Atari 2600 and 5200 Prototypes - Big money on eBay

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Near the end of the life of the Atari 2600, Atari designed a low-cost version with built in joysticks. It never went into production (thank god).

One just brought $6900 on eBay today. I bid on it but was not the high bidder...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200364299610&autorefresh=true

Also, an early Atari 5200 with a blank face plate from the same seller brought $2650.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en&autorefresh=true

They didn't quite bring the same price as a Nintendo World Championships 1990 (NWC) gold cart. One brought $21,400 in 2007:
http://www.destructoid.com/the-holy-grail-of-gaming-sells-for-21-400-31061.phtml

and one traded recently at $17,500 recently:
http://kotaku.com/5317437/gold-cartridge-buyer-recreating-nintendo-championships-today

I'd rather have the 2 Atari machines than the one cart (I have none of the above). Does the under 30-crowd remember coin-op?
 
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