TV’s new antiques expert Angus Ashworth has urged treasure seekers to look for old games consoles in the attic rather than family china.
Auctioneer Angus, 37, said that early games computers, including Nintendos, can sell for £1000 and ZX Spectrums up to £500 among middle-aged buyers with cash to spare.
Astonishingly, a vintage Super Mario Bros video game sold for $2 million, a collectibles company announced on Friday, breaking the record for the most expensive video game sale.
The 1985 game, made for Nintendo’s original console, has never been opened – a rarity for old video games, said Rob Petrozzo, one of the founders of collectibles site Rally.
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