Considering selling my 1990 Nintendo World Championship Grey cartridge

[jackienopay]

Hello all. I was the Philadelphia/Valley Forge winner of the 1990 Nintendo World Championships. I recently cleaned out my mother's attic and found the game given to me and all the other finalists and I'm considering selling it. I have a lot of other stuff from the championships as well (like a trophy, plaque, etc.)

The condition is pretty perfect, a little dirty maybe, but it wipes right off with a finger. The label is not pealing. I don't have an NES but I assume that it works (it was in one of those game sleeves that all the games used to come in.)

[kangaroo]

How much are you looking to sell it for? You got pictures?

[Invader]

How much you selling it for?

Any wear on the label? I'd also like to see some pics please.

[jackienopay]

I'll get some pictures when I get home from work tonight.

[Zak]

That is worth a lot. BlackDS posted a little while back a link to an ebay auction in which it was being sold for like $3,000 and that one had a pretty messed up labed. Yours sound like it is in better condition so it could be worth even more.

[Epsilon]

So how much is the gray Nintendo World Championships cartridge worth, anyway?

[Zak]

In this auction it went for over $5000

NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1990 Grey Cartridge RARE!! - eBay (item 270422656534 end time Jul-14-09 19:35:15 PDT)

[Xylem]

wow, 35 bids and $5172

That is one of the holy grails of nintendo collecting indeed

[kangaroo]

So how much is the gray Nintendo World Championships cartridge worth, anyway?

I think we've seen it go anywhere between like $3000 to $5000 depending on condition... waiting to see some photos from the OP

[jackienopay]

Here are the pictures. Upon close inspection, it looks like there is a piece of tape over the front of label (see pic). This tape has been there since probably 1995 when I went to college. I will not remove the tape, but it looks like it would come off cleanly. There is also a redness in one of the pictures which does not exist on the actual unit. I think that was the flash.

[corby]

wow nice you dont get to see that cartridge often, I think its the first sighting of it on this forum

[Zak]

Based on the photos and other auctions I've seen in the past, I would say it is worth around $4,500.

I don't have that kind of money to spend right now, but anyway good luck with the sale if you do decide to sell it

[BlackDS]

Yeah, there is slight fading, so that might lower the value, still worth more than 10 dollars! 4,500 sounds like a good value.

[jackienopay]

I thought the value might be up a little because it is so easy for me to authenticate. But maybe that is not so important.

[Arthas]

I guess the best way to find out is to place it on Ebay and have the bidding war begin

[BlackDS]

If ebay is your route, just make sure you feature the game and advertise it on Nintendo fan sites.

[Zak]

Additional places where such item could be promoted:

Digitalpress
chasethechuckwagon
nintendoage
atariage
gamesniped

[corby]

yeah never a bad idea, though holy grails such as this one get enough publicity by itself people tend to find it and post about it

[Arthas]

Currently though there's this store (jjgames) that has a promotion going on and they are giving away a free Nintendo World Championships cartridge in a contest... so I would wait until that is over to try and sell it.

[octo]

I've always wanted to get the NWC Grey Cart (But can't afford it though). Very cool.

so did you end up selling it? I think you can get maybe $5000+ for it