WowWe had a ton of video games and consoles in the house (so many years ago).. all thrown away… I wasn’t even into collecting then..I think back fondly on how many hours I watch the kids play these games… Particularly Mortal Kombat.. even in the mornings before breakfast and I would chime in FINISH HIM eat your breakfast and get your ass outside so you don’t miss the school bus
On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 8:50 AM Joel Katte < 00000186edae0005-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > 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.
