$35,000, Buy It Now!
Dude's on crack. You could buy a small house in the midwest with $35k. You could buy a fantastic automobile for $35k. And he's asking the same for a Nintendo Entertainment System? It does come with 42 games, with some of them being pretty rare. It's a clean system with a new 72-pin connector and has four controllers, but even with that, I'd thinking somewhere in the sub $1,000 range.
So why is he asking for so much? He says he's down on his luck, and has plenty of bills to pay. This NES is his "price possession" and is the only thing he says he owns fully. It's priceless to him.
THE ONLY THING IT HAS ON THE SYSTEM ITSELF AS YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON RIGHT MIDDLE ITS MISSINGTHE SCREW THAT HOLDS DOWN THAT CORNER AND ITS CHIPPED BUT ITS FINE IT DOESNT AFFECT PLAYING.
But ronald3868 is serious, folks. He's willing to show his paid bills and credit report if this sells. He says he'll personally hand over the NES and thank the buyer.
Do you know what I love about eBay? Stuff like this actually sells. It wouldn't be unheard of for this guy to get $35,000 for a NES. I'm with HBG in that I'll likely sh*t myself if this goes. I mean, I tried to sell a like-new DSi XL last week and couldn't even get the guy to pay.
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12:20 PM on 07.16.2010 | 
He probably uses the thing to masturbate or something
Profit!
Also, this man is my hero.
Also also, HOLY SHIT HE HAS A GAME GENIE IN THERE.
35K, Luck to ya, hero
Game Seeker thrillseekgames@aol.com
Did you seriously just say that?
@TehTonyM
Uhhhhh...this guy must be that idiot this article is about, otherwise no explanation.
Also, it's not even a top-loader. That was the one horrible thing about the NES--the goddamned spring!
Gotta love crazy people.
What kills me is that the poor guy probably thinks he really is going to get 50 large for his old gaming stuff.
I'd actually be more than fucking happy if anyone wanted to trade their Radeon HD 5850 or similar GPU. Would actually trade it for a PS3 or Xbox 360 if I didn't already have them. And I don't think anyone in their right mind will actually trade their new toy for something old and low tech. I know I won't.
Asking $50,000 for that? That dude must be on crack. I bet it won't even fetch for 1/20th his asking price.
I wonder how passerbys would react if had put a $35,000 price tag on it.