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  1. Everything sold in the end, except for two of the small sets that I decided to keep in reserve, probably for in person trades. Even if I was able to ship freight, none of the sets were the sort of BVMs or extreme 1440p @100+ HZ computer monitors that would justify such measures. Although even if they had been, I still probably wouldn't risk it. The sets are irreplaceable.
  2. Welcome back:) I've been keeping an eye on the usual sites and while I'd like to think I haven't missed any copies I don't doubt the possibility of one or two that might have slipped under the radar. It will eventually get preserved. It's just a matter of time.
  3. I'm lucky enough to have completed several full sets years ago, and before prices reached the current levels of unaffordability. There are other sets that I could easily have gotten in the past but really can't justify at today's price points, so I have some sympathy for fellow collectors that missed out on the easy days of collecting. That being said, I would definitely want my eventual copy to come from an established collector or vendor. Over a certain price point there is always a concern about fakes, though at least for something as rare as Mr. Boston there are so few copies that it wouldn't be the easiest thing to fake, and a community as strong as the Vectrex community would have plenty of people that could authenticate all of the future copies that will inevitably come up for sale.
  4. I'm lucky enough to be the proud owner of one of these Minestorm carts, and it's been a while since one came up for open auction. I'll be following this listing. I really hope it goes to a dedicated Vectrex enthusiast and not a flipper.
  5. Thread has been updated to note what sets are still available, and the price is reduced for buying the entire lot just in case anyone wants an instant collection.
  6. If you're anywhere near the DC/Baltimore area I'm willing to meet up since you're a known AtariAger. For random Craigslist people I've had to be a bit cautious with whom I worked deals. At least all the usual red flags were obvious and I could just ignore and block them. Send me a message if you're somewhere nearby. I don't ship things like CRT sets for many good reasons, not the least of which is because I care about what happens to the sets. My buyer for that set turned out to be able to read the serial and verified that it was made in 1969, and was the oldest Panasonic set she'd ever seen in person. The old guy I got it from said he was the original owner and had several more but they weren't in good shape. Maybe I should have picked them up after all. The other woodgrain set, the '83 Trinitron, is still available because two seemingly done deals fell through at the last moment due to fickle potential buyers. Friends don't let friends ship CRTs. I've heard of and read about quite a few such stories with sad endings. I also know that a few shipping centers in the region and in other parts of the US have "drops" in the conveyer lines that ensure anything delicate or fragile like the innards of a CRT or other electronics will get damaged no matter well the seller might pack the item.
  7. Funny that you mention it, as I got a few dozen or so emails asking pretty much that, and so the sets are currently being parted out. It's actually shaping up to where my total take will be a bit more than $500, and I'll still have a few sets left over. A few sets had absolutely nobody asking about them, and others had multiple different people making inquiries. The one that really surprised me is the ancient Panasonic set, as apparently Panasonic sets as old as that one are tough to find. I had an eager buyer within hours of the post first going up.
  8. Out of curiosity, do you have the dimensions for an Adventure vision box? I have a very odd such box that I got long ago, that I'm told was an expensive custom repro made years before by a previous owner but which definitely looks to be undistinguishable from what I remember of the real boxes that I've seen in person. I've often wondered if it could be a real box. I'm sure you've seen the repro manuals for the system and games on ebay. I don't think I've ever seen repro boxes for the system or games, apart from possibly mine.
  9. Oh wow, it actually sold! I can only wonder what a boxed system would go for in today's market.
  10. Just as an update, the 220 system has been withdrawn from sale to have some service.
  11. Starting this Feedback thread on behalf of an excellent buyer is a pleasure, as he is indeed a guy worth selling to. Communication was quick and decisive, payment fast and correct, and he confirmed safe delivery of the game. Flawless transaction all around, and I hope to sell to him again!
  12. He's an awesome buyer! I sold him a very rare N-Gage game, and he communicated perfectly, paid quickly and correctly, confirmed safe delivery, and even sent me a confirmation picture of the game up and running on his system. I couldn't ask for a better buyer and very much hope to sell to him again!
  13. I cut the price of the lot in half based on Feedback from multiple sources.
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