7500 NES Consoles for Sale!!!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- 7500 NES consoles are being offered for sale on Craigslist. Huh?!
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Hey Pat! could you dig up how the hell he obtained so many consoles?? I am curious about it's story! xDDD
750. According to my maths there are between 500 - 600 in that picture.
br0dskalk - I'm using the calculator on my phone for a chunk of the segment. I feel bad for you if you didn't realize that.
Admit it, you want to fill up a bin & take a Scrooge McDuck dive into them!
Pat the NES Punk how many of these did you buy pat?
ah perfect! I just bought 7500 tube TVs!
imagine the guy has 7500 sealed stadium events too!
I could've used those 15000 controllers by adding them to my other 15000 controllers and my 7500 FourScores and my 7500 authentic NWC carts. :C
Gotta admit though... a huge pile of NESs is pretty satisfying to look at.
Back in the year 2000 I had collected four NES consoles just in case they were hard to come by in the future. I thought it was a little crazy to have four.
With my other consoles I stick to two total and try to get the slim or mini version if available. Two mini SNES, PS1 slim, PS2 slim, only two N64 ect.
I have 3 Sega Dreamcasts. So that's not so crazy.
Only 3 Dreamcasts? I have 6, one of which being NTSC-J.
BleachGarage I was a fetus in the year 2000
A fetus? That's a lame excuse for not collecting NES consoles
Who has 7500 consoles and who the hell is buying NES consoles by units of 50 at a time?
former Nintendo authorized NA service center, they have SNES, N64, etc, all in similar prices and volume
A super villain who only goes by the name the console collector
Sean A. Emrick i would consider it if I was near
Sean A. Emrick I hear this guy named Pat Contri bought 50.... Fuckin weirdo.
this. I work for a nintendo authorized service center (although i work in a different department) and i found a Nintendo Campus Challenge collectible cup being used to hold pens...i took that sucker home with me
This was probably the backstock from a high volume certified Nintendo repair shop and/or a defunct retailer like Funcoland.
Best I can do is 5$, and i'm taking the risk here.
The Trust I’ve actually said that at work before 😂. I’m a pawnbroker.
You would need an entire warehouse to fit that many! I assume it's got to be 750.
Looks to be the highest stack is 14 high looks like the back corner goes 9 wide and 4 deep but let’s say 5.
14x9x5=630
I’d say that picture has about ~500 NESes when you subtract the ones missing in the front and the rows that don’t go 9 wide.
This is why I love retro vid stores. They generally give 50% of retail price in cash. Thats as wholesale you can get. My local does the same. So much better than dealing with shipping etc.
I would like to watch a documentary about this guy, his history, how the hell he got all those systems and why.
Those should be in an underground bunker, we must preserve the NES!
Kaiser499 it really is the crowning achievement of mankind
I find it hard to believe the guy has 7500, but in the photo along you can clearly see at least over 500. Crazy someone has that many as I think having over 3 loose consoles would be madness.
That was actually the original press release and photo from Nintendo about the NES Classic's availability numbers.
This comment wins
Frankly, I'd be skeptical of anyone claiming to have this large of a stockpile, especially when they're all mysteriously in the same condition and the seller is claiming to have equally large stockpiles of other systems as well. On top of all of that, it's on Craigslist, instead of an outlet where it's more likely to reach collectors/resllers who would be interested in such a large lot. Not saying it couldn't happen, but the whole thing just seems fishy to me
I'd kill to pay $30 for a loose NES. I paid $150 to get my PAL unit here (included AC adapter and controller admittedly) in New Zealand, and that's an average price here!
In comparison: my friend that runs a store here in the STL area was able to acquire the following for $400 from a Nashville vendor at last weekend's MO Game Con:
Contents:
12 NES systems (all needing new pin connectors)
20 official controllers
13 official coax hookups
9 AC adapters (not all official)
7 Zappers (4 grey, 3 orange)
3 NES Advantage joysticks
1 NES Max controller
1 "Ultimate Superstick"
1 sealed pin connector
This topic aside: Ian, it's good to see you more animated and laughing at stuff. Hopefully that means that you're feeling significantly better.
Another funny thing about the listing is that the photo seems to be a screen cap including the mouse pointer. Like they couldn't take a picture of the stack themselves.
$30 each in bulk is absolutely insane. It might be reasonable with an original power supply and controller, but that's still crazy. Maybe individually, but not in bulk. Phoenix does have a strange amount of retro stuff through.
$35 for untested with no peripherals in Europe/ here in Ireland is a steal I'm lucky I've kept mine since I was a kid, but they sell here for untested unit with nothing for Bout €50 and I've seen retro shops sell them complete one controller, power cable and copy of super MARIO Bros/ duck hunt for €120. Personally it's pushed me into buying NTFS or region modding some of my consoles because of how expensive PAL games are right now. And this is why Japan's retro seen is so sparse now people buying the games up because they are so cheap
Ian drunk is classic! First time ive noticed you boozing :D
Saw this same ad and questioned the legitimacy of it myself since I love in Tucson but am originally from Phoenix. Glad you guys checked this out.
3:38 lol!! Yes Ian!! Ian's actually from the streets. Love how u guys fight...keep it up
I agree though that that is far too much to ask for untested bare systems, specially when buying 50 at a time. I'd be shocked if he got much business at those prices.
Ian seems to be doing better, he seems like hes in better spirits at least. Great to see.
I'm surprised he doesn't have over 9000
Ian, how is your health condition. I hope you are feeling better and aren't in pain. Hopefully your doctors can identify the cause and get to the bottom of it. I hope they can find a cure and eliminate the root of the problem. You look better in this video so I'm encouraged that you are feeling better. Best of luck, Vince
7500 nes's, and no cords, controllers or power supplies for any of them? Who is this aimed at? Even if retro game stores wanted to stock up on these, they generally want to sell them with those other things with the console since the console is useless without them. The customer will be expecting them to come with it too for the same reasons. I agree with them, this guy would have to halve the price for it to be profitable enough to consider, cause the store is gonna have to supply these things on their own.
you know somewhere in holland there is guy who has lots and lots of cdi's brand new in box.
i have 12 nes consoles in my store but 7500!? what!? he must have dove in and bought every nes console in phoenix Arizona from every yard sale from 1986 to now XD
this has gamestops stench all over it.
If you do the math, I could be wrong that's $100,000 worth of games. Some of these are insane. Like onetime I saw someone was selling a box full of Sonic & Kunckles carts on ebay.
So basically there are 7500 ac adapters out there somewhere
1:22 for your T-Rex simulation
I've seen some scumbag sellers on Ebay hoarding 100 to 400+ SNES and N64 consoles demanding tens of thousands for them all.
I'd say in that picture there are about 700 NES's. So I'd support the idea that there are actually only 750 consoles, and the extra zero just came from somewhere.
The only console I could understand, but still not fathom why you would do it, is the Saturn because the eye for the disk reader is impossible to get a hold of unless you are getting it from another Saturn. So having a stockpile of the eyes would make some sense, but not like over 200!
Its not unheard of. Some pickers will focus on a item and take it to the extreme. Hoarding is the correct term. They are compulsive collectors. I have seen this first had and second hand. First hand is a friend so I will go to the ladder. The guy from Mad Magazine, Dick DeBartolo AKA the GizWiz. He collects everything that is Tech related or unique. There are views of his hoard in the interwebs .. Its amazing. The one thing that stands out is how over the top it is.
Good luck finding in Europe a tested and working NES for 30 bucks... Even not working / untested ones costs 30+
Price levels in PAL land are ridiculous in general when it comes to retro games and consoles. Truly awful.
MasterControl90 that's because during that time gaming in PAL regions was dominated by computers. Consoles didn't start gaining momentum there until the Mega Drive and SNES, and it wasn't until N64 and PlayStation that home consoles became just as successful as home computers.
I paid 46 euros (50 dollars) for just the console and its hookups . This was in the netherlands .
Gabbiadini yeah yer right. But a Snes is like 90 euros in the Netherlands its insane
Unlimited supply? For me that would be the one I bought 30+ years ago.
The only thing else I might be interested would be the NES2 with a multi A/V port (rare, but yes they existed) or an nes classic.
At that price will take his lifetime to sell them all
A single NES, in good shape, goes for like $50 in games stores with a controller and cables. So I doubt any game store would be interested unless they get a deal for $30 each, at most. Assuming he has controllers and cables too. If not, probably $20 each at most. The guy is trying to sell them at bulk at retail complete prices...come on.
NES $59 at my local Video Game stores everyday. N64'S=$69 and SNES=$79 for Funtastic one's. SNES shortage in Iowa now
Sosagames just reported that the picture was stolen from them. It's a pic of their back room. The ad is fake. (Sosa also doesn't have 7500, more like a couple hundred.)
Overcharging scumbags still though.
Imagine if that bunker caught fire?
It's slightly easier to buy a new NES than replace the connector. 7499 consoles later, the guy decides he will emulate.
strangely this exact same listing is up on craigslist in New hampshire
Lol, I live in the area this was posted in, saw the ad and said, "WTF". Bizarre for multiple reasons
The room probably smells like the 80s
I think these are from the central warranty returns center .. they were kept in a wherehose and probably sold to this guy for like 4-5 dollars each..
This is as bad as when I did a video on a Ebay seller who was selling Nes,Dreamcast and Sega Saturn's for $7,000. He had shelves and shelves of these systems, who is crazy enough to acquire this many systems. Oh for $7,000 you get 250 systems.
7500 is way too many to just find in the wild over the last 30 years. This had to be a auction or huge purchase from a large chain in the early 2000s or something. It hurts my brain
There's also a guy on eBay selling lots like this of different systems.
With this many, you could literally build a house out of NES consoles instead of bricks.
Pat secretly wishes he had them in his garage.....
His garage is made frome neses
sounds like this guy would make a great episode of hoarders
$5 for some RCA wires lmao 4:51 even Pat knows that's bullshit.
You could make a big coffee table out of these consoles.
probably been buying knockoffs from china
Sick Boy Valdez I was thinking the same thing. It just sounds dodgy
or he/she has just stockpiled broken ones, which isn't hard to do. 30$ is insane for a broken NES that is potentially missing eternal parts
The original MRjguill eternal
External, actually.
Pat is pretty dense, this is clearance of old service center, not private collection.
One local reseller here was selling about twenty of them as lot, and that just came of as scummy. This is this the Turbo version of that.
Looking at this actually frustrates me Why? because $35 IS A STEAL for a nes without cables in Australia it will cost you atleast $100 or $90 if your lucky for a nes console alone no cables here it really sucks
I only need 3,257 more NES consoles to finally finish my ICBM program...
You're all toast.
Can we get an update on these consoles? 🤔 Just to see if they even sold. 😂
this guy should just ebay them for like $35 tested , he can make a pretty good penny , a power adapter is probally like $5-$10 and the composite/or RF adapter about $5 controllers im not sure about (depends if its nintendo power one or standard black,grey and red)
That amount just seems almost impossible to be acquired just by collecting them one by one, more than likely this guy somehow was able to acquire either entire shipments or just had a business license in the 80s and bought them wholesale and sat on em
City Connection shirt 🤘
I know I live in a small town but I cant even find a single NES game or console at any of the local thrift stores.
They are probably old Block Buster units or similar rental company that were combined from the U.S market and sold off at the bankruptcy auction as a lot for a couple buck a unit and someone is trying to make some money off of them -- If he'd get realistic on the pricing and cut it at least in half he'd have a chance of going through many of them with the demand for the NES Mini right now - THere are a lot of people out there that would pay the $15+/- just to reuse the case for a Raspberry Pi build and those units wouldn't matter if they worked at all or not !
An NES for $80 US? We sell them $60 CDN here. 7500 consoles at $30US each is a ripoff... even if you were to bundle in tomee 3 in 1 AC and cheap retrobit controller and dig up all the rf modules on earth, these consoles would still not offer decent profits. What a weird listing?... oh and just to be torough there are about 800/900 NES on this picture. Stacks of 16 NES, Stacks of 10, and there are 7 rows on the front then 8 rows further back and then 9 rows after that, we can see at least 6 or 7 rows deep.
Why isn't GameStop getting in touch with this person? This would be a win win for both parties. And would mean a possible drop in price for consumers.
Make a castle out of them!!!
You'll be the queen?
White Knight what better way to promote your channel that to have "girl" in your username, have a picture with a "girl", and try and comment on almost every single video on youtube! We all know the comment doesnt matter, the like button was just smashed because the boys want to smash
+alfjesser LOL that would be amazing :)
+pennywistful lol
marry me
its cheaper than a new NES mini though XD
This guy must be reverse santa claus and took them from under kids trees in the 80s
too bad the listing didn't include 7501 units I would have made an offer
Ian is back on the beer!! nice, doing better mate?:)
I'm inclined to think that it was a typo in the ad and the person added an extra 0 at the end...
People that do the NES HDMI mods would likely buy these.
For a minute I thought you were talking about the mini classic.
How do you lose all the power cords and adapters and controllers.
Why would anyone have that many stockpiled to begin with? Even if you somehow managed to get that many, sitting on them with the huge amount of space required to store them is ridiculous.
I remember I was just randomly looking up if you could buy 100 NES's at once ebay, and you most certainly fucking can, I think it must be this same guy, lol
I need a console for each cartridge.
the used game market in Phx isn't that big; I am certain I know who this is
I used play magic at one point I decided to see how many fireballs I could gather up in the end I had 1500 or so maybe NES he could collect I have a bunch of tg16 that I got back when they were worthless
can i request the 50 comes from the bottom of that pile lol
sounds like a lot from a collapsed retail chain
i paid 10 for a 100% working
Joey's Music/ Tech Channel good deal
ya i now i actually got two for $10 each and one worked the other didnt
Joey's Music/ Tech Channel I bet the other one just has a dirty cart connector. Try giving it a clean. It will probably work
He will sell these anyway... NES systems here in PHOENIX where I live are $100+ in MANY places. So there is still room for profit here.
Darc Vigilante and out here in az our humidity is so low that corrosion damage is zero
I didn't know they stack Nintendo's that high. Is he trying to squeeze an inch on me.
Is this technically the NES Max?
my head just blow up wtf mass hysteria cats and dog live together XP
yeah this is just a little weird I just want one and I can imagine most people don't want to get that many at once not to mention the price is also questionable for none of the cords
How many Super Mario/Duck Hunts does this guy have?
If I where to guess, that listing is from someone who was paying enough attention to notice the NES classic release, and likely, some how had all these left over un sold NES Originals from way back when it was released, likely from a business that for some reason or another, didn't manage to sell them, or some how a warehouse that had them crapped out and the shipment got stuck in limbo and never past the defunked warehouse... IF the posting is even real at all and not some sort of scam... which, with the outragious amount that is being claimed, most of those stories about such listings, it was fake bait.
I'm pretty sure they added an extra zero on accident
Would that many NES systems make the price of the NES drop?
Captain Nwalps I don't think it'd effect the market much. You can't buy them individually so the casual gamer won't look twice at it. Who's gonna buy 50 nes consoles? A reseller, maybe? Even still it won't have much influence on the market
To be fair, hoarding/buying up hardware isn't a bad idea. Because unlike with actual games that can be copied/emulated, if people want to play those games the old fashioned way, whether it be with original carts or flashcarts, they're always going to need the original hardware obviously. Of course you have to have the space to store all of those though. I find having 7500 consoles to be far-fetched though.
Also, assuming there's no discount for buying bundles, the minimum you could buy 50 consoles for would be $2500. Which is absolutely insane. Because he wants to sell at least 50 at a time, he sounds like he wants to get rid of them quickly.
where did the controllers and the AC adapters and the hookups go?
Wow, and I used to think having 10 was too much.