Atari Rescue Group Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 At a flea market on Saturday it looked like good day with a $2 boxed Ultra Pong Doubles discovery. Then I went over to another flea market across town and found a huge display of carts in great shape. New additions to the collection: Halloween The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Subterranea Strategy-X Pooyan King Kong Final Approach And some duplicates for trading fodder: Miner 2049er Frogger II Quick Step Tanks But No Tanks Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Ghost Manor/Spikes Peak Subterranea isn't working yet, but hopefully it'll fire up soon. Final cost averaged out to $1.25 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 You suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Procyon Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 The flea markets around here aren't flea markets anymore, they are now poor man's shopping centers even if you don't get much more deals than in real shopping centers. 2 stands out of 3 are permanent with new stuff for sale. I even came across a stand where you could buy prom dresses! I can't imagine that! - Where did you get your dress, it's beautiful? - At Simons, and yours? - Oh, at the Bob's flea market! - ?!? There are always some stands up for one week or so and when you ask if they have atari stuff, they all tell you that there is one guy who has a stand somewhere that already bought all for about nothing.. and I went to see those gaming stands and they sell those like 2$ for a loose asteroid cart.. a normal sixer with it's box for 60$... Your flea markets seem to be much more interesting and full of treasures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Sims Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 HalloweenThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre Subterranea Strategy-X Pooyan King Kong Final Approach Dude, you racked up. Great find. I found Spider-Man and The Challenge of Nexar at a flea market near my house 2 weeks ago. I freak out when I see any that I don't already have. Actually, I freak out when I see any Atari 2600 games in the wild, period. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted February 8, 2004 Author Share Posted February 8, 2004 Our flea markets have plenty of "new" crap in them too. It's amazing how so many people think they can make a big profit by buying crap like that and believe they can sell more of it then the competitor two stalls over. But cheap plastic toys are somehow integral to our society's well being and they need to be available... I'm fortunate to live in an area where game stuff turns up pretty regularly. It's all proportionate to how much was in the area twenty years ago. It eventually trickles out of garages, attics, and closets--not so many basements out here in CA). Or course there are plenty of occasions when nothing new or interesting is found, or when you see someone else carrying some vintage game stuff in a bag, but that's ok too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 No new finds around here for a while. Still waiting for the damn snow to thaw so the flea markets will open. Hurry up, damn snow! Melt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari_sammysue Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 it amazing that rare stuff can be found in the wild. Some people i guess just dont know how much there stufff is worth. Guess they never heard of ebay. Anyone ever find a 9 or a 10 in the wild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Wow! That is an amazing find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeykong1 Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 At a flea market on Saturday it looked like good day with a $2 boxed Ultra Pong Doubles discovery. Then I went over to another flea market across town and found a huge display of carts in great shape. New additions to the collection:Halloween The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Subterranea Strategy-X Pooyan King Kong Final Approach And some duplicates for trading fodder: Miner 2049er Frogger II Quick Step Tanks But No Tanks Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Ghost Manor/Spikes Peak Subterranea isn't working yet, but hopefully it'll fire up soon. Final cost averaged out to $1.25 each. Are you in California? If so, what part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmiteReturns Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 "Are you in California? If so, what part?" Hahahahaha, no offense dude but I don't think he is going to tell you what part of California he is in. I know I wouldn't want to give up my favorite thriftin' spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeykong1 Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hey you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I haven't had a find like that in ... uh ... ever. Best find I had was about a dozen near-mint CIB Intellivision games at a VV. This earns my greenest shade of envy. Well, not _quite_ my greenest shade. That was reserved for a friend of mine finding a Vectrex for $10 at a Goodwill not 10 minutes after leaving my work from having picked up some stuff I ordered for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 it amazing that rare stuff can be found in the wild. Some people i guess just dont know how much there stufff is worth. Guess they never heard of ebay. Anyone ever find a 9 or a 10 in the wild? I have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 My brother found a Malagai at a yard sale before. He got that one for $1. I'm in central California. I've been to flea markets from Fresno to Sacramento, and out to the Bay Area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Is Subterranea worth a lot? I still have my original cartridge that we bought back when the game was fairly new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeykong1 Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Are there any good flea markets in San Francisco? Not that I can go, I live in Los Angeles, and there are plaenty here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 I've never been to one in San Francisco. There are probably some out there. Been out to Oakland and Concord, but not often. Usually you can tell when you're in someone else's hunting grounds at a flea market (or thrifts) when you see only scattered Combat and Pac-Man carts, and carcasses of joysticks. I never expect to find stuff, but going out hunting is fun, I get my weekly donut fix, and if I find anything that's a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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