Captain Beard

I like how it is "tested and in working order" but is also "sold AS-IS in the condition stated above." In other words, it is guaranteed to work* *This is not a guarantee.

Finally managed to break the 50,000 mark (although not by much) 53,620 Nice job to all who have rolled it! BTW -- how long does a 999,999 game take?

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I have the following from your list in my dupes pile: Brain Games (missing end label) Demons To Diamonds (damaged end label) Fun With Numbers (missing end label) Pele's Soccer (damaged end label) Sky Diver Sky Jinks They're yours if you want'em for the cost of shipping. PM me if interested.

Sorry, I don't. I mean, I would, but I don't have any to sell.

Upon closer inspection (i.e. oh yeah... forgot about that box...) I have several more carts from your wish list. Here's everything: Video Pinball-Atari-Picture Upper Case End Label (small tears in the two top corners on the main label) Golf-Atari-Picture (partially removed price sticker on main label) Indy 500-Atari-Text-"11 Indy 500" Race-Sears-Text 49-75149 (small price sticker on main label) Night Driver-Sears-Text Fireball cassette My guess is that the stickers could be carefully removed with Goo Gone or something, but I'm not going to bother as I don't want to ruin them further. I'd be happy to provide you with some pictures if you want more info. Just let me know if you're interested -- I'm not looking to make anything on these (I don't collect labels so to me these are just dupes), so if you cover the shipping, they're yours.

IMO, the best possible punchline would be if the new buyer tries to flip it, listing it with an even more outrageous price, still using the exact same picture and description.

Honestly -- I know better than to try to change anyone's mind. I really was just trying to understand why buyers care about feedback and I appreciate your response. And for the record, unless they really piss me off, I generally do leave positives for customers, as they expect it. It's like Mother's Day -- I think it's stupid, but it's not about me. Mom likes it, so she gets flowers.

Reasonable point. But it only explains why buyers shouldn't get negatives, not why they so desperately want positives. Here we go again... What are sellers worried about? What could possibly go wrong after payment? These are questions that only someone who does not sell often can ask and they've been answered countless times. Buyers can reverse payment, claim the item never arrived, say it was broken in transit, or a host of other scams and problems. The idea that honest sellers have nothing to fear is ridiculous. Frankly, honest sellers have more to fear, as we're not willing to assume customers are liars and crooks, so we end up giving refunds on transactions made in good faith. There are just as many sleazy buyers on eBay as there are sleazy sellers -- it's the reason I moved my business off eBay. I've never had a customer from my website try to scam me in the 9 years I've been in business. 1 out of 10 eBay customers were, if not scammers, extraordinarily demanding at worst, just plain rude at best. Nice. Um... I've never said I was against the new policy. I've taken no side. In fact, I'm one of the only people I've seen post on this topic who sees both sides. Certainly, you don't -- and your above rant demonstrates that quite handily. Suggesting that a seller is a "slimeball" for not awarding you public praise for fulfilling a financial obligation is pretty over-the-top. What was I saying about rudeness? You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I wish you'd responded to my comments instead of the ones you imagined I'd made. Please see jetset's above post if you're confused about how that could have been accomplished without all the invective.

Now, now... Mr. Cartwright also programmed two of my fave Activision games -- Seaquest and Frostbite -- so I'm not willing to condemn him solely because I find this game to be relatively free of entertainment value. And at least I know what I'm supposed to do in this game -- I've never quite figured out exactly what's going on in Mr. Postman.

I calculate shipping on a box per box basis, so I need to know your zip code (or country) and what you're interested in to give you an exact total. But yes, I gladly ship Media Mail (I also do Priority, for those who prefer it.) Below are some estimates (Priority varies by distance, Media does not -- the Priority rates are an average and could be higher or lower depending on your distance from me in Wisconsin): 1 LP -- $4.00 (Media)/$7.00 (Priority) 5 LPs -- $4.00 (Media)/$10.00 (Priority) 10 LPs -- $5.00 (Media)/$14.50 (Priority) 20 LPs -- $7.00 (Media)/$24.00 (Priority) As you can see, the more you buy, the cheaper it is to ship them, especially via Media Mail. I use high quality shipping boxes from Bags Unlimited and cardboard filler pads and bubble wrap, where necessary. In addition, all my records are stored and shipped in plastic sleeves. I'm much more willing to eat those costs on larger orders, which is why it's so much more expensive to have just one record shipped. Hope this is helpful. Thanks for your interest! --Adam

Usually when I buy a Coke the seller says "Thank you" first. Just saying Thank you! I know you guys responded to Atarimania75's goofy rephrase and not my original post, but what I asked was not whether you expected to be thanked for buying a Coke at the 7-11, it was whether you expected a thank you note. I'd be willing to bet that almost every seller who fails to leave you feedback does send out some sort of form response, either immediately after you win or after you pay. Generally, it says something like "thanks for your purchase" or "we appreciate your business." But that's not enough for some buyers, apparently, who also want public recognition for having made a purchase. That's what I don't understand. I understand what purpose negative feedback serves: It warns sellers that someone is a scammer, a non-payer, or a general pain-in-the-ass and maybe it's best to not do business with them. But I don't care if a buyer has 10 positive feedbacks or 10,000 -- why would I refuse to accept someone's business without a good reason? So help me out: What purpose does positive feedback serve for buyers? And I ask this question as much as a buyer as I do as a seller (I do a lot more buying on eBay these days then selling, btw) -- I've never once cared if I didn't get a positive feedback for making a purchase. Why does anyone?

EDIT: Ignore this post. See below.

I'm still trying to figure out what psychological drive makes buyers need a gold star for making a purchase. Do you expect a thank-you note when you buy something from the local 7-11, too? Seriously, what purpose does positive feedback serve for buyers in the first place? It makes even less sense if, as some of you seem to believe, buyers can do no wrong.

Add my name to the list of happy customers! My box o'goodies arrived today! My wife's doing a Girl's Night Out tonight, so I'm gonna be in Atari Bachelor Heaven! Thanks, Al (and all you homebrewers!)

As some of you may already know, I earn my living selling used LPs. Well, business has been slooooooow of late, so I thought I'd try to drum some up here. To that end, I am offering an across-the-board 15%-off coupon (before s&h) for AtariAge members (and lurkers, too!) This coupon will not expire and is available to anyone who mentions it when ordering. You need not reveal your AtariAge identity if you do not wish to. You can check out my website here: Adam's Used Records Emporium I pride myself on fast service and quality shipping and I've got the lowest prices on the Web (and that includes my s&h rates.) Here's hoping we can do some business! --Adam

Maybe he wants to corner the market on Miner 2049er II. Curiouser and curiouser... So, the last auction ended with no bids. Now the seller has reslisted it, only now instead of "I just played it for the last time" it says, " I've never played these..."

Managed 45,540. Maybe I'll learn to like this by the end of the week... In the meantime, I better only play when my wife's not home. She gets awfully annoyed when I scream at my toys.

20,540 I hate hate hate this game! :x And I've always felt Activision's guided missiles are the single worst company-wide "enhancement" in the history of video games. They cause me more grief then they help me. This game is ugly, clunky and completely lacking in charm. Well... that rant made me feel a little better, anyway...

nice score. Me? My personal best is around 35,000... I'm gonna get buried this week...

So... Anyone check the numbers? Are there fewer-than-usual auctions? Has eBay been brought to its knees?

Thanks, niner!

Now that's odd... that the game would get harder after the 2nd rollover, instead of staying the way it was for so many rounds... I never noticed this ramp up when I scored my 500k+ game, but then, I don't pay much attention to my bullet counter -- too busy shooting out those pipes! I also never noticed the "pseudo-two player mode" described by Gemini, although at the end of the game, it did flash a Player One and a Player Two score. The Player Two score, however, was 0.

I'd estimate I have around 500 games (all 2600 & 7800) compared to some 2600+ movies (DVD & LD.)

Lots about that particular eBayer has weirdness associated with it. Has anyone else noticed this auction for Miner 2049er II yet? The seller, nannerloveskathy, writes, "Forced to sell my Atari greats like this one. Just played it for the last time." But then, check out who the high bidder is on this auction, also for Miner 2049er II. Curious, wouldn't you say?