Frankie Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-1400XL-Rare-Vintage-Computer-/322227321151?hash=item4b063eb93f:g:o~MAAOSwdzVXr9vL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Guess you missed this post? 1400xl-on-ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 That the one that was doing the rounds the last few days on the AA facebook page. Someone pointed out that another recent listing went for more than $5,000. So at the moment I'd say it was a good deal. Despite the obviously aftermarket badge, this one contains PSU and RF cable which I don't think the other did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Kline Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 That the one that was doing the rounds the last few days on the AA facebook page. Someone pointed out that another recent listing went for more than $5,000. So at the moment I'd say it was a good deal. Despite the obviously aftermarket badge, this one contains PSU and RF cable which I don't think the other did. Just a bit of added clarification, per an update to the listing from the seller: On Aug-14-16 at 15:50:43 PDT, seller added the following information: Crazycalifornian messaged me that the power supply I have is not the one for the 1400XL. He said it was for the 800 only. So I am not going to plug it in again because I don't want to do any damage to the 1400. I will keep it and sell it with the 800. Just wanted to keep everyone informed. Per AtariMuseum: Note: For those collectors who have been able to obtain a 1400XL or 1450XLD computer and have wondered why their system is missing the labels on them, the reason for this according to a source at the old Atari Store stated: People were pulling systems out of the garbage from Atari, bringing them back to the store and requesting refunds, Atari got wind of this and decided to have the labels removed on all "XL" merchandise, not just the 1400's and 1450's that was to be thrown out or sold so that it could not be brought back for refunds. --Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentarian Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) Just a bit of added clarification, per an update to the listing from the seller: On Aug-14-16 at 15:50:43 PDT, seller added the following information: Crazycalifornian messaged me that the power supply I have is not the one for the 1400XL. He said it was for the 800 only. So I am not going to plug it in again because I don't want to do any damage to the 1400. I will keep it and sell it with the 800. Just wanted to keep everyone informed. The power supply in EBay picture is not an 800 power supply. The DIN plug is a giveaway there. Regardless though, it appears to be the infamous XL ingot version -- so probably not a good idea to use it anyway. Edited August 15, 2016 by Brentarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 The power supply in EBay picture is not an 800 power supply. The DIN plug is a giveaway there. Regardless though, it appears to be the infamous XL ingot version -- so probably not a good idea to use it anyway. The seller omitted XL from 800, easy typo on his part... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I stumbled upon this when doing a search for Atari 8-Bit Prototypes... Atari 8-Bit Prototype Collection Four amazing even though untested Atari prototypes in good cosmetic condition can be bought via this Atari Prototypes eBay auction. If you can find the necessary money, you'll be the proud owner of the following prototypes: Atari 1450XLD (never released officially), Atari 1400XL (never released officially), Atari 1200 (evolved into the Atari 1200XL) and Atari 1090 XL Expansion System (never released officially). Seller ships worldwide. POSTED BY GNOME AT 5/10/2012 Apparently it was up for auction at eBay in 2012, but when checking the listing doesn't appear to have been sold. It shows '0 bids' which seems unlikely. Anybody know what the story is? Did someone actually get all 4 systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Afair, Curt Vendel sold most of this hardware to the german guy who tried to sell it via ebay. But they had an agreement, that if he ever wanted to get rid of the hardware he should return it to Curt again. So I guess it was not sold via ebay, but simply returned to Curt... There was a topic about this auction here on AA and thanks to this topic, Curt became aware of it... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Afair, Curt Vendel sold most of this hardware to the german guy who tried to sell it via ebay. But they had an agreement, that if he ever wanted to get rid of the hardware he should return it to Curt again. So I guess it was not sold via ebay, but simply returned to Curt... There was a topic about this auction here on AA and thanks to this topic, Curt became aware of it... Thanks for the info Do you by any chance have a link to that topic on AA you mentioned? - Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/197652-atari-proto-collection-1450xld-1400xl-1200-1090-xl-expansion/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/197652-atari-proto-collection-1450xld-1400xl-1200-1090-xl-expansion/ Thank you FJC It made for an interesting read. A quote from that topic... ...I plan to make exact replica's of the 1090 XL's.... I have all of the schematics and mechanical drawings. I think Curt was a bit too optimistic when he made that statement, but it would have been interesting if it had happened. Although I think Dropcheck has been thinking about doing this very same thing. - Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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