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Atari testing station for sale on eBay

Yesterday I talked about a couple auctions of interest on eBay, multiple listings of NOS arcade artwork and that Adidas Tron jacket. Today it’s an original Atari test station that techs used to troubleshoot and repair game boards. Scott Evans is selling the item for $2,000, one of several pieces I am sure he has in storage from when he cleaned out the remnants of Atari.

New NOS artwork from QuarterArcade warehouse raid last year

QuarterArcade.com always has the goods. Last year Anthony uncovered a warehouse of games that most of us would have doubted still existed. In that warehouse were 40+ pinballs and 65+ arcade games, plus a ton of NOS artwork that sold for big bucks on eBay. Well, turns out there was a box of that NOS artwork leftover and Anthony listed it on eBay this week.

Tron jacket on eBay

You never know what will show up on ebay. This week it was a Tron jacket made by Adidas that ended up selling for $152.01! Crazy.

Adidas Tron Jacket 1

Tehkan licensed Mr. Do! and Ladybug from Universal

I finally got a break in trying to find out more information about these non original arcade cabinets with the weird artwork. I had said that my Mr. Do! does not have any paperwork, stamps, or any remnants of information that might give me a clue, but it turns out that Ladybug in St. Louis had a doozie of a clue – an official Licensor stamp.

Updates / Arcade Finds on Craigslist – 2009-08-02

  • Ms. Pac-man arcade game Fishers IN $200 (north Indianapolis – Craigslist). It may be working. Great price & its OBO, http://snipr.com/o2i88 #
  • 7 Free arcade games – Lake Zurich Chicago! (gone) Star Castle, BZ, Stargate, SI, MC, Firepower pin & Ms. Pac – http://tinyurl.com/mjlgzl #

Alan Murphy live chat at Coinopspace – August 8th, 2009

Another in a series of live creator chats this year, Alan Murphy of classic gaming fame will be sitting down with collectors for an hour on Saturday August 8th to answer questions about their favorite games. Alan worked for Atari, was one of the developers on A.P.B. and many other games and has been interviewed several times including Scott West’s ‘Once Upon Atari’. Mark your calendars to pop by, and here is some more information about Alan’s career in the gaming industry.