boxpressed Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I'd done my research on Atari Age, and I want a 130XE or 800XL. I'm leaning toward the 130XE because of the S-Video output. The search continues. Boxpressed, I guess I was bidding against you, sorry about that. I also suspect that the seller may be full of it, you got it for a very good price, probably didn't sit too well with him. cheers, c I'm encouraged that I'm not overbidding for stuff (I would have gone about $80). I actually suggested to the seller that he contact the second place bidder to see if he/she wanted the lot. I guess he didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 After boxpressed posted here saying he canceled the auction. I sent the person an email asking him what he wanted for it, and me replied with an offer, so given this, i would say the poster of the auction is genuine in his honesty on this matter. sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Did you take the offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330588241699 A bunch of broken paddle controllers. You ask "why the heck did you do that?" Well, multiple possibilities ... 1. I need controllers to complete some sets I'm planning to sell. 2. I need something to do at home. Project hours here. 3. Of the ones that don't work, I'll use them as guinea pigs for another project I'm working on. 4. I'm just crazy. I thought about doing that, I'm sure between them you could get a couple of good working paddles after cleaning up the pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Havoc 2049 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Last night, I thought I'd found my way into the wonderful world of Atari 8-bit. I won this auction on eBay: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 110716791442 Soon after the auction ended, the seller told me that he couldn't get the 130xe to output video anymore. We decided to cancel the transaction, but I was sorry to miss out on what seemed like a good deal. I was really interested in the SIO2PC, too. I'd done my research on Atari Age, and I want a 130XE or 800XL. I'm leaning toward the 130XE because of the S-Video output. The search continues. Boxpressed, I guess I was bidding against you, sorry about that. I also suspect that the seller may be full of it, you got it for a very good price, probably didn't sit too well with him. cheers, c I'm encouraged that I'm not overbidding for stuff (I would have gone about $80). I actually suggested to the seller that he contact the second place bidder to see if he/she wanted the lot. I guess he didn't. Seems fishy to me. When he posted the auction, everything worked and then when you won it at a good price, the video output all of a sudden didn't work. :thumbsdown: He's never going to get much for that lot, as the tape drive is from the 400/800 era, disk drive from the XL era and computer from the XE era and they are all common. Be patient and you'll find a good deal with hopefully matching components for around the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330588241699 A bunch of broken paddle controllers. You ask "why the heck did you do that?" Well, multiple possibilities ... 1. I need controllers to complete some sets I'm planning to sell. 2. I need something to do at home. Project hours here. 3. Of the ones that don't work, I'll use them as guinea pigs for another project I'm working on. 4. I'm just crazy. I thought about doing that, I'm sure between them you could get a couple of good working paddles after cleaning up the pots. Preliminary testing showed that all but one of the pots is working. They all have jitters, and 3 of them have broken stop posts. I can clean the pots, and epoxy the stop posts back on, and I'm sure I can fix the dead pot. After that, I think I made a fair haul. Almost too bad, because I really don't want to mess up working controllers for my project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 After boxpressed posted here saying he canceled the auction. I sent the person an email asking him what he wanted for it, and me replied with an offer, so given this, i would say the poster of the auction is genuine in his honesty on this matter. sloopy. Cool, I am glad. you got a good response. Sometimes ebay can surprise you. So how much did he want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Just got back from picking This eBay Lot eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180693710668 up... Even got another free box full of goodies I'll see if I can post pics of all this cool stuff soon... Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Just got back from picking This eBay Lot eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180693710668 up... Even got another free box full of goodies I'll see if I can post pics of all this cool stuff soon... Jay Cool Lot, congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Just got back from picking This eBay Lot eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180693710668 up... Even got another free box full of goodies I'll see if I can post pics of all this cool stuff soon... Jay Very cool - I had one of those Covox Voice Masters back in '85 - all I used to do was play poker with it. Voice recognition back then sucked, but I was still cool for having it as none of my other friends did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Very cool - I had one of those Covox Voice Masters back in '85 - all I used to do was play poker with it. Voice recognition back then sucked, but I was still cool for having it as none of my other friends did... Yep, this is my first one of these, he even had the original floppy, so it will be fun playing with . I have a VoiceBox by Alien Group too, just need to find it... Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) I'm not bidding.....even though I'd like to if it were cheaper, but I find this price quite interesting! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 160621667371 Someone's so nostalgic about that which prevented them from getting laid in the first place, that they're going to drop a C-note!!! I'm just kidding....I was an Ultima II nerd myself....but sheesh! I guess I'll be playing from .ATRs and downloading scanned maps. couple of hours left on this, so belly up to the bar, folks! Edited July 24, 2011 by wood_jl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I'm not bidding.....even though I'd like to if it were cheaper, but I find this price quite interesting! I paid too much for my UII, but at least I have a boxed one now. That was the first game I got seriously addicted to (as in, up all night for days!). That feeling of exploration was really intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm not bidding.....even though I'd like to if it were cheaper, but I find this price quite interesting! I paid too much for my UII, but at least I have a boxed one now. That was the first game I got seriously addicted to (as in, up all night for days!). That feeling of exploration was really intense. Hah, I'm just "sour graping" it, since I'm too poor, and I can't have it. I do understand wanting this stuff badly; I just want too much stuff too badly lately. It ended up going for $170!!! $185 shipped!!! Who knew????? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 160621667371 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchennau Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I was in need of a pokey. Pokey purchased via a 7800 supercart: here eBay Auction -- Item Number: 400228060838 and here eBay Auction -- Item Number: 341924866788 for $5.85 and $3.49 respectively. I looked up Pokey's on B &C and found them listed for $10.00 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm not bidding.....even though I'd like to if it were cheaper, but I find this price quite interesting! I paid too much for my UII, but at least I have a boxed one now. That was the first game I got seriously addicted to (as in, up all night for days!). That feeling of exploration was really intense. Hah, I'm just "sour graping" it, since I'm too poor, and I can't have it. I do understand wanting this stuff badly; I just want too much stuff too badly lately. It ended up going for $170!!! $185 shipped!!! Who knew????? Yeah, that's about what I paid. I wish I'd bought all this stuff back before it became collectable again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Very cool - I had one of those Covox Voice Masters back in '85 - all I used to do was play poker with it. Voice recognition back then sucked, but I was still cool for having it as none of my other friends did... Yep, this is my first one of these, he even had the original floppy, so it will be fun playing with . I have a VoiceBox by Alien Group too, just need to find it... Jay You have the Voicebox? or Voicebox II? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 You have the Voicebox? or Voicebox II? I think it's the first release, don't remember seeing a "2" or "II" on it. IIRC, it's the one that came with software that only worked on the 800... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You have the Voicebox? or Voicebox II? I think it's the first release, don't remember seeing a "2" or "II" on it. IIRC, it's the one that came with software that only worked on the 800... this one http://orph.atarinet.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=4013 Do you still have the software? and if so is it tape or disk based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 this one http://orph.atarinet.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=4013 Do you still have the software? and if so is it tape or disk based? Yep, that's the one I have two floppies with stuff, one may have the program from the cassette since I'm sure I have that still... Jay VoiceBox.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Cool... I have the cassette, some guys here helped me convert it to disk. I'll be interested to match up the software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Cool... I have the cassette, some guys here helped me convert it to disk. I'll be interested to match up the software. Let us know if you have something different Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Vintage Atari 800 w/ Newell, Omnimon, Omniview 160K Ram Comes with Game, Joystick, and all cables Item condition: -- Sold For: US $109.00 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280714393858 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Vintage Atari 800 w/ Newell, Omnimon, Omniview 160K Ram Comes with Game, Joystick, and all cables Item condition: -- Sold For: US $109.00 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280714393858 Choice is good! Very Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Not a Corvus to Atari Multiplexer but still cool... Corvus System Omninet APPLE Computer Disk dISC Server Item condition: -- Time left: 1 day 6 hours (Jul 31, 201121:02:14 PDT) Bid history: 1 bid Current bid: US $49.00 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 280714478584 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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