Sorry if this has been beat to death - this is my first foray over into console land here. I have been acquiring 5200 carts and am now looking for a working console. All I need as a minimum is a console, power supply, video connection and 1 or 2 controllers. I know they are at a premium because I lived the 5200 debacle. I know they cost more because finding a working one is hard due to their failures. I bought an Atari 800 BITD because I knew the 5200 controllers were so bad and the machines died - I went the computer route as a high school kid due to needing to learn the computer primarily but secondarily I knew the 5200 and 800 games were more or less the same and I'd have better luck and return on the computer side as opposed to the console. But now I am adding to the collection and my wife had a 5200 when she was a teen, and I want to bring her some more nostalgia into the house (she already has a UR Centipede I gave her as a wedding present 14 years ago). I find 5200 consoles in working condition are going over $100 on eBay - was wondering if anyone had any luck finding them for less? CL is out of the question due to the fact it would be worth the extra money to avoid the BS.



