Heritage Auctions is a scam. They worked with Wata on artificially inflating retro game prices during the pandemic.
I have no idea why the NPS owners chose them.
Edit: corrected Yata to Wata
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2024
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And even a dirty auction house can still run an actual auction in the case where what they’re selling is more than just a shrink wrapped package of lies
You’re not wrong though
I get that it's historically significant, but this looks exactly like a standard SNES controller with different badging. I can't imagine why someone would pay "big bucks" for it. It's kind of boring as a collectable.
Then you definitely aren’t the target of this. There is tons more to it besides “does it look interesting “, most prototypes and mules don’t. But what if symbolized is massive. If this had gone forward it could have completely changed the landscape of gaming as we know it, and I’m not using hyperbole there.
The system would have changed the landscape, sure. There's nothing unique about the controller. It's a standard SNES controller with a Sony logo on it
Do you know how mules and prototypes work? It quite common to use existing chassis and parts for testing the core, then you follow up with those things.
I get that. What that means is this isn't a prototype controller. It's a regular SNES controller with a different logo on it. The only thing that makes it special is that they used to to test something unique and interesting. Might as well buy the AC outlet the system was plugged into.
Not really, since this controller was made specifically with the prototype in mind.
Just because it only differs in branding from the mass produced original doesn't mean it's not a unique item of historical value.
It just sold for $35,000… so I’d definitely say it was a unique piece someone wanted.
You understand it’s historically significant, but don’t know why anyone would pay for it?
Not an inkling?
If your empathy isn’t broken, this is a good troll.
You understand it’s historically significant
Being attached to something historically significant (in certain parts of the internet, we're not talking about the magna carta here) by itself doesn't make a collectable interesting
If your empathy isn’t broken
lmao
If you read the disclosures, you'll see that there's zero proof this is authentic.
