Proving that us videogamers really are just big kids, a lot of videogame related toys have sold for stunning amounts on eBay this month.
The most noteworthy of these is a golden vinyl Uncharted 3 toy said to be one of only 11 in the world. “For ages 15 and up†pointed out the seller but we donâ€
t think anybody under the age of 15 would have had the money to buy it – it ended at £627.
A set of Battletoads figures from 1992 also fetched $71 (8 bids). We like the way that the seller included a photo of the reverse of the figures just so we could check out the toads’ tight buns.
A set of ceramic Donkey Kong figures from 1998 – including Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong and the hateable Funky Kong – didnâ€t sell for quite as much as the above, but $23.50 (4 bids) seems pretty good seeing that donâ€t appear to be that well made. Hard to believe they’re official merchandise, actually.
This Super Mario ‘crash action police car†from the dire Mario Bros. Movie sold for a whole lot more – £57.99 (7 bids). We wonder if Bob Hoskins has a few of these up in his loft?
Sticking with merchandise for a little longer, this Mass Effect lithograph – one of only 75 sold – didnâ€t have a bad ending. It sold for $760.00 attracting only 6 bidders. An animation cel from the DiC Sonic cartoon didnâ€t fetch anywhere near as much ending at just $10.45. We wouldnâ€t advise clicking on this link to see it – it was an image of Dr. Robotnik in the shower. Nude, obviously.
How about some other stuff that was never available in shops? Weâ€re quite surprised how cheaply this GameCube development kit sold for. It went for only £275 even though the seller was confident that it has never been used. This DS download station demo pod cart didnâ€t sell for a lot either, ending at only £22.99. Perhaps it would have sold for more if heâ€d bothered to mention what was on it.
A couple of Jaguar games have gone for a small packet. Both of these were released very late in the Jaguarâ€s life. So much so that it didnâ€t even have a pulse at the time. Battlesphere blasted $710 (2 bids) out of somebodyâ€s PayPal account while Gorf for the Jaguar CD sold for the same amount but attracted 17 bidders. “Game has been played once by me,†said the seller. That bad, eh?
Weâ€ve also discovered this month that there are more N-Gage collectors out there than we previously though. A rare copy of Sega Rally, which was released only in Australia, went for $455.00 after 19 bids. Hardest game to find on the system, apparently.
Thatâ€s nothing compared to what this Korean 3DO beatâ€em up sold for though. A colossal $1,725.00 (16 bids). Weâ€re quite amused that the back of the box for The Eye of Typhoon features the same three screenshots.
Finishing off this monthâ€s round-up are a couple of limited edition box sets. An incredibly rare factory sealed ‘Treasure Box Edition†of Dead Island sold for £423 (27 bids). It was only available in Australia and came with a polo shirt, poster, comic book and some other stuff all enclosed in a wooden box. A Zelda: Ocarina of Time special edition managed to clear that figure though, ending at £789.99 (14 bids). Whatâ€s in the box? Not much – just the game, a badge and a T-shirt. The t-shirt was unworn though. Itâ€s always nice to know that your expensive purchase isnâ€t going to stink of BO, isnâ€t it?