Sport

Carlton Fisk kept it fair, but Keith Olbermann’s attempt to sell historic ball is foul

This is not about ripping Keith Olbermann. If you want to do that, you can start with “Why I Think Trump Is Finished (And My Work Is Done),” from November 28, 2017, a time at which Trump was far from finished. You can go forward or backward from there, it doesn’t really matter, and he’d […]

Tech

Collectors are as confused as you are about that $1. 56M Super Mario 64 sale

Enlarge / Collectors say bare cartridges in “sous vide” condition can command a premium at auction. (credit: Aurich Lawson) If you aren’t immersed in the world of high-end video game collecting, it’s probably hard to understand why someone paid in excess of $1. 5 million for a single, shrinkwrap-sealed boxed copy of Super Mario 64 […]

Tech

Sealed Super Mario Bros. shatters record with $660,000 auction sale

From the front, there’s little to distinguish this box from the millions of others Nintendo has produced for Super Mario Bros. A pristine-condition sealed early copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for a record-shattering $660,000 in an online auction today. That includes $550,000 to the seller and a $110,000 “Buyers’ Premium” paid to Heritage Auctions. […]

Games Tech

Game collecting reaches new heights as early Super Mario Bros. hits $372K bid

From the front, there’s little to distinguish this box from the millions of others Nintendo has produced for Super Mario Bros. For a while now, we’ve watched as early sealed copies of Super Mario Bros. have commanded six-figure prices at auction, starting with a $100,000 copy sold in 2019 and continuing through a $140,000 sale […]