atari181 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Tanner, hope you can do something good with the money. I wish it was me the won it. very happy for you though. a month ago you had no idea that you would be 30,000 dollars richer. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooglehead Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Holy crap! The price doubled in the last 5 sec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Nice Jose. Congrats. I am thrilled that an AAer got it, and I am even happier it's you. When you open the museum I will be first in line. Finally, something to replace Yankeemania as the crown jewel of your collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Holy crap! The price doubled in the last 5 sec. I guess Wonder007 just placed a 50Kish bid right at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shquata Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congrats Jose! Tanman you ended up with a great buyer so congrats to you as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Amazing auction with an amazing ending! Congratulations Tanner on the auction and congratulations Wonder for winning what is now a pretty damn unique piece of Atari history! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Holy crap! The price doubled in the last 5 sec. I guess Wonder007 just placed a 50Kish bid right at the end. Fortunately his computer didn't go down just at that moment (I'm assuming this was bid manually). 5-11under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shquata Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Unreal ! Almost gave the old guy a heart attack. CONGRATS !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congratulations to the seller and winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 You can get a really decent car for $31,600. That definitely is some major money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congrats, Tanman! Glad to see that Air Raid landed in the hands of an Atari Ager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbarius Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDoKY9QJJU For the poor people who missed the auction. Keep in mind, the video is still processing. Where I live I can't watch the (new-uploaded) video because of a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) Tanman, that was exciting to watch. I can't imagine how much MORE exciting it was for you. Congratulations! To the WINNER, nicely done! (If it IS you, Wonder, please confirm) To the second highest bidder, my sympathies. For you it must have been brutal to watch. Oh, and congrats to eBay... NOT!! Edited April 11, 2010 by bfstats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDoKY9QJJU For the poor people who missed the auction. Keep in mind, the video is still processing. Where I live I can't watch the (new-uploaded) video because of a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment. Where I'm at the video is watchable, it just has an ad to buy Europe's music. EDIT: Yup, just checked and the video is blocked in some counties. Sorry. Edited April 11, 2010 by brandondwright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark-aleph Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congratulations to buyer and seller, great entertainment on a Sunday afternoon. Nearly 400 users have been on AtariAge in the last half hour - that's impressive, but what on earth happened on Tuesday November 14, 2006 that got 1941 users here simultaneously!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Hello All, Yes, it is I that won it. Thanks for the kind words. Since I won, I have an extra Air Raid available. I already received several inquiries on it. Please submit a formal bid for it if you are interested. I know the cart alone was at $4150 on ebay when it was pulled down to change the auction to a CIB one. If I do not get any acceptable offers, I will hold on to it.....not really in a rush to sell it. I am just making it available right now since several people have already asked me about it. Please PM me with any questions. My cart is great condition, it is in better condition than the one in this auction so I will keep the better copy obviously. I will give it a week to entertain offers (I will make a decision next Saturday at 7:00 pm PDT if I will accept the highest offer or hold on to it...not sure yet. Thanks, - Wonder007 BTW: I also have an Atlantis 2 and Music Machine with instructions available if interested as well. Thanks for reading. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Nearly 400 users have been on AtariAge in the last half hour - that's impressive, but what on earth happened on Tuesday November 14, 2006 that got 1941 users here simultaneously!? I don't remember exactly, but I believe the forums were directly linked from a high profile site like Slashdot or Digg. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Hatter Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 This has been a GREAT thread to read for the last 10 days or so... glad I joined AA just in time for the excitement! Congrats to both parties involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbarius Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) I suppose it's "The Final Countdown"... as obviously the video is much shorter than that song I think it's really not right to block the video for "copyright infringement"... I'd file it under fair use. Unfortunately, in my country, "fair use" in that form doesn't exist. There are a couple of other laws which are in a similar vein and can be applicable for some stuff which would be "fair use" in US law, but from what I can tell - please don't think I am an expert in the field or trying to pose as one, because my knowledge is rather pedestrian (i.e. Wikipedia ^^) - those can't apply to that video. Maybe if you'd made an artsy caleidoscope effect with the visual, you seeing the current bid and the time ticking down like from a mosquito's perspective, then perhaps... But I guess the people (and computer programs) responsible for blocking videos like this don't even really consider all this and propably act rather blindly on this stuff. I'd always try putting in only a middle section of the song, never the beginning (sucks when the intro is the best part ). That might prevent getting blocked by bots... If that doesn't work, maybe putting some fake "hick-ups" (think CD scratches, or mangled mp3 files) in there might help. Man, I believe I'm thinking about this too much... Edited April 11, 2010 by Herbarius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congrats Jose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark-aleph Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Wonder007, according to your profile you joined AtariAge four years before you were born! With skillz like that it's no wonder people were saying you'd won this auction before you had even started bidding. *buys first ticket for Atari museum four years before it opens* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollowBeers Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congrats to Wonder007 and Tanman! Incredible auction considering the timing of the box surfacing! This was one of the most exciting and fulfilling experiences I have had Atari-wise since I got my Air Raid, beat Pitfall II, 'solved' Raiders of the Lost Ark, and played Fast Eddie for the first time! Awesome time to be a collector/fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Congrats Jose and Tanner! You fellers kept the whole community entertained for a week and brought MASSIVE publicity to AA and to the Atari 2600 so hats off to you both. Wp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 (edited) Everybody and their grandmother is watching this thread. It's great that Jose got it. Now to work on the museum. Phil PS: Did you see all the dumbasses who bid and retracted? Edited April 11, 2010 by Philflound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I suppose it's "The Final Countdown"... as obviously the video is much shorter than that song I think it's really not right to block the video for "copyright infringement"... I'd file it under fair use. Unfortunately, in my country, "fair use" in that form doesn't exist. Yeah, it doesn't exist in this country either. They give it lip service in copyright law but corporations pay no attention to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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