2600 For Life Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 (edited) I've been meaning to post this, and before it disappears ... Ebay auction here: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260661164389 As I mentioned in the description, after a couple of quick glances, I'm trying to figure out how the price got so high. What cartridge or two is super rare in that lot? EDIT: I just saw Sumrfs Save the Day, that's an 8, but I don't think that goes for more than $30-$40; Also, it doesn't have the controllers needed to play that game - this is a start though! EDIT2: Don't get me wrong, it looks like a nice collection, I just didn't anticipate that price. Edited October 1, 2010 by 2600 For Life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It was a bidding war between 2 newbies................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I think Mr. Shillmeister was involved in bidding in this one, actually..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It is called speed collecting. 105 carts is a nice start to a collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykel Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Well, it is 3.33$ per game if you don't include the actual Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Well, it is 3.33$ per game if you don't include the actual Atari. It is way too much no matter how you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I posted this as well when it was happening. There are a couple label variations. One being the Golf with the black tape. Nothing to write home about. Someone with a Zero feedback got it. But, there was a collector that put a bid in a few minutes after I posted this auction. I think someone just wanted a quick start to their collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I guess I'm the only one that picked up on the Pac-Man cart which alone is worth $325...so, $25 for the rest is a steal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600 For Life Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 It is way too much no matter how you look at it. Yeah, I was using this as a comparison: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280568505485 Although, $350 auction's game look in better shape (and it has the Atari). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Nice starter set but way too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykel Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Yeah, that definitely was too much now that I think of it. I just don't have an Atari yet so I am a noob with the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 EDIT: I just saw Sumrfs Save the Day, that's an 8, but I don't think that goes for more than $30-$40; Also, it doesn't have the controllers needed to play that game - this is a start though! If you look at the pics, it wasn't even a Smurf's Save the Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combat16 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 This was my auction. I figure I can shed some light on the subject. This auction was a three way bidding war. The golf game may have been a target of one or two of the bidders. If I had realized it was a sought after label variant, I wouldn't have included it in the set. I don't collect that particular type of variant, but I would rather had gotten it to the hands of someone who is after that cart. I can relate to the difficulties of finding carts like this. I lost out on an auction of carts that included an Activision text label skiing to Zeitshabba when he was collecting carts for the wallet project. Unfortunately for me, he included it in a set similar to what I just sold. I don't like the idea that I did that same thing to someone else. I don't shill bid on auctions. An example is the next auction I had for a similar set went for $98.00. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260667357393 I don't know why this went so low. It was odd considering it was only two weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Since the bidder that won had a zero feedback I don't think he knew about that label variation. I am sure there are some collectors like myself who are getting down to our last two or three "tape" label variations that would give you a fair price for carts like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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