Super Mario Display/Sign Mega Find (literally) *LOOK*
Ok, I've been meaning to post this for awhile now but work and other activities have kept me pretty busy. Nevertheless, here it is...short and sweet...my best find ever! Because of my job, I work every Saturday and typically we are not busy at all so I spend most of my time surfing the internet and reading up on here about the lastest stuff. This particular Saturday I came across an ad for a Mario display. Hmmm, I thought...probably another 4 foot Mario Statue! When I clicked on the link, low and behold, I saw this sign and my heart sank. It was approximately 6 hours away in Illinois. I quickly messaged the seller and as luck would have it he got right back with me. We made a deal and 12 hours later this sign was mine. This sign is approximately 5 feet tall by 4 feet wide and its in AMAZING shape. I asked the seller where he found it and he said it was sitting in the back of a Mom and Pop consignment shop in Kentucky...the guy he bought it from said he had it for the past 15 or 20 years. Anyway, here are the pics! Enjoy!
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Thanks everyone! Come to find out I think those racks were meant to hold Nintendo Power magazines. I've done some extensive checking and can't find anything on this particular display so I can't say that I'm 100% on that but that would be my guess.
From the size of the wire holders, I'd say you're correct. It's definately an uncommon display, that's for sure!
Excellent display John! It looks ten times better with the huge offical seal of quality on the back. Does it have a date on it anywhere? I'm curious when it was made. Maybe 1989?
From the design my guess is 1989-1991.
o_O Just when I thought I'd seen it all, something new and so drastically different surfaces... I echo Jonas's sentiment concerning selling this...*don't* do it. I'd venture to guess you'll probably never find another one like that in the wild, and especially in that condition.
If I owned this, it would be the last thing I would ever sell.
Makes me wonder about the type of item I've beenl ooking for. Has anybody seen a black wire magazine holder that just says Nintendo Power on it? I'm looking for somethign that would hold just a few issues of one magazine and would sit on a counter.
Well...this is just sad...total sour grapes
Hey man I have been collecting for about 13-14 years now and never seen anything like that. If I was you I would never sell it but if you do need to sell it I would guess you could get 1500-2000 for it pretty easily from the right person. Dont sell it!
Yeah, I think this thing is going to the top of my want list. I'd drop $1500-2000 on it, if given the chance .