Shawn Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nope not really. You ever dyed a t-shirt before? Same shit different pile. No, I have not. These shells have metal screws and springs in them. Would those need to be removed? It seems like a lot of work given how easy it is to come by common 2600 carts in good condition.. ..Al Ya, I would take the screws and springs out. Dye the halves and glide in peices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Ya, I would take the screws and springs out. Dye the halves and glide in peices. Now it's definitely into the realm of "far too much work". To do this properly, you'd need to keep track of the shell halves, as there are many subtle variations on 2600 shells and you don't want to mix the two halves up. Might be interesting, though, if the shells were dyed some color other than black. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Might be interesting, though, if the shells were dyed some color other than black. ..Al Ding ding ding :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Ya, I would take the screws and springs out. Dye the halves and glide in peices. Now it's definitely into the realm of "far too much work". To do this properly, you'd need to keep track of the shell halves, as there are many subtle variations on 2600 shells and you don't want to mix the two halves up. Might be interesting, though, if the shells were dyed some color other than black. ..Al Rit will only do light to dark or dark to darker. For other colors you would need to use that expensive spray stuff all the cosmetic modders are using on consoles and cartridges like the ones Ax and DoubleDown have made. Probably why that spray like like $50 bucks a pop and rit powder is $1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 484 carts + rit plastic dye + some secret herbs and spices = Project Monkey Addition that will look AMAZING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Not probably worth doing for cart shells, but possibly for custom computer cases (plastic), but I have not tried that. For anyone interested, here is a thread on a bike site about using RIT dye on plastic bike parts: http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=51182 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Just received another eBay item that was not properly described. The auction clearly describes (in the title and auction description) a "High Capacity Cyan Toner Cartridge" with the proper model number for a high capacity cartridge. Today I received a "Standard Capacity" cartridge instead, which I certainly would not have purchased had I known. The picture of the item doesn't even match the box I received. I already wrote the seller asking WTF, and if I am not satisfied with the seller's response I will be filing a claim on PayPal. eBay. You suck. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 eBay doesn't suck so much monkey balls when you have a monkey who will buy all your scrub carts from you, eh? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 You're not exactly "buying" them from me. In fact, with the PayPal fees and the cost of packing materials, I'm in the negative.. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hmm, then maybe throwing them in the trash would have been more profitable for you, but I am glad you didn't! You still might get a Project Monkey item out of the deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Well, I know one thing ... after my most recent eBay horror story, I'm about done buying things on eBay. I'll still use it in exceptional situations, but for the most part, I'm much more comfortable with the Marketplace here on AtariAge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Yeah, you got the shaft hard on that one jay. That really sucks, too, that was an AWESOME lot. Was the Diner one of the destroyed CIB boxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Well, I know one thing ... after my most recent eBay horror story, I'm about done buying things on eBay. I'll still use it in exceptional situations, but for the most part, I'm much more comfortable with the Marketplace here on AtariAge. Holy cow, I hadn't even seen your pictures. Unbelievable. If you look at the auction pictures, you can see where "Skiing" was pulled apart from "Major League Baseball", and the seller probably gave up at that point trying to separate the boxes for a better picture. I sure as heck hope you'll be giving that seller a negative, even if you get a partial or full refund. What the hell is wrong with people? How could someone possibly think they'd get away with this? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Carts are on their way to Cebus.. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 UH OH Pressure is now on the monkey to make something COOL out of them...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Carts are on their way to Cebus.. ..Al Should that say "Monkey Food" not "Kitten Food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Should that say "Monkey Food" not "Kitten Food I think monkeys will still eat kitten food. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have an idea what you can do with the carts. Bring them to CGExpo and set up a AtariAge hockey board. Then let people try to shot the carts into a small whole in the center of the board from across the room with a hockey stick. If somebody gets a cart in the whole they win a free AA cart. Allan A video of this for the board would be priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 So I just got this big box of blank carts at my house today.....and guess what? THEY ARE ALL SCUFFED! Sheesh! I can't use them for anything now. I complained to the seller but HE DOESN'T CARE! He called my mother all sorts of nasty names and said I could rot in hell! I'm at wits end....should I leave him negative feedback? One box of carts showed up! Next weekend is scheduled Project Monkey Redux time! (Only I'm not using these to make lamps) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 I'm at wits end....should I leave him negative feedback? Good luck with that. Where are you going to leave me negative feedback? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thorsten Günther Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Just received another eBay item that was not properly described. AOL! I opened the mail from Saturday this morning and my purchase, an Atari 400/800/XL/XE Demon Attack loose cartridge, had magically transformed to a VCS one (these are common as rocks all over the globe, while the former one, being 400/800 compatible only, are quite rare in Europe) during shipping. Thorsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 AOL! I opened the mail from Saturday this morning and my purchase, an Atari 400/800/XL/XE Demon Attack loose cartridge, had magically transformed to a VCS one (these are common as rocks all over the globe, while the former one, being 400/800 compatible only, are quite rare in Europe) during shipping. Was this a mixup or was the item improperly described on eBay? I had an eBay seller recently mix up the shipping of two packages so I ended up with the wrong item and someone else ended up with mine. The seller immediately sent out UPS tags to each of us so we could re-ship the packages, but it took about two weeks before I received the proper package. I have done this in the past as well, fortunately it wasn't something I needed right away. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 AOL! I opened the mail from Saturday this morning and my purchase, an Atari 400/800/XL/XE Demon Attack loose cartridge, had magically transformed to a VCS one (these are common as rocks all over the globe, while the former one, being 400/800 compatible only, are quite rare in Europe) during shipping. Was this a mixup or was the item improperly described on eBay? The seller now claims he made a "mistake" and - prior to finding out that I already gave him the feedback he deserved, offered a refund. After finding out about that, he - of course - isn't any longer willing to refund my 10 US$. Well, I can live without them, but other buyers needed to be warned, IMHO, because eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280469381222 this doesn't look like a mixup to me (as the seller even depicted the package of the 400/800 version, which is black rather than silver, as is the cartridge itself). The cart even had a large, new sticker to it (so much for the "good" condition) with a price tag of 94 cents, so the seller perfectly well knew that the game wasn't even worth a single buck (it isn't worth a single Euro in Germany, either). Thorsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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