Return of the Newsgroup Auction! (Waterworld, NES toploader, and much more)
Matt Matthews
It's been a long, long time since I've done this, but I'm ready at last
for another newsgroup/email auction. I've got a ton of stuff to unload and
I've got the initial bids fairly reasonable (I hope!), so please bid early
and often. :^) You might just get a steal!
Highlights:
Swordquest: Waterworld
Top-loader NES with controllers, power, etc
Nice Commodore hardware and books
Saturn NetLink with CD
List of all systems: 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, NES, Commodore,
Sega Saturn
The rules for this auction are explained in detail at the end of this
post. The short version is:
- this mimics a real-life auction, not an eBay style auction
- send your bids to j...@linuxgames.com
- you'll receive email updates nightly
- check bids in real time at http://curmudgeongamer.com/jvm/auction.txt
- shipping not included in bids
- international bidders should make arrangements before bidding
- I am entertaining modestly large value trades.
Now, here's the list of swag, which is all you really care about.
KEY: C = cartridge/cassette, I = instructions, B = box, O = overlay
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Atari 2600
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Hardware
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Atari 2600 system (woodgrain)
with two joysticks
and power supply .................... $ 3.00
Starpath Supercharger .....................$ 3.00
Track & Field controller
3rd party
by StarPlex .....................$ 3.00
Driving controller #1
by Sears! .....................$ 2.00
Driving controller #2
by Sears! .....................$ 2.00
Driving controller #3
by Atari .....................$ 2.00
Paddle Set #1
by Atari .....................$ 1.00
Paddle Set #2
by Sears .....................$ 1.00
Paddle Set #3
by Sears .....................$ 1.00
Paddle Set #4
by Sears .....................$ 1.00
Keypad (non-Star Raiders) .....................$ 1.00
Wico Command Control Trackball .....................$ 3.00
Sega Master System Light Gun
with hand-made adaptor
to make it work with 2600/7800 .....................$ 2.00
Cartridge display unit #1
hold 20 cartridges (5 high, 4 wide) ..................$ 1.00
Cartridge display unit #2
hold 20 cartridges (5 high, 4 wide) ..................$ 1.00
Atari
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Adventure [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Berzerk [C ] .......$ 0.50
Bowling [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Centipede [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Codebreaker [C ] .......$ 1.00
Combat [CI ] .......$ 0.50
Defender [CI ] .......$ 0.50
E.T. [CI ] .......$ 0.50
Haunted House [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Missile Command [CI ] .......$ 0.50
Ms. Pac-man [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Othello [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Pac-man [C ] .......$ 0.50
Phoenix [C ] .......$ 1.00
Raiders of the Lost Ark [C ] .......$ 1.00
Space Invaders [C ] .......$ 0.50
Star Raiders (with pad) [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Super Breakout [CI ] .......$ 0.50
Swordquest: Earthworld [C ] .......$ 0.50
Swordquest: Fireworld [C ] .......$ 0.50
Swordquest: Waterworld [C ] .......$ 1.00
Vanguard [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Video Pinball [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Yars' Revenge [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Yars' Revenge [ I ] Instr. only! .......$ 0.50
Sears
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Outer Space [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Imagic
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Cosmic Ark [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Demon Attack [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Dragonfire [C ] .......$ 1.00
Riddle of the Sphinx [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Activision
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Decathlon [C ] .......$ 1.00
Dragster [C ] .......$ 1.00
Laser Blast [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Pitfall! [C ] .......$ 1.00
Pitfall II [C ] .......$ 1.00
Skiing [ I ] Instr. only! .......$ 1.00
Stampede [C ] .......$ 1.00
Tennis [C ] .......$ 1.00
Parker Bros.
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Frogger [CI ] .......$ 0.50
Popeye [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Reactor [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Spider-Man [C ] .......$ 1.00
Star Wars: RotJ [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Coleco
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Donkey Kong [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Smurf: Garg's Castle [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Venture [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Starpath (C = cassette, case, insert)
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Communist Mutants [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Dragonstomper [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Escape from Mindmaster [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Fireball [C ] .......$ 1.00
Phaser Patrol [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Phaser Patrol [C ] .......$ 1.00
Survival Island [ I ] "How to Play" .......$ 1.00
Sword of Saros [C ] PAL .......$ 1.00
Other
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Bugs [C ] Data Age .......$ 1.00
Crypts of Chaos [C ] Fox .......$ 1.00
Journey Escape [C ] Data Age .......$ 1.00
Omega Race (w/Booster) [C ] CBS .......$ 1.00
Name This Game [C ] US Games .......$ 1.00
Sneak 'n Peek [CI ] US Games .......$ 1.00
Star Trek: SOS [C ] Sega .......$ 1.00
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Atari 5200
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Hardware
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Atari 5200 (2-port)
with power adaptor brick
uses a standard video box
and SEVEN controllers
(variously functional, none perfect) .......$ 5.00
Atari 5200 Power Adaptor/Switch Box
unique Atari 5200 combination power and video unit
for use with certain older 5200 systems
perfect for completing that system with missing part!
(not for use with above system) .......$ 3.00
Competition Pro Joystick
with Y-cable
and one Atari 5200 controller
to access other buttons .......$ 5.00
Wico Command Control
with Y-cable
appears loose along vertical axis .......$ 3.00
Atari 2600 Adaptor
works with the system sold above .......$ 3.00
Atari
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Countermeasure [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Defender [ I ] Instr. only! .......$ 0.50
Centipede [ I ] Instr. only! .......$ 0.50
Football [ I ] Instr./playbooks .......$ 0.50
Galaxian [ I ] Instr. only! .......$ 0.50
Joust [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Pac-man [CI O] .......$ 1.00
QIX [CI O] .......$ 1.00
QIX [ I ] Instr. only! .......$ 0.50
Robotron: 2084 [CI ] .......$ 1.00
Space Dungeon [CIB ] includes bracket .......$ 2.00
Activision
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Keystone Kapers [C ] .......$ 1.00
CBS
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Blue Print [CI O] .......$ 1.00
Wizard of Wor [CI O] .......$ 1.00
Parker Bros.
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Frogger [ IB ] No cartridge .......$ 0.50
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Atari 7800
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Galaga [C ] .......$ 1.00
Robotron: 2084 [CIB ] sealed! .......$ 1.00
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Atari Lynx
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Atari-brand cigarette lighter power adaptor
supplies power for two separate Lynxes .......$ 1.00
Atari-brad external battery power back
holds six D batteries (not included)
with carrying strap .......$ 1.00
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NES
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Hardware
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NES system
Top loader
With power, video, instruction booklet,
dogbone controller,
and one extra boxy controller .......$ 10.00
NES controller extension cable #1 .......$ 1.00
NES controller extension cable #2 .......$ 1.00
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Commodore
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Hardware
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Stock 1571 floppy drive
with power and serial cables
(confirmed it loads from a disk) .......$ 5.00
1541-II floppy drive
with JiffyDOS 6.x
with power brick, serial cable, manual
toggle switch on side .......$ 5.00
Hayes Smartmodem 9600
with power cord
(no other cables included) .......$ 1.00
Mach 5 cartridge .......$ 1.00
Epyx FastLoad
with homemade reset switch .......$ 1.00
Commodore Mouse (1350, I think) .......$ 1.00
Books
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Mapping the Commodore 64
by Sheldon Leemon, sprialbound book .......$ 2.00
Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide
BIG reference book .......$ 2.00
Commodore 128 Programmer's Reference Guide
HUGE reference book, missing back cover .......$ 2.00
All About the Commodore 64 Volume 2
by Craig Chamberlain .......$ 2.00
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Atari Jaguar
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Fight for Life
with instructions and box (opened) .......$ 5.00
Battlemorph for JagCD
with case, instructions, box (opened) .......$ 4.00
VidGrid
with case, instructions (opened) .......$ 2.00
Trevor McFur
with box, instructions (opened) .......$ 1.00
Stock Jaguar controller #1 .......$ 2.00
Stock Jaguar controller #2 .......$ 2.00
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Sega Saturn
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Sega Saturn Netlink
with NetLink CD Version 2 (web browser) .......$ 5.00
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RULES
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Since these kinds of auctions are pretty uncommon now, I'll explain the
rules as briefly as I can. These will be amended as needed when questions
arise.
0) THIS IS NOT EBAY. This is like a REAL LIFE DYNAMIC AUCTION where you
bid just enough to outbid the competition. You can bid as high as
you like, but I will only record and remember the lowest value that
makes you the highest bidder. After a 14 days of open bidding, the
auction will move to ONCE, TWICE, SOLD format (an item progressing one
level each day).
1) If you bid and you win, then you must buy. Bad bidders will have
their information posted to appropriate newsgroups. Public ridicule
will follow. ;^)
2) You email your bids to me at j...@linuxgames.com
3) If you have questions about an item, then please ask. I can take
digital photos of an item, upon request. Everything listed is a
used item, some more used than others. I've tried to test everything
to make sure that each item works as expected. All cartridges
and games have labels, although some look worn.
4) With your first bid(s), send me the alias you'd like used in the
official auction price listing.
5) Updates mailed nightly. You may request to be on the list without
bidding.
6) Updates posted to the newsgroup every few days.
7) Shipping is not included in the bid price, but will be computed
afterward.
8) International bidders should contact me to make payment/shipping
arrangements BEFORE sending bids.
9) Bid increments are as follows:
$0.00 -- $9.75: You may bid in $0.25 increments. $10.00 -- $19.50: You
may bid in $0.50 increments. $20.00 -- $99.00: You may bid in $1.00
increments. $100.00 -- infinity: You may bid in $2.00 increments
10) You can always check the official auction listing at:
http://curmudgeongamer.com/jvm/auction.txt
11) I will entertain buy-out offers or trades, but only for items of
significant value. That is, I'm not interested in trading your Pac-man
cartridge for my Tennis cartridge. Now, the NES for a Vectrex or a
sweet SNES package...well, email me. ;^)
Matt Matthews
IMPORTANT NOTE: I cancelled my First post because it looked bad in my
newsreader after posting. Please see the web page:
http://curmudgeongamer.com/jvm/auction.txt
for list of items if the list below looks bad in your newsreader. Thanks.
Hello,
It's been a long, long time since I've done this, but I'm ready at last for
another newsgroup/email auction. I've got a ton of stuff to unload and I've got
the initial bids fairly reasonable (I hope!), so please bid early and often.
:^) You might just get a steal!
Highlights:
Swordquest: Waterworld
Top-loader NES with controllers, power, etc
Nice Commodore hardware and books
Saturn NetLink with CD
List of all systems: 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, NES, Commodore,
Sega Saturn
The rules for this auction are explained in detail at the end of this
post. The short version is:
- this mimics a real-life auction, not an eBay style auction
- send your bids to j...@linuxgames.com
- you'll receive email updates nightly
- check bids in real time at http://curmudgeongamer.com/jvm/auction.txt
- shipping not included in bids
- international bidders should make arrangements with me before bidding