Arenafoot Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 This was posted in one of the FB groups I belong to..... WOW! Look at the going rate for an Atari E.T. cart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For sale for $10k!?!?!? I'll trade one in for half!! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2015/04/26/leaked-pricing-sheets-show-trade-in-and-sale-values-for-upcoming-retro-gamestop-offerings/Great info Arenafoot! Says here the price is what they are selling them for, and looks like the trade in value is about half that in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yeah, I meant to entitle this forum topic as "Gamestop selling prices" and not trade-in values......my bad. Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 No, you're good! I had no idea they were buying and selling old games. Much appreciated. I can't say I'd sell any, but might buy some. If they ever show up here. Well, not ET for $9999! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 No, you're good! I had no idea they were buying and selling old games. Much appreciated. I can't say I'd sell any, but might buy some. If they ever show up here. Well, not ET for $9999! they are only selling them online and not in the stores..... you trade them in at the stores then they go to a warehouse in Texas and then put up on the Gamestop website in 2 months. Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 A warehouse in Texas you say. Hmmmmm..... "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 A warehouse in Texas you say. Hmmmmm..... Grapevine, TX http://www.wired.com/2015/04/gamestop-classic-retro-games/ Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Did you hear it through the grapevine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Did you hear it through the grapevine? GROAN! Grapevine is a suburb of Dallas. Who's up for some Ocean's Eleven action? Also, what is a Generic NES game? Do I need to yank my labels off and replace them with plain black and white labeling? "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Also, what is a Generic NES game? Do I need to yank my labels off and replace them with plain black and white labeling? yes... standard black and white "no name" NES game Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 ET for 10,000 DOLLARS!?!?!?! "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Obviously that means nill. It's a retail database thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Obviously that means nill. It's a retail database thing. Yeah....but of all of the carts ....it had to be E.T. LOL Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 http://mashable.com/2015/07/16/vintage-video-games-restoration/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link An article on how they fix and clean up old systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 http://mashable.com/2015/07/16/vintage-video-games-restoration/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link An article on how they fix and clean up old systems. excellent article and pictures!! Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Update! Here is a list of Gamestop's "Trade-in Values" that is (supposed) to start on 7/31/15: Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 How are you getting these? Is this available on their website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 How are you getting these? Is this available on their website? No....... FB groups I belong too Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Those seem a little higher than normal. Are they making an effort to pay more for games now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Update! Here is a list of Gamestop's "Trade-in Values" that is (supposed) to start on 7/31/15: But there's not one single "retro" title in that list. This looks like their normal trade-in list. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted August 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 But there's not one single "retro" title in that list. This looks like their normal trade-in list. Yeah, I just realized that. Maybe the next update might have the retro titles............ Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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