Have you ever thought about forgetting that you had kept an object in a box for years and suddenly realizing that the item had become a real treasure? rarity quite valuable?!
That’s what happened to Liam Clousdale, a 39-year-old plumber from the UK who rediscovered his childhood Nintendo 64 controller and is now auctioning it off in the hope of raising up to £1,000 via direct currency transfer.
Control is part of a limited edition and costs more than R$6,000
Resident of Greater Manchester, Liam has a story that could easily happen to any of us. In 1998, for his birthday, he received a Nintendo 64a video game console that was part of many people’s childhood.
Along with the console came a controller with its own look that he never imagined would become so valuable. Regarding this, Liam explains that in the past he and his friends had different colored controllers to avoid confusion while playing together.
His rare collection control came from Foxdata and was part of a series of four special models: Desert Storm, Red Rain, Purple Forest and the Chrome Leopard model, which, in this case, is Liam’s. Check out the photo:
Image: Hansons Auctioneers/Reproduction
An interesting detail is that Foxdata also released a special edition of the Nintendo 64 console with four inputs. controland only 800 of these special edition controllers were produced, split evenly between the four variants.
The surprise came when Liam found his remote control again, years later, forgotten in a box in the attic. Through one of his childhood friends, he discovered the increasing value of these rarities when he saw a similar controller for sale at an eye-catching price.
Liam then decided to contact an auction house and discovered that his controller, although used, could fetch a significant amount, due to its rarity and growing demand among collectors.
Although Liam’s control is still far from the astronomical values of sealed game cartridges from the same generation, which can exceed US$1.56 million in collector’s value, he is looking forward to the auction, which will take place on the website of Hanson on October 17th.