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    I had to take a long road trip on Monday so I decided to hit a few thrift stores along the way to my destination. In the “collectables” cabinet of one store, I found a boxed vader console on display. The description on the item tag read something like “Vintage Atari game system, mint condition...”. Underneath this description, the tag continued with “eBay value = $500 to $1000”. :o

     

    I had to read that line three times before I could accept it.

     

    Compared to such a figure, the asking price of $125 actually seemed reasonable. Besides Pac-Man, there were no games included. Furthermore, the item was far from mint--the box was being held together with masking tape. All I could do was shake my head and leave the store. How could someone possibly arrive at that figure? This was my first experience with a thrift store attempting to establish the value of an item in this manner. The whole thing strikes me as dishonest, especially for a donation-based, non-profit, assistance-focused thrift store. Ironically, twenty miles down the road, I picked up a vader console in excellent condition for $3. What the hell is going on?

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    I loved the Ultima series. My fondest memories are of II and III (wasn't it Love, Sol, Moon, and Death?) I played I-VI, but it just wasn't the same after V. I still have IV and V complete for the Apple II and VI for the PC. I'd love to get a copy of Ultima II for the apple II, but...$$$. I do have the two Ultima II disks loose for the Atari 8-bit however, but I don't know if they work(doubtful) as I don't have an Atari to test them.

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