Link. Oh my what have we here? Yes, take a closer look, it's indeed a NOA version of Donkey Kong 3!!! The most elusive game of the last decade has appeared in Ebay with a buy it now option and a (grrrr..) lucky collector grabbed it immediately! Had it run its full course, this auction might have reached incredible amounts of money since this is the first time it has appeared anywhere! After the discovery of the NOA version of Donkey Kong Hockey most collectors started believing that this version existed as well. Before that of course nobody would even dare suggest it! Seen for the first time, so many decades after its release, was an incredible thing for most of us and I think it's amazing that our little hobby can offer such an excitement after so many years! Most older collectors can say with ease that they've seen it/know it all about game&watch games but I'm glad there are still items out there like this one that can prove them wrong! The 1st ever appearance of NOA DK3 managed a low (and this is an understatement..) $130. Expect to see more of them in Ebay soon.. or probably not! :)

Link. Never mind the Nintendo of America version, crab grab has become very rare lately. Even in its loose form, it's hard to come by in Ebay (believe me I know since I'm looking for one!). So when you see a NOA version it's reason to watch closely. Most of the times these auctions reach very high amounts of money but thankfully for the buyer this didn't happen in this auction. There are probably a lot of reasons for this but the main reason is that auctions which are only available to US buyers don't get too much attention. Tip of the day is that if you wish to buy US-available-only items there are ways to rent a US post code (for a price) and get them posted to you by the company offering such a service. This game ended at $192.50 and it was a good price considering.

Link. Not a lot of games were released under the videopoche logo and probably not in many numbers (my guess is that only 1st edition games were released with these boxes, subsequent releases probably came with the original boxes). They were released in Belgium and probably some parts of France and unfortunately, despite their rarity, they haven't got the recognition they deserve (as collectible items). That means that they can usually be found for good prices and you'd be fool to pass up an opportunity like this next time especially if your mother language is french. A videopoche Chef is as rare as videopoche games can go and fetched a respectable 128 euros despite the buyer country requirements set by the seller.