sandmountainslim Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Well I think I probably got the best Atari deal I have ever gotten today, I stopped in a new thrift shop on my route while working and walked out with a woodgrain four switch console (with one joystick) Pitfall, River Raid, Basketball, Realsports Football, Realsports Baseball, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Bugs, Lost Luggage and Star Ship all for five dollars! Geez my thrifting can only go down from here but who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallii Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Gotta a better one. 1 x Boxed Atari 2600 Woodgrain 6 Switch (pal) with 2 Controllers, 2 Paddels, Power Supply, 2600 Instraction Manual And a Games Manual. All original Boxed and In Excellent Condition how much?? $10AUD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Did it come with a power supply? I've found several 2600s in thrifts and flea markets, but they never, ever seem to come with power supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallii Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Yes genuine. Everything is genuine and practiclly brand new. The guy was from the country and i think it was kept in he's garage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 Gotta a better one. 1 x Boxed Atari 2600 Woodgrain 6 Switch (pal) with 2 Controllers, 2 Paddels, Power Supply, 2600 Instraction Manual And a Games Manual. All original Boxed and In Excellent Condition how much?? $10AUD Geez, Poor old Sandmountainslim thinks he got a steal and someone one ups me Congrats! And yip Steve mine had a power supply too though usually any console I pick up comes without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I bought a 6-switch today, for $2.92. No power supply, though. How's that for one-upmanship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 I bought a 6-switch today, for $2.92. No power supply, though. How's that for one-upmanship? Yip but I got all these swell games like Lost Luggage with mine and a power supply so we'll call it a draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txfds Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Gotta a better one. 1 x Boxed Atari 2600 Woodgrain 6 Switch (pal) with 2 Controllers, 2 Paddels, Power Supply, 2600 Instraction Manual And a Games Manual. All original Boxed and In Excellent Condition how much?? $10AUD Got a complete atari, boxed, with phoenix, defender, river raid, pac-man, star wars the arcade game boxed with instructions, combat, and 2 or 3 other games, for 10$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 and all I could scrounge up the other day was a Pooyan for $1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazic Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I bought a boxed 4-switch on a flee market, with a couple of boxed games (space invaders, jungle hunt,) for 5 euro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I went to the flea market... what a waste of time, this dude had 3 2600, he wanted 40 for each, because 'that's what they are selling on the internet' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txfds Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 and all I could scrounge up the other day was a Pooyan for $1. still a good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I went to the flea market... what a waste of time, this dude had 3 2600, he wanted 40 for each, because 'that's what they are selling on the internet' Should have told them to put them up on the internet then. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted March 11, 2005 Author Share Posted March 11, 2005 Ok I topped my previous best deal ever today I got the following for five dollars total. 1 Atari Jr. console minus controllers Turmoil Seaquest Maze Craze Word Zapper Air Sea Battle Pitfall Defender Pole Position Freeway Oink Flag Capture Realsports Volleyball Street Racer Stargate Boxing Millipede Sky Diver Mario Bros Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Venture And 3 Pacman 2 ET 2Missile Comand 5 Space Invaders Got it all in a box at a thrift in Tennessee that was going outta business. Can this one be topped this week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awsomo3000 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I went to the flea market... what a waste of time, this dude had 3 2600, he wanted 40 for each, because 'that's what they are selling on the internet' Should have told them to put them up on the internet then. Phil now i feel stupid, i payed $40 for my 2600 at a game shop. But it was near mint so i geuss its a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I went to the flea market... what a waste of time, this dude had 3 2600, he wanted 40 for each, because 'that's what they are selling on the internet' Should have told them to put them up on the internet then. Phil now i feel stupid, i payed $40 for my 2600 at a game shop. But it was near mint so i geuss its a little better. well the funny thing is that he has a little 'shop' inside the fleamarket, something like 'junk depot' and he has those 3 VCS in the shelf for the past 3 years... just that time I felt like asking 'how much do u want for the VCS?'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 9-volt power supplies can be bought at Radio Shack, which is what my step-mom did after she accidently broke the wire from the plug while vaccuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I wish we had good thrift stores where I live. The only Atari games that one of the stores has, are commons that I don't need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 I wish we had good thrift stores where I live. The only Atari games that one of the stores has, are commons that I don't need. On my last trip to VT I scored Crazy Climber for $5.00 in an antiques store. The year before, I also scored a rare. VT's been very good to me in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Oddly enough, I've never found Atari games in thrifts nearby. I've found them on trips out of state, but not locally. I'm eagerly awaiting my next trip out of state, hopefully around Easter. Gotta build up the ol' collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Thrift stores haven't really been a good source for me here in north NJ. My friend on the other hand in the Tom's River area has scored some major stuff at church bazaars where he gets to fill up a bag for $5.00. I know he got a CV along with some games, and also a 2600 with some games. Think he gave $10 since it all wouldn't fit in one bag. Garage sales seem to be the bomb for me, though last season saving up for the wedding made saling sparce. My last find was a nice Intellivision II with like 22 boxed games for $10. This included that computer baseball game, World Series is it? that I sold on Ebay for over $50 by itself. I seem to find alot more Intellivision games than Atari. My last Atari score was for $15.00. I got a boxed 2600, though it wasn't complete. Think it had 1 joystick and may have been missing the power supply. Came with like 10 games too. I'm looking forward to this year. I plan on finding some real good stuff. I can smell a nice spring coming. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Got it all in a box at a thrift in Tennessee that was going outta business. Where in TN? I'm in TN and I haven't found anything good at a thrift in forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themrfreeze Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Best deal I ever got (about 5 years ago): Atari 2600 4-switch woodgrain with power supply Atari 2600 Jr. with power supply 2 Wico Command controllers ~50 Atari carts ColecoVision with power supply and controllers ~30 ColecoVision carts All in good working condition $20 I later sold the ColecoVision on eBay for ~$130. Still have the Atari gear, although it's all up in the attic right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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