R.O.B. Display Unit Sells for $4K on eBay
Posted by Damien McFerran
Someone obviously has very deep pockets
Some rich retro collector has just gotten their hands on a one-of-a-kind auction thanks to eBay.
The auction was for a display case containing a Nintendo Entertainment System and a Robotic Operating Buddy (better known as R.O.B.).
The final figure? $4,150. Sweet.
"These are extremely difficult to find, and this unit comes 100% complete in the original box," said the seller. "Additionally, I don't believe this unit was ever used as it is in excellent shape, as can be seen in the pictures."
[via cgi.ebay.com, kotaku.com]




















#1
LinktotheFuture said:
Cool. If I had the money, I would have bought this myself.
#2
NintenDude97 said:
"Will the winner dare open it, we wonder?"
-NO!
#3
RetroBrony91 said:
Awww, it's my old pal R.O.B.
I still have it, but I admit I did not use it much.
#4
Ninten said:
That's nice. Poor R.O.B. Sealed in that cage.
#5
citizenerased said:
Keep the R.O.B. sealed - you know what they do when they have freedom, just look at SSBB
#6
AlphaNerd01 said:
How on Earth did all those objects stay fixed in the retail display unit? Are those games plastered down or something?
#7
Dazza said:
I bet Corbie bought it!
#8
metakirbyknight said:
Another work of art contained to a cage. sigh
#9
RetroBrony91 said:
I also own the Gyromite/Robot Gyro cartridge. Apparently, it can actually be played without the R.O.B. It's easy to play with two controllers, one controller just to play the sleepwalking Hector game.
#10
Machu said:
$4000? That actually seems quite cheap (for a collectible). This has been added to the list of things I must own before I die. It's awesome!
#11
Popyman said:
Yeah, I'm with Machu, seems pretty cheap to me. I mean, it's R.O.B.!
#12
SuperPeach said:
We have a R.O.B. in mint condition with the box and everything where I work for $500. It's really cool!
#13
the_shpydar said:
Ahh, R.O.B. My NES was one of the original sets with ROB, but sadly, my ROB was given away by my dad at some sort of educational convention (he had used it as a general visual aid when discussing robotics). I didn't mind at the time, but i wish i still had it now.
@StarBoy:
I used to play Gyromite without ROB all the time. One of my main methods was to put the controller into the shell piece with the red and blue levers, and use my feet to control it. Kinda nifty.
#14
Kirk said:
For some reason I actually think that buyer got a pretty good deal with this one.
#15
JebbyDeringer said:
I have Gyromite & R.O.B. but I'm missing the little spinner accessories so it's even more useless than if I had them. I found mine for a couple bucks at a thrift store. I also have 2 Power Gloves & a Power Pad. Oh and the U-Force. Wow the NES had more useless peripherals than any other.
#16
LordWotton said:
Ahah, the powerglove was a true paradigm of uselessness. But it looked so cool! ^^
#17
RetroBrony91 said:
How's the Stack Up/Robot Stack cartridge? I never played it.
#18
SilentJ said:
Sweet! I remember using R.O.B. with Gyromite back in the day. Find those spinners, JebbyDeringer!
#19
KingMike said:
I can't quite tell. Is this actually a functional console, or just a model?
#20
Chunky_Droid said:
I have a copy of Gyromite but no R.O.B., I don't even remember how I got Gyromite, lol. I definitely need to track down a R.O.B. though
#21
KrazyKain said:
some people have too much money on their hands
#22
TheLonelyGamer said:
I wish I had a R.O.B., so I can play Gyromite and Stack-Up.
#23
Peacock said:
I wanna get an R.O.B. just for display
#24
RetroBrony91 said:
The Robotic Operating Buddy is one of my favorite characters from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
#25
JimLad said:
Wow a grey Zapper in there too, those are also rare.
I have Gyromite with no R.O.B, I would be very tempted to break the glass/plastic just to see what the fuss was about.
Followed, I'd imagine by grave disappointment
#26
RetroBrony91 said:
Did you say: Zapper?
I use it to play Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, Wild Gunman, and Gumshoe. 
I have the Zapper, too.
#27
SuperPeach said:
I love Duck Hunt! It was my first NES game.
#28
StarDust said:
I've got the grey zapper. I've also got Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, and Bandai's Shooting Range. I've also got a Gyromite cart. I bought it on a whim thinking there was a chance it might have contained one of those rare Famicom converters inside the cart. Nope, just the usual sircuit board plus ROM. But I did finally find one when I bought Wrecking Crew.
#29
bestbuck said:
If only I had the money