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  • Nintendo Game Boy Handheld Lot

    A Handheld Gaming Timeline

    With the great development from Nintendo DS in the 2000’s, handheld gaming continues to be a major force within the entertainment industry. The successes of today’s handheld platforms pay great tribute to the consoles that once dominated our lives, such as the Game Boy and...

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  • LIGHTED WORLD OF NINTENDO STORE DISPLAY CASE NES

    Rare Game Showcase: Lighted Nintendo Store Display Cases

    Having an incredible video game collection is one thing…displaying it is quite another. eBay seller ubben52 has one of the most impressive sets of Nintendo branded store display cases that I’ve seen on eBay.  These photos speak for themselves…

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  • NINTENDO NES SUPER STARS STORE Game DISPLAY (1)

    Rare Game Showcase: Xerox Alto Computer, M82, Racermate Carts & More

    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...

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  • New Super Mario Bros Shoelace Bow Biters

    Rare Game Showcase: Valuable Vectrex Homebrew & Mario Shoelace Biters!

    It seems that rarely a week goes by without someone dropping a cool $1,000 on a video game.  Check out the rare and interesting items that popped up on eBay this past week. Games VeCaves Spikes Spree CGE 2002 Vectrex Homebrew Sold Sept 7, 210...

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    Sale on Game Boy Games

    Today through Sunday, July 25th Game Boy games are 15% off in the Video Game Museum gift shop. See something you like? Snatch it up fast before someone else gets it! Want an even better deal? Use the best offer feature. Just contact me if...

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  • 1980 PAC-MAN TELEPHONE IN COUNTER DISPLAY BOX (2)

    Rare Game Showcase: Pac-Man Phone, Prototype Atari Consoles, and a Sealed Caltron 6 in 1

    I love eBay for being both a marketplace and a living museum of video game history!  Here are the fantastic items that I’m watching this week. GAMES CALTRON 6 IN 1 NINTENDO NES ORIGINAL GAME SEALED RARE Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition …why...

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  • Super Mario Stand-up Mario Telephone Voice Activated (1)

    Rare Game Showcase: Mario Phones, Vectrex Kiosk, Virtual Boy Sign

    Need a Mario Phone?  How about a Vectrex kiosk or a Virtual Boy sign? You’ve got to love eBay and the fantastic and unique gaming items listed this week.  Here’s a collection of my favorites: GAMES FACTORY SEALED nes Chubby Cherub CIB new +box nintendo...

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  • rare unreleased gameboy advance GBA game UNDUMPED 3D (4)

    Rare Game Spotted: Unreleased 3D Game Boy Advance Cart

    Here’s something you don’t see every day.  It’s a pretty fantastic looking prototype Game Boy Advance game.  It has 12 hours to go and is already at $302.54, so it’s looking like it’s gaining some attention…especially if it’s undumped.  Heck, it’s Star Wars style probably...

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  • Nintendo PowerFest 1990 Poster and Ticket Framed Matted (1)

    Rare Games Spotted: PowerFest Ticket, Custom Punch-Out Figure, Shantae Complete

    eBay has some treasures in store for retro gamers and collectors.  I’m personally excited to see how much the complete copy of Shantae for Game Boy will go for at auction rather than being listed with an absurd BIN price.  Also of interest is the...

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  • Game-Boy-Solar-Pak-vs-iPhone-Charger

    Game Boy Solar-Pak vs Solar iPhone Charger

    My favorite part about flying is getting to read the SkyMall catalog.  A special treat is when I fly once at the end of the month and take a return trip in the following month…thus getting to read an updated copy of SkyMall on the...

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  • 20100423 Thrift Hunting for Retro Video Games_sm

    Goodwill = Retro Video Games

    I have a fantastic fiancee. One of her many fine qualities is her love for thrift shopping and retro gaming. The two of us hit up about four different Goodwill stores this weekend.  Sure enough, we found a fantastic number of retro gaming items for...

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  • 20100403 Retro Video Game Hunting Finds (1)

    Game Hunting: 2 Flea Markets = Dragon’s Lair Deluxe Pack

    I had a great time at the local swap meets (flea markets) this weekend and found some great retro gaming loot.  I’d say my favorite find for the weekend was the Dragon’s Lair Deluxe Pack for PC.  This gem not only contains Dragon’s Lair I...

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  • Lego-NES

    Rare Gaming & Collectible Stuff on eBay: Promo Signs, Custom Lego Units, Mario Alarm Clock

    Here are some of the listings that caught my eye on eBay this week.  …figured I’d share the gaming/collecting love. Gaming + Legos I was a fan of Lego Star Wars, but by the time Lego Indiana Jones & Batman hit, I was over it. ...

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  • Swap Meet Finds 20100327 (1)

    Game Hunting: Game Boy Pop Up & a Cheap Bayonetta

    I was a bit late in hitting up a local swap meet today, but I was quite happy to walk away with some solid finds.  A cheap copy of Lego Star Wars for the Wii, Flying Dragon for the N64 (now in my collection), a...

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    Cleaning Games (Internal)

    Game Cleaning Secrets Compared: Get Those Old Video Game Cartridges Working! Perhaps you’re a retro video game hunter and collector. You find super rare game and get home only to find that game contains 20 years of dirt and corrosion on the contacts. Or maybe...

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  • Fiber Optic Nintendo Game Boy Store Sign (1)_sm

    Fantastic Fiber Optic Nintendo Game Boy Store Sign (MODEL: NES M90M)

    And the people bowed and prayed to the [fiber optic] god they made… A friend and fellow retro video game collector received this fantastic fiber optic Nintendo Game Boy sign for Christmas.  Lucky guy!  His dad (yes, his dad keeps an eye out for things...

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  • Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Game Boy DJ Gear, Uniquely Colored N64, etc

    Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Game Boy DJ Gear, Uniquely Colored N64, etc

    Here’s a list of interesting eBay auctions for rare retro video game, collectibles, and other unique gaming related that items that I’ve come across during the past week.  As a collector and a geek who is always curious to discover new weird video game stuff,...

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  • MYRIAD 6 IN 1 BOX ONLY for Nintendo NES

    Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Nintendo Cereal, Cheap NES Maxi 15, Original Game Boy Kiosk

    Like a lot of collectors, I’d love to be able to buy every unique vintage video game, promotional item, and collectible that I found while searching on eBay.  What amazes me is that there’s always something that pops up that I’ve either never heard of...

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  • Custom Big Daddy Costume from Bioshock (1)

    Rare Video Games & Collectibles on eBay: Big Daddy Costume, Kiosks, Mike Tyson Life-Sized Cardboard Cutout

    It is wrong that I spend more time collecting video games than playing them?  I think this first auction proves that actually playing video games is just a fraction of the entertainment they provide. This Costume is Amazing! Bioshock Big Daddy costume / replica This...

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  • Retro Gaming Holiday Sales

    Retro Gaming Holiday Sales

    Black Friday Sales for Retro Gamers? Everyone knows about the sales offered on current generation video games, but maybe you’re an old-school gamer and are more interested in retro gaming & collecting.  Here’s a list of the sales I’ve come across for vintage video games...

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  • Rare Video Game Collectibles on eBay: Mario Mask, Atari Jaguar Dev Kit, Promo Items

    Rare Video Game Collectibles on eBay: Mario Mask, Atari Jaguar Dev Kit, Promo Items

    Here’s a bunch of rare and collectible video game stuff that I’m currently watching on eBay.  I love this stuff! I just put my own eBay store on vacation mode which hides my auctions.  Check back in a week when I’m back to see the...

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  • Rare Video Game Hunting: SNES Triax Turbo 360 Controller, Game Boy Colorizer, etc

    Rare Video Game Hunting: SNES Triax Turbo 360 Controller, Game Boy Colorizer, etc

    Here’s the loot I pulled in from video game hunting at a local flea market the weekend of October 24.  The lot of boxed Atari games was a good find.  Plus, it was great to find a couple copies of Star Wars Battlefront II, some...

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    Rare Video Game Hunting: Sega Channel, Solar Panel for Game Boy, etc.

    You never know what you’re going to find when you’re out thrift shopping.  During the weekend of Oct. 18th, I came across some facinating finds at an areas flea market.  Although I’m proud to have found a set of Pikmin 1 & 2, a sealed...

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  • Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc

    Rare Video Game Hunting: Mini Arcade, FF9, Boxed SNES, etc

    I’ve had some great fun video game hunting a weeks ago (October . I got the following lot of games at a local flea market (swap meet) in one morning of hunting. Although none of these are super rare, the Taiko Drum Master PS2 game...

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  • Rare Video Game Stuff: Collectible, Prototype, Developer, & Other

    Rare Video Game Stuff: Collectible, Prototype, Developer, & Other

    “Wordtris Nintendo Game Boy Prototype Cartridge w EPROM” Pole Position prototype “loaner cartridge” that’s included in a big lot of Atari 2600 stuff “RARE Nintendo NPDP READER Dev and Debug Box Gamecube” (Auction ended without reserve being met at $351.00 USD.  It’s been relisted as...

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