If you have this exact same game (Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 from 1996) in good but opened condition, it sells for around $100: (in more used condition even less, maybe $50)
https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/super-mario-64-wata-75-cib-k-a-rating-n64-nintendo-1996-usa/a/122048-19677.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 If you have this unopened, that’s what this auction was for: $ 1.56 Million https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/super-mario-64-wata-98-a-sealed-n64-nintendo-1996-usa/a/7261-28137.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 Which seems absolutely absurd to me. What is the difference – some transparent plastic around? For 1.56 Million Dollars? Wolfgang Von: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] Im Auftrag von Alan Heimann Gesendet: Montag, 12. Juli 2021 15:28 An: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Betreff: Re: [MOPO] 1.56 Million WowWe had a ton of video games and consoles in the house (so many years ago).. all thrown away… I wasn’t even into collecting then..I think back fondly on how many hours I watch the kids play these games… Particularly Mortal Kombat.. even in the mornings before breakfast and I would chime in FINISH HIM eat your breakfast and get your ass outside so you don’t miss the school bus On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 8:50 AM Joel Katte <00000186edae0005-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: Well, I’m still planning on opening mine…. Just still waiting for the right time. ;-) On Jul 12, 2021, at 1:43 AM, Susan Heim <filmfantast...@msn.com> wrote: boy, did I collect the wrong thing!! Who would have thought!! Sue Hollywood Poster Frames _____ From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Freeman Fisher <00000016869468b6-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 5:07 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> Subject: [MOPO] 1.56 Million An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the sale of a single video game. Two days prior, The Legend of Zelda sold for 870,000. Now that I have been working for an auction house for 8 years, I always admire collectors and the diversity it can represent: Historic letters by the founding fathers, rare first edition books, Coca-Cola, baseball cards, NASA ephemera, photography, Hollywood... all a reflection of America (and also the worlds) past. So much a reflection of the times, footnotes that reflect most of the time, genius, artistry……greatness. And these collectors are actually curators of history keeping their possessions with great care to pass onto another generation who with education and passion will continue carrying the baton of who we were, how far we’ve come and the importance these artifacts represent But !@!!$@$%!! **!^#&^ video games? Dammit, I got old fast. Curmudgeonly yours, Freeman Fisher _____ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> &A=1 _____ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> &A=1 _____ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> &A=1 _____ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> &A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
