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| A copy of Super Mario sells for $2 million |
According to the Collectibles website Rally, an anonymous buyer paid $2 million for an older, unopened version of the Super Mario Bros. video game.
The New York Times first reported that the 1985 game's price broke the record set less than a month ago when a sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million.
Last year, the record for the most expensive video game was broken several times due to the high demand for children's collectibles.
In July, a version of Super Mario Bros. appeared. It was auctioned for $114,000. In November, a copy of Super Mario Bros. crashed. 3 This record was sold for $156,000.
Then that record was broken in April when a copy of Super Mario Bros. appeared. It was auctioned for $660,000. This followed in July when a copy of The Legend of Zelda sold for $870,000.
Although most records are broken by auctioning old games. But "Super Mario Bros." It embarked on a slightly different path with sales of US$2 million.
A copy of Super Mario sells for $2 million
Rally buys toys and other collectibles (such as comics) and turns them into small businesses where people can buy shares (such as investments).
If someone makes an offer to buy the collectibles, those investors will vote to sell.
According to the New York Times, Rally bought the Super Mario Brothers for $140,000 in April. Shareholders approved the sale to unknown collectors.
This 1985 game was built for the original Nintendo platform and was never unlocked, said Rob Petrozzo, co-founder of collectors' website Rally, which is a rarity in games.
As people look for ways to spend money, collectibles and many other forms of investment are in high demand during the pandemic.
People have spent millions of dollars on digital artwork called NFT tokens. The value of physical goods, including vintage cars and sports tickets, has also increased over the past year.