New Kids on the Block NES mock up Box found

Quoting for posterity, I so called that.

 

Damn good guess Frank, $589 closing price. I tossed in a bid just under $400 hoping to snag it cheap, but looks like Dream walked away with this guy.

Congrats Jason!

 

If anyone's upset about missing out on this fantastic auction, I just want to let you know I can produce (many) replicas for only $579 per box.

Only one order per person, naturally.

 

I hear you man, but regardless of how weak some people think it is to buy a NKOTB box for near $600, it's a one of kind piece of NES history with a seller who is tied to the game industry. To me, that's pretty damn cool and I'd love to have a piece like that in my collection.

Different strokes man, that's all.

 

I'm with mrmark on this. If it's true that this box was used as a hockey puck at EGM, that adds another layer to its value as a piece of history beyond it being a promotional item for an unreleased game.

 

Hmmm are you really Marky Mark of the Funky Bunch! No wonder your justifying the high price! :110:

 

Well if you ain't in it to win it, then get the hell out! :dance:

I may or many not have just quoted a funky bunch song that was totally relevant to this thread...

Someone top that!

Anyway, a one of a kind NES is always cool in my book, and some of them are several hundred dollars cool to the right people. People spend $1K+ on Stadium Events carts all the time (I'm a member of that sub group too :icon_bigg ), and there are easily 50+ of those floating around. Something this rare is just a cool collectible, and is the most tangible thing available for an unreleased game. Easily worth a few hundred if you ask me, but it's not an item for everyone either.

 

I agree its always nice when something this rare does show up. I'm sure if a resident evil 1.5 just popped up on ebay you wouldn't hear so many price complaints!

 

but that wouldn't be completely worthless like this box

 

lol you compare zombies, with new kids on the block?



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Woha! Now that I see it, there IS a resemblence.

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Relisted: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120486406833

Shiggsy

 

Any reason to why this was re-listed? I thought it was sold? Buyer didn't pay up or what?

 

Quoted from the seller on Nintendoage:

"DAMN you guys are quick. Yeah, it's relisted. It's a long story. It was a mutual agreement. I'm cool with Dream. "

Dream was the high bidder, but for one reason or another, there was some sort of mutual agreement to not complete the sale.

 

Im guessing they made a deal where Dream would buy lots of protos from her instead...

Let's hope Dream will let us know what happend...

Shiggsy

 

Nope, not that sort of deal. She has no NES protos at all, I would have bought them before this box was listed if she did

For one reason or another, they decided not to complete the transaction amiably, but there were no other further deals worked out instead.

I have a feeling this will end much lower on upon relisting, maybe even as low as $250. Frank, you feel like making another perfect estimate? ;-)

 

Wow, over $500 for for a dingy box...someone could make this thing in Photoshop nowadays and sell it as legit.