Sealed EarthBound Copy Fetches $1000

[eXo]

Money is evidently no object for EarthBound fanatics, as one fan dropped over $1K — $1,025.01 to be exact — on an unopened copy of the 1995 SNES original. Collector or not, it’s rare to see someone dropping that much cash on a single game, especially in the current economic state. Shows how devoted the [...]

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[chrono6456]

To be honest, this is nothing new at all. I have a small collection of top SNES games and I have seen, several times, sealed copies of Chrono Trigger sell on ebay for $1000+.

I myself have a nice mint copy of it, just not sealed, with strategy guide. Cost around $130

 

[Sullivan]

Whats stopping you from the fact, that you can heat shrink your own stuff... ya its mean, but hey.

 

[Fives]

This doesn't surprise me at all. Such an awesome game too, I need to play it again

 

[Zx30]

I need to look around and keep something in storage to save for the future. Then I can easily get cash like this guy did from some sap.