BassGuitari Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I always suspected that "Men-A-Vision" might have been a play on "Men of Vision." Perhaps not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 If not, I wonder if the winning bidder would one day try to resell it at a higher starting bid? They sure would be happy if they could double their money like that. Unless the buyer is someone who wants to keep it. The person who bought the $30,000 boxed only copy would probably also be pretty pissed that they missed out on the manual cheaper. Unless he wins this copy;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 No Coke....Pepsi. Sorry. Someone had to do it. This! Pepsi Max is pretty much all I drink: 2x the caffine and none of the calories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Bump. Guys, less than one hour left. Any snipers in the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I'm watching. Missed out on watching the other big auctions end live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Synergy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Popcorn in hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramsworth Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 2 minutes left and nothing. Guess everyone really is waiting for the last second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Synergy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wonder007 goes for it...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) WOW, EPIC!!! Sniped in the last minute for $33,433! Nerdgasm ensues... Edited November 5, 2012 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Synergy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Aaaand it's over! 33,433.30 ... congrats to all involved! WoW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 CONGRATS TO WONDER007! It is going to a GREAT HOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss 2600 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wow, I refresh the screen, and a new record was achieved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wow. Jumped from $17,200 to $33,433.30 in the last 15 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) I wonder what Wonder007's max bid was... Could've been a million... Edited November 5, 2012 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramsworth Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Can we expect his other copy to be for sale in the near future now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGC1612 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) He sold his game last Monday on ebay for nearly 14 000$ Edited November 5, 2012 by VGC1612 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Actually he had to buy it to preserve the value of his other boxed Air Raid. Otherwise a CIB Air Raid would have become a $17,200 game and boxed $15,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Synergy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I did like the 2nd bid.... $33,333.30. What happened to those last 3 cents??? Cheapskate! Glad Wonder got it... both because the sellers have an honest person to deal with, and because it seemed fitting for him to have the CIB copy, given what he spent the first time around. Again, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I could buy a brand new 2013 Mustang V6 convertible for less than that Air Raid CIB: 2013 Mustang V6 convertible Premium – $31,995 http://www.mustangheaven.com/2012/official-2013-mustang-price-list-released/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramsworth Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 All this buying stuff to just preserve value goes beyond me. Kind of impractical too since regardless of rarity you never know what could happen. The publicity and attempts at tracking down Men-A-Vison could result in more copies showing up and ruining the value that way. But regardless, congrats on your purchase, hope you enjoy getting a holy grail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marillion Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Amazing. To have that kind of spare cash sitting around is absolutely amazing. Wow. Peace, Chip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 But regardless, congrats on your purchase, hope you enjoy getting a holy grail! He has many holy grails. Congrats Jose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 He sold his game last Monday on ebay for nearly 14 000$ That was another boxed Air Raid, not his. There are 3-4 known boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Congrats to all involved. I am just glad GameGavel was apart of such a great auction. The coolest thing about this is I will probably see Jose at SC3 in a next weekend (and yes, you better bring this Air Raid to the party to show everyone) and Tricia and I are going to have dinner with Harve and Alana in a couple weeks and toast the sale. This was a tense couple of weeks but it's just as much about the people you meet in this crazy hobby as the item's themselves. I hope we can all find out the true history behind this game in the mean time. Aweome! Just awesome! Edited November 5, 2012 by Parrothead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 CONGRATS Jose!! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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