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[seanhq]

I just got back moments ago from running around to 4 local area Goodwill's looking for random game stuff and just when I was going to call it a day at Goodwill #3 on my list, I decided to hit a new one (#4) on my list which was just a few miles away.

Well buried in a pile of stuffed animals in the toy/kids isle, I found two Atari heavy sixer joysticks (spring type), complete with the metal Atari hex discs on top. Here is the best part, they were marked $4.99 USD each. I had no idea if they worked or not, but for $10.00 USD for both, I wasn't going to pass them up, especially with the hex discs since my original set are missing those.

Anyway I rushed home to test them out. They work perfectly! OMG! Attached is a picture of the two joysticks and before anyone asks, no they are not for sale as they'll be joining my "keeper" collection.

Moral of the story is this, if you plan on going to a Goodwill trying to find some game stuff, don't just look in the back electronics section for game stuff, check down the toy isle and also in the area were they have cassette tapes, DVD's and records as I've found stuff in those areas a lot. I'm sure this was a fluke to find these joysticks, but I plan on hitting this Goodwill on a more regular basis because if these sticks showed up, I'm sure a system and games are going to be hitting the shelves sooner or later.

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[Cebus Capucinis]

I'll give you three whole dollars for them!

Awesome find! Hex discs in place too, no less

[seanhq]

CebusCapucinis, on Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:13 PM, said:

I'll give you three whole dollars for them!

Let me think... no

CebusCapucinis, on Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:13 PM, said:

Awesome find! Hex discs in place too, no less

Indeed. I'm thinking this might be one of the best finds for me at a Goodwill in years.

[NightSprinter]

Damn, man. That's luckier than the disc-less one I found at Flea World one time. I was happy just to get that for five dollars.

[Kurisu]

A good find indeed.

I hit up goodwill regularly in the hunt for more records, but have seen a 4 switcher, controllers, and 4 games in a bag for 40 bucks. didn't have the money or the want for the unit at the time, nor was it worth it to me, but I will keep looking.

[BassGuitari]

Dang, those hex discs really dress up those joysticks. In a weird way, they remind me of cuff-links.

(YES. Hex disc cuff-links. I'd totally wear those.)

I, too, found a pair of CX-10s at a Goodwill a couple of years ago; they were naked, though. Congrats on your score!

[seanhq]

BassGuitari, on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:54 PM, said:

Dang, those hex discs really dress up those joysticks. In a weird way, they remind me of cuff-links.

(YES. Hex disc cuff-links. I'd totally wear those.)

Agreed. The joysticks do look nice with the hex discs and now that you mention it, they also remind me of cuff links, and for times when I'd need to "clean up" and wear something that required cuff links, I'd sport Atari ones no problem. It would be a sort of a low-key "yeah, I'm into retro gaming, so there stuffy people"

BassGuitari, on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:54 PM, said:

I, too, found a pair of CX-10s at a Goodwill a couple of years ago; they were naked, though. Congrats on your score!

It seems recently Goodwill has had some good finds for me, however I'm still wondering how these joysticks ended up with the stuffed animals. Maybe they were playing some games or something? LOL. I'm going to the same Goodwill in the morning when they open and look over everything with a fine tooth comb to see if I can locate anything else Atari related.