[Originally posted to rec.games.video.classic.]
I admit, I'm only thrifting infrequently right now, but while out of town this past weekend, I finally found some actual classic games that I didn't already have! I don't remember the last time that happened.
There are four thrifts I usually try to hit while at the in-laws, which are spread out quite a bit. I picked one for no particular reason, but chose wisely as I scored some Colecovision games. The ones I didn't have were Illusions, Ken Uston's Blackjack & Poker, and Threshold. I also picked up 2010: The Graphic Action Game, B.C.'s Quest for Tires, The Heist, Jumpman Junior, and One-on-One for trade bait. I left Donkey Kong, Venture, and Zaxxon for the next person. So yes, for this weekend, I was Sum Guy.
I haven't had time to test them yet, but look forward to doing so.
[10 Nov 2011 comment: I sadly don't remember exactly which thrift store this was any more. Possibly it was the America's Thrift Store located at Airport and Schillinger. (I think it was open back then.) That store has since moved to Tillman's Corner and the old space is now a Dirt Cheap.
The phrase "Sum Guy" originated on rec.games.video.classic to refer to that person who bought up all the classic video game stuff before you got there, even the common games (e.g. Pac-Man, Combat, and Space Invaders). As best I can tell now – because honestly, I don't remember as no one had any idea it would catch on so at the time – it was originated by Terry E. Rutt on 4 Feb 1996. Some credit might also be due to Robert Batina for starting the thread on the phenomenon and CudaBert for following up with "News Flash.....Some Guy spotted in New Jersey area".]
Showing posts with label Colecovision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colecovision. Show all posts
15 August 2003
21 August 2000
Brag: Spacemaster X-7 and CV games
[Originally posted to rec.games.video.classic.]
First, the brag I forgot to post last week. Two weeks ago I saw a Coleco Head-To-Head Football handheld in good shape, but lacked the $4-5 (it had two price tags) to get it, so I hid it. The next week (last week), I went in and discovered a new pile of 2600 and Colecovision games. It turns out I had all the 2600 titles, but picked up these CV games I needed for $0.50 each:
Unfortunately, there was no sign of a system, any Super Action Controllers, or a Roller Controller. (Which is a shame, because I don't have any Super Action or Roller Controllers.) As a result of finding these, I had to leave the football handheld until the next day. It was still there then, and I got it for the lower ($4) price.
Saturday night, a friend called and said she'd seen some 2600 games at a local thrift. There were only two "weird-looking ones," she said. The rest were ones I probably already have. She didn't remember the exact names, but from what she remembered and a little help from me we came up with Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes and Starmaster X-7. I have the former, but have been wanting the latter since playing it on my TV Boy.
I just went and picked them both up for $0.50 each. I also picked up a copy of Space Attack as a label upgrade. While I was there, I also found a boxed Super Simon for $1. It included the instructions and styrafoam on the ends of the unit. (My other Super Simon is missing these two items.) The box is in good shape, but has one split corner. The weirdest thing I picked up (possibly ever at a thrift) was a wallpaper sample book. It includes samples of Hulk, Spider-Man, and Battlestar Galactica(!) wallpaper. (No video game related wallpaper, unfortunately.) It'll go on eBay eventually. I assume some BG collector would be interested in it.
[I have no idea which stores I found these in. I suspect the 2600 games may have been at the Asbury Thrift Store (back when it was in Miller Plaza on Old Madison Pike) and the tip may have come from Bonnie H. If so, thanks, Bonnie!
The "R" in parentheses indicates the game is rare according to whichever rarity list I was using at the time. The exclamation point is just to emphasize that.
I finally sold the wallpaper book on ebay in 2004. The photos are from that listing. It sold for $15.51 plus shipping.]
First, the brag I forgot to post last week. Two weeks ago I saw a Coleco Head-To-Head Football handheld in good shape, but lacked the $4-5 (it had two price tags) to get it, so I hid it. The next week (last week), I went in and discovered a new pile of 2600 and Colecovision games. It turns out I had all the 2600 titles, but picked up these CV games I needed for $0.50 each:
- Chuck Norris Superkicks (R!)
- Front Line
- Gorf
- Miner 2049er
- Rocky Super Action Boxing
- (Root Beer) Tapper (R!)
- Slither
- Super Action Football
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| Chuck Norris has gone temporarily AWOL |
Saturday night, a friend called and said she'd seen some 2600 games at a local thrift. There were only two "weird-looking ones," she said. The rest were ones I probably already have. She didn't remember the exact names, but from what she remembered and a little help from me we came up with Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes and Starmaster X-7. I have the former, but have been wanting the latter since playing it on my TV Boy.
I just went and picked them both up for $0.50 each. I also picked up a copy of Space Attack as a label upgrade. While I was there, I also found a boxed Super Simon for $1. It included the instructions and styrafoam on the ends of the unit. (My other Super Simon is missing these two items.) The box is in good shape, but has one split corner. The weirdest thing I picked up (possibly ever at a thrift) was a wallpaper sample book. It includes samples of Hulk, Spider-Man, and Battlestar Galactica(!) wallpaper. (No video game related wallpaper, unfortunately.) It'll go on eBay eventually. I assume some BG collector would be interested in it.
[I have no idea which stores I found these in. I suspect the 2600 games may have been at the Asbury Thrift Store (back when it was in Miller Plaza on Old Madison Pike) and the tip may have come from Bonnie H. If so, thanks, Bonnie!
The "R" in parentheses indicates the game is rare according to whichever rarity list I was using at the time. The exclamation point is just to emphasize that.
I finally sold the wallpaper book on ebay in 2004. The photos are from that listing. It sold for $15.51 plus shipping.]
29 April 1999
Today's finds [2600 Racquetball, Colecovision Spy Hunter & Spectron, Comp IV]
[Originally posted to rec.games.video.classic.]
I hit a store today and was surprised to see they had some new Atari 2600 games in. ("New" as in used games that were new to the store.) I pick out what I thought was two 2600 carts and one Colecovision cart for about $1 each. Later, in the car, I glanced in the bag and noticed that there were actually two Colecovision carts. I had previously not noticed the distinctive Colecovision shape at the end of one of them. It turns out both CV carts are rare! Here's what I
got:
I also picked up a Comp IV at another store. For those that don't know, Leonard Herman says in Phoenix that this was the first electronic game produced commercially. This is my second one, and I still need the instructions. Anyone got them? (Photocopy, ASCII, anything!)
[I still don't have Super Action Controllers for my Colecovision. And I can't check at the moment, but I believe the two Colecovision games worked and were what they said. I believe I also found some form of instructions for the Comp IV as well. Interestingly, the silkscreen on the "screen" of the second Comp IV is different from that on the first. —15 August 2010]
I hit a store today and was surprised to see they had some new Atari 2600 games in. ("New" as in used games that were new to the store.) I pick out what I thought was two 2600 carts and one Colecovision cart for about $1 each. Later, in the car, I glanced in the bag and noticed that there were actually two Colecovision carts. I had previously not noticed the distinctive Colecovision shape at the end of one of them. It turns out both CV carts are rare! Here's what I
got:
- Racquetball (2600; tradebait)
- Spy Hunter (CV; now I *really* need a Super Action controller)
- Spectron (CV)
I also picked up a Comp IV at another store. For those that don't know, Leonard Herman says in Phoenix that this was the first electronic game produced commercially. This is my second one, and I still need the instructions. Anyone got them? (Photocopy, ASCII, anything!)
[I still don't have Super Action Controllers for my Colecovision. And I can't check at the moment, but I believe the two Colecovision games worked and were what they said. I believe I also found some form of instructions for the Comp IV as well. Interestingly, the silkscreen on the "screen" of the second Comp IV is different from that on the first. —15 August 2010]
29 July 1995
Weekday Finds [2600 games in Birmingham, plus meeting Ralph]
[Originally posted to rec.games.video.classic.]
I was recently laid off (anyone hiring?) and had some interviews around Alabama. Of course, I had to take a look for Atari 2600 cartridges since I was going out of town.
In Tuscaloosa, I determined it was impossible to find the Salvation Army store because the address in the phone book was 514 14th. No st. or ave. or anything else. I checked the 500 block of both 14th St. and 14th Ave. without success, so I went to another thrift store I had walked right by on the way to my interview without noticing! Nothing at all.
Next, I returned to Birmingham and went to Goodwill. I found the weirdest thing there. Two Atari cartridge cases with the circuit boards removed! In all my time collecting, I've never seen anything like it. I thought it was strange when I found the first one, but the second one blew my mind. Other than that, I found one common that I've already forgotten the name of.
I also stopped by two huge thrift stores on my way out of town. The first had many Combats, Asteroids, Pac-Mans, and Space Invaders. Then I found a few others, but I already had them. I picked up three labelless cartridges for $0.25 each. I am now the proud owner of two Froggers and an Enduro. 8( Make me an offer.
I had much better luck at the second store. I found Infiltrate, M-Network Football, and Omega Race! I frantically searched the store for a Booster-Grip adaptor without success. I did find a Colecovision controller, though, so I got it. Unfortunately, as I was standing in line, I noticed the Omega Race cartridge had lots of corrosion on it. I bought it anyway, but I am unhappy to report that so far it doesn't work. I got most of the green stuff off, but not all of it. Any suggestions? Also, the Football cartridge does not work either.
I did meet another collector while I was there and hopefully we can get together and do some trades. That turned out to be the best part of the trip.
[I found another job within a month or so, luckily.
On a later trip to Tuscaloosa, I found the Salvation Army Thrift Store. The problem was I was on the wrong side of town. It was on the east side and I was on the west (or something like that), so I was ten blocks off. That hadn't occurred to me at the time.
The two big thrift stores were over in the Roebuck/Center Point area. I believe the first was an America's Thrift Store. I've forgotten the name of the second, but the collector I met was Ralph Hulcher. We later got together with some other Birmingham collectors, but then fell out of touch, unfortunately. — 2 July 2010]
I was recently laid off (anyone hiring?) and had some interviews around Alabama. Of course, I had to take a look for Atari 2600 cartridges since I was going out of town.
In Tuscaloosa, I determined it was impossible to find the Salvation Army store because the address in the phone book was 514 14th. No st. or ave. or anything else. I checked the 500 block of both 14th St. and 14th Ave. without success, so I went to another thrift store I had walked right by on the way to my interview without noticing! Nothing at all.
Next, I returned to Birmingham and went to Goodwill. I found the weirdest thing there. Two Atari cartridge cases with the circuit boards removed! In all my time collecting, I've never seen anything like it. I thought it was strange when I found the first one, but the second one blew my mind. Other than that, I found one common that I've already forgotten the name of.
I also stopped by two huge thrift stores on my way out of town. The first had many Combats, Asteroids, Pac-Mans, and Space Invaders. Then I found a few others, but I already had them. I picked up three labelless cartridges for $0.25 each. I am now the proud owner of two Froggers and an Enduro. 8( Make me an offer.
I had much better luck at the second store. I found Infiltrate, M-Network Football, and Omega Race! I frantically searched the store for a Booster-Grip adaptor without success. I did find a Colecovision controller, though, so I got it. Unfortunately, as I was standing in line, I noticed the Omega Race cartridge had lots of corrosion on it. I bought it anyway, but I am unhappy to report that so far it doesn't work. I got most of the green stuff off, but not all of it. Any suggestions? Also, the Football cartridge does not work either.
I did meet another collector while I was there and hopefully we can get together and do some trades. That turned out to be the best part of the trip.
[I found another job within a month or so, luckily.
On a later trip to Tuscaloosa, I found the Salvation Army Thrift Store. The problem was I was on the wrong side of town. It was on the east side and I was on the west (or something like that), so I was ten blocks off. That hadn't occurred to me at the time.
The two big thrift stores were over in the Roebuck/Center Point area. I believe the first was an America's Thrift Store. I've forgotten the name of the second, but the collector I met was Ralph Hulcher. We later got together with some other Birmingham collectors, but then fell out of touch, unfortunately. — 2 July 2010]
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