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Post by 50tbrd on Jul 30, 2014 6:23:56 GMT -5
Great job of preserving such a significant auction for posterity.
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Post by 50tbrd on Jul 30, 2014 6:29:49 GMT -5
The sticker on the eprom has what may be a serial number of 0035. Has anyone opened their cart to see if theirs also has a similar number? It may lead us to speculate how may carts exist.
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Post by Mayhem on Jul 30, 2014 8:53:23 GMT -5
Interesting. Pity I've just come back from SDCC and dropped a bundle on other stuff...
"No returns" in an eBay listing is actually impossible now, even if you state it, you still have to take a sold item back if the buyer wants to return it.
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Post by centaura on Jul 30, 2014 10:54:51 GMT -5
I saw it this morning, and very surprised with the high value (understandable, given the number of "alive" units)
Is there an newer point weld in the fifth pin, from right?
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Post by centaura on Jul 30, 2014 12:08:25 GMT -5
I saw it this morning, and very surprised with the high value (understandable, given the number of "alive" units) Is there an newer point weld in the fifth pin, from right? It's already stated the cart was repaired. " *NOTE* - I want to be completely open about this listing. The game has been repaired. When it was found there was one pin that was bent and not soldered through the board. The game was repaired and tested by Atari2600.com (see photo of board). The game boots and plays with no issues." Thanks, at first I didn´t see that text. Nor payment terms; a little out of my reach, I´m afraid.. |
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Post by TrekMD on Aug 2, 2014 9:40:16 GMT -5
Now no longer available. Hmmm. Yep, you have to wonder if it was sold outside of Ebay to avoid the fees. |
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Post by Mayhem on Aug 4, 2014 14:51:11 GMT -5
It was, the seller has stated as such elsewhere.
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Post by TrekMD on Aug 4, 2014 17:25:42 GMT -5
It was, the seller has stated as such elsewhere. Ah! How did you find out? |
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Post by 50tbrd on Aug 4, 2014 17:35:11 GMT -5
The seller had an account for Atari Age. The buyer or amount were undisclosed.
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Post by TrekMD on Aug 4, 2014 17:55:51 GMT -5
The seller had an account for Atari Age. The buyer or amount were undisclosed. Oh. Well, I can't say I blame the seller. Ebay fees will kill you with a $10,000 sale. |
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Post by VectorX on Aug 4, 2014 18:41:20 GMT -5
I doubt it went for that much.
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Post by TrekMD on Aug 4, 2014 22:47:36 GMT -5
I doubt it went for that much. Even if it didn't, saving up on fees is not something I can blame the seller for. It likely sold for a few thousand dollars. |
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Post by VectorX on Aug 4, 2014 23:13:30 GMT -5
Yeah, the hell with epay.
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Post by Luitoine on Aug 5, 2014 2:16:59 GMT -5
But with ebay it's easier to keep record of the sell price  Usually, when an auction for a video reaches a very high bid, a lot of video games website speak about it! I consider it's totally normal that the name of the buyer is kept secret (because you don't always want that everybody knows you've just bought something especially if it's really expensive), but the price seems not very classified to me  |
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Post by jasonbar on Aug 7, 2014 12:30:22 GMT -5
I'm not sure why people think that eBay fees are ridiculous, especially on high-dollar items. Read this: pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.htmleBay takes 10% of your final value fee *up to $250*. So, if you sell any 1 item for a value greater than $2500, the fee percentage relative to the sale price starts dropping as the value goes up. Yes, then you throw on PayPal fees. $0.30 + 2.9%. These fees don't have a cap. ( www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpcenter/helphub/article/?solutionId=FAQ690&topicID=FEES_US&m=TCI ) A quick search of unofficial sites shows a maximum $10,000 (or $9,999) transfer value for 1 transaction--I couldn't find the official policy on PayPal's pages. So, a $10,000 Mr. Boston has fees of $250 + ($0.30 + 2.9% * $10,000) = $250 + $290.30 = $540.30 = 5.4% Not bad for the service that they provide. My $0.02. Thanks, -Jason |
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