cordwainer1453 | 4 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 https://www.ebay.com/itm/314299648347?hash=item492db8095b:g:~KcAAOSwG5tjsNc2 Any info on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 That's kinda cool, but yeah, I have zero information on this one. Have you tried over at AtariAge? There's a more specialized knowledge base there that can likely shed more light on this than the three or four Atari guys here can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordwainer1453 | 4 Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 yeah, but they didn't seem to know either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 That's actually pretty shocking... The red shell really bugs me, as there is no evidence that I can find of another red Parker Brothers shell in existence, prototype or otherwise. I also can't seem to find any after-market shells either though, so that doesn't mean anything. That said, looking at other Parker Brothers 5200 prototypes, there's some general inconsistencies aside from the red cart. - The front should have a typed EPROM sticker on the front to identify the cart, not be written in sharpie. - The EPROM sticker should be typed as well, not handwritten (this isn't guaranteed, as I could only find a couple examples, but it's striking) - Though I can't find many board pics, the one here looks hand soldered. Note that this doesn't rule one way or another, just an observation None of that says it's fake, but it's a lot of flags for me personally. But then, I don't know much about protos in general. I could be way off base here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,010 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Post a photo and I'll take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Code Monkey said: Post a photo and I'll take a look. There's multiple photos already available via the eBay link in the original post. As he doesn't own it and is just looking at it like the rest of us, it seems a waste to copy and paste those same photos here instead of just following the link to look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,010 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 3 hours ago, darkchylde28 said: There's multiple photos already available via the eBay link in the original post. As he doesn't own it and is just looking at it like the rest of us, it seems a waste to copy and paste those same photos here instead of just following the link to look. In the past I've had people post a link to another forum which was a link to another forum which was then a link to the item they wanted us to look at. I've also been a part of another forum where the forum owner always posted news that linked to one of his other websites (to get the click counter up) which then had links to the news article. I've avoided clicking links since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: In the past I've had people post a link to another forum which was a link to another forum which was then a link to the item they wanted us to look at. I've also been a part of another forum where the forum owner always posted news that linked to one of his other websites (to get the click counter up) which then had links to the news article. I've avoided clicking links since then. I get what you're saying, but he didn't tie a link to text--he literally posted the link. It's right there, and says "eBay" right in the text. If you're put off by clicking links, even when you know what they are, how do you get anywhere online? Edited January 13, 2023 by darkchylde28 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,779 Administrator · Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: In the past I've had people post a link to another forum which was a link to another forum which was then a link to the item they wanted us to look at. I've also been a part of another forum where the forum owner always posted news that linked to one of his other websites (to get the click counter up) which then had links to the news article. I've avoided clicking links since then. Yeah but like, you can clearly see that the link goes directly to ebay. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 755 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 print the photos on glossy agfa paper and send them to him in a padded envelope 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Bootleg with no label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 439 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On a different forum site I was on people used to share links to listings without posting the images, but now with those listings being finished the pictures are gone, and I am left wondering what they showed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Good luck finding out. If AtariAge and this site are unsure, then thats a very unique item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Could also try over at DP...a bunch of the same guys are over on AA, but there are a few that don't cross over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cordwainer1453 | 4 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Found another on https://www.ebay.com/itm/385360805645?hash=item59b94b3f0d:g:GncAAOSwCFpjyK8i This one is even weirder as it is Star Raiders, not a PB game? These are my listings, I'm genuinely curious about what these are. Seems like I find things before they blow up and everyone knows what they are, like the 5 screw SMB/DH/WCTM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,325 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Okay, there's a few possibilities. The obvious is that they're fake. Another possibility is that the boards are real, but someone custom ordered the shells to protect them. Or it could be legit proto chips and everything else is fake. Or they could be fully legit. But a first party title seems weird to have in a Parker Brothers shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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