NES DK Classics...out..of..control..

[riffraff]

This is kind of silly. This is NOT a very rare game. Stick something in a plastic box with a VGA rating..

 

THIS?

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170815376953

 

yikes.

[Necron99]

I laugh every time I see these VGA rating boxed games on Ebay. It's always a ridiculous price!

[BillyHW]

If this is what classic video game collecting is all about, count me out.

[toiletunes]

VGA = Very Gross Amount

[Atari_Bill]

I was just getting ready to mention something about how these never sell until I looked at the auction. There are 19 bids? Are there really that many people out there with more money than common sense? There must be becuase you can't have much sense to bid this to the point it's at now.

[Shawn]

$375 for a Donkey Kong Classics in 85+ condition is cheap compaired to what it will sell for come closing time.

[Dino]

What do these usually go for shrinkwrapped with no grading??

[riffraff]

Couldn't find sealed in recent history but these were complete:

 

$18.50

 

$31.00

 

Most cart-only completed listings sold for $12-$15, and there are a lot of them.

[Atari_Bill]

$375 for a Donkey Kong Classics in 85+ condition is cheap compaired to what it will sell for come closing time.

 

That may be cheap compared to the final price, but that doesn't mean that it's any less insane. All you're doing is paying hundreds and hundreds of $$$$ for a game case. In my eyes the grade means nothing. I put no stock in the graders or the grading method.

[riffraff]

Final price $525.

 

Why couldn't my SW'd startropics go for that much?

[Shawn]

$375 for a Donkey Kong Classics in 85+ condition is cheap compaired to what it will sell for come closing time.

 

That may be cheap compared to the final price, but that doesn't mean that it's any less insane. All you're doing is paying hundreds and hundreds of $$$$ for a game case. In my eyes the grade means nothing. I put no stock in the graders or the grading method.

 

I totally agree! It's bat shit crazy to pay $$$ to first put a game into a tomb like that and even worse on the buyer to pay $$$$ purchasing it. People like you and I play video games and have a collection of them. People who buy games like that are collectors who happen to own video games. Big difference.

[+poobah]

The $4 economy shipping was a nice touch

[+frankodragon]

LOL Another common eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170764859817

[riffraff]

10% off.. All right!