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new lot number four, date 11-16-2023 BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #4 ATARI 7800 Arcade Set! hi everyone, we are happy to offer this batch of customer returns we purchased out of Atari decades ago. these items were returned to Atari for various reasons by retailers. many times they are still new, or opened boxes, but complete. many games are still shrink wrapped, but the boxes are poor, that is why many of the games were returned to Atari, poor boxes, which made the games unsellable. we have perhaps thousands of these Atari games left in our warehouse, but the games and boxes were sent to us unsorted. Atari just threw everything in shipping boxes and sent them to us... so we are not sure of how many titles of these we have, or their numbers. since we don't have the time to sort these boxes out, we will just put up batches for sale, offered exclusively to Atari I/O Members at a discounted price. as these are discounted items, we are unable to mix or match or look for certain titles, because we have no time, and i feel the price is right for this batch. among our customer return items, there are titles for Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, and Atari 400 / 800/ XL / XE. There may be Atari Lynx and Jaguar games also in the future! there will be no warranty on these. this batch will be $99.95 and includes free shipping if you live in the u.s.a. this is not an auction, and we are not negotiable on the price, as its firm and fair. to inquire or purchase please include where you live, and email us with your order at video61@atarisales.com, or video61atarisales@gmail.com please do not internally e-mail me from atari.io with your order here are the titles included in this batch: ATARI 7800 1-karateka 1-robotron 2084 1-food fight 1-dig dug 1-asteroids 1-centipede 1-donkey kong 1-donkey kong jr. 1-joust 1-galaga 1-real sports baseball 1-hat trick thanks! Lance www.atarisales.com MORE BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOTS AVAILABLE NOW: BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #1 - Atari 2600 incl. Berzerk, Red Box Donkey Kong, Red Box Q*Bert & more! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #2 - Atari 2600 incl. Krull, Stargate, Defender w/ DC Comic, Circus Atari & more! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #3 - Atari 7800 incl. Donkey Kong Jr., Food Fight, Xevious, Robotron:2084, Tower Toppler & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #5 - Atari 2600 incl. Red Box Q*Bert, Solaris, Desert Falcon, Phoenix, Super Breakout, Summer Games, Winter Games & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #6 - Atari Lynx, Atari 5200, Atari 400/800/XL/XE incl. BATMAN RETURNS, Pit Fighter, STUN Runner, Dig Dug, Star Raiders II, Super Breakout & More!

new lot number three, date 11-16-2023 BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #3 ATARI 7800 Starter Set! hi everyone, we are happy to offer this batch of customer returns we purchased out of Atari decades ago. these items were returned to Atari for various reasons by retailers. many times they are still new, or opened boxes, but complete. many games are still shrink wrapped, but the boxes are poor, that is why many of the games were returned to Atari, poor boxes, which made the games unsellable. we have perhaps thousands of these Atari games left in our warehouse, but the games and boxes were sent to us unsorted. Atari just threw everything in shipping boxes and sent them to us... so we are not sure of how many titles of these we have, or their numbers. since we don't have the time to sort these boxes out, we will just put up batches for sale, offered exclusively to Atari I/O Members at a discounted price. as these are discounted items, we are unable to mix or match or look for certain titles, because we have no time, and i feel the price is right for this batch. among our customer return items, there are titles for Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, and Atari 400 / 800/ XL / XE. There may be Atari Lynx and Jaguar games also in the future! there will be no warranty on these. this batch will be $99.95 and includes free shipping if you live in the u.s.a. this is not an auction, and we are not negotiable on the price, as its firm and fair. to inquire or purchase please include where you live, and email us with your order at video61@atarisales.com, or video61atarisales@gmail.com please do not internally e-mail me from atari.io with your order here are the titles included in this batch: ATARI 7800 1-robotron 2084 1-karateka 1-dig dug 1-choplifter 1-xevious 1-pole position II 1-donkey kong jr. 1-one on one basketball 1-ms. pacman 1-tower toppler 1-centipede 1-food fight thanks! Lance www.atarisales.com MORE BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOTS AVAILABLE NOW: BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #1 - Atari 2600 incl. Berzerk, Red Box Donkey Kong, Red Box Q*Bert & more! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #2 - Atari 2600 incl. Krull, Stargate, Defender w/ DC Comic, Circus Atari & more! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #4 - Atari 7800 incl. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Joust, Centipede, Galaga, Food Fight, Robotron:2084 & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #5 - Atari 2600 incl. Red Box Q*Bert, Solaris, Desert Falcon, Phoenix, Super Breakout, Summer Games, Winter Games & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #6 - Atari Lynx, Atari 5200, Atari 400/800/XL/XE incl. BATMAN RETURNS, Pit Fighter, STUN Runner, Dig Dug, Star Raiders II, Super Breakout & More!

new lot number two, date 11-16-2023 BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #2 ATARI 2600! hi everyone, we are happy to offer this batch of customer returns we purchased out of Atari decades ago. these items were returned to Atari for various reasons by retailers. many times they are still new, or opened boxes, but complete. many games are still shrink wrapped, but the boxes are poor, that is why many of the games were returned to Atari, poor boxes, which made the games unsellable. we have perhaps thousands of these Atari games left in our warehouse, but the games and boxes were sent to us unsorted. Atari just threw everything in shipping boxes and sent them to us... so we are not sure of how many titles of these we have, or their numbers. since we don't have the time to sort these boxes out, we will just put up batches for sale, offered exclusively to Atari I/O Members at a discounted price. as these are discounted items, we are unable to mix or match or look for certain titles, because we have no time, and i feel the price is right for this batch. among our customer return items, there are titles for Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, and Atari 400 / 800/ XL / XE. There may be Atari Lynx and Jaguar games also in the future! there will be no warranty on these. this batch will be $99.95 and includes free shipping if you live in the u.s.a. this is not an auction, and we are not negotiable on the price, as its firm and fair. to inquire or purchase please include where you live, and email us with your order at video61@atarisales.com, or video61atarisales@gmail.com please do not internally e-mail me from atari.io with your order here are the titles included in this batch: ATARI 2600 1-defender with comic 2-centipede 1-word zapper by vidtec 1-task force by froggo 1-winter games by epyx 1-moon patrol 1-desert falcon 1-phoenix 1-stargate 1-krull 1-circus atari thanks! Lance www.atarisales.com MORE BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOTS AVAILABLE NOW: BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #1 - Atari 2600 incl. Berzerk, Red Box Donkey Kong, Red Box Q*Bert & more! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #3 - Atari 7800 incl. Donkey Kong Jr., Food Fight, Xevious, Robotron:2084, Tower Toppler & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #4 - Atari 7800 incl. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Joust, Centipede, Galaga, Food Fight, Robotron:2084 & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #5 - Atari 2600 incl. Red Box Q*Bert, Solaris, Desert Falcon, Phoenix, Super Breakout, Summer Games, Winter Games & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #6 - Atari Lynx, Atari 5200, Atari 400/800/XL/XE incl. BATMAN RETURNS, Pit Fighter, STUN Runner, Dig Dug, Star Raiders II, Super Breakout & More!

new lot number one, date 11-16-2023 BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #1 ATARI 2600 RED BOX BONANZA! hi everyone, we are happy to offer this batch of customer returns we purchased out of Atari decades ago. these items were returned to Atari for various reasons by retailers. many times they are still new, or opened boxes, but complete. many games are still shrink wrapped, but the boxes are poor, that is why many of the games were returned to Atari, poor boxes, which made the games unsellable. we have perhaps thousands of these Atari games left in our warehouse, but the games and boxes were sent to us unsorted. Atari just threw everything in shipping boxes and sent them to us... so we are not sure of how many titles of these we have, or their numbers. since we don't have the time to sort these boxes out, we will just put up batches for sale, offered exclusively to Atari I/O Members at a discounted price. as these are discounted items, we are unable to mix or match or look for certain titles, because we have no time, and i feel the price is right for this batch. among our customer return items, there are titles for Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, and Atari 400 / 800/ XL / XE. There may be Atari Lynx and Jaguar games also in the future! there will be no warranty on these. this batch will be $99.95 and includes free shipping if you live in the u.s.a. this is not an auction, and we are not negotiable on the price, as its firm and fair. to inquire or purchase please include where you live, and email us with your order at video61@atarisales.com, or video61atarisales@gmail.com please do not internally e-mail me from atari.io with your order here are the titles included in this batch: ATARI 2600 1-red box donkey kong 1-phoenix 1-desert falcon 1-red box q*bert 1-galaxian 1-e.t. hanging tab on back still glued shut 1-berzerk 1-asteroids 1-swordquest earthworld hanging tab on back still glued shut 1-ms. pacman 1-jungle hunt 1-space jockey by vidtech thanks! Lance www.atarisales.com MORE BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOTS AVAILABLE NOW: BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #2 - Atari 2600 incl. Krull, Stargate, Defender w/ DC Comic, Circus Atari & more! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #3 - Atari 7800 incl. Donkey Kong Jr., Food Fight, Xevious, Robotron:2084, Tower Toppler & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #4 - Atari 7800 incl. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Joust, Centipede, Galaga, Food Fight, Robotron:2084 & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #5 - Atari 2600 incl. Red Box Q*Bert, Solaris, Desert Falcon, Phoenix, Super Breakout, Summer Games, Winter Games & More! BLACK FRIDAY BOXED LOT #6 - Atari Lynx, Atari 5200, Atari 400/800/XL/XE incl. BATMAN RETURNS, Pit Fighter, STUN Runner, Dig Dug, Star Raiders II, Super Breakout & More!

hi, many times customers mistake the rattle for loose solder. i never saw one XEGS system cart hurt by the loose glue. hope this helps clear that up. lance www.atarisales.com

TECH TIME Saturday, November 11, 2023 Hi and welcome to Lance’s Laboratory! This is the fourth entry of what will be my personal blog, sharing small slices of life with you from within my Lab. For those who are new to Atari I/O let me introduce myself. My name is Lance Ringquist, I’m from Minnesota, and I am the world's oldest surviving Atari dealer. You may have heard of me before as Video 61 Atari Sales which I have consistently operated since 1983 and I have been at it now for more than 40 years! If you want to know why the Atari XEGS cartridges rattle, it’s because Atari used hot glue in at least three to four places within the cartridge to hold the PCB firmly in place and properly in the shell. When some of the hot glue comes loose, it floats around inside the cartridge, and that is the rattle you hear. Here is a picture of an Atari XEGS ribbed super cart disassembled with the glue in place. In this example, you’ll see that one piece has came off that caused a rattle. The piece of glue is circled, and where it came from is circled also. Now this brings up why Atari designed a ribbed shell for most of their Atari XEGS cartridge releases, and basically abandoned the handle on the back shells. The handle on the back of the cartridge was really made for the Atari 65XE, and the 130XE. Both had the cartridge port on the back of the machine, just like Jack Tramiel’s Commodore 64, really intended for combining the cartridge port with other ports, to utilize external devices. This design choice was of course born for cheapness. Then, no need for two separate ports, just one port. The cartridge handle was to give some sort of support for the cartridge not to sag from gravity, and also make the game easier to remove from the back of the machine. However, the problem with the handle cartridges is that they were not as easy to install, let alone extract in the Atari 400/800 cartridge well, and the 1200XL once installed, was not so easy to remove at all. So, redesign time. The ribbed cartridge shell, with the ribbed design taken directly from Regan Cheng’s design for the Atari 5200 cartridge. This ribbed Atari cartridge design solved all of those problems, and then some. The ribbed sides made the cartridge substantially easier to remove in the Atari 400/800s and 1200XL computers. Yet the ribbed cartridge was snug enough to help defy gravity in the Atari 65XE and 130XE computers. Not perfect, but good enough. Keep in mind, this ribbed design also was cheaper in terms of the plastic cartridge shell and the printed circuit board that was inside. On the handle shells, the cart was held together with a screw, while the ribbed cartridge no longer needed a screw, as it was held together very firmly with clips on the side of the shell. Plus, the handle cartridge board used four capacitors and four resistors, while the ribbed cartridge board used only three of each. With Atari ordering games 100,000 units at a time, saving one resistor and one capacitor per cartridge really added up, and Jack knew where to cut corners to save the additional cost of 100,000 resistors and capacitors. Here are my Tower Toppler and Vanguard prototype cartridge boards. You see the Tower Toppler handle board is bigger, and has more support electronics, while the ribbed Vanguard board is smaller, and has less support electronics. The ribbed Atari XEGS cartridges were all-around cheaper, and solved some problems. And really, the glue was not needed, but was a “just in case” sort of thing. Now, you can take cheapness just so far. Once, Atari sent me a shipment of new Atari XEGS cartridges. I opened them to see if any changes had been made before I started to sell them, because with Jack, you just never knew what was coming next. When I opened them up and held them you could feel that the plastic was so soft, I could eventually crush the cartridge shell with my bare hand. I sent them back to Atari as unsellable. That never happened again. Thanks for reading, - Lance Please visit me online for more at www.atarisales.com

hi Degaselite, it was a easy fix. most people do not realize the costs involved in the mass production of software. to keep costs down, a few glop's of glue does the trick. so its all about costs. lance www.atarisales.com

hi everyone, if you want to know why XEGS carts rattle, is because atari used hot glue in at least three to four places, to hold the PCB in the shell firmly and properly. so some of the hot glue comes loose, and that is the rattle you hear. lance www.atarisales.com

hi everyone, this lot has been sold. thanks for your support!! lance www.atarisales.com

hi everyone, this lot has been sold. thanks for your support!! lance www.atarisales.com

hi everyone, this lot has been sold. thanks for your support!! lance www.atarisales.com

hi everyone, this lot has been sold. thanks for your support!! lance www.atarisales.com

its good to see you back @nosweargamer atari io was missing a piece of its soul without you. you make a difference here.