Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition hits eBay, costs a (wait for it) fortune

by Griffin McElroy { Oct 13th 2009 at 12:15PM }

Wait, wait, wait! Tell us you haven't already purchased Uncharted 2 on this, the day of its release! Oh, you haven't! Great. Why purchase the boring ol' standard edition of the game when you could just as easily purchase the ultra limited Fortune Hunter Edition on eBay. Sure, it's $2,990 more expensive than the regular edition, but it comes with a dagger which will unlock ancient, wondrous portals to treasures untouched by human hands for a millennium. So, you know, the cost should be fairly easy to recoup.

Gallery: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Tags: auction, ebay, fortune-hunter-edition, uncharted, uncharted-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

abg1989 @ Oct 13th 2009 12:21PM

someone tell these people were in a recession.

Space @ Oct 13th 2009 1:35PM

I know. That's like a months pay for me!

f that, I couldn't live with myself if I knew that I worked the last month just for some plastic dagger.

SimbaDogg @ Oct 13th 2009 2:08PM

seriously...i starting to wonder if this is priced in current dollars or maybe 2030 dollars (i kid, i kid)

Archon (Charity Game-a-thon with live feed on Sat: arhn.eu ) @ Oct 13th 2009 12:23PM

Jesus Christ. No collector's item should be 50 times more expensive then the standard version on the freaking RELEASE DAY OF THIS ITEM.

It probably won't be worth that much in 20 years either.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Oct 13th 2009 12:32PM

if I won one and I was gonna sell it I wouldn't sale it for anymore than $300

GiggMan @ Oct 13th 2009 1:52PM

You thinking too small my man.

Jeff @ Oct 13th 2009 12:37PM

The bidding started at 60 dollars. there has been 77 bids and it is over 3k now

Archon (Charity Game-a-thon with live feed on Sat: arhn.eu ) @ Oct 13th 2009 1:27PM

It's over 3000!
What? 3000? That can't be right?

Jeff @ Oct 13th 2009 2:37PM

Yeah its at 3050.00 dollars last i checked. Funny that they are giving away 30 more of those this weekend to people who played the beta last weekend.

Clif Watson @ Oct 13th 2009 12:37PM

I got the batarang. That was disappointing. Why would this be any different?

kentuckyfried @ Oct 13th 2009 12:49PM

(Yeah...after getting shafted on the batarang, I'm a bit skeptical)

Anyhow...

Somebody won this elusive, highly-coveted set, and yet, the only thing they could think of was to throw it on Ebay? Pitiful.

Hydrophobicfish (PSN: HydrophobicFish) @ Oct 13th 2009 1:35PM

Where's Chris D when you need him?

RFJ-nl @ Oct 13th 2009 12:38PM

Great, only 200 are made and then one of them goes to one of those guys who only wants it to make a profit.

den-69 @ Oct 13th 2009 12:42PM

The bidding history makes for a good read.

It started at $59.99

xxhonkeyxx @ Oct 13th 2009 3:19PM

i think the trend started when the guy upped the $101 bid to $250... not normal at that low of a price

drakko @ Oct 13th 2009 12:50PM

really, all for a plastic dagger?

kentuckyfried @ Oct 13th 2009 2:30PM

WHAT?! It's not even steel?

Forget it.

Mojo Yugen @ Oct 13th 2009 12:55PM

How can anyone be mad at this guy? He started the bidding at a very reasonable $60. Doesn't look like he even put a reserve price on it. Taking advantage of idiots that are willing to pay over $3,000 is kinda amusing.

James @ Oct 13th 2009 12:58PM

Did anybody notice the 32-33 business day shipping time...WOOOOOOW

pelon515 @ Oct 13th 2009 1:03PM

i dont blame this guy...i'd put it on eBay too. if u can find a sucker to pay over 3 g's for it,do it. i myself wouldnt pay over $150 for it lol.

scratch @ Oct 13th 2009 1:10PM

i dont blame the guy. i have to say that if i won one of these i would be doing the same thing. it's cool and all, but really its just going to sit around, and you can do a lot with $3k+. not that i ever thought they would go for that much, i figured maybe in the $600 range (twice the MSRP, according to the fine print on the contest).

it sucks, i'm home sick and my copy of uncharted 2 shipped yesterday but isnt supposed to arrive till the 20th! what's up with that? what do they do, have someone bicycle it out to me?! why did i try to save some extra $ with super saver shipping...

young @ Oct 13th 2009 1:15PM

Well selling it for a high price is one thing... finding someone to actually pay for it is another!

MrXile @ Oct 13th 2009 1:23PM

FOR SALE:

One Uncharted 2 (Normal Edition).

*** FREE GIFT INCLUDED ***

=One PS3 box, with Uncharted 2 Box Art=

Only £39.

Available at all good game stockists.

:ha:

Bob @ Oct 13th 2009 2:08PM

Wow, if I win one, I might then put it on ebay. $3000 would be a nice thing to have. Even if I only got $200 for it, I'd probably be really happy with a $200 profit. Sure I'd rebuy the game, and then only get $140 in profits, but still. I wish I had 3G. My gf would get spoiled. lol.

Ashitaka @ Oct 13th 2009 2:35PM

[+] for the How I Met Your Mother reference :)

Oh, and I can't wait for Uncharted 2!

Jeff @ Oct 13th 2009 2:40PM

I agree looks like he just started low. Heck if i win one next weekend ill prob sell it. I already have the game.

tony @ Oct 13th 2009 4:09PM

well anyone who bids on this is stupid because the only pic the guy even has of one is from one of the theater events where it was shown off. he actually has no pic proving that he even actually has one of these. most people who actually won one of these had a letter that you send to sony to claim it then they mail it to you in a few weeks, he doesnt even have a pic of that, so with no actual proof he owns one anyone is stupid to bid at all but really stupid to bid in the thousands.

Edge @ Oct 13th 2009 4:37PM

They say a Game cannot refuse any request on this, the day of its sequel's release. But that Special Edition is an offer I CAN refuse.

Olaf @ Oct 13th 2009 5:15PM

Everything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. More power to him and to whoever has earned enough money to enjoy what they please.

Warlord @ Oct 14th 2009 3:54AM

its going over 9000!!!!!

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