Biggest Videogame collection sold for $1.23 Million Dollars

[VS1976]

Just saw this. Some guy in Canada purchased the biggest videogame collection for a staggering 1.23 million dollars.

7000 games & systems

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/video-game-collection-sells-1-23-million-ebay-171332869.html

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...2Bi3mdXF5QSai3NIwCs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[Kiva]

It must of taken him a month to write up that auction description

 

[smiff1989]

ouch!! Think of the eBay fees

 

[VS1976]

ouch!! Think of the eBay fees

And customs fees / taxes also!

 

[bigsilva77]

You guys really believe this?? OHHHH WOW

 

[bangooface]

Woooowww!! I wonder if the seller knew about these games becoming popular later, dang it!! Why didn't I think of it back in the days when I was in second grade

 

[Matt S]

Woooowww!! I wonder if the seller knew about these games becoming popular later, dang it!! Why didn't I think of it back in the days when I was in second grade

Honestly, to have a thought of mind to have all that goes way, way beyond a casual type attitude.

 

[Furyan]

Saw this when it went up for auction. Wow cant believe someone bought it. Rich bastard.

 

[bbpike121]

ouch!! Think of the eBay fees

This is what I was thinking. Along with PayPal fees.

 

[SAB]

Has it been confirmed anywhere that the buyer paid?

The news article posted (at time of print) that payment was still pending.

 

[dvdwyn]

O.M.G

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

Oh my goodness! Thats awesome! I thought my game collection was big. Holy crap

 

[playa7]

This is nucking futs!! $1.2 Mil

My GF said to me: "Wow that's crazy! Where is he going to put all those games?" I told her: "Um' the guy just spent $1.2 Million dollars on video games.. I think he probably has a big enough house to store his games in it?" She's like: "Oh.. yeah"

 

[MarfMaster]

I wonder what the initial investment in all those games/systems works out to...

 

[VS1976]

I wonder what the initial investment in all those games/systems works out to...

He essentially sold the games at $175 a pop (if the 22 systems were free). Lets say each game back then cost $50.00. The initial cost would be $350,000.00. That guy must be spoiled at an early age to get all those games.

 

[cakewalk]

lol he definitely is spoiled to spend that much for all those video games. He could have bought them one by one and saved a ____ load and had more fun collecting them. Oh well to be a millionaire

 

[MarfMaster]

He essentially sold the games at $175 a pop (if the 22 systems were free). Lets say each game back then cost $50.00. The initial cost would be $350,000.00. That guy must be spoiled at an early age to get all those games.

Damn, not a bad ROI!

 

[Orgasmic]

Isn't there a max charge for eBay fees or is it 10% regardless of amount?

 

[fuzzylojiks]

He tried to get me to go down to 1.1mil but I refused!

Half of the cost was for the labor to type out all that on the ebay page.

 

[BladeDJK]

Wow what a price to get for the games.