Well, I’m still planning on opening mine…. Just still waiting for the right time. ;-)
> On Jul 12, 2021, at 1:43 AM, Susan Heim <filmfantast...@msn.com> wrote: > > > boy, did I collect the wrong thing!! Who would have thought!! > > Sue > Hollywood Poster Frames > > From: MoPo List <mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> on behalf of Freeman Fisher > <00000016869468b6-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 5:07 AM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > Subject: [MOPO] 1.56 Million > > An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 > million. > Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its > previous record price for the sale of a single video game. Two days prior, > The Legend of Zelda sold for 870,000. > > > Now that I have been working for an auction house for 8 years, I always > admire collectors and the diversity it can represent: Historic letters by > the founding fathers, rare first edition books, Coca-Cola, baseball cards, > NASA ephemera, photography, Hollywood... all a reflection of America (and > also the worlds) past. So much a reflection of the times, footnotes that > reflect most of the time, genius, artistry……greatness. And these collectors > are actually curators of history keeping their possessions with great care to > pass onto another generation who with education and passion will continue > carrying the baton of who we were, how far we’ve come and the importance > these artifacts represent > > But !@!!$@$%!! **!^#&^ video games? Dammit, I got old fast. > Curmudgeonly yours, > Freeman Fisher > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
