Scream And Fly Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) Hi all - I'm new here. I received a box full of things from my cousin (who is much older than me). In the box was a complete 2600 system in perfect condition. It looks like it was never used, and it includes the controllers and power supply. It's a "Promotional" console, as stamped on the bottom. Made in Sunnyvale, CA. My question is, is this console rare? Greg Edited April 25, 2005 by Scream And Fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Gamer Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) Oh Man! you are so lucky! those are extremely rare. and you can get over $200 for one of those suckers on EBay! Edited April 25, 2005 by Retro Gamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_pal Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) Hi all - I'm new here. I received a box full of things from my cousin (who is much older than me). In the box was a complete 2600 system in perfect condition. It looks like it was never used, and it includes the controllers and power supply. It's a "Promotional" console, as stamped on the bottom. Made in Sunnyvale, CA. My question is, is this console rare? Greg 843264[/snapback] Whoah you can sell that for a bag of money! Edited April 25, 2005 by mister_pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_pal Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I saw one of these on ebay for $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 These are more common than one might expect. I can't recall how many times people have emailed us asking about the rarity of these consoles. There are some older threads on AtariAge discussing this, I suggestion looking for the word "promotional" in the 2600 forum--that should pick up quite a few. I would not be surprised if a boxed promotional console went for $200, but I don't follow the going rates of 2600 consoles on eBay, so no idea what they typically fetch. But like anything on eBay, if you get the right set of bidders and your timing is right, anything can fetch a pretty nice price. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_pal Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Yeah i wish i had one of those to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream And Fly Posted April 25, 2005 Author Share Posted April 25, 2005 Thanks for the info guys... The piping on my console is orange, and not yellow like it's supposed to be. Is that strange? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I always thought it was orange? I have a 6 switcher that has orange on it, as did the 6th switcher we had when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I always thought it was orange? I have a 6 switcher that has orange on it, as did the 6th switcher we had when I was a kid. 843362[/snapback] Only the piping on the promotional console is yellow. Standard 2600 consoles are orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Thanks for the info guys... The piping on my console is orange, and not yellow like it's supposed to be. Is that strange? Greg 843306[/snapback] I believe all the Promotional consoles have the orange piping. That's one way to quickly discern the difference between the Promotional and normal Atari 2600 units. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I believe all the Promotional consoles have the orange piping. That's one way to quickly discern the difference between the Promotional and normal Atari 2600 units. ..Al 843369[/snapback] I thought it was the other way round? Yellow on promos, orange on the rest? All of my consoles are orange, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I believe all the Promotional consoles have the orange piping. That's one way to quickly discern the difference between the Promotional and normal Atari 2600 units. ..Al 843369[/snapback] I thought it was the other way round? Yellow on promos, orange on the rest? All of my consoles are orange, anyway. 843373[/snapback] I've got it backwards, I am brain damaged tonight. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream And Fly Posted April 25, 2005 Author Share Posted April 25, 2005 Okay, so now I'm even more confused. Why does my Promotional console have orange piping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 they could have switched bottoms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream And Fly Posted April 25, 2005 Author Share Posted April 25, 2005 they could have switched bottoms... 843589[/snapback] I seriously doubt that. I know my cousin - he was not into video games at all, and this thing was rarely used. He bought this new (I remember it when I was little). It sat in the box for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_pal Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 now i really wish i had one ................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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