Crazy Climber Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I can't wait either. I just wonder why he doesn't keep it in his collection if he's a (from what I could gather from the video) collector. Collecting isn't everything man. I'm just as serious as any other collector out there, if I had something worth 30k it would be sold in a heartbeat. What I could do for my family and quality of life with 30k right now would far out weigh owning a collectable...just saying...it would be nice to have and I'm not knocking anyone that can afford it. I have some expensive games too, but even though I'm a collector myself if I found a CIB Air Raid it would be sold 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 1 grand after just two bids ain't bad. It still tickles me I got the first bid in. Maybe the third bid will be 10 grand? I expect to see a lot of action on this once the reserve is met. I just hope it's legitamate buyers and not a bunch of trolls pushing up the price with no intention of buying. If it's anything like ebay, expect a lot of sniping in the last few minutes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 1 grand after just two bids ain't bad. It still tickles me I got the first bid in. Maybe the third bid will be 10 grand? I expect to see a lot of action on this once the reserve is met. I just hope it's legitamate buyers and not a bunch of trolls pushing up the price with no intention of buying. If it's anything like ebay, expect a lot of sniping in the last few minutes... It will hit 10k no problem...I am very curious to see how high it goes though, this is a BIG ticket item so I wonder how many of the "big dogs" will come out and play Any predictions guys? I will say $24,770.01 No science behind that, when I closed my eyes thats the number that popped in my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 No idea about the final price. That manual is a powerful ace, though. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Let's go to L.A.! Raise your hand if you've already Googled Jensen's Recreation Center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Oh wow, that manual brings things to a whole new level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 A little more story at Gamegavel. http://www.gamegavel.com/reviews/2012/10/22/sound-the-sirens-cib-atari-air-raid-discovered/ B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Raise your hand if you've already Googled Jensen's Recreation Center. Actually, Google Maps may be off. This web page lists the recreation center at 1706 West sunset Blvd. To Google's credit, they do say address is approximate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 THERE'S A WHOLE CASE OF AIR RAIDs IN THE BASEMENT, I AM BUYING MY PLANE TICKET RIGHT NOW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 This is why Atari 2600 collecting is the best hobby in the world. 35 years later, its mysteries are still being unraveled, new things still being discovered. Congratulations on the find! It could be the most important Atari 2600-related discovery we've seen in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 1 grand after just two bids ain't bad. It still tickles me I got the first bid in. Heh, heh. Sounds kind of silly, but I felt the same way getting the first bid in on the gamegavel Red Sea auction. It was all mine for several minutes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Now that a manual has been discovered. Is there any chance of getting it converted to a PDF for archival purposes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Bidding has already hit the $10,000 mark. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMan Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Well, I just bid it up past 10,000. I was really hoping I had a chance at that price but I guess not. 10,000 would have put a good dent in my pocket but would have really been nice to own this. Good luck to the rest of the bidders as i'm out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 A little more story at Gamegavel. http://www.gamegavel...aid-discovered/ B It should say "one of the rarest games manuals', as there are other games that there is only 1 manual known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Cool, the reserve is already met! I don't usually see that happen so quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audia4con Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 £11,550 I'm out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 $10 I'm out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Let me know when it hits $50,000.....that's then "I'M IN!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 How much does a testicle go for these days...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATETHEBEARS Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I don’t know how far people want to go to try and figure out the origins of Men-A-Vision. But according to public records, the address of 1702 Sunset Blvd. was owned by Helena S. Moore et al in 1982. The deed was recorded in the assessor’s office on 8/20/1982. Since it appears to be a commercial property, she was probably renting out to various tenants – one of which was probably some of the people behind Men-A-Vision. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedEye Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Or he may just hoard it. A lot of high profile prototype owners like to sit on the game and refuse to dump it unless the community pays a ransom note on it. Plenty of NES prototypes have been lost to time that way. Name one. ...besides Grid Grabber, that is, though even that one was dumped (just not distributed). Name one unreleased NES game that has been "lost to time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) We are verifying all bidders at this point. All without any feedback and also new members bidding on this must have accurate contact information for their GameGavel account and good phone #'s (which we are calling to verify) so we don't expect any of this happening. If bidders cannot be verified and confirmed than their bids will be removed and the auction will revert to the next highest legitimate bidder. So far, no issues though. Good luck to all bidders 1 grand after just two bids ain't bad. It still tickles me I got the first bid in. Maybe the third bid will be 10 grand? I expect to see a lot of action on this once the reserve is met. I just hope it's legitamate buyers and not a bunch of trolls pushing up the price with no intention of buying. If it's anything like ebay, expect a lot of sniping in the last few minutes... Edited October 24, 2012 by Parrothead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 We are verifying all bidders at this point. All without any feedback and also new members bidding on this must have accurate contact information for their GameGavel account and good phone #'s (which we are calling to verify) so we don't expect any of this happening. Good luck to all bidders! That is not a bad idea as half of the bidders don't even have bidding histories..... I also wanted to mention that I have been bombarded with requests to buy my copy and I go for this current one......not sure what to do at this point....been offered some nice amounts of $$ which makes it worthwhile for me to go for it since it might be an alternative and cheaper option for a collector. Oh, I did check the inside of my copy and there was no instruction manual.... LOL... BTW, has this game been verified by somebody in the community??? This person lives in Pomona (that is like 20 minutes from me).....I don't mind verifying it (I can bring my copy to make sure as well)....especially if I can check out the Atari Display... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 That is not a bad idea as half of the bidders don't even have bidding histories..... Agreed. BTW, has this game been verified by somebody in the community??? This person lives in Pomona (that is like 20 minutes from me).....I don't mind verifying it (I can bring my copy to make sure as well)....especially if I can check out the Atari Display... I've only seen pictures and video, I don't think anyone else has seen it in person yet except the sellers. If someone wants to fly me out there, I'd be glad to go look at first hand. However, if you're only 20 minutes away, that would seem like a no brainer. I will vouch for you. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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