Man Sells NES For $50,000 to Pay Bills

[Fappy]

Can I just buy Super Metroid from you for like 20 bucks?

 

[SaintWaldo]

Sounds like one Escapist writer is a little jealous he didn't have the idea first...

 

[Tom Goldman]

what snes games have you got?

Chrono Trigger, FF4, FF6, Mega Man Soccer, Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball... you know the usual stuff

 

[addeB]

Hm. Hi everyone. I'm a down-on-my-luck videogame writer. I have bills that need paying. My prize possession is not a regular old Nintendo, but a Super Nintendo with about 30 games. Does anybody want to buy the whole set for $75,000? That's a sweet deal, and I really need the money, I promise.

If you are going to spend the money on booze just say so, you can be honest with us.

 

[sosolidshoe]

....someone out there really needs a punch in the mouth.

So, in your mind, being generous and helping someone down on their luck deserves a punch in the face? Jeebus, I mean, I'm about as misanthropic as they come, and even I can give someone due respect for being nice.

 

[Bobic]

It's possible some rich bastard felt like he needed to do something nice as opposed to the usual greed. Assuming the guy is sincere I hope he does get the money.

Some rich bastard whom has never heard of a single registered charity and happened to be searching ebay for an outdated gaming system?

 

[The Random One]

Hey everyone, I'm not down on my luck, I have a job, but my job gets in the way of me playing videogames, so I'm willing to part with my most price possession, a Gameboy Pocket that the second hand game store wouldn't buy. I was going to throw in my Pokémon Blue game with it buy I got all 150. The prized is only a billion dollars in unmarked bills. You have until next Sunday to comply.

 

[Dogstile]

An act of kindness and some of you guys are being complete pricks about it. Nice one escapists, i'm proud of you.

OT: This is pretty damn cool, considering he's ready to show that he was actually in debt and needed someone to bail him out. The kindness of the internet always amazes me.

I seriously hope this post is a joke.

Why exactly?

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Wow. I've seen NES's that work come out of second hand stores at a rate of about $7. How'd this guy manage this?

 

[TheStickman]

*Wonders how much a fixed up Virtual Boy would go for*

Sounds like he made a large amount of money off a small, gray box.

 

[AmayaOnnaOtaku]

I have a NES lying around too. Its in mint condition. Not a scratch on it.

I'd like my $50,000 in cash please.

Same here since I have the light gun and about 40+ games.

If he does get 35k or whatever, I will have to post mine with the original GAMEBOY!

 

[Redd the Sock]

Wait, I think I've seen this before. Someone sells something they own to someone they know for well over it's actual value or replacement cost so that the seller doesn't have to feel like he's accepting a handout. Short of it being a joke bid, I don't see any other logical explaination here.

Unless E-Bay is just trolling with rich people dolling out cash for sob stories, in which case, sign me up.

 

[teh_v]

Lot of jerks tonight on the forums tonight. You guys are all sorts of means. The man's in hard place and I bet you h put up the NES as a bit of joke just to see if someone would actually help him out and he got lucky and someone did. I hope next time the lot of you are hard up for cash and you ask for help or try to sell something for cash people laugh at you and make fun of you. Don't hate over someone kindness.

 

[wulfy42]

I have you all beat

I have an Atari Jaguar and although it's not my only system, it's the only system I have not played more then 100 hours on. It's practically new even though it's not. In addition I have the best version of Alien vs Predator released on any system to go with it along with a few other forgettable games.

I'm willing to sell it, all the games that go with it and a cupcake with vanilla frosting and sprinkles for just $66,666.

I'd also like to personally give it to the winning bidder and I would like to be paid in cash

Thank you.

 

[Gigano]

And so we see another high(/low) point in the age of creative internet guys begging from emotional people with way too much money and way to little sense of what problems to spend them on... Or continue steadily with fake bidders messing with the in(s)ane schemes of would-be moneygrabbers.

Props to "Ronald" for shamelessly trying to exploit people's love of (retro) gaming though. Surely we don't see enough of such admirable behaviour these days.

I would laugh so hard if the buyer had posted a youtube video afterward where he fills the NES as well as the games with firecrackers and blows it to smithereens.

Owner: Here it is....my NES (snip!)
Buyer: Thanks!
Owner: Take good care of it ok?
Ownser: Sure! (fills it with fireworks).
NES: KABOOM!
Owner: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

If the buyer actually does pay up, I don't think anyone will be laughing harder than "Ronald" no matter what...

 

[TaintedNails]

I have a Neo Geo Pocket Color with Ac Plug and 6 games I need a cool million 4 it, to pay for my imaginary friend's Bob funeral. Caskets, plot, tombstone and oh yeah the cater, cost a lot u know...

But seriously that is way too crazy, smells like a scam to me

 

[aaronmcc]

Tom, I feel sorry for you and your cynical outlook...but then again you probably feel sorry for my naivety and jealous that guys $50,000.