Or so said box, obviously in terrible shape, commanded when auctioned off on eBay last month. As spotted by Siliconera, a fierce bidding war for the unreleased game's box—again, this is just a prototype of a box, not even a real box—ultimately came down to nearly six hundred bucks American.

Unfortunately for the seller, whoever won that auction apparently didn't come through. The box has since been relisted on eBay, with two days worth of bidding to go. Right now, top bid is $51.00, something we'll be keeping an eye on.

Somewhat related, is anyone interested in a copy of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video for Sega CD? I'm looking to unload a few.

New Kids on the Block Prototype Sample NES Nintendo Box [eBay via Siliconera]

Seller David Morrill is hell-bent on getting his seven-figures for this Palin-autographed piece of hardware. After it was taken down in August, everyone said fake-fake-fakety-fake. Morrill, on the new listing, says it was taken down thanks to an "insufficient diescription of the item or no photos of the item," and then because "PayPal is unable to process a payment of this size." Which actually is good to know about PayPal.

So Morrill is back at it with a new payment processor. The console has been re-listed and is up for auction until Oct. 10, at a minimum bid of $1.1 million, which is upland territory usually handled by Christie's or Sotheby's.

As we said in August, this might be expecting a little much. $1.1 million would be a record for anything signed by a person still living at the time of its sale. Never mind this is the signature of a political one-hit wonder who just finished up a grueling four (4) months writing her memoir. Hell, I'm not even sure the advance on her memoir rises to the $1.1 million mark.

The 360 has a grand total of zero bids on it as of now. Surprise. Good luck with it, Dave.

Sarah Palin Signed Autograph XBOX 360 [eBay via Game Politics ]

That Michael Jackson signed PlayStation is now for sale, seemingly authentic in its scrawling upon by the late King of Pop. While the starting bid is not ludicrous, the Buy It Now price on eBay certainly is. The seller is willing to part with it right now for $1.5 million.

It's doubly special, according to the seller, being the 1,000,001st PlayStation to roll off the assembly line. Funny, that somehow sounds a little less believable than the Moonwalker actually scribbling "I Love You, Michael Jackson" on a game console.

Hand signed Michael Jackson Playstation with proof [eBay - thanks, Zeuxis!]

The game in question is one we actually featured a few weeks back: a gold Nintendo World Championships cartridge, which had originally been listed on eBay for $25,000.

There were only ever 26 of these ever made, and despite the fact they're not actually gold - it's just gold paint - they're safely the most expensive, valuable video games on the open market.

Having failed to sell at that price, Hendricks got in a lowball offer, one which was eventually accepted by the seller. And on VGPC, has written about it. The ups, downs, the obstacles, the ecstasy. Every sentence makes the knot in the pit of your stomach grow ever tighter.

It's a fun read! Fun because he's the one that spent $17,500 on a game, and not us.

How I Got Nintendo World Championships Gold [VGPC, via Offworld]

While Jacko's arcade collection was briefly touched on by the mainstream media previously, the full auction catalog provided by Julien's Auctions reveals an enviable line-up, full of video games, pinball tables and arcade amusements. Jackson had taste.

The King of Pop's collection of arcade cabinets and game ephemera spans a good 60-plus pages, full of titles like Jambo Safari, Mortal Kombat, Tekken 2, Guitar Freaks, Galaxy Force II, Super Street Fighter II and two versions of Crazy Taxi. Clearly, Jackson likes his Sega hardware, opting for the deluxe versions of the company's biggest arcade efforts.

Jackson also had plenty of terrible arcade games at his Neverland Ranch, including Time Killers, Revolution X and Beachhead 2002. Mike even has a Virtual Boy display kiosk, showing his taste ran the full gamut.

The full line-up is astounding. Check it out.

Michael Jackson Auction Catalog 4 [Julien's Auctions via Fort90]

You might remember the Shigeru Miyamoto-scrawled GameBoy Advance that went for more than two grand back in 2007. With nine days left on the bidding, the seller's gunning for the same thing here.

There's nine days left on the bidding. The seller, Mikael, is in Sweden, he says the DS itself has never been used (and notes that Pure White was available for sale only in Japan.) For proof this isn't a fake, he only offers his badge from the 2005 E3.

Interesting, because McWhertor also got his Triforce-themed DS signed by Shiggy. The cartoony OTO signatures on both match up. So that either verifies Mikael's story, or it suggests that if Miyamoto signs everything stuck in front of him, maybe this is rare, but not like $2,000 rare.

Anyway, everyone go file your $6 bids now and snicker. Or, if you're more serious, offer maybe like a hundy or something. Who knows.

Nintendo DS Pure White Signed by Shigeru Miyamoto [eBay]

A total of five cars were made, one for Jet Set, Space Channel 5, Super Monkey Ball, Shinobi and House of the Dead. Apparently, these things don't go for anywhere near as much as you'd think they would, so Sega nerds, get on it.

Sega Hot Wheels Set [GameSniped]

Why? According to the seller, it features level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, five laps of the first track from Super Mario Kart and the home run derby from Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball. That's practically a hundredth of a full game, right there!

For further details on this high priced item, hit up the eBay auction.

SNES Super Nintendo Powerfest '94 Competition NWC II [eBay via VGPC - thanks, Tony!]

Let's all genuinely hope that the winning bidder, eBay member "charles_is_on_welfare," is ironically named.

Playstation 3 PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 Mod Signed Kojima [eBay]

Yes, there's even a market for the terrible PlayStation Speed Racer game! Plenty of interesting charts and graphs await hopeful auctioneers at VGPC. I'm off to put a spit shine on my copy of The X-Files for PSone in anticipation!

Summer Movies Increase Game Prices. Go Speed Racer! [VGPC]

One Off Swarovski Crystal Covered Sony Playstation 3 Up for Sale [Bornrich]

Kotakuite Connor sent along this eBay auction with the comment "That's a lot of video games .... and for a lot of money," which about sums it up. The seller says you can bid for the lot of "67 different video game systems and 1420 games" (no duplicates!) or you could just buy it now for the low, low sum of $18,000.

Perhaps because I collect boring (and flat) things like prints, every time I see one of these collections up for sale, I just wonder: who in the hell has room for all that in their house, and isn't it a pain in the ass to move? Maggie Greene

Huge Video Game Lot 67 Different Systems & 1420 Games

Salvaged from dumpsters back in 1983, the collection represents over 135 classic Atari 2600 titles arranged into folders by game. It includes instruction manuals, concept art, boxes, proofs and mechanicals...exactly the sort of thing game collectors might put on a tie to watch it be carted off by someone who can afford the $150,000 to $250,000 appraisal the lot has attached to it.

While there is no way in hell any of us could afford this, it does teach us a very important lesson. Digging through other people's garbage rocks. As a plus, in researching this post I became a member of Sotheby's, which entitles me to wear a waistcoat and monocle and...should I feel it necessary, a top hat of the highest quality. Michael Fahey

ATARI VIDEO GAMES (Registration Required) [Lot Information at Sotheby's - Thanks Manofquest!]

This is the last PS3 auction I am ever posting about. I don't care if someone offers my mother's life with a PS3 over eBay and I get offered the world exclusive coverage of the execution. I am done. Let's go out with a bang, shall we? eBay seller mg direct imports has posted a PlayStation 3 auction to end all auctions, and posts about auctions. They are offering not one, not two, but three 60GB PS3 systems, every launch game, and 21 blu-ray movies. They also throw in 3 extra controllers to sweeten the pot.

They won't ship the systems, however. Instead, they will pick you up in a limo of your choice driven by one of Santa's helpers, fly you to a simulated North Pole aboard a Gulf Stream G4, where you will meet Santa and his elves (they specify that they are real elves) and all 9 reindeer.

You get all this for only $2,000,000, which is a great deal considering the real Santa charges $3mil for a visit and expects a happy ending. It gets worse, after the jump

Here are some of the more memorable quotes from the auction.

YOU WILL BE FLYING WITH TWO PROFESSIONAL PIOLTS FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP!!

THERE WILL BE FOOD AND BEVERAGES, TV AND RADIO AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR THIS FLIGHT THAT YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF TO OR BE SERVED BY ONE OF SANTA'S HELPERS IF YOU CHOOSE FOR THEM TO FLY WITH YOU!!

IT ONLY GETS BETTER FROM HERE!! NOW YOU WILL BE DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF PICK-UP AND GET ON A PIGGIO AVANTI PLANE AND WE WILL FLY YOU TO TETERBORO AIRPORT IN N.J.

ONCE YOU ARE DONE MEETING EVERYONE, SANTA WILL PUT ON A LIVE SHOW AND TOUR ON HOW THINGS WORK THERE IN THE NORTH POLE DURING X-MAS TIME THE SHOW AND TOUR WILL LAST ABOUT 2 HOURS

I really like how they offer to send Sonic the Hedgehog and Rainbow 6 Vegas to your house via elf if they aren't done by Christmas. Mythical creature or not, you show up at my house bearing the new Sonic the Hedgehog you'll be leaving with a blu-ray case sized object lodged in your rectum.

As far as I am concerned, any PS3 eBay auction from here on out that isn't a straight up console and game offer is just a desperate plea for attention, and not worthy of my time. This one was came dangerously close to that distinction, but I've always had a soft spot for the whole elf / reindeer combo thing. Michael Fahey

3 Sony PlayStation 3 60GB EVERY GAME,DVD FOR PS3 FLY G4 [eBay - Thanks James!]

For those that want them, the consoles are there. And not even at that much of a price, really. The intertubes have been flooded with consoles, and Yahoo! Auctions in Japan has the PLAYSTATION 3 coming out the whazoo. And at near deals at that!

The Associated Press reports that the 60 GB version has selling close to the retail price of 60,000 yen (US $510). And that's with software thrown in.

That is, many resellers might be losing money on their investments. The huge bids placed on Yahoo! turned out to be bogus and were cancelled. My question: Is this launch turning out to a total bust? Brian Ashcraft

PS3 Resells Hit Reasonable [IHT, Thanks Michael!]

So what do you have to do to sell YOUR PlayStation 3 reserve receipt to some chump with too much money combined with too little sense? You, Mr. Seller...

1. Must have a feedback of 50 or more
2. Feedback score must be 98% or higher
3. You can only list one system with a photo of your pre-order recipt
4. You must take PayPal as the only payment option
5. You must include a photo of the receipt of the listing
6. No Buy It Now allowed
7. No one day listing allowed

f you're new to eBay, you better start selling your wares to get that feedback score up. Additionally, there are more rules that pre-sellers must adhere to.

The seller must guarantee that the item will be available for shipping within 30 days from the date of purchase (i.e., the day the listing ends or the date the item is purchased from a store front listing). The seller must also clearly indicate within the listing the fact that the item is a pre-sale item with a delivery date that indicates the item will be shipped by the 30th day from the end date of the listing. Additionally, this text must be no less than the default font size of the eBay Sell-Your-Item form.

The full rules and repurcussions can be found at the Pre-Sale Listing rules page. Anyone interested in screwing over their fellow gamers (or simply taking advantage of a smart capitalistic opportunity) had best get their auction going, as the population of insane PlayStation 3 buyers can't be that large. Can it?

Check out more info, analysis, and general November 17th PS3 ownership gloom and doom at Mr. Spisak's site. Michael McWhertor

How to list your PS3 pre-sale order on eBay and not get delisted [thanks Daniel!]

Well, don't count your chickens: word is that eBay has been proactive over closing auctions and accounts of people selling their pre-ordered PS3 online (as if a pre-order were any indication you'll get one anyway).

Apparently, such ruthless capitalism breaches eBay's TOS, specifically the clause where you can't sell a pre-order over thirty days in advance. Seven days from now? You're free to bound to eBay and be a douche, depriving a kid who actually wants a PS3 by selling it for a 4x profit to a rich adult or subsidized game reviewer. You Ess Ay! You Ess Ay! Florian Eckhardt

PS3 eBay Timer [PS3timer.com]

Hot tipper Regan writes in to tell us:

Who cares if the movie Titan A.E. was a huge failure and sucked more ass than Alec Baldwin during withdrawals, this can be your chance to own a game for which there are only a couple copies remaining. This horrible CGI movie that has millions put into it in production was being turned into a game, then development halted after the movie saw no action. The object up for auction may be a demo but nonetheless.

I only vaguely recall Titan AE as the bad sci-fi cartoon with the poorly-designed aliens, and a fantastic Splashdown song during some bar scene or something.

What I'm saying is that I won't be bidding against you. Go with your...bad self. Selves. Whatever. I don't care anymore. Leave me alone! Eliza Gauger

Titan AE demo on eBay [eBay]