scobb Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Check ebay...is this real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I dont believe this for a second . http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FCloak-and-Dagger-Atari-5200-Video-Game-HOLY-GRAIL-Good-Condition-EXTREMELY-RARE-%2F271165641434%3Fpt%3DVideo_Games_Games%26hash%3Ditem3f22bb52da Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 No provenance whatsoever....I'm calling B.S. on this one. Who cares anyhow....it isn't the actual game. Just a "supposed" movie prop. I could make one of those with a cheap printer for a few bucks at least half what this guy is asking...any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 No provenance whatsoever....I'm calling B.S. on this one. Who cares anyhow....it isn't the actual game. Just a "supposed" movie prop. I could make one of those with a cheap printer for a few bucks at least half what this guy is asking...any takers? Half his price sounds good , I'm in on this great deal . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACrystal2011 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Wow awesome deal benny for half price i can afford 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Here's a fairly poor screen grab from the movie, but you can still see there are many differences between it and the e-bay auction. Fonts, lines, square label corners, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yep, that's completely different. Someone hand cut the corners on the label in the auction, as they are pretty sloppy. I haven't seen the movie in some time--how often does the cart appear? I can't imagine a prop department making 10-15 copies of this cartridge, especially if it was only shown once. And as Benny said, with no provenance, nobody's going to pay $5,000 (!) for this. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Just looks too new - the label especially. No lifting or bubbling, no misalignment of the printed colours as you might expect from something made in the 80s. Was there any video footage of this supposed game in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yep, that's completely different. Someone hand cut the corners on the label in the auction, as they are pretty sloppy. I haven't seen the movie in some time--how often does the cart appear? I can't imagine a prop department making 10-15 copies of this cartridge, especially if it was only shown once. And as Benny said, with no provenance, nobody's going to pay $5,000 (!) for this. ..Al Actually the cart in the movie is hand cut as well. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Here's a fairly poor screen grab from the movie, but you can still see there are many differences between it and the e-bay auction. Fonts, lines, square label corners, etc. Found a better image from the movie in this thread http://www.atariage....s/#entry1182593 That ebay pic is surely home made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Actually the cart in the movie is hand cut as well. Good point. I should have stated that someone cut rounded corners on this eBay label, versus the non-rounded corners of the version seen in the movie. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Found a better image from the movie in this thread http://www.atariage....s/#entry1182593 That ebay pic is surely home made Those are great images! Looks like the movie cartridge tried to mimic the silver label style Atari used, whereas the eBay cartridge has a white background. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Wow...remarkably clean label for a 30 year-old movie prop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Wow...remarkably clean label for a 30 year-old movie prop. Well, he must have had it professionally restored by the eBay fairies...you know, the the same mythical creatures that make everything that much valuable just by CAPITALIZING THE ITEM LISTING TITLE, adding a ton of exclamation marks after each sentence and throwing in the words EXTREMELY RARE and ONE OF A KIND somewhere in the mix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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