Curt Vendel Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Check this out, a guy is actually auctioning a CX-2000 prototype on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1941923239 Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 My gosh! Amazing! Where's the cart slot? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 28, 2002 Author Share Posted November 28, 2002 Cart goes into the back of the unit, here is more info on the CX-2000: http://www.atarimuseum.com/a2000.html Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliColts Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I wonder what kind of bidding nightmare thats gonna bring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I think it's kinda cool that the current high bidder for the CX-2000 prototype is somebody named atari2000. Let's all hope he wins! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I just tried to check it and it's gone. Mitch http://atari7800.atari.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Damn. I wonder what happened to the auction. After looking at that, it's definitely interesting, but I don't know how well it could be used by two people at the same time. Hmm, I'm not even sure how easy it would be to use that for just a one player game, if you have to hold the entire thing or rest it on your lap. I can't see having it sit on a table or something while playing a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I wonder if the seller got a private side bid and cancelled??? Hmmm No that can't be it. If the seller cancelled the auction it would say the auction was ended... This was definately pulled by ebay.... Its invalid. I wonder why it was pulled??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Another bit of trivia about the CX-2000... Take alook at your 9v Atari power supply sometimes. Some of them say they work with the CX-2000. I looked at the transformer many years ago and wondered what a CX-2000 was. By the numbering I thought it was a pre-2600 system like Video Pinball. So at some point Atari must have been pretty serious about selling these things if they are referenced by Atari power supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Does anyone has a email address of the seller? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I wonder if they pulled it because there was something fishy going on. Is it me or has there been just a bit too many prototypes appearing on Ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 28, 2002 Author Share Posted November 28, 2002 Seems rather odd, there was nothing wrong with the description or content of the auction... Hmmmmm.... Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Look on the back of an E.T. box, it says for use with 2000 series systems (or something like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 Here is the message I received from eBay: "Unfortunately, the listing you recently bid on: 1941923239 - WHAT!?! Atari 2600 Preproduction Prototype! has been removed from eBay. Because the listing was ended early, you as a bidder are not required to complete the transaction. For your information, eBay's User Agreement provides that members may not offer items for sale that infringe upon any third party's copyright or other proprietary rights. We reserve the right to terminate any listing for any reason, including if it offers illegal and infringing goods for sale, and may also terminate the accounts of users that repeatedly offer to sell goods that infringe another party's intellectual property rights. Such listing items or materials also violate eBay's Listing Policies prohibiting the offering of infringing materials." I am assuming that someone at eBay has pulled this due to their own perceived copyright issues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 maybe the auction was just to tease us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 maybe the auction was just to tease us I really wanted to see it!Damnit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 28, 2002 Share Posted November 28, 2002 I am pissed, I was prepared to dish out big for this one, whoever is going to display this at CGE next year is gonna get an earful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Stilphen Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Another bit of trivia about the CX-2000... Take alook at your 9v Atari power supply sometimes. Some of them say they work with the CX-2000. I looked at the transformer many years ago and wondered what a CX-2000 was. By the numbering I thought it was a pre-2600 system like Video Pinball. So at some point Atari must have been pretty serious about selling these things if they are referenced by Atari power supplies. Does anyone have a picture of one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Does anyone have a picture of one? Scroll up. Curt does. I looked there because the auction was invalid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 He means the power supply not the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 He means the power supply not the unit. Whoops! Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Wow -- that would have been a neat little item. I'd buy a replica today if they were made available, though it would be a little too ... intimate for 2P games for my tastes. The 2600 jr. is nice but isn't quite as cool IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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