Man Sells Nintendo Video Game Collection For Thousands Of Dollars

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS) -- A Milwaukee man says he's going to travel, and maybe buy a boat, after selling off his video game collection.

Charles Amble says Nintendo was his nerdy obsession back in the 1980s and 1990s, and he amassed dozens of games and playing consoles.

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He decided to sell it all on eBay – 750 games across three Nintendo platforms.

The collection brought in no less than $20,000.

"The past 10 years, this has been a really huge part of my life," said Amble. "The hobby has really started booming in the last five or six years so it seemed like a good time to sell."

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Amble did keep one piece, a Super Mario Brothers sign.

He says that's all that's left of his super collection.

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