Bruce Tomlin Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Taking the rest and making keychains and other art work out of them would be cool. Worst comes to worst, if everything is going to be scrapped then you should save the boxes if you ask me and flatten them out nicely. You should also film that many cartridges melting. Is there any way you can get some cameras mounted in the thing that melts stuff? Don't forget cartridge wallets. Saving the boxes may not be a bad idea, but with that many of them the most interesting thing to do with them is to cover walls with them. With a good assortment, it might be cool for a theme restaurant. And I suspect that the recycling process would start with grinding them to something like small gravel, then probably a winnowing process with either air to blow the plastic and paper away, or an electromagnetic process to kick the metallic bits away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Oh no he won't. Albert does not buy the Silver carts because they are a HUGE pain to remove. The ones he would have use of are Super Football, Venture, Gravitar, Solaris, and Football. Be careful now ... if you're referring to the 7800 cartridges, remember that they aren't really "silver label" cartridges; they're ordinarily paper labels printed with gray ink. They're no more difficult to remove than the red labels are; I've cleaned quite a few of O'Shea's Jinks cartridges quite easily just by peeling off the label. No heat gun, cleaners, or knives were needed. Edited October 31, 2009 by jaybird3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 So is that place still selling those? I need a few of those games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I found it. O'Shea is trying to sell these for .75 cents a piece. If some scrapper is actually willing to pay that than we are in trouble. http://www.recycle.net/Metal-P/mix/xv079900.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 I found it. O'Shea is trying to sell these for .75 cents a piece. If some scrapper is actually willing to pay that than we are in trouble. http://www.recycle.net/Metal-P/mix/xv079900.html That sounds high to me. Just talked to my friend. He'll have sample results by the middle of the week, then I'll know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Anyone have $750,000 to spare? I wonder if that includes shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommie Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 One thing I was wondering: I'm unfamiliar with 7800 carts. What's the PCB size difference and number of pins? Also, how many chips are on a 7800 board? Is it a single 16 pin ROM chip like a 2600? I'm curious as to which he sends as a sample for gold testing. My guess is that the 7800 is bigger, which would mean it would test higher in gold content. This could be important to know because the sample test results are going to be extrapolated to the total quantity of carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) atari coasters anyone? here is a pic from the salt mine cave! Edited October 31, 2009 by revolutionika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I will never think of the phrase "back to the old salt mine" the same way ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) One thing I was wondering: I'm unfamiliar with 7800 carts. What's the PCB size difference and number of pins? Also, how many chips are on a 7800 board? Is it a single 16 pin ROM chip like a 2600? I'm curious as to which he sends as a sample for gold testing. My guess is that the 7800 is bigger, which would mean it would test higher in gold content. This could be important to know because the sample test results are going to be extrapolated to the total quantity of carts. Here are some links to some good pictures of the PCBs on Dan Boris's website ... I believe about half of the 7800 games in O'Shea's inventory use one of the standard 7800 PCB designs, seen here (1 chip) and here (2 chips). These aren't too much different in size from most 2600 PCBs, although they do have an extra four pairs of gold fingers. The later games (labeled "Super Game Cartridge," if I recall) use larger boards, which may contain one or two chips, such as this one or this one. The board in the last link contains a POKEY chip and was used in only one cartridge, BallBlazer, which is one of the games in O'Shea's inventory. In case you haven't seen a 2600 PCB, you can look at the ones on sale in the AtariAge store to get an idea of their size. Edited October 31, 2009 by jaybird3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would buy loads of them for $0.75 a piece, probably at least 1000 for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd-w Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would buy loads of them for $0.75 a piece, probably at least 1000 for starters. Me too - I'd pay $1 each for the Ballblazers with Pokey chips. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Just think if O'Shea's lowered their price to $1 per cart. They'd sell quite a few more carts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Just think if O'Shea's lowered their price to $1 per cart. They'd sell quite a few more carts. Yeah, this is what I don't get. For years you have it at $5 a piece. Why not just lower this to even $3.00 piece. I am sure their sales would increase measurably by doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Economics of game sequestration by ianoid: cost = (unit price)+(storage volume)x(cost per volume)x(storage time)+(hours invested)x(cost per hour) In other words, the COST is much greater than the unit price paid. O'sheas knows that. I would say the way to sell these would be to see how many fit in a flat rate box and sell them by the set, or in quantity in flat rate boxes. Like $30 for 15 games shipped or something like that, with a large flat rate box being $14 or so to ship. You have to simplify these operations or else the headaches and time will overwhelm you. I bought a ton (alright, just 3 of each) for 80 cents and was able to clear them out in trades and bundles quickly. But before that time, they took up too much space. I have bought several doxen sealed 7800 titles in the wild since, but I never check to see if they are O'sheas titles. I'm always happy to have them for trades or bundles. Surprisingly, they still move. Having a huge collection, the burden of space can overtake the possibility of profit or the enjoyment of possession. I love my stuff, but it weighs on me like a physicial weight on my shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would ditch the manuals and boxes anyway, so storing 1000 carts or more is no big deal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 In other words, the COST is much greater than the unit price paid. O'sheas knows that. So why not selling in larger quantities? Maybe even in existing packages (6 for e.g. $2 each or 72 for e.g. $1 each) even if they are all the same game. Additional logistics would reduce significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I would ditch the manuals and boxes anyway, so storing 1000 carts or more is no big deal to me. Ya same here, and if I did keep any of the boxes I would keep them flat in a box. I'd be game for $500 bucks worth at .50 to .75 per unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 if i had the money id but em all just so i could use the carts to build a house. it would be wicked cool to have walls made of 2600 carts in my ever-forthcoming museum... anyone wana donate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapetino Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Is there any possibility of some of these eventually getting to Albert in the AA store for sale to the community *very* cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 if i had the money id but em all just so i could use the carts to build a house. it would be wicked cool to have walls made of 2600 carts in my ever-forthcoming museum... anyone wana donate? I have had a very similar idea, but in my case instead of Atari carts I used records. Then,when my house would make strange noises at night, at least I would have an explanation! ..ok lame joke, moving on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 wow, that's a lot of games that have never had the joy of being played. I could use a very few of the boxes, but it's not vital. Especially not for $5 a pop. If someone here gets these and wants to offload a few boxes, send me a PM. I had thought one time of ordering from O Shea's, but I'd have wanted to order everything I needed in one shot and I'd have also had to deal with getting rid of the loose carts. I think I've got loose carts of just about every game they offered. Oh, and adding my voice to the chorus, save the Ballblazer carts at least! I dunno a lot about the Superchip, but if it's important, save those, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximebeauvais Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I remember paying 0.80$ back in late 90' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Geez, for new games I'd probably buy a case of each if the price were right - just to say I have them! It's a shame that they shot themselves in the foot when they jacked up the prices. I purchased a number of them back when they were cheaper (like many previous posters) and would gladly purchase more if the price came down into a more reasonable range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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