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Collectors are as confused as you are about that $1.56M Super Mario 64 sale | Ars Technica
▻https://arstechnica.com/features/2021/07/collectors-are-as-confused-as-you-are-about-that-1-56m-super-mario-64-s

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But for newcomers from other collectible spaces, this kind of quality-based price premium is relatively common. “In other spaces such as comics, coins, or sports cards, and many other collectibles, the difference between the second-highest grade and the highest grade can be a drastic difference in value and sometimes much more,” Wata Games CEO Ryan Sabga told Ars. “Attaining the finest known example from a condition standpoint drives a certain type of collector’s behavior, specifically the collector who wants the absolute best. The collectible video game market is no different.”

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Collectors Universe Expands Into Video Game Authentication & Grading with Acquisition of Wata Games | Business Wire
▻https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210714005598/en/Collectors-Universe-Expands-Into-Video-Game-Authentication-Grading-wit

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SANTA ANA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Collectors Universe, a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services, announces it is expanding into the collectible video game industry with the acquisition of Wata Games.

Wata Games is the trusted pioneer in the video game collectibles industry. As the foremost video game grading service, Wata elevated the collectible video game market with its focus on accuracy and objectivity and enabled the industry to grow quickly. The company’s grading process ensures complete transparency and integrity with detailed grading on a scale of 1-10. As the gold standard in video game authentication, games graded by Wata regularly sell for record prices. In addition to the $1.56 million Super Mario 64 sale, other Wata-graded games that have set records include a 1987 early production copy of The Legend of Zelda, which sold for $870,000 as well as a copy of Super Mario Bros. for NES, which sold for $660,000.

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Super Mario Bros : une cartouche neuve vendue 560.000 euros aux enchères
▻https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/encheres/super-mario-bros-une-cartouche-neuve-vendue-660-000-euros-aux-encheres-2021

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Il n’en n’avait pas voulu à Noël, en 1985. Mais le propriétaire est finalement bien content de ce cadeau d’antan : son ancienne édition de Super Mario Bros. s’est vendue vendredi 2 avril aux enchères pour une somme record de 600.000 dollars (soit 560.000 euros). Oubliée pendant 35 ans au fond d’un tiroir, la cartouche a été retrouvée l’année dernière dans son emballage d’origine, jamais ouverte. Anonyme, le vendeur a simplement déclaré « n’y avoir jamais repensé » depuis qu’il l’avait reçue en cadeau.

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