i didnt own an Atari 'till fairly recently, having spent the early 80s on my ZX Spectrum (I think they called it a Timex in the states - it's the computer rareware started on), having given up on gaming through the dull Megadrive Snes years (how many platform games can you buy???) i spotted one in a charity store. being unemployed at the time i rushed in with £5 ($8 ish) to reserve it. i didnt need to, the old dears in the store were selling this VCS six-switch woody, boxed (with bubble wrap, warranty card, manual and pacman) for £1.50!!! (thats about $2.30)
hahahahaaaaa! Not long after that I bagged my first Activision carts (Kaboom and Freeway) and my love affair with this awesome console was assured.
I'm still toying with an idea to wood-panel my PS1