dommie Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 (edited) I was logging some inventory for my store today and started on a stack of 5200 games. Right off the bat, the first one I grabbed was Popeye - complete in box. Out of curiosity I pulled the cart out of the little tray inside the box. Underneath it was a little scratch-off game card called "Popeye's Spinach Can Game." The card is flawless and unscratched. Sure enough, on the front of the box is an add that says you can scratch and win a Popeye arcade game. How rare are these cards in unscratched condition? Approximate value of the whole complete in box game including card? TIA Edited July 26, 2010 by dommie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 i recon its about as rare as any sealed 5200 popeye cart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dommie Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 i recon its about as rare as any sealed 5200 popeye cart I don't think all the Popeye carts came with the card. Just googling around, I've seen some boxes with the contest card add on the front, and some without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 i recon its about as rare as any sealed 5200 popeye cart I don't think all the Popeye carts came with the card. Just googling around, I've seen some boxes with the contest card add on the front, and some without. Parker Bros included that card on the 2600 & 8-bit versions as well as the 5200, possibly onto some of the other platforms as well. It's a nice find, they didn't all come with them, and most were usually discarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I remember the card. Good find! Especially unscratched....I think darn near everybody scratched their card (I know I did). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 It is worth more if it is a winner, you better find out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 atari2600.com sells them used for $3 a pop - unscratched I've seen them up to about $5, but that's really only for a serious completist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Scratch it already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 i recon its about as rare as any sealed 5200 popeye cart I don't think all the Popeye carts came with the card. Just googling around, I've seen some boxes with the contest card add on the front, and some without. Correct. I've got both box variations. In my experience the box without the card is rarer. I've got an unscratched card as well, I don't think they're overly rare. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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