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Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay
Posted Feb 19, 2010 at 8:18AM EST by Glenn M.

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A mom in North Carolina suddenly found herself US$ 13,105 richer when the old NES and games set she sold on eBay happened to include an NTSC version of Stadium Events, the rarest game ever sold on the system. Collectors and followers of the rare game biz believed that only about 20 copies of the game remained in existence, and only one that's factory-sealed. Believe it or not, that one is now on eBay.

 

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According to the seller, she bought her copy from "Richmond Gordmans in Overland Park, Kansas over two decades ago". She couldn't play it at the time without the Family Fun Fitness mat, which happened to be recalled when rights were purchased by Nintendo. Thinking she could return it at some point, she didn't open the package, and there lies the value for the collectors.

 

Having heard of the North Carolina mom's story, she put up her copy on eBay. If legit, then her copy is a hell lot more than the last copy auctioned. As of writing, the factory-sealed NTSC Stadium Events has now scored 51 bids, with the highest currently at US$ 17,100.

 

 

 

 

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+2 # RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Glenn M. 2010-02-19 09:51
im no collector, but the rare game biz really fascinates me :-)

if legit, then this is one hell of a keeper

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# Again.. — pspg2000 2010-02-19 10:02
From $29.99 to $18,100.00 :D

I wouldn't sell it, even if I had a copy of the game.

Now that this comes up, I think some fakers will try to make profit from this game, by making replica boxes and cartridges. But no replica is better than the original product.

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# RE: Again.. — Glenn M. 2010-02-19 10:08
i think i'd sell it, can't say no to the cash hahaha :lol:

besides, i think that an actual collector would be happier to have it than i would, and i would much rather have a seriously tricked out gaming rig for that money ;-)

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# RE: Again.. — Guest 2010-02-20 22:48
Wow, you're so smart.

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# Holy Crap — Phat32 2010-02-19 10:57
That it insane! I wish I had something like that I could sell to a collector. It would make both our days, they get a game to put on a shelf and I get a couple grand

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# Not fair at all =( — zzk2001 2010-02-19 11:10
know what sucks is I have this game =/ It's not in the box like this one But i have the game, I just can't find it :cry: I even have the Mat.

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# Not fair at all =( — Guest 2010-02-19 11:46
know what sucks is I have this game =/ It's not in the box like this one But i have the game, I just can't find it I even have the Mat.

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# RE: Not fair at all =( — hush404 2010-02-19 11:52
Quoting zzk2001:
know what sucks is I have this game =/ It's not in the box like this one But i have the game, I just can't find it :cry: I even have the Mat.


If you do find it and it's in good shape, I bet you can get something from it. The copy the woman with the NES had was opened and she got $13,000!

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# RE: RE: Not fair at all =( — pspg2000 2010-02-19 12:14
Yup, had the box.

Take note that consoles/games with box tend to get a better price than unboxed. I think everyone knows that this happens.

And one thing, even if its unboxed, make sure the cartidge works, is in good/great condition and its not broken any where.

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# RE: RE: RE: Not fair at all =( — pspg2000 2010-02-19 12:15
*cartridge.

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# Wow.. how much could I get.. — RavenSPe 2010-02-19 12:27
for an old beat up one? lol I use to have this game as a child and I'm sure it's in my garage somewhere. Not exactly good condition though and no box or manual, I do have the mat as well.

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# I believe many of you — Guest 2010-02-19 12:39
are confusing this with the renamed World Class Track Meet, which sadly is not rare at all. Considering that there's only 20 copies out there, I find it very hard to believe that half of those are on qj.net. So either you're mixed up or you're just seeking attention. How convenient that you have it, but you just can't find it...

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-02-19 15:13
the bit is on 18 500 now and has lots of zero offers sooo this shit is gona be sold on aaaaaaalot more also 7 days missing a eternity

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+1 # Price is still going up — Guest 2010-02-19 15:42
It's up too $18,500.00. People theses days.
Starting to think that I shouldve never opened any of my videogames. lol

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# How much will she get? — pspg2000 2010-02-19 16:43
I seriously wonder how much she'll get from the game, it's still only 7 days left. I'll keep checking to see who offers more money and the higher it comes, the better, more money she'll acquire.

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# rarest? — ShadowDemon1892 2010-02-19 17:42
i though that Nintendo World Championships: Gold Edition was the "Holy grail" of rare games

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# RE: rarest? — Glenn M. 2010-02-20 09:02
this is the rarest that was purchasable for the NES, that gold edition needed to be won.

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — TheReaper 2010-02-19 21:05
just hit $20k :o

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# $20,000 — symbal 2010-02-19 21:06
It just past the $20k mark and i'm betting this gets close to doubling the last one.

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# RE: $20,000 — TheReaper 2010-02-20 00:04
im guessing $29k-$31,500

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-02-19 23:26
Why the hell is this game so valuable? I know its rare, but it sucks ass. I'll never understand what makes people spend so much on rare games that aren't even that good.

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# GOD!!!!! — Guest 2010-02-20 02:25
Why did i throw away all my old old old NES system and games....

I remember i have many of them, although box less but still....
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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# no. — Guest 2010-02-20 02:47
they didn't say they believe there's only ONE sealed copy, just VERY VERY few

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-02-20 10:26
that's really strange. look
at the sheer number of cartridges of that game that happened to surface now.
what a coincidence...
i second killa ham's emotion, that's like forking out 20k for a game like virtual bart. both suck aSS!

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2010-02-20 11:27
YIKES! Currently at $21,000! This is a game for collection purposes only. It would suck if someone opens it by accident. Is it unplayable without the mat?

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# Yup — Guest 2010-02-20 13:21
It is only playable with a mat. You plug the mat into port B and a controller into port A. Use the controller to choose options for the game. If you find and original mat, jackpot.

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-02-20 21:52
Here's the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/FACTORY-SEALED-NEW-NES-NINTENDO-STADIUM-EVENTS-NTSC_W0QQitemZ140384097750QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item20af8b55d6


Pretty crazy the amount of money spent on games and comics these days. But I guess if my life didn't suck I'd buy some non-necessities, too.

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# damn — Guest 2010-02-21 02:37
A local small rental store that was a few blocks from my home as a kid had this game and I could have bought it for $5 about 8 years ago when it went out of business as it had a collection of old NES games. I had no idea it was so rare. If only I knew. I used to rent the game all the time when the power pad was first around.

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+1 # its funny — Guest 2010-02-21 10:45
you know, with the wide use of factory-sealing stuff, its quite possible a lot of people may take their super mario bros./duck hunt game and find this box, plop it in, factory seal it and say "look waht i found in my basement! 20k!" on ebay, and a collector might buy it and pass it on to his children when they die and then they might need money or get a lets play grandaddy's good ol' nes, open the game and BANG its smb/duckhunt and everyone who was in the deal is already dead.

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — pspg2000 2010-02-21 13:53
It looks like the semi-final price will be $21,000.00 damn..

Wonder where people get the money to spend on a game like this, maybe it's Bill Gates, just joking. :P

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# RE: RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-02-21 19:27
maybe it is..

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-03-10 14:54
LMAO. The dude who bought that just relisted it on ebay for 100k.

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# RE: Factory-sealed Stadium Events surfaces on eBay — Guest 2010-04-14 01:18
PACKRATS NEVER LOOSE :)

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