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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: menace on January 24, 2007, 05:41:42 pm

Title: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: menace on January 24, 2007, 05:41:42 pm: I have one on ebay for the second time around for 10 bucks and I have had no watchers, bidders anything--Is 10 bucks too much for one in this condition (still working but with some cosmetic issues)

What do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290075144008&rd=1&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290075144008&rd=1&rd=1)
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: RayB on January 24, 2007, 06:15:25 pm: No photo = people skip your listing.

http://search.ebay.ca/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=coleco+pacman
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: menace on January 24, 2007, 07:09:40 pm: hmm i see what you are saying--i'm going to try and experiment and see how it goes...
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: ChadTower on January 25, 2007, 08:58:56 am: Plus it's in the wrong category. That would get a LOT more in vintage video games.
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: ClubNinja on January 25, 2007, 09:26:50 am: From your auction:

"Ships to:
Canada"

Do you ship elsewhere? If you ship to the US and are including the power adapter, you might get a bid from me ;)
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: menace on January 25, 2007, 01:17:32 pm: man I can't believe I overlooked that--naturally it ships to the US--such a newbie mistake :tool:
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: ChadTower on January 25, 2007, 01:24:20 pm: A newbie with 200+ feedback and 100% positive?
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: menace on January 25, 2007, 01:57:27 pm: we all have our off days :dizzy:
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: RayB on January 25, 2007, 03:42:09 pm: I also noticed everyone else uses the word "arcade" in the title. (Like "Pac Man coleco arcade tabletop game"). I don't know if that matters.

"Vintage" title keyword isn't really beneficial (the game is old, but is it "vintage"? That word makes me think of old used clothes and vinyl records). "original" is unnecessary too (do they make bootlegs of these things?).
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: ChadTower on January 25, 2007, 03:52:01 pm: "Vintage Games" (http://video-games.listings.ebay.com/Vintage-Games_W0QQfclZ3QQfromZR11QQsacatZ4315QQsocmdZListingItemList) is the Ebay category name.

I do agree with what you've said, though, except in this case where it's a name.
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: TOK on January 26, 2007, 08:56:35 pm: My buddy buys those at yard sales for 5 bucks and sells them on ebay. Usually get between $35-50. More if you have box and manual.
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: ChadTower on January 27, 2007, 05:07:10 pm: If he finds more than one or two a year he has some insane luck. There aren't many of those around. I used to hit 15 or so yard sales every saturday all summer for years and never saw one.
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: TOK on January 27, 2007, 08:11:07 pm: Definitely more than that... He sold at least 4 of them last year. Other ones besides the Pac Man too. He had a Donkey Kong and Galaga last year. The only one I've never seen is DK Jr.
He's also found and kept a lot of stuff, including a boxed RCA Studio II with all the carts that he bought for like 50 cents.

Its a Saturday morning thing for him all Spring and Summer, so he's out there a lot. I've gone a few times, but just can't get into it. He did buy a boxed Dreamcast for like 15 bucks and gave it to me when I mentioned I wanted one. I'm guessing the people paying all the money for that stuff on Ebay don't know about yard sales.
Title: Re: Whats a table top ms. pacman worth (the coleco ones)
Post by: ChadTower on January 27, 2007, 09:15:39 pm: I used to do the same thing... not anymore. Found lots of consoles, just not the Coleco tabletops.