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Cody_D165 · Nov 5, 2014

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It's gonna be ridiculous to watch how much these sell for. At this time a couple of the "boxed" ET copies are over the $300 mark.

Piston Hyundai · Nov 5, 2014

This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

shwimpy · Nov 5, 2014

Did MS cancel the documentary?

Carl · Nov 5, 2014

$50 for something which was buried for being worthless

Slermy · Nov 5, 2014

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

Literally in fact.

I mean, actually literally, not "figuratively" literally.

CambriaRising · Nov 5, 2014

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

Uh yeah, this.

MisterHero · Nov 5, 2014

I read an article about it in some magazine a while back. Some of the games were in amazing condition.

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

Psh this is like buying artifacts from the Titanic.

SolidSnakex · Nov 5, 2014

E.T. carts are already going for $100-400.

BriGuy · Nov 5, 2014

I have a copy my parents bought for me when I was little. It still has the $0.25 sticker on it.

jbug617 · Nov 5, 2014

shwimpy said:
Did MS cancel the documentary?

nope. Comes out on Xbox Video on the 20th.

iNvid02 · Nov 5, 2014

they pulled the long con

Camjo-Z · Nov 5, 2014

brb, roughing up some e.t. carts to sell at a massive profit

Fox Mulder · Nov 5, 2014

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

it's about having a piece of an interesting gaming story.

Pelydr · Nov 5, 2014

Shit i didn't know Major Nelson was hurting for money.

SmokedMeat · Nov 5, 2014

My generation's trash is the treasure of modern gamers

DidntKnowJack · Nov 5, 2014

That's what I want - things that have been in the trash for decades. Oh, and I want to pay a hefty price for them as well.

Dicer · Nov 5, 2014

I wanna punch this seller in the dick...

Fox Mulder · Nov 5, 2014

Pelydr said:
Shit i didn't know Major Nelson was hurting for money.

it's the city selling them, not MS.

http://www.abqjournal.com/490535/news/e-t-atari-games-found-in-alamogordo-up-for-sale.html

Megatron · Nov 5, 2014

I wonder how many of these will sell. $50 each is so greedy. He should have started them all at $1 and let people bid them up to build excitement and interest.

test_account · Nov 5, 2014

MisterHero said:
Psh this is like buying artifacts from the Titanic.

Fox Mulder said:
it's about having a piece of a interesting gaming story.

Pretty much this. Its the history behind it that ads to the value.

Komo · Nov 5, 2014

Pelydr said:
Shit i didn't know Major Nelson was hurting for money.

lmao

Spineker · Nov 5, 2014

One of them is now going for 400 bucks....

RadioHeadAche · Nov 5, 2014

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

That's the smell of history.

Dishwalla · Nov 5, 2014

You could "unbury" an E.T. cartridge at your local thrift stores for a lot cheaper than that. I have never seen an E.T. cartridge go for more than 5 bucks.

N.Domixis · Nov 5, 2014

Pelydr said:
Shit i didn't know Major Nelson was hurting for money.

No positive npd news for a year will cause that.

aspiegamer · Nov 5, 2014

Fox Mulder said:
it's the city selling them, not MS.

I'm not sure if that makes this better, or worse. At least they have games other than ET!
Well, there seems to be an actual certification of... existing, from the town.

Asteroids!
$50+$12 shipping from landfill. Wait, $50 is just the starting bid? Nice.
$25+$7 new, sealed
$10 package, manual and cart used + free shipping
$2.70 cartridge only + free shipping

sixteen-bit · Nov 5, 2014

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

One person's trash is another's treasure.

rjinaz · Nov 5, 2014

Dicer said:
I wanna punch this seller in the dick...

Lol, why? If people are buying them there is a demand. It's not like they are under the impression these games work or something. Hey you, seller! Stop selling things to people that they want to buy!

test_account · Nov 5, 2014

Megatron said:
I wonder how many of these will sell. $50 each is so greedy. He should have started them all at $1 and let people bid them up to build excitement and interest.

Just wondering, why do you think its greedy? $50 isnt really much money in my opinion, and there is not really any reference point regarding value for these games (i havnt heard of any other games that has some historical value to them like this at least, being burried that is). There is also a certificate of authenticity included.

akira28 · Nov 5, 2014

Piston Hyundai said:
This is garbage. You are paying for garbage.

one man's trash is another man's some idiot will pay for this in a desperate attempt to feel something other than despair if but only for a fleeting moment

test_account · Nov 5, 2014

aspiegamer said:
I'm not sure if that makes this better, or worse. At least they have games other than ET!
Well, there seems to be an actual certification of... existing, from the town.

Asteroids!
$50+$12 shipping from landfill. Wait, $50 is just the starting bid? Nice.
$25+$7 new, sealed
$10 package, manual and cart used + free shipping
$2.70 cartridge only + free shipping

Keep in mind that those who are interested in buying these games that were burried arent interested in the game itself. They most likely already have the game(s). Its the historical value that makes these items interesting for some.

akira28 said:
one man's trash is another man's some idiot will pay for this in a desperate attempt to feel something other than despair if but only for a fleeting moment

How do you know that?

SalvaPot · Nov 5, 2014

They are making mad money, the original Atari Owners are going to be pissed.

angrygnat · Nov 5, 2014

I think I'll pass on this one.

Caladrius · Nov 5, 2014

Mmmmmm

Earthworrrms

I'll buy 50.

SummitAve · Nov 5, 2014

It's such an infamous story that I can definitely see the appeal to a collector. Some of them are in a bit too rough of shape though, also kinda concerning how well some have held up too.

nullset2 · Nov 5, 2014

Carl said:
$50 for something which was buried for being worthless

murica

zruben · Nov 5, 2014

SummitAve said:
It's such an infamous story that I can definitely see the appeal to a collector. Some of them are in a bit too rough of shape though, also kinda concerning how well some have held up too.

I honestly still think it's a fake story.

and the supposed documentary it's just a publicity stunt (still not sure about what, I have to see it first).

akira28 · Nov 5, 2014

test_account said:
How do you know that?

how do I know what?

kick51 · Nov 5, 2014

saying "but it's for collectors who want an interesting piece of gaming history" doesn't make it any less of a waste of money or any less of a piece of trash

test_account · Nov 5, 2014

akira28 said:
how do I know what?

How do you know that people buy these things as a desperate attempt to feel something other than despair if but only for a fleeting moment (like you mentioned)?

kick51 said:
saying "but it's for collectors who want an interesting piece of gaming history" doesn't make it any less of a waste of money or any less of a piece of trash

Its a subjective thing. If people feel happy with this purchase, its not a waste of money for them.

ipukespiders · Nov 5, 2014

"So let me get this straight. You find yourself in the kitchen, you see an eclair in the receptacle, and you think to yourself, 'What the hell, I'll just eat some trash."'

DidntKnowJack · Nov 5, 2014

ipukespiders said:
"So let me get this straight. You find yourself in the kitchen, you see an eclair in the receptacle, and you think to yourself, 'What the hell, I'll just eat some trash."'

Skux · Nov 5, 2014

Look on the bright side guys, this game will run in its complete state if you put it into an Atari.

Try saying that for Master Chief Collection 20 years from now.

i-Lo · Nov 5, 2014

History bestows value to things- A norm of the society we're part of.

Tadaima · Nov 5, 2014

I'm surprised that people are calling this trash on GAF.

There isn't a lot of video game history, but this is a symbolic representation of one its most important moments something that until this year, could only really be summed up in words or financial statements. It really is no wonder that people want to own a part of it.

darscot · Nov 5, 2014

I'm old enough to have played these games when they launched and they hold zero nostalgia or historical significance to me. I spent hours trying to play ET and it is as bad as they say. I'm the prime demographic for this and it makes me wonder who they hell would spend money on this?

RickGhastly · Nov 5, 2014

Now all we need is a Youtuber to proclaim that it's "literally Hagane 2" and the collecting community will eat itself.

SeventhSon · Nov 5, 2014

ipukespiders said:
"So let me get this straight. You find yourself in the kitchen, you see an eclair in the receptacle, and you think to yourself, 'What the hell, I'll just eat some trash."'

Collectors have crossed the line from man to bum.

Anth0ny · Nov 5, 2014

Eddz said:
I'm surprised that people are calling this trash on GAF.

There isn't a lot of video game history, but this is a symbolic representation of one its most important moments something that until this year, could only really be summed up in words or financial statements. It really is no wonder that people want to own a part of it.

Yeah, I think this is pretty cool. I wouldn't spend money on it because I'm poor, but it would be an interesting part of any collection imo.

Cody_D165 · Nov 5, 2014

Current update: Every loose copy of E.T. is over $100, and all the boxed copies continue to rise, with the top one sitting at $510.00.

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