# Of course, it'll lose value the moment it's opened

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**Created:** [July 14, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-itll-lose-value-the-moment-its-opened/915335 "2020-07-14T20:40:00Z")\
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> **['Super Mario Bros' Cartridge Sells For Record-Breaking $114,000 At Auction](https://www.ibtimes.com/super-mario-bros-cartridge-sells-record-breaking-114000-auction-3010233)**
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> An unopened copy of "Super Mario Bros." fetched the highest bid price for a video game during a recently held auction.

> An unopened copy of “Super Mario Bros.” for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) reportedly fetched the highest selling price for a video game, selling for $114,000 at an auction held by Heritage Auctions on July 10. It was the highest-graded “Super Mario Bros.” title ever, having been graded 9.4 A+ by [WataGames](https://www.watagames.com/what-we-do/wata-scale), indicating that it is in “exceptional,” near mint condition.
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> “The demand for this game was extremely high, and if any lot in the sale could hit a number like that, it was going to be this one,” Heritage Auctions video games director Valarie McLeckie said in a [press release](https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news/super-mario-bros.-sets-114-000-video-game-world-record-at-heritage-auctions.s?releaseId=3902).