Atari games buried in landfill net $37,000 on eBay

[jeff of pa]

The "E.T." game, still in its original box, sold for $1,537 to a buyer in Canada.




ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a New Mexico city.
An old "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" game cartridge drew the highest bid among 100 Atari games auctioned on eBay by Alamogordo officials.
The games were part of a cache of some 800 Atari video games buried more than 30 years ago in a landfill and dug up in April.
Joe Lewandowski, a consultant for the film companies that documented the dig, says the online auction, which ended Thursday, generated $37,000.

http://krqe.com/2014/11/14/atari-dig-games-bring-in-37000-for-city/

 

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[Sheldon J]

I remember the post here when they were looking for and eventually found them and was wondering what had happened...
Oh and as a old time Atari gamer.... I have one of those.... still in the original box and in a whole lot better condition than those are