Zonie Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Anybody know of a good source for 8-bit cart values? I came across some today and the seller couldn't figure out what they were worth. None of the available (to him) had values for them. I don't want to pay more for something based on a 5200 or 2600 price, as 488/800 stuff has been pretty cheap lately, but I don't want to rob him either. I just want a fair price. I found: Beamrider (is it good?) Return of the Jedi (looks good) James Bond 007 (???) Adventure creator (or something like that) Also, need a good source for Commodore 64 game values. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperCCJVQ Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I have the same question for K-Razy Antiks and K-Star Patrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 The value of a particular 8-bit cart is difficult to determine. On eBay, you can find that a cart sells for $5 one week, and $50 the next. Rarity is less difficult to determine, but isn't a great predictor of value. There is some correlation, though. There are several rarity scales on the web. Atarimania has rarity values for most games (although they are for complete games). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 There are 300+ carts for the 8bit. Only about 200 are games. Of those the 80-20 rule applies. 150 or more are easy to obtain and under $15 for a loose cart. About 40 titles are scarce. None of the ones you mention are in the rare group. Beamrider may go closer to $15, while K-razy titles are in the lower range. However, as Deathtrap indicates, anything can happen on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 There have been attempts to produce price guides. Probably the best known is digitalpress. The problem is that, particularly on ebay, prices are very volatile. If you happen to have two collectors who both want the same game very badly then you can have a ridiculous price (witness recent-ish auctions for the disk game Alley Cat). At other times, very rare games can be sold for next to nothing. By all means have a look at DP, but don't treat it as gospel. For example, they have 8-bit Espial as a rarity 6 with a value of $30 (I'll take 50, thanks!). Looking at completed ebay auctions is one way of finding out what's in demand and what's not, although you have to do that for quite a while before you can get a true picture. I like Callipygous' "80-20" model though. That sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Another problem with Digitalpress is how often the price/rarity guide is updated. They still have Tengen Tetris at $45, but I haven't seen it go for $30 (loose) in a really long time on ebay. I love DP though, it's the best resource for all classic video games outside of Atari On a related note, I wonder if we'll ever see the end of the boxed/sealed XE games that are always on eBay. I'd like to have a complete set of those, but I keep waiting for a good deal to come along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 On a related note, I wonder if we'll ever see the end of the boxed/sealed XE games that are always on eBay. I'd like to have a complete set of those, but I keep waiting for a good deal to come along You need to speak to Lord-Chaos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 On a related note, I wonder if we'll ever see the end of the boxed/sealed XE games that are always on eBay. I'd like to have a complete set of those, but I keep waiting for a good deal to come along I have never seen a complete lot of minty XEGS releases, and doubt we'll see one on eBay. I certainly have never seen NIB "Karateka" or "Crystal Castles" titles offered up for auction -- and they're just too valuable to be thrown in with larger lots of commons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 simplesimon1966 (UK ebay seller) has sold a couple of NIB CCs in the past two years. Another seller sold a complete set of XE-specific titles, but listed each one individually - I think that was about a year ago IIRC. Those two are difficult to find complete, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrodegang Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 I certainly have never seen NIB "Karateka" or "Crystal Castles" titles offered up for auction -- You will also get problems to find complete "Summer Games" or "Choplifter" releases by Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Karateka, Mario Bros, Crystal Castles, Choplifter, and Summer Games are REALLY difficult to find boxed (Thunder Fox and Crime Busters used to be, but a few of those have turned up lately). I'm personally still missing Karateka. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 The rarest XE release is probably Eastern Front (1941). It's a weird combo as well: old brown case and red label! Donkey Kong used to be rare but a lot of them have turned up lately. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 old brown case and red label! If you have one with a red label, then it's certainly rare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hmmm... I assumed Donkey Kong was common. It was prolly the first cart I found. Best home version of DK ever produced, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I think they mean the XE blue label variation. Maybe I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Yes, the XE-specific (grey cart case, blue XE label) version of DK is uncommon. The standard version is very common. It plays pretty well, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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