Box Question

[ClassicBoy]

I've noticed several times in Ebay auctions that the "5200" on the front of the 5200 box has been cut out...leaving a fairly large rectangular hole on the front of the box.

 

My 5200 box (from an Ebay seller) that I received a few years ago is also this way. I wasn't sure why someone would have neatly cut out the "5200" out of an otherwise nice box. Since then, I've seen quite a few boxes on Ebay that have been cut in this way.

 

Was there some sort of Atari mail-in offer that required the mutilation of 5200 boxes...a free dustcover or something? I'd love to know. Does anyone have info on this?

 

Here's a link to a current auction to show what I'm talking about:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8140824704&rd=1

[ClassicBoy]

I just noticed the "free pacman" on the corner of the box in the auction.

 

Was the cut-out portion required to receive the free Pacman?

[Henry Lee]

No, Pac-Man was already included with the system.

As an owner of the 5200 in the early 80's I never got across to mail in proof of purchase thing nor a contest that you had to cut the Actual Atari Logo of its box. Bizarre.

[Gargamel_of_oz]

I cant see anything noticeable in my boxed 5200 to suggest why - I'll pull out the papers when I am more awake...

[video game addict]

Yeah just below the "free Pac-Man" the word 'inside' is written

 

So they no had to hack up box for it.

 

 

I've looked at many 5200 auctions & I've never noticed a hacked up box like that. Maybe previous owner needed it as part of a ransom note,

 

"we nEEd 5200 dollArs oR the Penguin gets it!"

[Gargamel_of_oz]

lol or is it the Hampster that runs around in the wheel that keeps the servers running?

[itsralph]

maybe they sewed it onto their hat to be real cool ...

[video game addict]

maybe they sewed it onto their hat to be real cool ...

 

Needlepoint & Mesh Emo trucker hats two kewl!