Atari 2600 Cartridge Binder/Folder

[nightwheel]

I got this from a thrift store way earlier on in th year. And I was wondering if any of you guys seen one of these before:

 

[eshu]

I got this from a thrift store way earlier on in th year. And I was wondering if any of you guys seen one of these before:

 

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/165790-market-price-for-some-odd-finds-some-pics-included

[OldAtarian]

Not that rare but not that common either. I grab them when I can simply because it's a good way of organizing the carts that I want to keep. Unfortunately, these days the people selling them seem to think they are worth a $30-$50 price premium over the price of the common carts that are usually included with them, which they're not.

Edited October 9, 2010 by OldAtarian

[SpaceDice2010]

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 390246948712

 

New one sold for just over $5. I meant to snipe that just to have a new one in my collection. ugh!

 

I get them once in a while when I buy games in lots.

[OldAtarian]

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 390246948712

 

New one sold for just over $5. I meant to snipe that just to have a new one in my collection. ugh!

 

I get them once in a while when I buy games in lots.

 

And then there's this one

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140462837803

 

Used with a $35 BIN and an opening bid of $10.

[SpaceDice2010]

lol. There are so many sellers like that... ugh!

[Pioneer4x4]

I saw 2 of these at the indoor flea market today. They lady doesn't want to sell them, she uses them to keep the non $1 carts in.

[Stan]

I personally don't like them, lots of wasted space for minimal cart storage. Those faux wood boxes are better, or just a good, old fashioned shelf.

[rbudrick]

I've got three of these. Two are a sick crap color, the other is a dark chestnut.

 

-Rob

[+Gemintronic]

Seen one recently for $5 at a flea market. Instead chose one of those press-to-eject Atari cart containers in a worn original box.

[Rick Weis]

i have a bunch of them on gamegavel right now.

 

Rick

[OldAtarian]

The biggest problem I've seen with them is that the vinyl eventually tears at the folds and once it starts, it's hard to stop it from progressing without resorting to unsightly things like duct tape. I would never consider one of these at any price if the folds are starting to tear.

Edited October 17, 2010 by OldAtarian

[A.J. Franzman]

Auto parts stores sell a clear vinyl repair tape. It's quite tough and has an excellent adhesive. It main weakness is that it doesn't hold up well to UV (becomes brittle).

[ledzep]

The thing I don't like about them (and all other cart racks and storage solutions) is that they encourage people to throw away the boxes and sometimes instructions, too. Makes it hard to find CIB games years later. We ended up with one of those big plastic 2600 holders where there's a big rectangular hole on the top to reach and and store bare carts and the Atari sits on top of it. And of course all the boxes for those games are long gone.

[OldAtarian]

The thing I don't like about them (and all other cart racks and storage solutions) is that they encourage people to throw away the boxes and sometimes instructions, too. Makes it hard to find CIB games years later. We ended up with one of those big plastic 2600 holders where there's a big rectangular hole on the top to reach and and store bare carts and the Atari sits on top of it. And of course all the boxes for those games are long gone.

 

Except for the rarest games, finding CIB's for almost any game on the 2600 isn't much of a problem due to the sheer numbers dumped on the market back in the 80's.

[Brian R.]

I have six of them.

 

I use five for storing my 7800 games.

 

The sixth I use for my 2600 and 7800 homebrew/hack games I've bought from the AA store.... of which I now have one more than I can store in there.

 

They have a two-layer pocket on the back side for storing instruction manuals.

 

They're not great when you have lots of carts to store (like say 240 2600 carts) but they are good for smaller numbers, and they're in the "nice old stuff to have" category.

Edited October 19, 2010 by Brian R.

[OldAtarian]

I have six of them.

 

I use five for storing my 7800 games.

 

The sixth I use for my 2600 and 7800 homebrew/hack games I've bought from the AA store.... of which I now have one more than I can store in there.

 

They have a two-layer pocket on the back side for storing instruction manuals.

 

They're not great when you have lots of carts to store (like say 240 2600 carts) but they are good for smaller numbers, and they're in the "nice old stuff to have" category.

 

And what do you do when you're looking for a particular cart and they're all stored in these things? You have to go through every binder to find the game you want to play and then go through them all over again when you're looking for another game. This seems like an idea that sounded good at the time but wasn't thoroughly thought out to account for every eventuality.

Edited October 19, 2010 by OldAtarian

[Zwackery]

I own 3 of these, 2 were used (but one had the full sticker set) and 1 is new. The binders included a list of all the Atari brand games made at the time of printing and along the spine near the top there is a row of 8 lines, so what you would do is peel off the stickers that corresponded with the carts you had stored inside. On the back was a flap to insert your manuals. Although the vast majority of my collection is boxed, there are a few loose games that I have in one. As a piece of Atari memorabilia it is a nice thing to have in your collection. The faux leather really matches the ol' woodgrain.

[Brian R.]

I have six of them.

 

I use five for storing my 7800 games.

 

The sixth I use for my 2600 and 7800 homebrew/hack games I've bought from the AA store.... of which I now have one more than I can store in there.

 

They have a two-layer pocket on the back side for storing instruction manuals.

 

They're not great when you have lots of carts to store (like say 240 2600 carts) but they are good for smaller numbers, and they're in the "nice old stuff to have" category.

 

And what do you do when you're looking for a particular cart and they're all stored in these things? You have to go through every binder to find the game you want to play and then go through them all over again when you're looking for another game. This seems like an idea that sounded good at the time but wasn't thoroughly thought out to account for every eventuality.

 

For four of them I just printed out a little label that I taped to the spine of the binder. Works well enough for me.

 

I think they originally came with some kind of labels/stickers so you'd know what games were in which binder. ... ... or what Zwackery said above.

 

The 7800 games I play most often are in the one that doesn't have a label. Also didn't bother labeling the one with the AA carts.

Edited October 19, 2010 by Brian R.

[treismac]

I just nabbed one at the flea market today. Damn well made my day. Filled one side with 7800 carts and the other with 2600.

[iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin]

Here is on in silver.

 

 

 

[Shawn]

Neat! Never seen one in silver before.

[pinball22]

I posted a different thread about this but no one had it... hoping someone will notice in this thread that has them... looking for a picture of the labels that came with these!

[atariheba]

nice

[Chris Leach]

I posted a different thread about this but no one had it... hoping someone will notice in this thread that has them... looking for a picture of the labels that came with these!

I have a couple sheets of the labels. They were clear with black text on a white sheet or paper

Edited December 26, 2014 by Chris Leach