How much should I give for this lot?

[Sinnbox]

I found this lot on Craigslist, how much would you recomend I give the guy. Thanks.

 

I have 7 ATARI 800's, 3 ATARI 410 program recorders, 1 ATARI 810 disk drive, ATARI 1030 modem, with many games disk and cartridge.

 

I have an ATARI 520 ST with SC 1224 monitor, SF 354 disk drive, and 1020 color printer.

 

I have an INTELLIVISION with more than 25 games.

 

I have an ATARI 5200 with missile command,super breakout, space invaders, and galaxian games.

 

I have a COLECO VISION with the expansion module #2 also with Donkey Kong, Venture, Zaxxon, Carnival, and Cosmic Avenger games.

 

Many are in original boxes and have the manuals too.

 

Don't know if all would work now, but most did when I put them on the shelf in the basement as I continued to upgade to better systems.

 

Hope to hear from you soon.

[holygrailvideogames.com]

If I was you I never would have posted this on here. Someone else is liking going to see this post and offer more than you will.

 

As far as the price is concerned you should just contact the person. I don't deal with people on Craigslist but my experience in the past with other sellers is that sometimes they just want the stuff out of their houes when selling this much stuff. You might be able to get it cheap if you hurry.

[Sinnbox]

If I was you I never would have posted this on here. Someone else is liking going to see this post and offer more than you will.

 

As far as the price is concerned you should just contact the person. I don't deal with people on Craigslist but my experience in the past with other sellers is that sometimes they just want the stuff out of their houes when selling this much stuff. You might be able to get it cheap if you hurry.

 

I'm not worried, This person E-mailed me, responding to my asking for old Nintendos.

[Mirage]

Tell them you're really not sure what to offer, and ask what they want for it. I got a lot off CL a couple weeks ago (they replied to my ad, it wasn't posted) with an Atari 800 and several boxes of stuff to go with it. I asked what he wanted, he said $50, and when I went to pick it up, it turned out there was a lot more than he had said. Including a CIB Zork Trilogy with all the stuff including the Zorkmid which is worth well over $100 alone, and a CIB Hitchhiker's Guide. I would have never thought to offer him as low as $50, but he was thrilled to get rid of the stuff (I think his wife was more thrilled), and we had a good conversation also (he was the original owner).

 

The point: try to get him to tell you how much he wants. It may be far lower than you would offer.

[Sinnbox]

Tell them you're really not sure what to offer, and ask what they want for it. I got a lot off CL a couple weeks ago (they replied to my ad, it wasn't posted) with an Atari 800 and several boxes of stuff to go with it. I asked what he wanted, he said $50, and when I went to pick it up, it turned out there was a lot more than he had said. Including a CIB Zork Trilogy with all the stuff including the Zorkmid which is worth well over $100 alone, and a CIB Hitchhiker's Guide. I would have never thought to offer him as low as $50, but he was thrilled to get rid of the stuff (I think his wife was more thrilled), and we had a good conversation also (he was the original owner).

 

The point: try to get him to tell you how much he wants. It may be far lower than you would offer.

 

He is wanting "a few hundred for the lot, I think I may start out offering $80-$120 depending on condition of the items, and working from there.

[yuppicide]

Agreed I'd have never posted this here. It's very easy to find on Craiglist. I can search every state with one click, not that I want that stuff.

[video game addict]

Agreed I'd have never posted this here. It's very easy to find on Craiglist. I can search every state with one click, not that I want that stuff.

 

You can find sinnbox's nintendo post? How will that help you?

 

 

I think prices would depend on the conditions and completeness of everything, hard to say based off the reply alone. A boxed colecovision in excellent condition would be $75-100 easy on ebay, a loose CV w/o the power brick isn't worth $15 I would guess for a CL ad, $100 would do it, maybe $150, but I wouldn't offer above $200 unless all the hardware was like new in boxes.

[Crazy Climber]

You can find sinnbox's nintendo post? How will that help you?

Quite a bit actually, just post a wanted thread like this in the same city....

 

Wanted, will pay $$$ Looking for the following items

 

7 ATARI 800's, 3 ATARI 410 program recorders, 1 ATARI 810 disk drive, ATARI 1030 modem, with many games disk and cartridge.

 

ATARI 520 ST with SC 1224 monitor, SF 354 disk drive, and 1020 color printer.

 

INTELLIVISION with more than 25 games.

 

ATARI 5200 with missile command,super breakout, space invaders, and galaxian games.

 

COLECO VISION with the expansion module #2 also with Donkey Kong, Venture, Zaxxon, Carnival, and Cosmic Avenger games.

 

It would take quite the dickhead to do something like this but they do, some people have no honor

 

*Edit - put the wrong emoticon

Edited January 22, 2009 by Crazy Climber