the 5th ghost Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Hi, Just thought that I'd share this. I'm selling a sealed Q Bert's Qubes: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Q-BERTS-QUBES-ATARI-2600-SEALED-NIB/273728196067?hash=item3fbb78cde3:g:P1EAAOSwHu9cc017:rk:1:pf:0 This is the first time I ever came across this game sealed. Can't imagine that there are many out there! Thanks for looking! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I saw that on ebay.....amazing! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4229632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Minty. Good luck, should crack $1K. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4229637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Thanks! I wish that I still had my collection. Certainly had some rarities pass through my hands. Back when I collected, I wasn't all that interested in sealed games. I wanted to be able to play them! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4229726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Just blame it on gangsta LA for stealing your Sears collection Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 My Sears collection sure was something, right?!? Never did get my hands on the picture label Superman though! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 My Sears collection sure was something, right?!? Never did get my hands on the picture label Superman though! Yes top notch, I thought about making an offer but I saw it too late and you were locked into the sale. You should have made wonder work for it like the rest of us lol. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Wonder if he'd ever sell it all back to me??? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Wonder if he'd ever sell it all back to me??? Nope. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 With a lot of luck and a wheelbarrow full of the green stuff you might be able to get it back piece by piece over a few years time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Lol!! THAT will NEVER happen!!! Hey, at least I can say that I had it. It was a fun collection to put together. The box # variants were quite a challenge! I just hope that it's kept intact for the most part, and have no doubt it is in good hands! Still waiting to hear about the museum! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4230821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Too bad you had a reserve on the qubes or else schoolgirl would be the proud new flipper Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Too bad you had a reserve on the qubes or else schoolgirl would be the proud new flipper Awwwww. Breaks my heart. ? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 I feel that a sealed R9 like Qubes should be worth 1K. I was surprised that it didn't reach that mark at the end of the auction. It is now relisted with a BIN Should I get it graded? If so, who would be the recommended grader? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I think it's worth that but you need to find somebody who both wants it and has that much to spend on it at the same time. Not sure getting it graded would add much value to it's end price but I do think this is the type of item that would be deserving of being graded. For the most part I think the grading is silly. But you do get a nice case to protect it and display it in and this may be the only known sealed copy as well. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I feel that a sealed R9 like Qubes should be worth 1K. I was surprised that it didn't reach that mark at the end of the auction. It is now relisted with a BIN Should I get it graded? If so, who would be the recommended grader? No one in Atariage uses graders, even eBay sellers ceased to use it when trying to sell common games for very high prices just because it was VGA graded. Sealed games typically go double price over a normal CIB game. Also given the wide availability of Qbert Qubes for Atari 2600 (just check eBay), I think it's more R7 than R9. For example, this is overpriced because damage in box: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Qberts-Qubes-Atari-2600-1984/163444362637?epid=56235318&hash=item260e0b0d8d:g:qqsAAOSwp7taeGYK&frcectupt=true But it would be an almost acceptable price if the box is pristine. Now your sealed game would go for more or less double that price, so $855 was pretty fair. Good luck trying to sell it for $1000. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 How many known sealed Qubes are out there? That's the only reason I feel that my asking price is perfectly justified. Finding the loose cart isn't difficult thanks to eBay, but it's still very difficult to find a nice boxed copy. I was never on board with the whole grading thing, I scoffed at the idea of people grading Star Wars toys 20 years ago. But, I see the trend where graded items do sell for far more than a similar ungraded item. I think at least, it helps put to rest any concerns a buyer may have as to the authenticity of the item for sale. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Combat Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 How many known sealed Qubes are out there? That's the only reason I feel that my asking price is perfectly justified. Finding the loose cart isn't difficult thanks to eBay, but it's still very difficult to find a nice boxed copy. I was never on board with the whole grading thing, I scoffed at the idea of people grading Star Wars toys 20 years ago. But, I see the trend where graded items do sell for far more than a similar ungraded item. I think at least, it helps put to rest any concerns a buyer may have as to the authenticity of the item for sale. Oh probably at least a 1000 lol, how about $500 and a picture of Bigfoot? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4232903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojay1997 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I think you would have found a buyer at $1,000 if not for the deep scrapes in the back of the box and the slight discoloration of the wrap. Personally, if I'm going to drop a premium for a sealed copy, it has to be truly pristine. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4233208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) SOLD!!! Found my buyer. Didn't take too long as I knew my price was worth it! Edited March 11, 2019 by the 5th ghost 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4235854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+stupus Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 ebay or privately? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4235896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Privately Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/288746-sealed-atari-2600-q-berts-qubes/#findComment-4236120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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