sloopy Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 oh please, we were all already watching it. The collectors that want stuff in a box to sit pretty on a shelf have to pay if they want to play. and its those people, who make the people like me, who want to USE the stuff, instead of making it a paper weight that have to suffer... you buy it, keep the box on your shelf, and send me the drive, since it wont be used, it wont make a difference ;') sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I'm with you brother - I actually use what I buy. Collectors have some kind of mental disorder... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Ok, I don't know why I had to have this....probably because I've always wanted to try it, and it was so far out of reach ($300 in 1988 dollars for the GCR with no ROM or Apple OS = $550 in 2011 dollars). eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280702866886 THIS WAS REALLY A HIGH PRICE (you'd think I have Fibrewire's money or something), but I wanted a complete one with software, manuals (don't see them that way often, but bare ones go for $30), and the included Mac ROM and boxed Mac OS is nice, although I think you can download any classic Mac OS for free now, but I'm not sure how to get the disk images to real floppies. I hope I can get this working. If anyone wants disks or manuals later maybe I can image them to share. Edited July 17, 2011 by wood_jl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Not Atari related but I just took a couple of shots on a REU for the C-64. It was at $58 when I joined in with 40 seconds to go. Ended up going for $142. I had earlier predicted it to go for $200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sweet! Just got news of the rare 'Ventigage Complete'! Hello fibrewire, John Smith (johnsmith@gmail.com) has issued a full refund for your payment. Temporary Hold Information: A temporary hold has been placed on funds that were returned to your account because you used Instant Transfer to fund the original payment. The funds from this payment cannot be released until they have arrived from your bank account, which usually takes 3-4 business days. Message from merchant: item is currently unavailable Thanks for playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sweet! Just got news of the rare 'Ventigage Complete'! Hello fibrewire, John Smith (johnsmith@gmail.com) has issued a full refund for your payment. Temporary Hold Information: A temporary hold has been placed on funds that were returned to your account because you used Instant Transfer to fund the original payment. The funds from this payment cannot be released until they have arrived from your bank account, which usually takes 3-4 business days. Message from merchant: item is currently unavailable Thanks for playing! I knew ventigage was too good to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 probably expected more money... finding one complete is rare... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I was lucky to get Jawbreaker II (Rarity of 9) for under $30... Jay nice Jay! Can you post a pick of Jawbreaker II ?? Sure, when I can borrow a camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Essential tool for programmers: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320657581726 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sweet! Just got news of the rare 'Ventigage Complete'! Hello fibrewire, John Smith (johnsmith@gmail.com) has issued a full refund for your payment. Temporary Hold Information: A temporary hold has been placed on funds that were returned to your account because you used Instant Transfer to fund the original payment. The funds from this payment cannot be released until they have arrived from your bank account, which usually takes 3-4 business days. Message from merchant: item is currently unavailable Thanks for playing! Shocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I was lucky to get Jawbreaker II (Rarity of 9) for under $30... Jay nice Jay! Can you post a pick of Jawbreaker II ?? Sure, when I can borrow a camera go to your local used video game store (Game Stop is one thats good), and get a nice PS2 Eyetoy, they are dirt cheap ( $3 here), and drivers are available for widows XP... (i would suggest the logitech version, for some reason i always get a better pic out of them, then the namtai version... says on the bottom which it is) work pretty good... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Synapse Disk Manager Introducing the Meta-Directory. Catalog all 700 filenames (files that is, not disks!) in your library onto one disk! I always wondered why I'd never seen a copy of this program in the wild - now I know ... Once someone came up with the brilliant idea of actually labeling the disk, Disk Manager was obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Not ebay, but I just overpaid for the Mosaic 64K in it's original box with bubblewrap, manual, and Mosaic decal. ClausB: I'll post photos and upload a PDF once I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 go to your local used video game store (Game Stop is one thats good), and get a nice PS2 Eyetoy, they are dirt cheap ( $3 here), and drivers are available for widows XP... (i would suggest the logitech version, for some reason i always get a better pic out of them, then the namtai version... says on the bottom which it is) work pretty good... sloopy. Thanks Sloopy, will check it out... Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I'd done my research on Atari Age, and I want a 130XE or 800XL. I'm leaning toward the 130XE because of the S-Video output. The search continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I'd done my research on Atari Age, and I want a 130XE or 800XL. I'm leaning toward the 130XE because of the S-Video output. The search continues. pm sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I would have still snagged it... Sounds like the guy didn't get enough money for the auction and figured a way to get you to cancel it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I would have still snagged it... Sounds like the guy didn't get enough money for the auction and figured a way to get you to cancel it! I thought about that, but the seller had a perfect feedback rating. Also, if the item weren't broken and he was lying, I wouldn't want to do business with that kind of person, even if I were getting a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I would have still snagged it... Sounds like the guy didn't get enough money for the auction and figured a way to get you to cancel it! I thought about that, but the seller had a perfect feedback rating. Also, if the item weren't broken and he was lying, I wouldn't want to do business with that kind of person, even if I were getting a bargain. Even so, if it was broken there are plenty of people here who could have fixed it up for you and looking at the items included it still would have worked out a good deal... Anyway, good luck, hope you find a good lot soon so you can get into some Atari retro action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I agree with others. looks like a person that did not like bids received and backs out with a "loft fall" story after bidding ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Here are my July Purchases so far (The XE and Wishbringer were not on Ebay) http://orph.atarinet.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=9442 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I agree with others. looks like a person that did not like bids received and backs out with a "loft fall" story after bidding ends. I guess I should have asked for advice from friends at AA before agreeing to cancel, lol. If the seller were lying, I find it a little odd that he would pull a stunt for such a small sum. I'm a novice when it comes to 8-bit values, but how much more could he have expected from this auction? $30-$40? Or maybe I'm way off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Some people way overvalue 8 bit stuff and expect the world when they sell it. In this case though I could be wrong, looking back at the seller he has good feedback. You may want to ask if he would still be interested in selling and offer a price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330588241699 A bunch of broken paddle controllers. You ask "why the heck did you do that?" Well, multiple possibilities ... 1. I need controllers to complete some sets I'm planning to sell. 2. I need something to do at home. Project hours here. 3. Of the ones that don't work, I'll use them as guinea pigs for another project I'm working on. 4. I'm just crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal968 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I'd done my research on Atari Age, and I want a 130XE or 800XL. I'm leaning toward the 130XE because of the S-Video output. The search continues. Boxpressed, I guess I was bidding against you, sorry about that. I also suspect that the seller may be full of it, you got it for a very good price, probably didn't sit too well with him. cheers, c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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