Hey remember last year when I put a call-out for help to purchase a massive run of Coin Journals? And then we were able to purchase the Coin Journals? And Detchibe has begun scanning them for us all?
I am back with a similar ask. I am looking for donations to help win these two auctions of extremely rare Sega and Taito price lists. Both of these auctions end on January 12th so we have a little bit of time to spread this around and shake that cup.
These will all be scanned at high res and shared openly on the Internet Archive.
The Auctions
Auction 1: Sega price lists
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| SEGA Price lists |
This auction includes Sega price lists from:
- 1971-05
- 1971-09
- 1974-01
- 1978-05
Auction 2: Taito price lists
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| Taito price lists |
This auction includes Taito price lists from 1975-03 and 1987-05.
Current Tally
We are currently at ¥42,300. That is ¥15,600 from my friend Flyercade and ¥15,000 from me.
+ $25 USD (~¥3900) from JeffC, thank you!
+ $50 USD (~¥7800) from Jason H, thank you!
I think we will need at least ¥64,000 to win these. I'd ideally like even higher bids, and any excess funds can be rolled into the next purchases.
What will these sell for?
It is hard to predict how high these will go, but my estimate is that the Sega lot will sell for 50,000 to 60,000 yen. Let's look to prior auctions for guidance.
Sega 1971-05 price list sold for 5750.
Sega 1972-09 price list (EXTREMELY SOILED) sold for a staggering 9500. We purchased it and scanned it.
Sega 1973-01 price list (SOILED, DAMAGED) sold for 5350. We purchased it and scanned it.
Sega 1974-01 price list sold for 5850.
Sega 1978-05 price list came up previously, selling for ¥27,300!
Assuming 6000 for each of the early lists and ¥27,000 for the 1978 one, that is a ¥45,000 estimate for the Sega price lists.
Since 1971-05 and 1974-01 and 1978-05 had previously sold, my hope is that that will soften the competition.
Taito 1974-05 price list sold for ¥12,100.
Taito 1984-04 pricelist sold for ¥2300.
Taito 1985-03 price list sold for ¥2300.
I estimate ¥12,000 again on the 1975-03 and ¥2300 on the 1987, so about ¥14,300 total for the Taito price lists.
I'm guessing about ¥4000 for all fees and shipping costs.
How to contribute?
My email is thetastates@gmail.com and you can send PayPal to that address, Wise transfer, and e-transfer if you are in Canada.
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