Mom throws $500,000 worth of retro games in trash because she didn’t know her son’s ‘old collection’ was worth it

Game news Mom throws $500,000 worth of retro games in trash because she didn’t know her son’s ‘old collection’ was worth it

Retrogaming collections, a real gold mine

If you follow the retro gaming market at all, you know that it has simply exploded in recent years. Nostalgia has a price and the price continues to rise with the popularity of retro gaming. It must be said that although demand has increased in recent years, supply is still limited. That’s why prices are rising and we find Gamecube games for more than 150 euros on various sites. Suffice it to say that retro gaming enthusiasts who have a small budget have every interest in picking up flea markets in the hope of meeting 60-year-old Micheline, who resells her children’s old games for a few euros because she is completely unaware of their high level. Price in the market. Walk. The ignorance of people outside the world of video games can therefore be an advantage. But it can also be very expensive, and this player learned the hard way.

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She threw away a collection of $500,000

Today’s short story is about an employee of J&L Game, a video game store in New York City (United States). The guy apparently decided one day, like many young people, to get his own apartment and have his own apartment. And like many young people, he left a lot of stuff behind in the family home. In this case, we are talking about a collection of some skateboards, musical instruments, comics, but also a collection of retro video games, including some consoles and games in blister packs. The price of the latter will not be less than 500,000 dollars (or 464,000 euros).

Yes, but the man apparently did not tell his mother the value and importance of these things. He actually learned that she had thrown everything away, perhaps to make some room to get rid of what she thought were plain old things. Among these “old things”, we find an Atari console, a Coleco, a Famicom, an Intel, a Neo Geo AES… The latter alone can be sold today for 650 euros. So if you’re the type to hoard little treasures at your parents’ house, remember to let them know their value (monetary or sentimental). It would be a shame if they too ended up in the trash.

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