koward Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Just wondering wich of these is more rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Officially, they're probably of somewhat equal rarity. From personal eBay experience I see more heavy Sears Video Arcades pop up than genuine Atari heavy sixers. I've owned as many as 3 Sears heavy sixers in my time collecting. I still have yet to score a real Atari heavy sixer (mostly because they tend to fetch 2-3x what the Sears models do on eBay. Probably just because people prefer a real Atari over a rebrand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koward Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Is there any difference in the two as far as fuctioning. I actually just won one on ebay (sears). In your opinions is 43.00 with shipping to much. Maybe so but I wanted one. Hope to see this quality picture I've heard so much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hex65000 Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 To my knowlege they are functionally identical. While I don't patrol Ebay as rabidly as some on here . I am waiting on the arrival of my Sears heavy to compare to the heavy 6 I found in the wild. Although, the picture quality on my heavy isn't as good as the picture I see on my jr or 7800. There are several possible answers for that, and my setup is a wreck right now so setting up a proper comparison is moot. I will say this: my Heavy-6 seems to have a much more vibrant colors in comparison to my other machines, but it also seems more susceptable to picture noise from the sound a lot more too. I'm not sure if that has to do with the design of the unit or that mine is starting to have a failure somewhere. Hex. [ Mmmmm.... noodles. ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Is there any difference in the two as far as fuctioning. I actually just won one on ebay (sears). In your opinions is 43.00 with shipping to much. Maybe so but I wanted one. Hope to see this quality picture I've heard so much about. It's a little higher than I've seen them average on eBay; the average I've paid for a heavy Sears unit is about $15-20. There is no difference in the hardware; the internals are all Atari. Sears only changed the switch bezel and woodgrain panel. The picture is indeed much nicer than later models. The heavy-duty RF shielding filters out most of the interference, leaving you with a nice, clean picture with more vibrant colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koward Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 The one I got had the console, game station holder thing, 2 joysticks, 2paddles, 2 aftermarket boxed joysticks, and 11 games. Is 43.00 still to much for all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdinger Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Depends on the games, if you got 11 combats, someone should pay you $43 . It doesn't sound like to bad of a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koward Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 mostly common sears text labels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrldstrman Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ive run across a lot of sears 6 swith models...The four switch sears seem to be a lot less common at least where I look for stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Is there any difference in the two as far as fuctioning. I actually just won one on ebay (sears). In your opinions is 43.00 with shipping to much. Maybe so but I wanted one. Hope to see this quality picture I've heard so much about. Yes, that's way too high. I don't beieve in free-basing which is what I believe anyone who buys for that much is doing on the side. Maybe you should just spend a few weeks thinking about what you really want and how you can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I dunno, he got a fair deal I think, considering the price included shipping. It's not a great deal, but I don't think he got hosed, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Yes, that's way too high. I don't beieve in free-basing which is what I believe anyone who buys for that much is doing on the side. I was the one who mentioned the auction that he bid on in the first place (just in passing, not as an auction thread or anything), and I don't think $43 is a bad deal for what he got. He got a mint heavy sixer, a mint Sears-brand official storage unit to go with it (at least it looked mint to me), and a bunch of Sears text-label games and IIRC a couple Sears pic label games too. Every time somebody buys almost anything around here I see people pop up saying "you overpaid, I bought mine for a buck fifty!" or something. I've been guilty of it too, because I've gotten some really good deals on some things in the past. But you have to realize that really good deals are called that for a reason - you don't find them every day. With heavy sixer prices hovering around $100 these days on average (from what I've seen, and from what I've actually been quoted from sellers here), I don't think $43 for all he got in the condition it seems to be in is bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 oh and btw, as far as which is more rare, I agree that they're probably both about equal but that Atari models tend to fetch a bit higher prices. I think, though, that that's mostly newbie collectors, because real hardcore collectors either a) have plenty of Atari 2600's already, or b) either don't care about the Sears/Atari distinction (they are both made by Atari, after all, and have the Atari name slapped all over them) or care enough that they have to have both. So I think it's probably newer collectors who are trying to get their hands on a sort-of-special (in their mind) Atari-branded item to show off to their friends that are driving up the prices of Atari-branded heavy sixers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Yes, that's way too high. I don't beieve in free-basing which is what I believe anyone who buys for that much is doing on the side. I was the one who mentioned the auction that he bid on in the first place (just in passing, not as an auction thread or anything), and I don't think $43 is a bad deal for what he got. He got a mint heavy sixer, a mint Sears-brand official storage unit to go with it (at least it looked mint to me), and a bunch of Sears text-label games and IIRC a couple Sears pic label games too. It was a joke which is why I included the emoticon. Every time somebody buys almost anything around here I see people pop up saying "you overpaid, I bought mine for a buck fifty!" or something. I've been guilty of it too, because I've gotten some really good deals on some things in the past. But you have to realize that really good deals are called that for a reason - you don't find them every day. Maybe that's because there are on average 10 did I overpay/how'd I do threads around here a day and many people don't even look at them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koward Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 it doesnt hurt to know what stuff is worth to the new collectors though does it. Just help us in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 it doesnt hurt to know what stuff is worth to the new collectors though does it. Just help us in the future. There are a lot of people who come here make 2 or 3 posts about a collection they found in grandma's attic or a flea market, try and solicit an idea as to the value then are off to Ebay with it. I'm not saying you're one of those people (it's pretty obvious at this point that you are not) but a lot of people here have grown wary of those kinds of questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 There are a lot of people who come here make 2 or 3 posts about a collection they found in grandma's attic or a flea market, try and solicit an idea as to the value then are off to Ebay with it. I'm not saying you're one of those people (it's pretty obvious at this point that you are not) but a lot of people here have grown wary of those kinds of questions. At least he didn't post a fuzzy picture of a cart pile with a partially-hidden Eli's Ladder and ask how he did. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumerNivek Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Koward, who cares? As long as you are happy with your purchase, that is all that matters. If you had the money and you believe the Sears Heavy Sixer was worth it, then it was a good deal for you. I just bought an Atari Heavy Sixer for $46. And it was well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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