Want a green Duke? Look no further (if you have the money)

Discussion in 'Rare and Obscure Gaming' started by hrahn, Jan 2, 2013.

  1. hrahn

    hrahn Robust Member

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    Look at this auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200871372512
    Kotaku has also collected some info:
    http://kotaku.com/5972383/you-dont-often-get-a-chance-to-own-an-xbox-cooler-than-this?post=55731258

    For me the price is too steep, I wouldn't care for the game although it really is a piece of xbox history. But the rest... damn, that system looks sexy as hell to me :)
    I also dig the font on the cap, it looks sleek and clean.
    Overall a really nice package for an ok-ish sum atm, will monitor this since it could be some kind of indication for a price if a similar console (minus all the good stuff around it) pops up sometimes.
     
  2. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    It's not the only Launch Team XBOX around, but it does look sweet. 5K is a lot but a lot of that is OOAK so...

    In all honesty all I want is the system. I couldn't care for anything else as much as I adore the XBOX.
     
  3. Banjo

    Banjo <B>Site Supporter 2014</B>

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    "Note: There is a substantial reserve associated with this auction."

    Wonder what the reserve is...

    Also if I had something like that I'd probably hold on to it for sentimental value, but I imagine Howard has all kinds of things lol.
     
  4. DefectX11

    DefectX11 Familiar Face

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    The prototype "X" console. I thought it was a joke on the internet.

    That's cool.
     
  5. MoonTar

    MoonTar Site Supporter 2014

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    I imagine anyone bidding on this would want more than just the dukes. They are rather hard to get (even the Launch consoles for sale lately haven't included them for some reason) but not hard enough to spend 5k just to get them.
     
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  6. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    The console is probably the least valuable thing from that lot.
     
  7. MoonTar

    MoonTar Site Supporter 2014

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    Well not the least valuable thing, but certainly not where the value of the lot is coming from. The value is mostly in the disc and probably the prototype replica. I'm sure people are wishing he would part the lot out.
     
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  8. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    Yeah Banjo is right with the reserve thing. It's probably something stupid though like 10 grand or something. Really the lot should be parted, that launch team system I'd actually bid my soul for.
     
  9. jaunelapin

    jaunelapin Spirited Member

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    There is more than one of the Proto X's though.

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    By the way, don't we forget about the most WTF picture of the one "X - Xbox Display Unit" that actually had a MoBo inside (taken @ Sony Japan):

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    I got some more pics of it on some discs, but I can't really be bothered to look for 'em, if you wanna see it just buy the damn thing:wink-new:

    Seriously nice stuff he offers there, if it weren't for the money....
     
  10. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    There is no prototype XBOX in the auction it's just a figure lol.

    Damn though the prototype is so nice though.
     
  11. jaunelapin

    jaunelapin Spirited Member

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    By "X's" I didnt mean actual Xbox Prototypes, but just these Mockups.

    There was only one of those they even bothered to put a board inside and afaik this was never functional (don't quote me on the statement regarding functionality)
     
  12. Kaicer

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    He put a reserve, is better just to put how much he wants in a buy it now or better starting the bid at what he wants.
     
  13. XxHennersXx

    XxHennersXx I post here on the toilet sometimes.

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    I've seen one of these in person. Here's a picture I took of the one on display (along with the prototype Hammerhead controller) in the Microsoft campus. I took this picture back in Spring 2006.

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  14. HEX1GON

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    He didn't sell it at 7 bids. Well of course not 5K is too much for starters. Reserve wasn't 6.6K so what is it!?
     
  15. brainpann

    brainpann Site Supporter 2012

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    I wonder if Howard Phillips was selling to fund his kickstarter? It's a little weird to see him selling his stuff on eBay...
     
  16. kl0wn

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    I've got the console, but none of that other fun stuff it comes with, besides the green duke. I got it for $400 with 26 games about 8 years ago from an ebay seller with 0 rep. I took the risk and was suprised it came
     
  17. hl718

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    I'm actually surprised the green dukes aren't more common. They were standard on the initial debug kit shipments. It's not like they were exclusive to the launch console.
     
  18. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Were they really? I havent seen any evidence that they shipped green dukes with debug kits, only the Launch Team boxes.
     
  19. hl718

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    My kit has something to say to you about that.

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  20. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Very nice :) I hadnt seen any that came with one, and no one had said so previously. Feel free to send that this way when you're done!
     
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