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Title: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: tommyinajar on March 02, 2007, 04:05:04 pm: Anyone ? How much is this thing worth ?

PS If anyone likes it, I'm about 3 miles away.... No it is not mine or it would be open !

Edit Duhhh link would help.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270093851812&fromMakeTrack=true (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270093851812&fromMakeTrack=true)
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: Apollo on March 02, 2007, 04:07:15 pm: I will pay you 1 million of your earth dollars for this
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: somunny on March 02, 2007, 04:09:21 pm: ebay link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270093851812&fromMakeTrack=true)

This should be interesting to watch.
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: shardian on March 02, 2007, 04:11:15 pm: there is a guy in Seattle that has a whole warehouse of new in box arcade machines.
Here is the byoac thread talking about him.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=57108.msg561531#msg561531
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: SavannahLion on March 02, 2007, 04:28:16 pm: I'm one of those people that just love NIB stuff. I've got scads of old console games pre-dating the PSX that are still in their original unopened often shrink-wrapped condition. I'm one of those guys that pretty much creamed my pants when I heard about the MTG Arabian Nights (or was it The Dark?) auction involving the unopened boxes in the original shipping box with Richard Garfields hand written shipping label. Then jumped for joy when a private collector paid an outrageous sum of money to keep it all in one box to beat out a group of shop owners looking to divide the prize up amongst themselves to be resold.

If I had the money right now, I'd go for that auction.
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: Havok on March 02, 2007, 04:31:06 pm: Sigh.... If only I was rich...

:'(
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: BobA on March 02, 2007, 04:33:01 pm: Shardian
That guy (gamespeople) in the other thread is 110 miles north of Seattle. Actually in Vancouver Canada. Notice his membership info says Canada. I think he has been well known for trades as John's Jukes and has been selling parts and stuff for years. Also known as flippers.com I think. Bought a PS and some joystick from him years ago before I learned about BYOAC.
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: pointdablame on March 02, 2007, 04:39:37 pm: He just sold a NIB Robotron cocktail last week. I think it went for $1500ish.
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: Level42 on March 02, 2007, 06:03:05 pm: Well, these things are nice of course......but......I still have a feeling that I get a whole lot more from reconditioning/restoring a USED machine, getting it to a condition that is as good as possible/close to new.

It gives a lot of satisfaction to work on a machine and see it re-gain it's old glory step-by-step.

You'll never get that with a NIB......also I think you would tend to hardly touch it (keep it in the box) with a NIB, whereas you enjoy a restored machine by looking at it, playing it and showing off what you've accomplished to friends....

Just MHO
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: Chris G on March 03, 2007, 11:14:35 am: Might think about it if it were a full-size...

When did eBay start this anonymous bidder thing? Guess I haven't been on there in a while.
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: Donkey_Kong on March 03, 2007, 12:01:47 pm: Quote from: pointdablame on March 02, 2007, 04:39:37 pm
He just sold a NIB Robotron cocktail last week. I think it went for $1500ish.

This seems like an amazing deal for one of the best games EVER. But I :dunno
Title: Re: Why would anyone have a NIB Robotron from 1982 ?
Post by: WareWolF on March 04, 2007, 01:58:49 pm: Correction :

This seems like an amazing deal for the best game EVER.