Update June 29, 2017: John Romero’s personal copy of Doom 2 has finally been sold, and it went for a whopping $3,150.
There’s clearly still a lot of love for Doom and its creator – enough so that collectors are willing to part ways with thousands of dollars to bag some floppy discs with peeling labels.
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Check out the listing on Ebay and you can see the bidding war that went down.
Original Story June 27, 2017: If you have space for a handful of floppy discs and a lot of disposable income, John Romero wants to make you his pitch – he’s selling his copy of Doom 2 and he wants you to bid on it.
The starting bid was $10, but the discs are already up to $676 on eBay. Romero announced the sale on Twitter, pledging to sign the discs if the highest bidder requests it.
I've decided to put up a set of DOOM 2 floppies (3.5") on eBay! Will sign if you like (if you win). https://t.co/sNW6xR7Upo #games
— John Romero (@romero) June 25, 2017
Though the discs aren’t defective, the label is peeling away, as you’d expect for a floppy disc that’s 23 years old.