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Complete Virtual Boy Collection on eBay Costs 32 Nintendo 3DSes
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That’s right folks! For the low low price of £5000 (appx. $8,200 USD), you can get the definitive Nintendo Virtual Boy collection! Proof that trash turns to treasure if you give it enough time. And who wants a partial collection of junk? Either you have none or you have the… |
March 23rd, 2011
Nike Air Force 1 PlayStation Sneakers: Shoes Only a Collector Could Love
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Video game-themed shoes are nothing new, which is why I’m disappointed with these apparently official Nike Air Force 1 Low PlayStation sneakers.… |
January 25th, 2011
Rare VFX 3D Virtual Reality Helmet Turns Up on eBay
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I was browsing through the deep recesses of eBay today, when I stumbled onto this strange listing for a “Virtual Reality” system.… |
January 23rd, 2011
Rare Transparent Macintosh Se Hits Ebay: Get Out Your Checkbooks, Mac Fans
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For some reason, I always thought the first transparent computer Apple ever made was the original Bondi blue iMac. Well, it turns out that back in the late 1980s, a handful of Mac SE computers were made without any pigmentation, so you could see clear through them. From what I… |
December 3rd, 2010
Original Apple-1 Computer Goes Up for Auction
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…and when I say original Apple-1, I mean it. Only about 200 of the first-gen Apple computer were ever built, and they have become extremely difficult to come by, with an estimated 50 left in circulation around the world. It was announced today that Christie’s will be auctioning off one… |
November 11th, 2010
Pip-Boy 3000 Alarm Clock: Wake Up and Smell the Post-Nuclear Air
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Fallout fans will be familiar with this promotional item, as it was originally part of the limited Survival Edition of Fallout 3… a couple of years ago. That bundle was only available through Amazon and on top of that, for US residents only, making this super-sized replica quite rare. Well |
October 20th, 2010
Nintendo Love Tester: More Popular Than the Vitality Sensor
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The Love Tester is an actual Nintendo product from way back when the company just started making toys. According to gameSniped, it was made by Nintendo legend Gunpei Yokoi, the father of the Game & Watch and Game Boy systems, and producer of the Metroid series. The claim isn’t too… |
June 30th, 2010
Romain Jerome Watch has Rocks and Ash From the Eyf.. Eyjfa.. From That Volcano in Iceland
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Romain Jerome is known for turning tragedy into luxury, and its latest masterpiece is no different. The Eyjafjallajökull-DNA watch has rocks and ash from the volcano that’s currently throwing fits in Iceland. Say what you will about the absurdity of the concept, but I think we can all agree that… |
April 22nd, 2010
Old School Game Geek Gets $31k for Rare Atari 2600 Game
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I am not big on saving things. Typically, once I get tired of something or bored with it I throw it away or give it away. For years, I carried my Atari 2600 from my youth with me each time I moved, even though I never played it. Eventually I… |
April 15th, 2010
Vertu Selling Ultra-Limited Edition “Golden” Cellphones, May Not be as Ridiculous as We Think
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To celebrate the first anniversary of their flagship store in Tokyo, Vertu – the luxury brand of cellphone giant Nokia – will be selling four “golden” cellphones. The price? ¥20,000,000 (appx. $215,000 USD) each. The handsets are not really made of gold – they’re “just” decorated with Japanese gold lacquerwork,… |
March 26th, 2010
