Console Games (Nintendo, Sony etc.) and Arcade Games/Atari 400/800 Gaming System

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Expert: - 10/29/2009


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I have a friend with an original 400/800 Atari gaming system with complete hardware plus approximately original games and programming manuals, modem, keyboard, the works.  She is wondering about its approximate worth today.  Can you help with this.  I have been trying to research it online but can mainly just find games, not complete systems.  Incidentally, it actually works!

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Gday Sherri,

On checking on Ebay I find complete systems sold for about $50 but that usually with the tape drive without maybe alittle less.  Boxed you might be able to charge alittle more.  For a decien sized lot you might get $100 USD.

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/i.html?MA2ShowItems%26_ipg=50%26_sadis=200%26LH_S...

I sold one recently (Thru a Bricks and Mortar Classic Gaming store.) Got $75 for it and it was complete in box.

Hope this helps

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I can Answer Video Game Compatability Problems (PAL, NTSC, JAP) for Atari 2600, 5200, NES, Super Nintendo/SFC, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy, GBA, DS, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genisis, Game Gear, Mega CD, Nomad, Saturn, Dreamcast, Lynx, Jagura, Philips CDI, 3DO, Playstation, PS2, PSP and Xbox. Plus Ways around them to play wrong regions games on most consoles.

I also have an extensive knowledge of service and repair with most home consoles as well as arcade/pinball machines.

I have a reasonable general knowledge of most new to older games (I personally own about 1000 games and almost every console known to man.)

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Playstation, SNES, SATURN, Genisis/MD, NES, MS conversions. Controler conversions SNES to NES. Game conversion. Multi Carts. Remix and re-wire. PSP repair. Arcade building and customising. Video Game repair

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