"Stuff that is worth 10, 15, 20 thousand dollars now was $200 to $400 then. "I started fairly early on, and back in 2002, sealed game prices were nothing like today," he continued. "I started thinking, 'Would this be an interesting thing to collect?'" "Having already been a comic collector for many years, I had an interest in collecting in general," Bronty told Ars. But around 2002, at age 27, Bronty was gripped by a desire to once again play the NES games he hadn't thought about for well over a decade.Ī quick trip to eBay got him his nostalgic gaming fix and sparked an interest in a new hobby that fewer people were paying attention to at the time. He just played games like Super Mario Bros. worth $100,000? We asked a buyerThe seller-who asked to remain anonymous to protect his privacy but goes by the handle Bronty online-told Ars he didn't even have an NES growing up. Further Reading Why is this copy of Super Mario Bros.
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