I can't think of a better question to ask someone who is trying to sell (via this auction) a factory-sealed copy of Bobble Bobble Part 2 for the oh-so-reasonable (insert eye roll here) price of $19,999.99.
Sure, the seller is accepting offers from interested parties, but I can't imagine any of them are going to walk away with this particular copy of the game for, say, a few hundred dollars (which, although a lot more than I'd personally be willing to spend on an NES title, is sure to be closer to what this one is worth) when all is said and done.And then, of course, there's the fact that this eBay auction is for a copy of Taito's Bubble Bobble Part 2, a game that pales not only in comparison to its predecessor, but in comparison to that release's "real" sequels, Rainbow Islands and Parasol Stars, too. (Truth be told, I'd much rather play the oddly-expansive GameBoy title that goes by the same name than this ugly duckling of the series.)
Even if this not-made-by-Fukio-Mitsuji pseudo-sequel were the best game ever made, though, I guarantee you I wouldn't spend nearly $20,000 on it.
Much more likely to be bought by yours truly: The Famicom version of Bubble Bobble Part 2--in part because it can be purchased for a lot less than $19,999.99 and in part because I find its box art (which can be viewed here) a lot more appealing than the art (see above) that's plastered across the front of the North American release.
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FINALLY! Something to spend that twenty grand on! It's just been lying around here collecting dust!
Ha! Isn't it insane, Justin? Who would spend $20,000 on *any* game? I'm guessing the person is either nuts or is just trying to get some attention.
Maybe I can talk him down to $50...
That would be hilarious, Robert. You: "Uh, would you take $50 for it?" Him/her (after waiting for a year for an offer): "Sure, what the hell." :P
$20,000 for a friggin' factory-sealed copy of Bubble Bobble Part 2? There are real estates that cost even less than that. We're talking a mass-produced NES game pak here, not a one-of-a-kind prototype .
I agree with you wholeheartedly, anon. Even if this *were* a one-of-a-kind prototype, I hope no one would spend $20,000 on it :|
knew it was vga graded before i even looked
believe it or not, robert is not that far off from the truth. it's standard, albeit mildly deceptive, practice to list an item like this with the sole intention of soliciting offers. nobody will ever put in for the given bin price, but by listing it at a number so exorbitant someone might bid say, a hundred more than they would otherwise on account of perceived value.
or so the theory goes. :B
rampant market speculation on the nes/fc is basically the worst shit ever and would it kindly be murdered by angry bears kthx
sharc: Ah, I get it. Put the price super high so that someone makes an offer that's higher than the game is worth, but obviously not as high as the starting price. Erg. Kind of low, really. That said, people really need to do a bit of research before making an offer on such games. It doesn't take much digging to find out what the current asking price is, after all...
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