'Dig out your old video games': The advice auction house experts want you to know
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- 11 Jan 2022
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Auction houses are clamouring for rare games and vintage consoles, with nostalgia driving up prices among collectors. And the money being thrown around is eye-watering.
Whether it's a near-perfect condition of a 1996 Nintendo 64 copy of Super Mario 64 which sold at auction for $1.12 million, or a recent title such as a first production copy of the 2012 Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition game going for $17,300, there are loads of collectables waiting to be sold for serious cash.
The two games mentioned above were sold by Goldin Auctions.
It's big business, so big that Goldin Auctions will soon have its own Netflix series.
Goldin's gaming expert and Video Game Consignment Director, Jared Mast, says now more so than ever, "nostalgia" is a driving force and key motive to start searching through your old stuff.
"Nostalgia is a massive part of video game collecting," Mr Mast told Nine.
"For some, it's a game they played on repeat, or it was the start of the journey down a long line of games, such as the first Pokemon or Mario game(s). The reasons for collectors picking certain games is vast.
"Some games are even collectible because they're so bad that they become memorable/collectible.
"Anything and everything you can think of that you might connect with during your video game playing journey becomes a reason for ownership and adding to one's collection."
And even if you didn't play games from decades ago, a modern title such as Fortnite - which exploded in popularity in 2017 – could be worth serious cash. Read More…
