WHO ARE YOU?? I know you are out there...
Robert Batina
someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
I went to 7 thrift stores today, and I found one cart. No really... not
one cart that I didn't have, not one cart that I wanted, I really mean
*one* stinking little cart. It was a Colecovision Congo Bongo for 50
cents, which was okay, but it was my ONLY FIND for the day.
Every one of these stores usually has a few good carts, and loads of
commons. But now, they are all gone... pacmen, asteroids, space
invaders, combats... all of em. Gone. I don't get it...
Not someone on here I guess. They wouldn't be snatching up commons like
that. I think I may be in for a LONG dry spell...
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Scott Stone
>Every one of these stores usually has a few good carts, and loads of
>commons. But now, they are all gone... pacmen, asteroids, space
>invaders, combats... all of em. Gone. I don't get it...
>
Just a guess, but...
Perhaps they were thrown away? It is been known not to be beyond thrifts to
throw stuff away which doesn't sell.
Anyways... we can hope it is JUST a 'LONG dry spell'
Later!
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Steve Totschek
>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
>I went to 7 thrift stores today, and I found one cart. No really... not
>one cart that I didn't have, not one cart that I wanted, I really mean
>*one* stinking little cart. It was a Colecovision Congo Bongo for 50
>cents, which was okay, but it was my ONLY FIND for the day.
>Every one of these stores usually has a few good carts, and loads of
>commons. But now, they are all gone... pacmen, asteroids, space
>invaders, combats... all of em. Gone. I don't get it...
>Not someone on here I guess. They wouldn't be snatching up commons like
>that. I think I may be in for a LONG dry spell...
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What city are you in?
CudaBert
Batina) writes:
>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
>
>
News Flash.....Some Guy spotted in New Jersey area....citizens
warned...Army Reserve on standby....
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The views expressed in this post are only my
personal opinion, unless they concern my plan
for world domination.
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Bruce Willard
>>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
That does seem to happen. I pretty much know the carts that are in the thrift
stores I frequent. Every so often everything seems to disappear, sometimes
the way you say (Combats & PacMan with 'em), but just this week one place
that usually seemed safe dropped down to nothing but Pacman, Combat,
Defender and Asteroids. Except they did not take Channel F or Oddysey 2
carts, of which there were quite a few. Whoever it is is just taking Atari
games.
Bruce Willard bwil...@mindspring.com
Robert Batina
: Just a guess, but...
: Perhaps they were thrown away? It is been known not to be beyond thrifts to
: throw stuff away which doesn't sell.
: Anyways... we can hope it is JUST a 'LONG dry spell'
I hope so... maybe it's possible, since all of the thrift stores are
under the same two companies. I guess they could have had a "toss em
out" order from the big shots... if there are big shots at those types
of places. :)
Terry E. Rutt
>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
I think that the name of that person is Mr. Sum Guy, perhaps a Chinese
national (based upon the name) who apparently has been doing this all
over the country, as for the past several weeks I have too been being
shut out,. When I ask the workers if they have any carts in back they
say they did have a whole box, but Sum Guy came in last week and
bought them all.
Obviously another attempt to steal our technology! Alert US customs
right away!
Adam Michael Anazeri
>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
>I went to 7 thrift stores today, and I found one cart. No really... not
>one cart that I didn't have, not one cart that I wanted, I really mean
>*one* stinking little cart. It was a Colecovision Congo Bongo for 50
>cents, which was okay, but it was my ONLY FIND for the day.
>Every one of these stores usually has a few good carts, and loads of
>commons. But now, they are all gone... pacmen, asteroids, space
>invaders, combats... all of em. Gone. I don't get it...
>Not someone on here I guess. They wouldn't be snatching up commons like
>that. I think I may be in for a LONG dry spell...
Must be those damn eccentric millionaires again......
Bruce Tomlin
>rba...@infinet.com (Robert Batina) wrote:
>>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
>I think that the name of that person is Mr. Sum Guy, perhaps a Chinese
>national (based upon the name) who apparently has been doing this all
>over the country, as for the past several weeks I have too been being
>shut out,. When I ask the workers if they have any carts in back they
>say they did have a whole box, but Sum Guy came in last week and
>bought them all.
Aha! He's Chinese! That explains it!
He buys up all the Pac Man and Combat carts, and ships them to China where
they break them open and repackage them as "pirate" carts, then they get
sent to third world countries where they sell for ten bucks each.
FYI, those of you in Austin may have noticed the lack of consoles at the
Goodwill on 183 near Burnet. I asked them about this once, and they said
"Some guy comes in and buys them all up." SO WATCH FOR HIM!
Robert Batina
haunts today and scored big. Nothing in the 100 dollar range, but there
are many good rare ones... look for my semi-brag post to come as soon as
I can find the time to type in the games.
Mike Etler
writes:
>>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
>>
>>
>
>News Flash.....Some Guy spotted in New Jersey area....citizens
>warned...Army Reserve on standby....
>
>
Waitaminute... There are other collectors in New Jersey???? No wonder I
never find anything cool anymore!!!! That's it. I'm movin' to Colorado :)
Mike
Carl Nation
>Waitaminute... There are other collectors in New Jersey???? No wonder
>I never find anything cool anymore!!!! That's it. I'm movin' to
>Colorado :)
>Mike
Attention: DO NOT move to Colorado and expect to find any carts/classic
systems. I lived in Ft. Collins, CO, from 1991-1995, and in all that
time I saw *one* 2600, for $70, at the flea markets and thrift stores.
Other thrifts in the Northern Colorado area yielded very much the same
results. That was, without doubt, the most unbelievable classic
wasteland I have ever seen. If I hadn't moved to Utah a couple months
ago and discovered the Deseret Industries thrifts, I'd be tearing my
hair out in large chunks.
(Yes, I saw the smiley at the end of his post. ;>)
chris bartz
: >
: Waitaminute... There are other collectors in New Jersey???? No wonder I
: never find anything cool anymore!!!! That's it. I'm movin' to Colorado :)
: Mike
No. Yuck, icky poo, too cold, too snowy. You don't want to move here.
Ick. Blech. :)
Chris
chris bartz
: >Waitaminute... There are other collectors in New Jersey???? No wonder
: >I never find anything cool anymore!!!! That's it. I'm movin' to
: >Colorado :)
: >Mike
: Attention: DO NOT move to Colorado and expect to find any carts/classic
: systems. I lived in Ft. Collins, CO, from 1991-1995, and in all that
: time I saw *one* 2600, for $70, at the flea markets and thrift stores.
: Other thrifts in the Northern Colorado area yielded very much the same
: results. That was, without doubt, the most unbelievable classic
: wasteland I have ever seen. If I hadn't moved to Utah a couple months
: ago and discovered the Deseret Industries thrifts, I'd be tearing my
: hair out in large chunks.
: (Yes, I saw the smiley at the end of his post. ;>)
Well, while Ft Collins is a beautiful area of the state, it certainly is
not an urban Mecca. If you venture down south a ways to Denver you'd
find losts of classic stuff and the mother of all flea markets - Mile
High. Anyone who wants directions just give a holler.
Chris
mdo...@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
There was a big "dumping area" in the back. Anything they didi't want went
thetre.
People could look and buy. But stuff was alwasy being thrown out.
Luckily, I resuced a CV Roller COntroller (all but the Right top button works).
from that
mike dougherty
(Who has done dumpster diving in his tuime and would do so for CtCW or INTV SC)
In article <4f0i4o$e...@news1.infinet.com>, rba...@infinet.com (Robert
Batina) writes:
> Scott Stone (taf...@delphi.com) wrote:
> : Just a guess, but...
> : Perhaps they were thrown away? It is been known not to be beyond thrifts to
> : throw stuff away which doesn't sell.
> : Anyways... we can hope it is JUST a 'LONG dry spell'
> :
>
> I hope so... maybe it's possible, since all of the thrift stores are
> under the same two companies. I guess they could have had a "toss em
> out" order from the big shots... if there are big shots at those types
> of places. :)
>
Tony Balandiuk
I remember back in the day...
... when I ruled the NJ flea markets/thrifts
... when I was the supplier
... I was just getting good
and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling
kids!!!
**Tony
>
>>Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
>>someone on here... well, then again, maybe not. Here's the deal:
>>
>>
>
>News Flash.....Some Guy spotted in New Jersey area....citizens
>warned...Army Reserve on standby....
>
Adam Michael Anazeri
>I wish I could say it was me.
>I remember back in the day...
> ... when I ruled the NJ flea markets/thrifts
> ... when I was the supplier
> ... I was just getting good
>
>
>and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling
>kids!!!
>
And your dumb dog....
Green Apple Guest Acct
: What city are you in?
Central Ohio
(yeah, it's me... I'm leeching guest usenet feed since my ISP is dead) <G>
Mike Etler
writes:
>He buys up all the Pac Man and Combat carts, and ships them to China
where
>they break them open and repackage them as "pirate" carts, then they get
>sent to third world countries where they sell for ten bucks each.
Word on the street is, this multi-millionare individual is in fact buying
up these commons, replacing the labels with new ones containing the word
'Taiwan' in bold letters on the bottom, and selling them as label
variations! At lest we now know what the former Froggo execs are up to
these days.
Bob Colbert
: Someone in my area has been raiding all my thrift stores. It's gotta be
I found the same thing, I went to a Goodwill that usually has a bunch of
Atari games, but they were ALL gone (I mean like 10 Combats), but the
Intellivision games were all there. Now this Goodwill usually charges
$1.99 each game, and I don't think that even a dummy would pay $2 each
for a Combat. Anyway, I have a place that I happened upon by accident
that I have got 1 good cart this weekend - XonoX Chuck Norris/Art Duel!
I know it isn't the greatest, but my first double-ender (I do have a
Robinhood single-ender I got from the same place).
Bob
Stephan Freundorfer
I really like your thrift stores, we don't have anything like that
in Germany. I'm glad I had a rental car and a loving wife ;-).
Bye,
Stephan (shoulder still aching from that 3. piece of luggage I had to
bring home)