t.skid Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=2037752701 I never saw it before on ebay... Buy it now at 1200 US$!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 I've seen a few, many of the big prototype hardware collectors have one. They're really rare, but not really a one of a kind either. I think there are at least a dozen out there, maybe more. The rare part is the cover for the box, I think only a few were made with the cover. Of course its absolutely useless without the cards that went in it, and you'll never see those for sale. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Destructo Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 At an Atari expo many years ago, I remember seeing an Atari "expansion box" of some kind, but it didn't look like the one pictured in this auction. I remember it having a silver and black color scheme. It was from Atari, labeled as an "expansion system", and definitely some kind of add-on. What am I remembering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schaltegger Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 As of 7:53 CDT today it comes back as an "Invalid Item" when I click the link. Gee, what a shocker . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Here's a pic of the 1090: http://www.atari-history.com/1090xl.html Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 As of 7:53 CDT today it comes back as an "Invalid Item" when I click the link. Gee, what a shocker . . . Yeah... I noticed that too, I sent Chris Strong ( who was the seller) an email this am asking him what happened. I know some people over at Ebay and I'm going to call over to our SC4 datacenter later and see if someone there can tell me why the auction has been shutdown, some lammer most likely emailed them and tried to say it was not a prototype auction or some kind of crap like that. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 The seller has put the auction back up on eBay, apparently eBay canceled it because he was requiring the high bidder to compensate him for PayPal fees if that's how the winner chose to pay. Here's the new auction: Prototype Atari 1090 XL Expansion System It's presently at $305.00 with a BIN of $1200. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan49 Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 The seller has put the auction back up on eBay, apparently eBay canceled it because he was requiring the high bidder to compensate him for PayPal fees if that's how the winner chose to pay. Here's the new auction: Prototype Atari 1090 XL Expansion System It's presently at $305.00 with a BIN of $1200. ..Al Good to see Chris was able to clear things up and repost it. I think that was the one I had the opportunity to buy. I turned it down. Oh well, my loss. I can say that whoever purchases it, you are getting a true well taken care of item. Chris is very meticulous and passionate collector. Best luck to the winner of the prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 I just looked in at the auction and it finished at $610. I've bought cars for less! I expected this auction to go for 900-1100. Considering the BIN was 1200 I wonder if the seller is dissapointed? The buyer must be pleased. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 I think it went for so little (if you can call $600 little) becuase it was missing the cover and any cards. If it had a card or two the price would have been twice or even three times that. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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