Wanted: Atari CX-10 Joystick

[Lodmot]

Hi.

This may seem like a ridiculous request, but does anyone have one or two CX-10 joysticks they'd like to sell?

I have a heavy sixer 2600, and would like to have at least one of the original controllers to make it more complete.

They do not have to be in working condition either-- I've got a knack for mechanics and Atari stuff.

 

I've looked everywhere else, ePay, amazon, etc, but had no luck finding any.

 

Thanks ^^

Edited April 5, 2012 by Lodmot

[the.golden.ax]

They can be quite pricey. Good cosmetic even with the hex discs are difficult to find. With the hex discs on the top, near impossible.

[Lodmot]

Really?

Fudge....

Well, I'll spend about 40-50 for one.

The other thing I thought of was, maybe perhaps someone on eBay is selling one for like 10 dollars.

That happens sometimes, people will sell something just to try and get rid of it, without realizing that what they're selling happens to be a rare collector's item. XD

Edited April 5, 2012 by Lodmot

[the.golden.ax]

You have to have a keen eye, but they are out there like that. Just hit enough listings and look for the top of the controllers.

[riffraff]

Are these different than normal atari 2600 controllers? Tell me what to look for and I'll check. I have a couple huge boxes filled with controllers.

[the.golden.ax]

Are these different than normal atari 2600 controllers? Tell me what to look for and I'll check. I have a couple huge boxes filled with controllers.

 

The button is more clicky than springy, and the top of the stick has an indented concave hex pattern to it.

[Lodmot]

I found 2 for 40 dollars! HAH!

Better deal than I was hoping for actually.

The guy actually had 6 in his stock.

Edited April 6, 2012 by Lodmot

[the.golden.ax]

Good deal, post pics when ready. If you ever need some H6er paddles, I think I have a spare of those.

[Lodmot]

I will. Thanks. ^^

Now I'll have a complete heavy sixer.

I plan on hopefully fixing these controllers if they don't work (I assume not, because apparently the CX-10s are known for that I guess)

And I was planning on reconditioning them with new hex logos.

 

In case you or anyone else is interested, here's the listing that I found them at:

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280859138653

[Grig]

Sweet. Is there a way to replace the hex inserts or make new ones?

[Lodmot]

I was gonna make my own. I thought it'd be kinda fun. Lol.

Tonight I even put together some graphics that I would print out and use for it:

Edited April 6, 2012 by Lodmot

[thegamezmaster]

I was gonna make my own. I thought it'd be kinda fun. Lol.

Tonight I even put together some graphics that I would print out and use for it:

 

Looks sweet! So correct me if I'm wrong but the cx-10 has a hex pattern instead of a Circle or what?

[Lodmot]

Looks sweet! So correct me if I'm wrong but the cx-10 has a hex pattern instead of a Circle or what?

Thanks!

And yeah, it seems to be a curved hex-shape.

I've actually had a CX10 before, but at the time I didn't know what it was, or the difference between a CX-40 and a CX-10. I just thought there was something wrong with it because the joystick was so loose. XP

Edited April 6, 2012 by Lodmot

[the.golden.ax]

It would be possible to die cut out of foil. Getting them printed first would be difficult since the logo needs to be so tiny, and metal is hard to print on.

[Lodmot]

Actually I was going to do what I did with my Zaxxon cart for ColecoVision.

Its original label was terribly messed up, so I pulled it off

Then I went online, found a high-res version of the label, printed it out to scale with the original as best as I could.

Then I cut it out and trimmed it to make sure it would fit on the cart.

Then I finally laid some double-sided tape on the area where the label would be placed on, and carefully laid iit on

there, making sure I lined it up on the cartridge correctly. Finally, to make the label less prone to damage, I put a layer of

clear packaging tape ontop of the label, and this was the final result. I did this almost a year ago, and it's still nice and

secure onto the cartridge.

 

But now I'm getting off-topic, so I'm gonna continue this in a different thread.

 

Edited April 6, 2012 by Lodmot

[jerm81]

I have two cx-10 and two cx-40 that I'm willing to sell. The wife is having a baby so we are trying to save up all the money we can.

I'm taking offers. Message me, thanks a lot.