playazclub Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Once again, thanks for sharing all the pics and when you're ready to sell........ If I ever do sell, you all will get first dibs (but I will probably never sell ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Once again, thanks for sharing all the pics and when you're ready to sell........ If I ever do sell, you all will get first dibs (but I will probably never sell ) Indeed, some items in one's personal collection should be priceless to the owner and this little gem would certainly count as one... especially when there is a good story attached to it as far as how one was able to acquire it. CHEERS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Once again, thanks for sharing all the pics and when you're ready to sell........ If I ever do sell, you all will get first dibs (but I will probably never sell ) Sure, I don't blame you for not wanting to sell, that's in awsome shape and quite rare. However, you could also use the funds from selling it to fill holes in your collection. What would you rather have -- something you can use and play and love or just something to stare at each day and never touch? I defentily could see a bidding war for this on EBay if you put it on there. Wouldn't shock me if it cleared $600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playazclub Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Once again, thanks for sharing all the pics and when you're ready to sell........ If I ever do sell, you all will get first dibs (but I will probably never sell ) However, you could also use the funds from selling it to fill holes in your collection. What would you rather have -- something you can use and play and love or just something to stare at each day and never touch? I defentily could see a bidding war for this on EBay if you put it on there. Wouldn't shock me if it cleared $600. I've come across alot of unbelievable stuff in my years of collecting and while completing a collection is a goal, the most fun is finding something in the wild like this and having people want it because it's so rare. $600 is chump change compared to that joy. For now, I'll bask in the Adam's glory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 $600 is chump change compared to that joy. For now, I'll bask in the Adam's glory. Hear, Hear! Once you go ADAM, it's hard to go back. SoulBlazer is correct though about something like this ever showing up on eBay... that $400 guesstimate of mine would probably get blown out of the water by a bidding war. BTW, 3.8 million Internet users have used "Hear, Hear", 1.7 million have used "Here, Here", and about 400,000 have used "Here, Hear" or "Hear, Here". Just wanted to make that bit of information available before PixelBoy can call me out again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Oltmans Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ah ha! I feel somewhat vindicated now, because I was FOR SURE that such a package existed! Back when the ADAM was originally sold, one of our family friends bought one from a local store that sold them. He bought it and he and my dad set about to set it up the first time at our house (my dad was the local computer guru then). We found that it wasn't the standalone version, but one including the CV, just as this one was, in a box similar to the Expansion Module #3 box. He ended up boxing it back up and taking it back to the store and getting the standalone ADAM version the same day and that was that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 That's a great find. Trying to sell that beast would kill you with shipping and trying to pack it up. It would be something to sell pick-up or drive it to a convention or meet and sell/auction it. It looks great sitting on the shelf. There can't be any bigger system-in-box in classic gaming history (all videogame history for that matter). Is there? I picked up a blue box once at a flea market, this one looks even bigger? The red box set-up is such an odd combination: a Colecovision with the Exp. #3 and all the computer items. Who would ever want that? That's why it is rare and they were most likely trying to get rid of inventory. If you had a Colecovision, you'd get the expansion module alone. If you wanted a computer, you'd buy the computer with the bonus of playing Colecovision games with a/v. This is a crazy monster :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 25 friggin dollars? That's an insane steal, considering the fact it's boxed. I guess for every 6-7 atari 2600 lots for sale that are $90(ie overpriced), you find a gem like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playazclub Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I have to weigh this deal when I get a chance. It has the plastic handle but I would never use it. Ranger G - that's a good question, was there anything bigger than this. 8 square ft of Coleco goodness Edited August 1, 2012 by playazclub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 One of these Exp. Mod. #3 ADAM Systems with CV sold yesterday on eBay for $750 BIN !! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180945047922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playazclub Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 One of these Exp. Mod. #3 ADAM Systems with CV sold yesterday on eBay for $750 BIN !! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180945047922 Am i reading that right that it lasted 15 minutes. Anybody here the buyer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 One of these Exp. Mod. #3 ADAM Systems with CV sold yesterday on eBay for $750 BIN !! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180945047922 Am i reading that right that it lasted 15 minutes. Anybody here the buyer? Yeah, it went pretty quick, but I was surprised to see that over 10 people (per the Hit Counter) passed up on this very rare gem even at the BIN price that it was listed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playazclub Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 One of these Exp. Mod. #3 ADAM Systems with CV sold yesterday on eBay for $750 BIN !! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180945047922 Am i reading that right that it lasted 15 minutes. Anybody here the buyer? Yeah, it went pretty quick, but I was surprised to see that over 10 people (per the Hit Counter) passed up on this very rare gem even at the BIN price that it was listed at. Well, 2 things come to mind - was 10 the count when you first posted it here because right now I see 13 so everyone that has seen your link adds to the counter. Also, $750 is a tough thing to justify sometimes. If it were me, not knowing the rarity, I'd probably pass on it too. Good news, we do have a base value but I have a feeling $750 buy it now was a mistake - They should have priced higher. Alas, $25 is a much better price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 $750 is more than I have to get in the next 8 days to pay the mortgage for this month. I wish I could even consider pulling a $750 trigger jus' cuz something awesome popped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I saw this before the BIN was hit, and I knew the rarity. I just didn't know whether $750 was a good price. It's hard to tell with these types of rarities. If I were a hardcore CV collector, I probably would have hit it, but $750 is a lot to justify! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 One of these Exp. Mod. #3 ADAM Systems with CV sold yesterday on eBay for $750 BIN !! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180945047922 Am i reading that right that it lasted 15 minutes. Anybody here the buyer? Yeah, it went pretty quick, but I was surprised to see that over 10 people (per the Hit Counter) passed up on this very rare gem even at the BIN price that it was listed at. Well, 2 things come to mind - was 10 the count when you first posted it here because right now I see 13 so everyone that has seen your link adds to the counter. Also, $750 is a tough thing to justify sometimes. If it were me, not knowing the rarity, I'd probably pass on it too. Good news, we do have a base value but I have a feeling $750 buy it now was a mistake - They should have priced higher. Alas, $25 is a much better price Indeed 13, that's why I said "over 10 people"... I guess I should have put down the exact number on the hit counter. Once a prospective buyer hit the BIN button and paid the amount, the auction would have ended and the hit counter would stop tallying views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'd actually like to see one show up as a standard 5 or 7 day auction starting at $0.99 and see where it would end up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RelliK111 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'd actually like to see one show up as a standard 5 or 7 day auction starting at $0.99 and see where it would end up. Seeing that one went for $750 that quick I would say over a grand depending on who is looking for those 7 days. Someone doesn't pull the trigger that fast on that much money unless they where willing to pay a lot more for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 One of these Exp. Mod. #3 ADAM Systems with CV sold yesterday on eBay for $750 BIN !! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180945047922 Man, that thing truly is drool worthy. I'd buy that in a heartbeat at that price. (and the $25 price tag as well for that matter. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128Kgames Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Looks like there are more of these out there: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 160877846944 You'll see one still in the shipping box if you go through all the pictures (unless this happens to be playazclub's auction, but from the look of the bookcase I don't think it is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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