atari_envy

I am envious of whoever snagged this. Damn! That is grand theft. Freakin' auction lasted all of 14 minutes.

Pffft! Try it with both difficulty switches set to A, and THEN it is harder. Maybe that is the "subtle" difference the writer was talking about.

He's not the seller of the item. I think he is showing the message he got back from the seller. Eitherway - anyone had confirmation of it's authenticity? Either someone got a helluva deal on Atlantis II, or paid a helluva lot for a repro. I wasn't willing to take the chance.

Thanks! I've added Medieval Mayhem to the list of available games. ..Al Awesome! Kudos to all those involved. I have purchased MM.

My HO is that it is a pretty good game. It is one of the main one's I play on my FB2.

And I want to watch!

Someone just dropped a 4-switch onto a heavy chassis. Yep.. I did I was just using the fake system to illustrate what I was asking about. The reason why I wrote the topic was to find out if any were ever made, and why they appear on boxes if none were ever made. Just looking for a good story. The story I heard is that it was simply a case of being easier/cheaper to air brush out the 2 switches on the box as opposed to re-doing the whole thing picture correctly. But no, they didn't make these.

...that it is a Hozer repro. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 300417401418

Well, if you enjoyed reading the 58 pages (and counting) for Air Raid, you will enjoy 25 pages for Red Sea Crossing. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/113497-help-information-on-red-sea-crossing Essentially unconfirmed and could be a hoax. See this follow up thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/152833-nang2-and-red-sea-crossing

:? :? It's too easy. Below are pics of a heavy chassis and a 4 switch. Take the 4 switch off its chassis (secured by 4 screws on the bottom), place on the heavy chassis, and secure the 4 screws on the bottom again (the heavy has two more screws that aren't used on the 4). Presto, heavy 4 switch, and an eBay auction of "@@ ULTRA RARE HEAVY 4 SWITCH!! WOW!! @@@"

Damn! I forgot about the bubblopeTM -- problem solved!

Someone just dropped a 4-switch onto a heavy chassis.

Is your collection open for people to view? I go out to the LA area about twice a year (already been once). If so, can I PM you in advance before arriving? I would love to see what you have.

Now I know where all those AA subscription dues go!

So this thread needs stronger teeth, or maybe it is just disgusting? Or maybe the thread contributors need more to be poisoned by the massive fluoride conspiracy? I am going to lose some sleep over this one....

Sure, I have done that a couple times in the past when they agree to box and their shipping charge is already too low or the game is extra expensive. But this item will only cost $5 to ship (Priority Mail under 1 lb Zone 1), so I am already paying an extra buck and change.

Turns out that the seller's message basically meant, we only have/use flat rate boxes, but if you want us to make a box and ship it PM, we can do that. I suggested that if they are going to sell Atari boxed games in the future they need to get and order of the box Al suggests.

CIB in the early release box is actually a little scarce. Only a couple auctions on eBay right now. Of course it doesn't help that the one bidder before me essentially took my bid up to the maximum amount I had entered. And if you go with the seller's First Class S&H we are talking $20 (and change) shipped.

I am glad at least one person got it

I am glad to see it wasn't only me that was scratching his head over that comment. I understand that the gene pool needs a little more chlorine, but fluoride?

You would know But there is an upside to all this. Yes, we are seeing more crazy prices for common items, but we are also seeing more items in general. I posted about this last week -- the number of Atari 2600 items has been rising substantially. That is a good thing for collectors. The crazy-money auctions can be ignored or mocked in this forum. But with these old school games going for thousands and tens thousands of dollars recently, people are starting to take notice and dig out their old stuff.

Auction I won: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320512452288 -- nothing special, no great deal. Here is what is interesting: Paid $6.30 for Priority Mail shipping, told the seller that I expect the item to be shipped in box for the cost and method of shipping I selected. The response: One problem. Atari games in box are just too big for a small pm box. The medium box costs more than you paid. We make our boxes from recycled cardboard. What would you like us to do? -theoldtime99centcircus I explained that there are other PM boxes besides flat rate and that a less than one pound game like this is $5 and that he can get these free from the Post Office either by ordering or picking up himself (gave him the benefit of the doubt that he was not trying to just squeeze a little more money out of me). I am confused by the "we make boxes" since he talks about using the USPS small and medium boxes. I told him he could even make a box and put a PM sticker on it. What think you?

I think that would be great if he did, but I think there will be some stiff competition from outside AA. I personally think this will go over $30K. EDIT: Stiff, not stuff I was a believer. Glad to see it sold to Wonder.