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Espial and one of the MTE 201 test cartridges are now sold! The Vectrex War Of The Robots and the other test cartridges are still up for grabs!

Ha...don't know how Wata does their determinations. Wayyy above my pay grade, LOL!

I've been doing a lot of eBay auctioning recently, but realized I could offer lower prices by selling some things directly through the AA Marketplace. I'm starting off with the below three. If this goes well, I'll start listing more items directly on this thread. Pop me a direct message for more pictures or information. Vectrex WAR OF THE ROBOTS - New, Sealed - Only 100 made! $185 + shipping This is a New, Unopened, Ultra-Rare, Never-Used War of the Robots for the Vectrex video game system. This game was released in 2003 with a limited production run of only 100 copies. Each copy was sold in a plastic bag that was sealed with a "War of the Robots" sticker. This sticker on this copy was also signed by (I believe) the author. This is Cartridge #31 of the 100 that were released. The cartridge is still sealed in the plastic bag in which it was sold 21 years ago. Also sealed in the bag is the instruction booklet. Note that since this cartridge is new, unused and unopened, it cannot be tested, so be aware when you bid that I cannot make any warranties regarding its functionality. ESPIAL for ATARI 2600 - NEW, NEVER OPENED, GORGEOUS BOX - Ultra rare 2003 game $540 + shipping Until February, I owned two of these in identical condition, but in late February I auctioned one off through Heritage Auctions (it sold for $600 with buyer's fees in their February 23-24 Video Games Signature Auction #7359, lot #28145). That one received a CGC rating of 8.0 and was confirmed as unopened (which is exceedingly rare, given that Tigervision games were manufactured and sold without seals)...I would bet that it would have received a higher rating except that it (like this one) still had the original price sticker on the front. The one being sold here has not been submitted for rating but it is the twin sister/brother of the one that was auctioned in February. Note that since this box has never been opened, the cartridge has not been tested, so I cannot make any warranties regarding its functionality. MTE 201 TEST CARTRIDGE for INTELLIVISION - NEW, UNUSED! $129 + shipping This is a New, Still-In-The-Original-Plastic-Bag, Ultra-Rare, blue-labeled MTE 201 Test Cartridge for the Intellivision video game system. I have only a few of these left...all 5 of the ones in the back row are for sale (you can pick the one you'd prefer if you'd like). When I bought these back in the early 1990s, I got them from an Intellivision dealer who was getting out of the business. The dealer shipped each MTE 201 in its own separate plastic baggie, most sealed with a single piece of tape, which, as I understand it, is how he received them from the manufacturer. These have never been removed from the original plastic bag. If you want it to stay that way, I'll leave it in the baggie and will not test it (but I won't make any warranties that it works since you wanted to keep it as new-and-unused)...if you'd prefer for me to test the cartridge to confirm it works, I will gladly do so before sending to ensure you've got a working cartridge.

Just updated for April 5. Trying out some direct sales on AtariAge as well as adding other eBay auctions, too. Some highlights: FS on AtariAge: Vectrex War of the Robots (NEW), 2600 Espial (NEW), Intv MTE201 Test Cart (NEW) FA/FS on eBay: 2600 Labyrinth Starpath CD (NEW), Bally Ms Candyman (NEW), Nintendo Game Watch (NEW), and other Intellivision, 2600, Lynx, Bally, Apple 2 and IBM items ...and more...

I actually bought my Froggo games mostly from those buyout bins. Not the best games, of course...but at the time I didn't even know there WAS a company called Froggo Games making Atari games, and then, BOOM, there they were in the clearance bins!

March 30 update posted!

I think what you wrote would only apply if you try to come up with one flat fee across the board on your own instead of letting their shipping calculator do the work FOR you. When I list, I place the items (along with a shipping box) on a shipping scale I have in my house, get the weight and box measurements, and then enter that information into the listing tool. I select three shipping options...domestically, USPS Priority is my top option (because it's just easier to use the USPS premade boxes, it ships faster, and it allows for more weight for the same price) + I include two other options (usually UPS and a land-based USPS); internationally, I pick the least expensive two services on the list. When potential bidders look at the listing, they will see the shipping costs for THEIR address based upon the weight and measurements. Because eBay adjusts its estimates for each bidder based upon their own home location, I don't have to figure it out...it's giving the exact estimate. The only add-on I include is a small $1.50 shipping/handling charge (domestically...a bit more internationally) in order to mostly (though often not fully) cover extra expenses (ya gotta buy the bubble wrap and styro bubbles) and to also adjust for the fact that eBay, in a move that irks me, calculates their percentage based upon the sum of both the selling price AND the shipping costs. I understand why they decided to include shipping in their estimate of the fees they charge the seller...because they wanted to get around sellers who used to charge $1 for the item and $50 for shipping to get around eBay's cut of the profits...but that penalizes all the sellers who don't try to game their system...they shouldn't (IMO) be making a profit off of shipping costs, but they do.

Update posted! Some end tomorrow and Monday!

Just uploaded the March 14 update. Some highlights this week include Bally Astrocade Sea Devil (NEW), Atari 2600 Espial (NEW), Atari 2600 Crazy Valet (NEW), and a number of rarer cartridges, including Subterranea, Rubik's Cube, Atari Video Cube, Halloween, Shuttle Orbiter and more.

I get your frustration, NinjaWarrior, and some people definitely double the shipping and go way overboard. On the other hand, the weight thing is real, too. I just listed an item on ebay...a Marx TV Tennis game...for $15. It doesn't work, and I plan to bring it to the recycling center if nobody bids on it. I don't expect anyone to buy it because of the shipping costs. Before listing it, I put it in a box, weighed and measured it, and then listed it. The shipping costs are three times the listing price. But that exorbitant amount is the automatic shipping calculator, not something I selected...it really is what shipping costs, and it will unfortunately likely deter any potential buyers. I'm not sure what the radio you're bidding on weighs, but some of my old handheld radios had heavy (relatively) parts inside and easily weighed two pounds...that would surely increase shipping costs far higher than a similarly-sized videogame that weighs under a pound.

Okay...I just modified one of my earlier mid-February threads with a new title...and I deleted the content of the first post and changed it to reflect my newest auctions. I won't be adding new threads for future announcements, will just modify that one thread...and I was thinking I should just keep modifying the first post in that thread rather than add a new post every week. I didn't remember that people could "follow" a thread until I noticed it this evening, so I'm imagining people interested in the updates will follow the thread. However, I'm not sure how the system works, so I am unsure whether people who get notifications of new threads sent to their emails or phones also get notifications when a thread they aren't "following" gets updated...? In order for Marketplace fans to know about the recurringly-modified thread, should I have instead started a new "permanent home" thread rather than modifying the old one from mid-February? (I didn't want to repeat the faux pas of adding yet another thread, but I'm wondering if there was a downside to modifying the old one instead. And if I am modifying the first post, will that "bump" the thread as Shawn mentioned earlier...or should I be instead making it a new post in the same thread every week or two in order to get that "bump"? And if there's any other recommendations you all might have so I can best let the community know about the things I'll be selling while also making sure to do so in a way that will both serve and respect the standards everyone expects, I am all ears!! (well, that's not entirely true...I have other facial features as well, but at the moment, the "all ears" part is the one I'm focusing upon, HA!). 👂👂👂👂 Thanks, all! And, again, I apologize for starting off crossing a couple of lines of etiquette!

In order to keep my For Auction/Sale threads to a minimum, I just updated this previously-opened thread with most of my current early-March auctions and eBay sales. Hopefully I've done it right...but I'm always open to recommendations if someone sees a way I can improve the way I share my auctions with the AtariAge community! Enjoy!!

Another question for the crew: Is it possible for a thread-starter to delete some of his old no-longer-relevant threads? I was looking to see if I could do that with a couple of my threads...clear the "clutter", so to speak...but couldn't find a way to do so. If it's not possible, I'll edit one of my earlier threads for my future update-announcements rather than start yet another one, but it still would be cool if I could consolidate or winnow them down, if there's a way to do so.

I just experimented a minute ago and, yes, if the originator of a thread edits the original post, he/she can also edit the title. I just tested it on this current thread by changing the colon in the title to a double-dash. So I think I'll do that from here on out: One thread, edited every week or two, with an updated title that will sometimes highlight the best new additions. While I personally would go the route bfstats preferred...a different thread for each system...I totally get how it could feel overpowering to have multiple auction-announcement threads by the same person.