dwh Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 Stop collecting?Not likely.I've made the mistake of buying different game systems off of ebay,because I got sick of watching those $150+ Atari 2600 auctions. Am I running out of room?Yes,but once I build my house,I'll have much more room...(this is not a joke,by next fall I will be moving into a $110,000 home that I will have slaved on for a year) So where are those Atari Anonymous meetings anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruBBworM Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 DUNNO we need a Atari Anonymous forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 2, 2003 Share Posted August 2, 2003 "Hi, my name's Kepone. I'm an Atari addict!" I just got an XEGS today so that shows how hardcore I've gotten. Too bad it won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 Ok, my name is Matt and you can tell by my signature I need serious help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 Hi there! Do you know that feeling too: First you're bidding way too much for something on eBay and then you're like: "Thank heavens, someone outbid me" :wink: Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 Never NEVER will i sell my lot! I dont care if it takes up too much room, I dont care if people think im weird. It keeps me happy, keeps me out of trouble and ive always been a video game junky so the fix is always there in one form or another. Sometimes i get sick of playing but its only a short boredom. Unlike most hobbies you can interact with games and change the scenario as you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 I do tell people I know that it's my hobby and they give me weird looks. Eh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruBBworM Posted August 3, 2003 Author Share Posted August 3, 2003 HI MY NAME IS PAULA AND I TOO AM AN ATARI ADDICT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edit_5 Posted August 3, 2003 Share Posted August 3, 2003 Hi I'm Trev, I'm an Atari addict too, my doctor recomended another console, but I soon went back to the Atari, why give up on something you love only to regret it later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GruBBworM Posted August 3, 2003 Author Share Posted August 3, 2003 I once almost sold my whole collection somebody talked me out of it well slapped me in the back of the head!!! ya IDIOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrex-Atari Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I am starting to spend too much money on collecting systems and Carts. I probably spent $500 in the past week and I need to stop it before my bank account is empty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Hello my name is Ed and I...I'm (must have the strenght to admit it) I'm...I'm an Atari addict... (phew that was so hard to admit) :wink: Last week I bought a Box filled with Atari stuff, inside were 25 gamecarts and 3 consoles, a 2600 Vader, a 7800 and a Sega Genesis that got in the way, the fun part was that in the mix of carts were like 6 Combats and 5 Asteroids and like 3 Missile Command now what will I do with all those duplicates, perhaps sell them, perhaps store them along with my other 200 carts and the other dozen of Atari consoles taking up space just for the sake of it mwahahaha (btw this is the part where Dark clouds and Thunders with Heavy Rain appear in the background) This is a Cry for Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I obviously haven't been cured of the bug yet. I got excited this weekend when I found a 1985 Pac-Man, a day label Atlantis, and a 1987 Jungle Hunt. Viva las label variations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Eh my dad helped me finish putting together a shelf for all my carts. It holds everything except for my Genesis carts. I should be alright for a while. Meanwhile, I got a hole crapload of duplicates that I'm going to end up selling as I anticipate little or no money to be kept from my check tmw...mostly towards rent and one game that I won on EBay. Eh well. A $27.50 boxed copy of White Water. I wish I had been outbid...barely have that kind of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Yeah, I just bid $140 on a Glib... Thank God I lost! Oh, and did I mention I allready have a glib. I know I'm sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 You are all doomed. There is no cure for an Atari addiction. But then, who wants to be cured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I can't quit. I just reorganized my humble collection this weekend since it outgrew the single barrister shelf. God, that top-right shelf needs a Colecovision... Voch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 My collecting craze has been toned down lately, but then this weekend I found some awesome finds like Chase the Chuckwagon and Miner 2049er. Also found a working CV Roller Controller which I've never found in the last 6 years. It's finds like these that keep the craze rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolt Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 what's a roller controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Well I'm a bit overwhelmed by everything that I got this weekend but it's all good so far. I got a lot of 2600 commons but I'm most likely selling them off very shortly as I don't have much money left to spend after making my rent. Eh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 what's a roller controller? It's for the Colecovision. It's like a trakball. http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Double post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Speaking of roller/trackball controllers, I really like the boxed Un-Roller controllers that I got. I've started up a separate controllers list for my 2600 seeing how I have so many. And the Trak Balls are very trusty as well. I have 3! I'm looking to get rid of 2 and keep 1 soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Hi there! Do you know that feeling too: First you're bidding way too much for something on eBay and then you're like: "Thank heavens, someone outbid me" :wink: Greetings, Manuel It's worse when you want to "LOSE" an auction because you changed your mind. I won like 4 or 5 last night that I would have preferred to loose. But... I'm getting my butt kicked today on auctions, so I guess that makes up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Do any of yall ever get fustrated and somtimes tell yourself : IM SELLING IT ALL!!!!!!!! Then back up think about it and say: WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING!!!!!!!!! I dont think ill ever be able to part with my 2600 collection im taking to the grave with me Heck i find it hard to not collect every 2600 cart i can find even if it is combat and i do have 10,000 of em Short answer: NO!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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