roadrunner Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Someone else was selling Air Raids awhile back, no picture http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-Air-Raid-Original-Cart-Only-/321893934317?hash=item4af25fa4ed:g:sD0AAOSwymxVPgpN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Look at the feedback. Someone says it's a hacked account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It looks like this dummy bought a piece of pvc in the plumbing department at their home depot & spray painted both the cart & pvc(handle piece) & then superglue it to the cart Yup. That's how I made mine, sans the blue paint. It's just a fridge magnet from the AA store. http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_10_2012/post-33189-0-50137100-1351354690.jpg I think we can put this rumor of the Aussie Air Raid to bed now. Both the seller and the back door buyer got what they deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It looks like this dummy bought a piece of pvc in the plumbing department at their home depot & spray painted both the cart & pvc(handle piece) & then superglue it to the cart I was thinking it could be film containers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Confirmed fake. See also this post: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/245300-air-raid-boxed-atari-2600-sells-for-500/?p=3361663 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 That definitely looks like a pvc T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Well I can sleep better now - knowing I didn't actually miss a boxed Air Raid for peanuts IN MY OWN DAMN COUNTRY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Well I can sleep better now - knowing I didn't actually miss a boxed Air Raid for peanuts IN MY OWN DAMN COUNTRY!! Even though it was fake, I like the effort put into creating the T-handle. It has it's charm. But if I paid $500, I'd sure as hell try to get my money back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) I'm still a little confused by the story - when Pangasinan contacted the seller, he said it had been sold and picked up - seeing the item upon pick up surely the buyer would have backed out at that point... Or alternatively if that was just a diversion to seem more believable, why not try and sell Pangasinan the second one he claimed to have had from his father and offered to someone else? I wonder if any of this goes further than just a joke listing - 'make a repro and see what chaos it creates' type hoax Edited November 7, 2015 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) it's back on ebay - with a new bs story eBay Auction -- Item Number: 111818354602 Edited November 7, 2015 by nofrills100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Uncanny - this seller seems to have a lot of 'rarities' This is the second CIB Air Raid that they are selling A Peter Brock Commodore (Aussies will know what this means) - which sold for $20,000 and then a year later listed another car as 'A Peter Brock Commodore - replica' - I would say most probably the first buyer renegged on the sale when he saw it was a replica and this is the same car A 'rare' Saab - which the buyer left a neg for. Currently listing a Gold edition of a C64 bid up to 1200 - I don't know anything about these - but I wouldn't put it past this person to have sprayed one professionally and printed out a fake certificate etc... Then check all the positive-negative feed back left by people who have sold him things. Here is some interesting info in the question section of the gold C64: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Listing has been ended early... Edited November 7, 2015 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I love it! Look closely at the box photo of the known original posted earlier in the thread. You'll see some defects that look like creases in the lower left corner of the graphic. Now look at the photo of the fake in the ebay ad. If you look carefully, you will see the same defects. So now we know the source of the image used to make his fake box. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I knew this guy was dodgy from the start, just didn't add up. The guy that bought this must be a reseller, there is no way he wouldn't have known it was a fake if he was a collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Cade Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) There's always someone who chimes in and thinks these people are "innocent" and didn't know it was a fake. The story about getting it from somewhere else is part of the lie to make you think it might be true, and to try to remove themselves from the wrongdoing. The same thing happened with the Vic-20 Wizard of Wor "prototype". The guy lied and posted it either as a joke or actually trying to scam someone, and then claimed he got it from somewhere else and didn't know. Bullshit... you got caught. Edited November 7, 2015 by R.Cade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't actually Stjamesretail, not as the buyer, as some guessed, but the seller. He has been doing some real dodgy shit lately. Edited November 7, 2015 by atari181 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 What's bizarre about the seller is the he's left tons of negative feedback for people complaining of being ripped off. Is it weird that someone so quick to call others cheats would try to rip someone else off? Maybe he's truly a fool and thinks his carts are the real deal. And how does he manage to find so many bad sellers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Wow! I remembered when i was a kid seeing a blue handle cart in my momma's basement. Sure enough i did some research & learned this was a game called air raid & it sold for like 31k & some change. I am willing to let this go for $850 or so because i am interested in buying black ops III & a ps4. I figured i would offer it here for collectors first. P.S. My momma says she will ship it to u for free what a deal! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) It's back up again... the second one http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/atari-2600-AIR-RAID-GAME-CARTRIDGE-IN-BOX-/111818790477?hash=item1a08eb564d:g:Ie8AAOSwAYtWPnTo Edited November 7, 2015 by pangasinan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 "There has been a lot of controversy about this product especially on the Atari Forums , I have been accused of being a scammer , I welcome anyone especially the people on the forum to come and view the item as I am not here to scam anyone, All I am doing is selling my late father in laws estate items." Man, did this guy get dropped on his head? Even the fake box looks like ass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Someone fell for it,its got 1 bid so far,probably the first guy who went to his house and got the first one for $500,he can't believe his luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Has been listed at least twice before. On each occasion the seller had ended it stating that item has been sold and picked up. First time around the claim was for $500, second time $1000... But of course if this is the third... And you have been told that boxed air raid has been sold for as much as $30,000 then why not just list it for a generous $50??!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 it's back on ebay - with a new bs story eBay Auction -- Item Number: 111818354602 "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available." How ironic. Wow! I remembered when i was a kid seeing a blue handle cart in my momma's basement. Sure enough i did some research & learned this was a game called air raid & it sold for like 31k & some change. I am willing to let this go for $850 or so because i am interested in buying black ops III & a ps4. I figured i would offer it here for collectors first. P.S. My momma says she will ship it to u for free what a deal! That's one fugly paint job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available." How ironic. That's one fugly paint job! Actually just went to the old home depot, bought a pvc t piece in plumbing & some baby blue spray paint and superglued the monster together. It used to be a black defender cart.... & the fugly paint job comes from getting c's in the old art class in high school 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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