MattG/Snyper2099

I found an enduro prototype at a flea in Panama City Beach when I was on vacation for .99 cents back in 1999. I've found 3 copies of Mr. Do's Castle for colecovision for $5. I don't find rarity 9 or 10's for under $5 but there is always hope... @rsiddall, do your swords of saros and survival island have "serail numbers" printed along the back sides of the cassettes? Please email me if you don't know what I'm talking about. If you do, what are the mumbers on each of your cassettes? MattG.

I don't think it is either. Not by itself anyway. Rarity, to me, shouldn't only be based on ebay frequency but, it is a piece of the pie. MattG.

I've edited the title as well as the description of this post. That is why I bumped it. Does anyone else not care about finding out this numbering sequence used by starpath??? MattG.

PM sent.

Yes, I think that for this post, everyone's answer would be different: For a bartender: Tapper For a pilot: Tomcat F-14 For an athelete: Decatholon or track and Field For a Private Investigator/Policeman: Private Eye or Keystone Kapers For a Teacher: Basic Math/Math Gran Prix/Alpha Beam w/ Earnie For an amusement park ride operator: Circus Atari For a fortune teller: Ghostbusters For a race car driver: Pole Position For an accountant: Tax Avioders For a cyclist: California games/Motocross Racer For someone working in a fast food resteraunt: Pressure cooker/Fast food Anyway, you see where I'm going with this... MattG.

Ok, Is it just me or is Espial impossible to find? There hasn't been one on ebay in 4 months now! Certainly it has to be rarer than a 6! It comes up less frequently than halloween or any other rarity 7 cart for that matter. It even shows up fewer times than most rarity 9 carts! Also, are Sword of Saros and Survival Isalnd really 8's? I've been watching ebay for 6 years now and have only seen these one time each. I have an additional insight to the swords of saros/survival island games. Does anyone else own copies that have black numbers on the side of them printed like serial numbers? My carts read "36" and "37" and I am wondering what numbers other peoples' carts have on them? I think it is highly unlikely that more than 500 of each of these games were sold by mail order. Shouldn't each of these be a 9 or a 10 if these numbers are accurate? MattG.

I've sent my email for the badge and will be wearing the matching t-shirt on Saturday to go with. I'm so excited about the show.... MattG.

Ok, I have the following 7800 games availabe (all are loose): Desert Falcon Super Huey Asteroids Joust Xevious Donkey Kong Jr. Ms. Pac-Man Commando F-18 Hornet Double Dragon Xenophobe I need the following games, either loose or boxed, to complete my collection: MotorPsycho Pete Rose Baseball Summer Games Scrapyard Dog Sentinel (NTSC conversion) Title Match Pro Wrestling Anyone help me out? I'll have all this stuff in Philly so, if you want to set up a trade, shoot me an email. MattG.

Chuck is the collector selling these items. I'm sure he'll have more goodies from his collection in Philly to sell. His fiancee's name is Laura IIRC. MattG.

I'm working on a deal to get both of these but I don't have them yet so... you know. I can't say I own them unitl I get them but a friend of mine has two copies of each. MattG.

I need these sears games off your list above: Maze Mania Spelling Soccer Math (is this the same as math gran prix?) I'm interested in these SMS games: Action Fighter Shinobi World Gran Prix Power Strike Outrun Double Dragon Let me know if you'd beinterested in trading any of these. MattG.

sku_u, I can tell you THAT copy of Boing is in exellent condition as I've played THAT particular copy before. (Party at Chucks house last month). It sucks that he's selling the good stuff out of his collection. MattG.

I hvee championship soccer, fast food, solar fox, and a bunch of others listed. What SMS games do you have for trade? Also, if you would be so kind as to check my wanted sears list on my page below for any sears games you may be getting rid of that I still need. MattG.

I disagree with that statement that 5's are the only games that command a book price. I've paid $15-$20 for some rarity 4's (bmx airmaster, frontline, and gyruss to name a few) and don't regret it for a second! I still don't have jawbreaker (the last rarity 5 I need), and can't find one for under $20. MattG.

Hmmmm, I always though that okie dokie was the first homebrew... MattG.

For the record, I too own a copy of checkers with the greenish foam insert as well as one without the foam. MattG.

I will have lots of games to choose from and my good friend Bill will be there with lots of games too. I really am looking to sell my Virtual Boy KIOSK at the show. If you're at all interested, please send me an email. *Chough, cheap plug, chough, cough!* Don't mean to seem crazy here but I know between the two of us, Bill and myself have way over 1000 carts to unload at the show. Everything ranging from dirt common games for $1 or less to extremely rare games for $100 or trade only. Most classic systems will be represented at our 2 tables. 2600,7800,NES,TG-16,vectrex,ect,ect. We have 20 collecting years between the two of us so we just hope to walk away from the show with a couple games we don't have in our collections. I also really want 4 particular homebrew items as well. These are some of my goals for the Phillyclassic show this year. I was such a "virgin" last year and didn't know what to expect. I was blown off my ass last year! This year I am much more prepared for the eminant chaos. I wanted to mention that last year I did have some really good trades and a couple great purchases on Saturday. So, don't get all bumed out if you can't make it Friday night. MattG.

$45.50

I'm not interested in doom for the jaguar but I'll trade you some 8-bit games for that loose defender 2000. MattG.

My best deal EVER on ebay would have to be a NTSC x-man for the 2600 for $50. I also got a colecovision with 40 CV games back in the day for $45. Got a loose Barenstain Bears for $28 way back when as well. Here's some recent stuff I've won. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3008116245&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3004810580 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcIS...item=3002561564 MattG.

Wanted to post some comments in this thread: MegaManFan- Great to chat with and even though we haven't traded yet, we're planning to in Philly. Rob Mitchel- I have known Rob for many years now and there isn't a nicer guy around! Scmor92- I bought some games from him and we're working on a second trade right now. Very good communication on these dealings. Moycon- What can I say? The balogna sandwiches stunk up my mailbox pretty bad! J/K! MattG.

I'd agree with around $300 on ebay.

CPUWIZ, I can't name a price but, I'll bring my 5200 death star battle manual to Philly if you think you'd have a trade worth my while. MattG.

$40.00

Yeah, that really makes me wonder though. I mean, is my best electronics bugs bunny proto only worth $20? I sure hope not! @Megamanfan, Back in the day (1997 ish), Best Electronics sold a lot of "prototypes" they aquired from a warehouse find. They had quite a large variety of titles to pick from as well. The only problem with them was that none of the ones they aquired had cases, they were all PCB's only. So, they just stuck the pcb's in whatever cases they had on hand. They are considered "real" prototypes by most but, less desireable since the quantities that best sold are unknown AND they are in a generic case. The only one I think Best Electronics made a label for was "Dukes of Hazzard". I know Best's hasn't sold anything like this for years though. It's not like you can buy these anywhere now a days. So I really CAN see where CPUWIZ is coming from here since this game is impossible to find and quite expensive. But, the reserve may have a lot to do with the highest bid. Wow, anyone remember when Best Elec. had sealed copies of Bounty Bob Strikes Back for the 5200 for like $29. Wish I would've bought a couple cases of those! Whew, I really got long winded on this one, sorry! MattG.