Belfry Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Spurred on by the Air Raid ebay auction, I searched for my Old Atari 2600 CX2600A, I found my old cartridges (sadly no boxes)... R9: Stronghold R5: Laser Gates R4: Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom (Grip, Bermuda Triangle (picture), Moonsweeper R3: Wizard of War, Zaxxon (Coleco), Space Attack (MNetwork) R2: Star Voyager (picture), Atlantis (text), Space Cavern (blue label) Should I keep the Stronghold game or sell it? Belfry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 If you are going to play it or collect it, keep it. If not, find it a good home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Nice...those labels damage easily. You should be able to get $150-$175 for a Stronghold cartridge in that condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfry Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Nice...those labels damage easily. You should be able to get $150-$175 for a Stronghold cartridge in that condition. Thanks for the advice. I've put it in a clear plastic baggie until I decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfry Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 I Lost my power supply. I will have to buy one, since I cannot, in good faith, sell it unless I know it works. Belfry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Even if you don't enjoy having it in your collection simply as a rare item, unless you are desperate for cash, don't sell it - it will only increase in value with time. Who knows? Maybe a few years down the road you will need some money badly - and then you can sell it for a small fortune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 I say sell, only complete in box stuff will raise in price enough to make a difference if you ask me. I remember quite a few years ago when all my childhood toys (transformers/m.u.s.c.l.e.s./GI Joe/star wars/etc..)were getting some big bucks on Ebay. They were loose, no boxes, played with. I sold them all off against the advice of some of my friends who said they will be worth even more if I wait. Well, I can say I have absolutely no regrets. I got a fistfull of cash and the market for loose toys seems to be less then it was when I sold. If you had a Stronghold that was 100% complete in the box in mint condition then I might say sure, take the waiting gamble, but a loose cart? I am pretty sure 10 years ago a loose Stronghold could pull you $200+, now I would be surprised if you got $150, if you are not a collector I say sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The collector's market is unusually low the last couple of years due to the recession. My guess is that things will rebound eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The collector's market is unusually low the last couple of years due to the recession. My guess is that things will rebound eventually. CIB stuff has still been selling well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The collector's market is unusually low the last couple of years due to the recession. My guess is that things will rebound eventually. CIB stuff has still been selling well Yep. It looks like that CIB stuff get some more attention lately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The collector's market is unusually low the last couple of years due to the recession. My guess is that things will rebound eventually. CIB stuff has still been selling well Yep. It looks like that CIB stuff get some more attention lately! This is what I have noticed. It seems that when something gets popular for collectors (toys/games/etc..)all of a sudden everyone and there Grandma have a bunch sitting in the garage that they want to sell...but, out of hundreds of people that have stuff to sell only a few actually kept the boxes. Naturally the boxed items become crazy rare and sought after while the loose un boxed stuff continues to slowly drop in price as more are found and there is less demand from collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The collector's market is unusually low the last couple of years due to the recession. My guess is that things will rebound eventually. I think it could be many years for it to completely rebound to former levels. The recession will have weeded out some people from the collector/speculator market and make those who remain more cautious about getting into bidding wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 CIB games are selling for great prices right now. The loose games are definately in a lull. I would sell the game if you have no interest in collecting or playing Atari, yeah it may appreciate some in the next 5-10 years, but probably not as much as youwould hope. Take the cash, buy some Gold with it if you want an investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The collector's market is unusually low the last couple of years due to the recession. My guess is that things will rebound eventually. CIB stuff has still been selling well Yep. It looks like that CIB stuff get some more attention lately! Maybe, but that depends if the people are really looking at what the auction has. Some interesting CIB titles have slipped through in mixed lots for rather low prices than if the game would have been individually listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joplinatari Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) I got around $300 for a loose Stronghold cart I sold via Ebay about 5 years ago and it was a bit rougher than yours. Edited April 20, 2010 by joplinatari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfry Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thank you all for your advice. I have decided to sell it. Belfry 220593857509 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfry Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Sold on ebay for US$135. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 So... what would a CIB one go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 So... what would a CIB one go for? Normally - $400-$450 Right now....??? few thousand? I would hurry though, speed collectors always come to a screetching halt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamingguy Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I've never even seen that game before...wow, is all I can say. I know right now, from my own personal preference, I'm buying boxed games and ignoring loose carts (for now). I'm heading for a tag sale this weekend, and I might get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I've never even seen that game before...wow, is all I can say. It was available via mail order back in the day. I never saw/heard of it either until I joined here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 If memory serves, I picked up mine in a bargain bin at KayBee toys in '83 or '84 during the post-crash sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 If memory serves, I picked up mine in a bargain bin at KayBee toys in '83 or '84 during the post-crash sales. I asked Belfry where he got his originally and he said the same (bargain bin), so apparently the game was sold in stores despite the claim by the CommaVid founders that the game never actually shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 (edited) If memory serves, I picked up mine in a bargain bin at KayBee toys in '83 or '84 during the post-crash sales. I asked Belfry where he got his originally and he said the same (bargain bin), so apparently the game was sold in stores despite the claim by the CommaVid founders that the game never actually shipped. Sounds like a case of someone discovering pallets of them in a warehouse somewhere and sold them to stores or a discount chain handling company to get rid of them and make a little money at least. Not the first time that would have happened. (Side note: Post 500! Woohoo! ) Edited May 7, 2010 by SoulBlazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 If memory serves, I picked up mine in a bargain bin at KayBee toys in '83 or '84 during the post-crash sales. I asked Belfry where he got his originally and he said the same (bargain bin), so apparently the game was sold in stores despite the claim by the CommaVid founders that the game never actually shipped. Thats interesting, I wonder how close I was to owning one of these. I don't remember ever seeing one but I did frequant the Kay-Bee bargain bins and I do live in the Midwest (within a few states of Commavid HQ) I'm sure I would remember that box though, must have just missed them or they never made it to MN. Probably for the better, just would have been that much more mad at myself for trading my entire Atari collection for peanuts in the 90's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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