Look What I Found

Warren3 · 26-08-2011 4:07pm #1

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/nintendo-nes-retro-vintage-console-plus-19-top-games-gameboy-and-ds-games/86719535

Not the nes but a copy of Nintendo World Championships. Pity it is £4,000 though!!!!!!!!

Pyongyang · 26-08-2011 8:54pm

Nice find! Although buying anything like that you'd want to get it properly evaluated, I'd suggest by VGA.

If the seller wants a quick sale though it should raise alarm bells immediately.

Warren3 · 27-08-2011 8:17am

I can not afford to pay £4K for a game . Not really sure what market value for it is??

Pyongyang · 27-08-2011 11:00am

Apologies I thought you were looking to buy it.

If anyone is though, obviously you'd want to know what you were getting yourself in to first, but anyone going after items like that would have likely done their homework first.

Here's a very interesting video on that particular cart, and it's reproduction copies. Hence you would want to be very careful before handing over cash for it.

If I was in the market for it, I'd travel to see the item in person but have the seller send the item I was buying to the VGA first for analysis. If it all checks out, I'd then go to buy it person. Last thing you'd want is a fake, and to be honest, if you've the money to drop on a grail you've the money to drop on a flight to go get it yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgLqW38ShOc

Pyongyang · 27-08-2011 11:10am

I'd be very wary of that ad if anyone is considering it. I did a quick search and notice the image in the advert is the EXACT same image, only cropped, from this Wired article.

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2007/02/ebay_nintendo_w/

Gumtree Ad:

Wired Article:

Even the serial numbers are the same. Also, not wanting to sound xenophobic, but I used to live very near Woolwich and can tell you that area is dodgy as a dodgy thing being extra dodgy on a super dodgy day.