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[Redcurrie]

Does anyone know where online to find a good pricing guide for C64 and TI99 carts/disks? I picked some up today and want to offer them to AA people before they go to e-bay but I want to be able to put down a fair price as people (myself included) hesitate when someone just says "make an offer"....any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Laura

[SteveW]

What games are they? There's a lot of really common as dirt TI games out there.

[Redcurrie]

SteveW said:

What games are they? There's a lot of really common as dirt TI games out there.

I might keep the TI ones as I did find A TI computer as well. For the record, they have manuals and are as follows:

Dig Dug
Star Trek
Super Demon Attack
Tombstone City
Centipede
Donkey Kong
Chisholm Trail
A-Maze-Ing
Munch Man
Driving Demon
TI Invaders
The Attack
Computer War
Rabbit Trail
Parsec
Jungle Hunt
Alpiner
Return to Pirate's Isle
4A Flyer

The C64 ones are as follows:

Super Huey (CIB)
Houdini Esacpe (still in shrinkwrap)
Duck Shoot (CIB)
Toy Bizarre (box, disk, etc. but no manual)
Delta Drawing (CIB)
Kickman
Jupiter Landing

Any pricing info, especially for the C64 stuff would be appreciated!

Laura

[SteveW]

I don't know about pricing info, but some of those TI games are fairly rare. All in all, you got a really good group of games! 4A Flyer and Computer War are rare, because they came out after Texas Instruments stopped production on the computer line. A few of those I don't own, so I can't comment on them. Actually, I wouldn't mind getting Driving Demon and Rabbit Trail from you. If you'd like to sell them, PM me.

TI's Donkey Kong is one of the best home versions available. Super Demon Attack is also most likely the best version of Demon Attack available for any home computer/console. I remember playing Computer War for some time. Can't recall much about it though. Jungle Hunt is a good version, 4A Flyer was one I couldn't really get too involved with (I never cared for flight sims), and Dig Dug is a really good version. Most of the games you have are at least decent. Although, naturally, they don't hold up that well anymore. Games like TI Invaders, Chisholm Trail, A-Maze-Ing, and Tombstone City might not hold your attention for all that long. But all those games are worth a good play.

[tyranthraxus]

The Digital Press book has rarity and prices for all cartridge games.
But their prices tend to be off, either too high for commons and too low
for rares but its a great start. Floppy disk games don't really have much
in the way of guides made. You really have to observe ebay to find out
what its valuable most of it is only worth a dollar or two.

[sku_u]

Even though DP's price guide can be suspect when it comes to pricing, that's your best bet for finding ballpark figures for those. Bear in mind that you probably won't get the DP price in a private deal, but you might on Ebay.

The only other way to get an idea of worth on those games is to watch Ebay for a year and average out the price.

[rpmxxipt]

SteveW said:

I don't know about pricing info, but some of those TI games are fairly rare. All in all, you got a really good group of games!

I agree, that's a nice mix of games for the TI! Tyranthraxus is correct about the Digital Press guide, its prices can be off a bit from current market conditions, but all in all I think it's an excellent resource (and a pretty fun read). It can be found on eBay for a BIN of $25 at nearly all times.

Among other places, there is a fairly-complete looking TI rarity list at: http://www.99er.net/rarity.html. Obviously, the best indicator of value is to see what these things have sold for in the past - searching completed eBay auctions is an OK (but by no means perfect) way to establish approximate value.

Don't expect a lot. A game like 4A Flyer is pretty uncommon, but it still only got $12 on eBay. Here is the link to the completed auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/...1&category=4315.

The TI market isn't too dynamic, it's really a collector's market right now. Same goes for the C-64 market, in my opinion. That may change in the future, but for now the fun is in playing the games, like Steve said. Or if you find a diehard 99'er, items like that may be nice trade material.

rpm

[Redcurrie]

rpmxxipt said:

Tyranthraxus is correct about the Digital Press guide, its prices can be off a bit from current market conditions, but all in all I think it's an excellent resource (and a pretty fun read).  It can be found on eBay for a BIN of $25 at nearly all times.

Among other places, there is a fairly-complete looking TI rarity list at: http://www.99er.net/rarity.html.  Obviously, the best indicator of value is to see what these things have sold for in the past - searching completed eBay auctions is an OK (but by no means perfect) way to establish approximate value.  

Don't expect a lot.  A game like 4A Flyer is pretty uncommon, but it still only got $12 on eBay.   Here is the link to the completed auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/...1&category=4315.  

The TI market isn't too dynamic, it's really a collector's market right now.  Same goes for the C-64 market, in my opinion.   That may change in the future, but for now the fun is in playing the games, like Steve said.  Or if you find a diehard 99'er, items like that may be nice trade material.

rpm

Thanks for the info! I've been putting off getting a DP guide but as I'm constantly on the hunt for assorted VGs, I might as well just bite the bullet and get one so I know what these are worth before I buy them. That's a good TI site; I hadn't run across that one yet. Now all I have to do is buy/make a cable to hook this thing up to the TV so that I can actually play with it.

Laura

[Christophero Sly]

That's a nice mix of games you've got there.

Computer War and 4A Flyer are quite rare. Finding them with manuals is a definite score. Dig Dug is one of the hardest Atarisoft titles to locate, and Driving Demon and Rabbit Trail don't show up that often.

As has already been said, TI Donkey Kong rocks. Moreover, TI Invaders is a superb SI clone. However, I disagree regarding Super Demon Attack...I think it's awful.

Anyway, congratulations!

[tyranthraxus]

Buy the DP guide, as mentioned its a fun read. I procrastinated on getting
it and when I finally got it realized it was well worth the money. I only
know a few systems really well. The book has nice articles on the history
of pretty much every 8 bit system. Most of these are written where the
author injects a lot of personal memories. Even the obscure systems
are interesting to learn about.

I'd love to see DP do a similar guide for 16 bit systems but what would
be particularly nice would be a book on arcade games. A pic of the
cabinet and maybe a brief bio on its success or failure.

[Mayhem]

Redcurrie said:

The C64 ones are as follows:

Super Huey (CIB)
Houdini Esacpe (still in shrinkwrap)
Duck Shoot (CIB)
Toy Bizarre (box, disk, etc. but no manual)
Delta Drawing (CIB)
Kickman
Jupiter Landing

Just approximate really (in order)... depends who you get and if you get lucky on eBay etc...

$8
$5
$3
$3
$5
$1
$1

[Snider-man]

tyranthraxus said:

I'd love to see DP do a similar guide for 16 bit systems ...

Rumor has it it's in the works for release next year. Same DP format, only covering everything from NES to today. Just an FYI. But I know no more than that.

[SteveW]

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However, I disagree regarding Super Demon Attack...I think it's awful.

I always liked TI's Super Demon Attack. When Demon Attack originally came out for the Atari 2600, I remember playing it at a store kiosk and feeling like i'd truly seen the future. I was used to playing Space Invaders, but this new game blew SI out of the water for me. The TI version totally blew my mind when I played it for the first time. I thought the Intellivision version was okay, but the second stage with the boss type character was a little too difficult. Those little kamikaze bird things would wipe out all my extra ships in a few seconds. For me, the TI's version has better playability along with a better second stage. Not to mention superior graphics and music to the others.

So, when is someone going to remake Demon Attack for modern consoles?