codemonkey1980 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Hi there long time lurker here. Finally decided to sign up when I came here today looking to see what people thought of this: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 291501316630 This is not my own listing, nor do I know anything about it, I stumbled across it last night during my daily 2600 search on eBay (the Atari system I collect for). Edited June 27, 2015 by codemonkey1980 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Very peculiar... it's hard to argue it could be a repro, although it's a bit peculiar that the only out of focus photo is the one of the back of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Yeah , I saw this earlier and was thinking that the box is not original ... just as a guess . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I am not an expert, but everything looks right to me. I am a bit skeptical that another boxed copy has been found. Looks right, but very surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 How did that game end up in UK anyway? Not sure if I want to try and bid on a rare item with a 0 fb seller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codemonkey1980 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 No disrespect if this is a geniune listing, but yeah I thought it seemed a bit off. I'm no expert on Atari / collecting, but I knew enough to recognise AR as one of the rarest titles that sells for huge amounts of money. I regulary search eBay UK for the common titles I had back in the 80's and can't say I'd ever seen anything like this pop up before, I was only looking out for a CIB Crystal Castles / Slot Racers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I am not an expert, but everything looks right to me. I am a bit skeptical that another boxed copy has been found. Looks right, but very surprising. Looks real to me (Jose brought one of his boxed copies over to my house), too bad it's a zero feedback seller who says he is selling many games, yet it is the only listing. Even the dent in the plastic tray matches the dent in the box. Too bad the manual is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I wonder if he bothered to even check if the manual is maybe inside the inner paperbox under the plastic tray. This is where the manual was hidden on the cib copy and the seller didn't even know about it for awhile. This was the first thing that occurred to me when I saw this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Good point. Send a message through ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Added to my watch list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Very peculiar... it's hard to argue it could be a repro, although it's a bit peculiar that the only out of focus photo is the one of the back of the box. Part of the back is visible in some of the other photo's. In that cart end view, it looks like the camera actually focused on the box instead of the cart. I don't see anything in the photo's that raise suspicion. There are so few of these around, that it's not even likely that he has stolen the photo's. The bigest concern I see is the zero feedback. Anyone live in the area that could help verify it's authenticity? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Fascinating listing! That price tag in the final photo- anyone know what chain/ store would have used those? Even if the listing isn't real, these seem to be images of a real and previously unknown copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) Someone's had a bite. Assuming it's genuine - and the seller is genuine, - I wonder what the going rate for boxed air raid is these days? I'm going to take a punt and say US$5,750 Edited June 28, 2015 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Blackpool. I know the area. Intriguing. It was the same area that my mate Jon found the NES Exploding Fist prototype about ten years ago. If the price stays lowish, I might be tempted to bid anyhow heh... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Blackpool. I know the area. Intriguing. It was the same area that my mate Jon found the NES Exploding Fist prototype about ten years ago. If the price stays lowish, I might be tempted to bid anyhow heh... Are you close enough to contact the dude and see about checking it out to see if it's legit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Sadly not, we're talking 250 miles away from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Sadly not, we're talking 250 miles away from me. too bad It looks legit to me but a game worth thousands of dollars is something you would want to be 100 percent on. Or at least I would want to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusExMachina Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The auction appears to be a fake. The images and quote are from the one that sold on eBay on October 29, 2012. http://www.ebay.com/itm/281011192303?rmvSB=true 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Nice catch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The auction appears to be a fake. The images and quote are from the one that sold on eBay on October 29, 2012. http://www.ebay.com/itm/281011192303?rmvSB=true I can't see the images in that but yes the description is the same. I call BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Wowzers. I assume everyone has already notified epay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 It amazes me anyone would even consider buying / bidding on such a big ticket item form any seller with 0 feedback regardless of ones cartridge knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The auction appears to be a fake. The images and quote are from the one that sold on eBay on October 29, 2012. http://www.ebay.com/itm/281011192303?rmvSB=true This auction is fake...trust me......like Deus says, this is the one that was sold back in October 2012....so buyer beware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I had thought that box crushing looked very similar to the 3rd found boxed copy It could be coincidence but now I also question the op of this thread and his possible relation to this whole thing... He joined 2 days ago, he also is in the uk, he says he is a longtime lurker, but this to me could mean he has sat back bidding his time with these old photos and listing info waiting to run this scam. Just all seems a bit strange to me a brand new AA user from the uk, pointing us at a bogus, 0 feedback sellers item from the uk.....? Something stinks.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I had thought that box crushing looked very similar to the 3rd found boxed copy It could be coincidence but now I also question the op of this thread and his possible relation to this whole thing... He joined 2 days ago, he also is in the uk, he says he is a longtime lurker, but this to me could mean he has sat back bidding his time with these old photos and listing info waiting to run this scam. Just all seems a bit strange to me a brand new AA user from the uk, pointing us at a bogus, 0 feedback sellers item from the uk.....? Something stinks.... Not to help start a witch hunt or anything but I kinda see where you are coming from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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