QWho has never dreamed of finding a treasure in an old drawer and selling it for a high price? This American, who wished to remain anonymous, did so. Not long ago, he came across an old Super Mario Bros. game cartridge for Nintendo, which was originally supposed to be a Christmas present in 1986 and whose packaging had never been opened. She was sleeping peacefully in a drawer. This nugget was offered for auction in Dallas (United States) on Friday April 2. It was purchased for $ 660,000, or just over 560,000 euros. A record, according to Heritage Auctions.
“The game has been sitting in the back of my desk drawer the entire time since the day I bought it. I had never thought about it again, ”confided the now ex-owner to Heritage Auctions, which made this lot the star of its auction.
The previous record dated from summer 2020
“As soon as this cartridge reached us, we knew the market would find it as sensational as we do,” said Valarie McLeckie, video game manager at Heritage Auctions. But she probably did not imagine that the cartridge, in perfect condition since kept in ideal conditions, would be awarded for more than half a million euros. “This sale exceeded our expectations! “
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The previous record was shattered by this auction. In its press release, Heritage Auctions explained that a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 was sold for $ 114,000, or 156,000 euros, in July 2020.
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