Last Friday evening, a rare factory sealed NES known as Stadium Events, sold for the staggering price of $41,300. There was another auction going on at the same time for yet another sealed copy of the game. With less than 12 hours to go, the auction jumped to the price of over $800,000 — something’s not right.
Last week we spoke with JJ Hendricks, collector and owner of JJ games, he told us that demand definitely played a role in the price of auctions like this — not this time around. We had the chance to speak with JJ this afternoon and he believes the $800k auction to be a fake. All signs point to this being a fake auction not only in it’s value, but with it’s product as well — we’re not surprised. Too much surrounding this auctions seems to be amiss
There are ways that you can tell if a game is truly in it’s original factory seal. An eBay user has written a helpful guide to educate people on just this. The seller has not submitted the appropriate evidence to support their claim that the game being auctioned truly is factory sealed. JJ has told us that he and several of his game collecting friends have attempted to contact the seller for additional pictures, yet get no response — something doesn’t add up. JJ himself has also authored a piece on why he feels the auction is fraudulent.
The seller’s refusal to respond or produce additional pictures has only helped to raise the assumption that this is a fake. I didn’t think anyone in their right mind would spend that much on a single NES game. For the time being, the record for most expensive NES game still goes to the winner of the $41,300 Stadium Events. To everyone else out there, this auction just goes to fit the old saying — caveat emptor (buyer beware).
i actually saw this auction while looking for warcraft 3 and frozen throne (wanted to try DotA) and well yea i couldent believe it either
THATS MY FAVORITE GAME
About a year ago I became aware of the Stadium Events title and have been scowering flea markets, garage sales, and used game stores to no avail. Almost thought I’d found one at Play N Trade unlabeled, to good to be true. However the search has not been in vein, for 1/20th the cost of the elusive title, I’ve managed to flesh out my other retro systems catalogs, adding a few rare gems that are actually worth the price, and fun! Happy Hunting. (Recent boxed additions include SUPER MARIO RPG, P.D. SAGA, AES MARK OF THE WOLVES, JAG AVP, and a PS2 ‘TEST’ console)
Only an idiot (money not well spent) would dish out thousands of dollars for a “rare” software title in cart or any other form. The title is reproduceable, not to mention it was a forgetable game to begin with. Don’t let “collectors” hijack the retro gaming market. There other titles and game related nostalgia that are more preciois than stadium events which don’t come close to pulling in these prices. Just nutz.
“Fake and Gay” -RayWilliamJohnson. Sorry I had to be a troll. 800k sounds scandalous im just saying.
i smell fakeness…i think it could be an attention whore, dunno…and i agree with saved, charge the seller a commission…
What eBay ought to do is charge the seller the selling commission. Isn’t it like 2% or something? Then when the seller can’t pay, eBay takes the seller to court, just to teach the seller a lesson. I hate these fake and fraudulent auctions.
That’s actually a fantastic idea. It’s just ridiculous that it went this far not only to have the amount bid on it, but that the seller was avoiding everyone.
Someone was just looking for a little attention is all. But hey, this was humorous in many ways and made a somewhat humorous post.
Sirs I think what we have here is a case of empty box syndrome. It’s like the early days of a game console where nobody in the universe owns one. Beware empty boxes and don’t EVER, EVER pay 800,000 for anything less than a house.
Or magic
There is no way this can be legitimate, for one thing there have been way too many copies of this game popping up lately, and the price hike is too outrageous for any sane person to bid on.
The bids are either a joke, or the seller is hiking up the price hoping someone would accidentally bid on it.
Somebody always has to be an a-hole.
Oh Jesus. Why? WHY?
This is why I buy my games from an actual game store