OBO Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Bought a cheap A810 from an US seller. It costed more in shipping than the price I got it for. Oh yeah, and the seller's from WA. Currently, the package is in... San Francisco. It will take a loooooong time to arrive on this side of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhod Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 @ Savetz very nice. i'm also looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBO Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The A810 arrived... and it's completely shattered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The A810 arrived... and it's completely shattered. Sorry to hear that. Same thing happened to me with an 810 I bought last year. Now it just sits in a draw. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caterpiggle Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hello OBO, Did the seller added a good Styrofoam and bubble beans in a GOOD & strong box ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBO Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 He did it correctly. The box is not damaged but looks like it had been crushed by weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 He did it correctly. The box is not damaged but looks like it had been crushed by weight. That's really sad I got two 810's last year that were destroyed by a floating AC adapter that wasn't packed to well. I think the 810's plastic is getting really brittle these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Finally, picked up a reasonably priced Kritter. Nice hockey Jersey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm so exited to get this - it's been a grail of mine for a long time. Very Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Finally, picked up a reasonably priced Kritter. Nice hockey Jersey Excellent, thanks for reminding me that I have one of those jerseys... time to get it out of the closet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 The jersey is pretty colorful and cool. I finally picked up Romox's Spark Bugs which by the way was harder to find than Matterhorn I also got Lifespan, which quite the find too.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 The jersey is pretty colorful and cool. I finally picked up Romox's Spark Bugs which by the way was harder to find than Matterhorn I also got Lifespan, which quite the find too.. Where did you find these? didn't see them listed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 sorry, those two were side deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sorry to hear that. Same thing happened to me with an 810 I bought last year. Now it just sits in a draw. Allan I got an 810 couple years ago that was completely shattered also. At first I figured it was just bad packing, but it was packed well. I grabbed a piece of the plastic and it crumbled like cracker. The plastic had gotten so brittle with age that it was literally falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 xf551 , at last... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Atari 800 Keyboard Had bad SpaceBar contacts, but was able to repair it. Now have 5 fully working 800's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 That's really sad I got two 810's last year that were destroyed by a floating AC adapter that wasn't packed to well. I think the 810's plastic is getting really brittle these days... Same happened to 400 on transatlantic journey. I also suspect the AC transformer but it might as well have been crushed by it's own weight. If I were a bit more skilled in crafts I'd turn it into a laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-New-MKIII-Amiga-Atari-PS-2-mouse-adapter-converter-with-mode-switch-jumpers-/111263715613?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:3160 Great for playing padNTSC. or Walking through FJC's GUI demo. I wonder if it will do Track ball games also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Not ebay but a Thrift Shop find. Svideo in and out Very clean picture with my 130xe and s-video cable. No ghosting or screen tear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Atari 800 Keyboard Atari 800 Keyboard.JPG Had bad SpaceBar contacts, but was able to repair it. Now have 5 fully working 800's Let me guess, the solder pad on location (57) had a hole and the contact pin for the spacebar switch fell out. This is the classic failure mode of the Hi-Tek. I had bid on this one as well, but only if I could get it really cheap. I actually prefer these Hi Tek to Stackpoles, because the yellow plungers on the Stackpole always crack and cause keys to stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Let me guess, the solder pad on location (57) had a hole and the contact pin for the spacebar switch fell out. This is the classic failure mode of the Hi-Tek. I had bid on this one as well, but only if I could get it really cheap. I actually prefer these Hi Tek to Stackpoles, because the yellow plungers on the Stackpole always crack and cause keys to stick. Yep, but both pins fell out so I had to fix both sides. The white plungers have some cracks too, but don't stick like the yellow ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Bidding on a printer for the last word VBXE version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconhood Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 oh, this magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Local sale; working 1050 with Happy upgrade!!! (I've been wanting one for 30 years) and a 130XE with the BOSS XE upgrade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking67 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Local sale; working 1050 with Happy upgrade!!! (I've been wanting one for 30 years) and a 130XE with the BOSS XE upgrade! What's BOSS XE? Is that a machine language monitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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