Haunted Nintendo

Llaffer · Post by **Llaffer** » March 15, 2005, 10:32 pm

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eBay Staff: This auction is not a 'joke' and is intended to be completely serious in nature, as far as my personal experiences are concerned.

I've been an eBay seller in the field of vintage games for close to a year.

I've exchanged hundreds of video game related items, new and used, and still do till this day, but I have never experienced anything like this or even remotely similar.

I don't feel threatened by this, supernatural or whatever it may be, but I do not feel exactly comfortable with it either.

Up for auction is what I would call a haunted, Vintage, Video Game System, The Nintendo NES.

I don't really like using the word 'haunted' when describing this, considering the first thing you would think about is something from a horror movie, but I really can't come up with another way to explain it.

There is a local thrift store here in Brooklyn, NYC, that I've been doing business with for some years now.

About a month and a half ago I made one of my visits to the shop and found this '80s Nintendo System.

When I purchased this Unit I asked the owner of the shop about who brought the System in, and what he actually told me was that a gentleman had donated it that same morning and said "It was just sitting in his attic", and according to him, it supposedly belonged to his son who passed away years ago.

At first I thought the guy was just joking with me like he usually does, so I really didn't think much about it at the time.

Unfortunately, that's all I know about the background of this system. I do not know any specifics about anything else as far as the previous owner is concerned.

I went back there about 2 weeks ago to try to find out more since what has been happening, but he doesn't know anything else.

But I do know something is not so right with this.

As far as technical functioning, the Nintendo System has its occasional 'blinking' screen if a game is dirty, like any other Nintendo System, but for the most part it functions pretty well.

However, that's not what I mean about something not being right with this...

I brought this System home, and on the first night of playing, about 10 minutes into the game, I began hearing sounds similar to human voices, mumbling to the background music of the television.

Naturally I thought it may have been static or something to that effect, or maybe it somehow interfered with a truck driver's CB Radio System, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

But it continued through-out the entire time I was playing, stop for a minute or two, then start again. It got to the point where I went really close to the TV, I paused the game to try to hear it a little better, but then it would get silent. When I would unpause it, there it would go again.

I know it sounded like there was a conversation going on but I couldn't make out any of the words.

I have my beliefs but I've never really been one into believing so much about Spirits and Crossover-Communication, but repeating the conversation I had with the guy in the shop wasn't helping at all. And until this day, I go back there and this man still sticks to the same exact story.

To my knowledge, there is no technical problem with any vintage Nintendo Gaming System that causes any of these 'symptoms'.

Since owning this System, I've experienced hearing sounds of mumbling and laughing in the background music of different games (all sounding Exactly the same and all on numerous occasions).

On 3 separate occasions I've had the game 'Pause' by itself, without having my finger anywhere near the 'Start' button of the controller, and the really suspicious thing about it was the fact the timing of the Pause always happened to be during an intense moment of a game, as if the intentions were made for me to lose.

I even tried different controllers, which I've sold on eBay, thinking it may have been some type of controller glitch with the originals... and yet still have the same exact things happen.

Every time I power this unit on is like getting ready for something new to happen.

And not only with me. I've invited close friends and family members over, and some but not all have witnessed something strange happen, like the one time the 'Arrow icon' on the Main Options screen of a game actually moved down to 2 Player Mode, all while the controller was out of my hand.

I've had some of my friends accuse me of purchasing this Unit from a Novelty store for the sake of pulling pranks, which I doubt even exists in the first place.

It has gotten to the point where my Fiance never lets me turn the System on when she's in the house and I have friends that refuse to even play a game with me.

Even my cat won't go anywhere near this System, unless she's 5 feet away and hesitating to sniff at it, and not only that, she's been running back and forth through the house in the middle of the night during the past few weeks, and that's something she's never done in the entire 8 years that I've owned her.

I sincerely believe there may be some form of strong connection or attachment between this system and its previous owner.

The reason I am listing this... to be honest it's starting to freak me out, as well as the people around me. I don't feel threatened, I just don't understand it and I'm not exactly comfortable with keeping this in my home.

So, at the request of friends and loved ones, I'll be going my separate ways with this system, regardless if it's an actual supernatural presence or everyone is just being paranoid. I'll be putting this unit up for 1 Penny without a reserve price, if you're the high bidder, the Unit and everything with it will be yours

It comes with its 2 original controllers, the original Zapper Gun, a copy of the Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt game, along with its original AC-adaptor which came with black electric tape wrapped around it, but works without any problems, and a naki Rf-switch, which is everything needed to power-up and play.

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » March 15, 2005, 10:38 pm

On 3 separate occasions I've had the game 'Pause' by itself, without having my finger anywhere near the 'Start' button of the controller, and the really suspicious thing about it was the fact the timing of the Pause always happened to be during an intense moment of a game, as if the intentions were made for me to lose.

Sounds like the moisture made the plastic contacts warp a bit...Voices could just be his crappy TV...

Fash · Post by **Fash** » March 15, 2005, 10:50 pm

the only way you can turn a 15+ year old console system into over $180 is by creating an elaborate story that is entirely untrue, disclaimed, and not guaranteed.

good job dude.

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » March 15, 2005, 10:52 pm

Gotta give him credit if that's what he did though.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » March 15, 2005, 10:56 pm

Lohrno wrote:Gotta give him credit if that's what he did though.

if??....

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » March 15, 2005, 10:57 pm

Sure, he could just be a person that kinda believes in that stuff even though he says he isn't. The mind is a powerful thing sometimes too. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt a little...

Talelor · Post by **Talelor** » March 16, 2005, 4:27 am

Acid can make people say the darnest things!

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » March 16, 2005, 9:45 am

I have a haunted Nintendo I want to sell too. Everything works well on it, but its haunted because you can't play any games on it unless you hit the chassis really hard to get the demons out. After that, it works again.

Fucking demons.

cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » March 16, 2005, 11:09 am

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cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » March 16, 2005, 11:10 am

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Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » March 16, 2005, 11:14 am

AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » March 16, 2005, 1:40 pm

Haha Chidoro

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » March 16, 2005, 2:05 pm

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Llaffer · Post by **Llaffer** » March 17, 2005, 1:40 am

$20,000? High Hopes.

Kaldaur · Post by **Kaldaur** » March 17, 2005, 1:53 am

I like that, a four month interval between hearing the voices, yet the return policy is seven days.

"Whoops, you didn't hear em? Sorry, I dont' take returns." Nice, 20,000, in the bank.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » March 17, 2005, 2:49 am

Kaldaur wrote:I like that, a four month interval between hearing the voices, yet the return policy is seven days.

"Whoops, you didn't hear em? Sorry, I dont' take returns." Nice, 20,000, in the bank.

Well anyone who actually buys this based on it being 'haunted' deserves to lose their money. Seriously, if you have $20,000 to throw away how about throwing it my way. I'll stand outside your window screaming.

Reorx Fyreforge · Post by **Reorx Fyreforge** » March 19, 2005, 1:58 pm

I bet one of those casinos will buy it. Hell, they bought the 4 month old grilled cheese sammich with a jesus face on it.

Brotha · Post by **Brotha** » March 21, 2005, 10:17 am

I wonder how long it will be until this turtle shows up on e-bay:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/21/evil.t ... index.html

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » March 21, 2005, 10:25 am

Brotha wrote:I wonder how long it will be until this turtle shows up on e-bay:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/21/evil.t ... index.html

Owner Bryan Dora now says he sees an image of Satan's face on the critter's shell.

Really? I see a man-rabbit, or a rabbit-man.

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