Need help finding rare vintage handhelds.

Author: Byakko
Date: 22-Jan-2007, 10:06 PM

Author: Byakko
Time: 22-Jan-2007 10:06 PM
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Specifically, the Epoch Multi Game 7:

http://www.handhelden.com/epoch/MultiGame7.html

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/GAMAtronic/GameComputerII.htm

and the Epoch Gamebox Penta:

http://www.handhelden.com/epoch/GameboxPenta.html

I've been looking for them for many years and never found any place or auction site that sells them. If anyone can help me find these two great pieces of my childhood I'll be very grateful

Author: Number20
Time: 23-Jan-2007 9:58 AM
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The only suggestion I have it to keep looking on places like e-bay. Maybe visiting some classic gaming sites like the forums at atariage.com. Maybe someone there has one that they would sell you. Usually, even the rarest of the rare will show up on e-bay eventually. You've just got to have patience, and be willing to pay the prices. Another suggestion is to try not to search too specifically. Lots of times, people who sell this stuff has no idea what they have, and therefore don't call it the right name. One used to be able to find lots of classic gaming stuff at thrift stores for dirt cheap prices. I got quite a bit of my Atari collection at those places. Today, however, its hard to find anything there. Too many collectors/e-bayers now I guess. Good luck!

Author: C3PX
Time: 23-Jan-2007 10:03 AM
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Number20:"Today, however, its hard to find anything there. Too many collectors/e-bayers now I guess. Good luck!"

Stupid ebay!

Yes, Byakko, to redundantly pretty much repeat what Number20 has already said, somebody who posts this thing on ebay might just be cleaning out the attack and want to get rid of it not knowing what it is, they could list it as something like "Handheld Game thingy". Good luck.

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