tecmopsycho Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) I have been casually collecting Atari 2600 for the past two years. This year I have stumbled upon what i feel to be some good deals. I have an opportunity to buy this lot: Amidar Barnstorming Basketball Berzerk Boxing Brain Games Breakout Casino Championship Soccer Demons To Diamonds Dragster E.T. Fire Fighter Freeway Golf Grand Prix Hangman Home Run Indy 500 Kaboom! Laser Blast (x2) Othello Pac-Man Pitfall! Raiders of the Lost Ark Riddle of the Sphinx Space Invaders Stampede Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Starmaster Street Racer Super Champion Baseball Superman Tennis Warlords Yars' Revenge All of the games are complete with box and manual. Boxes appear to be in good shape. I already own seven of the titles so I would basically be getting 30 new games. The seller is asking $200 for the lot. What are your thoughts about this price for this lot? I know buying games is all in the eye of the beholder, but I am curious to see how many of you would purchase this. Input appreciated! Thanks. Edited June 8, 2016 by tecmopsycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkCart Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Most of these are pretty common games. The couple that are rare are overshadowed by how many of these games you can find pretty much anywhere. I'd pay ~$50, only because of how many there are and because there are a few obscure titles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHart Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Without me actually looking at the list, I am assuming that "I already own seven... getting 30 new games" means there are 37. At $200, that's $5.40 per. I have found lots of carts without boxes or manuals run about $5 +/- $1.50, so it seems fair to me, but it's no steal. Edited June 8, 2016 by AceHart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambouis de l'Atari Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 37 CIB for 200$ ? I'd be very happy to find this on this side of the ocean :-) If you sell the 7 carts, consider it's even less than 200$, worth the deal imho. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Without me actually looking at the list, I am assuming that "I already own seven... getting 30 new games" means there are 37. At $200, that's $5.40 per. I have found lots of carts without boxes or manuals run about $5 +/- $1.50, so it seems fair to me, but it's no steal. That's what I would say. It's a fair price, but no steal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 It depends where you live. Atari isn't common in my hometown, and, when you find it, the carts are in rough shape. I would see if there is some room to haggle, but it doesn't look bad to me. Not a steal, but not a rip off either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecmopsycho Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Thanks to all for the input. I just talked to seller and found out that Firefighter, Amidar, Empire Strikes Back, and Riddle of the Sphinx are all sealed. I think I am going to pull the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I am surprised and disappointed by the absence of a Combat cartridge in that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 All boxed, I'd say it's good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecmopsycho Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 I picked up the lot today. A majority of the boxes were in great shape, if not perfect. Turns out that all of these were sealed: Home Run Amidar Raiders of the Lost Ark Firefighter Pac-Man Othello Breakout Star Wars ESB Demons to Diamonds E.T. Superman Riddle of the Sphinx Yars Revenge Only bad part is it came from a smoking home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardK Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Only bad part is it came from a smoking home. You could try putting them in a container with a cup of baking soda. Should help clear up the smell a bit(won't fix any yellowing though). If that doesn't do it, you could try activated carbon, or even a rag with vanilla on it. Rag with vanilla works amazingly well with alot of smells. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambouis de l'Atari Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I picked up the lot today. A majority of the boxes were in great shape, if not perfect. Turns out that all of these were sealed. Do you plan to open them, or is it just for collection purpose ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Pictures or it never happened. And you got a fair deal if they were all CIB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecmopsycho Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 You could try putting them in a container with a cup of baking soda. Should help clear up the smell a bit(won't fix any yellowing though). If that doesn't do it, you could try activated carbon, or even a rag with vanilla on it. Rag with vanilla works amazingly well with alot of smells. I may try this. Yellowing really isn't there. Smell is. Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecmopsycho Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 Do you plan to open them, or is it just for collection purpose ? I won't be opening the sealed ones, but I did just purchase the Harmony cart. I also have a few of the sealed ones as duplicates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecmopsycho Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) Pictures or it never happened. And you got a fair deal if they were all CIB. I've been putting them in box protectors and sorting them for my cabinet. When I get them all on the shelf I will try and figure out how to get a picture on here. Edited June 12, 2016 by tecmopsycho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardK Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I may try this. Yellowing really isn't there. Smell is. Thanks for the suggestion. You got lucky on the yellowing then. Also, the vanilla works well for getting the smell out of your cooler if someone leaves fish guts in it and doesn't tell you. Good old redneck ingenuity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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