finding prototypes on ebay

[Nicola]

This is not a real ebay insanity...anyway, I've noticed that most prototypes on ebay are hidden in auctions like "demos, promos, test" and so on. The point is that you must be lucky to find them, since if you search for "promo, production..." you will find a HUGE number of auctions like Dexter's Lab or Test Drive or beta accounts...and if you order by price, you'll loose many interesting auctions.
Why don't we keep a topic where we can post every interesting auction about prototypes that we casually find on ebay? It would be a cool service for all the prototype collector community.

What do you think about it?

I've just found 2 dreamcast protos:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=187&item=8111168002

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=187&item=8111167359&rd=1

[nesman85]

there used to be a topic like this every month in prototype central.
there's a nes rescue proto with differences in it on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8112214911&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
hey, look who the seller is! ;)

[-hellvin-]

WOW, that guy really wants that cart. Let's try 25.

Damn. Can't get my hands on that one.

[Nicola]

So I'll post what I find:

A "PS2 official test console" with 40 pre-release promos:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11328&item=8111713797&rd=1

Atari CX-2000 Prototype internal drawings (but they look like copies):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4315&item=8111629675&rd=1

Dreamcast proto (expendable) on a blue katana disk:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8112234352&rd=1

Atari 2600 Holey Moley proto:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8111107041&rd=1

[BTHOTU]

I picked up a lot wit 8 5200 Protos in it :) this week :)

[Predatorxs]

(a while back) I was always checking out that thread over in prototype central, i even posted a few proto auctions i found while out "hunting" then ebay went nuts! dam-you-ebay! :roll:

..XS

[Nicola]

atari 2600 proto "off your rocker"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8112963075&rd=1

xbox development kit

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8112755649&rd=1