Dino Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Looks like this listing has also been removed. Maybe he opened it and found out it was not real? Maybe he was shilling Maybe zombies ate his brains! Of the 3 suggestions, your is definately the most plausible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninermaniac Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Maybe the value on this game has finally gone up. I think you may be right Homer Buyer with a (2) feedback Bumped it up $400. I don't think that there is anyway to tell where the 2 feedback buyer is from. My guess is Texas or Mexico. I don't have a problem with eBay hiding ID's but it is difficult at times to tell whether it is a real or shill bidder. I can make Pepsi Repro's without glue residue, any interest? I think I'd be interested. What kind of label design did you have in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Either way, people assume it was a waste of money on Atari's part, but we don't know how much Coca-Cola actually paid to have the game made either. Exactly. Coca Cola didn't pay Atari anything. They were talking about making a coca cola video game at the time and this is all that ever came of it. This was a promotional trinket that was given away at an employee junket in Atlanta. (I have pictures of it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 avatars are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 avatars are cool For posterity: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Maybe the value on this game has finally gone up. I think you may be right Homer Yay! And the recession is over! Time to liquidate bad investments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Either way, people assume it was a waste of money on Atari's part, but we don't know how much Coca-Cola actually paid to have the game made either. Exactly. Coca Cola didn't pay Atari anything. They were talking about making a coca cola video game at the time and this is all that ever came of it. This was a promotional trinket that was given away at an employee junket in Atlanta. (I have pictures of it.) I'd love to see those pics if you feel like posting them Sounds cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff2 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Glue issue-- I have a real PI and it has the aforementioned glue circle on it. I have opened it and confirmed it is real. I bought it last year via feeBay (thread is on here somewhere). Anyway, it is possible for glue residue to appear on it... just sayin' seeya, JustJeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Wasn't this the same seller that also had the huge lot of mega rare games up? I'm sure both auctions were closed for the same reason. I think glue residue is possible on a real PI. If I had owned one back in the day, I would have created my own label or something to help identify it, even if it was the only label less game in my collection. But this cart had a very familiar glue residue around the outside edge. I think it's much more likely that this was a repo'ed cart than a true PI with a fake full label that had also just been removed. I've handled many repo/homebrew carts and there is often evidence of glue around the edges with label still present, but there is a difference between the old factory label glue residues and the glue residue from the homebrewer. I think the odds are higher that someone had a real PI and broke the cartridge by stepping on it or something, and then transfered the PCB into another cart and removed it's labels to make it look like the original... But I think those odds are highly unlikely as well. I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details Maybe you should put your own logo on these carts. Something like a Hozer head in a crocodile mouth would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details Maybe you should put your own logo on these carts. Something like a Hozer head in a crocodile mouth would be nice. Nope, I'm gonna make some with a sticker like my avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details that's almost twice as much then one you can get from Randy ($11). unless that's without shipping then it more then twice as much. and you're talking about Randy ripping people off. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details that's almost twice as much then one you can get from Randy ($11). unless that's without shipping then it more then twice as much. and you're talking about Randy ripping people off. Rick I'm just looking to shutdown the ones on ebay fetching big bucks. The dot matrix labeled, poor solder job ones sold behind closed for $11 bucks a pop, well I can only hope that one day those people will see the light and choose another seller AKA anyone but Randy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details that's almost twice as much then one you can get from Randy ($11). unless that's without shipping then it more then twice as much. and you're talking about Randy ripping people off. Rick Mine was $10 shipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I am hoping that members here would support their own and not flaunt or suppport obvious controversies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I'm surprised Randy hasn't seen this trend on PIs and started mass producing these babies! They'd sell like hotcakes! I'm gonna beat the punk MoFo to the punch and sell them for $20 a pop to avoid this from happening. See avatar for details that's almost twice as much then one you can get from Randy ($11). unless that's without shipping then it more then twice as much. and you're talking about Randy ripping people off. Rick I'm just looking to shutdown the ones on ebay fetching big bucks. The dot matrix labeled, poor solder job ones sold behind closed for $11 bucks a pop, well I can only hope that one day those people will see the light and choose another seller AKA anyone but Randy. why? ... I mean really WHY does anyone whos father isn't Mr Cokeacola himself give a rats ass about Coke Wins repos? Isn't there another cause somewhere out there that might provide a larger sense of purpose? Save the Whales,MADD, protest an abortion clinic, protest the pro-life headquarters etc..... Is it jealousy ? Really what is it that bothers people so much about something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Really what is it that bothers people so much about something like this? Deception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Isn't there another cause somewhere out there that might provide a larger sense of purpose? protest an abortion clinic, protest the pro-life headquarters etc..... i'm waiting for abortion doctor to come out on cart. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Really what is it that bothers people so much about something like this? Deception. Do you really think the people buying repos for more than $20 are seasoned collectors who really think they are buying rare valuable games? I always thought they were bought by people who just wanted to play the game and didn't care what they paid. Now if it is made to look legit then yes it is a problem but if it comes with a label when the real one doesn't even have a label then I see no harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Isn't there another cause somewhere out there that might provide a larger sense of purpose? protest an abortion clinic, protest the pro-life headquarters etc..... i'm waiting for abortion doctor to come out on cart. Rick 2 player game where player 1 performs as many abortions as quickly possible while player 2 has to avoid police and bomb the clinic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) Isn't there another cause somewhere out there that might provide a larger sense of purpose? protest an abortion clinic, protest the pro-life headquarters etc..... i'm waiting for abortion doctor to come out on cart. Rick 2 player game where player 1 performs as many abortions as quickly possible while player 2 has to avoid police and bomb the clinic. Ahhh. I want the Planed Parenthood Collectors Box. Shwan Sr. You gonna do the run? Edited June 10, 2009 by hhwolfman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Isn't there another cause somewhere out there that might provide a larger sense of purpose? protest an abortion clinic, protest the pro-life headquarters etc..... i'm waiting for abortion doctor to come out on cart. Rick 2 player game where player 1 performs as many abortions as quickly possible while player 2 has to avoid police and bomb the clinic. SWEET!! i'll pay more then $20 for that one. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Really what is it that bothers people so much about something like this? Deception. Do you really think the people buying repos for more than $20 are seasoned collectors who really think they are buying rare valuable games? I always thought they were bought by people who just wanted to play the game and didn't care what they paid. Now if it is made to look legit then yes it is a problem but if it comes with a label when the real one doesn't even have a label then I see no harm. Newbie collectors don't know what a real one looks like, it's obvious, otherwise the recent Pepsi repro would not have sold for close to $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Really what is it that bothers people so much about something like this? Deception. Do you really think the people buying repos for more than $20 are seasoned collectors who really think they are buying rare valuable games? I always thought they were bought by people who just wanted to play the game and didn't care what they paid. Now if it is made to look legit then yes it is a problem but if it comes with a label when the real one doesn't even have a label then I see no harm. Newbie collectors don't know what a real one looks like, it's obvious, otherwise the recent Pepsi repro would not have sold for close to $100. Or they just don't care it is a repo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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