Saw Atari 2600 At Goodwill.

[0078265317]

On tuesday (probably gone by now) I saw a 2600 for 30 bucks. Kinda dusty and beat. No games or controllers or ac. Just the unit. It was a 6 switch. Is a 6 switch even worth 30 bucks or is 30 too much bare.

 

[+FujiSkunk]

$30 for a tested system with controllers and power supply would be a good deal, as long as you're not looking to resell.

 

$30 for a bare console, especially a bare untested console, is pushing it.

 

Either way I'm genuinely surprised the thing didn't end up on shopgoodwill.com.

[+20ohm20]

I haven't seen a 2600 at a Goodwill since about 2007.

[atari181]

IMO it is too much. Without controllers or games I would expect to pay no more than $20

[+Gemintronic]

Goodwill charges too much when someone realises what they have. I only notice this with video game consoles, strangely. Perhaps they consult ePay?

[AtariChris]

They will bargain with you. Talk with a manager and make sure your loaded with facts about the item and what others cost in the exact same condition. Give it a try , you might get an awesome break

[0078265317]

They never bargain here. I saw a gameboy recently. Pretty beat. Original very fisrt gamebiy with peasoup screen and red buttons. White color not even clear or anything rare. More baige actually with age. They wanted 20 and 10 for super mario land 1 and 2 so 40 for a old system and 2 games. Shangai was only 3 bucks so I took it but the rest was too overpriced. But they would not lower the price. She said these are the higher end stuff. Or something like that. But they refused to bargain.

[AtariLeaf]

I'm sure all goodwills have old tv's. I wonder if they'd let you bring in a joysticks, rf, ac, and a game to test it out. I certainly wouldn't shell out $30 on a gamble, unless they have a money back policy (do they?)

 

Even then I think $30 for a bare console is pushing it.

[CrazyChris]

I stopped going to the Goodwill when I saw them selling a NES for $50.00.

[+atari2600land]

Once at Value Village, I saw two original Game Boys. I came back with some batteries and they actually let me test them. I bought a perfectly fine one for I think $15. As for 2600 games, I used to see them, but not any more. In fact when I started collecting in 2006, I think I got around 10 or so from that one Value Village location. I see nothing now. No video game systems. Occasionally there is a PS1 game mixed in with the CDs, but that's it.

EDIT: I got the following games from VV: Atlantis, Blackjack, Boxing, Carnival, Casino, Fishing Derby, Realsports Boxing, Seaquest, Spacechase, and Starmaster.

Edited May 10, 2013 by atari2600land

[sqoon]

Untested, that console is only worth $10 in my book. What if you shell out $30 and the thing is broken.

[Algus]

Once at Value Village, I saw two original Game Boys. I came back with some batteries and they actually let me test them. I bought a perfectly fine one for I think $15. As for 2600 games, I used to see them, but not any more. In fact when I started collecting in 2006, I think I got around 10 or so from that one Value Village location. I see nothing now. No video game systems. Occasionally there is a PS1 game mixed in with the CDs, but that's it.

EDIT: I got the following games from VV: Atlantis, Blackjack, Boxing, Carnival, Casino, Fishing Derby, Realsports Boxing, Seaquest, Spacechase, and Starmaster.

 

We have a store called Bookman's in AZ and they've let me test handhelds before. They have a good return policy too in case something is broken. Makes shopping for some of this old stuff a lot easier.

 

If that 2600 works, $30 isn't terrible. Clean it up and bundle it with some other cheapies and you can probably turn a profit on ePay. If its broke, you'll be out some cash, even if the repair is easy.

[0078265317]

Well they don't give refunds. But they give store credit. The problem is even though they give my money back its only store credit. So I still have to buy something. And 30 is the highest I've seen anything besides furniture. So what am I going to get in return. S stupid they don't do refunds, but at least store credit is better than nothing. But rebuying more junk to replace the already piles of junk I have no thanks. But at least store credit never expires so not too bad. As for testing I got a 9" symophonic tv/vcr for 1 dollar. He let me test it. They do have tests strips.

[Andromeda Stardust]

I got my SNES bundle with four games and two controllers for $25 at Goodwill in 2004. My mom practically drug me out to the Goodwill store to get me out of the house, and I'm glad she did! One of the games was Super Mario World/Super Mario All Stars. I was like holy crap; that one game's worth as much as the price tag on the whole lot! There was also an N64 mystery cart with no label. Turned out to be Mario Party 2. Pretty epic find, especially since SNES was the only Nintendo console that I lacked. I still play on it to this day...

 

Ever since shopgoodwill.com opened it's doors, there's been a complete famine in the electronics department. With the exception of old tube TVs, you won't find anything of value there anymore, and video games are non-existent now. My local Goodwill had one N64 console, no controllers or power supply, for like $40. Good luck selling that!

[atari5200dude82]

I understand that. There are a few goodwill stores that are very expensive, for the consoles and games and some are cheaper. I happen to pick up a nice Atari 2600 six switch sunnyvale version for $10 by itself. A few weeks back. This first Ever Atari console i ever seen at goodwill. I got home and cleaned and worked fine. I also pick up a playstaion 2 complete on the half off sale for $15, and a game cube and dreamcast by itself for $8. They all worked fine. $30 for a console with no guarantees is a risk, unless it is very rare and in decent shape.

Edited May 10, 2013 by atari5200dude82

[ConsoleGeek]

Definitely to much, I decided to get a 2600 JR and just bought one off their auction site for $9.99. I already had the Vader version but wanted the slimmer and sleeker model but I cannot imagine why the sixer would be worth $30 untested with no connections.

[Rik]

I'm not surprised at the price they wanted. At Value Village they are starting to put the classic consoles in the DISPLAY cases now, with a huge price boost. About 2-3 years back, any console was put on the shelves for $9.99, ANY console. Not no more, they have caught on thanks to eBay mostly, and asking more. I saw an Odyssey 2 with 2 controllers, and the power supply for $70.00, no games. The days of cheap consoles are gone, here anyways, and the clowns at the flea markets, of all places are doing the same. I mean it's a FLEA MARKET, not eBAY damn it!!! :mad: :mad:

[mkiker2089]

These things come and go. There's a 4 switch wood model with a controller and cords going for 18 locally that I'm tempted to get.

 

NES prices went high for a while also but they seem to have settled. Some online retailers haven't caught on yet but they will when things sit on the shelf for a while. Same at the flea markets. The people who do that as their income will hold on to things longer but soon enough they'll want it gone.

 

So which version is worth the most anyway? I assumed it was the heavy six but there seem to be an abundance of six models heavy or not.

[Master Phruby]

I've seen 2600 carts at my local Goodwill for $4.99 each. Typically they always have at least a original XBox or PS1 sitting on the shelf. GameCubes show up every few months. The systems are typically $14.99. I wish I could find a N64 there.

 

Of course, 20 years ago I find my Kangroo cab at a thrift store for $50. I've never seen anything that good since.

[0078265317]

I went back to goodwill today and the atari was still there. Still 29.99.

[Donnicton]

Let's add "Savers" to the list of thrift stores never to shop for any bargains on games - once again completely contrary to the concept of "thrift".

 

Like Goodwill, they tend to be run by people with just enough ebay experience to dangerously overvalue anything video game related they get in, and squirrel them into the impenetrable glass displays.

 

This time, the hallmark of their glass case collection was a "boxed" copy of Final Fantasy for the NES for $99.99. (Note that very good quality CIB FF1s go for ~$50 on eBay on most auctions)

 

Now, when I say "boxed", I mean the term in the most egregious possible sense to any AAer here. Whoever previously owned it cut out the top/bottom flaps and the right spine, and slipped the remainder into the front of a clear plastic video game rental case like you would have seen at a Hollywood video. It was in this condition that they demanded $99.99 for it - and I don't even know if it had the manual, I wasn't prepared to give anyone the satisfaction of seeing me give any real attention to it.

[mkiker2089]

The biggest flaw they make in my experience is mistaking asking price for actual selling price on eBay. If you look for a 2600 you'll find people wanting hundreds but see them selling for 50.