SRGilbert Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hard to imagine someone on here not already owning one, but the Flashback 2 will be on sale at Target for only $17 on Black Friday. Might make nice cheap gifts! Only thing is, I wonder if they are getting stock in for this because I can't remember the last time I saw one at any of my local Targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 ooh, I'm going to target that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Ditto, thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) Ditto, thanks for the heads up. I don't have one. Might get one for that price, if just for the controllers. How are they to use with the real consoles, 2600 and 7800. Good quality? I haven't seen FB2s for sale anywhere in a long time. ... I wonder what's in the rest of the ad... Found it. I see the DVD of 300 is gonna be on sale for $6. I think people went batty when it was at Walmart recently for $10. Oops. 500 gig external hard drive for $87. Yikes! Edited November 9, 2007 by Brian R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Ditto, thanks for the heads up. I don't have one. Might get one for that price, if just for the controllers. How are they to use with the real consoles, 2600 and 7800. Good quality? I haven't seen FB2s for sale anywhere in a long time. The controllers are awesome! The only thing I noticed is they fit kinda tightly, but it's not really an issue-- less chance for them to fall out. In El Paso, I think I counted 10 for sale I wonder what is gonna be for sale like that that isn't in the ad. Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHufnagel Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I haven't seen FB2s for sale anywhere in a long time. Ha! There are still a couple of the original Flashback units at my local FYE. I've never checked the price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 If they do indeed have them, they're most likely returns/refurbs. There are no "hidden caches" of new ones anywhere, there weren't enough manufactured for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 (edited) nt Edited November 12, 2007 by Brian R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 I haven't seen FB2s for sale anywhere in a long time. Ha! There are still a couple of the original Flashback units at my local FYE. I've never checked the price though. If they were at FYE, they are probably MSRP+50%! Seriously, their prices are high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igg1na Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 TRUST me there are NONE to be found on the east coast, my suppliers are DRY, only a few RETURNS are around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 TRUST me there are NONE to be found on the east coast, my suppliers are DRY, only a few RETURNS are around I had 3 different suppliers for the Flashback 2 systems over the last year and a half. They are all sold out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'm almost wondering if its a misprint and they meant FB1's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'm not expecting much, but I'm gonna try to make it there. I know they had some last year, guess I'll see what the real papers say today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGLE TOOTH Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I haven't seen any around, ever. I would buy some for that price. I have seen the FB1s at Radio Shack though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) There's always ebay: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?s...o%3D1&fgtp= And a few here and there on google product search (a.k.a. froogle): http://www.google.com/products?q=%22flashb...rch&show=li But I'm imagining that Atari probably didn't continue production so they are probably starting to run out. I agree that it is surprising that Target is going to sell them on Black Friday but they are out of stock currently... Maybe they stopped selling them for now so they'd have enough inventory to spread around for the Black Friday sale. Edited November 20, 2007 by Fort Apocalypse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 But I'm imagining that Atari probably didn't continue production so they are probably starting to run out. The last shipment were the Rev C.'s in the summer of 2006. And those had been manufactured some time before and been sitting for a while. So there has been no production for a good 2 years. Likewise, Atari sold the last of its own personal back stock (via its website) last December/January. Again, these are probably shelf pulls/refurbs that Target would have. There are no new FB2's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) But I'm imagining that Atari probably didn't continue production so they are probably starting to run out. The last shipment were the Rev C.'s in the summer of 2006. And those had been manufactured some time before and been sitting for a while. So there has been no production for a good 2 years. Likewise, Atari sold the last of its own personal back stock (via its website) last December/January. Again, these are probably shelf pulls/refurbs that Target would have. There are no new FB2's. Thanks, Marty! Good info. Was wondering when they stopped and that is really interesting about Atari selling the last ones via its website. Guess they were trying to get more bang for the buck on the last ones? I really wish that they were doing this to clear up stock before a release of an FB2 that had a memory stick. Guess I'll have to wait for the next incarnation of Atari for that. Edited November 20, 2007 by Fort Apocalypse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 But I'm imagining that Atari probably didn't continue production so they are probably starting to run out. The last shipment were the Rev C.'s in the summer of 2006. And those had been manufactured some time before and been sitting for a while. So there has been no production for a good 2 years. Likewise, Atari sold the last of its own personal back stock (via its website) last December/January. Again, these are probably shelf pulls/refurbs that Target would have. There are no new FB2's. Thanks, Marty! Good info. Was wondering when they stopped and that is really interesting about Atari selling the last ones via its website. Guess they were trying to get more bang for the buck on the last ones? I really wish that they were doing this to clear up stock before a release of an FB2 that had a memory stick. Guess I'll have to wait for the next incarnation of Atari for that. I still can't see how Target can legally sell something as "new" that is a return/refurb. Unless they're going to be marked as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 (edited) I still can't see how Target can legally sell something as "new" that is a return/refurb. Unless they're going to be marked as such. We're not saying that (at least I'm not). Were just saying that Target has a supply of new FB2s (that were produced over a year ago) even though they are reporting that they don't have stock on their website. It's either that or they have a supplier they are waiting on. But either way, the "factory" stopped producing new FB2s some time back and they've just been sitting in some warehouse somewhere. Nothing out of the ordinary. Did I mention I can't wait until the next Atari FB console? Edited November 21, 2007 by Fort Apocalypse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 (edited) Thanks, Marty! Good info. Was wondering when they stopped and that is really interesting about Atari selling the last ones via its website. Guess they were trying to get more bang for the buck on the last ones? No, I said they sold the last of their personal stock back then. Not the last of any FB2's anywhere. Each retailer (Walmart, Target, etc.) got their own shipments. Atari Inc. itself was a retailer as well, via its website. Again, the last shipment to all retailers went out in August of last year (the thread is still here on AA). There were only 60,000 of them split between the retailers. So the only way Target would have enough to sell is if its selling units that were pulled from the shelves (after not selling at certain stores) and warehoused, and/or returned units. Edited November 21, 2007 by wgungfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I still can't see how Target can legally sell something as "new" that is a return/refurb. Unless they're going to be marked as such. The ad doesn't say anything about "new". Just says that they'll have units for that price. And more tell tale - "Quantities limited no rainchecks", which is their way of covering for the fact that its not a significant enough stock that all stores will have them let alone have more than a couple each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Well if you look at the Black Friday ads site: http://www.blackfriday.info/ads/target-black-friday-ad.html The description is: Atari Flashback 20 Game System - $17.00 Which would be the Flashback 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_vr Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 No Navguy.. Those guys at target advertising have no clue what they are printing. Check this.. http://bfads.net/Atari-Flashback-20-Game-System-at-Target They are reffering to Flashback 2.0 as Flashback 20 games. So it is the Flashback 2.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Here's a link to the actual BF ad on the target site: http://weeklyad.target.com/target/default....mp;pagenumber=6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Dang, looks like I'll have to wake up early after-all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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