Halo charity auction loot

By Robert Purchese Published 26 September, 2007

Signed by Gates and Allard.

Microsoft boss Bill Gates has his signature on a limited edition Halo 3 console, which is being sold for charity on eBay.

Bald-headed smooth talker J Allard has also added his mark to a 30GB limited edition Halo 3 Zune. The current bid for the items stands at USD 2,150. All of that will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County organisation, which helps youngsters who've had a hard time get a better shot at life.

Bundled on top of these in the auction are piles of other goodies: an HD-DVD player, Halo 3 Legendary and Standard Editions, Halo Triple Pack (Halo, Halo 2, Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack), two extra limited edition Halo 3 wireless controllers (with McFarlane collectable figurine), a Messenger Kit, HDMI cable, and extra 120GB hard drive.

You'll also get a rare accessory pack, which comes in an aluminium casing with a Live Vision Camera, Quick Charge Kit, Memory Unit, Wireless Controller, Wireless Headset, Universal media remote control and a Play & Charge Kit. Oh, and you'll get a Halo 3 T-Shirt, too.

The Limited Edition Halo 3 Zune also comes pre-loaded with loads of stuff. There's Halo and Halo 2 soundtracks, plus loads of videos for Halo 3 and more than 120 pieces of artwork for the game.

Even the Limited Edition Halo 3 console comes with lots of bits and pieces: special edition 20GB hard drive, wireless controller, headset and downloadable from Live, plus an HDMI port, HD AV Cable, Ethernet Cable, Play & Charge Kit and one month's free Live Gold membership.

So that's, er, quite a lot of stuff then.

Pop over to the auction to see what it all looks like and to read the various terms and conditions for bidding.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • domoslaf #1 5 years ago

    Oh god, how many more years have to pass since his resignation for Bill Gates not to be called "boss of Microsoft" anymore? I guess he'll have the title even after he dies. ;)

  • Danoxth #2 5 years ago

    The silver case looks great. Hopefully it'll raise a considerable amount for the charity :)

  • Foregone Reality #3 5 years ago

    May I have Bill's signature on a blank cheque, plz? :D

  • bdc #4 5 years ago

    Good of Bill Gates to use this opportunity to get some proceeds to charity.

  • Cloudane #5 5 years ago

    I have seen the Halo 3 console in the flesh this morning and it looks horrible.

    For £279, you may as well spend another £20 for the Elite and an extra game or two depending on various bundles in high street stores or online if that is your preference.

    The Halo 3 hype and marketing is a bit over the top if you ask me; the game would have sold a similar amount if Microsoft just stuck to the advertisement and advertisement alone.

  • asphaltcowboy #6 5 years ago

    Would have been better to have BG's signature on the side of the case, rather than the front :/

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #7 5 years ago

    He'll always be my boss! I refuse to accept his resignation!

  • space_ace #8 5 years ago

    zune, lol

  • lambtron #9 5 years ago

    "30GB limited edition Halo 3 Zune"

    They probably had no choice but to give it away tbh ;)

  • brooza #10 5 years ago

    domoslaf: "how many more years have to pass since his resignation for Bill Gates not to be called "boss of Microsoft" anymore"

    When he steps down from being "boss of Microsoft", I'm sure we'll find out (he's still the Chairman)

  • domoslaf #11 5 years ago

    brooza: Well OK, then I guess it depends on your definition of "boss". But he doesn't actually run the company now, or does he? Well I always thought boss is synonymous with CEO, and since the god-awful Steve Ballmer is CEO now...

  • Skooch #12 5 years ago

    I have a figurine of a UNSC Marine from the Halo 3 diorama (the one used for the TV advert) - tempted to eBay it but nice to have a small piece of history. Wonder if I would get a lot for it?

  • brooza #13 5 years ago

    He's still the boss, but he doesn't deal with the day-to-day running of the company.

    And I like Steve Ballmer, he gave XBOX support a kick up the backside for me :)