Sunnyvale Heavy Sixer

[jonlester]

Today I went to the flea market (J&J, "biggest in Georgia") for the first time this decade and scored an original Atari 2600, the Sunnyvale model. The guy knocked off $5 from $25 because the game select switch is flaky so I got it and two games, Star Raiders and Space Invaders, for a grand total of $24. It didn't come mint in the box or anything but it saves me money and shipping from getting that model off the web. I got out of there before I spent any more money because he had some other systems and someone else had several Dreamcasts and other such. Now I know to go over there next time I think I want something off the web.

Turns out I was wrong about the game store I've been talking about. The 2600 carts are mostly $1 each, just kept under glass for safety I guess because the guy has all the other carts displayed like a video store would, with only the boxes on the shelves. I bought a Night Driver cart and also a Return of the Jedi SNES cart for $10. I guess I'll be supporting him more.

Thursday I scored a Commodore monitor like we talked about recently. This one cost $10 but it's still a great bargain, I think.

[thx1138]

cool, I guess original heavy sixers are easier to find in the USA than in the UK, the only ones I ever find at the made in hong kong woodies.

nice price too!


All I got today were two common PS1 games.

[Izret101]

The heavy sixer as far as i know averages $200+ but i know someone will prove me wrong somewhere. I have never been to a flea market before but i know you can get crazy deals there.
The place i go to has Colecovsion and Atari games for $1 a piece and 7800 for $1.50 so i might clean the out next week unless i pick up more boxed NES stuff. |D

[Sauza12]

The heavy sixer should never go as high as $200 unless it is sealed in a minty box.  But then again, Ebay does do crazy things to some people.

[Izret101]

Boxed is the only way i have seen it besides broken.

[jonlester]

From what I've seen I might could get $50 or even $60 from some people for this unboxed unit  but I think I'd really need the box and all the stuff that originally came bundled to get a really high price. Still, people do get crazy on eBay and bid higher than anyone should.

I mentioned to the dealer guy that I was getting it because it's an original model but he seems more interested in moving volume than sitting on things that might be worth more to a few people.