+orpheuswaking Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 That thing looks ridiculous. But I bet it's a Joy to Type on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nice condition, boxed XM301, complete with 2 extra long, old-fashioned coil cords. Near mint BC's Quest for Tires. Now, if I had only been fortunate enough to buy one that worked in an Atari, I'd be really happy. Duh! I put in my first bid of $.99 when the guy had just removed the main picture (possibly preparing to post a better quality one) -- since that locks revising any part of the auction -- hoping that it'd go unseen and I'd get it really cheap. Unfortunately I hadn't noticed that he also had changed the title. It must have had both Atari and Commodore in it before (reference many Commodore and ColecoVision cart auctions that throw Atari in their titles to widen their audience), otherwise it would have never come up in my initial search. I noticed what happened right after the auction ended. Awesome price on that XM301 and I'm sure we have all at one time purchased a cart for the wrong machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Awesome price on that XM301 and I'm sure we have all at one time purchased a cart for the wrong machine Yea, the XM301 is like new. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it yet. It's the first cart I've mistakenly purchased, but at least it was only $5. I should be able to resell it easy enough, or maybe I'll leave it on my computer desk as a reminder to read the titles thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I have a coleco Beamrider knocking about that I did that with... I use my XM301s for case mods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Just purchased this, waiting for arrival: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170960262729 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) I have a coleco Beamrider knocking about that I did that with... I use my XM301s for case mods I wouldn't mind owning a Coleco or a C64, but I only have enough space to accommodate one system setup at any one time, and that has to be an Atari. I was thinking of putting some type of SD/CF or SIO2PC device inside the XM301. The AtariMax SIO2PC Dual-Port USB version fits exactly if it's pushed over to the far left or far right side of the case with the USB port sticking out of the side, but would only use up about 1/3 of the space. Anyway, I'm too busy trying to get rid of most of my excess inventory now, so I've got plenty of time to think about it. Edited December 22, 2012 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 And then there are the sellers that just piss me off. Talk about deceptive advertising - the ad shows boxes but none are included - the actual disks are not pictured so I can only assume they are all copies. Someone is going to bid on this without reading the description carefully and be mighty mighty pissed! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 251203188378 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Picked up on eBay, one of the nicest copies of Cosmic Life I have found (I found this to be a difficult cart to find). I got a nice complete version of Parker Brothers Chess boxed. And best of all, an unused (stuck on anything) Atari bumper sticker, original! Edited December 22, 2012 by chrislynn5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 That bumper sticker is screaming to be reproduced. I would love one of those on my bumper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 That bumper sticker is screaming to be reproduced. I would love one of those on my bumper yes indeed. It's funny that 25+ years later it still holds soo true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Off CL, a half hour drive away. Dirty but dirt cheap. Early 800 has 949 date code and 8K RAMs. Percom drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 That bumper sticker is screaming to be reproduced. I would love one of those on my bumper +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Recent LJK gems I picked up on eBay. I also have two Letter Perfect full binder manuals and materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom4728a Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Off CL, a half hour drive away. Dirty but dirt cheap. Early 800 has 949 date code and 8K RAMs. Percom drive. Nice haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Opened and cleaned the 800. Still has CTIA. Latest IC date code inside the case is 7930. The OS ROMs were updated to 1982 version and 8K RAM boards were modded to 16K by a shop in Illinois according to sticker on case. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 This arrived today How rare is this puppy? I wondered who contacted the seller and had them remove it from the auction eBay Auction -- Item Number: 170954150724 that really bummed me out, I was trying to get all the LJK software. Understandable, but I didn't want this one taken out from under me, like other auctions where someone made a higher offer right after I bought it and had a tracking number... What seller reneged after you had already paid them and got the tracking number, so we can avoid buying from them? Paying $30 for that cart in a side deal was a real steal, I can see why you were worried about someone making a higher offer. I recently had a seller back out on a purchase but my offer was for full retail so I don't feel so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Off CL, a half hour drive away. Dirty but dirt cheap. Early 800 has 949 date code and 8K RAMs. Percom drive. What version was the Percom drive? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Opened and cleaned the 800. Still has CTIA. Latest IC date code inside the case is 7930. The OS ROMs were updated to 1982 version and 8K RAM boards were modded to 16K by a shop in Illinois according to sticker on case. Yay, it works! Except for some bad RAM and the CTIA chip has flakey switch inputs. I have another OS board with 1979 ROMs so I'm thinking of restoring the 8K RAM boards and bringing the whole machine to 1979 condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 What version was the Percom drive? The label says "AT88-S1" and "EXPANDING YOUR PERIPHERAL VISION" (hahaha). I don't know anything about Percoms. Is this something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafivehole Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I've got one of those Percom drives... nice drive but I don't think it's rare. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry_tv Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Boulder Dash on disk, using "Buy it Now" option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhod Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 @Harry : very good price ^^ last tape version on c64, as been sold 425$ approx, 2 month ago I do not know how much I paid for mine (disk / sealed and cart) a few years ago that. nice shot received this morning: atari is fun! book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanr256 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Not ebay but I picked up the Atari carts from this ad yesterday: http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/vgm/3494352530.html Nothing super rare, but it gives me more games to play. -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Not ebay but I picked up the Atari carts from this ad yesterday: http://cincinnati.cr...3494352530.html Nothing super rare, but it gives me more games to play. -Bob weird, the poster contacted me stating that the halftime battln' bands cart was sold, individually? Did he say it was included? Thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanr256 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I contacted the seller last week, probably the day the ad was placed, and offered to buy just the Atari carts. It took some time to coordinate pickup. I guess that's what she meant by "sold individually". The halftime battlin' bands is in the box of carts I picked up. -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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