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Also wanted to note that I have been contacted by a person with a feedback score of 9 who wanted to bid. Everything checked out contact wise and they just bought a car off eBay last month and got a positive review from that seller. I cleared them to bid.

 

Your not going to reveal there name are you ?

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I know it's probably best for me to keep this thought to myself but... well... I just can't.

 

With a little less than a day and a half to go, the bid on this item is now up over $12,000.

 

$12,000 for some cardboard, plastic and silicon, housing one of the crappiest video games ever made.

 

It's rare, sure. But it's still crap.

 

I don't have any ill will towards Tanman for selling this -- absolutely it's his prerogative and good for him for making it happen. I also don't have any ill will towards the bidders on this item, and the eventual winner who will pay at least $12,000 for it, maybe a lot more. There's a good chance that these bidders are part of the community here and if not, they're still probably known to some of the board members.

 

But... really. $12,000? For this?

 

I think it's madness.

 

If you are wealthy enough that you can spend that kind of money on a collectible item like this without incurring severe financial hardship, good for you. You've achieved a level of one definition of success that I am sure a lot of Americans (and others, but mostly Americans, of which I am one, although I don't count myself among this lot) both envy and aspire to. And you're free to spend your money however you like.

 

But, honestly... is this how you want to spend it? Do you anticipate looking back on this years or decades hence and think, that was a good way to spend that money? "It really made a difference in my life, in the world, for me to spend that money on this game and add it to my personal horde of rare items."

 

Minimum wage in the U.S. is $7.25 per hour. A lot of people are struggling to get by in life on that. Working for $7.25 an hour, 40 hours a week, it takes over 41 weeks to make $12,000. Before taxes. Realistically, this is more than a year's wages for a person in that boat.

 

Good for you. You're not in that boat. But... again... really?

 

I'm not sure what Tanman plans to do with the money he'll make on this. And again, it's his prerogative to spend it any way he wants. I am just hopeful that he finds a better use for it.

 

That is all. Flame away.

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I know it's probably best for me to keep this thought to myself but... well... I just can't.

 

With a little less than a day and a half to go, the bid on this item is now up over $12,000.

 

$12,000 for some cardboard, plastic and silicon, housing one of the crappiest video games ever made.

 

It's rare, sure. But it's still crap.

 

I don't have any ill will towards Tanman for selling this -- absolutely it's his prerogative and good for him for making it happen. I also don't have any ill will towards the bidders on this item, and the eventual winner who will pay at least $12,000 for it, maybe a lot more. There's a good chance that these bidders are part of the community here and if not, they're still probably known to some of the board members.

 

But... really. $12,000? For this?

 

I think it's madness.

 

If you are wealthy enough that you can spend that kind of money on a collectible item like this without incurring severe financial hardship, good for you. You've achieved a level of one definition of success that I am sure a lot of Americans (and others, but mostly Americans, of which I am one, although I don't count myself among this lot) both envy and aspire to. And you're free to spend your money however you like.

 

But, honestly... is this how you want to spend it? Do you anticipate looking back on this years or decades hence and think, that was a good way to spend that money? "It really made a difference in my life, in the world, for me to spend that money on this game and add it to my personal horde of rare items."

 

Minimum wage in the U.S. is $7.25 per hour. A lot of people are struggling to get by in life on that. Working for $7.25 an hour, 40 hours a week, it takes over 41 weeks to make $12,000. Before taxes. Realistically, this is more than a year's wages for a person in that boat.

 

Good for you. You're not in that boat. But... again... really?

 

I'm not sure what Tanman plans to do with the money he'll make on this. And again, it's his prerogative to spend it any way he wants. I am just hopeful that he finds a better use for it.

 

That is all. Flame away.

Money is just paper.

 

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Folks, we have ignition!!

 

I wouldn't flame for that opinion. I share many elements of it, but that's me. Others have different means and different motivations, and that is what makes things like this interesting.

 

If you look at the material value, it's not much. Some plastic and a box. On the other hand, having that particular plastic as part of a collection, or for history, or simply having it while a collector peer doesn't?

 

That can be priceless, and the game is on right there!

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People pay insane amounts of money for art. Most of them are investors, not collectors.

 

Since I am no collector, I hardly can understand why one of them would pay 12k+ for anything. But I can understand those would buy this game as an investment, hoping it value will raise even more. Because of the demand of the collectors.

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Money is just paper.

 

8)

 

Actually, money is stored value from labor (in the loose sense of the word labor) from an economic perspective. But, even if I had the money, I wouldn't spend it on this. However, if I were someone who had committed to trying to collect every single box available, and I already had all the others (or most of them), I can certainly see wanting this and spending the money if I had it. But since I haven't, and don't, I'm just happy enough knowing that this exists. I would not benefit from having it personally. But I'm very happy it's been found, and another piece of the puzzle has been filled in.

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We're talking about a collector's item here.

 

A legendary and unique piece of VCS video game history.

 

If you're spending your whole life collecting VCS games, this piece will be the crown on your collection.

 

For some people that crown is worth the money.

 

You have to be a collector to understand this.

 

Again: it's a collector's item.

 

There aren't (and IMO should never be) any borders or restrictions for what it's worth for a collector.

 

8)

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Money is just paper.

 

8)

Actually, money is stored value from labor (in the loose sense of the word labor) from an economic perspective.

But it's also paper, just like that box.

 

What I'm saying is: everything is relative.

 

If you start talking like that (like Room 34 does) nothing is worth anything anymore.

 

For him, it's just a cardboard box.

 

And it is.

 

But it's also much, much more than that.

 

But I'm very happy it's been found, and another piece of the puzzle has been filled in.

Same here.

 

Excellent and very important find indeed.

 

8)

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I know it's probably best for me to keep this thought to myself but... well... I just can't.

 

With a little less than a day and a half to go, the bid on this item is now up over $12,000.

 

$12,000 for some cardboard, plastic and silicon, housing one of the crappiest video games ever made.

 

It's rare, sure. But it's still crap.

 

I don't have any ill will towards Tanman for selling this -- absolutely it's his prerogative and good for him for making it happen. I also don't have any ill will towards the bidders on this item, and the eventual winner who will pay at least $12,000 for it, maybe a lot more. There's a good chance that these bidders are part of the community here and if not, they're still probably known to some of the board members.

 

But... really. $12,000? For this?

 

I think it's madness.

 

If you are wealthy enough that you can spend that kind of money on a collectible item like this without incurring severe financial hardship, good for you. You've achieved a level of one definition of success that I am sure a lot of Americans (and others, but mostly Americans, of which I am one, although I don't count myself among this lot) both envy and aspire to. And you're free to spend your money however you like.

 

But, honestly... is this how you want to spend it? Do you anticipate looking back on this years or decades hence and think, that was a good way to spend that money? "It really made a difference in my life, in the world, for me to spend that money on this game and add it to my personal horde of rare items."

 

Minimum wage in the U.S. is $7.25 per hour. A lot of people are struggling to get by in life on that. Working for $7.25 an hour, 40 hours a week, it takes over 41 weeks to make $12,000. Before taxes. Realistically, this is more than a year's wages for a person in that boat.

 

Good for you. You're not in that boat. But... again... really?

 

I'm not sure what Tanman plans to do with the money he'll make on this. And again, it's his prerogative to spend it any way he wants. I am just hopeful that he finds a better use for it.

 

That is all. Flame away.

Money is just paper.

 

8)

Actually money is plastic

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Deciding what others should do with their money is becoming the new American way?

 

Generosity is admirable, benevolent, and even patriotic. Socialism by coercion is despotic and counter to human drive.

 

Where do we draw the line?

 

My vote: Let's leave it up to each individual to choose, lest every discretionary "luxury" purchase will be deemed a crime against the state.

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Actually money is plastic

Come to Canada, Pang! All our money is turning into coins. 1 dollar bills became a coin called a Loonie (has a Loon on it), and 2 dollar bills became a coin called a Twoney (for 2 bucks). Most Canadians spell it Toonie though because we think our government is Loonie Toonie for doing this. They're talking about converting the 5 dollar bill to a coin next.

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