NES Joystick Test Cartridge lands on eBay, complete with lowest replay value ever
By Darren Murph 
posted Mar 29th 2009 9:02PM
posted Mar 29th 2009 9:02PM
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one word.... wow...
Video of NES Test Equipment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLLEgvuFhAs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVNIi9orEzU
Allow me to explain:
1. Sneak out rare cartridge
2. Sell on ebay to Nintendo fanboys and fetishists, who will pay anything for special items such as this.
3. Profit!
I can't believe this idiot set a buy it now price. I can think of scores of fanboys who would fight that price much higher...
You forgot step 2.5: Wait 20 years.
that should be point number 1.5, not 2.5 ;)
you forgot the most important step
step 3. ????
so Profit is step 4
I'll take over 9,000!
correction:
its over 9000
not over 9,000
If you really want to be anal...in the manga it was originally over 8,000 :|
it can actually be either one so stfu
no surprise that your icon is a windows logo.
oh, so all windows people are anal?
wonderful!
steve jobs apparently isnt anal?
typical apple fanboy.
What makes you automatically assume he's a Mac user?
This isn't the work of a Windows fanboy nor Mac fanboy, guys.
This is typical Trollism if there ever was a word for it.
Unfortunately CleverEndeavor is kind of right, but being a bit of a jerk about it. Technically in maths you shouldn't use a comma as most countries use the comma instead of a period as a decimal pointer. (Pretty much just UK and North America that use a period)
But, THIS IS A GADGET BLOG SO IT DOESN'T MATTER!
kthnxbai
@All of you,
Ultimate Punch!
At least you don't have to blow into it. IT ALREADY BLOWS!
You like that? I just made it up.
Wow was that a bomb of a joke.
So strider, how hard did Tom just crush you back there? Fetal position or gun to the head?
I'm speechless...
lol, I still have an NES, not that I ever use it anymore. The thing's probably worth a bit on ebay itself.
Yeah, about $25 bucks if you included at least 20 games. That might cover the shipping costs.
what's Mario doing to that cartridge??
Getting a 1UP
put this cart into the NES cart slot.
Hey! At least it comes with free shipping!
Not to be a downer, but seeing as this was supposed to be returned to Nintendo (or wherever) 24 years ago... but wasn't, isn't it still stolen property? I'm pretty sure that violates eBay selling policies. Again, I'm just saying...
One word: Statute of Limitations.
@crystalsinger
....one word?
that should be "One word. Statute of Limitations"
Two completely different sentences.
Hay if i had one, i consider doing it it i needed the cash, like i do now.
tho it would have some hefty resreve on it.
Hmmmm..........where is this Mushroom Kingdom you speak of????
Redmond, Washington I presume.
This would probably be more fun that most of the games on the Wii.
That joke stopped being funny a year ago. Wii has some great games.
The linked article mentions the wear on the label. Does the "wear" look a lot like mold to anyone else?
Sounds like a job for JamesNintendoNerd!
As an NES collector, I've always loved the look of these yellow carts. These are hard to find, but not all that rare (compared to say, Stadium Events or the NWC cart). Remember that even small towns had 1 or 2 Nintendo repair centers, and each of those might have had 10 or 20 of these (There are versions for Joystick, PowerPad, as well as the overall unit). There are also Duck Hunt and Zelda versions. This price is way out of whack; I bought mine early last year for around $150, and there were 3 or 4 on eBay at that time.
Wait a second here....
Where is that Wii: wii-mote test disc I have?
Now all I have to do is wait 20yrs, though with inflation I may get like $4000...
Ha inflation, in 20 years time people will have to adjust for deflation.
wowww
I have found it in OSAKA GAME SHOP(NIPPON bridge) few years ago,It is 5000 JPY.......