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    From JonD@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 27 20:12:23 2019
    From <https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/02/meet-the-man-who-got-100000-for-a-copy-of-super-mario-bros/>

    $100K Mario seller: “It’s probably the wrong move, long term, to sell”

    Now a "holy grail," sticker-sealed box was valued at just $2,000 to
    $4,000 in 2012.

    Last week, a copy of the first printing of Super Mario Bros. in
    pristine condition sold for just over $100,000. This week, the
    collector who sold that gem told Ars that he's been preparing for this
    moment for years.

    The seller—who asked to remain anonymous to protect his privacy but
    goes by the handle Bronty online—told Ars he didn't even have an NES growing up. He just played games like Super Mario Bros. at a friend's
    house. But around 2002, at age 27, Bronty was gripped by a desire to
    once again play the NES games he hadn't thought about for well over a
    decade.

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