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    That isn't the person whom I bought them from. "Nmatheys", his user handle on EBay, is who I got them from. I also wound up getting a bunch of other rarer stuff from him.

     

    Neschampion and Nmatheys are one and the same. The carts are PAL.

     

    Adam

  7. Posted

    Points well made.

     

    That being said, I am also interested in the mockups and shell only units. Like the gold shell Dan Kramer just sold on ebay. As long as it is vintage and original.

     

    Atari 2000

    Atari 2200

    Atari 2500

    Atari 2700

    Kee Games Atari 2600

    Gold plated Atari 2600

     

    So is this it including working prototypes,mockups and shells?

     

    What about the missing numbers in between? 2100 2300 and 2400. Were these ever assigned and work ever done?

     

    Adam

  8. Posted

    Points well made.

     

    That being said, I am also interested in the mockups and shell only units. Like the gold shell Dan Kramer just sold on ebay. As long as it is vintage and original.

     

    Atari 2000

    Atari 2200

    Atari 2500

    Atari 2700

    Kee Games Atari 2600

    Gold plated Atari 2600

     

    So is this it including working prototypes,mockups and shells?

     

    What about the missing numbers in between? 2100 2300 and 2400. Were these ever assigned and work ever done?

     

    Adam

  14. Posted

    the gold nwc is definitely the most desirable cart to almost all nintendo collectors. the record price isn't actually $6500 though, unless you're talking about one other than the one that captain falcon put on ebay. that one only got so high because everyone bidding knew the reserve and knew they would never be held to pay that much. the reserve was not met. captain falcon tried selling it again and the bidding didn't go as high and the reserve was not met again. then he needed money badly and ended up selling it to udisi for way less than he originally paid, not sure what the price was though. i would pay $4000-$5000 for one in a second if i had that much extra money to blow.
    Well that is the one I am talking about, but not with Captain Falcon as the seller. It was with Captain Falcon as the buyer. He paid $6,500.00 and thats why his reserve was so high.  He did later sell the game outside of eBay but I dunno what he sold it for.  I did make him a low offer which he refused so I believe he got more than that for it.



I had an Atlantis II cart before the boxed one was posted here on Atari age. Its not even in the same ballpark. I think I paid $400 for mine. Its not a 1st party game and few people remember the contest.



Only the Swordquest competetion came close and well Swordquest isn't everybodys game and it wasn't a travelling circus with movie promotions. 



I'm biased though because I have one. 



Adam

  15. Posted

    There ARE more expensive carts than this though, FYI. A mint, complete (Or sealed??? I'm not sure if they shrinked Neo Carts or not) AES Metal Slug for the Neo Geo could fetch well over $6000 now a days.  

     

    Has it traded hands for over 6k or is this speculation? I think over time you will see that this will be the most valuable cart.

     

    True, the gold cart could easily retain it's value or even go up. (26 IS a really low run) But, I doubt that you'll have to spend $1500 for the grey cart 5-10 years from now. They don't even have a label, and are no more appeling than a lableless lab loaner or nes proto to me.  

     

    I need a grey. If I found one in good shape I'd pay $1,500.00.

     

    The grey carts HAVE a full lable (different than gold) and the labels are numbered. While there were at least 90 printed how many survived? We aren't JUST talking about the rarity it is a VERY desired cart. If there were 90 some swordquest competetion carts given away at the competetion and 15-20 were known I'm sure they would be worth $1,500 each easy and I don't think the price would drop. It would a cart EVERY atari collector would want.

     

    While Atari has many holy grails NES only has 1. Two, if you count grey and gold seperate. The competetion was a BIG deal to NES players they traveled around the counrty and many who were part of the this, site this as one their greatest gaming childhood memories. There was a movie "the wizard" which they also ran out to see in droves.

     

    I dunno when I look at the facts behind this one I can't see any other cart being more valuable. There will others which are rarer or even more desirable to YOU but Nintendo has a HUGE fan base and this is their holy grail.

     

    Adam

  18. Posted

    The gold were not given away at the competetion.

     

    The grey ones were and they are numbered. There are AT LEAST 90 grey but collectors can't seem to agree exactly how many. The numbers on the carts seem to indiciate that there could be a couple if not several hundred.

    Last grey to actually sell on ebay went for $1,500.00

     

    The gold were used in a Nintendo Power competetion. There were 26 of them and they even had their names and home towns listed in an issue of Nitnendo power. Don't bother trying to track them down it a done deal. Eight or Nine of the original 26 turned up many of the others were simply thrown out.

     

    I bought a gold cart last year for 4k. In my opionion there isn't a cart more valuable. The record price so far is $6,500.00 for a gold NWC btw.

  21. Posted

    I would say prototypes for the most part are overrated.

    Most Atari protos seem to have settled to a justified reasonable level.

     

    If its a released game AND no major differences..who cares?

    Ok well if you have documentation or a nice label then thats something different.

     

    What I really hate are proto boards without cases.

     

    Unless its Save Mary or another unreleased game its just about worthless in my book. Of course unique boards are interesting to some and 3rd parties are cool.

     

    Just be glad its not like the NES proto market where any released proto on a common proto board without a case or documentation can fetch 100-300 dollars. The price has come down in recent days but still that just silly.

     

    Adam

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