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. Thomasson sold this collection, along with the Guinness World Record he received in 2012, for
$750,250. That's about $68 per game. Many of the games in his collection are originals, still in their packaging. He began this collection in 1998. Years of working for a game resale website and managing a gaming store allowed Thomasson to create a unique and impressive collection. Now, someone can proudly display all the titles or resell them individually at a profit.
The auction received over fifty bids, including two from Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey. A
bidding war between two users began around the $500,000 mark, increasing the price a quarter of a million dollars in about seven hours.
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