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  2. Posted

    Currently up for auction on eBay:

     

    28 copies of Combat, price: from 1 cent to $5 for a boxed game

    26 copies of Space Invaders, price: from 1 cent to $7 for a boxed game

    30 copies of Pitfall I or II, price: from 1 cent to $5 for a boxed game

    44 copies of Asteroids, price: from 1 cent to $5 for a boxed game

    11 copies of Enduro, price: from 50 cents to $4 for a boxed game

    13 copies of Demon Attack, price: from 1 cent to $4 for a boxed game

    Hundreds of Atari 2600 systems up for auction, price: 95 cents and up

     

    In my simple, 2-category rarity system of rares & not-so-rares it's a buyers market (players and collectors) on about 95% of the Atari 2600 games and a sellers market (mostly collectors) on the remaining 5%. Sellers listing Combats and ETs as Unbelievably Rare are ours to laugh at. They will do it once, maybe twice, and then realize this hobby really isn't in their hands. The supply on 95% of the games and consoles is simply way too overwhelming for the demand to make up for a market controlled by sellers.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  3. Posted

    As right wing governments are replacing more left-oriented governments all over, it looks like Stoiber is heading for a win. Of course, I don't get to vote in Germany, so I really don't have a preference for either. As if it makes such big a difference who's in charge (well, not taking the US into consideration) anyway.

     

    So, let's all talk football again :wink:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  5. Posted

    Hey, you can make fun of my money, but I TRIED to learn the metric system -- hell, I succeeded!  

     

    LEARN the metric system? What is there to learn about? There's 1, then there's 10, then 100 etc etc :)

     

    Now, if you'd have to tell a child how many pounds to a stone, inches to a mile, pints to a gallon, I can imagine THAT would shorten its life by about a year - from utter confusion :D

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  6. Posted

    Oh YEAH?!? Well...um...the Euro isn't...um...aesthetically pleasing! Yeah! Looks like Monopoly money! Not like the good ol' US dollar. All...green...and black. With big pictures of dead presidents.

     

    Psssst, he doesn't have those beautiful Euros yet. You know, he's from that country where they still use that mediaeval system for measuring weight and distance, because it's so much easier than the metric system...or something... :wink:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  10. Posted

    Thanks Snider-man, I just put in an order for Save the Whales, Pick up & Cracked.  Rick was at the show and got me Snow white & Real sports, Plus I'm getting a copy of Marbel craze & Berzerk with voice.   I didn't go to the show, but it still looks like I'm getting all the new 2600 games.

     

    So now you have a healthy wife and baby, a still-filled wallet, and all the cool new releases... looks like we have a winner here! :wink:

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  12. Posted

    I think the Re-Releases are all worth collecting if they are this nice like the BB, RSBB, Combat 2, SW also the Holey Moley looks great ...  

     

    I love the re-releases, because they give us an idea of what might have been, and they show the love and effort the makers put into (re)creating them.

     

    However, as to their collecting value, I think it's null. They are artificially and consciously created rarities. Very cool to have, but in a league of their own. Same thing as why I would never call Thrust the best Atari 2600 game ever (sorry Thomas ;)): the two (old and new) should just not be compared.

     

    The only artificial rarity that I think is really collectable is Cubicolor :)

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  13. Posted

    Of COURSE I question someone who's paying hundreds of dollars for a single cartridge. It doesn't hurt them a bit if I say, "It's nuts, in my opinion." I never called anyone insane or insulted them. From a Chris perspective, it would be a crazy thing to do.

     

    I have no idea why questioning what someone spends would be an "of course" matter, especially when it's been done a gazillion times before and it has become more than obvious that the questioning will never be responded to with an answer that will satisfy you or any of the non-$$$-collectors. I guess what I'm trying to say is that there is need nor sense in questioning, let alone converting collectors. They do what they find enjoyable - why not let them be?

     

    So you're right, you should've also taken into account the "cushioning" statements, like "That's their right, I suppose," etc. etc.

     

    Hmm, I was trying to understand your perspective, I'm sorry to see that you don't have any appreciation of my point of view.

     

    Though those statements in this thread may have been softened to avoid stepping on anyone's toes, they still remain 'attacks' on collectors. At least, they sure feel like it for the receivers of the message. And I just don't see any contribution to the hobby in general or this message board in particular coming from that.

     

    And I think it's crazy, as well, that nobody can say what they feel if it disagrees with the majority, even with mere opinion, without getting flamed! That's why it should stop! I talk the truth in this matter, unfortunately -- whether you think it's nuts or not.

     

    I am under the impression that people on this board disagree with the majority all the time, but I could be wrong. Perhaps it has something to do with your habit of starting controversial threads?

     

    As for this specific matter, I think you're actually part of the majority that thinks spending a lot of money on games is silly or insane. And being part of that majority, I don't think that anyone on this board has ever flamed you for being a player. Players are respected by all of us, and I think you know that very well. Unlike collectors they are never questioned by fellow-hobbyists. As a collector I just wish I would be treated with the same live-and-let-live attitude.

     

    As long as I have been in this hobby, people have been complaining about money - and it didn't change a thing. But I see my complaints don't change a thing either, so I guess it's better to just let this issue rest and let the next generation deal with it.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  17. Posted

    Ah, I thought you meant that. Guess I was too sensitive then when I read statements like:

     

    "but that much money for a single 2600 game is nuts to me"

     

    "It's nuts to me too"

     

    "but to pay that much for a game, it crazy in my opinion"

     

    While I should have paid more attention to:

     

    "Again, before people freak out - I UNDERSTAND the reason for overpaying for things like this".

     

    Nobody called collectors insane, and the thread started out as a question about the value of a specific game, so I probably overreacted.

     

    But I think you cannot deny that this is a reoccuring issue where players and "I will not pay more than $10" people keep questioning their fellow hobbyists, the collectors. I never question anyone who does not spend lots of money on his games or does other Atari-related things I don't do myself. That is, I think, why I find this call to justify my way of enjoying Atari so frustrating and unfair.

     

    Oh, I think I was also annoyed by your comment that you cannot say on this board what you want. Now I think that is nuts! :)

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  18. Posted

    Actually, I think they did make a couple of working prototypes. That's not to say they work well: these controllers give you an instant headache. The game that they made for it is Bionic Breakthrough, but Atari probably planned some more.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  19. Posted

    Spending $500 on something and then, whenever someone disagrees with such a price or says that they personally wouldn't pay that much, telling them "You're just jealous!" is NOT the AA spirit, because this isn't about jealousy. It's not about acting like a little kid with a shiny new Hot Wheels car. It's about playing games, which we love to do.

     

    Chris, I'm still wondering what your reply to my initial post in this thread was about. It's a bit cryptic to me...

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

  23. Posted

    I was just about to ask you that.  :ponder:

     

    Sorry, I don't think I understand what you mean. I apparently don't know the answer to my question, so you must mean something else. Do you mean I forgot to include the complainers in my list? Do you also mean I'm just as much of a complainer? Please explain.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Marco

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