atari2atari Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) Well, the joke's been had, and I got some excellent conclusion to it all from the person who started it - - see my last post at the end of this thread for details! An AtariAge member, and he actually owns all these lovely games! ### SO, my lady has handed down a moratorium on my hobby purchasing for a while, otherwise I'd be on this like white on rice! Saw it on craigslist this morning, a nice set of COMMAVID carts with what appears to be boxes, too. Somebody should really jump on this . . . ! Here's the link ("Atari 2600 & games" on denver.craigslist.org) - - and then just the image from the posting, too, as well as a copy of the posting is down below, for those that hate link-jumping: Good luck, looks like some nice ones in there . . . -a2a Edited April 2, 2011 by atari2atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 What day is it again??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari2atari Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 What day is it again??? Yeah, looks great, right? Like almost . . . unbelievable . . . STRONGHOLD in a box . . . ROOM OF DOOM in a box . . . plus several others . . . Gee, such a deal, and the seller looks like they don't even know what they have! . . . -a2a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 The url is just a wwwweeeeeeee bit of a giveaway, no? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_zS0ZA9F5yag/TZXvuMVJpkI/AAAAAAAAGdg/UCLfntvs8hg/s640/craigslist_atari_commavid_april_fools_2.PNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari2atari Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) The url is just a wwwweeeeeeee bit of a giveaway, no? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_zS0ZA9F5yag/TZXvuMVJpkI/AAAAAAAAGdg/UCLfntvs8hg/s640/craigslist_atari_commavid_april_fools_2.PNG Awww, you took all the fun away! I had to leave a hint SOMEWHERE, though! Seriously, though, this is NOT my craigslist posting - - that's the BEST part of this whole thing! Some other twisted individual in the Denver area put this up at 6 AM this morning! Best part (part 2) - - I actually fell for it and shot a quick email offering some lame $100 amount! So, /slowclap to whoever in the Denver area knew how to pull an Atari enthusiasts leg - - hard! Great April Fools! I saved the image from the posting for later use . . . never can tell when that will come in handy! -a2a Edited April 1, 2011 by atari2atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Fuck Cakewalk too? That seems a little too crazy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari2atari Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Fuck Cakewalk too? That seems a little too crazy... That's what blows my mind - - - - unless this is some excellent Photoshop work (possible) then somewhere, at some point in time, this picture was taken . . . and those were all there. I like to dream that it was actually from an unnoticed auction, or a craigslist posting of yore, and some Atari freak went home VERY happy or got a package that blew their mind. Best April Fool's I have seen in a while . . . ! (And, yes, I did email them promptly, just minutes after the post, and then waited several hours before sharing this with you all - - hey, it's April Fool's day, but you never can tell! ) -a2a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Wait, how do you know it's an April Fool's joke? I mean, doubtful it's legit, but you didn't explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 It has Video Life in that picture also (with box) obviously it's fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari2atari Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Wait, how do you know it's an April Fool's joke? I mean, doubtful it's legit, but you didn't explain. It's just waaaaaaaay to amazing to be true . . . and posted at 6 AM on April Fool's, so that it is listed first on craigs? It just had to be an April Fool's joke. If not, I hope SOMEONE is sitting in their living room right now, with their mind blown at their new, amazing riches! I'd like to know who posted it though - - they are my kinda hero, that was a GREAT joke, and very targeted to some hard-core Atari enthusiasts! -a2a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari2atari Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Well, the joke has been had! It wasn't mine, but I wish it had been - - a great April Fools! I actually got some correspondence from the fellow who posted this joke, starting with this email - - And, of course, it came complete with the special Atari-ized Rick Roll'd video (very nice, might come in handy someday!) BUT, that wasn't enough for me - - it was obviously a form-letter response for the replies he got, and I HAD to know more, so I wrote back, asking for the full story. He wrote back, and it turns out he is a "long-time AtariAge member," actually owns all these (a complete set of COMMAVID carts, in the box), as well as some others (T-handle Air Raid, boxed Music Machine)! Here's his email: And, in case you can't see those images, here they are, posted separately: Quite the joke! And he posted it many places across the country! Good collection, too -- glad SOMEBODY owns those! -a2a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 That second picture with Air Raid poking out is genius. Somehow it reminds me of the "evil Bert with Osama bin Laden" meme that showed up on a Middle East protest poster a while back...ah, here we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I think I know who it is now after the Air Raid pic. I seem to remember him posting that one before somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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