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Early Super Mario Party cart selling on eBay (final bid = $7100)

Niosai

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I don't know the details but "found it in an airport" definitely sounds like a cover story for something more nefarious. I'm gonna have to look more into this.

Edit: Just looked it over more. Either this airport story is true, or a reviewer somehow dropped their copy. Still leaning towards sketchy, though, based on how I'm pretty sure Nintendo usually uses digital review code.
 
darkside

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Oct 26, 2017
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definitely nintendo who paid the $7100 to get it. ninjas already on the way to his house
 
BizzyBum

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I mean, I could see a bid like that if the game in question was like Cyberpunk 2077 or Death Stranding but fucking Mario Party?

That is insane.
 
CoinStarDX

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Oct 25, 2017
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Also switch cartridges have unique identifiers so it would be the cherry on top if Nintendo managed to find out which one this is and ban it before launch.
 
Ghos

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Joey Pockett said:
sold for >$7k......it's out in like a week
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Kyzer

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Lmaooo


Wasn't there just a thread asking how much you'd pay to play a game early
 
ASaiyan

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"How much would you pay to play a game a week early?"

Apparently for someone the answer is 7 large.
 
ant1532

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Oct 27, 2017
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just because you win an auction doesn't mean you have to pay. definitely didn't sell for that much
 
BrickArts295

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Little off topic, but this reminds me when infamous Second Son was being sold by some shady seller on ebay like 3 weeks early (normal $60 price + shipping thank god). A bunch of us at GAF pulled the trigger after someone confirmed that they were legit. In hindsight, they might have been stolen.

$7k might be a bit too much for a week in advance copy. Maybe the buyer wants for a party XD
 
Namtox

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Nov 3, 2017
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I have to hide myself from any online presence when I review games a week or two early. It's insane the stuff people will offer to play something early.

One day these publishers are going to realize they can make a ton more money than they ask for now just to give it to people earlier and earlier.
 
Rynam

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Namtox said:
One day these publishers are going to realize they can make a ton more money than they ask for now just to give it to people earlier and earlier.
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Like Ubisoft does for the 3day early access for the most expensive AC:Ody editions? Or Microsoft with Forza Horizon 4?
 
milkyway

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I'd like to think a reviewer left it at the airport and paid $7000 to get it back so he wouldn't lose his job. That's some funny hijinx there.
 
Byakura

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Oct 25, 2017
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it's would be pretty hilarious if the shipping time ends up being so long that the buyer doesn't actually get the game till the games already out
 
matimeo

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Rynam said:
Like Ubisoft does for the 3day early access for the most expensive AC:Ody editions? Or Microsoft with Forza Horizon 4?
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Yup all across consumer services business development knows people will pay crazy amounts for early access. Shoe retailers do this too by releasing a subset early and people pay crazy markup just to get shoes a week before normal release from resellers.
 
Namtox

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Rynam said:
Like Ubisoft does for the 3day early access for the most expensive AC:Ody editions? Or Microsoft with Forza Horizon 4?
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That's nothing. What I'm saying is they can be making WAY more than that if they really wanted.

For example I was playing Titanfall 2 for review a while back, it was literally the morning before it's release date.

Somebody messaged me on Xbox and offered me 350 bucks to gameshare with him.

That was crazy because the game was going to be out.... for 60 bucks in just a few hours at midnight anyways.
 
FunkyMonkey

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Oct 25, 2017
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"found at an airport" is stealing but eh i realize it's just the cart. pretty shitty for whoever's it is
 
Numberfox

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NBA 2K19 4 days early or AC: Odyssey 2 days early for $100? Not worth it. Damaged Super Mario Party MAYBE a week early depending on shipping? Over $7000, easy.
 
Jimrpg

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Oct 26, 2017
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matimeo said:
Yup all across consumer services business development knows people will pay crazy amounts for early access. Shoe retailers do this too by releasing a subset early and people pay crazy markup just to get shoes a week before normal release from resellers.
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Let's face it - the rich are getting richer. What regular people think is a crazy amount of money is nothing to well off people. US$7100 - people pay that for a first class flight for 6 hours.

I predict earlier access is going to be even worse on the next generation of consoles.

They'll have 4 or 5 tiers with the first and second tiers almost a month early (effectively when the game is gold anyway). Streamers love this and will pay it.

Heck people who don't want to pay $60 wait half a year or more for discounts.
 
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