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$150,000 Bid For The Legend of Zelda Prototype

Posted on Monday, July 30 @ 17:01:18 Eastern by


eBay user tjcurtin1 is offering what seems to be a genuine prototype for the NES The Legend of Zelda for a hefty price tag of $150,000. tjcurtin1 has a 100% positive feedback rate, and the item has already received 18 offers.

According to the seller, he takes this item very seriously, if that's not already clear by the bid price). As far as he knows, it "does not differ from the released version". More importantly, this is only prototype of its kind, whereas carts for Stadium Events and NWC Gold Cart are few, albeit relatively numerous.

Also included in the auction is a copy of The Legend of Zelda fo rNintendo graded 85 as well as free overnight delivery (he better...) to the USA and Canada. tjcurtin1 acquired this cart from DreamTR, who was the original owner. Though it's noted that the item is being sold as "brand new", the above video shows that it's been used.

The auction ends this Friday, Aug. 3.
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  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Jul 30th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
    I'd rather buy a "brand new" Aston Martin Vantage, bye.
    0 2
  • Bunfrap
    Bunfrap
    Joined: Nov 2011
    Posted: Jul 30th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
    So, it's a mysterious prototype.... and it "does not differ from the released version"? I'm thinking either this guys is trying to rip people off, or someone already has done so to him.
    0 0
  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Jul 30th, 2012 at 11:37 pm
    This was my first thought exactly. Does he have some sort of authentication that proves it's a prototype? Seems shady if there's nothing to differentiate between the proto and the released game. He could very easily have just swapped it to a shabby yellow cart and handwritten the label himself.
    0 0
  • UpAndAtThem
    UpAndAtThem
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jul 31st, 2012 at 4:21 am
    I did notice a minor difference, though it's tough to tell when the video is so blurry.
    "ITS DANGEROUS TO GO ALONET"?
    Is this a pre-spellcheck version? Since it's the prototype of the US version, and had already been released in Japan, that makes some sense.
    Maybe he's telling the truth, but why wouldn't he point out this difference.
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jul 31st, 2012 at 12:50 pm
    Illiterate, doesn't have a strong grammatical skills like most people these days
    0 0
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Jul 31st, 2012 at 12:50 pm
    Remove "a" from above
    0 0

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