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[davidcalgary29]

I'd pay $250 for a finished proto of Loopz for the A8. Are you reading this thread, Tickled Pink? [/b]

[sega saturn x]

Nothing for a prototype of the 2600.

[Shawn Sr.]

I would pay about $300 (my pick in this poll) to a max of $750 (saying I had that much on me if such a chance came along) for a unique game that was unrealsed and undumped. I would only go this high if I was to be the person with the only copy of the game in existance and it could be confirmed by a programer or artist of the title (I.E. a parker bros or actiplaque employee of the 70's-80's) But as for a commonly avalible title that had been dumped to the publicreleased for sale, don't get me wrong that would still be awsome, but I would pay FAR FAR less for such a game.
And I also can't justify spending more than that on a game when I have 2 young kids that money could be spent on with much more ease to my mind.

[yuppicide]

I was at a garage sale and always look for Ataris. Well, I found an Atari 2600, some controllers, some games (one of them was Toothprotectors), for $5. I didn't have money but my Grandmother gave it to me. I bought it instantly and wouldn't let it out of my site. I held it the whole time my Grandmother shopped. Once I had the item safely in the car (and my Grandmother was ready to drive off) I let the people know it was worth a lot of money lol.

On another note I picked up a Commodore 64, a 1502 color monitor (I forget the number since it's been many years), and a printer. The kid said the printer didn't work so he was asking $20 for everything, but he must have got anxious since he was a kid and crossed out $20 and wrote $15. I told him I'm not paying $15 for something that doesn't work, so I offered him $10. Sucker. I sold the C64 and printer for $20 and got a nice 12" or 13" monitor (I forget the size) monitor to use for video games.

[yuppicide]

Forgot to say I sold the Toothprotectors on eBay for $300.

[Clint Thompson]

yuppicide said:

Forgot to say I sold the Toothprotectors on eBay for $300.

Now.... did that come with floss too or is that extra?

[sku_u]

Marco said:

I have five one-of-a-kind protos for sale people, so let's have it  

Cheers,
Marco

Yes, but now that the ROMs have been dumped, they're only worth about $25.00.

I wouldn't pay anything for a prototype unless I came across it in a bargain bin for a few bucks. The two exceptions to that of course are Dukes of Hazzard and Off Your Rocker which I don't consider prototypes. If someone contacted me with a previously unknown game for sale, I'd in all likelihood forward them to Tempest because I know he'd document the game and preserve it as opposed to sealing it in a vault and taking it out once a year to drool over.

[jeepnut24]

Id actually pay for the Activision Protos but thats about it. They are neet and fun to learn about but thats about it too me. I have too many released games that I can still buy to fill in my collection. Though the thought of finding more protos and unfinished games keeps me looking and enjoying the hobby. Thats probably more valuable anyway.