies worth $20K plus and its documented.
You didnt answer my question, but lets change it. If I sold you a fingernail clipping for 1000$, does tht make all fingernail clippings worth 1000$?
If I then sold that same fingernail clipping for $500 does it make all fingernail clippings worth less than $1000?
People might pay more, but it doesnt add any value.
Isn't that how we determine value? How much people pay for something?
If I give you 1000$ for a penny, does that make all pennies worth 1000$?
Terrible analogy. There are many pennies/key dates and rarities that make pennies worth $20K plus and its documented.
You didnt answer my question, but lets change it. If I sold you a fingernail clipping for 1000$, does tht make all fingernail clippings worth 1000$?
If I then sold that same fingernail clipping for $500 does it make all fingernail clippings worth less than $1000?
Yes. Zero is less than 1000$
Regarding comics, there are pedigrees for some collections which garner more interest. My understanding is the items have to be generally exceptional in some way, and all of from the original owner. There's no video game collection that qualifies by those rules afaik. The guy that owned that 100k smb and all the other games he bought and never touched would probably be a candidate if anyone was thinking about it at the time, but that opportunity has passed. Maybe time Atwood and his cases of sealed games but I doubt that ever happens.
When those Carolina collection games started showing up in auctions with that branding I expressed my distaste for it. Its a transparent attempt to imply an item has some credibility that other comparable items don't. Its manipulative and it's bullshit. Regarding comics, there are pedigrees for some collections which garner more interest. My understanding is the items have to be generally exceptional in some way, and all of from the original owner. There's no video game collection that qualifies by those rules afaik. The guy that owned that 100k smb and all the other games he bought and never touched would probably be a candidate if anyone was thinking about it at the time, but that opportunity has passed. Maybe time Atwood and his cases of sealed games but I doubt that ever happens.
So if a warehouse full of sealed stadium events was discovered, does stadium events just become a common mediocre game from that point forward, or do the previously documented stadium events carts still retain their historical merit?
I have to admit though, if I had a choice between two identical pieces, and I knew that one of them was owned by Dain, I'd go ahead and take that one. Why not? Would I still take it if the price were $0.01 higher? Sure. I'd pay one cent for that. So there you go, I'm part of the problem! If you told me that one of them came from a big collection that was owned by some guy with a website, and then some other guy bought the website and the collection, I'd pay $0.00 more for it.
As for "You'd have to have several sales over a sustained period of time to determine value," does that mean that things that have only been sold once or twice do not have any value? No. Value is determined by what people pay for it. Even if you think Bitcoin is garbage and not valuable, if someone gifted you a Bitcoin, would you throw it away or cash it out?
When those Carolina collection games started showing up in auctions with that branding I expressed my distaste for it. Its a transparent attempt to imply an item has some credibility that other comparable items don't. Its manipulative and it's bullshit. Regarding comics, there are pedigrees for some collections which garner more interest. My understanding is the items have to be generally exceptional in some way, and all of from the original owner. There's no video game collection that qualifies by those rules afaik. The guy that owned that 100k smb and all the other games he bought and never touched would probably be a candidate if anyone was thinking about it at the time, but that opportunity has passed. Maybe time Atwood and his cases of sealed games but I doubt that ever happens.
So if a warehouse full of sealed stadium events was discovered, does stadium events just become a common mediocre game from that point forward, or do the previously documented stadium events carts still retain their historical merit?
The game loses its crazy value like the Caltron 6 in 1 carts. Boy do I await the day they find a assload of those carts.
Now a celebrity is a different ballgame altogether.. Say you received an MTPO cart that belonged to Mike Tyson? Is that still a $17 game? How about a CIB Mortal Kombat once owned by Ed Boon or John Tobias? Robin Williams' Legend of Zelda cart? These are just a few examples, but you get my point.
To me, none of these would be worth a penny more than buying a copy off ebay from a random seller. This is assuming of course that it's the exact same game that was mass produced and sold millions, and not some type of unique prototype.
Now if the deal involved getting to meet any of these celebs in person (besides Robin Williams, obviously ) to get a pic and/or autograph then that may be a different story.
I've got a copy of Marble Madness that I just won't sell, and I really don't care what someone would offer. It's signed by myself and Khan. We signed it after we sat down and beat the game in co-op mode. To any random person, that game is worth probably less because two idiots wrote on it, but to me, it's priceless because of the memory associated with it.
Because it's priceless to me, do I expect that people should be throwing dollars at me to sell it? Absolutely not.
My stepdad used to have a lawn jockey in his front yard just because he was told it used to be owned by Dustin Hoffman XD
Lol, Jon Voight's LeBaron < Dustin Hoffman's lawn jockey.