The ultra-rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype which went to auction several weeks back has sold for $300,000, making it the most expensive piece of gaming memorabilia ever sold. Despite the record, the figure seems low for what is effectively a one-of-a-kind console, which up until recently many assumed didn’t exist in physical form. The buyer will pay around $360,000 when all’s said and done, once the “buyer’s premium” has been factored in.
It’s unclear who the lucky owner of the unit is right now, but Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey did participate in the auction at one point. For those who haven’t followed this story from the start, the prototype was originally owned by former Sony Computer Entertainment America president Olaf Olafsson and was purchased by a man named Terry Diebold at a bankruptcy auction. It cost just $75 at the time. Incredibly it’s still in full working order, although we wouldn’t recommend using such an expensive appliance for a round of Super Mario World.
[source comics.ha.com, via engadget.com]
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I skimped on the P&P so I’ll let you know how it all is in 5-7 working days
@kyleforrester87 should have asked for a discount, no box and all that yellowing
@carlos82 that’s the price you pay when you buy physical!
@kyleforrester87 Did you manage to get the manual with it?
@kyleforrester87 just make sure you get a proper scart cable with it, some of the ebayers are a bit dodgy with their third party cables
Bet the seller is gutted. Turned down a million and a half private sale and gets 300k instead.
@kyleforrester87 actually I've just thought, I've got a spare controller for that and an extra copy of Donkey Kong Country (no box mind), say £450,000? Free postage though and I'll even chuck in a loose manual for Super Star Wars that I have lying around
@Ben8371 yeah that sucks. He still made a huge profit, but yeah 1 million is a lot better lol
Meanwhile, somewhere at a Sony building, someone is looking at an entire cupboard of these and are thinking: Should we sell these? And people wondered if they actually existed! Hehehe
@Ben8371 Yeah I knew he was kind of an idiot for turning that much money down.
I have also wondered, with cases like this, was this actually an item that would be allowed to be sold at a bankruptcy auction? Was it property of Olaf Olafsson or was it really property of the Sony Corporation. No one is kicking up any fuss, it would be interesting to know. I guess it would be a corporate gift.
@doctommaso Yeah, when I read that I knew he was taking a risk as it probably wouldn't make a mill even, didn't expect it to be as low as 300k, though. What a fool.
Olaf Olafsson? What a name xD
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