mwalden Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I just saw this and thought that others would want to know about it. City of Alamogordo votes to auction off 800 Atari cartridgeshttp://ArsTechnica.com/gaming/2014/09/city-of-alamogordo-votes-to-auction-off-800-atari-cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Appreciate the head's up. It would be nice if we could see links to the various Ebay auctions as they come up, too. Knowing me I'll probably miss them otherwise. Mind you I'm sure people will overbid these to hell and back, thinking there is some massive resale market potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'm in! Why the hellz not, it's only money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbennett0321 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Just an FYI to fellow Atari 2600 collectors, the first Alamogordo auction is in progress (listing 100 items). http://www.ebay.com/usr/tbhs575?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 (click 'See all items' for all listings) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marillion Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 You've got to be kidding me with those high bids... Peace, Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 The Phoenix game doesn't look too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasch_C Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Now there's only 19 items listed?? What happened to the other 80 items? Did they get pulled for some reason? And a Pheonix for $510?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Read the Q and A for Asteroids. ---------- Questions and answers about this item Q: what happened to all the game you had for sale only 19 items are listed in your items for sale?A: We posted a new photo of the Certificate on each posting. This caused the Ebay to review and repost. This did not effect your bid, all that is in place. Just spoke to Ebay all the games should be back in full view anytime... Continue reading Nov 07, 2014 Q: Hello, Why it is not possible to sell worldwide ? I'm looking for this games for too long and I am very disappointed. I hope for the second sell, you will add this option for US, European customers. ThanksA: ldwide. postings. When you win, I will be in contact with you to determine the most economical way to ship to you. So puchase if you wish. Joe Nov 07, 2014 Q: great!A: Lycka till Nov 05, 2014 Q: Hi TBHS, Is it any possibility that you can send this to sweden? I am very interested. I can pay the shipping cost.A: Yes we can. We are revising the postings currently. We will charge whatever the actual cost to ship, with no mark-up. Nov 05, 2014 Q: thanks appreciate itA: Good Luck. Asteroids was actually one of my favroites when I was younger. Nov 05, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 give ya 25 bucks for the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So Ebay is shitty and suddenly I can't see them all, but... I did see quite a few games end up selling in the $60-70 range. ETs were in the hundreds of course. I didn't catch the cheapest Warlords which is my pick for the next lot. Nice to see that speculators haven't driven prices completely stupid (well except for ET). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 His feedback shows someone paid $1400 for ET Its funny, I remember when this was first announced. Many people were saying how mone of this junk would ever sell, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 His feedback shows someone paid $1400 for ET Its funny, I remember when this was first announced. Many people were saying how mone of this junk would ever sell, lol People are stupid to think people are not stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 His feedback shows someone paid $1400 for ET Its funny, I remember when this was first announced. Many people were saying how mone of this junk would ever sell, lol That is so cool, Atari has the greatest history ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Given that people pay thousands of dollars for rocks that are literally worthless except for a cartel controlling supply and a century of brainwashing... I'd gladly pay $100 for a piece of history. Even if it is a useless piece of junk, just like the aforementioned rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marillion Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Who. Has. That. Much. Money??? Insane reults. Peace, Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre81 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Who. Has. That. Much. Money??? Most of the games have been bought by non video game collectors. I guess there are a lot of speculator, kiddies and non-payers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Who. Has. That. Much. Money??? You're on a website full of collectors who have paid $500, $1,000, sometimes $10,000 for a really rare game. Answer: plenty of people, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Most of the games have been bought by non video game collectors. I guess there are a lot of speculator, kiddies and non-payers. That's about half of the people in this hobby anymore. Speculator is a much better label than collector for many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Was watching a Pat the NES punk video and they were talking about this and they made a good point - there are still several hundred copies of these to be sold over the next weeks or months. The price is only going to drop over time so the person who paid $1400 is going to look pretty stupid when they drop below a hundred at the end. Not to mention if the town wants to dig up more, thinking they've got a nice little cash cow going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Given that people pay thousands of dollars for rocks that are literally worthless except for a cartel controlling supply and a century of brainwashing... I'd gladly pay $100 for a piece of history. Even if it is a useless piece of junk, just like the aforementioned rocks.With the landfill carts, at least as far as I have seen, $100 does not come close to covering admission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Was watching a Pat the NES punk video and they were talking about this and they made a good point - there are still several hundred copies of these to be sold over the next weeks or months. The price is only going to drop over time so the person who paid $1400 is going to look pretty stupid when they drop below a hundred at the end. Not to mention if the town wants to dig up more, thinking they've got a nice little cash cow going.This is a good point, reminds me of the brazil motorodeo and ikari warriors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Was watching a Pat the NES punk video and they were talking about this and they made a good point - there are still several hundred copies of these to be sold over the next weeks or months. The price is only going to drop over time so the person who paid $1400 is going to look pretty stupid when they drop below a hundred at the end. Not to mention if the town wants to dig up more, thinking they've got a nice little cash cow going. I'm gonna go with "it depends". I'm already seeing news stories that heavily imply "hey, you missed out on the first cheap ones, so the next ones are gonna sell for even more". Describing bids from all over the world, museum displays being set up around these, etc. I can see the next batch going for significantly more, to be honest. EVENTUALLY these things will be worthless but people are idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 With the landfill carts, at least as far as I have seen, $100 does not come close to covering admission I had the seller's page open until I stupidly left the tab and Ebay decided to reload it empty.. grr. Anyway, at the end of the sales, most non-ET games were under $100. Plenty in the $60-70 range. Kicking myself for not bidding $60 on a Warlords. Maybe next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Did anyone here win one of these auctions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Does Atari get any of that money? Sounds like they could use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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