Atari Quantum PCB Board Working - Ebay (not mine)

Wow... as-is, no returns, and $16(or $22?) shipping... and it already has a bid!?!?

I just must not be "hard-core" enough for this hobby... ;)
 
I should hope not or someone is way overpaying. I paid $1300 for my very nice complete Quantum less than a year ago. Their choice I guess.

with the overlays coming out, and several collectors sitting on cabinets with plans to restore them, It could get ugly.. (Its not my board... I have a spare and I will only sell it to 1 guy if he still needs it).

As for $1300, that was a steal, I would think you could sell it for $2500 no problem today. Quantum used to sell for $3k-$4k+.. pcb is the key element if your going to restore one.

Vector mame is for wanna-be collectors.. 6100??? Amp or nothing... Might as well run it on a pc mointor..
 
A very nice Quantum Arcade sold in Portland a few months ago for $1500, and I know that was a good price. I accually had a shot at it. $1300 for a PCB is over priced IMO, Maybe $800-$900. I will have it one my Vector Mame soon!!
 
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I'm dying to know what you guys would sell a working Quantum pcb for.

I have no idea. I guess I am realizing that my view of this is pretty skewed since I got what others think is a screaming deal on my Quantum. At the time I bought it I wasn't so sure. I knew for sure that I wasn't overpaying for it, and that I would certainly get all my money back in the future if/when I chose to sell it.

But there were many interested parties for the one I bought and after over a week no one had closed the deal. I was the first guy to show up with the cash and I was practically at the end of the line. So a nice complete Quantum listed at $1300 did not go immediately and went through a dozen or so potential buyers before someone pulled the trigger. That was August 2009.

As a Quantum owner I'm glad to hear others say they think I could sell it easily for $2500, but I do wonder about that. As always, demand seems to depend on your location.

I'm as curious as anyone on how much this working PCB will go for. I'm not ragging on the seller by any means. I was just pointing out that I thought it was an awful lot for just the PCB, and it is, if you have my frame of reference. I don't have knowledge of past Quantum PCB sales, just of my own complete Quantum purchase. I know I've overpaid for several of my games, so I guess my Quantum balances things out. :)
 
DJW90 and SanTe, I have a feeling you guys are talking about the same game. Was it in SW Washington?

I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger on that one, I was probably one of those guys that never showed up with the cash in hand. Glad it went to one of "us" after all.

Now, if there were 2 different Quantums for sale in the area last year, wow.
 
I was just pointing out that I thought it was an awful lot for just the PCB, and it is, if you have my frame of reference. I don't have knowledge of past Quantum PCB sales, just of my own complete Quantum purchase.

I guess that is my point. If you can't name a price and admit that you have no reference for Quantum pcb sales, then how do you know it's too high? In my opinion, if you can't put a price on here that you would SELL one for, i'm not talking about what you would PAY, I am talking about what you would sell it for, then why post ? That goes for everyone in this thread that thinks the price is too high.
 
DJW90 and SanTe, I have a feeling you guys are talking about the same game. Was it in SW Washington?

I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger on that one, I was probably one of those guys that never showed up with the cash in hand. Glad it went to one of "us" after all.

Now, if there were 2 different Quantums for sale in the area last year, wow.

Mine was in Battle Ground. It was listed for $1300 and that is what I paid the guy. I didn't try to talk him down because I knew he was already below what it was likely worth even in the middle of a crappy economy.
 
If I had a nice complete Quantum that was missing the pcb I would pay a high dollar amount for the pcb. I would probably come close to a grand just to get my game going. First I would look to buy a dead one and try and have it fixed to save some cash of course. If that route failed me long enough I would spend serious cash to get a working one.

Is it worth that? If you itemize the game parts, probably not but the final piece to the puzzle has extra value in my opinion.

That's just my opinion though.

I would pay a lot for a Sega Star Trek dedicated control panel with mint art on it. Let one hit eBay and there will be another post like this happening. :)

Todd
 
If I had a nice complete Quantum that was missing the pcb I would pay a high dollar amount for the pcb. I would probably come close to a grand just to get my game going. First I would look to buy a dead one and try and have it fixed to save some cash of course. If that route failed me long enough I would spend serious cash to get a working one.

Is it worth that? If you itemize the game parts, probably not but the final piece to the puzzle has extra value in my opinion.

That's just my opinion though.

Good point.

I would pay a lot for a Sega Star Trek dedicated control panel with mint art on it. Let one hit eBay and there will be another post like this happening. :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Trek-Sega-mostly-complete-control-panel-Rare-/260391721933

May not be mint but it looks pretty damned close.
 
Mine was in Battle Ground. It was listed for $1300 and that is what I paid the guy. I didn't try to talk him down because I knew he was already below what it was likely worth even in the middle of a crappy economy.

Thats the one I was thinking about. Nice score sir.
 
I will sell my extra working Quantum board for $1000...

That makes 2 for sale. So now the one on eBay is a good deal! :D



$600-$800 has been the going rate for Quantum pcbs for quite some time. That is when/if you see them for sale.
 
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