Ricky Spanish Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 https://www.ebay.com/itm/284322809970? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said: https://www.ebay.com/itm/284322809970? I've seen it. I really don't understand the high prices for 1200xl's. While they had a limited production, there appear to be a lot of them still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 13 hours ago, reifsnyderb said: I really don't understand the high prices for 1200xl's. While they had a limited production, there appear to be a lot of them still out there. My guess: years and years and years of nobody really wanting them followed by an upsurge in interest (and pricing) once <insert blog / social media outlet / YouTuber, etc.> rediscovered their existence and told the world that they were rarer than rocking horse crap. There's also the OMG IT'S ATARI'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY WOOOOOOO! effect. That hasn't helped prices in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Not an Atari but just as mad.. https://ebay.to/3PF31T6 Does not work (most likely the PLA if it's black screen), No power brick supplied, but the shipping..LOL.. It's not even fast, 6+ days.. And 136 dollars for a dead c64???? Edited August 21, 2022 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 14 hours ago, ACML said: I think I can explain this one. The members of the High Table at the Continental (John Wick fame) have decided to ditch the VIC-20 and C-64's to put out their contracts and have done a tech refresh to the Atari 65XE. I could be wrong. I believe method of payment is either $1,300 or one gold coin. Lol..Yes, the use of the Vic20's just made me smile.. John Wick, great movie series.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 8:53 PM, TGB1718 said: Also the state of it, it's got "bum fluff" in the SIO port, other ports also have "stuff" in them and it's filthy, if your gonna ask stupid prices at least clean your act up Maybe I should put one of my "very rare" 130XE's for sale, could get more as mine are nice and clean 🤣 I think there was an 800 on here that looked like it had been pulled out of a swamp, not one effort to clean it up, and you guessed it, wanted a fortune.. Mind you, it looked like you needed to wear a Hazmat suit, just in case..But yeah, not bothering to clean it up is just ignorant and if the seller can't be bothered to clean it, then I can't be bothered to buy it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Surely this is a pirate cart? https://tinyurl.com/3tmzztxy One game is English software and the others are Atari (not sure about the footy, could be Thorn EMI) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Certainly looks like it, never seen one like that before, but a bargain price cos it's "Very Rare" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 hours ago, TGB1718 said: Certainly looks like it, never seen one like that before, but a bargain price cos it's "Very Rare" Oh, that auction is being run by tifsasa-0, one of the other Egyptian sellers I was alluding to earlier. Their prices are generally pretty reasonable, but for whatever reason (and agreed on the "Very Rare" equation possibly playing into it) that one is above what would likely be considered within range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff3125 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Yes, people are absolutely bat$hit monkey nuts crazy on eBay, this is one of the looniest I've seen yet....only $174.99.....includes FREE SHIPPING, hope they pack it well! 🥸 https://tinyurl.com/ys8h62c2 Edited August 22, 2022 by griff3125 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, griff3125 said: Yes, people are absolutely bat$hit monkey nuts crazy on eBay, this is one of the looniest I've seen yet....only $174.99.....includes FREE SHIPPING, hope they pack it well! 🥸 https://tinyurl.com/ys8h62c2 Well, it is listed as "for parts or not working" and the seller has the option to make an offer. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz73 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Man... did somebody pull that out of the landfill at Alamogordo? 🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Muzz73 said: Man... did somebody pull that out of the landfill at Alamogordo? 🤢 In that case it would be worth 15x as much. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyvyan B. Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) They are even crazier on Craigslist. But it does come with the coveted "RARE E.T." game, so maybe not so far fetched? 🤣 Edited August 27, 2022 by Vyvyan B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) E.T. is so rare, there are three on his photo. Edited August 27, 2022 by ivop 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Not so much the crazy sellers. But, instead, the flunky buyers! Think people think! Rather pay 2000 on some old piece of hardware that will need repairs now and in the future? Or just get into fresh FPGA & Emulation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz73 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Keatah said: Not so much the crazy sellers. But, instead, the flunky buyers! Think people think! Rather pay 2000 on some old piece of hardware that will need repairs now and in the future? Or just get into fresh FPGA & Emulation? Yeah... I complain about seller insanity all the time, but if people didn't pay their silly prices we probably wouldn't have to worry quite so much about it spilling over onto us. Edited August 28, 2022 by Muzz73 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I hope that MOS logo is worth $395. You could always get one from Best for about two bucks, but it won't have the logo. The logo is what makes chips go. https://www.ebay.com/itm/193176587530 One PIA, overpriced by a factor of 197.50. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, x=usr(1536) said: I hope that MOS logo is worth $395. You could always get one from Best for about two bucks, but it won't have the logo. The logo is what makes chips go. https://www.ebay.com/itm/193176587530 One PIA, overpriced by a factor of 197.50. That's nuts! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 4 hours ago, x=usr(1536) said: The logo is what makes chips go. Here's another little-known secret. Between you and me.. The case stickers that come with CPUs and GPUs, those little square stickers.. They're called go-faster badges. Slap them on and the associated part runs faster. Think of a race car - have you ever seen one win that wasn't covered in stickers? I benchmarked them too. If you print your own, you get 1-2% boost If they are simple plastic vinyl-like, 3-4% boost The plastic 90's bubble style, about 5% The brushed metal finish ones, nearly 8% Custom plated gold/silver, a whopping 10%!! But whatever you do, don't cut them from magazine ads, that's ricer. And very likely results in a performance decrease! 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Looks like it was dragged from a landfill.... I would not have the front to price it up as such, that's just fantasy money....One hopes for many relists at lower and lower prices.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 But as so many of this type of listing, it's "rare" so there's not many about 🤣 As @Mclaneinc says, it looks like it's been dumped somewhere (probably because it's a duffer) He has the nerve to say "Looks to be in good condition." I'd hate to see what he thinks poor condition is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Another insanely priced 1200XL - $750 (£690 odd)!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225108425158? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 See shipping zone 6 ? How the fook is Canada even lumped into the same category ? 🙄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Ricky Spanish said: See shipping zone 6 ? How the fook is Canada even lumped into the same category ? 🙄 Well, it's cheaper than the US, which is in zone 7 But this: Quote but we replaced the keyboard Your not even getting an original machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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