The world’s only known Nintendo PlayStation has sold for $300,000 [Updated]
Official Heritage Auctions images confirm the state of the Nintendo PlayStation, now on the auction block. [credit: Heritage Auctions ]
Update, March 6: After a remarkable bidding war over a span of three weeks, the Heritage Auctions listing for the only known Nintendo PlayStation concluded on Friday, March 6, at the unbelievable price of $300,000. The winning bidder technically paid roughly $380,000 for the winning bid, owing to an additional "buyer's premium" fee attached to the auction.
Shortly after the auction went live in February, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey put his hat into the ring by declaring his intent to be the listing's highest bidder. As he wrote on Twitter: "Who are the other nutters who keep bidding against me?" Should Luckey's boasts have proven true, that would have left him as the "high" bidder ahead of Heritage Auctions' live auction event at $280,000. The Nintendo PlayStation listing only received one bid of $300,000 during the live auction process, and nobody lodged a follow-up bid-which may imply that Luckey's previous high bid was surpassed without him responding with a bid of his own. We have reached out to Luckey for comment.
Original story: In 2015, the fabled "Nintendo PlayStation" turned out to be a real thing, discovered in an estate sale of all places. After a whirlwind, five-year world tour, this incredibly rare, one-of-a-kind device's handlers have had enough-they are putting it up for sale.
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