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collecting"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5166264252243602432\/posts\/default\/-\/grey?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=10"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/search\/label\/grey"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JJ Hendricks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10255138459888881579"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"2"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"10"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-7856085035424584647"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-28T00:09:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-01-28T00:10:09.690-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"grey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nintendo world championships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"powerfest 94"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nintendo World Championship Fever!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ever since the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/2014\/01\/stevesesy-nintendo-world-championship.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENWC $100K fiasco\u003C\/a\u003E a couple of days ago, anything Nintendo World Championship related has become a hot, hot item. I will be your guide on this wonderful, overpriced adventure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/00\/s\/MTMzNFgxNjAw\/z\/FTcAAOxygPtS5cws\/$_57.JPG\" height=\"333\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe cord looks so sloppy in that case.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENWC-branded 2nd player NES controller (VGA graded 85+) plus a bunch of official paperwork and even a VIP pass sold for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/NWC-Cart-2-Official-Controller-Start-Pad-1990-Nintendo-World-Championship-NES-\/141176265037?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers\u0026amp;hash=item20dec2d94d\u0026amp;nma=true\u0026amp;si=Mro2mPnKI0Alnx%252Fni%252BHWiIigXNs%253D\u0026amp;orig_cvip=true\u0026amp;rt=nc\u0026amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E$4,700 on eBay\u003C\/a\u003E. The NWC game itself could only be started by pressing START on the second player's controller to prevent false starts. These NWC controllers surface occasionally but the 2nd player controller is much more uncommon than the 1st player one.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/00\/s\/MTIwMFgxNjAw\/z\/LUoAAOxyRhBS5T72\/$_12.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis sideways image is straight from the listing.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EWaiting to pay $500 for a 25 year-old NWC semifinalist t-shirt, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/161208946537?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT\u0026amp;_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enow's your chance\u003C\/a\u003E. Straight from the original owner, this collector's piece is extremely eclectic. These are actually really hard to come by since they ran out of them later on in the 29-city tour and were only handed out in a few cities, a real interesting piece.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/00\/s\/MTIwMFgxNjAw\/z\/BrsAAMXQlgtS5Ufx\/$_57.JPG\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAnother NWC has come out of the woodwork and was quickly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Gray-Nintendo-World-Championships-0128-Grail-of-NES-Collecting-NWC-\/141175794982?nma=true\u0026amp;si=yFp%252F%252BO%252FrGVtlquDgJF2ZuX8RmOY%253D\u0026amp;orig_cvip=true\u0026amp;rt=nc\u0026amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esnatched up for $17,500\u003C\/a\u003E. This copy is in much better condition than the \"Mario\" cart and was sold by Matt and Mark Nolan. These brothers took advantage of the current media hype and used the money to invest in a duplex to rent out to make even more money. These guys are shrewd, shrewd buyers and sellers in the collector's market so kudos to them for turning a quick buck.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/00\/s\/MTIwMFgxNjAw\/z\/V48AAOxyVaBS5Ei9\/$_12.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe third NWC cart to show up on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/NES-Nintendo-World-Championship-Cart-RARE-100-Authentic-GPC-Owned-\/301080677503\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EeBay in the last week\u003C\/a\u003E. This one was formerly owned by one of Nintendo \"Game Play Counselors\", these were the people who manned the extremely profitable Nintendo tips hotline during the 80's and 90's. This copy is also in the best condition yet. It is currently at $11K and has five days to go. Make sure to keep an eye on this because even though it won't go for $100K, I'm sure it will fetch a great price.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/00\/s\/MTAwMFg3NTA=\/z\/-FAAAOxy63FS5FTc\/$_57.JPG\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe gold NWC is one of the rarest, most valuable games in existence and one of them is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/NES-Nintendo-World-Championship-GOLD-Cart-Super-RARE-100-Authentic-Adult-Owned-\/281253143194?pt=Video_Games_Games\u0026amp;hash=item417bfe629a\u0026amp;_uhb=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecurrently on eBay\u003C\/a\u003E. Given away to 26 lucky winners of the mail-in sweepstakes from the back of Nintendo Power #14, this cart is identical to the grey version in every way except it is in a shiny, gold housing. They are actually made from the grey versions and are supposed to have a special label on the front but the seller alleges that it fell off this copy. The seller also claims to have found it in a box of games purchased back in '94. Collectors are currently questioning the authenticity of this piece since it is extremely easy to \"upgrade\" a grey version to a gold version by just taking a Zelda cartridge, removing the label, and cutting a hole in it to display the dip switches in the corner. The current consensus is that it \u003Cb\u003Eis \u003C\/b\u003Elegit but who really knows. This is also a huge spectacle. It is currently at $100K with 9 days left. Even if this auction is rife with shill bidders, this might be the first \"Million Dollar Game\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/00\/s\/MTYwMFgxMzgw\/z\/I74AAMXQVERS5YrZ\/$_57.JPG\" height=\"400\" width=\"345\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThis is a Nintendo Powerfest '94 cartridge and it is for sale on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/271383994943\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EeBay right now\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the low, low price of $4,800. This cartridge was used at a series of events leading up to the 1994 Nintendo World Championships, yeah, there were more than one Nintendo World Championship. Around 33 of these cartridges were produced but only two are currently in the hands of collectors and both of those are different versions, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.snesmaps.com\/maps\/NintendoPowerFest94\/NintendoPowerFest94.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"1,000,000 point per run\" version\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/2012\/07\/how-i-got-nintendo-powerfest-94.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"10,000 point per run\" version\u003C\/a\u003E. This is the 10,000 point one. This is the only one in known existence. This is getting zero publicity and only the hardcore collectors know the story of this true Holy Grail of game collecting. Keep an eye on this auction and if you want to own something amazing and have some disposable income, I suggest you bid on it. \u003Cb\u003EThis cartridge is more rare than both versions of the NWC\u003C\/b\u003E. I am interested to see how much it will go for.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe whole NWC craze is insane and it is an exciting time to be in the game collecting community. This is honestly one of the few things that excites me in gaming anymore. To see all these rare and incredible items come out all at once is truly amazing. I can't wait to see what tomorrow's auctions hold.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis is a post from \u003Ca href='https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com'\u003EPriceCharting.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/feeds\/7856085035424584647\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/2014\/01\/stevesesy-nintendo-world-championship_28.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5166264252243602432\/posts\/default\/7856085035424584647"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5166264252243602432\/posts\/default\/7856085035424584647"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/2014\/01\/stevesesy-nintendo-world-championship_28.html","title":"Nintendo World Championship Fever!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166264252243602432.post-4410189495757689496"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-25T22:14:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-10-11T09:09:23.659-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"grey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mario"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nintendo world championships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nwc"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nintendo World Championship Cart DOESN'T sell for $99,902"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hp5BJR3L5TU\/UuR7ZEcbRxI\/AAAAAAAAAKU\/3dIzsssPUeI\/s1600\/NWC.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: black; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hp5BJR3L5TU\/UuR7ZEcbRxI\/AAAAAAAAAKU\/3dIzsssPUeI\/s1600\/NWC.png\" height=\"426\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOne of the biggest, craziest auctions in a long, long time just ended for the sale of this beat up\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecharting.com\/game\/nes\/nintendo-world-championship\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"Grey\" Nintendo World Championship\u003C\/a\u003E cartridge for sale by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendoage.com\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Users.Home\u0026amp;User=Muresan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStephen \"Muresan\" Ross\u003C\/a\u003E. This cartridge is rare but it is obviously in really bad shape with a bad label and to add insult to injury, someone even wrote \"Mario\" on the front in blue ink. The history behind this interesting item is that it is one of several special competition cartridges made by Nintendo in 1990 as part of their \"world\" championship t\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 19.200000762939453px;\"\u003Ehat toured twenty-nine cities across the United States and ended in Universal Studios Hollywood in California.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXC20eO8QiU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 19.200000762939453px;\"\u003EThese cartridges were played in the competitions and the players with the highest scores moved on to the final rounds. Former Nintendo employee, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Phillips_(video_gaming)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHoward Phillips\u003C\/a\u003E, has recently come forward to say that around 150 of these cartridges were made\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 19.200000762939453px;\"\u003E(often mistakenly reported as 116 due to journalists using\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_World_Championships#cite_note-3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWikipedia\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;as a credible source)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 19.200000762939453px;\"\u003Ewere made and distributed across the nation for the contest but only 90 of these carts were given to finalists in the competition. The remaining carts were returned to Nintendo and 26 were converted to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecharting.com\/game\/nes\/nintendo-world-championship-gold\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"Gold\" Nintendo World Championship cartridges\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that were given away in a mail-in sweepstakes contest found \u0026nbsp;in the back of the July\/August 1990 volume of Nintendo Power. A few of the remaining grey NWC cartridges even made their way into the ownership of various Nintendo employees.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i159.photobucket.com\/albums\/t132\/crosshanded\/ebay_vicviper\/AUC_NWC_10.jpg\" height=\"300\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EAmusing side note is that they even used special controllers for the event.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 19.200000762939453px;\"\u003EThe particular history of this rather infamous \"Mario\" cart is that it\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Ewas the first NWC for auction and showed up in its current condition on a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Usenet_newsgroup\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eusenet newsgroup\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and for about $400 several years ago, was traded to hardcore trader, DreamTR, and was more recently sold for around $5,000 to Muresan. That is a pretty average price for this item; Grey NWC's show up on eBay all the time and usually sell for around $8,000. I've personally seen them for sale at $12,000 at the TooManyGames Convention in 2011.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CupJGqb.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: small;\"\u003EI love the \"Mario\" NWC cart. It is so bad.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;The \"Mario\" NWC cartridge\u0026nbsp;has caught the mainstream media's attention and has even been reported on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-25878678\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBBC\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-10797_3-57617728-235\/rare-nintendo-world-championships-cart-fetching-$5k-on-ebay\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecnet\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/techland.time.com\/2014\/01\/24\/ridiculously-rare-nes-game-everyone-wants-to-buy-but-not-play-up-for-grabs-on-ebay\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETIME\u003C\/a\u003E. Things got really crazy when it became the headline story on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAOL\u003C\/a\u003E. The price SKYROCKETED. It was listed at 5k and ended 328 bids later on\u0026nbsp;Jan 25, 2014 at\u003Cspan class=\"endedDate\" style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E6:55 PM EST with a closing price of $99,902. I know I'm supposed to be \"impartial\" but screw that, $99,902 is too much. This beats the crap out of the previous highest price paid for a video game, a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/NES-Nintendo-Stadium-Events-CIB-Complete-in-Box-NORTH-AMERICAN-NTSC-VERSION-\/400510582399?pt=Video_Games_Games\u0026amp;hash=item5d404a7e7f\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esealed copy of Stadium Events for $75,000\u003C\/a\u003E late last year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAfter the auction ended, things took a turn for the south. At 7:38 PM EST Muresan informed the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendoage.com\/forum\/messageview.cfm?StartRow=301\u0026amp;catid=3\u0026amp;threadid=118994\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENintendoAge.com forums\u003C\/a\u003E that the top bidder had backed out, claiming that their 2 year-old had placed the bid without their knowledge on their account. I wasn't aware that 2 year-olds could enter a bid amount, review, and confirm the bid... on two separate bidding occasions...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ENeedless to say, things are getting complicated. This means that Muresan now has a chance to offer the other bidders if they want to buy it but that is going to be a long, arduous process as it is likely that several of their 2 year-olds also unknowingly placed bids on the items. Actually, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendoage.com\/forum\/messageview.cfm?StartRow=321\u0026amp;catid=3\u0026amp;threadid=118994\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe entire list of bidders, complete with highest bid, feedback, and number of times they bid, was released\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by JosephLeo with permission by Muresan. Wow, one bidder bid over a hundred times jacking the price up by $30,000.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe long and the short of it was that Muresan got trolled. The unprecedented \u0026nbsp;publicity spread the word and the wolves smelled easy prey so they pounced. This gets problematic when investment websites pick up on this story and say that this is a \"safe\" investment, that you are guaranteed to make money on it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThis auction is going to make it to all the news outlets and alter the public's perception of rare games and their value but they aren't going to know the whole story. The fact is that this is just a shill bidders' version of a bad joke. From now on, most people will claim that NWC can fetch as much as $100,000 but in honesty, it is not worth that much. This auction will have long-lasting and far-reaching effects on the game collecting community and market. People looking to make a quick buck will be attracted by the promise of riches and fortune. Demand will increase for these rare items with a limited supply resulting in a spike in price.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThis is compounded by the fact that people with deep-pockets, sometimes called whales, will begin to turn their attention to the market and be able to make these absurd purchases and have the money to back it up.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy sympathies go out to Muresan and I wish him the best of luck with this nightmare of getting the money.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: inherit;\"\u003EYou can follow the entire \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendoage.com\/forum\/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1\u0026amp;catid=3\u0026amp;threadid=118994\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethread\u003C\/a\u003E on NintendoAge.com's forums where I'm sure updates will be posted as they happen.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EThis is a post from \u003Ca href='https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com'\u003EPriceCharting.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/feeds\/4410189495757689496\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/2014\/01\/stevesesy-nintendo-world-championship.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5166264252243602432\/posts\/default\/4410189495757689496"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5166264252243602432\/posts\/default\/4410189495757689496"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/blog.pricecharting.com\/2014\/01\/stevesesy-nintendo-world-championship.html","title":"Nintendo World Championship Cart DOESN\u0026#39;T sell for $99,902"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hp5BJR3L5TU\/UuR7ZEcbRxI\/AAAAAAAAAKU\/3dIzsssPUeI\/s72-c\/NWC.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}}]}});