birdie3 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Recently I have attempted to win some of the stuff I am looking for and I am sniped every time. Aside from ebay, there doesn't seem to be any place that sells some of the games I am looking for (Karateka, Crystal Castles, Into the Eagle's Nest etc..). I have contemplated placing an order for some loose carts from B&C as they seem reasonabley priced and they have a few of the games I am looking for. Does anyone have any tips on where to find some of the better XE carts games aside from ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Karateka and Crystal Castles are VERY hard to find. They usually go for around $40 loose. Into The Eagles Nest shouldn't be that difficult to locate though. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 I keep learning that I need to bid higher, money wise that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 This was an absolute steal: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3069615004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 Yeah. My bid didn't go through because some wise guy bid $21.87 and I bid $21.00. I ALMOST had it. Damn it! I've got a better one for you: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...egory=3537&rd=1 I almost puked when it was sniped. Like I said... should have bid higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Wow.. that's quite a collection for that price! -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Is there a non-auction site out there where XE carts can be bought? I've always wanted to play Thunderfox after reading about it in Atarian Magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Chaos Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I still have some boxed/new ATARI XEGS games, most of them are not that rare. Ok,Crystal Castles is not ultra-common, but you should check all European ebays , this game can be found there. What I don´t understand is this : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3069832704 For "Lode Runner".This game is not rare.I usually offer it on ebay for 8 Euro (ca. $10) and it´s sealed,too. The ABBUC had "Into the Eagle´s Nest" NIB for 1.30 Euro ($2) , but it´s now sold out.They still have Barnyard Blasters+some others (check www.abbuc.de). I have Ace of Aces ,Airball,Archon ,Ballblazer Crimebuster ,Crosbow , David´s Midnight Magic , Desert Falcon ,Eastern Front 1941, Final Legacy , Gato,Hardball , Joust, Loderunner, Millipede (large box) , Millipede (small box) ,Moon Patrol, One on One Basketball, Pole Position , Rescue on Fractalus , Robotron 2084, RS Football , Star Raiders 2, Thunderfox,Tennis The only problem is the expensive overseas shipping , which is even more expensive for buyers who pay with $ since one 1 Euro now is ca. $1.28 (used to be much less). Thimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Yeah. My bid didn't go through because some wise guy bid $21.87 and I bid $21.00. I ALMOST had it. Damn it! I've got a better one for you: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...egory=3537&rd=1 I almost puked when it was sniped. Like I said... should have bid higher. Yes, that one was posted upfront on the auction forum. I thought it would go higher than that. Similarly, the sealed CC; the same seller sold a couple of those for GBP 50.00 during the summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 My experience with ebay is, whenever I give a high bid to win a so called "extreme rare" chartridge, sooner or later the chances are that I will find another auction of that cartridge that ends up with maybe half of the bid I gave..... In my opinion, it makes no sense to give high bids....it just destroys the market (and the fun) just wait for the right auction....collect those that aren't that expensive first.... the patient collector will definitely be the smarter one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I've got a better one for you: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...egory=3537&rd=1 I almost puked when it was sniped. Like I said... should have bid higher. Most of those were doubles, I was a bit ticked it was posted to the ebay forum as well as I had my eye on it from the start! Still I was happy with the result! I thought it was going to go higher myself! @starraider, your avatar is badass! You gave me nightmares as a kid! No more RoF past dusk, that game's to creepy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 [@starraider, your avatar is badass! You gave me nightmares as a kid! No more RoF past dusk, that game's to creepy! hehe, I know, especially when it's getting dark on fractalus... "....Hey, what's that? I think I see a pilot running towards me! I knew you guys wouldn't let me down! Wait. There's something weird here. He doesn't look quite right - his helmet's green? Commander! We don't have any...my God! What the...it's a...it's going to...wha-a-a-a-a-a!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Oooh - THUNDERFOX is one FRUSTRATINGLY HARD GAME ... truly one of the most unpleasantly difficult games I've seen or played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Yeah. My bid didn't go through because some wise guy bid $21.87 and I bid $21.00. I ALMOST had it. Damn it! I've got a better one for you: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...egory=3537&rd=1 I almost puked when it was sniped. Like I said... should have bid higher. by the way, you can find crystal castles NIB for 19,95 USD here: http://members.tcq.net/video61/compnew.html so much about stupid ebay auctions.... and no need to puke anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Oooh - THUNDERFOX is one FRUSTRATINGLY HARD GAME ... truly one of the most unpleasantly difficult games I've seen or played. how true is that! i never made it past the second level.... I got it for 1,30 Euro at abbuc (sold out now) by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 by the way, you can find crystal castles NIB for 19,95 USD here:http://members.tcq.net/video61/compnew.html so much about stupid ebay auctions.... and no need to puke anyways I would email first to confirm it is the original XE cart or some bootleg, they have far to many homebrew & conversions & hacks not listed as such on that list. Makes it hard to know whether you are really getting what you think you're getting when they say all are new. But yeah I've seen that there many times, never ordered from them thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 Already asked. It took two or three emails before I got a non-dodging-the-question type of answer. Video 61 says that it is a repro of a 16k proto that they found at Atari back in the day. It's not the 64k XE version. They said that XE CC is hard to find and they wouldn't part with it unless it was really worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 fwiw I have ordered a bunch of XE games from lord-chaos and although it took forever (two month and a couple weeks) to get to me, they came in great shape. They work perfectly fine on an NTSC system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've heard that from other members. Lord Chaos is the man for HTF XE stuff. Thanks for the heads up Shannon. I know it's from Germany but why would that take so long to ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've heard that from other members. Lord Chaos is the man for HTF XE stuff. Thanks for the heads up Shannon. I know it's from Germany but why would that take so long to ship? Surface shipments always do take longer to reach their destinations than do packages which are sent by mail, but I think that the real problem here might be with customs. I'm sure my package sat in Halifax or Montreal for a month or two before it was finally shipped out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 So what happens with airmail or whatever the supposed fastest way to ship is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 What I don´t understand is this : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3069832704 For "Lode Runner".This game is not rare.I usually offer it on ebay for 8 Euro (ca. $10) and it´s sealed,too. He was probably jumping up and down when he got that much for it. I bought a few things off this guy last year. A couple of M-Network 2600 games and some Atari ones, all sealed or MIB. Good guy to deal with. Heh! This auction couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Think I got my sealed Archon (still sealed) XL cart from him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 So what happens with airmail or whatever the supposed fastest way to ship is? I think that this would still take quite a long time to get here. I did buy two games from another German seller, which were shipped by air, and I think that I still had to wait for about 1.5 -- 2 months for them to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 So what happens with airmail or whatever the supposed fastest way to ship is? I think that this would still take quite a long time to get here. I did buy two games from another German seller, which were shipped by air, and I think that I still had to wait for about 1.5 -- 2 months for them to arrive. That's odd. Airmail from the UK usually arrives in the US or Canada in about a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmutzpuppe Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Castle Crisis needed about 2 weeks from the states to germany with airmail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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