Swami Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Bought one of these thingies for my XEGS, highly experimental. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOM2-FULL-SET-Mouse-Adapter-for-COMMODORE-64-AMIGA-ATARI-ST-TT-NEW/172122464015?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Bought one of these thingies for my XEGS, highly experimental. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOM2-FULL-SET-Mouse-Adapter-for-COMMODORE-64-AMIGA-ATARI-ST-TT-NEW/172122464015?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Do tell us how long it takes to arrive, and how it works for ya! It's certainly interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Bought a very rough (and very cheap) 7800 and am currently mid-restoration. PCB seriously cleaned up as the shield was just rust and a lot of it was all over the board and had leeched into the joystick ports and switches. So swapped those from a broken 2600 junior. Swapped some switches around (select was iffy, swapped with pause that I won't use) I wouldn't mind replacing them but can't find any. Re-capped it while I was in there. Removed cleaned and replaced the cart slot. Just waiting for a UAV to land to drop in and I'll re-assemble. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Do tell us how long it takes to arrive, and how it works for ya! It's certainly interesting. I am really hoping I can do joystick emulation in general and trackball emulation for supported games with my Kensington Expert USB trackball mouse. Probably the best commercial trackball out there, although the buttons are a little more fragile than most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 A somewhat acceptable price paid for a 1200XL, power supply and 6' SIO cable. The 1200XL still has the protective cover over the metal keys. Need to crack it open and fix the keyboard and see what OS and sockets are in there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) A somewhat acceptable price paid for a 1200XL, power supply and 6' SIO cable. The 1200XL still has the protective cover over the metal keys. Need to crack it open and fix the keyboard and see what OS and sockets are in there. Should be fully socketed. I thought all 1200XLs were. Edited September 13, 2017 by adam242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Should be fully socketed. I thought all 1200XLs were. They are, but some have 24 pin OS sockets while others have 28 pin. I have only seen the 28-pin which makes for a simple upgrade to a single 16K XL OS ROM, when combined with an 800XL MMU it also allows internal BASIC in the other 28 pin OS socket. There was a recent post which suggested extending the 24 pin sockets to 28 pin using pins from a female SIP header instead of completely replacing them. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/268421-nice-simple-1200xl-os-upgrade-using-channel-select-switch/?do=findComment&comment=3819312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 The latest acquisitions I've gotten from eBay are Avalon Hill games Legionaire and Telengard, and 81256 dram chips. The driving controller pictured with the dram chips came from Amazon. Also two Atari touch-tablets not pictured below. A 1050 drive and in-line Rapid Fire adapter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 A (new USB) EPROM burner and some EPROMs to try and put Omnimon on my new 400 RAM card. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) I was looking for a topic with the title "What Atari related things did I NOT buy from eBay", but this will have to do. And I just couldn't let this go un-posted. So this is what I stumbled across today that, for lack of better words, made me fall off my chair You can have an Atari 1040ST, SC1224 Monitor, 800xl, 810, Sf 354, Manuals, Accessories and Disks for the measly price of $4,249.99 which doesn't even include shipping (total price with shipping would be just under $4,650). Now granted besides what you see pictured it does come with all of the accessories (power cords, adapters, cables), as well as a collection of books and games, and some of the original boxes. But none of this appears to be NOS. eBay Link For comparison I found another collection on eBay being sold for $1000+$80 shipping that includes: an Atari 1040ST, SC1224 Monitor, Bundle of Games, and a 20 Meg SupraDrive listed as Tested (ebay link). Only things missing are the SF354 and 810 drives, 800XL computer, and the books. But at nearly $3,600 less, this appears to be a much better deal. Besides most of the books and also the games can be downloaded from the internet anyway. I wish the first seller luck, but I think he's in for a rude awakening and/or will be seeing a Best Offer significantly lower than the asking price. EDIT: Maybe to some the included original games and books are worth it. - Michael Edited September 17, 2017 by mytekcontrols 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 ABBUC has a thread for 'crazy Atari EBay prices', so feel free to start one here Some people digging up stuff from their attics seem to remember those Apple I auctions when it comes to pricing them. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A 1200XL PILOT UNIT, for less than the last 1200XL i purchased. Hey, prices are coming down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A PAL-UK 800 with a supposedly bad POKEY and some cassette drives. Seller also had a mint in box 16K board in a huge varied lot (which I don‘t need but have never seen before as well). Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Finally decided to add an ATARI Flashback portable to the collection. It's the 2016 model in original box with everything included. Supposed to be delivered tomorrow... ...price was too good to pass up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Finally decided to add an ATARI Flashback portable to the collection. It's the 2016 model in original box with everything included. Supposed to be delivered tomorrow... ...price was too good to pass up. That's crazy. I just bought a flashback portable off of another site, it will be here tomorrow too. I don't know which one it is, but here is a picture. I paid $31 with shipping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 That's crazy. I just bought a flashback portable off of another site, it will be here tomorrow too. I don't know which one it is, but here is a picture. I paid $31 with shipping. NICE!. That's the 2016 model also. I got mine for $29.19 shipped - Still has the screen protector on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Not ebay but Dutch Marketplace website.... A month or two I came across a Tech-note about some ST info which contained a small note from Atari Benelux' Support Manager Wilfred Kilwinger. I found Wilfred on Facebook and I sent him a scan of the docs. A few weeks later he replied and we had some nice chatting on messenger. He promised to have a look if he still had more " techno tips" around and I think following that he seemed to have found quite some Atari items still left at his attic....at least he started putting some stuff on the marketplace website. When I saw he offered some A8 chips I immediatly grabbed my chance and said I would buy them all...... Well, two already were sold but I got these......for a very nice price....and since Wilfred lives not so far away from me I was able to pick the stuff up and meet him for a short while, I also got this (at first sight) rather worn-looking and uninteresting business card holder......but it has a nice Atari Corp. Logo embossed on the inside and Wilfred kindly left one of the business cards from BITD inside.....pretty cool IMHO. Edited October 6, 2017 by Level42 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Hah....just struck me......no mobile phone number......no e-mail,address......but there IS a telex number :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrameade6 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Just got a copy of Wizard of Wor for the atari 8 bit. It will arrive tomorrow. I can play the arcade version all day long 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 A recent purchase of mine I have yet to try out, I have to get power working on my 800XL at least, before this baby can help me out. That won't be for a while as I don't have the time right now. I bought it because it was a recent limited run of 5, and you never know when or if you'll get another chance. System Check 2.2, for assisting in system diagnosis and alternate OS +512K ram, cartridge port, For PBI or ECI. It was about $65-$70 after the exchange rate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 A Coconotes cartridge for my daughter who likes that game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 an indirectly A8 related purchase... Nick Montfort's "Twisty Little Passages - An approach to interactive fiction" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Hah....just struck me......no mobile phone number......no e-mail,address......but there IS a telex number :) Well, it's been two months already. Have you sent him a message yet? I've head that Telex is still used in the shipping industry, so get down to the nearest port, stat! My latest purchases: Two M/M 15 PIN SVGA cables so I could finally use my Falcon with a LCD monitor. And a set of 1986 Antic issues from a very nice US seller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) I much prefer the posts about interesting first person purchases with fellow Atarians like Level42 and others post about... Sick and tired of hearing about ebay on my tv, radio, news feed , and now least of all Atari Age....it's never ending.... How about this thread dies and we make a latest Atari related purchases and encounters thread! Edited December 7, 2017 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I much prefer the posts about interesting first person purchases with fellow Atarians like Level42 and others post about... Sick and tired of hearing about ebay on my tv, radio, news feed , and now least of all Atari Age....it's never ending.... How about this thread dies and we make a latest Atari related purchases and encounters thread! Okay, I but if I hadn't bought that lot of old Antic magazines from that random US seller, I wouldn't have known that he typed in all of the program listings (me too, at the time!), and I wouldn't have had the opportunity to tell him about Excel and Pro©. See? eBay still can help the 8-bit cause! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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