TurboGrafx-16 CES Display

jlued686 · 06/02/2010, 03:44 PM

I didn't see this posted anywhere. Sorry if I missed the thread.

Anyway, thought this was cool:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbografx-1991-CES-booth-display-ONE-KIND-/260610961990#ht_500wt_1154

It's the CES booth display from 1991; a 3'x2' kiosk display showing off a bunch of games. Currently, the bid is around $150. Very cool for a collector of such things.

RoyVegas · 06/02/2010, 04:10 PM

I've been watching it since the day it was posted. I don't believe it was a CES piece, I think it was the same display you would find in stores that sold Turbo stuff... I look forward to bidding on this one.

henrycsc · 06/02/2010, 04:56 PM

Yeah, I was the first bidder on it. I remember it being in Babbages - remember the flip cards vividly... now if he only has the demo discs....

Sparky · 06/02/2010, 05:05 PM

that is really nice... would look good in my games room for sho

i dont know, i am thinking it is a booth display... If i am going into radio shack back then i am going for the real thing not to browse a flip book.

who knows, me likey

TheClash603 · 06/02/2010, 06:19 PM

I'm not going over $1k for it, but right now it's a steal.

wmacmonagle · 06/03/2010, 01:52 PM

I bought this brand new with orginial shipping BOX for $120 and that seller mailed with no outer box to cover the orginial and USPS wrote some markers on the box. I got upset but send it back to get refund. that was about 4 months ago.

NOW THIS GOES too high! ARRGHHH lol..
that s ok thos

Nazi NecroPhile · 06/03/2010, 01:58 PM

Did you take pictures of the box or see who it was originally sent to? Like henry, I doubt that it was made for the CES show.

RoyVegas · 06/03/2010, 01:59 PM

Quote from: wmacmonagle on 06/03/2010, 01:52 PMI bought this brand new with orginial shipping BOX for $120 and that seller mailed with no outer box to cover the orginial and USPS wrote some markers on the box. I got upset but send it back to get refund. that was about 4 months ago.

NOW THIS GOES too high! ARRGHHH lol..
that s ok thos

From this same seller or someone else?

henrycsc · 06/03/2010, 04:03 PM

I had contacted the seller and he claimed he had other stuff but was waiting to see how this auction went. I predict that we need to move this thread to the "gouging much?" thread....

RoyVegas · 06/03/2010, 04:07 PM

Quote from: henrycsc on 06/03/2010, 04:03 PMI had contacted the seller and he claimed he had other stuff but was waiting to see how this auction went. I predict that we need to move this thread to the "gouging much?" thread....

It's not really gouging. He put it up for a $99 starting bid.

henrycsc · 06/03/2010, 04:11 PM

I'm talking his "other stuff" if it goes up will be based on what this sells for.... we shall see

Dalder · 06/03/2010, 06:41 PM

Quote from: RoyVegas on 06/03/2010, 01:59 PM
Quote from: wmacmonagle on 06/03/2010, 01:52 PMI bought this brand new with orginial shipping BOX for $120 and that seller mailed with no outer box to cover the orginial and USPS wrote some markers on the box. I got upset but send it back to get refund. that was about 4 months ago.

NOW THIS GOES too high! ARRGHHH lol..
that s ok thos
From this same seller or someone else?

NAH different seller from Denver Colorado the seller relisted it and it sold in nanoseconds ! IIRC Systemfreak BOUGHT IT in no time ! I told Wmac to keep it dammit he should've kept it LOL ...

henrycsc · 06/04/2010, 11:25 PM

Insane:
Winning bid: US $986.35

I wanted it, but obviously I didn't WANT!!! it......

nectarsis · 06/05/2010, 12:01 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbografx-1991-CES-booth-display-ONE-KIND-/260614699533?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cadd8ba0d

That was fast LOL

savageone · 06/05/2010, 12:43 AM

I was just gonna post about that, I guess it's confirmed that the seller was indeed shill bidding the hell out of that.

RoyVegas · 06/05/2010, 01:02 AM

Quote from: savageone on 06/05/2010, 12:43 AMI was just gonna post about that, I guess it's confirmed that the seller was indeed shill bidding the hell out of that.

Yeah, i was the second bidder and he sent me a second chance offer right away. he said the winning bidder was in France and he refused to ship it there. Yeah right

oldskool · 06/05/2010, 05:11 AM

I smell a bunch of bull shit.

henrycsc · 06/05/2010, 08:50 AM

so, do you guys think he has like 10 of these "one of a kind" LOL
I thought it would have been steep at $200... I made an offer of $175 and it was declined immediately. It's a neat item, but I would rather spend that kind of dough on something else.

Arkhan Asylum · 06/06/2010, 04:40 AM

I put up 400$ for it. It would be a neat display thing to have some other Turbo/PCE stuff surround....

but hell If I am paying 1000$ for something I am just going to stare at. There aren't even boobies!

It's a whole bunch of shenanigans. Though, the France story might be true if Thibaut or someone over there won it.

Thibaut · 06/06/2010, 07:15 AM

I ask the seller before the end of the auction if he can send the parcel to France. He said yes. Then I win the auction, and now he wants to cancel it.
I am the first bidder, I pay the shipping costs, I pay all with Paypal and he wants to cancel the sell. I don´t understand.

henrycsc · 06/06/2010, 08:13 AM

That is a load Thibault. If you confirmed with the seller that he was ok shipping outside the country, he should be required to honor that. What's this world coming to?

TheClash603 · 06/06/2010, 08:28 AM

Arkhan - Unlike a skin mag, it appears the pages are thick and able to take a splash.

That's why it is worth more than $400 without boobies.

esteban · 06/06/2010, 02:57 PM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 06/06/2010, 08:28 AMArkhan - Unlike a skin mag, it appears the pages are thick and able to take a splash.

That's why it is worth more than $400 without boobies.

I revised that for you

Too bad Valis 3 isn't included in that display. It's priceless.

BlackandBlue · 06/07/2010, 12:13 PM

Too bad, there was a brand new one of those still in box a few months ago that sold for $250 I think. I was talking to the guy and said if he didnt get what he had the reserve set for (the $250) I'd give him $200 for it. Im surprised this one went for so much since its used.

RoyVegas · 06/07/2010, 12:39 PM

Quote from: BlackandBlue on 06/07/2010, 12:13 PMToo bad, there was a brand new one of those still in box a few months ago that sold for $250 I think. I was talking to the guy and said if he didnt get what he had the reserve set for (the $250) I'd give him $200 for it. Im surprised this one went for so much since its used.

It's all in the timing. I can tell you if I had seen that last one I would have picked it up in a heartbeat but I didn't even know it was there. This auction seemed to have people talking about it and drew a lot of potential buyers. It did go for alot more than I think it would originally, actually the second time it sold was more than I expected to also. I was figuring it would go somewhere in the $600 range.

oldskool · 06/07/2010, 04:24 PM

I wonder who got it the second time it sold.

Nazi NecroPhile · 06/07/2010, 04:26 PM

Some desert-dwelling gun-nut, I 'spect.

RoyVegas · 06/07/2010, 05:29 PM

Quote from: guest on 06/07/2010, 04:26 PMSome desert-dwelling gun-nut, I 'spect.

henrycsc · 06/07/2010, 08:56 PM

yeah, he's gonna whistle the Daryl Hannah tune from Kill Bill and then shoot it full of holes