FS: Lots of Vectrex Lots: system, 3D imager, carry case, controller, etc.
[edit 6/15/12: Thanks for all of the many responses--most of you requested asking prices rather than making offers, so I've updated this post to show my asking prices, based mostly on past sale prices & completed eBay auctions.]
Howdy-
I came across an amazing Craigslist Vectrex package the other day & am reselling many of the items that I bought. I kept some items for myself & swapped some nicer-condition items for those in my collection.
The seller was a well-to-do, educated, clean gentleman who was the original owner of all of these items. He bought them new in 1983/1984, kept most of the receipts (Toys R Us, Covina, CA), kept everything stored clean & safe & dry, & took immaculate care of these items. A man after my own heart... :]
I wanted to put these items up on the forums & boards before they go to eBay. Please make offers--my asking prices are shown below. I have good ideas of the values based on past sales & eBay sales. I'm probably more interested in PayPal than trades, but there's no harm in making trade offers. Here's a multi-tab Google Docs spreadsheet of my current collection. If you have something that I don't, let me know, & maybe we can work out a trade.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...Wc&hl=en#gid=0
1: Vectrex System bundle: http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...sys/?start=all ASKING $225 + SHIPPING
- Vectrex HP 3000 model. The usual faint buzz. Slightly wiggly vectors. I opened it up, ran the Test Cart, & tuned in the monitor. Speaker & sound are great. Both controller ports tested good. The inside of this system is immaculate! A little whitening & very light scuffs on case. Passed all tests, including checksum.
- Controller: tested good w/ Test Cart. Very clean, minimal wear. Joystick springs back to center.
- Hyperchase cartridge. Tested good. Overlay has very minor scratching, not noticeable during gameplay. Manual is in great shape & includes original receipt.
- Minestorm built-in game. Tested good. Overlay has Very minor scratching, not noticeable during gameplay.
- Scramble cartridge. Tested good. Overlay has very minor scratching, not noticeable during gameplay. Manual is in great shape (1 score written in "Score Record") & includes original receipt.
- Star Trek cartridge. Tested good. Overlay has very minor scratching, not noticeable during gameplay. Manual is in great shape.
- Catalog: "The High Performance Machine". Mint condition.
- Owner's Manual model HP-3000. Mint condition, with warnings & reminder & note & club card stapled in.
2: Vectrex 3D Imager bundle: http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...c3d/?start=all ASKING $700 + SHIPPING
- Vectrex 3D Imager. Wheel-changing cover intact & snaps solidly into place, foam forehead pad is intact & clean, elastic head strap is like new & springy.
- Packaging. Box is intact & solid w/ no tears & only some whitening/scuffing. Styrofoam is intact & like new, w/ no flaws. Corrugated cardboard cover on top of styrofoam has 1 minor fold across it. Clear plastic bags for imager & cable are included & intact!
- Documentation. Imager manual, like new. Extra sheet explaining color wheel latch, like new. Receipt. Purchased 1/5/1984 by the original owner for $60.46, including tax, from Toys R Us in Covina, CA.
- 3D Mine Storm. Pack-in game w/ the imager. Cartridge is clean & tested working. Wheel is clean & tested working. Manual is intact & like new.
- Narow Escape. Cartridge is clean & tested working. Wheel is clean & tested working. Manual is intact & like new. Includes paper protective envelope for wheel (much like a smaller CD-ROM envelope).
3: Vectrex Carrying Case: http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...ase/?start=all ASKING $250 + SHIPPING
- Case is exteremely clean & intact. Some pics show it yellow--that's just my poor photography skills. The pictures that depict it as gray show its color accurately.
- Velcro on lid & top of front are intact & clean & work great.
- 2 straps are intact & solid & their rivets are solid & free of rust.
- All stitching is intact & clean.
- The Vectrex system goes in the main center cavity. Pouches are included for: 9 cartridges, 2nd controller, overlays, manuals.
4: Vectrex controller: http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...ler/?start=all ASKING $70 + SHIPPING
- Tested working good w/ Test Cart. Joystick springs back to center.
- Includes plastic baggie from original packaging.
5: - Catalog: http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...ort/?start=all ASKING $25 SHIPPED TO USA, $28 SHIPPED ELSEWHERE
- Catalog named "The High Performance Machine". Nearly mint condition.
Thanks,
-Jason
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