The top dollar retro gear thread. "It went for WHAT?!"

To quote BuuBox from the Retro Bargains thread:

It sure is a magical time if you hate money. There are a lot of interesting listings to post, that don't really fit into the bargains thread. So I thought I'd start an opposite-of-a-bargain thread.

I keep an eye out for MPU-401 gear, and this popped up in Hobart a week ago.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Roland-...sound-card-with-MIDI-output-box-/264504491296

Starting bid: $399. Winning price: $761.51

 

How about a $300 empty Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike box

 

Wait wha?? For that cardboard shipping box??

 

I guess this is an obligatory entry. Not that it's actually fetched its price yet.

Listing is currently live. Related story: https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/25/apple-1-custom-wood-case-1-75m/

 

An Apple product costing over a million dollars. I knew this day would come.

 

If it sells for the asking price, I've lost all faith in humanity.

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/123964347729?ul_noapp=true

makes this one look positively sensible, but then that's hardly a surprise.

 

I'm not even sure that that is! Looks like it's been modded for SID music making? What a descriptionless listing.

 

looks like this

http://re-64.com/project/C64R-sports.html

here with tag "modded"

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50928418@N03/4681840376

 

Ahh ok. Well, I wish him all the best, ha.