The extremely rare Nintendo World Championships game cartridge has been spotted on eBay—for $6,000.
Manufactured for the 1990 Nintendo video game competition of the same name, the cartridge is one of 116 total, while only 90 official gray carts were given out to finalists.
Almost 25 years later, the Nintendo World Championships 1990 game is one of Nintendo's most valuable—and one of its rarest, second only to Stadium Events. Of course, its golden counterpart—of which there are only 26—demands a higher price than the gray version. EBay user muresan doesn't need that golden touch, though, to make bank off of his copy of the NES World Championships cartridge. The listing racked up nine bids totaling $6,100 as of press time, with more than one day left in its auction. The starting price was set at $4,999.99.
"This is your chance to own the Super RARE Nintendo World Championship Cart for the NES!!!!" muresan wrote in the item's description. "As you can see by the pictures, this is an authentic, true to life original cart; no reproduction cart here."
Muresan says the cartridge is in "acceptable" condition; a ripped label means its number (each NWC cart was individually labeled upon production) is no longer visible.
In an effort to purge a 25-year-old video game collection, the seller has listed two other titles on the site: the NES prototype cartridges for the very rare Airball and Xybots, each of which has earned a highest bid of $999.99, with less than a day left on the market.
"These carts are near impossible to find anywhere so don't let this pass you by!" muresan wrote on eBay, adding that all games are in working order.
UPDATE: On Sunday, the seller told PCMag that the top bidder backed out of the sale, claiming it was an accident. "I am now going through the process of locating an honorable bid within the huge list of bidders on the auction," he wrote in an email. "Very sad how the moral compass of some people worldwide is broken, but I guess that's how it is for the moment. In the end, I'm still trying to sell my collection and this is a piece within it.
For more, check out PCMag Live in the video below, which discusses the eBay sale.