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Slowly over the years I've seen some amazing stuff come and go, slipping out of my reach or sold before I got the chance to make an offer. Often (as painful as it is) I've saved a pic to remind myself.

Here are a few PAL fish that got away:

 

post-23929-0-55022300-1335592358_thumb.jpg guy refused to respond to my emails

 

post-23929-0-83703100-1335592662_thumb.jpg infamous side-deal

 

post-23929-0-75803800-1335592316_thumb.jpg I know the guy who got them, and was able to buy some, but still - I wish I had found them!! what a score!

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I don't have pics of the ones that got away, if I have pics its because I own it. All the ones that got away from me were the old "sumguy" routine at yardsales, etc.

 

I think people might be creeped out if I followed them to their cars so I could take pictures of their yardsale purchases for an online forum :P

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There was a red lable Road Runner cart at a flea market here that was overpriced, but not so much that you wouldn't pay it if you had to. I passed it over for like 6 months, and then, one day, it was gone. I have not seen the cart for less since, and have rarely seen it at all since.

 

I still kick myself for that one.

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Well this one time there was an Air Raid cart CIB on Ebay and for some reason it exceeded my $20 spending limit quickly. :P

 

 

Seriously though several years ago at a yard sale, the home owner said "Anything special that your looking for?". when I told her Atari stuff, she said "You missed it by about 20 minutes. I had a system with about 200 games that went for $40." :(

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Before I knew about AtariAge, I picked up a lot of Atari games with a Shark Attack and a Loch Jaw among them back in the mid 90's from an add in my local paper. I sold a bunch of Atari games at the local swap meet including the Loch Jaw, because I liked the Shark Attack label better and didn't want doubles of the same game.

 

:roll: :dunce: :o

 

Still kicking myself over that one.

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I found a 2600 DEV unit at the local Value Village.At the time i had no idea what it was.I asked someone here at AA, and to my horror was told what it was.I though it was just a crudely modded 2600, done by the regular tinkerer.I went back like not even 45 minutes later to get it, and it was GONE of course.I've been kicking myself since, 3-4 years ago.Lesson learned,if hesitant, grab the stuff ANYWAY while it's THERE! :dunce:

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I cant believe I let this one slip away,i was the 2nd highest bidder,anyone know who won it ??

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 2907006643301?ff3=2&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&item=290700664330&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]

 

The Atari 7800 was quite popular in AUS?

I remember seeing it on Neighbours when people visited some shop it was seen in the background.

I also remember seeing an Amiga 500 in the doctors office (or hotel)??

 

 

There was an Atari 2600 Jr short rainbow cib on ebay.de. Was gonna bid, forgot about it. Bummer

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I found a 2600 DEV unit at the local Value Village.At the time i had no idea what it was.I asked someone here at AA, and to my horror was told what it was.I though it was just a crudely modded 2600, done by the regular tinkerer.I went back like not even 45 minutes later to get it, and it was GONE of course.I've been kicking myself since, 3-4 years ago.Lesson learned,if hesitant, grab the stuff ANYWAY while it's THERE! :dunce:

 

Ouch! Here, gimme a buck and I'll help you.

 

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I remember way back, I passed on a boxed Diagnostic cart for the 2600, I was weary of this strange item and in the end I had a lapse of faith and decided not to bid. It went pretty cheap, couple hundred max, and at some point down the track I realised it was the real deal.

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Reading this makes me sad. A few years ago about oh 5 years the Kmart here done a total make over, I happen to be talking to a guy that was helping them with it. I found out less then 4 hours before I got there they dumped old new stock atari items. I ask what they had one thing was the display from the 2600 to the 7800. Also 2 cartons of games and parts like the switch box and other items.

 

At this point I ask a store working why they dump them and not sold them off she said who would want them. But that was not all a few film editors and a case of 8 tracks also where pitched.

Now I wonder how many shops got old stock that is forgot about in a back room.

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late 1950s Chrysler with 392 Hemi, pushbutton tranny for $500. My parents said no...

 

Mr. Pioneer had the Vectrex goggles and wouldn't give/sell/barter them to me.

LOL, I did make some serious cash off of those, and REALLY wish I still had them as well...

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Reading this makes me sad. A few years ago about oh 5 years the Kmart here done a total make over, I happen to be talking to a guy that was helping them with it. I found out less then 4 hours before I got there they dumped old new stock atari items. I ask what they had one thing was the display from the 2600 to the 7800. Also 2 cartons of games and parts like the switch box and other items.

 

At this point I ask a store working why they dump them and not sold them off she said who would want them. But that was not all a few film editors and a case of 8 tracks also where pitched.

Now I wonder how many shops got old stock that is forgot about in a back room.

 

Legal or not, I would have gone dumpster diving on that one!

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Before I was really collecting and more or less just looking for more games to play. I stopped into a BigLots store with my Dad and saw a huge 4' x 4' bin stocked full of Atari 7800 & 2600 silver and red labeled box games. They were like $4 each. (This had to be early 90's) Back then I didn't even know if my system was a 2600 or not. So I bought just 2 titles for the 2600. (One of them was Dark Chambers) the other 4 were for the 7800. (I remember picking up this one: http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=708 just because it was awesome looking)

 

I would have gotten more but I had a small allowance and on top didn't know what system I had. We went back down to the same store about a month later (after i found out most of the games I picked didn't work but to find they were all gone.) I still think back to just how many games were there. . .

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