All about Kariaure video game consoles collection!
Video games: He sells his collection of 2,200 consoles for almost a million euros on eBay.
200 to 300 of these consoles would be completely untraceable today.
A French user named "kariaure" recently put up for sale his collection of video game consoles for almost a million euros on eBay, reports Kotaku relayed by Tom's Guide this Thursday. According to his calculations, it would bring together nearly 2,250 different consoles, or according to him "the largest collection of consoles that exists".
Kariaure video game consoles collection
In his announcement, the man explained that he started his collection in the early 1990s. After several sales, however, its collection did not really begin until the early 2000s. If some of his treasures were sold at Drouot in Paris in 2015 and 2016, the player was finally able to recover most of these pieces as well as new consoles during a trip to Tokyo in 2018. A YouTube video shows the state of his collection in 2010.
If the collector did not specify why he wanted to sell his collection again today, he nevertheless indicated that, according to him, it would be "impossible to collect this collection at the present time" with the sums he invested at the time. In addition, he claimed that at least 200 to 300 of these consoles "are absolutely not findable, even with the means".
Kariaure video game consoles collection details
Because if man has collected copies of almost all existing consoles in each model and in each color, he has also accumulated limited editions, such as those only available in certain packs or offered on the occasion of certain competitions.
Finally, in its announcement, "kariaure" insisted that no piece would be sold separately. Thus, according to him, this gigantic collection could be of interest to "a big collector", a museum or some retro game associations.
Kariaure video game consoles collection comments
- Well, that's about 400 euros per console, or more or less what he had to pay for them. Not sure he made a real tumble on the finance side... In short, nothing spectacular worthy of an article.
- The funny thing is that there will no longer be screens to make them work. Try plugging a VCR into a 4k flat screen
- It's not meant to be plugged into a screen. Most are new, unopened and unused. Opening them would make them lose a lot of value. To play oldies you use an emulator on a computer 😉
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