View Full Version : Atari on Antiques Roadshow
xertcev
05-19-2003, 09:16 PM
I was sitting here reading the boards, and Antiques Roadshow came on.
I had a camcorder near me and thought some might find this amusing.
Unfortunately, I missed the beginning.
Here's a partial clip (about a 1 meg MPG )
http://home.mchsi.com/~lindner24/Antroad01.MPG
Here's the write-up on the website.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/appraiseit/game52/
Videogamerdaryll
05-19-2003, 09:57 PM
Wow! ..Thanks for posting that..,,Cool..
icbrkr
05-19-2003, 10:14 PM
I was sitting here reading the boards, and Antiques Roadshow came on.
I had a camcorder near me and thought some might find this amusing.
Unfortunately, I missed the beginning.
Here's a partial clip (about a 1 meg MPG )
http://home.mchsi.com/~lindner24/Antroad01.MPG
Here's the write-up on the website.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/appraiseit/game52/
Wow.. that's some serious cracksmoking... $100-200 for a system!?
Brian
scooterb23
05-19-2003, 10:22 PM
I'm kind of assuming that this is the same clip that has been on a few times now...everytime it comes on, Atari prices go through the roof...
brandver3
05-19-2003, 10:37 PM
It would be really funny if there was a Video Life sitting next to that Quadrunner while he was calling it the "Holy Grail of all Atari Games".
Captain Wrong
05-19-2003, 10:48 PM
I'm kind of assuming that this is the same clip that has been on a few times now...everytime it comes on, Atari prices go through the roof...
I hope so, I've got a ton of commons I need to unload. :)
scooterb23
05-19-2003, 11:16 PM
Me too...I wonder how many unsuspecting slobs I can get to buy $5 Pac-Man carts...
"THEY'RE GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND!!!!"
Next time I'm over there, I have to get a picture of that guy...and his booth...
CRaCKeRJaCK1980
05-19-2003, 11:30 PM
I like that 100 to 200 a system. I just picked up 5 systems with a bunch of games and controlers for 15 bucks. hahaha. Now at 100 bucks a sytem, and 10 bucks a games. thats alot of money :D
punkoffgirl
05-19-2003, 11:56 PM
I always wondered what would happen in that situation. I can't watch what you've uploaded, but I get the gist of it from other comments. So what exactly did they have on the show? Complete 2600 system?
orrimarrko
05-20-2003, 12:25 AM
This blows...
I just emailed their site to let them know about the errors they've chosen to air with their "expert."
I recommended that they do some actual research before making every rube in the country feel as though he's got gold in the basement.
I recommended AtariAge and Digital Press for their educational purposes...
scooterb23
05-20-2003, 12:40 AM
I know it's come up here before POG, this is the 4th or 5th time this episode has been on...briefly, IIRC the guy just has a loose (may have had the box)2600 and says it can be worth $100-200!!!!!
That Pac-Man, Asteroids etc. are common as dirt, and still cost $5-10.
Quadrun is the holy grail and commands $500-1000.
He made no mention that boxes and instructions matter at all in the value of games.
Ugh...
Griking
05-20-2003, 09:08 AM
So what we need to do here is find out where the Antique Roadshow is going to be next and set up a booth outside selling all kinds of ultra rare Atari games like Pacman and Asteroids for only $10 each. All of the sheep who watch that show and believe that shit will be lining up for such a steal.