Starfury Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 We were going through my in-laws estate and in the closet was an Odyssey game system. It is in the cardboard packing box and when I brought it home and opened it to test it out...it's still new. Game was bought and then shoved in a closet and forgotten. What is this worth? There's 6 game chips in there, a bunch of cards/plastic sheets to put over the TV and adapters. We don't plan on keeping it and I'm in charge of selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 What number odyssey is it Star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfury Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 The box it's packed in plus the invoice ($85) says it's a 200 system. It does appear to have been used...barely. The cards/poker chips/screen covers look untouched. There is an adapter with it but I'm not sure how it fits in the box. I'd post pictures here if I knew how. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I think he's talking about the original Odyssey console from 1972. The Odyssey 2 came later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I think he's talking about the original Odyssey console from 1972. The Odyssey 2 came later. Magnavox made a whole series of Odyssey consoles after the original Odyssey: the 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and others before the releas of the Odyssey2/videopac G7000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfury Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 I took some pics of the box and bits and put them on imgur. http://imgur.com/a/rT1FW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Yes, this is the Odyssey 1972 system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 WOAH 0_0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfury Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 The question is: What's it worth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrestsmith Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 That's easy... Put it on EBAY and see how much somebody pays for it... I am sure you looked on EBAY all ready. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Putting it on eBay would fetch the most monies for sure.... But damn, someone came here before or along going to EPay, so give him a price that is honest, that is worth it, but on the other hand that wo'nt be a steal on the gaming commmunity; so, no one is robbed, everybody is happy. Edited February 29, 2016 by CatPix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I say keep it. I want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox56 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) If you're a collector - keep it. I've never seen an Odyssey 1 in such amazing condition. And if you do sell it thinking you can make a profit from the boxed system, and then buy another and still have cash consider this.On Craigslist, about 4 years ago - I bought a Commodore 64, the Commodore 1702 Monitor, with a crap load of software, GEOS, Commodore Mouse, Commodore Joystick, several Commodore floppy drives, tape drives, etc - all boxed, in the plastic, in mint condition. I don't believe there exists another Commodore 64 in the condition that the one I had 4 years ago was in. It had literally no signs of age. No yellowing, no fading on the cherry keys, etc.I sold it about 4 months later (and the monitor which was also in amazing condition) for a little under $200. I've regretted that decision to this day. I tried getting other C64 computers, but NONE OF THEM are anywhere near the same condition at the C64 I had. You have a system in your possession that I would call beyond mint condition. Think twice about selling this system, as you will NEVER find another one in the condition yours is in. On a side note - price discussion isn't allowed on Atari Age. The reasons for this, is to prevent price driving. Edited March 1, 2016 by SwampFox56 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 On a side note - price discussion isn't allowed on Atari Age. Bummer. I musta missed that page of the rule book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 When was the anti-price discussion rule first put into effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFox56 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 When was the anti-price discussion rule first put into effect. Dunno. Someone else told me that price discussion wasn't allowed like... 5, maybe 6 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 This is complete news to me. I've done it and seen it done on many occasions. Dunno. Someone else told me that price discussion wasn't allowed like... 5, maybe 6 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrestsmith Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I don't think the O. P. is coming back... Its sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfury Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 I still have it; haven't had time to hook it up to see if it works. I think I can just use the converter box it came with and connect to the antenna in port on the TV. I wasn't aware of the "don't discuss price" rule here; I asked because my research didn't give any consistent answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkraft Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I still have it; haven't had time to hook it up to see if it works. I think I can just use the converter box it came with and connect to the antenna in port on the TV. I wasn't aware of the "don't discuss price" rule here; I asked because my research didn't give any consistent answers. Until someone can point to it being a currently enforced rule and not something long forgotten about, I don't think there is any taboo in price discussing. It's done all the time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Until someone can point to it being a currently enforced rule and not something long forgotten about, I don't think there is any taboo in price discussing. It's done all the time here. Agreed. From my perspective, it's commonly done. In fact, it seems to be the reason a fair number of people first join this site and unless they smell like scammers, we don't seem to run them off. I mean, c'mon, if helping out a fellow human being isn't enough, it gives us first shot at buying some cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfury Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 The Odysey is part of my in-laws estate. Since I'm the only person that is in any way technical it was given to me to test/sell. I put batteries in the unit, hooked it to the TV and put in a cartridge. It comes on...but the games don't load and I don't get any sort of menu. I think it's using the 40+ year old cable/converter to a modern TV. I'm going to scrounge up an old tube TV and see if that works better. Yes, the unit is for sale but I want to make sure it's good before I do sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I'm going to scrounge up an old tube TV and see if that works better. Wow, I am old. When you said "tube TV", I was thinking pre-transistor, vacuum tube type set like I used to work on when I was a kid and I wondered for a second why you thought that would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfury Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Wow, I am old. When you said "tube TV", I was thinking pre-transistor, vacuum tube type set like I used to work on when I was a kid and I wondered for a second why you thought that would be helpful. I'm old too...but not that old. Turns out the model I have is the Odyssey ITL 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I've never owned one, but my understanding is that the original Odyssey is a crude, simplistic machine. A "game" on screen would consist of one or maybe two large blocks and a line. It probably wouldn't even look like a game without the overlay on the screen. There wouldn't be a menu of any sort, not even on screen scoring. But, if you see nothing on the screen, then, yeah. Something is amiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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