TheBman80 Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 So I bought a lot of 55 nonworking games off eBay figured what the hell its only going for 4.99 + shipping a total of $9.80. I figure what I can loose nothing.. the worst thing that could possibly happen is that I clean some and they work the best thing they all work. So I win the lot off eBay for $9.80 and proceeded to clean the contacts of the carts with alcohol and q-tips so here’s what I come up with 37 working, 18 nonworking and one 7800 game 56 total instead of 55 the 7800 game was pole position 2 I can't test it I don't have a 7800.so in picture 1 are the 37 working games notice they are separated the top bunch are fine but the bottom 2 rows all had their black spring loaded pieces removed that protected the PCB's in the carts and since they were gone let me tell you it was a bitch to get them into the Atari to test. The 3 to the right are working sort of Kaboom works fine but I was unable to get the bomb catcher to move in the game either my paddles are crapping out which is a possibility since they were not working to well with the game Demons to Diamonds that I got in this lot as well or the game went bad. Starmaster worked but no enemies came up I didn’t play for long but I think there would be a little more action then just endless space. Star Raiders did something similar but I really don’t remember what exactly since I went through so many games yesterday. picture 1 In pictures 2 and 3 are the nonworking carts after cleaning still nothing any suggestions or anyone need some nonworking carts for homemade game projects? Picture 2 Picture3 So I basically picked up 56 games for about .18c's each and 37 of them worked that's not bad for a batch of nonworking games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Too bad about Frogger II not working. That would be worth more than your $10 investment by itself. There's a slim chance that you could fix it by opening the cart and resoldering the chip, but Parker Brothers carts are a b*tch to open even after you heat and peel the label and remove the screw(may not be possible to do without breaking at least one or two of the clip tabs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHarrisMaine Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 So far my best was a small lot with Video Cube in it, cost me 14 bucks with shipping. There was also a Swordquest listed in the lot, but when it came, I was dumbfounded to see it was WATERWORLD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Do you have it yet? If not I wouldn't have posted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Do you have it yet? If not I wouldn't have posted it. Just picked it up from UPS...I will post pics later today..Thanks Edited March 21, 2006 by shirleysswapshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHarrisMaine Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Do you have it yet? If not I wouldn't have posted it. Good point. While most of us are on the up and up here, I once gushed over an auction I won for a boxed and pristine Vectrex that no one else must have seen because I was the only bidder, and won it for $39.99. I posted it, then a couple of days later got an e-mail from the seller telling me it was hopelessly mangled in a car accident. Even though he promised to show me pictures of it, and a police report, I never heard from him again. So someone snaked my Vectrex . But the person who did it knows who they are, and I feel sorry for them having such a small life (and other probably small things too....) to do something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Do you have it yet? If not I wouldn't have posted it. Good point. While most of us are on the up and up here, I once gushed over an auction I won for a boxed and pristine Vectrex that no one else must have seen because I was the only bidder, and won it for $39.99. I posted it, then a couple of days later got an e-mail from the seller telling me it was hopelessly mangled in a car accident. Even though he promised to show me pictures of it, and a police report, I never heard from him again. So someone snaked my Vectrex . But the person who did it knows who they are, and I feel sorry for them having such a small life (and other probably small things too....) to do something like that. Now that is pretty shitty... I don't care how bad I wanted something..That is way beyond being ethical.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Do you have it yet? If not I wouldn't have posted it. Just picked it up from UPS...I will post pics later today..Thanks No Instructions.... ..tons of others but not the one I wanted. Edited March 21, 2006 by shirleysswapshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportznutt38 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I got Star Wars the arcade game , time pilot , taz , up n down , plus 13 other games for around $23 + $8 shipping. I think I did alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Do you have it yet? If not I wouldn't have posted it. Just picked it up from UPS...I will post pics later today..Thanks ouch i think i saw that 1 and didnt even bother looking at it, good find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Shirely\Don how many Ebay accounts do you guys have ?? BTW, Nice score on the River Patrol, You can sell the rest of the lot and you got a more than free River Patrol out of that deal, Nice score for sure!! Also who the hell cares if you didn't get the manual for gods sake you got it for 90 bucks??? Cheers, shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Shirely\Don how many Ebay accounts do you guys have ?? BTW, Nice score on the River Patrol, You can sell the rest of the lot and you got a more than free River Patrol out of that deal, Nice score for sure!! Also who the hell cares if you didn't get the manual for gods sake you got it for 90 bucks??? Cheers, shawn Just 2 , One is my wife's and mine...it's a keeper. Now I have, Video Jogger, Video Reflex, Waterworld, Qubes, Malagai in chip , Gauntlet in chip, River Patrol and more soon to come..It's a start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) Shirely\Don how many Ebay accounts do you guys have ?? BTW, Nice score on the River Patrol, You can sell the rest of the lot and you got a more than free River Patrol out of that deal, Nice score for sure!! Also who the hell cares if you didn't get the manual for gods sake you got it for 90 bucks??? Cheers, shawn Oh..and yes..the other is the auction will be sold off..so I hope I can get the $90.00 back Edited March 21, 2006 by shirleysswapshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 my good ebay finds apples and dolls by polyvox for 2600 15.00, i have not seen this 1 since pak kong 3.00 bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggs130 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I saw this auction..was listed for about 45 minutes for $90.00 and no one grabbed it..so I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Dang nice catch there!Hopefully know one ruins it for you~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportznutt38 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 I also picked up 5 Imagic carts Riddle , dragon fire , shootin gallery , demon atack and cosmic ark for $7.39 + 5.00 ship. I thought I did pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHarrisMaine Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I also picked up 5 Imagic carts Riddle , dragon fire , shootin gallery , demon atack and cosmic ark for $7.39 + 5.00 ship. I thought I did pretty good. You know, with the exception of Shootin Gallery, not the rarest of games and all, but in my book, a person could pay 30 bucks for Dragonfire alone, and have it be well worth its money. I think its just about one of my favorite games. It has it all, great graphics, addicting gameplay, and furious challenge. Nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHarrisMaine Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 And today I picked up a Coleco Quiz Wiz and about 18-20 books for $19.99 plus shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Well, Just to show no one killed the deal..the instructions were tucked inside another instruction manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 OMG, You luck SOB. Congrats Don\Shirley. You even got the manual. Hell that manual is worth 1/4 of what you paid for that auction!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHarrisMaine Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Is River Patrol really worth the DP guide listing of $350 loose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysswapshop Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Is River Patrol really worth the DP guide listing of $350 loose? The last one I had, I sold it to Joe at Digital Press for $405.00 on ebay.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Is River Patrol really worth the DP guide listing of $350 loose? Minimum is about $350.00. Boxed complete on the other hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Is River Patrol really worth the DP guide listing of $350 loose? Minimum is about $350.00. Boxed complete on the other hand. 1k+ (???) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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