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New Kids on the Block NES game prototype on eBay

Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and even Danny Wood wouldn't buy this piece of crap. Sure, it's a piece of gaming history, but it's also just some glossy paper tap...
World's largest Lego Mario up for auction

Quick, as of this posting you only have 7 dagen and 21 uren to win yourself the largest Lego Mario in the world. In case you're wondering why I'm speaking in Netherlandese (yes, I am well aware t...
No game is this good: NES cart auction for $20,100

First off, what's with the arbitrary extra $100 on the $20,000? Cheeseburgers for a month or something?The rarest game ever (or so they say) is the Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 for the Nintendo...
Mario walks funny in Genesis Super Mario World

Mario somehow packed on a few pounds for the Genesis version of Super Mario World. In this rare, illegal port, Mario also walks funny while he's carrying...why is he carrying crates? Oh, and it ...
DJ Hero turntables, demos hit eBay, no one bids

DJ Hero turntable controllers and Xbox 360 demo discs have made their way to eBay... and nobody is buying!That could of course be chalked up to the fact that the starting bid for one failed ...
Modern Warfare 2 scalpers charging obscene prices

If you thought that Activision was bad when it came to game prices, you should take a look at the scalpers who are currently charging ridiculous prices for Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition. The...
Talk about retro: Missile Command vinyl album?

It's like retro on top of retro! If the Atari game Missile Command wasn't retro enough, how about a Missle Command vinyl soundtrack? This rare 33 RPM, 12" vinyl LP from the 1980s contains th...
Xbox-branded sneakers cost $4,000 ... seriously

The dedication of fanboys knows no bounds, but this Xbox-inspired footwear would test the resolve (and wallet) of even the most dedicated "Xbot." These custom shoes are not officially e...
Cool rare gaming crap: Mega Jet, Sega SGX, SFII talking bank

I've always wanted a Sega Mega Jet, though I could never tell you why. It's just a unwieldy controller with a Genesis/Mega Drive built in. It's got a d-pad, six buttons, and a cartridge hole in t...
RetroforceGIVE! Mega Drive charity auction is LIVE!

I am extremely emotional today. Not only is the long awaited RetroforceGIVE! Mega Drive charity auction finally live on eBay, but when I think about the amount of stuff you all donated to make th...
Worth it: eBay auction for crystal-covered Wii starts at $4,000

If 50 Cent pulled out a rocket launcher and started tearing up the Middle East over a crystal covered skull, wait until he gets a load of this -- a Wii covered in Swarovski crystals. Decorated wi...
Retrotastic: Vinyl soundtrack for Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for grabs

Just in case the release of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection isn't quite nostalgic enough for you, the publisher has announced that an incredibly limited run of vinyl soundtracks are now avail...
Miyamoto signed DS sells for $1,600+

Legendary game maker Shigeru Miyamoto has the touch of gold not only in videogames, but also in signed game merchandise.DS Phat systems go for next to nothing at my local game trading shops, but ...
Want all achievements in Left 4 Dead? Buy them!

Yes, that's right, someone is offering their achievement whoring services on eBay. Lucky patrons of this amazing deal will get to pay a total stranger to play games instead of them doing all that...
Limited edition Super Nintendo selling for the extra low price of ... $50,000?!

Yes, you read that right: 5 with four zeros.Used in the 1994 Nintendo World Championships II competition, this extra rare Super Nintendo -- only 32 were made -- is selling on eBay for fifty grand...
2650 quid for a Commodore 64? Oh wait, it's golden? Oh, that makes it all better

A gold-colored Commodore 64 sold on eBay yesterday for an absurd £2650. The collectible model is said to be one of only a few hundred in the world. They were made in 1986 to celebrate the p...
A Squaresoft fan's dream auction... except for the price

Squaresoft fans: You've been a bit outspoken lately due to the direction the company has been taking as Square Enix, but you know you've got a soft spot for the classic Squaresoft titles. If you'...
eBay as a marketing tool? Capcom explains how

Capcom has a rather interesting way of reviewing its market to find out which of its old franchises could do with a remake. It checks eBay to find out which games are the hottest property. "...
Somehow both amazing and useless: eBay auction for lot of Famicom Power Gloves

What's better than a cool looking but ultimately useless vintage NES peripheral? Why, a large quantity of them, of course. That's the theory from Ebay user andyarcade, who currently has an auctio...
Arizona man pays $400 for Wii, opens box to find a block of wood

I'm not sure what annoys me more: the fact that this poor guy was duped by some jerk who decided to sell him a $400 chunk of firewood, or that the writer from ABC calls the item "A Wii game&...
Shiggy-signed Gameboy Advance SP

It seems that most of us have moved on from the Gameboy Advance SP by now. I think it was a high point in Nintendo's portable gaming history, and it had the most amazing battery life. But we've m...
eBay: $3k SNES CD dev controller, Wally Bear and the No Gang NES cart

Game auction blog gameSniped features several gaming collector item auctions in a recent post, but the highlight is a prototype controller for the unreleased (duh) SNES CD developm...
Charity auction for an epic date with an Epic Games programmer

Are you a charitable female that resides in the greater Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina? Are you free on the night of December 9th? No, I'm not trying to pick you up -- I'm trying to hook y...
WTFOMGBBQ?: Purchase Gary Coleman's GameCube on eBay

Sometimes life is good, and sometimes life is great. Tonight, life is great -- Gary Coleman's GameCube is up for grabs on eBay. From the Engrish-like description of joy and good times: What ...
Man sells insane game collection on Ebay

Don't get me wrong, having a huge game collection is a badge of honor. But there's having every console ever made, and then there's having four of every console ever made. Somewhere in there, the...
Super colorful PS3s spotted for a king's ransom

Yesterday I reported on the sighting of a white PS3 in the wild, but today comes news of an entire rainbow of Sony consoles -- an unofficial rainbow, of course. At first, we were merely alerted t...
Need a last minute Halloween costume? Check out this sweet Big Daddy helmet

Don’t want to drop some cash on a videogame-themed costume you’ll probably only wear once and then stash in your attic until your wife later donates it to charity because it “...
Sell the farm, take home your very own life size Big Daddy statue

If you've got 1,200 to spare (that's roughly 1700 U.S. dollars to you lazy Americans), I've got just the thing for you -- a life size model of BioShock's coverboy, a Big Daddy!Currently being sol...
Master Chief gets a smoking rack to benefit those now without

Courtesy of Kotaku we've received word of the above statuette: a miniaturized, feminized Master Chief created by artist David Johnson currently up for bid on eBay. The 11.5" polymer clay wan...
Rare Dreamcast Zip Drive auction for $10,000

Many hardcore gamers still have a bit of love in their heart for Sega's ill-fated final console, the Dreamcast. For most, that love extends only to fond memories, or at best, a sizeable game coll...
Rare Elemental Gearbolt Working Designs swag sells for $787 on ebay

Ah, Working Designs. You had a way with hardcore gamers. Your midas touch on various Japanese imports had us all lining up for your next release. Whether it be metallic foil highlights on game pa...
One-of-a-kind Yoshi Wii on eBay

Nintendo nerds: You'll go 'green' for this customized Yoshi-themed Nintendo Wii, complete with Yoshi's Eggs on the base.A new eBay auction features a Wii with a custom paint job by an "indus...
eBayed PS2 packed with cash

For the most part, eBay sucks. What was once a haven of bargains and rare finds for gamers has now turned into a free-for-all, and people are now selling crap like Jesus Cheetos and alien babies ...




 
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