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Interested in comparing observations and insights, particularly with seasoned collectors out there.

 

Found this web site called PriceCharting the other day. 

I got interested in their methodology for scrapping data from eBay and assessing prices for different videogame systems.

 

Out of curiosity, I looked at the Intellivision section. There I found the chart below:

 

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Not surprisingly, average prices have gone up over the past decade.

The spike in 2020 (about 33% increase vs 2018/2019) was particularly interesting. 

I suppose it had to do with the pandemic.

I looked at charts from other systems, and surely several others showed that same bump in their charts.

 

I was also curious about the previous hike (and volatility) between 2012 and 2016, followed by stability and even a slight decline after that.

Interestingly, the 2600 shows a similar growth pattern over that period.

Not sure what could have driven that - looks like retro gaming fever?

 

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Anyway, going back to the Inty. 

I looked at all the individual items they tracked. The list is far from complete, but still has many things.

 

Just for fun, I pasted their table on a spreadsheet. I then added the total cost...

 

WOW

$9K US dollars for a CIB collection and $18K+ for a "new" (sealed) one.

And that's not counting the Keyboard Component and all the homebrews.

 

So I was curious about what other collectors think of:

- some of the values shown on the table below (I sorted by descending order of CIB prices)

- what is the real cost of an Intellivision collection, and how high can it go.

 

I don't consider myself a collector, but I'm interested in the "economics" associated with the discussion ?

 

  $4,406.60 $8,977.41 $18,408.14
Title Loose Price CIB Price New Price
Spiker! Super Pro Volleyball $535.00 $1,132.50 $2,249.00
Learning Fun II $178.71 $509.99 $1,399.99
Learning Fun I $78.76 $419.97 $587.66
Intellivision Music Synthesizer $175.00 $385.00 $787.50
Super Series Big League Baseball $144.51 $234.30 $559.00
Stadium Mud Buggies $115.57 $230.11 $477.00
D2K Arcade $99.25 $179.00 $402.00
Congo Bongo $87.88 $178.49 $364.35
Sears Tele-Games Super Video Arcade $66.88 $152.90 $305.80
Triple Challenge $62.13 $152.50 $279.59
Tutankham $138.03 $149.00 $380.00
Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing $110.91 $137.89 $272.20
Body Slam Super Pro Wrestling $121.02 $136.52 $291.51
Hover Bovver $61.65 $135.63 $277.43
Super Cobra $65.00 $134.51 $219.49
Steamroller $58.07 $127.75 $255.50
Intellivision Super Pro System $45.45 $126.35 $204.53
Melody Blaster $75.00 $121.43 $146.07
Diner $72.50 $119.80 $232.29
Intellivision II System $50.00 $110.01 $225.00
Intellivision Computer Adapter $49.44 $108.75 $217.50
Deep Pockets Super Pro Pool & Billiards $47.72 $104.99 $209.98
Yogi's Frustration $47.72 $104.99 $209.98
Fathom $45.70 $100.01 $222.50
Intellivision III System $45.45 $99.99 $199.98
Turbo $34.99 $98.53 $200.13
Miner 2049er $42.90 $94.39 $188.78
Intellivision System $68.48 $92.32 $190.03
The Jetsons: Ways With Words $50.53 $84.96 $114.04
Super Pro Decathlon $32.95 $81.73 $158.05
Worm Whomper $41.59 $81.39 $151.56
Tower of Doom $33.99 $81.06 $209.54
Scooby Doo's Maze Chase $35.01 $78.82 $158.00
World Series Major League Baseball $61.75 $75.00 $134.95
River Raid $27.95 $70.49 $135.90
Dig Dug $38.94 $69.85 $175.69
Old School $29.55 $68.51 $130.00
Thunder Castle $28.49 $66.42 $129.34
Intellivision System Changer $66.00 $66.00 $249.00
Pole Position $29.96 $64.00 $128.00
King Of The Mountain $60.00 $60.00 $238.00
Thin Ice $19.54 $59.99 $87.72
Boulder Dash $26.44 $59.55 $119.00
Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man $19.44 $58.00 $107.74
Christmas Carol vs the Ghost of Christmas $23.86 $52.50 $186.00
Truckin' $23.59 $51.90 $105.00
The Lost Caves of Kroz $13.36 $50.00 $60.11
Sears Super Video Arcade $49.99 $49.99 $187.00
Desert Bus $22.70 $49.95 $60.00
Hover Force $18.00 $48.30 $80.71
Commando $19.12 $48.27 $91.42
Dracula $23.93 $48.05 $82.49
Defender $43.80 $45.00 $94.95
World Cup Soccer $13.10 $42.36 $72.00
Pac-Man $21.39 $41.00 $64.99
Hockey $18.00 $39.60 $81.00
White Water! $14.99 $38.31 $51.33
Slap Shot Super Pro Hockey $15.56 $37.53 $73.00
Championship Tennis $18.86 $37.32 $40.00
Zaxxon $16.95 $37.27 $64.94
Beamrider $19.96 $35.48 $57.00
Sewer Sam $13.47 $35.34 $136.64
Defender of the Crown $15.55 $35.00 $69.99
Kool-Aid Man $15.13 $33.17 $74.10
Tropical Trouble $13.11 $32.62 $54.17
Spiker Super Pro Volleyball [2019 Edition] $14.44 $32.50 $65.00
Mind Strike $14.10 $32.17 $39.69
Popeye $11.25 $31.76 $69.99
Tron Solar Sailer $9.99 $29.95 $34.95
Blockade Runner I $11.49 $29.77 $59.54
Lady Bug $12.98 $29.00 $74.95
Safecracker $12.12 $29.00 $37.00
Intellivoice $7.72 $28.49 $33.75
Carl Mueller Jr. Donkey Kong $12.22 $27.50 $55.00
Swords and Serpents $8.31 $26.91 $34.61
The Dreadnaught Factor $22.34 $26.36 $42.49
Q*bert $7.96 $26.00 $40.20
Donkey Kong Junior $14.95 $25.38 $46.11
Paddle Party $11.10 $24.98 $49.95
Super Pro Football $9.17 $24.53 $42.21
Pinball $12.00 $24.16 $46.42
Shark! Shark! $10.50 $23.10 $56.91
Slam Dunk Super Pro Basketball $12.17 $22.87 $46.47
Chip Shot Super Pro Golf $9.99 $22.48 $44.96
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin $11.35 $21.70 $38.37
Happy Trails $11.82 $21.21 $46.90
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back $12.32 $21.11 $89.99
Motocross $6.23 $20.75 $41.86
Nova Blast $5.47 $20.39 $33.00
Ice Trek $16.00 $20.22 $37.49
Bump 'N Jump $10.76 $20.01 $48.49
Mr. Basic Meets Bits 'N Bytes $17.61 $19.83 $23.35
World Championship Baseball $9.95 $18.38 $58.89
Centipede $17.11 $17.13 $59.99
Buzz Bombers $11.01 $16.79 $21.50
Chess $6.14 $15.00 $35.72
Loco-Motion $3.95 $14.07 $30.14
Burgertime $5.26 $14.00 $25.48
Microsurgeon $6.34 $13.49 $26.06
Dragonfire $4.63 $12.96 $23.00
Mouse Trap $4.76 $12.75 $38.36
Venture $6.00 $12.51 $28.30
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons $7.14 $12.00 $28.61
Soccer $5.15 $11.95 $15.28
ABPA Backgammon $6.06 $11.40 $17.49
Mission X $6.35 $11.17 $20.24
Word Fun $7.24 $10.95 $24.95
B-17 Bomber $5.00 $10.82 $18.48
Bomb Squad $5.99 $10.08 $14.99
Horse Racing $4.58 $10.00 $10.00
Space Spartans $5.25 $9.99 $22.00
Pitfall! $4.54 $9.99 $12.92
Bowling $3.99 $9.99 $19.13
Baseball $6.98 $9.90 $10.99
Frog Bog $4.16 $9.89 $17.50
Reversi $4.84 $9.72 $16.62
Stampede $5.74 $9.57 $16.00
Beauty & The Beast $3.89 $9.50 $15.00
Frogger $3.99 $9.43 $27.12
Math Fun $4.11 $9.01 $41.38
Adventures of Tron $5.81 $8.99 $20.00
Night Stalker $1.24 $8.95 $12.20
Football $2.47 $8.78 $14.40
Atlantis $4.19 $8.74 $17.52
Tron Maze-a-Tron $4.87 $8.65 $21.90
Vectron $2.94 $8.64 $14.84
NASL Soccer $5.53 $8.60 $11.37
Las Vegas Roulette $7.20 $8.40 $21.82
Golf $4.39 $8.36 $19.77
Tennis $6.37 $8.23 $16.45
Donkey Kong $4.85 $8.17 $41.48
Triple Action $3.77 $8.12 $19.13
NFL Football $3.85 $8.10 $19.95
Snafu $6.09 $8.00 $12.77
NHL Hockey $4.75 $7.92 $17.98
Utopia $6.89 $7.72 $15.50
Sea Battle $5.00 $7.65 $20.40
Lock 'N Chase $2.62 $7.61 $19.81
Sharp Shot $3.75 $7.50 $17.40
Auto Racing $4.44 $7.09 $14.46
Boxing $3.44 $7.08 $16.56
Sub Hunt $5.42 $7.04 $14.06
Royal Dealer $2.95 $7.04 $11.71
US Ski Team Skiing $4.43 $6.99 $19.95
Demon Attack $6.64 $6.84 $12.50
Tron Deadly Discs $6.21 $6.42 $17.48
Major League Baseball $2.75 $6.00 $18.95
NBA Basketball $2.99 $5.99 $15.52
PGA Golf $4.76 $5.75 $39.14
Skiing $2.61 $5.74 $13.12
Astrosmash $3.99 $5.70 $18.07
Armor Battle $3.66 $5.42 $10.05
Checkers $4.81 $5.00 $19.99
Star Strike $2.16 $4.99 $12.00
Carnival $3.36 $4.81 $13.62
Space Battle $2.95 $4.77 $9.74
Space Hawk $2.31 $4.50 $9.44
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack $1.73 $4.09 $7.19
Space Armada $1.63 $2.10 $15.95
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From my experience, which admittedly might be a bit of an outlier cost wise, it costs approximately eleventy billion dollars to properly assemble an Inty collection. YMMV. Lol. Having said that I need to dig into these figures a bit more...

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Back to the price of a complete collection, it varies wildly with condition and completeness.  I did some math a few years ago and concluded this:

 

$1500-2000:  125 loose

$4000-5000:  125 CIB

$5000-7000:  125 CIB nicer boxes

 

Obviously, you could easily exceed $10k if you want mint boxes, sealed, specific versions, etc.  Sky's the limit, but it's doable on the cheap if your aren't picky.  Honestly, with creative trading, some reselling, and patience you could probably build a budget set for free.

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Thanks for all the responses!

 

How do you guys see this apparent spike in prices shown during 2020 at the charts I posted?

Have you been seeing that in practice?

If that spike is real, that would probably make the figures calculated by @JasonlikesINTV in the past even higher today.

 

Do you think that is likely to subside, or has collecting for Intellivision really become permanently more expensive?

 

It will be interesting to look at that chart after the Amico is launched.

Could there be a halo effect increasing prices further, as more nostalgic folks will "remember" the Intellivision.

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Based on my experience selling off my Intellivision collection earlier this year, any prices $20 and over (particularly for CIB, which are particularly desirable) are somewhat realistic.  Anything under $20 can likely be had for $1-$2 each by being patient and purchasing off people who are less patient than you are. 

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46 minutes ago, cmadruga said:

Thanks for all the responses!

 

How do you guys see this apparent spike in prices shown during 2020 at the charts I posted?

Have you been seeing that in practice?

If that spike is real, that would probably make the figures calculated by @JasonlikesINTV in the past even higher today.

 

Do you think that is likely to subside, or has collecting for Intellivision really become permanently more expensive?

 

It will be interesting to look at that chart after the Amico is launched.

Could there be a halo effect increasing prices further, as more nostalgic folks will "remember" the Intellivision.

I would say the price spike has been real, driven obviously in part by the pandemic and people looking for things to do and to spend money on. I think there has definitely been a stimulus cheque spending power boost. I'm guessing it will subside in the next 12 months. 
 

Having said that I think the halo effect from the Amico has already begun as we've seen new collectors joining AA and FB Inty and Amico groups and subsequently discovering or rediscovering the Inty. Maybe I should sell it all and get my eleventy billion back. 

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14 minutes ago, cmart604 said:

I would say the price spike has been real, driven obviously in part by the pandemic and people looking for things to do and to spend money on. I think there has definitely been a stimulus cheque spending power boost. I'm guessing it will subside in the next 12 months. 
 

Having said that I think the halo effect from the Amico has already begun as we've seen new collectors joining AA and FB Inty and Amico groups and subsequently discovering or rediscovering the Inty. Maybe I should sell it all and get my eleventy billion back. 

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On 4/2/2021 at 3:33 PM, cmart604 said:

I did not realize how many people had eleventy billion lying around. ???

I do own a detached house in the GTA so on paper I have eleventy billion.  Only problem is if I sell it I need eleventy twelve billion to buy a new house so still can’t buy your collection.  
 

it’s a trap!!!!! 

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19 hours ago, Sinjinhawke said:

I do own a detached house in the GTA so on paper I have eleventy billion.  Only problem is if I sell it I need eleventy twelve billion to buy a new house so still can’t buy your collection.  
 

it’s a trap!!!!! 

It really is a catch 22. 

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On 4/2/2021 at 9:55 PM, JasonlikesINTV said:

I think it's bleed over from the comic/baseball card collector markets.  They're looking for new opportunities.  Also, maybe the NFT market ?

I blame comic collectors. Nobody cared about first print runs and left bro Mario or whatever until a few years ago.

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