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And to everyone else who I haven't directly responded to, it's so cool reading your stories. Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see all of you around the forum

That is one aspect I forgot to mention in my post, but it's very true. I'll probably end up poking around using BASIC and experiment. Thanks for the resources!

Hahaha I was just trying to fit in!

So is there anything we can do to get any money back for our transactions? EDIT: Or at least figure what's going on? Between the original pictures, Google Sheets document, and arcadegeek23 saying a label was at least created, there's a lot of effort here to ultimately piss off a dedicated community.

Yeah I messaged the seller Saturday to see if she had any updates on tracking/shipping. No response. The same thing happened to me, though, I had to send my payment to another email address. Hopefully everything ends well.

I really want to second that. As a new member to this site, I was welcomed with such kindness I come back every day. Just the other day I asked about a vinyl I came across on another forum site (about records) and I was trolled and punched in the gut.

The model I kept was the CX2600 manufactured in Hong Kong. I also have a CX2600A manufactured in Taiwan, though there is bad rust damage to the rf modulator so I'm going to composite mod that one. I have looked into the other releases, and I have to say that while that black 2600 is a close second, I don't think anything can beat the woodgrain of the first couple models. It's just too perfect for the system haha.

I personally use a Google Sheets document through my Google account. I can update and access it from anywhere. Within the document is a sheet per console I own. It's quite helpful!

Greetings, I'd definitely wait for more opinions then just mine, but it looks like the real deal to me. All of the pack-in materials like the manual and catalog are there, and it looks to be in great shape. Here's a link to Pat Contri's website about the game and the time another copy was found and sold. Pat Contri is Pat the NES Punk on YouTube, and is a definitive expert/collector of all things NES. Feel free to compare pics of that legit one to this one on eBay. http://thepunkeffect.com/complete-stadium-events-game-found-and-paid-a-lot-for/ As for the seller, he's been a member since 2002 and has A LOT of positive feedback and barely any negative. Scam sellers usually don't have this kind of history on eBay. As I said before, please wait for a second (and maybe third and fourth) opinion. But it looks legitimate, albeit very expensive, to me!

Yeah I have a couple Gemini sticks. I prefer them to the Atari ones I have, probably just cause those are in very worn condition. I agree the packaging is weird, too. I thought something had happened to the boxed one I have...

Greetings AtariAge! I just wanted to introduce myself on this wonderful forum. I'm a young collector (college kid) that became fascinated with video games at a young age. I have an older brother that grew up during the 16-bit years, so I spent my personal childhood playing Sega Genesis (Outlander and Zombies Ate My Neighbors! are my favorites) when others were playing PS1, N64, etc. I've always been really good about taking care of my video games, too, which is how I began to recognize my love of collecting. Living in Northern New Hampshire has caused me to be in a sort of gaming limbo: no one up here really games so I've struggled to find people with the passion I have for video games. However, this also means that the Goodwill's, thrift stores, and flea markets in the state are good for finding deals. One day I was cruising Craigslist and found an ad for about 80-90 Atari 2600 games with three 2600's and various manuals, joysticks, and other goodies. I only paid $100. After selling one of the systems and some of the duplicates I pretty much made my money back, so it was an amazing deal. I had always struggled to find that "one system" to collect for; I have many different consoles, from a PS4 and a Wii U all the way back to a Dreamcast, N64, and Genesis with many of the in-betweens. Finally, something about the Atari 2600 stuck with me, and has ever since. To be honest, I don't really know exactly what it is. My best guess is that because the VCS was pretty much the first cartridge-based system that was popular (*cough* Fairchild Channel F *cough*) it's important both as a technology symbol and video game symbol. As a Computer Science student, these things are always fascinating to me anyway. To me, each one of these cartridges represents something so personal in nature. Instead of being programmed by 10, 20, 100 guys, these games were designed by, at most, a handful (usually only one). There's something so amazing about that. I have this urge now to just collect and collect for it because I feel like each cartridge deserves to be played not only by the people who grew up playing the 2600 but by the next generation of gamers, too. I think one cannot truly appreciate what it means to be a passionate gamer without understanding the unique repercussions the system had for everyone who has ever touched a video game in their life. In short, I'm really in love with the Atari 2600. Well, I have gotten way out of hand here. Enough preaching. I'm just excited that I finally feel like I have a place to go to share my passion with other people. Plus, the people on this forum seem amazingly kind and knowledgeable. As of right now, I currently own 442 games for various systems. 91 of them are for the 2600 (no duplicates). I can't wait to be active in this community,build my physical collection as well as personal knowledge, and overall just have a great time. Thanks again!