7800 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I thought I'd post this because as far as I knew, Track & Field for 5200 was only a prototype game... I could be wrong but this might be a fake. What do you all think? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Track-Field-Atari-5200-Ultra-Rare-Game-/201027898522?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2ece324c9a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It is a fake in a way but it is a real, playable, and complete game. The prototype rom that is on the Net (and here on Atariage) is a finished game. Someone just put it on a eprom and made a cartridge from it. That auction is way over priced though. Nobody should pay more than $30 or so for a cartridge of it. Albert will make you a cartridge for $30 right here: http://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=951 Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Cool , wondering if I could get a cart of Blaster . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Cool , wondering if I could get a cart of Blaster . There is a really nice label in the 5200 label thread. There is even a manual that two other people and myself made a few years ago. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/98329-atari-5200-blaster-manual/?hl=%2B5200+%2Bblaster+%2Bmanual&do=findComment&comment=1998423 The label is in this thread somewhere: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/57214-the-atari-5200-label-thread/page-15?hl=%2Batari+%2B5200+%2Blabel+%2Bthread&do=findComment&comment=2206391 Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 timmers_tippy has a horrible attitude, doesn't surprise me he is selling repros for inflated prices. He tries to sell games from Venezuela for inflated prices as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 5200 proto cart in S America, more than triple the price you can buy it from AA for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Timmers_tippy is a rip off. I have no idea how he makes sales. I sold off a few doubles of 5200 carts I had. He bought a couple and is now selling them. For more than double than what he had paid me. These same carts, he's been trying to sell for almost 6 months now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 And ask him to take a picture of an item that you cant see the back of and he tells you his camera is broken 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Timmers_tippy is a rip off. I have no idea how he makes sales. I sold off a few doubles of 5200 carts I had. He bought a couple and is now selling them. For more than double than what he had paid me. These same carts, he's been trying to sell for almost 6 months now. I made a offer to timmers_tippy once, I offered $1.50 less and his counteroffer was just 50 cents less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 I love how the listing is worded in such a way where it can't really be construed as falsifying information. However, the listing IS very deceptive. Clearly the seller is hoping for an uneducated sucker to come along and buy what he/she may think is an actual rare cartridge from the early 80's, made by Atari. An honest seller would indicate that it is a custom made labeled cartridge with the original prototype rom installed on the hardware. Most reputable sellers take more than one picture of an item that is listed at such a high price, so any prospective buyer can see it from all angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) I made a offer to timmers_tippy once, I offered $1.50 less and his counteroffer was just 50 cents less He also sent me a counteroffer that was just 50 cents less and when I declined he sent me a message that he put me on his blocked bidders list + name-calling. Not sure if he has realized yet that he is not going to sell a single game with such prices and attitude. Edited March 25, 2014 by Andre81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kida0723 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just realized that timmers_tippy changed his name to lonewolf_callingdragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20ohm20 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I made a offer to timmers_tippy once, I offered $1.50 less and his counteroffer was just 50 cents less He did the same thing to me and for almost the same amount. He didn't like it when I refused his counteroffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yeah, but if he accepts your offer... your obligated to buy it, otherwise he can leave you a negative feedback. So... be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just realized that timmers_tippy changed his name to lonewolf_callingdragonfly Wow... so shady. I didn't even know one could change their name like that on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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