Pokemon Yellow, a game worth 240 thousand pounds, produced for Gameboy, one of the distinguished pieces of collectors, was destroyed at customs upon entry to America.
Game collectors can sometimes go crazy and pay incredible money for an old game or console. The 20th Anniversary Special edition of PlayStation 4 was also sold for a record price of 128 thousand dollars. Although Pokemon Yellow, which is produced for the Gameboy, does not have that much price, 240 thousand lira game as it catches our eye.
240 thousand lira game Pokemon Yellow disappeared
One of the reasons why the price of the game is so high is that it has a Wata Certificate. Wata Games is one of the leading rating and certification bodies in the video game collectibles market.
In the story shared by Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick, the problem experienced when the game had to go through US Customs while being shipped from another country. US Customs officials thought the game package was incredibly suspicious, and when opening it, they smashed it without the slightest care.
Friend of mine received this sealed and graded original copy of Pokemon Yellow…
US Customs:
Broke the acrylic case
Ripped and discarded the seal
SLICED the front of the box offMaybe they weren’t fans of @TheWataGames ? pic.twitter.com/lGs1qC1RIF
— Stephen Kick (@pripyatbeast) January 19, 2023
The game, which lost all its value, was deleted without being a part of the history of the game and caused a great loss. The plastic case of the product was smashed, the front cover of the box was torn and the seal was thrown away. We do not know what could be dangerous in such a simple package, but this is how the package was delivered to the customer who bought it.
Like other collectibles, the video game collectibles industry is now evolving from nostalgia to a recognized art and history form. Game products can be sold at very high prices.