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    in Auction Central

    Posted

    On 3/12/2024 at 11:52 PM, NinjaWarrior said:

    i'm getting annoyed at sellers selling small items like Radios at low price like $15.99, but charge like $18 to ship

     

    I call them out, And there excusse is, It waighs like 2 lbs..or something like that

    Yeah I'm with you. This has been a long time complaint of mine. Ebay seemingly *tried* by including the shipping cost with their fees. Unfortunately it did little if anything, sellers are, to this day ripping people off. Ebay needs to show somewhere how much the actual shipping cost is versus what the seller charges. When an item says $16.44 shipping, that means the stamp cost that much, with a buck or two for....whatever reason. But that's hidden. This "shipping and handling" bit is crap. Boxes are free everywhere. Everything is delivered to your home anymore whether it be Walmart, Amazon, etc...tape and ink are cheap. I always been ok with a buck or two, but making the shipping cost 2-3X what it should be is a joke. US post rates really aren't all that terrible. I have 2 2600 units packed and ready to go for someone. The shipping from S Florida to New York is $11.53 for UPS delivered in 4 days, USPS is $11.54 for 5-7 day. No need to rip anyone off.

    Was the 5200 worthy of it's Super System label ?

    in Atari General

    Posted

    Absolutely worthy. It was INSANE how good Pac-Man was...remember the prior version for the 2600...not so good. Galaxian and Pac-Man were great, even though Galaxian looked different it was still sharp, crisp graphics (sound on that game was lame though) and fun to play. I think the pack-in and launch titles were a huge part of why it didn't do so well. Had Atari included Pac-Man I think much of its' fate would have been in better shape. Fast forward a few decades everyone speaks to how the 5200 was mostly recycled arcade titles. But that's what everyone wanted in the early 80's! Every new game that came out was SOOO much better than the 2600. Defender was ridiculous. Having BOTH fire buttons AND the keypad for hyperspace...no looking away to hit the space key on the computer version anymore and losing a life in the process (One of my buddies had an 800). Centipede with the trak-ball is one of THE best home ports of any game imo. Spot on graphics, and a damn well put together tb controller - it was heaven.

    Yes...blahblahblah controllers. I honestly never had a problem with the non-centering. I just learned how to push it back to center. The fire buttons did break/wear down often. BUT the first year it a covered repair at the Atari service center literally minutes from my house. After that it was 5$ bucks. Never really was an issue.
    That's not all to say it was *the* best system (to me it was...still is). Atari itself killed the 5200. I remember it seeming like it was the red-headed step child to the 2600. Colecovision and 2600 ads aplenty, but not much for the 5200. Coleco touted it was backwards compatible with the 2600. As was the 5200 with a separate adapter you had to purchase. But Coleco capitalized by getting theirs out first. It really is a shame when you realize what the future would have held. Blaster, Tempest, several awesome games that never made it to store shelves. Atari seemingly at some (early) point decided F! it, and wrote the system off as a loss and only released stuff already completed and fizzled. But it definitely was worthy of being called a super system.

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    For sale if anyone is interested

    in Buy, Sell, and Trade

    Posted · Edited by jetset

    On 2/9/2024 at 7:19 AM, APOCALYPSEGAMER said:

    Don't know what's so funny about me going blind but why don't you come over say it to me directly in person because then will have fun buddy seriously you might need to learn some respect for people like me who fought for our country I served 13 years and deployed 8 times overseas and I need to hear anything from you other than thank you for your service.

    Lighten up francis. My comment was not replying to yours. It was replying in jest to someone I've known via this group quite a many years.

    And seriously? Threatening me over the internet?
    Cheers pal.
    PS....You'll NEVER hear me say "thank you for your service" to an internet bully. Zero need for threats and personal attacks

    • Like 2

    Found!

    in Wanted

    Posted · Edited by jetset

    Title says it all. There's a few on Ebay but they kind of seem to be overpriced (which, must be the case b/c the ones there have been listed/relisted for weeks). and even a few "untested" ones are pricey.

    I'm also (still) looking for some empty boxes for some 2600 games, I *really* want Gorf most of all.

     

    PM or reply here if you have either or both. TY!

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    Does anyone actually pay $20 for ROMs?

    in Atari 2600

    Posted

    Personally, I think $20 is a bit much, but then again we live in an age where we’re paying $18.99 for an “album” willingly when it’s just a handful of computer files. Meanwhile, cd’s are averaging the same or a lot less, and you get something physical that can be kept, displayed, passed down, sold/traded. Me? I wouldn’t pay $20 for a rom. I love homebrewers and will

    keep spending more $$ than my wife

    will allow on them. Just not on a computer file. Props to all hombrewers. 😉

    Sold!

    in Buy, Sell, and Trade

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Dopy25 said:

    How much for N64 consoles?

    Oh shoot! I accidentally deleted the amounts when I updated.

    $35 for the unit with power supply

    $30 without ps.

    Lmk if interested.

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