I recently won a couple of charity auctions to benifit the Childs Play.
Child's Play enables the gamer community to make a positive difference in the lives of children and young adults, primarily through donations of toys and games to childrens' hospitals around the world as well as funding pediatric health research.

Being auctioned were various Halo and Xbox related items.

Below are the items I won!



1. A promotional ODST "The Rookie" Mcfarlane Toys figure signed by Bungie Studio members.(Joe Staten, Lars Bakken, Vic DeLeon, C J Cowan, and others.)

2. A Halo 3 edition Xbox 360 faceplate signed by Bungie Studios

3. A hand painted ODST Xbox 360 faceplate by Roosterteeth comic artist Luke Mckay.(Signed by Luke on the rear of the faceplate.)



4. A signed copy of the Halo Novel Ghost's of Onyx



5. ODST 1:1 scale wearable "The Rookie" Helmet.( The helmet itself is made by James Minshew, aka SavvyTank of 405th.com, the visor is made by Link4044 of www.evilmonkeystudios.net/ , and painting was done by Daniel Yuan of the 405th who was the ODST walking around at PAX 09.)

My Xbox 360 Collection!

Here are some of the Limited Edition consoles Microsoft made for the XBOX 360. These are from my collection. I'll be updating the pictures as I get new consoles. Click on each picture to see a larger version.

GTA IV (191 of 500)


GTA IV


GTA IV Lost and Damned (129 of 190)


Watchmen Ozzymendas


Watchmen Dr. Manhatten


Watchmen Night Owl


Halo ODST Launch Party Console signed by Bungie


Halo ODST Xbox Live Contest Console


Halo ODST Mountain Dew / Pepsi Contest Console


Halo Wars Xbox Live Contest Console


Gears of War 2 Xbox Live Contest Console


Red Faction Guerrilla Xbox Live Contest Console


Fable 2 Xbox Live Console Signed by Peter Molyneux


Rock Band Beatles Charity Auction Console


Ninja Gaiden 2 Comicon 2008 Contest Console


DC Comics Comicon 2008 Contest Console


The Dark Knight Bat Cycle (1 of 55)


The Dark Knight Joker (1 of 55)


Madden 08


Fight Night Round 4


KeinOhrHasen


Simpsons Movie Console


South Park Xbox Live Contest Console


Comicon 2008 Terminator Sarah Conner Chronicles


Terminator Salvation Xbox Live Contest Console


Terminator Salvation Xbox Live Contest Console (Style 2)


Indian Jones and the Crystal Skull Movie Console


Sherlock Holmes Movies Console


Amazon.com Limited Edition Heroes Console


This console was given to the Microsoft Development Team that helped build the XBOX 360.


This is the Halo 3 Special Edition Console


This is the Resident Evil Special Edition Console


This is a Modern Warfare 2 Special Edition Console
(pictures coming soon)

Raiding the PC Game Bargain Bins

I had some free time at lunch and stopped ag Game Stop and 5 Below in my area. You can debate the quality of some of these games but you can't beat the price.
Here are some games at rediculously low prices:

5 Below is always a good place to check for PC games. They're usually $5 each (or less) and are new, shrink wrapped and in good condition.

1. Universe at War - $5.00
2. Ratatouille - $5.00
3. Prince of Persia - $5.00
4. My Sims - $5.00
5. Clive Barker's Jericho - $5.00
6. The Settler's Gold Edition - $5.00

Game Stop regularly marks down PC Games

1. Leisure Suit Larry - Box Office bust - $5.99
2. Secret Service - $4.99
3. Arthur and the Invisibles - The Game - $4.99
4. Beowulf - The Game - $1.99
5. Dirty Dancing Official PC Game - $2.99
6. John Woo Presents Stranglehold - $4.99
7. Beijing 2008 - $4.99
8. Pat Sajak's Lucky Letters Deluxe - $4.99
9. Bella Sara - $5.99
10. Escapae from Paradise - $4.99
11. Space Chimps - $1.99

Original XBOX Limited Edition Consoles

Here are some of the Limited Edition consoles Microsoft made for the Original XBOX. Click on each picture to see a larger version.


This console was given to the Microsoft Development Team that helped build the original XBOX.
It has a signed engraving on the jewel on top of the console.


This is a Debug console given to developers and game publishers




This is a see thru Crystal Console that was distributed in Europe


This is the rather common Halo 2 console. It was distributed world wide


This console was part of a promotion with Mountain Dew. As most of you know, this relationship continues to this day as there have been numerous other promotions tied to Mountain Dew.


This console was part of a Japanese game tie-in for Dead or Alive Ultimate. The console came with the game, a limited edition figurine, and an *ahem* inflatable body pillow with a picture of Katsumi!


This console was part of a Japanese game tie-in for Panzer Dragoon Oorta. It also came with the game.


This console was a Japanese 2004 Anniversary Console.


This Special Edition console was given to Electronic Arts to celebrate their support of the nascent XBOX Live service.


This This console was part of a Movie Tie-In promotion with Pepsi. I don't actually own this one. It was on auction in the UK and the seller wouldn't ship to the U.S. If anyone has one of these and wants to sell or trade, please leave a comment.


This is a close up of the center jewel

Limited Edition XBOX Consoles

Microsoft does a terrible job of marketing Xbox consoles to collectors. Maybe they think there is no market for people who would want multiple consoles just to collect. I have to disagree. I know of many people who have everyon varietly of IPOD that Apple has created. Nintendo is also good about creating variations of their hand helds. This helps boost their market penetration numbers and helps show game publishers that their brand is the brand consumers use the most.

You may not know it, but Microsoft has been quietly creating special limited edition Xbox consoles for years.

In the next couple of posts, I will share pictures of my collection of Original Xbox and Xbox 360 cosnoles.

In the beginning

Every tale has a beginning and mine is no different. I've been an obsessive compulsive collector all my life. When I was a kid, it was postage stamps and coins. I grew up in Iran and never had much to play with as a kid. I don't remember much from that time but I do remember having a bunch of cut outs of Star Trek characters. These were my action figures.
My parents got divorced when I was 4 and my mother moved to the US. Her letters to me were how I started collecting postage stamps.
As I grew, my collections and their values increased.
In this blog, I plan on sharing pictures and my thoughts on the vast array of things I've collected.