ValkerieSilk Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 ??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyYqpbfo4p4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbai Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 What's the actual question? It exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 What's the actual question? It exists. Well, I hadn't seen one in years ... The video is a bit odd too ... It also appears to be in incredibly good shape, and I guess I'm just wondering if there's anyone here that has seen this video (it's fairly new)? ... How much did it sell for? (he says they both sold) ... Anyone here buy these or know anything about this... so yeah, the first post is me being pretty much speechless ... ah ... because this is most definitely a Holy Grail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Was it DoubleDown that picked one up years back... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Was it DoubleDown that picked one up years back... ? Yes it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Holy shit! Was that a thrift store? That had a CV and an Inty one as well! I'd give both Rev's right and left nuts for that Inty unit. Wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Holy shit! Was that a thrift store? That had a CV and an Inty one as well! I'd gift both Rev's right and left nuts for that Inty unit. Wow. Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Incredible! Much nicer than the one I saw on here a year or 2 ago. Whoever owns it is very lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Here's the DoubleDown thread (the pics are gone but can be found at the second URL) http://atariage.com/forums/topic/69252-colecovision-pop-display-kiosk-update/ http://colecovisionzone.com/page/collectible/popkiosk.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I saw Doubledown's kiosk back in 2009. Pretty cool, but you better have a bunch of extra space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Eh, the couch looks better in the garage anyway... ...and very cool you got to see it! ... Does anyone know how many were made and how many still exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Eh, the couch looks better in the garage anyway... ...and very cool you got to see it! ... Does anyone know how many were made and how many still exist? Purely a guess but I would say there where many thousands back in 1982 when the ColecoVision was popular. After sales dropped these would have been much more likely to end up in dumpsters than a lot of other retail display items simply because they are HUGE and heavy. Plus add to the fact that back in 1983 or so there was not the collector mentality or dreams of getting rich selling stuff on Ebay either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 In the last 7 years, I've never seen one on ebay... I actually had the collector mentality in 1983, and it was for Colecovision just like it is now (but I know what you mean)... I still have everything from back in the day and then some... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Purely a guess but I would say there where many thousands back in 1982 when the ColecoVision was popular. I would say this is very true. I mean, just in my immediate area alone where I grew up I can remember three of them in local big box or mall anchor stores. So I'm assuming they were installed in every store they possibly could get them in across the country. these would have been much more likely to end up in dumpsters simply because they are HUGE and heavy. And this is also a sad reality. I can remember in my days of working in retail, we threw out into the dumpsters a lot of giant displays for various products that were no longer relevant. Sad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think I remember seeing them in ToyRUs in Redondo Beach back in the day, pretty vague memory though ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think I remember seeing them in ToyRUs in Redondo Beach back in the day, pretty vague memory though ... There was one at the Toys R Us in Torrance near the Del Amo Mall and the Gemco in Carson for sure. So I'm sure there had to have been one in Redondo. Seriously, I feel like I saw these everywhere in that first year the system was launched. I believe Sears also had them, but I could be mistaken for another mall anchor store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 There was one at the Toys R Us in Torrance near the Del Amo Mall and the Gemco in Carson for sure. So I'm sure there had to have been one in Redondo. Seriously, I feel like I saw these everywhere in that first year the system was launched. I believe Sears also had them, but I could be mistaken for another mall anchor store. Ya, I think I remember seeing one at the ToyRus on 190th and Hawthorne (remember that one over by the railroad tracks)... They moved south to Sepulveda and Hawthorne and are still there today across the street from Sears (also still there). I bought my first NES from that ToysRUS and the SNES from the same store. The last console I bought from that ToyRUS was the Wii. Yeah, that Sears over in Redondo had all the consoles setup just to the right when you walked in the front door (I don't remember the CV KIOSK there though), I used to stay there and play for hours while my Mom shopped. Good Times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Found the owner of the two Kiosks in the video above... Check out his collection!!! http://youtu.be/kONWG9KNeq4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph74 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Nice tracking, ValkerieSilk! This store is literally 3 miles from me. I'm gonna have to pay Jason a visit to get more on this story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yes, It's Jason Brassard, author of Classic 80's Home Video Games! I've been corresponding with him, please share your visit with the community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Nice tracking, ValkerieSilk! This store is literally 3 miles from me. I'm gonna have to pay Jason a visit to get more on this story! Maybe ask for a tour of his personal collection and post pics here... Pretty Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Nice tracking, ValkerieSilk! This store is literally 3 miles from me. I'm gonna have to pay Jason a visit to get more on this story! Maybe ask for a tour of his personal collection and post pics here... Pretty Please Would be nice to have scans of the P.O.P artworks! Just saying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Would be nice to have cabinet specs/measurements too. Though a recreation has been done (sort of) http://www.atarimuseum.com/articles/phillyclassic/kiosks/coleco/colecokiosk.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Would be nice to have cabinet specs/measurements too. Though a recreation has been done (sort of) http://www.atarimuseum.com/articles/phillyclassic/kiosks/coleco/colecokiosk.html I re-created the ''kickplate'' artwork (minus the Head to Head Football box) I took some rough notes of measurements as well Ugh..... maybe that would be a good time to share this afterall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Would be awesome if someone offered a replica cabinet ... Probably not alot of interest in that due to size and cost, but I'd sure pull some OT to buy one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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