Andromeda Stardust Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Atariguide branded 7800 adapter available from Sears for $180+ What fool would pay this? http://www.sears.com/atari-ac-power-adapter-for-7800-system-tvs/p-SPM10468230625 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhcocker Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Atariguide branded 7800 adapter available from Sears for $180+ What fool would pay this? http://www.sears.com/atari-ac-power-adapter-for-7800-system-tvs/p-SPM10468230625 Not sure about that, but at least the fool would be saving $18.12 off the regular price of $201.32. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Neat. The last 7800 part that can be bought from sears? Collectors might. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Its strange but it looks like Sears is doing that Amazon type marketplace on their website. It looks like this ProSales company is a 3rd party that sets its own prices and shipping and policies and just pays Sears for the web space and name. You should read their reviews on that website when you click their name. I don't think I have seen so many 1 star reviews for one company. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) One of a kind power adapter and the seller knows this...doubt if it is going to sell at that price. Check this out... http://www.atariguide.com/store/products.htm same pic and selling price of $15.99 USD Edited December 6, 2015 by NIKON 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Its strange but it looks like Sears is doing that Amazon type marketplace on their website. It looks like this ProSales company is a 3rd party that sets its own prices and shipping and policies and just pays Sears for the web space and name. You should read their reviews on that website when you click their name. I don't think I have seen so many 1 star reviews for one company. I checked Proguide's stuff for sale. There's a ton of seemingly random assortment of items, and starting at the bottom of page 2, all with a list price of $909 or so. I don't think this seller does one bit of research before listing the items. http://www.sears.com/search=?sellerId=38744&catalogId=12605&storeId=10153&pageNum=2 Also 7 negative reviews, zero % positive. This guy must be completely incompetent as a seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Atariguide branded 7800 adapter available from Sears for $180+ What fool would pay this? http://www.sears.com/atari-ac-power-adapter-for-7800-system-tvs/p-SPM10468230625 What makes that adapter special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I just bought in of these last month. $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I think some non-honest dealers are seeing that 'retrogaming' is a thing now and are just trying to gouge unaware newcomers to the hobby. I've seen entries for 2600 Pacman hitting 100 dollars now as 'rare and vintage'... meanwhile my local game store has about 30 of them in stock for $1 each... (And, yes, I'll be getting a batch or two to send to Albert for home-brewing purposes soon.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 What makes that adapter special? Proprietary connector? I may pick up a spare from Atariguide to save the original from wear and tear damage. The stock Atari adapters are notably brittle wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 If you guys need one but don't want to pay $183.20 I'll sell you one for $170 with free shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Sellers like this are everywhere these days. Amazon, EBay, you name it. Apparently there are enough stupid people around and even if they don't sell much, they don't have huge costs. Amazon, etc. don't care as they get a cut through seller fees.... Why a company like Sears would throw away their century-old brand name is beyond me, but probably they don't want to be left behind in this brave new world of arbitrary pricing Edited December 24, 2015 by slx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.