Founder of LCG Auctions Mark Montero visits WIRED to talk through the appraised value of five high-end pop culture collectibles. From an original Super Mario Bros cartridge for the original Nintendo Entertainment System to the very first iPhone and more, learn just how much these technological relics of the recent past are fetching on the collectors market.
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Director: Katherine Wzorek
Director of Photography: Eric Brouse
Editor: Jordan Calig
Expert: Mark Montero
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Kameryn Hamilton
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Camera Operator: Rahil Ashruff
Sound Mixer: Jeff Gaumer
Production Assistant: Caleb Clark
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
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0:00 Vintage Tech Tour
0:23 Super Mario Bros (1985)
1:23 Sega Game Gear (1991)
2:26 Ghostbusters VHS (1985)
3:21 First Generation iPod (2001)
4:19 First Release iPhone (2007)
5:56 Some parting advice
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Emsye
October 9, 2023 at 2:54 pm
Money Laundering
EightPieceBox
October 9, 2023 at 3:01 pm
Don’t give these scam artists a platform
Shine
October 9, 2023 at 3:06 pm
I wouldn’t consider paying the Manufacturer’s retail Price for any of them, let alone auctioning it. Vintage technology has a distinct appeal compared to vintage cars that you can drive or paintings that you can display. The only tangible interaction with a “mint” sealed-condition vintage item is the outer box and “rating’, which holds little significance.
T S
October 9, 2023 at 3:20 pm
“Today I’m gonna lie to you and the editing will make me look slightly more knowledgeable than a eBay conman”
Kevin Lopez
October 9, 2023 at 3:29 pm
Absolute bs. Its not worth based on the item itself just what ppl willing to pay which makes its volatile and unstable. Not smart and not accurate
Dr Frankenstein
October 9, 2023 at 4:21 pm
Translation “We specialize in separating fools and their money”
emrah şimşek
October 9, 2023 at 4:36 pm
the sega mega mini classic console is 290 dollars in turkey is it same in usa or england and other countries
Stark Parker
October 9, 2023 at 4:39 pm
Bill Burr wants the signed iPhone
Thomas
October 9, 2023 at 5:04 pm
0:56 source? Minecraft is still the most sold video game, with close to 240 million sales.
SundayMorningBeef
October 9, 2023 at 5:29 pm
I had a Game Gear and my mom gave it away when I was at University. I still have an old Duck Tales cartridge. I was devastated.
morbital
October 9, 2023 at 9:00 pm
Recently recapped and put a new LCD screen in my game gear, looks better than ever! You can even get an adaptor for it that plays Master System game cartridges.
Leslie Speaker
October 9, 2023 at 6:02 pm
Buying these items for your kids would have been the ideal retirement plans for them. Only problem would have been making them not open the packages.
cinilaknedalm
October 9, 2023 at 7:15 pm
So bored with this worthless unopened box bollocks worth something only to collectors. Beanie Baby level of scam
Skewhaze
October 9, 2023 at 7:55 pm
Graded games and graded consoles are a scam. Stop promoting scammers.
Kellythelegend
October 9, 2023 at 8:36 pm
anyways hes cute ok bye lol
morbital
October 9, 2023 at 8:58 pm
That Game Gear is going to be DOA with those cheap blown caps SEGA used.
Donnie
October 9, 2023 at 9:45 pm
It should be MINT not used or played… that’s called RARE COLLECTION just like Postal Stamps… you guys need stop talking rubbish..if you don’t know anything about RARE PRODUCTS… If you still have the 1st APPLE MAC YOU WILL BE PAID WELL..find where you can sell for AUCTION… don’t know how much do you guys knows about AUCTION? Not what you touched played and mom give it away or Dad dump it away… that’s not CALLED RARE😊
Donnie
October 9, 2023 at 9:49 pm
Guys look for the RARE MONKEY STAMPS OF CHINA you guys will be FLABBERGASTED the offering price is more than US$90,000/= just a BLOODY POSTAL STAMPS
kizrkyle
October 9, 2023 at 11:24 pm
scammers and schill bidders
Bakker Burke Media
October 10, 2023 at 3:42 am
There is an iphone on ebay someone is ASKING a ridiculous prie for. there is no sold listing for that price so you cannot claim it’s worth as much as someones asking price. im going to ask $1B for my car, does not mean thats what it’s worth ffs.
nindyameL
October 10, 2023 at 8:02 am
Why is this scammer here!? Do your research Wired!
Aaron Hardy
October 10, 2023 at 8:34 am
I have always found it funny that rarity is less important than demand. I have a few things in my collection where there might be a handful of them on earth but weren’t super expensive.
shandya
October 10, 2023 at 10:48 am
How do you even sure these sealed iPhone & iPod still working? Battery degrades over years
August Wild
October 10, 2023 at 11:21 am
you have to be very stupid or very rich to buy any of those
Dean Kim
October 10, 2023 at 11:44 am
Is WIRED not going to address the obvious mistake they made by giving these scam artists a platform? Honestly, a rare L by them.
CorporalDanLives
October 10, 2023 at 11:44 am
Why are you legitimizing these scam artists, this is pathetic clickbait
Luciana Menezes
October 10, 2023 at 10:58 pm
A suggestion for the chanel: a levels of complexity video about judo.
Dexy83🌊
October 12, 2023 at 9:25 am
Pete Davidson must have seen this before he went on The Late Show 😂
Mel Jones
October 13, 2023 at 2:26 pm
THIS CHANNEL IS STRAIGHT TRASH AND UNAMERICAN!
ka
October 14, 2023 at 3:20 am
yeah very good for the environment and not totally a scam