More than Memorabilia
When we think of gaming, we think of the immediate rush of
excitement that the game provides. We think of the graphics, the rules, the
risks and the possible outcomes. What we barely ever think of is if this game
that we love to play will one day be worth something significant.
There is an entire world of auctioning, swapping,
collecting and selling memorabilia from an array of themes and games, that makes
this practice a rather pricey one.
We’ve found five games that have some of the most
collectable and memorable memorabilia out there:
Monopoly
Everyone, at some point in their lives, has played the game
Monopoly. This classic board game has provided hours and hours of entertainment
for decades. The pieces to this game are well known and rather recognizable
amongst every generation. Who can’t recognise the well-known top hat, the
thimble, the battleship, the shoe (to name a few). Older versions of this game,
along with original pieces of the board game are highly sought after in the
world of collectors.
The earliest ever version of the board game
Monopoly, made in 1933 by Charles Darrow,
has sold for a whopping £90,000 with auction house Sotheby's. This game is the
only one of the 5 000 made to have survived.
Pokémon
The Pokémon franchise was born in 1990. It began as video
games designed for the original Game Boy. Since then, Pokémon has expanded into
collectable trading cards, TV shows, movies,
comic books, video games and toys. Interestingly enough, Pokémon is the
second best-selling video game franchise in the
world.
With such a large fan-base, it’s no wonder that memorabilia
of the Pokémon franchise is so popular.
Bingo
Bingo is one of the world’s
most popular games. As a game that is said to have originated in 1530 in
Italy as a form of lottery game, bingo has evolved to become a universally loved
game. Well-known selling sites, such as eBay, have ‘antique’ bingo memorabilia
available for auction or purchase. These include vintage bingo cards, bingo
tickets, balls and wooden cards.
Bingo is still one of the most popular forms of
entertainment. Nowadays, bingo lovers can enjoy playing
bingo games either online or with friends at bingo tournaments.
Modern day design websites such as
Etsy, have created new memorabilia inspired by bingo.
Sports
Baseball cards are the world’s most traded sports
memorabilia. The traditional cards have celebrated America’s most favourite
sporting heroes for decades. There are tons of valuable cards out there, but the
most valuable sports card is of Honus Wagner from the 1909-1911 American Tobacco
Company set. Only 200 cards were ever made, as Wagner did not want to glorify
tobacco to his young fans.
Lego
Lego, the world’s most powerful brand (yes, it overtook
Ferrari for the number 1 spot!) has been an all-time favourite game for decades,
since 1932 - to be exact. This worldwide success has provided the public with
many memorable memorabilia. Recently, lego awarded a 14 carat lego brick to
employees who have been with the company for 25 years or longer.
These
solid gold lego bricks are selling for a
whopping £12,000.
What can we say? Everything is awesome for lego
lovers and for those who collect promising memorabilia.
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