CokeWinsAgain Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 For all you Atari people...one of the rarest Atari games , Coke Wins - Pepsi Invaders , is listed right now on Ebay. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 270537299395 is the Ebay item number....FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I moved this post and fixed the ebay link. Why is a $800 cart over $2K, I could see that if it had a minty box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeWinsAgain Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 I moved this post and fixed the ebay link. Why is a $800 cart over $2K, I could see that if it had a minty box? Supply and demand I guess...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop2 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'm sure its related to all of this Stadium Events craziness at least in part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Wow, simply amazing. The only explanation I can give is that when it was down to $800 was that it was because 7 games had been sold in 6 months. Now it has been some time since one has popped up. But to be honest, this even shocks me. I mean I was expecting it to be around $1200 to $1,500. But $2,000 with 5 days to go is simply amazing. I also think it may have something to do with Stadium Events going for so much money. Like I said, news reports referenced the top 10 games of all time. Pepsi Invaders was on that list. You know, I actually sold this for around $700 I think 2 years ago. Though strangely I am not regretting it. It went towards getting my Bachelors degree, so in the long run it was worth it. You know a sale like this does make me tempted to test the waters with a certain item in my collection, but a rule of thumb is to not let go of something that you can't get back. So it will probably stay with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff2 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 ... You know, I actually sold this for around $700 I think 2 years ago. ... I picked mine up during the market bottom you mention... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFK Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You know a sale like this does make me tempted to test the waters with a certain item in my collection, but a rule of thumb is to not let go of something that you can't get back. So it will probably stay with me. I know it has to be killing you that you haven't talked about this item in so long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You know a sale like this does make me tempted to test the waters with a certain item in my collection, but a rule of thumb is to not let go of something that you can't get back. So it will probably stay with me. I know it has to be killing you that you haven't talked about this item in so long. What are you talking about? Sure I don't talk about the Galaxian cart I made the current record with, but it is a cool item none the less, and might go for big bucks if sold on Ebay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I moved this post and fixed the ebay link. Why is a $800 cart over $2K, I could see that if it had a minty box? Because the potential buyer, current high bidder, is crazy Seriously, he has bought some games at huge prices, like the River Patrol from Phantom for $1000.00 for example, price seems to be no object for this buyer. Cheers, FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I moved this post and fixed the ebay link. Why is a $800 cart over $2K, I could see that if it had a minty box? Because the potential buyer, current high bidder, is crazy Seriously, he has bought some games at huge prices, like the River Patrol from Phantom for $1000.00 for example, price seems to be no object for this buyer. Cheers, FB Yes, but that does not explain the two other legit bidders who have bid at least $1,800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I moved this post and fixed the ebay link. Why is a $800 cart over $2K, I could see that if it had a minty box? Because the potential buyer, current high bidder, is crazy Seriously, he has bought some games at huge prices, like the River Patrol from Phantom for $1000.00 for example, price seems to be no object for this buyer. Cheers, FB Yes, but that does not explain the two other legit bidders who have bid at least $1,800. Simple..bidding war...one of the few carts left they need to buy. Other guy just has lots of dough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeWinsAgain Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) The best thing is that I paid less than $50 for the games, a 2600 console and 10 other games !!! Edited March 2, 2010 by CokeWinsAgain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 The best thing is that I paid less than $50 for the games, a 2600 console and 10 other games !!! That is pretty damn good! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeWinsAgain Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) The best thing is that I paid less than $50 for the games, a 2600 console and 10 other games !!! That is pretty damn good! Congrats! Thanks...I was due for some luck for a change !!!!! Edited March 2, 2010 by CokeWinsAgain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You know a sale like this does make me tempted to test the waters with a certain item in my collection, but a rule of thumb is to not let go of something that you can't get back. So it will probably stay with me. I know it has to be killing you that you haven't talked about this item in so long. So true +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 As someone who sold his on eBay for approx $700 last year, I say FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU............ (see http://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu ) Oh well, at least I acquired mine like the OP, tossed in with a cheap lot, but still $2000+ would do me a lot more good now than $700 did before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98PaceCar Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 You know, I actually sold this for around $700 I think 2 years ago. Though strangely I am not regretting it. It went towards getting my Bachelors degree, so in the long run it was worth it. Your old cart still has a great home and I'm glad to hear you aren't regretting selling it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Ok... heres the deal on this game. I am no expert on vintage games. Im just an old gamer who loves to buy games from my childhood and play them with my son. I recently purchased a box of old Atari games. In the lot was this game with no label. Once I stuck it in, I realized that it was some weird version of the classic game Space Invaders... Sounds pure Hollywood to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) Ok... heres the deal on this game. I am no expert on vintage games. Im just an old gamer who loves to buy games from my childhood and play them with my son. I recently purchased a box of old Atari games. In the lot was this game with no label. Once I stuck it in, I realized that it was some weird version of the classic game Space Invaders... Sounds pure Hollywood to me. That's almost exactly what happened to me. I bought mine at a flea market in Atlanta in the mid 80s. I bought a 2600, "game center" rack, and a bunch of carts for approx $50 (it's been almost 25 years, I don't remember exactly). Get it home and find the cart without a label. Plug it in and, wow, it's a weird version of Space Invaders. I kept it, of course, but without the Internet, and not being enterprising enough to call anyone about it, I had no way of knowing its history. I finally figured it out when I got on Usenet in the early 90s. Edited March 2, 2010 by monzamess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOKUSS4 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I moved this post and fixed the ebay link. Why is a $800 cart over $2K, I could see that if it had a minty box? I know right? I wonder if I can sale my Repro Pepsi Invaders for that much....hmmmm...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Not much movement on this in the past couple of days. It did go up about $50. The amazing thing about this is that it is not a shill versus a legit bidder, or even two bidders in a bidding war. This is 4 legit bidders who are willing to pay at least $1,800 for this game, and 3 legit bidders who are willing to pay at least $2,000 for this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Not much movement on this in the past couple of days. It do go up about $50. The amazing thing about this is that it is not a shill versus a legit bidder, or even two bidders in a bidding war. This is 4 legit bidders who are willing to pay at least $1,800 for this game, and 3 legit bidders who are willing to pay at least $2,000 for this game. Yep, a nice healthy return to glory for Pepsi Invaders for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Three minutes left. Edit it stayed at $2125 plus $5 shipping. To be honest I was not surprised there was not anymore bidding. It already was at a record price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Three minutes left. Edit it stayed at $2125 plus $5 shipping. To be honest I was not surprised there was not anymore bidding. It already was at a record price. Ya for $2130 you would think the conversation was about a boxed copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Three minutes left. Edit it stayed at $2125 plus $5 shipping. To be honest I was not surprised there was not anymore bidding. It already was at a record price. Ya for $2130 you would think the conversation was about a boxed copy. Yep, remember a couple of years ago when Decypher got that boxed Pepsi Invaders for about $2050? Of course the box did look like Pepsi literally tried to invade the box with soda stains on it. My guess is his boxed copy is probably now worth about double that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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