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[Carey85]

I ended up nabbing this lot earlier tonight that happened to have a Lochjaw cart tucked away in it. I confirmed with the seller that the cartridge does have an end label after getting nauseated by the fact that I might've just bought a Lochjaw without an end label... which would've led to one hell of a case of buyer's remorse and/or a drinking binge. Despite being sort of hidden and not being spoiled by anyone that came across it, isn't this pretty cheap for a Lochjaw cart? I've seen some that looked like they'd been digested by the Sarlacc sell for more in recent memory.

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 270548243925

[Shawn Sr.]

Even if it didn't have an end label that Lockjaw would still be worth more than $172 dollars you paid for it!

[PingvinBlueJeans]

Indeed. I'd wait until I had the game in my hands before posting about something like this.

[Dino]

Carey85, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:09 PM, said:

I ended up nabbing this lot earlier tonight that happened to have a Lochjaw cart tucked away in it. I confirmed with the seller that the cartridge does have an end label after getting nauseated by the fact that I might've just bought a Lochjaw without an end label... which would've led to one hell of a case of buyer's remorse and/or a drinking binge. Despite being sort of hidden and not being spoiled by anyone that came across it, isn't this pretty cheap for a Lochjaw cart? I've seen some that looked like they'd been digested by the Sarlacc sell for more in recent memory.

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 270548243925

The fact that its hidden away may be the reason for it going so low. BTW, I wouldn't be posting this so soon after winning. there are some low life scum that hang around here that may try and do a side-deal if the seller hasn't sent it off to you yet...

[ericwierson]

Good job on getting that one. I have a Lochjaw search at E-Bay and did not get a heads up on this one.

[Rom Hunter]

Well done!

Congratulations!

[hhwolfman]

That is a very good deal. HHW

[Cebus Capucinis]

Dino, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:44 PM, said:

The fact that its hidden away may be the reason for it going so low. BTW, I wouldn't be posting this so soon after winning. there are some low life scum that hang around here that may try and do a side-deal if the seller hasn't sent it off to you yet...

Wait! Where's iwan today? J/K

I hope you do get the cart and I'm sure you will -- very good find! None of us upstanding gentlemen would ever send an e-mail for a side-deal scum after the deal was sealed.

[the.golden.ax]

Cebus Capucinis, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:31 AM, said:

Dino, on Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:44 PM, said:

The fact that its hidden away may be the reason for it going so low. BTW, I wouldn't be posting this so soon after winning. there are some low life scum that hang around here that may try and do a side-deal if the seller hasn't sent it off to you yet...

Wait! Where's iwan today? J/K

I hope you do get the cart and I'm sure you will -- very good find! None of us upstanding gentlemen would ever send an e-mail for a side-deal scum after the deal was sealed.

Good idea Cebus, wish I thought of that. J/K Carey, are you going to be at MGC? If you get it in time you should put it behind the counter on display (out of reach) for $1000

AX

[Carey85]

I think I believe that. All's fair in love and ebay... and the auction has ended and I've paid, so it is done. What I'm most happy about is that I'm not going to see this cart on ebay again this time next week with ULTRA RARE in the listing and being sold for 3x what it's worth, that's the biggest victory to me.

[Cebus Capucinis]

Carey85, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:43 AM, said:

I think I believe that. All's fair in love and ebay... and the auction has ended and I've paid, so it is done. What I'm most happy about is that I'm not going to see this cart on ebay again this time next week with ULTRA RARE in the listing and being sold for 3x what it's worth, that's the biggest victory to me.

Ahh, so I see you plan on taking the 'SUPER RARE' and 4x worth route? Good for you!

[Carey85]

Damn, foiled again! I just got the shipping notification from the seller letting me know that I can now stop being as nervous as a dog shitting tacks. Also, I'm not taking the cart to MGC out of fear that someone might throw enough money at me to sell it .

[Cebus Capucinis]

Very cool! What a nice piece for your collection too! Awesome find!

[Carey85]

Yeah, I'm very pleased about it. I think this puts me at 7 carts in the R9 column now. Music Machine will probably be the last R9 that I actively pursue before hanging it up, seeing as I've still got a lot of less common stuff that I still need.

[Shawn Sr.]

Carey85, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:57 AM, said:

Yeah, I'm very pleased about it. I think this puts me at 7 carts in the R9 column now. Music Machine will probably be the last R9 that I actively pursue before hanging it up, seeing as I've still got a lot of less common stuff that I still need.

Lockjaw is a R9.5 IMO, It's at the top of the list as far as R9's go.

[SoulBlazer]

I have to imagine the seller didn't know this game was rare or he would have listed it a WHOLE different way.

Bet he was surprised when the price started going up!

[Carey85]

Yeah, she was a little bit baffled that it went so high. She asked me why, so I told her just so that she wouldn't start buying up every Atari game she saw thinking it was worth its weight in gold, seeing as she told me that she's a widow that peddles in antiques for a living and sometimes hits the auction houses.

[CPUWIZ]

Carey85, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:39 PM, said:

Yeah, she was a little bit baffled that it went so high. She asked me why, so I told her just so that she wouldn't start buying up every Atari game she saw thinking it was worth its weight in gold, seeing as she told me that she's a widow that peddles in antiques for a living and sometimes hits the auction houses.

[Cebus Capucinis]

Even cooler! You can make this little old lady happy by having her know that her auction went to someone who will keep it and take care of it rather than some dirty reseller that will just take advantage of her not knowing! Truly awesome!

[EricDeLee]

Awesome buy! I would have bought that one for that price. I didn't see it though.

[Zwackery]

Glad you bought it, I had it on my watch list but I just dragged my ass home from an intense conference and went to sleep, hoping that another collector would snag it. So I wasn't around to jack up price unnecessarily on you. Kind of interesting how below market it went for - I wonder if people aren't scouring eBay like they used to.

[hhwolfman]

I just flat missed it. I think I actually looked at that auction, and just didn't see it.

[SoulBlazer]

Well, I wouldn't be too hard on yourself -- there was only the one pic, and even zooming in it's hard to see WHAT that game was, I thought. The other titles were all easy to see in that pic, but not Lochjaw.

Granted, she LIST the name of the game in the text, but that would be easy to miss also.

[hhwolfman]

Stupid eyes. Getting old sucks. I am ready for next time.

[the.golden.ax]

hhwolfman, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:47 PM, said:

Stupid eyes. Getting old sucks. I am ready for next time.

I need one of those... my wife walks in the room and I've got my face 2" from the screen... she always makes a comment about what I'm looking at. Usually she makes a pr0n joke.

AX