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Retro gaming references on reality tv?
Superchop:
This morning I was watching an episode of Pawn Stars that I had DVR'd from last night and I found it interesting and funny that Pat the nes punk was on the show trying to "sell" his NWC carts.
Pat the NES punk on an episode of Pawn Stars
http://youtu.be/PHKBbY_Anuk
Besides that one of the other references I remember seeing was on an episode of Storage Wars where a guy thought a plain old NES was worth like 30k cause of an auction he heard about.
So it kinda got me wondering what other type of references or appearances have people done on those reality shows
wiggy:
There's a big, fat discussion about it over on DP.
The real question I have with that sort of thing is whether it's instigated by the potential seller (in this case, Pat), or do the producers approach a known collector and invite them to be on the show? If you watched the 2nd new episode right after, you saw the Nike museum guy. That seemed like such an obvious ad for his business that it makes me wonder if it was treated exactly as such. I.e. I'm guessing he actually paid for that spot as if it were a commercial, since that's all it was. He obviously had zero intention of selling at the ludicrous average price of $500 per pair.
madrocsz:
lol, I would have NEVER sent this to VGA, I wouldn't even trust that it's mine that I was getting back
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Nintendo-World-Championships-Competition-NWC-Gold-Cartridge-VGA-85-NearMint-/140909876381?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item20cee2149d
for 27k$ you think they would have better pictures
Superchop:
I'm more inclined to believe that the producers of the show approached him with some sort of offer to be on the show. I mean there's only so much guns, coins, misc oddities that they can put on the show before it gets old, repetitive and stale...and by having something "recent" and the whole fact that retro gaming is so "huge" at the moment the show could attract some newer viewers. I don't think Pat ever intended to sell the carts nor did the shop want to buy them...it's all just a pr stunt. I would've found it funny though if their "expert" that they called in would've been the AVGN.
The Nike "museum" like you mentioned, also seemed like that was more for show and publicity then it was actual interest in buying/selling/profit. Why spend so much time building the collection in an attempt to create a museum of sorts just to sell it to a pawn shop where you know they'd piece sell it ruining the point of the collection as opposed to just selling them yourself and making way more then you would otherwise.
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Just finished reading the DP thread and it seems pretty unanimous that it was all just something to get attention.
wiggy:
--- Quote from: madrocsz on February 12, 2013, 02:21:49 PM ---lol, I would have NEVER sent this to VGA, I wouldn't even trust that it's mine that I was getting back
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Nintendo-World-Championships-Competition-NWC-Gold-Cartridge-VGA-85-NearMint-/140909876381?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item20cee2149d
for 27k$ you think they would have better pictures
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And this is like the 3rd time this guy has tried selling it. Probably the 1st time that VGA grading HURT the value. Everyone and their mother has expressed the concerns with having the chips exposed like that, but he always goes on to insist about how the VGA uses UV resistant plastics (which they do claim to use) and that there's no concern as a result. Fucktard is the word for that level of stupidity.
The VGA's excuse for letting this one used game be graded is fantastic too. Basically, they say that since there wasn't ever a retail package to pull the cart from, that there can't ever really be a new one. Yeah there can, in the mailer from Nintendo, unopened.
--- Quote from: superchop on February 12, 2013, 02:43:41 PM ---I'm more inclined to believe that the producers of the show approached him with some sort of offer to be on the show. I mean there's only so much guns, coins, misc oddities that they can put on the show before it gets old, repetitive and stale...and by having something "recent" and the whole fact that retro gaming is so "huge" at the moment the show could attract some newer viewers. I don't think Pat ever intended to sell the carts nor did the shop want to buy them...it's all just a pr stunt. I would've found it funny though if their "expert" that they called in would've been the AVGN.
The Nike "museum" like you mentioned, also seemed like that was more for show and publicity then it was actual interest in buying/selling/profit. Why spend so much time building the collection in an attempt to create a museum of sorts just to sell it to a pawn shop where you know they'd piece sell it ruining the point of the collection as opposed to just selling them yourself and making way more then you would otherwise.
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Just finished reading the DP thread and it seems pretty unanimous that it was all just something to get attention.
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I also love the expert's authentication process. Touch carts, mention that they're pretty, says how cool and rare they are, confirm authenticity. Not that Pat would have ever let them open the carts up, since he had no intention of selling. His asking price would have allowed him to buy another gold and gray and STILL have money left over afterward.