Video collection on the auction block - 11,000 titles
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 06/07/2014 11:33 AM
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Michael Thommason has officially put all the titles in his collection up for auction. He hold the current Guinness Book of World Records holder for the "World's Largest Video Game Collection."
Bidding started at $1 and has now gotten to up to $50,000 as of this article's writing.
One-fourth of the total titles in Thommason's collection are still factory sealed; more than 2,600 are still shrink-wrapped, and more than 8,300 still contain the original box and manual.
"As many of you know I have been involved in the gaming industry for 25+ years. Although I am selling this collection, please do not misunderstand and come to the conclusion that I am leaving the hobby. That is definitely not the case," he wrote. "I love games and they are pivotal part of my identity. I will continue to champion them. I will continue to write for periodicals and publish books, teach my college gaming classes, occasionally partake in competitive gaming, operate GDG's Homebrew Heaven, publish new games and gaming products, write business plans, make appearances on television, film and radio, manage retail gaming stores, help with trade shows, work as a consultant for third parties, et cetera."
The auction ends on June 15 at 10:30 p.m.
Bidding started at $1 and has now gotten to up to $50,000 as of this article's writing.
One-fourth of the total titles in Thommason's collection are still factory sealed; more than 2,600 are still shrink-wrapped, and more than 8,300 still contain the original box and manual.
"As many of you know I have been involved in the gaming industry for 25+ years. Although I am selling this collection, please do not misunderstand and come to the conclusion that I am leaving the hobby. That is definitely not the case," he wrote. "I love games and they are pivotal part of my identity. I will continue to champion them. I will continue to write for periodicals and publish books, teach my college gaming classes, occasionally partake in competitive gaming, operate GDG's Homebrew Heaven, publish new games and gaming products, write business plans, make appearances on television, film and radio, manage retail gaming stores, help with trade shows, work as a consultant for third parties, et cetera."
The auction ends on June 15 at 10:30 p.m.
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