"Going Value" of carts....

[zraider]

Is there a listing anywhere (or did I miss it here ) of the "going values" of different cartridges ? I realize this can be a very subjective thing, but usually from watching Ebay, buying carts from members, commercial sites, etc..., surely there's a way to come up with the current "value" of a cart.

Thanks.

 

[ 05-25-2002: Message edited by: zraider ]

[tbfinley2]

I use this one

Its a little out dated, But I find it to be pretty reliable.

 

 

web page

[KAZ]

Wow, that site was a good price list guide.

 

He averages alot of Ebay final sales together, which makes it VERY useful to look at.

 

Makes me kinda depressed to see some that I "overspent" on Ebay for, but I've got some good deals too I suppose.

 

There's one deal that I'm thinking of that was unbelievable (wink wink)

 

I think I'll go play my Air Sea Battle now.

[KAZ]

The price guide on that website was from '95-'98, which is just fine.

 

But as a popular "benchmark", let's look at the value of "Quadrun".

 

This site says that its value averages:

$105.25

 

As you may have noticed, Quadrun these days seems to grab $400-$600 regularly.

 

BUT, it still speaks to the cart as being rare.

 

If this price guide says that a cart is worth $100 in '95-'98, you can bet it would be rare today too.

 

Therefore, since Atari carts would tend to increase in value over time, those prices should be considered to be the lowest price a cart would probably sell for. They are all "conservative" estimates.

 

Here's some others, from Ebay.

 

I bought from Ebay/Price Listed on That Site.

 

Stampede: $4.00/$1.56

River Raid: $4.75/$1.57

Chuck Norris/Artillery Duel: $21.99/$6.90

Spiderman: $7.99 (the wild)/$2.15

 

Can we say I got screwed? Maybe.

 

Being outbid 3 times on separate occasions for Chuck Norris on Ebay, I just finally said, ENOUGH. And did a buy it now.

[zraider]

Thanks. This may be somewhat dated, but it sure gives a starting point, which is all I wanted. 'Helps add a little perspective to auctions on Ebay. Things there seem to get overpriced so quickly at times.

 

[ 05-26-2002: Message edited by: zraider ]