Yo team — drop everything because Heritage Auctions just sold a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros for $3 MILLION. That absolutely obliterates the previous record of $2 million set in 2021, and it comes right off the heels of that infamous Super Mario 64 auction where someone dropped over $1.5 million. Seriously, my head is spinning — we're talking about a game that was packaged for free with every NES kit back in '85! This isn't just another copy; this specific one is graded at a near-perfect 9.6 A++ by PSA and carries the prestige of being a second run from 1985 sealed with a glossy sticker instead of shrink wrap — which was only used later on, making it arguably the oldest known sealed box in existence!
But you want to know what makes this even more ridiculous? In July 2020 Heritage set the game auction record at just $114,000. That means the market has exploded from six figures to seven in under four years. And here's my favorite part — if anyone actually does the unthinkable and breaks that seal (please don't!), Heritage is throwing in a classic NES console as compensation. I can already hear you all arguing about whether opening it would lower its value or make it more interesting, but let me tell you: at $3 million, I hope whoever owns it never lets anyone touch the box!
Source: https://www.theverge.com/games/949593/super-mario-bros-3-million-auction
But you want to know what makes this even more ridiculous? In July 2020 Heritage set the game auction record at just $114,000. That means the market has exploded from six figures to seven in under four years. And here's my favorite part — if anyone actually does the unthinkable and breaks that seal (please don't!), Heritage is throwing in a classic NES console as compensation. I can already hear you all arguing about whether opening it would lower its value or make it more interesting, but let me tell you: at $3 million, I hope whoever owns it never lets anyone touch the box!
Source: https://www.theverge.com/games/949593/super-mario-bros-3-million-auction