DemonoidTentacle Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 So I've had my eye out for a ColecoVision for a while now, but now I'm ready for a full commitment to buy one, my main reason is because there's a few homebrew games that I would like to try out and support. The reason I haven't just gone out and gotten one is because there don't seem to be any in my local area / state. Flea markets, online noticeboards, garage sales, nothing. So I decide to give in to eBay. But there aren't any on eBay at the moment. Not even any completed listings now that they've shorted the timeframe down on completed listings. My main question is what kind of money am I looking at as a fair price to get a console, and what are the main problems with the system that I should be aware of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 You need to work on your search-fu. There's a mess of them on ebay right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170723485939 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130603634317 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 300627644250 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110781432604 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 220900239882 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 300627668296 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 350508820820 That's just in the second page of the 8 page search. There's no shortage of CV's on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Here's some completed listings... also no shortage of those: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 360396945270 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260894067244 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320794385470 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 390365260533 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 300626670981 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 230702716923 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 290633753507 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 140635794642 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110775765043 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110775744528 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 120811548730 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320793776110 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 120811530694 That's just the ones on the first 2 pages of the completed items search... there's plenty more, but you get the idea. How on earth did you think there were no CV's on ebay, live or completed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Check here with Yurkie....he has been selling refurbished Colecovisions with A/V mods, pause button, BIOS skip and upgraded controllers. I have a refurb that he did and it is amazing!!!! http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/172279-colecovision-hardware-for-sale/page__st__75__p__2410867__hl__colecovision__fromsearch__1#entry2410867 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cOLeCoHiTMan Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I agree... Get one from Yurkie if he has any.. I got burned on eBay. Looked nice.. but it only went in one direction with the controller. Opened up.. Inch of "something" inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonoidTentacle Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 You need to work on your search-fu. There's a mess of them on ebay right now. I'm a douche and hadn't clicked international. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 You need to work on your search-fu. There's a mess of them on ebay right now. I'm a douche and hadn't clicked international. LOL... I didn't even notice you are in Australia, I'm the douche LOL... well, if you're looking at local-only, I can't help you there. I imagine they'd be harder to find there than in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonoidTentacle Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 You need to work on your search-fu. There's a mess of them on ebay right now. I'm a douche and hadn't clicked international. LOL... I didn't even notice you are in Australia, I'm the douche LOL... well, if you're looking at local-only, I can't help you there. I imagine they'd be harder to find there than in the US. I would prefer to buy a PAL system, there's one in Germany at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I didn't notice the Australia address either. I'm not sure if Yurkie handles PAL systems or if he ships internationally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Indeed, a system refurbished and modified by Yurkie would BE YOUR BEST ROUTE TO TAKE as you will be guarenteed to receive a perfectly working system and controllers... whereas going the eBAY or other route could lead to a lot of headaches and heartbreak not to mention a drain on the old pocket book if the system doesn't work properly. You can also save some money by not including all the extra modifications that Yurkie provides if money is an issue. As far as a PAL system, I am not exactly sure if the Composite Video Mod that Yurkie provides is compatible with the CBS PAL ColecoVision and hopefully Yurkie can chim in with an answer here that I'm sure would benefit many other people who frequent these forums. As far as finding a system on eBAY Australia, I haven't noticed any systems show up there in a while, but I might not have been paying close enough attention... I mostly see loose and CBS boxed games on there as well as on the eBAY sites that handle European countries. Anyhow, good luck with the hunt and welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leroyneiman Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Yurkie is your best bet. You will pay more on shipping, but it will be headache-free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Unfortunately, the PAL units are a different animal, as far as video mods go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleconut Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 My main question is what kind of money am I looking at as a fair price to get a console, and what are the main problems with the system that I should be aware of? Cant comment on how much you might pay for a unit in Aus, likely a little more than the N. American auctions. But main problems, and they are discussed in other threads here, are as follows: Power switch original dielectric grease dries out and causes screen "noise" garbled graphics or worse. Repair, replacement necessary. Desoldering required. Joysticks become unresponsive, often a cleaning helps but if the foils break, they need replacement, i.e. desoldering, replacement Joystick ports IC's fry, symptom is inserting a game then the game starts without prompting for skill level and/or on-screen character moves in one direction with no control over it. Replacement necessary, more desoldering, replacement Power connectors loosen up a bit, then even an otherwise good power supply doesnt fit tightly enough and moving the connector results in intermittent connection problems. There are other less common problems that are ultimately fixable but sometimes hard to trace and harder to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Here's a PAL CV that just showed up on eBAY Global with the seller located in Australia!!! Not sure if it was listed in one of the posts above as I didn't check all of them. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170735432411 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Coleco Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Looks like those CBS pal units had better power supplys- vented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Looks like those CBS pal units had better power supplys- vented. Good catch their Mark! I wonder if that is a replacement Power Supply or if, indeed, that is an original to the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Coleco Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hmm, he stated a "colecovision power supply" but who knows, need a closer look at that label on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Looks like those CBS pal units had better power supplys- vented. Canadian power supplys too Alot much more reliable than their US bros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Coleco Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Back in the day, I had to buy a C64 custom power supply, cause the brick died, probably over heated. Anyways the new custom power supply was a dream, nicely incased in a Vented metal case. I just don't under stand why Coleco didn't sell there improved brick for us customers, where the cord extend out both sides of the adapter and vented and servicable. (not that the old bricks can't be fixed as we all know, just got to crack open the case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleconut Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Back in the day, I had to buy a C64 custom power supply, cause the brick died, probably over heated. Anyways the new custom power supply was a dream, nicely incased in a Vented metal case. I just don't under stand why Coleco didn't sell there improved brick for us customers, where the cord extend out both sides of the adapter and vented and servicable. (not that the old bricks can't be fixed as we all know, just got to crack open the case). Might have been to just meet the UL standards vs our CSA standards, i.e. 2-prong plug vs 3-prong plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonoidTentacle Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 One has come up on eBay in australia that includes the expansion module to play 2600 games. Seeing as my 2600 is dead, that would be handy. If I decide to bid, and win the auction, I'll announce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hill Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I have seen some strange looking boxed Colecovision games from Australia, they seem to come in video cases with a rounded spine? I'd say the main thing to be wary of when buying a console is the controllers ~ of the four I've obtained only two work, they seem to be prone to damage over time so I would ensure that you ask any seller that they've tested the jostick component in all directions and BOTH fire buttons as some games actually require that both fire buttons work (Looping for example). Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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