Omegamatrix Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Tanman is probably in the hospital right now. Yeah, hope his insurance covers heart attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 This leads me to ask: In 30 more years, what will this game be going for? How long will it be before my fifty copies of Combat are worth something? Does this mean that Nintendo collecting is more valuable than Atari collecting? Should Tanman's garage be buried in New Mexico? 1) Depends on world economy and all that. 30 years could be post-nuclear like Mad Max. 2) About 300 years. 3) Nah, Stadium Events, which sold for over $40,000, was sealed. This is the record for a non-sealed game. 4) I don't get it, must be an ET reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Tanman is probably in the hospital right now. Yeah, hope his insurance covers heart attacks. I was thinking something more like alcohol poisoning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 $31,600! Good Lord. Another bidder put in 31,500 with 5 seconds left, costing the winner about 14,000. Wow. I think somebody told me the other day they thought someone would bid up to 40K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 My purpose in life is to archive as much Atari 2600 related items as possible for a Atari 2600 ONLY museum in the future. It is my opinion that the Atari 2600 put video gaming on the map....without the 2600 who knows where video gaming would be today. Moreover, the Air Raid box now adds validity to the background of Air Raid (how ironic that it is going back to its birthplace of Los Angeles, CA). I am glad that I got it and will take very, very good care of it. Jose, just make sure you have everything insured! Maybe before you open the museum too. When the museum finally opens, I may convince my wife to take a trip to CA. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 It was a heck of a night especially with Tanman keeping us company in the chatroom during the countdown. I congratulate him of course, he's really a very cool person after bsing a couple times. I also hope he isn't deaf from his wife screaming, isn't too tired in the AM after all the fun he's probably having 'celebrating' tonight with his wife, and hope everyone enjoys the round of drinks he's buying in Vegas, lmao. I am beyong pleased at the home the cart has found and know it at least is going to be well taken care of and shared with the community. Couldn't have gone to a much better person imo, though there were a lot of good people involved throughout. Thanks also to Albert because if it wasn't for AA and his verification I doubt history would have been made like this. *Huggz* all and be well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickNixonArisen Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 What could possibly generate this much excitement again? Proof of the landfill dump! Which I doubt exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Tanman is probably in the hospital right now. We can joke about that, but I'm actually a little concerned. A sudden, unexpected windfall like this is a huge change in a person's life. Even though most of us would have to consider it a positive change, it can nevertheless be a very difficult experience to integrate as a fact of one's life. For many people in these situations, it has lead to real psychological and interpersonal problems (and, ultimately, financial problems, because they never learn to manage their new money properly). Granted, much larger sums--like multi-million-dollar lottery wins--were usually involved in those cases, but think about it: this auction gradually went up to around $13K and hovered there for several days, but then after everyone involved had gotten used to that, it suddenly jumped to over $31K in the last few seconds. That's a shock by anybody's definition. Now, I'm sure that Tanman is a solid guy who's got all ten toes on the ground, but even so, he might want to consider giving these people a ring. I'd just hate to see this experience turn sour for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanman Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Ok! I am back from a night of drinking! Thank you to everyone for all the kind words. I too am glad a AA member got the box. Sounds like it will be taken great care of. And when I visit the museum and peer at the box through to inch think, argon filled glass, I will always be able to say that I once had that item boxed up in my garage. HAHA Here is the link to the followup story: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/52521 And I am now off to bed. Talk to yall tomorrow! Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 So, who came 2nd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 So, who came 2nd? sylabyss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 So, who came 2nd? sylabyss Real question is how high was Jose's bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 My cart is great condition, it is in better condition than the one in this auction so I will keep the better copy obviously. Doesn't that affect the value of the boxed one? You know... like not having matching serial numbers on a vintage car? Provenance and all that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 My purpose in life is to archive as much Atari 2600 related items as possible for a Atari 2600 ONLY museum in the future. It is my opinion that the Atari 2600 put video gaming on the map....without the 2600 who knows where video gaming would be today. Moreover, the Air Raid box now adds validity to the background of Air Raid (how ironic that it is going back to its birthplace of Los Angeles, CA). I am glad that I got it and will take very, very good care of it. +++ This is a great idea, Jose! This auction has been a lot of fun to watch. It got me to start bidding on some other Atari items, albeit nowhere near 31.6K. Thanks to brandonwright for posting the final minute - I had to take the wife to see a movie and missed it... And thanks to Tanman for finding the box in the first place. And if this is an April Fools joke there will be hell to pay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 My cart is great condition, it is in better condition than the one in this auction so I will keep the better copy obviously. Doesn't that affect the value of the boxed one? You know... like not having matching serial numbers on a vintage car? Provenance and all that? I agree. It should be kept complete with the matching box and cartridge the way it was bought from the store. Switching out the cart is just like rebuilding an engine. Sure it's all original parts but a rebuilt engine has the stigmata of being rebuilt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Hello All, Yes, it is I that won it. Congratulations, Jose! I'm certain your future museum will draw an awful lot of VCS game fans. Amazing addition to an already amazing collection and a great place for the box to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Wonder is king! Congrats Jose! My entire collection is worth a third of Air Raid.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Tanman, as I thought you might be missing your cart now, I made you a hack to remember it by! The object is to blast as many Air Raids as you can and collect the dough. I call it Air Paid. Air Paid.bin Edit: the rom didn't seem to want to download! I've reattached it and it should work now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 The auction end is already in the news: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=fi&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.v2.fi%2Fuutiset%2Fpelit%2F11139%2FYksi-maailman-harvinaisimmista-peleista-myytiin-24-000-eurolla%2F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSparky Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 HOLY COW! IT SOLD FOR... $31,600!!!!! My friend and I were watching it. First $16,700, then $17,000, then it suddenly jumped to $30,000 in the last few seconds, when the winner jumped in with $31,600 at the last second. I never had so much fun watching an auction on eBay! Congratulations on the that! It almost beat the Nintendo Summer Games record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 You can get a really decent car for $31,600. That definitely is some major money. Even though Air Raid for 31k is not the greatest long term investment it is a way better investment then a new car which is worth about half the price the second you drive it off the lot. If I had to invest 30k on either a new car or a boxed Air Raid, I would go with Air Raid. In ten years that car will be worthless and Air Raid will be???? Who knows.....but it will be worth more than the car Nice score Wonder, looking forward to seeing some collection pics one of these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 You can get a really decent car for $31,600. That definitely is some major money. Even though Air Raid for 31k is not the greatest long term investment it is a way better investment then a new car which is worth about half the price the second you drive it off the lot. If I had to invest 30k on either a new car or a boxed Air Raid, I would go with Air Raid. In ten years that car will be worthless and Air Raid will be???? Who knows.....but it will be worth more than the car Nice score Wonder, looking forward to seeing some collection pics one of these days Come on Crazy Climber, I am the last person on this site you should be telling this too. I hope my words did not come off as criticizing. I was just trying to correlate how amazing the ending auction price was. Congrats to both Tanman, and Wonder. This day will be looked back in history for a very, very long time. 20 years from now they will be talking about this auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu_pkp Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 The auction end is already in the news: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=fi&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.v2.fi%2Fuutiset%2Fpelit%2F11139%2FYksi-maailman-harvinaisimmista-peleista-myytiin-24-000-eurolla%2F Yeah, had to report this (I'm the games editor of the site in question), been reading the thread and following the auction since day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 It's a shame you weren't in the chatroom, lol, though I am not sure I want certain people if not the world to know what words I woke my daughter up with at the closing second of the auction. Lets pray she never ever repeats them again. Just remember all, even nerd hangovers are a way or reminding you you really kicked butt last night, or at least Wonder did. Along with the Gatoraid and Excedrin Migraine just watch the last 10 seconds of teh auction again and that should help fix things. ps - Brandon is famous, lmao, for something other then being a pain. Congrats Brandon, one of your best moments catching the last min of that auction on vid! The auction end is already in the news: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=fi&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.v2.fi%2Fuutiset%2Fpelit%2F11139%2FYksi-maailman-harvinaisimmista-peleista-myytiin-24-000-eurolla%2F Yeah, had to report this (I'm the games editor of the site in question), been reading the thread and following the auction since day 1. pps- I just felt I have to add that Wonder is such an amazing person that even with everything he took the time to drop me a quick msg last night and asked how my health and how the Princess is doing and to talk family. I'm not saying it to embarass him or anything but good friends here like that have kept me going and it speaks volumes about the kind of person he truly is and what is most important. So thank you, it truly means so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 You can get a really decent car for $31,600. That definitely is some major money. Even though Air Raid for 31k is not the greatest long term investment it is a way better investment then a new car which is worth about half the price the second you drive it off the lot. If I had to invest 30k on either a new car or a boxed Air Raid, I would go with Air Raid. In ten years that car will be worthless and Air Raid will be???? Who knows.....but it will be worth more than the car Nice score Wonder, looking forward to seeing some collection pics one of these days Come on Crazy Climber, I am the last person on this site you should be telling this too. I hope my words did not come off as criticizing. I was just trying to correlate how amazing the ending auction price was. Congrats to both Tanman, and Wonder. This day will be looked back in history for a very, very long time. 20 years from now they will be talking about this auction. Yeah, I did think it was a little out of character for you to say a car is a better investment than an Atari game, I must have took your quote wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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