Lendorien Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Came across this article today. Holy moly! Will he get the money? Doubtful. I wonder how much he spent to acquire all that stuff. Must have some money to put out to get everything NIB. www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-enormous-video-game-ebay-20120709,0,6539757.story And here is the auction. Looks like it may not have sold after all. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 300736052926 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Maybe I should sell my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Maybe ebay called bogus and made him take it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Maybe I should sell my collection. Maybe he was hoping you'd buy his. I suspect someone sham bought it from him and the auction was cancelled. Granted, 20 full complete sets is amazing, but 1.2 million? Really? Edited July 9, 2012 by Lendorien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 ... Looks like it may not have sold after all. Can't trust LA Times, they routinely skip the hard parts, like verification and reasonability checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 How would he ship a collection that large? It would fill a good part of a sea container (8x8x24). US$1,200 in shipping seems reasonable, but imagine the customs and brokerage fees when it was landed! "Estimated Delivery within 6-9 business days" -- not unless the buyer is in Western Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Here's a good article on Yahoo that talks about the seller and his plans, the buyer who bought it, and the shipping cost: http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/massive-old-school-video-game-collection-fetches-1-231803592.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Maybe I should sell my collection. I wouldn't if I were you. The Chinese economy has just barely become strong enough to have enough cash flow to buy your collection -- if they bought it (and they'd be the only ones who could), the world economy would collapse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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