Debating getting a One-of-One (only one known to exist) Video Game Graded
I have a copy of the Strongest Pokemon Distribution cartridge, for japan.
It's the only one known to exist in private hands. Makign it pretty much priceless. Due to it's rareity, I think maybe I should get it graded. I know people get all controversial over grading video games, but my main interest is to perserve it due to it's extreme rarity, I'm not even sure I would want to risk sending it in the mail, or risk having something so priceless in someon elses hands.
Is there an acrylic case that I could this thing into, similar to the ones provided by VGA, that I could get myself to encapsulate this cartridge, and perserve it forever?
It's the only one known to exist in private hands. Makign it pretty much priceless. Due to it's rareity, I think maybe I should get it graded. I know people get all controversial over grading video games, but my main interest is to perserve it due to it's extreme rarity, I'm not even sure I would want to risk sending it in the mail, or risk having something so priceless in someon elses hands.
Is there an acrylic case that I could this thing into, similar to the ones provided by VGA, that I could get myself to encapsulate this cartridge, and perserve it forever?
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Also, can you offer a little more information about why this particular distribution cart is so special? I've seen tons of these distribution carts around for many many different Pokémon events over the years. Most of them aren't hugely valuable as far as I've seen, maybe a couple hundred bucks at most for the rarest ones. Is this one particularly special?
This particular one, is the only one (of this exact distribution) known to exist in private hands. making it extremely rare. Each distribution cart distributes different pokemon, but the carts with the same ID (in this case NTR-AAIJ-JPN), are the exact distribution cartridge. There's not another strongest pokemon distribution cartridge (NTR-AAIJ-JPN) known to exist in private hands. Due to it's rarity (the only one known to exist) it's extremely special and priceless to me.
You keep saying "in private hands" - how exactly do you mean? Do you mean outside of employees/the company?
Right, IDK if they have copies held at Nintendo or not.
You keep saying "in private hands" - how exactly do you mean? Do you mean outside of employees/the company?
Right, IDK if they have copies held at Nintendo or not.
Ok makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.
It's Milotic, Dragonite, and Salamence, for Japan.
you have one of ones of officially licensed games that aren't worth much? Which ones?
Rarity is only one factor on the scale of value, my friend. Plenty of other factors need to be considered before judging something to be "priceless". The most important factor is not availability, it is desirability.
A good example would be prototypes. There are plenty of known one of ones or one of twos in prototype collecting, but that doesn't make every prototype worth NWC money. As with these Pokémon distribution carts, the desirability is not particularly high, despite the limited availability, at least not to the average collector.
Prototypes can have very low population. With the pokemon distribution cartridges, they are officially licensed and released cartridges, so I'm hoping that helps.
Yea I get you and agree and understand rarity is only one aspect of the value.
Prototypes can have very low population. With the pokemon distribution cartridges, they are officially licensed and released cartridges, so I'm hoping that helps.
If you don't mind me asking, how much roughly do you think this cart is worth? There are A LOT of Pokémon distribution carts on eBay right now, and you can hit buy it now on loads of them for under a hundred bucks...
like I know there are a lot of pokemon distribution cartridges on ebay right now, but not this exact one, no one else has it
yeah I'm not entirely sure, but I know that is the only one of this cartridge that exists in private hands. The only sale data of the cartridge, is from when I bought it, I know that doesn't mean that someone else would be willing to buy it for what I paid for it, just that if I listed it for $1000, someone can't also list it for like $100, well they could, but no one else has the cartridge
like I know there are a lot of pokemon distribution cartridges on ebay right now, but not this exact one, no one else has it
Right... I mean this is a Japanese one, so how on Earth would you know that this cartridge doesn't exist in plenty of collector's hands in Japan? When it comes to video games, Japanese stuff usually trends a lot lower in value than US releases.
If you listed that for 1000 bucks it would sit on eBay forever, I guarantee you that, lol.
Japan has a number of online marketplaces other than eBay, and beyond that, there may be private sales.
Just how sure are you even that this is a "one of one"?
I actually bought it on a japanese auction site, it hasn't surfaced on any other auction site, known, including the popular japan auction sites
yea probably right, i haven't seen it listed for sale anywhere, ever, didn't even know it existed until I bought it, so yea maybe some people in Japan have it, but if they do, none of them have surfaced
I actually bought it on a japanese auction site, it hasn't surfaced on any other auction site, known, including the popular japan auction sites
Hey there Yoshimoshi - congrats by the way on this one! It's a very cool item. Just because it isn't easily determined to be a 5-figure value or more, doesn't mean it's not valuable to the right people.
This is one of those items that despite it's significant rarity, probably won't be in that much demand to the general gaming and even collecting public, but to the right person or to the right group of people, it is highly desired.
It's definitely a cool item to have and I'm glad to see it is being preserved.
you have one of ones of officially licensed games that aren't worth much? Which ones?
I agree here with dreamtr. You want an example? Pulse line F1 race on Famicom. Officially licensed, I own three of three copies known to exist. If I sold it though (which j won't) , I guess I'd be hard pressed to get $100.
Right it was distributed at 900 locations in Japan, so someone else may have it and is hoarding it or doesn't know the value. But no other Japan distribution cartridges have leaked ever, not a second copy of this one either, but this one. I know it's irrealavent, but it's interesting to note there hasn't been another Japan one that has leaked.
I didn't know there were so many one of one carts that weren't worth much. Figured someone trying to get the complete set would be chasing them down.
Well thanks for all the feedback. Sounds like I couldn't get it graded even if I wanted to, and it wouldn't add much value.
Right it was distributed at 900 locations in Japan, so someone else may have it and is hoarding it or doesn't know the value. But no other Japan distribution cartridges have leaked ever, not a second copy of this one either, but this one. I know it's irrealavent, but it's interesting to note there hasn't been another Japan one that has leaked. I didn't know there were so many one of one carts that weren't worth much. Figured someone trying to get the complete set would be chasing them down.
Nice. If it was distributed at 900 locations then I'm sure there are others somewhere, though if only 1 copy is known in collector's hands then that is EXTREMELY cool regardless and what's more it's a Pokemon item so that makes it even more cool. So that's awesome.
yeah I'm not entirely sure, but I know that is the only one of this cartridge that exists in private hands. The only sale data of the cartridge, is from when I bought it, I know that doesn't mean that someone else would be willing to buy it for what I paid for it, just that if I listed it for $1000, someone can't also list it for like $100, well they could, but no one else has the cartridge
like I know there are a lot of pokemon distribution cartridges on ebay right now, but not this exact one, no one else has it
What price you pay, what price you think it can sell, and what price someone else is willing to offer can be all very different numbers. For a DS rarity you can assume though it would not compare to the prices of say, an N64, SNES, or NES rarity.
You keep saying “it’s a one-of-a-kind known in private hands”. How do you know this to be a fact? Was it promoted by Nintendo as the rarest DS Pokemon cart ever to be produced? What purpose does Nintendo have in producing just the one cart and no further supplies? I’m genuinely intrigued!
yeah I'm not entirely sure, but I know that is the only one of this cartridge that exists in private hands. The only sale data of the cartridge, is from when I bought it, I know that doesn't mean that someone else would be willing to buy it for what I paid for it, just that if I listed it for $1000, someone can't also list it for like $100, well they could, but no one else has the cartridge
like I know there are a lot of pokemon distribution cartridges on ebay right now, but not this exact one, no one else has it
What price you pay, what price you think it can sell, and what price someone else is willing to offer can be all very different numbers. For a DS rarity you can assume though it would not compare to the prices of say, an N64, SNES, or NES rarity.
You keep saying "it's a one-of-a-kind known in private hands". How do you know this to be a fact? Was it promoted by Nintendo as the rarest DS Pokemon cart ever to be produced? What purpose does Nintendo have in producing just the one cart and no further supplies? I'm genuinely intrigued!
Another one hasn't surfaced publically, we know this. Very may well be someone else has one though.
They produced about 900 (assuming one cart per location). Many if not close all, were sent back to Nintendo and destroyed.