FND Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I ran accross this old price guide from July 1996 and thought some might be interested in the old prices. This was from the days just after the www (world wide web) had taken over and Ebay was just starting to get big You can also see what I had in my collection at the time as I used this during my garage sale and thrift shop hunting at the time This also includes lists for the Arcadia 2001, Bally Astrocade, Colecovision, Fairchild Channel F, Intellivision, Microvision, Odyssey 2 and Vectrex so if anyone is interested in seeing those price lists just let me know and I can post them BTW Video Game Connections is still around and can be found here Video Game Connections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I am amazed that except for a couple of exceptions like Cubicolor the prices are relatively the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 I am amazed that except for a couple of exceptions like Cubicolor the prices are relatively the same. I think most prices were even higher. This was at the start of an increasing collector base started by the Internet, Antique Road Show and ebay availability, alot of people jumped on thinking this was the next big thing and speculation caused prices to rise, Reality has set in and prices have settled back down. kinda looks like the wave lasted about 12 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'll take that Bounty Bob for $40, though! Although some of the other 5200 carts are listed for more than I think they would fetch now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) BTW Video Game Connections is still around and can be found here Video Game Connections That was Mike Etler's store. He closed up shop back in 2003 and that website has been sitting there rotting ever since then. Edited March 16, 2008 by PingvinBlueJeans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'll take the Cubicolor for $125, but I'll skip the Crazy Climber for $140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 BTW Video Game Connections is still around and can be found here Video Game Connections That was Mike Etler's store. He sold it back in 2003-04 and that website has been sitting there rotting since then. Had not noticed the last date on the web site was 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Had not noticed the last date on the web site was 2003 Well, I think he still sells some stuff there on the website, but not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Beard Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I've made two recent purchases from Video Game Connections and received excellent service both times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'll take the Cubicolor for $125, but I'll skip the Crazy Climber for $140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Awesome- thanks for scanning that! I hope RomHunter grabs that or you post that on your website or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trade-N-Games Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I have a big box full of 90's old shop / newsletter price list and trade groups. I have around 100 personal letters from poeple who mailed them to some guy in Missouri looking to set up trades. I will dig up sometime soon and scan some pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Since we're on this subject I thought now would be a good time to post this. I used to order directly from Atari back in the early to mid 1990's (especially during that "Pre-Jaguar" period where the 7800 was essentially gone and the Lynx was trying to hang on the best it could at the back of the game aisle at Toys R Us") I'll have to scan more pricelists, but here is an official Atari 7800 price list from August, 1993. This is exactly what they would have sent you had you called and requested information on their games. They also used to have a cool Lynx brochure that was in full color, but that was about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'll have to scan more pricelists, but here is an official Atari 7800 price list from August, 1993. This is exactly what they would have sent you had you called and requested information on their games. They also used to have a cool Lynx brochure that was in full color, but that was about it. Cool...thanks for posting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 We've come a long way. That list looks completely old hat. I'm still looking for Super Ray, though... The mentioning of Snowplow is interesting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 We've come a long way. That list looks completely old hat. I'm still looking for Super Ray, though... The mentioning of Snowplow is interesting too. Note:The disclaimer on the inside of the front cover page says all listed games are known to Exist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 The mentioning of Snowplow is interesting too. Note:The disclaimer on the inside of the front cover page says all listed games are known to Exist Snowplow was shown at the 1984 Winter CES, so it does exist somewhere...it just hasn't been found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FibroFreak78 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I would be interested in a colecovision list if available.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 I would be interested in a colecovision list if available.... Here ya go, the 1996 Colecovision price list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FibroFreak78 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Much appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miqorz Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 BTW Video Game Connections is still around and can be found here Video Game Connections That was Mike Etler's store. He closed up shop back in 2003 and that website has been sitting there rotting ever since then. That can't be true, look at the recent arrivals list.. Madden '07? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 That was Mike Etler's store. He closed up shop back in 2003 and that website has been sitting there rotting ever since then. That can't be true, look at the recent arrivals list.. Madden '07? Read post #8 above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miqorz Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Oh.. right.. I knew that. I was just uh, testing you! Yeah.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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