foxhound34 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I recently came into possession of a storage locker that someone I knew purchased at an auction for $50, the locker was 10x10x10 and filled to brim with junk from old boom boxes, to clothes, and magazine, but more importantly it had Atari games like a lot of of Atari games (in the neighborhood of 3000, plus a dozens of systems) Turns out the previous owner of the locker had an Atari store decades ago and this was all the left over inventory. Plenty of common games, but also a metric ton of rarer games. Multiply copies of games like Texas Chainsaw, Custer's Revenge, Bounty Bob Strikes back etc. I had a friend look at it, he has way more knowledge than me when it comes to Atari and even he had never seen some of the stuff I had. I've gone through just about all of it, but the one game I'm having trouble finding information on is a Quadrun Loaner Cart, I know the original is rare, but how much rarer is the loaner? and what is the estimated value on something like that. TL:DR In possession of a Quadrun loaner cart and need rarity and price estimate. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Holy shit, score!! Sent from my non beer holding hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 As long as it is a lab loaner copy and not a Best Electronics copy it is worth $200-$250 IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Wow! I notice that right now as of today on eBay there's a Quadrun loose NTSC cart with a Buy It Now of $300, and PAL BINs seem to be in the range of $2-300 US, so I'd imagine a "typical" Quadrun loose cart probably falls in the range of $100-300 depending on condition? Have never actually purchased one, though, so perhaps collectors here who have can chime in. If you have a Quadrun loaner cartridge I'd GUESS that if you put it up for auction among the collectors here you'd probably be looking in the range of a couple thousand dollars, but that's pure speculation on my part. Now, eBay Buy it Now is a notoriously bad way to judge pricing, but still, if I actually had one of these Rarity 9 carts and intended to sell it, I'd be looking at a couple hundred bucks at least. Assuming the prototype is worth an order of magnitude more, plus combined with the fact I've not heard of many folks having this loaner cart, and assuming it's in decent condition, I'd say $1000+, plus whatever the competitiveness of an auction would generate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhound34 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 As long as it is a lab loaner copy and not a Best Electronics copy it is worth $200-$250 IMO. It's definitely a loaner cart as it says return to Jan Boehm Consumer Division Software Dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 It's definitely a loaner cart as it says return to Jan Boehm Consumer Division Software Dept. Not a real lab loaner sorry to say. That is a fake label. Many like that where made and sold. But the rest of your games you mentioned like Texas Chainsaw, Bounty Bob,ect. are gonna be worth a bucket of money. Please post some pics of those. I'm sure this forum is gonna help make a Merry Xmas for you if you are selling all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhound34 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Not a real lab loaner sorry to say. That is a fake label. Many like that where made and sold. But the rest of your games you mentioned like Texas Chainsaw, Bounty Bob,ect. are gonna be worth a bucket of money. Please post some pics of those. I'm sure this forum is gonna help make a Merry Xmas for you if you are selling all of that. Damn oh well, 2999 other games to deal with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 ...one hell of a haul for fitty bux! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatWithGravy Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 3000? $50? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Jackpot!Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 It's definitely a loaner cart as it says return to Jan Boehm Consumer Division Software Dept. As Shawn already said it's a reproduction/fake prototype. It's a common fake lable. The copy is most likely done by Best. They sold them about 10-15 years ago IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Manhattan Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 What a score! Christmas came early for you. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicViper Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Cant get the taste of Haterade out of my mouth... damn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 This has to be the best score I've ever seen. No one else has come close. A scene from Wayne's World involving Alice Cooper and the idea of not being worthy comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Wow, that is an awesome stash! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Tibiasm Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Some say that's treasure and other's say that's history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckTeed Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Would love to see more photos - looks amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Would love to see more photos - looks amazing! I'm sure it's gonna all be on ebay ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Give ya 55 for everything. My loss is your gain. The 5 bucks you can buy yourselves one of those fancy American cheeseburgers. If Atari is not your thing why not? Just old junc! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-in-the-Belfry Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Damn, that's some find! Like Shawn mentioned, we here at AA are more than willing to help you part with some of those games for the holiday season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I know some of you guys have only been following this find here on AA. He shared this on Atari FB group and said that he was going to try help some collectors out on these rarer carts. Granted he could decide to cash in but his initial post on FB stated otherwise but it is up to him. I am waiting patiently for the list to be released. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I know some of you guys have only been following this find here on AA. He shared this on Atari FB group and said that he was going to try help some collectors out on these rarer carts. Granted he could decide to cash in but his initial post on FB stated otherwise but it is up to him. I am waiting patiently for the list to be released. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We will have a chain of resellers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 It is all so beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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