Marco Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Hi all, I'm selling a set of 13 Atari 5200 prototypes. I had a bunch of Atari 5200 protos up for auction on eBay, but they were removed by eBay because they are Beta Software. So, now I'll give you the opportunity to buy these from me directly. There are 13 games in this lot, including the following titles: Ballblazer Diagnostic cart Jr. Pac-Man Looney Tunes Hotel Meebzork Millipede Miniature Golf Road Runner RS Basketball Spitfire Sport Goofy Track & Field Xevious You can make offers single games, or the entire lot. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Which version of the Diagnostic cart is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I wondered what happened to Meebzork - I was either watching it or had a bid on it. Sorry to see it ALL got pulled Marco. eBay has really gone nuts lately, and not for the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted March 20, 2003 Author Share Posted March 20, 2003 Yeah, eBay really must be investing time to track down prototype auctions. I didn't use any word in the auction descriptions that indicated these were protos or review copies and yet they still found out about them I will check to see what version the diagnostic cart is. Cheers, Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I am 100% convinced that people actually report these things to eBay lately and that it isn't eBay who finds them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I am 100% convinced that people actually report these things to eBay lately and that it isn't eBay who finds them. It has to be. I've seen several 8 bit Prototype auctions successfully end lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bratwurst Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I am 100% convinced that people actually report these things to eBay lately and that it isn't eBay who finds them. One would have to question who has the gall to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesman85 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 yeah, some guy posted a thread on nesworld called "protos are trash" and mentioned that he sometimes contacts ebay and tells them about proto aucitons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I'm tempted to offer on all this lot and the Gauntlet Marco heh... even though I don't HAVE a 5200 yet Still... when has a small detail like that ever stopped me? Now... price... erm... yeah... thinks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Which version of the Diagnostic cart is it? here is what the screen shows on the diagnostic cart: atari pam stand alone system test cte#30012 Rev 1.3 © 1982 Gtia: ntsc rom: ntsc Rev 1.0 Take Care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 do games like this from Best Electronics sell better when they have no label? all the proto collectors make such a fuss about the 2600 games from Best Electronics that come in Pole Position cartridges. why is it that it seems more acceptable to call the 5200 games prototypes? maybe if cpuwiz would remove the label from his quadrun (can't recall, is it a pole position label?) from Best, it would sell for more like $75 rather than $25. i always thought the collector value in prototypes was that they were one-of-a-kind and prototype collectors demanded they have loaner labels or something official looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 i always thought the collector value in prototypes was that they were one-of-a-kind and prototype collectors demanded they have loaner labels or something official looking. I agree with you 100% about the value of prototypes. I never really understood the big fuss over having the Best Electronics original vs. having a copy of the games that never had a label and never saw an official release anyway. Also, some Lab Loaner carts (not the protos from Best) that are also considered quite rare are actually more common than some of the 10s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 do games like this from Best Electronics sell better when they have no label? all the proto collectors make such a fuss about the 2600 games from Best Electronics that come in Pole Position cartridges. why is it that it seems more acceptable to call the 5200 games prototypes? maybe if cpuwiz would remove the label from his quadrun (can't recall, is it a pole position label?) from Best, it would sell for more like $75 rather than $25. i always thought the collector value in prototypes was that they were one-of-a-kind and prototype collectors demanded they have loaner labels or something official looking. We are 100% on the same page, not only do they not have labels but the EPROM's do not have original stickers with dates etc. on them. To me that is a big turn off, otherwise I would have bought them all. As for removing the label on my Best Quadrun, I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 hmmm, i bet the next best electronics 2600 dukes of hazard on ebay will be board only (removed from pole position case) with handwritten labels with dates on the eproms. no way to tell that from a real prototype that came "from a friend of a friend that used to work at atari". and the word "prototype" will appear nowhere in the auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Dukes is a mask ROM not an EPROM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Those protos look like they were sitting on my coffee table Does that make the table vaulable? A proto display table?!?!?! Yeah, what the heck, I'll sell or trade my proto display table. Let me see, I'm looking for..... Marco, I sure wish I had the cash for you when they were there. You don't need a "proto" table do you? -Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincYnoTi Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Dukes is a mask ROM not an EPROM. umm, what's the difference...to a layman? i've opened one up and seen the rom with a little window, is that an EPROM? i think crazy climber from best was like that. i've also seen the little black blob in the donald duck speedboat. does the masked ROM in dukes look like any other ROM in a production release atari game? hmmm, what does the inside of most lab loaner carts look like? EPROM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 umm, what's the difference...to a layman? i've opened one up and seen the rom with a little window, is that an EPROM? i think crazy climber from best was like that. i've also seen the little black blob in the donald duck speedboat. does the masked ROM in dukes look like any other ROM in a production release atari game? hmmm, what does the inside of most lab loaner carts look like? EPROM? The inside of all lab-loaners look like the various EPROM boards displayed on Tempest's site. The Dukes looks like the Donald cart it's a 16K mask ROM (blob style) that contains all neccessary circuitry to do bankswitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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