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Hake’s Nov. 15-16 auction answers demand for Star Wars collectibles, vintage video games

Left: ‘Journey Into Mystery’ #83, August 1962, features origin and first appearance of Marvel’s God of Thunder, The Mighty Thor. CGC 5.5 Fine. Estimate $10,000-$20,000; Right: Marvel ‘Tales Of Suspense’ #39, March 1963, features origin and first appearance of Iron Man. CGC 4.5 VG+. Estimate $10,000-$20,000

YORK, Pa. – The quest for early Star Wars collectibles has reached a fevered pitch, but the auction market tells us the journey is just beginning. Interest in Star Wars items is stronger than ever, especially for prototypes and samples, rare variations, and toys produced in low numbers or no numbers at all. To some, it may seem that Hake’s – the auction house holding numerous world records for Star Wars material – has already sold the ultimate rarities from that wildly popular category. But exciting surprises continue to emerge, some from unexpected sources, and those fresh consignments and new discoveries will be front and center at Hake’s November 15-16 pop culture auction.

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Heritage sets consecutive video game auction records within 48-hour stretch

A 9.8 grade sealed copy of Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million and a new world auction record for a video game, two days after a different lot in the same sale broke that record.

A 9.8 grade sealed copy of ‘Super Mario 64’ sold for $1.56 million and a new world auction record for a video game, two days after a different lot in the same sale broke that record.

DALLAS – On July 11, Heritage Auctions sold a 1996 copy of the beloved Nintendo video game Super Mario 64 for $1.56 million – a new world auction record for any video game cartridge.

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Heritage sets new world auction record for any video game

A copy of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ made history at Heritage Auctions on April 2 when it sold for $660,000 and a new world auction record for a video game. Heritage Auctions image

DALLAS – The finest known copy of the oldest sealed hangtab Super Mario Bros. smashed the previous record for the most ever paid for a video game when it sold on April 2 for $660,000 in Heritage Auctions‘ Comics & Comic Art Auction.

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