Can you imagine he ships it in a paper thin box 📦 just to get it damaged in transit 😳
@CartsAndCardboard
5 ай бұрын
The Castlevania seller recently sold a sealed BurgerTime. If the buyer is picking it up in person, I hope they're bringing a checkbook and asking what else is in their basement.
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
If you go through the seller's recently sold, there are other really, really good games too. I'm going to hopefully get the full story of where these games came from etc from Tom in the future!
@jamesamos6890
5 ай бұрын
I would like to know that myself
@supyo1
5 ай бұрын
That’s all he has. Many people have asked and it seems like the auctions for nes have ended. The burgetime has been graded already and it did 8.5 A+
@Odinoian
5 ай бұрын
@@GetTheGreg Dude, that's awesome. Gonna make a vid?
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
@@Odinoian ideally, yes!
@phillyretrokid
5 ай бұрын
I remember selling my graded 85+ copy of snow brothers for 20k on Ebay and the guy drove from New York to buy it and we cut Ebay out of the deal. The market isn't going anywhere
@blarky
5 ай бұрын
The most desirable sealed 3rd party NES Hangtab game IMO
@lorenzvonallmen345
5 ай бұрын
Tom has helped me out here and there when I was new in the hobby, great guy!
@bmaga123
5 ай бұрын
Tom is a really good dude! Congrats to him. He deserves this! Great video, dude!
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
Cheers dude!
@C6ZR1
5 ай бұрын
Video Games Collecting feels early still
@hieinh
5 ай бұрын
I agree. All the haters don’t get new collectibles “phases” for lack of a better word, have extreme highs. Cards went through it but now people might pay $30 million for a psa 10 Mickey Mantle.
@Retronize84
5 ай бұрын
It's definitely not early but the best stuff will continue to go up.
@hieinh
5 ай бұрын
It is early. Grading video games has only been a thing for 5 years. You have to at least give it a decade.@@Retronize84
@Odinoian
5 ай бұрын
Craaaazy... I thought the auction was trolled when it surpassed $40k, and NO WAY it's being paid when landing $90k, until I heard of TJ Curtin. I assume him and the seller talked already, so he knew it was authentic, and maybe planned pickup, which goes a long way when bidding this heavy. This was a nostalgic watch. I remember the days when sealed Stedium Events, Little Samson, Power Blade 2, Myriad 6 in 1, NWCs, and Campus Challenge cart were the talk of the town. This video unveils that the top collectors are a familiar, exclusive club, that most likely sit on a lot of stock and insane gems. So the market has probably been a bit rigged from the start. You forgot the Zelda prototype also came with a VGA 85 sealed oval seal Zelda 1 btw. Hope you cover more collecting history like this, Grego. Memorable finds stories etc, f.ex. 🙂
@RetroHabit82
5 ай бұрын
The Ebay fees ......😮
@petermysels8644
5 ай бұрын
Great arch to the video. Nice work in your storytelling in this one!
@hieinh
5 ай бұрын
I'm biased because it's my favorite game series but It's a great purchase. Not even that many sold. 1 million or less. Don't know because it mixes the gba port. Add in it's a first run.
@SuperNicktendo
5 ай бұрын
It's a crazy amount for sure, but it's a totally different market and I'm sure in the next 6 months this will be a steal.
@thomaslehnart1374
5 ай бұрын
I agree, that won't grade higher than a 9.2. I think 90k is far too much.
@GymleaderJon
4 ай бұрын
There’s been some big 20-30k deals for Pokemon on eBay. They’ve really stepped up buyer and seller protection. This item still should’ve still been at an auction but I think auctions have a higher % they get versus eBay
@blodguizer
5 ай бұрын
Considering the direction the industry is headed now with an all digital future physical games will most likely keep their value and most likely go up. I miss the days of big box PC games and physical manuals.
@trevor245
5 ай бұрын
I would be super scared to sell something like this on ebay. As the seller I would 100% be prepared for a inad or something similar. Great that the buyer is known but it wasn't guaranteed to sell to someone like that.
@GodRareCollectibles
5 ай бұрын
Those whining about the sale are jealous individuals. Congrats to both the seller & the buyer. 👏
@blitzkrieg1174
5 ай бұрын
While I do believe the buyer grossly overpaid for the sealed Castlevania game that is not in mint condition this video proves that you don't need the auction houses to get top dollar for sealed games. Paying such a price to potentially flip the game is a gamble. It's not mint condition and graded games have a lot of room to fall in price which seems to be the trend. Getting a 9.0 would be a stroke of luck and the grading service being gracious.
@cakehoarder
5 ай бұрын
Insane, man. Sweet video, I know nothing about the sealed world so all of this is just crazy to me lol
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
The history of this crazy hobby runs deep haha 😅
@Woodmanclassics
5 ай бұрын
I remember that sealed stadium events selling
@EsotericArcade
5 ай бұрын
That game is just beautiful. Thanks for covering this!
@hobbes_8548
5 ай бұрын
Although it's cool to see well-known collectors still in the hobby after all this time, don't you think it can also be a sign that there's very little "new blood" entering the space to keep video game collecting alive long-term? For longevity purposes I'd almost prefer new people be the ones willing to pay these high prices as it shows there is continued and renewed interest, as opposed to the same people buying and selling to each other year after year.
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
You are definitely not wrong. After the big boom and bust cycle games went through, a lot of the "new blood" seems to have left.
@BobbaDons
5 ай бұрын
1930-1980 was the electronic age... 1980 to present is the digital age... Nothing represents that more than gaming and I don't think peak nostalgia has hit 80's-90's games just yet. If I am wrong than cheap games for everyone... but I think gaming is closer to vintage comic books & disney rather than sports cards or beanie babies... and the pixar/illumination movies are only just starting. Hell Nintendo even has its own theme park now... Super Nintendo World.
@LettuceJUMP
5 ай бұрын
I have sold some really nice graded games. Nes zelda 9.2, smb 2 nes 9.8, and several others. I took a loss selling on ebay. You’re right, big ticket stuff should go to private auctions
@BeenBeenBeenBeen-fp2st
5 ай бұрын
Fun video Greg. My brother would be proud of your investigation work.
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
Maybe this video will be so good that he'll start returning my calls again 🙏
@Retronize84
5 ай бұрын
Does Ebay get the same cut for these high priced items? Because if it's normal fees, Ebay gets like $15k?
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
There's definitely a cap or severe reduction to the fees after a certain point. Just googling a quick fee calculator, it's saying about $3000 eBay fee? I've seen other people comment if could be around $1000? It's for sure not the normal ~15% or whatever on the entire 90k sale haha.
@Retronize84
5 ай бұрын
@@GetTheGreg ah OK! $3k isn't so bad for 90k.
@supyo1
5 ай бұрын
I also heard a stadium events sold for 100k on eBay and was paid. An 85. Also changed hands again after for more.
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
Do you know what year that would have been?
@jamesamos6890
5 ай бұрын
I was actually keeping an eye on this auction, it caught my attention when it got over $40k
@viridionwaves
5 ай бұрын
Loved the vid!
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!🫡
@leeartlee915
5 ай бұрын
As much as I find this whole “thing” to be silly, it does make me happy that the old school people are still active. It kind of makes me feel like the bad guys didn’t win.
@TheGageDane
5 ай бұрын
Got a game off Amazon and it had a sticker on the back over the barcode, assuming for inventory purposes. If I sub this to CGC will they remove the sticker? Will it affect the grade?
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
They will remove the sticker if you pay them for sticker removal. Having the sticker on the game will affect the grade more than if you were to remove it. Stickers will weigh against the "seal" grade.
@joshuawick5382
5 ай бұрын
I think the buyer way overpaid for this. This isn’t Nintendo World Championships, or a Stadium Events or a factory sealed EarthBound. It’s just a sealed Castlevania. I’m just not seeing over 90k here. Over 10k sure but 90k?
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
If you're putting Earthbound in that list.... Castlevania > Earthbound by a mile imo
@boxwi
5 ай бұрын
Literally did not overpay as shown in the video there were several underbidders approaching that amount.
@psbforever1
5 ай бұрын
First print sealed castlevania for 90k? Sorry this was a steal. If they choose to sell it thru an auction house they will get more than 90k
@joshuawick5382
5 ай бұрын
I think people are speculating on this because whoever is buying this is hoping that it will get a gem mint which is not a guarantee. I think it was a horrible purchase!
@bigben9916
5 ай бұрын
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe just not educated in the space as this is an important copy. This is a first print Castlevania. Its like the first appearance of Batman, Superman, Capt America, etc.. in the comic book world for reference. There are 6 known copies to exist and this will likely land at one of the top graded copies. You can feel that this isn’t worth it, but it is, and it is a solid long term investment.
@Simoss13
5 ай бұрын
Great story. Amazing how 10/15 years ago those prices were mind blowing but today is seen as nothing special. Shows how eye watering insane top shelf items are going
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
Really makes you wonder how different everything will look another 10 years from now haha
@oriondx72
5 ай бұрын
Ebay fee's paypal fee's taxes depending on state no fun at all!
@Alma-B
5 ай бұрын
looks like a reseal /gamer
@GameGallerynet
5 ай бұрын
Was this from the same find as the FEDCO quarter million Zelda TM???
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
as far as I know, the Zelda wasn't a "find", just a single game forgotten in a home.
@CrysisFear
5 ай бұрын
We already know how they buy & sell from eachother to artifically bump up these prices. Even the auction bidding has already proven to have collide issues.
@DreamStarGalaxy
5 ай бұрын
I have this game floating around somewhere, but not the box or the paperwork.
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
No box, no paperwork, no retirement fund 📉 😔
@jeffro249
5 ай бұрын
I’m just thinking about that $10k eBay fee 😮
@supyo1
5 ай бұрын
I think eBay fees cap at $700 or something. People that sell cars don’t give up 10%
@jeffro249
5 ай бұрын
@@supyo1 I wouldn’t know lol. But that surprises me because they gouge me with fees to no end.
@connorlimpert7412
5 ай бұрын
What do you think a Wata 9.6 A+ sealed Pokemon Emerald would sell for in todays market ?
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
Something like $7500 maybe? I don't know if a 9.6 A+ has sold in awhile. There's a much lower one on ebay auction right now - keep an eye on that. Yours is probably wortth ~2x that
@connorlimpert7412
5 ай бұрын
@@GetTheGreg Sweet!! I remember asking you this same question in November 2022 and I think you said around $5k. I ended up buying one for $3.6k cash for my personal collection 📈
@leeartlee915
5 ай бұрын
I’ve never been a huge fan of Castlevania but those NES box arts are the bomb.
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
It's not a franchise I strongly resonate either, actually. I think the only Castlevania game I've played to completion was Lord's of Shadow. Which was a pretty fun game, but yea.
@leeartlee915
5 ай бұрын
@@GetTheGreg I mean, it’s clearly an iconic series that is well made (also, it has BOSS music). I was just giving credit to the series for having amazing box art before that was a thing (with NES games at least).
@MrAckley
5 ай бұрын
Killer video
@robertojimenez721
5 ай бұрын
yeah definitely that's a crazy stuff. Great research on this video man truly amazing. Yeah, I really thought I was going to win for 40 K boy I was wrong.lol definitely worth it. That's what it was my plan to grade it and send it to heritage auction 🤣⭐️👍
@GetTheGreg
5 ай бұрын
This game could probably make it straight to the cover of that magazine HA sends out haha
@psbforever1
5 ай бұрын
Out of anyone on this planet I'm so glad Tom was the buyer, he's the absolute best and the most deserving of this grail bar none!
@TheMinusWorlds
5 ай бұрын
@@psbforever1 - I might tear up 🥹
@psbforever1
5 ай бұрын
@@TheMinusWorlds I mean every word brother
@supyo1
5 ай бұрын
@@TheMinusWorldsbarf
@OmegaVideoGameGod
5 ай бұрын
Very nice :) hope they take care of it :)
@3010prowest
5 ай бұрын
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO.... THANKS FOR THE INFO 👍🏻👍🏻
@Naded
5 ай бұрын
Wow that is insane
@__.AK.__
5 ай бұрын
great video greg, this is A+ content very fun to watch
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