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    Image of Bress Tess Iz Bress Tess Iz
    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    wow, being religious pays off for someone before they die #atari2600
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    ...Really? This is just like paying over $5000 just to play Super Noah's Ark 3D.

    (Yes, I realize the irony with my comment.)

    ...So, any chance we can emulate this soon? :P
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    Edited by (Starman) Starman at 11/11/09 8:51 PM (Starman) Starman was starred (Starman) Starman was unstarred
    Image of benmullins001 benmullins001
    11/11/09

    @(Starman) Mudkip [Happy 40th, Sesame Street!]: This game will never be played, ever. It's a sealed copy, and unsealing it would dramatically lower its value.
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    Image of kevingifford kevingifford
    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    The thing that always happens with old game consoles (and I suppose a lot of other collectible hobbies) is that after a while, the only really passionate people left already have 99.99% of a complete set and are willing to pay absolutely anything for those last half-dozen or so they need.

    That's why, for example, most games on 8-bit consoles are lucky if they break $5 on eBay but the rarest NES games like Stadium Events are climbing up into the thousands without breaking a sweat. Those half-dozen collectors need them, and that's their big outlay for the year, so they bid big or go home. #atari2600
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    Jonny_eh promoted this comment n00b_pwner approved this comment kevingifford was starred kevingifford was unstarred
    Image of Jonny_eh Jonny_eh
    11/11/09

    @kevingifford: What happens when their collection is 'complete'? I've always wondered that about collectors. I guess they move on to collect something else? #atari2600
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    11/12/09

    @Jonny_eh: Believe it or not, most collectors do actually play their games. Probably not *this* one, which is still sealed and will likely remain so, but all of the common games actually get played. There are very, very few collectors in the classic gaming community who are in it *just* to collect, and those that are are kind of ostracized - they keep a very low profile because they're looked down upon by the rest of the community.

    The whole reason 99% of the collector community collects is because they played these games as a kid and now they're just getting all the stuff they couldn't when they were younger. So they love to play the games. #atari2600
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    Atari 2600 MUSIC game?

    If this was NES music generator, then I would be creaming my pants right now...

    Also, I don't know anything about this game, but I am confused why this is sold in religious bookstores anyway. Sounds a bit odd for this...
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    Image of Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis
    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    My mother thankfully saved my baseball card collection... my hookers not so much. #atari2600
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    Image of Baguette Baguette
    11/11/09

    @Michael Dukakis: Why would you want to keep your hookers? They're like bread, they will eventually grow mold. #atari2600
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    (Starman) Mudkip [Happy 40th, Sesame Street!] promoted this comment Baguette was starred Baguette was unstarred
    Image of Eltigro Eltigro
    11/11/09

    @Michael Dukakis: Old hookers aren't worth as much as old baseball cards... you know... when talking about street value... #atari2600
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    11/11/09

    @Eltigro: Just keep your hookers in their original packaging... #atari2600
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    Image of Bouchart Bouchart
    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    Stories like this make me wish I had some skill as a counterfeiter. #atari2600
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    11/12/09

    @Bouchart: Atari collectors know the difference. Take it from one. #atari2600
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    Image of infinitezero infinitezero
    11/11/09

    In reply to Extremely Rare Atari Cartridge Sells for $5,000
    wow the person that bought that is one hell of a collector. Now that he has it what does he do with it? Stare at it? what a waste. #atari2600
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    Image of Bouchart Bouchart
    11/11/09

    @infinitezero: He'll try to sell it off to an even more hardcore collector. It's Greater Fool Theory. #atari2600
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