This past Wednesday evening, Michael Thomasson put his entire collection up for auction, starting with an initial bid of $1. At the time of writing, the most recent bid for Thomasson's collection was for a cool $50,500— a number quite shy of the $700,000-$800,000 the amateur game designer, archivist, educator, and gaming historian estimates his collection is worth. For that price, it's a steal, the kind over which savvy collectors, including Oculus Rift founder, Palmer Luckey, may have taken note. Below, Thomasson's spread in the Guinness Book Of World Records:
So why would Thomasson ever sell a collection like this? According to Ars Technica, Thomasson claims, "responsibilities that I have made to others." Don't count this collector down and out, though— while his current collection took him 25 years to curate, this isn't his first rodeo:"I've sold my collection many times in the past and still managed to capture Guinness' attention, and it is entirely possible that I may again," he claims.Below, a quick GIF tour of Thomasson's personal collection. To explore more, check out this excellent behind-the-scenes video.
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