One of my best finds last year.

[dejapooh]

Dark Tower was a game from Mattel Electronics. Seems to be very rare, and sells very well. I found one at a garage sale for $3. Just sold it for $152.99 Plus shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/222785415873

 

[SDIceMan]

Thanks for the reminder! I’ve got one in my garage that I bought to flip, and instead it’s just been sitting gathering dust. Time to get that bad boy listed with that kind of resale price. You’ve got me beat at the $3 initial investment though. I’m into mine for a whopping $5. Great score!

 

[digger460]

Wow, I remember playing that game. Unfortunately, my last contact with the game was at a beer party when I was around 20 yrs. old, and it got launched off a third floor balcony to the asphalt below.

 

[tamrock]

Never heard of the game. I guess I better face the fact that stuff made of plastic can be valuable now . I was born in the age of steel, but hey the age of plastic has had good hold on us better than half a century now. Thing is I've always cursed it as cheap no good plastic crap. Hated cars made with lots of plastic. Now that's pretty much all that's available unless you buy a classic.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

Never heard of the game. I guess I better face the fact that stuff made of plastic can be valuable now . I was born in the age of steel, but hey the age of plastic has had good hold on us better than half a century now. Thing is I've always cursed it as cheap no good plastic crap. Hated cars made with lots of plastic. Now that's pretty much all that's available unless you buy a classic.

You bring up a good point. What will be collectible and therefore valuable over the next 20-30 years? The generations who grew up with metal and wood toys are retiring and selling. The generations who grew up with plastic and cardboard are getting to the age of collecting. Vintage Lego is big money. What else will surprise us with its collectability? Nostalgia sells, but what items will invoke those feelings in the next generation of buyers. I don't have any answers, but I think about it a lot.

 

[RW]

Cool and thanks! Committed to memory.

 

[SDIceMan]

If you do find a Dark Tower board game, don’t let a non-working tower accessory deter you from purchasing it. I noticed dejapooh’s listing says that the tower accessory from his game wasn’t working - this issue is very common, even if the batteries haven’t leaked. It’s so common in fact, that there are websites and even multiple eBay listings specializing in ‘tower repair’. I sold a complete game with a nonfunctioning tower on Craigslist a couple of years ago, and I have another one now that I haven’t got around to testing yet, but as you can see from dejapooh’s listing, people are willing to spend good money, working or not.

 

[dejapooh]

Thanks for the reminder! I’ve got one in my garage that I bought to flip, and instead it’s just been sitting gathering dust. Time to get that bad boy listed with that kind of resale price. You’ve got me beat at the $3 initial investment though. I’m into mine for a whopping $5. Great score!

Mine wasn't working. If yours works, Throw another bill on it...

 

[dejapooh]

If you do find a Dark Tower board game, don’t let a non-working tower accessory deter you from purchasing it. I noticed dejapooh’s listing says that the tower accessory from his game wasn’t working - this issue is very common, even if the batteries haven’t leaked. It’s so common in fact, that there are websites and even multiple eBay listings specializing in ‘tower repair’. I sold a complete game with a nonfunctioning tower on Craigslist a couple of years ago, and I have another one now that I haven’t got around to testing yet, but as you can see from dejapooh’s listing, people are willing to spend good money, working or not.

I saw a guy on Ebay. For $40, you can send him your nonworking tower, he will fix it and ship it back. The $40 included return shipping. I was debating getting it fixed. If my box were better, and I was sure I had all of the parts, I would have fixed it.

 

[digger460]

If you do find a Dark Tower board game, don’t let a non-working tower accessory deter you from purchasing it. I noticed dejapooh’s listing says that the tower accessory from his game wasn’t working - this issue is very common, even if the batteries haven’t leaked. It’s so common in fact, that there are websites and even multiple eBay listings specializing in ‘tower repair’. I sold a complete game with a nonfunctioning tower on Craigslist a couple of years ago, and I have another one now that I haven’t got around to testing yet, but as you can see from dejapooh’s listing, people are willing to spend good money, working or not.

I think that's why mine went over the balcony. Who knew?

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Nice, ill add that to my BOLO list.