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Atari 2600 Air Raid Cartridge Complete In Box
April 10th, 2010 by Sean
I’m completely in shock that this Atari 2600 Air Raid cartridge and box just sold for $31,600.00 USD on eBay. At least there is free shipping 
In the last 37 seconds of the auction, things really started to pop. It was at $14,000.00 USD with 48 bids, then kaboom! It jumps from $14,600.00 to $31,600.00 USD with 52 bids for this CIB Air Raid cartridge.
There are not too many of the Air Raid cartridges still around today and this is the only known one complete in box. According to various sources, there are only 13 Air Raid cartridges known to still be around after all these years.
According to eBay seller aa0154:
I clearly remember buying this game back in 1984 or 1985. My mother had taken me to a Tuesday Morning store in Arlington Texas. It was near the corner of Arkansas Lane and Medline Drive. Not too long after I purchased it, I got an Atari 800 and stopped playing the 2600. Since then, the Air Raid cartridge has been boxed up in my garage along with my 2600 and other games for over 20 years. The game box was stored separately and I just found it. I had no idea that I still had these game boxes.
For those who don’t follow Atari 2600 cartridge collecting, Air Raid is an R10 on the Atari 2600 rarity scale. R1 is super common and R10 is “Unbelievably Rare”.
I wonder who the lucky winner was of this auction? I’m sure we’ll hear more about it in the coming days on major internet new sources.
Source: eBay auction – Air Raid cartridge complete in box.
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eBay auctions are fun
February 11th, 2008 by Sean
Shopping on eBay can be a lot of fun, except when someone outbids you in the last 10 seconds of an auction.
Dirty pig dog bastards
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I need another IKEA bookcase
February 7th, 2008 by Sean
Looks like another trip to IKEA is in the works over the weekend.
We need another bookcase. The DVD collection is larger then we thought
For those interested, here is a link to the IKEA bookcase we purchased the other day.
We plan on getting another one just like it.
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IKEA Shopping Trip
February 6th, 2008 by Sean
Shopping at IKEA is very addicting.
Earlier this evening we went back to pick up a giant bookcase which is being used to store DVD’s.
It’s awesome and now things look a lot more organized.
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Late Night Geek Shopping Trip
February 4th, 2008 by Sean
I’m thinking about a late night trip to the 24 hour Wal-Mart for batteries and possibly a new wireless USB mouse for my laptop.
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Shopping at IKEA
February 3rd, 2008 by Sean
Just finished getting the new entertainment center we purchased last night built and everything hooked up. Damn it looks good. Yay IKEA!
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Original Sony PlayStation with 2 controllers
February 1st, 2008 by Sean
Tonight I picked up an Original Sony PlayStation with 2 controllers, memory card and all the cables to hook it up when I purchased the N64. The price? $7.50 USD.
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Nintendo 64 with an Expansion Pack
February 1st, 2008 by Sean
Tonight I scored a Nintendo 64 with an Expansion Pack, two Rumble packs, all the cables to hook it up and the game Perfect Dark. I just need a controller. The price? $19.99 USD.
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