Official 'COOL ITEM ON EBAY!' thread...

MrBland · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:34 am Post subject:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEFEND.....1c2cb1143f

I don't know enough yet to know if this is actually rare or valuable or not, but in my daily eBay searches this is the first of this version of Defender I've seen. I like the looks of it and decided to share. Probably won't get it myself, which is why I'm sharing Wink

Edit: Just looked it up in the FAQ and it is rated IR++, looks like a fun item to add to a collection.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GAME-W.....1c2cb115c1

Here is one more by the same seller. I couldn't find this one in the FAQ or the museum...

blanka · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:21 am Post subject:

It is the same game as the red Gakken defender, in a Super Cobra case.

Rik · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:54 pm Post subject:

And neither one of them are very common (Gakken or Konami Defender that is). I haven't actively searched for them in a while (I have both versions), but this Konami version was worth over $300 in a mint box when I got mine...

Not sure if it will still hold that value or not (and the box is pretty beat up), but it's still a fairly uncommon game...

Rik

blanka · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject:

The red one is very easy to get here in Europe. Fun thing is, it is very comparable to the Entex game, only one column misses on each side for scanning incoming planes. Sprites are almost identical. Guess there was some shared development between these games.
And the Gakken has much easier controls. The stick and two buttons feel way more natural than the gazilion buttons on the Entex.

Rik · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:40 pm Post subject:

I believe these were both made by Gakken. The body style of the Konami/Entex one is one of Gakken's designs (used on Super Cobra). That would probably explain the similarities.

blanka · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:15 am Post subject:

I meant the blue Entex one. I know Entex also did a Super Cobra shaped one. I mean there are lot of similarities with the blue speed dial entex Defender

Rik · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:52 am Post subject:

Ah, that one... Smile

So many versions... hehe...

It's probably sort of like Frogger- There's a lot of similarities between the Coleco's Frogger and the CGL/Gakken Frogger too. It's almost like they both started with the same basic design, and then each manufacturer added their own tweaks to it...

vcoleiro1 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:35 pm Post subject:

It's been a while since I have seen a Colorvision up for sale, but there's one up now if anyone is interested.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/con.....500wt_1031

elepla · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:34 am Post subject:

2 auctions of the Ludotronic version of Challenge Racer ACTRONICS
One going for 17 EUR, the other for 62 EUR...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ludotr.....1004138796
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tablet.....1124788266

riptor2006 · Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:18 am Post subject:

and a Ludotronic Grand Prix

http://www.ebay.it/itm/LUDOTRO.....416dd340d4

Rik · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:57 pm Post subject:

If anyone here bought this Italian Mattel 1981 catalog, I'd very much like to borrow it to scan for the website:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160912318153

(Or I will buy it from you if you decide you don't want it!).

So much in that catalog, it could have gone a Barbie or Hot Wheels collector (or several other toys), but I thought I'd ask...

Rik

blanka · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject:

Rik · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:39 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I thought of that, but wasn't sure how well he'd understand English... Will probably try though.

Eggie · Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:36 am Post subject:

Someone need a King Kong?

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAP.....ink:top:de

blanka · Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:58 am Post subject:

Anybody interested in a Bandai FL Zaxxon to battle my highscore? Probably low price one.
http://cgi.ebay.fr/ancienne-co.....1127896388