Behold the glory that is a possibly new-in-box M9… Nintendo NES M9 Display Deluxe ROB Up for auction here is an official Nintendo Entertainment System M9 Static Lighted Display. I originally bought two of these many years ago. I sold one of them at the beginning of 2010 and now I am selling the second and LAST unit. I included a picture (last picture below) [...]
Would you pay $30,000 for a computer? How about $2,500 for a Nintendo promotional item? Collectors love eBay, and this past few weeks’ sales demonstrate that well. Here are some of my favorite active and ended rare video game items on eBay. Interesting Items on eBay Rare Huffy Space Invader Muscle Bike Bidding is $40.00 USD with less than a day remaining. Ummm, how isn’t [...]
A high starting bid, but it’s always nice to see a 1990 Nintendo World Championships game cartridge appear on eBay. This one is one of the gray copies given to finalists of the infamous NWC competitions that Nintendo hosted around the Unisted States. Nintendo World Championships 1990 (NWC) Gray Cart #0323 eBay seller aroundthehouse4u states that this was her husband’s. Included in the auction is [...]
Anyone know what this item is? While out thrift hunting, one of my favorite vendors who knows I like weird video games items pulled this out for me. We both scratched our heads as we looked at it… This weird accessory accepts a NES controller. Two arms extend over the “A” & “B” buttons and contain adjustable plastic screws. From what it looks like, those [...]
I love thrifting. As much as I love collecting retro video games, I can honestly say that I probably like the hunt even more. It’s pretty hard for me to drive by a thrift store, yard sale, pawn shop, or flea market with stopped in “just for a minute.” After all, I find most of my game for my collection and online store that way. [...]
Update: Congrats Pat for raising $8072.05 for charity! My buddy Pat the NES Punk is taking on the insane challenge of playing 750 NES games within 24 hours! All this foolishness is being done to raise money Child’s Play charity. Out of love for the original 8-bit Nintendo (Happy 25th Birthday NES!) and a twisted desire to watch Pat’s plight unfold, I figured it would [...]
Ever wanted to open your retro video game cartridges and systems for cleaning, repair or battery replacement? All of our 3.8mm & 4.5mm video game security bits are on sale!
If you’re like me and think that vintage video game kiosks are the coolest, then the Atari “POP” Kiosk is possibly the king of cool. Atari VCS POP Dealer Demo Kiosk 1981 1982 The seller is asking $1,400 USD or best offer. Naturally, this sort of item lends itself to local pickup or freight shipping. This unit is from around 1981 and is a Atari [...]