...Because Australia is so awesome that mere association with it raises the value of anything that comes in contact with it?
(I just did a quick conversion at Odanda.com and it turns out AU$157=US$142.42. In case anyone's curious.)
(Which means Australia really is awesome.)
Certainty: a character-driven, literary, turn-based mini-CRPG in which Vasek, legendary "Wandering Philosopher", seeks certainties in a cryptically insular, organic, critically layered city.
I think the fact it went for that much is 3 people are very insane - the game itself is not that rare ( I have copies I can't give away) but what I think is rare is the box and the game together - I also collect games but I'm not that Insane