holygrailvideogames.com Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I would need a larger home if I won this auction. I can't remember ever seeing this many Atari systems up for auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=1948305284 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Kay Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Holy cow! What would a person do with over 70 2600's? Maybe this is like that story from years ago (probably Urban Legend) where the Texas billionaire tried to secretly buy up all the silver mines/properties in the world to drive up the price and make himself rich... Perhaps if I strike it rich I'll buy up all the 2600's in the world and drive the price through the roof! (hey - it's worked with the US Post Office and the Falcon030, hasn't it?) Cheers! Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I wouldn't bid on it unless I could pick it up and even then I'd need to rent a Uhaul. My god what would shipping be on a mess like that, and why is this guy not divorced yet? I've got 7 systems and my wife is threatening to leave. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 This guy collect all this in only 5 years? Wow... I really couldn't buy all this, my home is small; With all that ataris, I will need to sleep in the car, then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 The only thing that is probably good for would be for reselling back on ebay. ALthough how many work.. well? Maybe 80% after you fix them? Looks like most of those controllers are missing the rubber boot, who knows if they work or not. I liked this part: If bidding goes over $2,000 I will add in free a Prototype copy of Dukes of Hazzard. If bidding goes over $3,000 I will add in a copy of SwordQuset WaterWorld for free too. When I first saw the pictures I thought they were included, then I read that. I doubt there's anything impressive to any collectors, otherwise he would have listed them. Probably 250 Combats, 200 Pac-mans, 150 Defenders, 125 Asteroids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 I doubt there's anything impressive to any collectors, otherwise he would have listed them. Probably 250 Combats, 200 Pac-mans, 150 Defenders, 125 Asteroids... Maybe he have also some "rare" E.T. carts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screamin1 Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 What's really impressive is the nearly 70 boxed Asteroids. Those may be worth $70 at best. What would possess a person to buy that many copies of among the most common games ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Holy cow! What would a person do with over 70 2600's? Maybe this is like that story from years ago (probably Urban Legend) where the Texas billionaire tried to secretly buy up all the silver mines/properties in the world to drive up the price and make himself rich... Perhaps if I strike it rich I'll buy up all the 2600's in the world and drive the price through the roof! (hey - it's worked with the US Post Office and the Falcon030, hasn't it?) Cheers! Joey The Texas billionaire you refer to was actually 2 guys. The Hunt brothers and that's not urban legend. It's true. By the time the market dropped out on them they only had 10 million left from over a billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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