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Title: Find of a lifetime? Post by: BadEnoughDude on February 04, 2008, 01:08:45 AM I came across and interesting ad on Craigslist tonight:
"Atari 2000 - $100" I wasn't familiar with this particular model, so I did a bit of research and it turns out that this is quite rare. For the time being, I am going to assume that it was just a typo and I didn't just stumble upon a Holy Grail for Atari collectors. If I did though... Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: Tondog on February 04, 2008, 02:12:40 AM Did you buy it?
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: BadEnoughDude on February 04, 2008, 02:24:55 AM I'm waiting for a reply on the email I sent him. I told him if it was what I thought it was, I would take it, but I needed a photo to confirm. Like I said, I'm not expecting it to be an actual Atari 2000. From what I can tell, they are virtually impossible to find and were never actually available to the public.
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: Tan on February 04, 2008, 12:09:46 PM I'm waiting for a reply on the email I sent him. I told him if it was what I thought it was, I would take it, but I needed a photo to confirm. Like I said, I'm not expecting it to be an actual Atari 2000. From what I can tell, they are virtually impossible to find and were never actually available to the public. Since only two Atari 2000 prototypes exist, odds are against it. :P http://www.atarihq.com/museum/2678/cx2k.html Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: BadEnoughDude on February 04, 2008, 01:32:08 PM The Wiki mentioned that as many as 2000 were still around in the US. Still not a lot, though.
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: Tan on February 04, 2008, 01:50:59 PM Whoops, I had a couple tabs up at the same time lol. I thought you meant Atari 2000 prototype. I think an Atari 2000 goes for somewhere between $2k-$10k depending on it's level of completeness and there hasn't been a true CIB one found yet. So if it is a 2000, it would still be a great find though with it's value and horrible controllers you'd pretty much look at it or sell it, never actually play it.
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: Tynstar on February 04, 2008, 03:02:00 PM keep us posted!
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: ganonbanned on February 04, 2008, 10:04:23 PM yeah, and if you dont get it, send me the link...
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: Samada on February 04, 2008, 11:53:48 PM Hopefully it's real and he sells it too you. Keep us updated.
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: BadEnoughDude on February 05, 2008, 12:21:01 AM As expected, it was a typo and all he had was a 2600.
And I already had my new flat-screen all picked out :) Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: bum-man on February 05, 2008, 08:18:42 AM That sucks and I had my fingers crossed and everything :(
Title: Re: Find of a lifetime? Post by: Tynstar on February 05, 2008, 01:05:22 PM Damn oh well.
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