Joel D. Park Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 Oh man, this is getting out of hand. I'm just guessing but I've spent like 350.00 on Atari (mostly) and a few other games this month. I think maybe the time has come to liquidate a few collections. Eeesh. Tis a sad day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I spend about $60 on Atari things at 4Jays every month and a half. My parents say I spend too much on video games(mostly Atari and Coleco), so they are limiting my Atari purchases to only $40 per order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I use to spend a bunch of money, but now I try to keep it in check since I'm saving up for a house. I'm also in the middle of buying a large prototype collection so that's going to set me back a bit. Another thing that keeps me from blowing large sums of money is that I'm getting down to needing only those 7's and above. I can usually find them on ebay but I just can't bring myself to spending that much money. It's all about self control. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpyrz Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I usually pay normal prices for games, around 2-4 dollars apiece when I find them in old vintage stores. The most I've ever spent was about $30 when I bought James Bond 007 on ebay a while back. Oh, and the $30 apiece for Swordfight and Sea Batlle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 This month I spent $85.00 so far. All E-bay auctions, and I don't have any of it yet!!! Plus I'm going to try to get to a local classic video game show next weekend. Probably spend a bit more there....... Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videotwit Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Tempest: Another thing that keeps me from blowing large sums of money is that I'm getting down to needing only those 7's and above. I can usually find them on ebay but I just can't bring myself to spending that much money. It's all about self control. Amen, Brother Tempest! I'm in a similar situation, where all I really need are the more rare titles, and I refuse to do the ebay thing. Years ago I set a $10.00 limit per game on my Atari 2600 collection, and have pretty much stuck to it. I'd say that over half of my collecting satisfaction comes from finding a game in the wild (which for me includes finding another collector to trade with). Although finding good stuff in the thrifts and fleas doesn't happen often anymore, I am still happy with my choice. The only exception I let myself have is homebrews. I really do like to support those guys who are making new VCS games, so I'll drop to $20-50+ if there's a title that seems interesting. I'd never buy a homebrew from anyone other than the author (or someone the author has contracted to produce the games for him - ie. Hozer). All in all, I probably spend $50-80 a month on Atari stuff - most of which is postage for overseas trades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h.e.r.o Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 Believe it or not, I usually get fairly good deals on Atari games through eBay. What really gets to me is when I see Atari paddles go for about $15 on eBay. Geez! How am I supposed to compete with people that'll spend a lot more money on stuff than I care to pay for? I can't. Sigh...... It's all about how much you *really* want it. I'd like a copy of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but not enough to justify plunking down $75 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted August 21, 2001 Author Share Posted August 21, 2001 I was kind of you guy's boat as well, where I only needed the Rarest stuff, but now I've discovered European Puzzy/Quelle/Startsoft etc games and I can't get enough.. Also, there's enough new homebrews coming out to keep me buying all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 You asked this question at a very bad time, having just returned from CGE 2K1. I spent far too much money there, mostly on Jaguar and Lynx games and hardware to fill out my collection (about 15 Jag games including most of the Telegames and Songbird titles and over 30 Lynx games). All in the interest of having a nice, complete Jaguar and Lynx sections here on AtariAge soon. Well, at lesat that's how I try to justify it in my mind.. Outside of that, my spending usually comes in spurts that are closely related to buying rampages on eBay. Every few months I'll scan eBay listings and search for carts I don't yet have. After that then I usually sober up until I make the mistake of searching around on eBay a few months down the road. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajkiii Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 About two months ago I spent $800.00 on Magicard by CommaVid. Sounds crazy but I knew I would never get the opportunity again to get that cart. The Magicard cart that I got is the one pictured in this site:~) I also bought Cakewalk, Stronghold, Mines of Minos, Room of Doom, and Cosmic Swarm all together for another $500.00 which I think was not a bad deal since Cakewalk and Stronghold are rated as a 9 in rarity. The guy also had Video Life but he sold it to someone else! Aaaaaaaaaargh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari70s Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 ive put 1400$ id say into this collection. last 4 days was about 300 but its all worth it. I have some 7,8, i think i have 1 or 2 9's . btu thats it . crazy climber for 80cents was good at a thrit shop and then teh Mogul maniac for the 8 bit for .75 was a deal of a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 I've spent well over 1/2 my pay check on games before (over $2500). I guess I spend about $500 a month now. Mostly on newer stuff, because I can't seem to find classic games I don't have. Damn the luck! Smitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 I spend a bunch of money, but also I make some money on eBay... couple weeks ago, I found a copy of River Raid and I just add the box and the manual and I sold the game for $13 bucks... not bad. Also a week ago I found a Nintendo Action Set in a garage sale for $20 bucks and was barelly used, and I sold it on eBay with 13 cart for $63 bucks... Also I found one Atari Ultra Pong (with the 4 controllers) for $14 bucks in one thirft store (alone with Adventure, PolePosition and Pacman). So far... so good =) OsBo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari70s Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 I think the 3 best places to get atari arounf the USA are 1.) PA 2.) Florida 3.) Texas some reason these states have surplus of games and then people liek D8thstar find games in Cali. ( which shoudl be a big surprise since atari was located out there) if you life in these places u sitting pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 I don't usually spend all that much, though in the last couple weeks, I've dropped about $100 on various stuff. Although most of that was for my Lynx and a slew of games for it. I've since sworn off eBay at least until I build up some more money I still go to flea markets and thrift stores all the time, and spend anywhere between $5 to $20 a week depending on what I'm able to find. Unfortunately, my eBay vacation came shortly after I finally got my 5200... now it just sits there without controllers or games... it's quite a sad sight really I'm still not completely sure it even works, as I have no way to test it. As for the most I've spent on an actual game, it's a bit harder question, since I usually get them in large batches. I spent about $16 on two double-enders (one was a 6) and Enduro, and that was pretty expensive (well, after shipping and all). I also spent almost $5 each on Alien and Thunderground. Other than that, I usually don't look for games that I *know* will be extremely expensive. As good as an Atari game is, I'm not likely to spend all that much on it (Lynx or Jaguar games on the other hand are worth a bit more to me) --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted August 22, 2001 Author Share Posted August 22, 2001 I suppose this is a bad time for me as well. I had a buddy of mine pick me up some stuff at CGE, as well as some surprising new homebrews that have popped up in the last month. Big Money.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Joel D. Park: I suppose this is a bad time for me as well. I had a buddy of mine pick me up some stuff at CGE, as well as some surprising new homebrews that have popped up in the last month. Big Money.. Yeah, it's probably a good thing for me that there aren't more shows around the year. Sure, they're a nice boost to one's collection but a big drain on one's wallet. Especially when you factor in all your travel expenses as well (I wonder if anyone who attended CGE actually lives in Vegas). I will be closer to Philadelphia once I move from California to Austin.. Hmmmm. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis8Atari Posted August 23, 2001 Share Posted August 23, 2001 Where do you find atari games in Pa? I live in philly and I never see any. >mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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