RARE Wireless Prototype Atari Remote Control VCS 2700 Start Price USD 199.00 Current Price USD 5,102.00 Time Left - Bid Count 21 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Byron, California See more about 'RARE Wireless Prototype Atari Remote Control VCS 2700' Description Product Name   Auction Info: Your bid is a contract for payment and exchange of goods. We reserve the right to refuse bids from any person with negative/ questionable feedback. Feedback will be left for all transactions. All winners will be sent a "Checkout" email  within 24hrs of the auction close. Payment is expected within 7 days following the end of the auction or we reserve the right to cancel the transaction and relist your item. Please ask any questions you may have before bidding. We are more than happy to answer your questions;  please e-mail us.  Please view our other auctions! Working Prototype Atari Atari Remote Control VCS 2700    Extremely Rare -- Maybe the only one out there anymore!! Item Info: Our best efforts are given in describing items as accurately as possible to avoid misunderstandings. Please don't make any assumptions about an item- if in doubt, please ask us! Please contact manufacturer for warranty information. If an item is received DOA it can be refunded if we are notified within 3 days of receipt of the product. Description This is the same unit that is described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2700 and here  http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/2700/a2700.html Here is the story behind the unit.  I worked at Atari before and after Time Warner sold the company. I worked directly for Leonard Tramiel as a game developer. One day he and I were at one of the Atari warehouses across street from our building (full of left over stuff from the hay days of Atari.) and I saw the 2700 and asked if I could have it. Leonard, the nice guy that he was said yes. I took it home and got it up and running as I recall (this was about 25+ years ago) and then put it in a box.  It has stayed in that box for 25 years and moved with me from home to home.So today I took it out and ran some very basic tests.  To my surprise it still works.  It is a prototype unit without the low profile buttons on the front panel.  The wireless remotes select and reset button are not real buttons.   I guess the engineers must have attached the red buttons you see in the photos since the real buttons weren't available yet (if ever?). 2 of the red buttons need to be replaced. - Local and Joystick.  I think the springs in them have failed.  The good news is it appears those functions work since the default is Local and Joystick.  to explain:  there is a local and remote button.  they select between using the wireless remote and a regular joystick.  when you turn it on it is in local mode and then you press remote to switch over to the wireless remotes.  Same basics apply to the Joystick and Paddle buttons.here is the testing I did.1) plugged 5 cartridges in and they all ran 2) all of the buttons on the front panel except the local and joysitck buttons appear to work and so does their associated LED. 3) wireless remote both turn on and appear to work yet seem a little flakey.   I did not do a lot of testing.  I tried both a joystick based game and paddle based game (breakout).  I tested the left one more then the right.  Again the reset and select buttons on the remotes are fake prototypes. 4) the wireless joystick front panel cover no longer attaches to the main unit -- see picture.what is included:1) Atari 2700 main unit 2) power Supply 3) 2 wireless remotesI have done the best I can at describing the condition as I know them.  It is of course over 25 years old and probably very fragile (but then it survived all of these years).  Will it work when you get it after it is shipped. (I will do my best to pad the heck out of it).  It probably will but I can't guarantee that. With that said it is being sold as is.   the only guarantee I give you is that what I said above is 100% correct and to the best of my knowledge. Happy bidding Payment Info: Winning bidder agrees to prepay by Check, Money Order or Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express (credit cards accepted only through PAYPAL). Buyer must provide payment within 7 days of close of sale.  Money Orders are our preferred method of payment.  We ship with-in 24 hours (excluding weekends) of certification of payment.   Shipping Info: We ship USPS Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery) for items under 10 lbs. For packages over 10 lbs we ship USPS ground service (7-10 day delivery). All shipments are provided with delivery confirmation and a tracking number. Shipping rates are posted at the bottom of this listing.  Shipping: I will ship to US, Canada and Europe.  In the US I will ship USPS priority mail and will ship within 24 hours of confirmed payment (i.e. you will have it within 2 -3 days).  Internationally I will ship whichever service you choose. any questions at all please email me... Bid with Confidence - Read our feedback reviews Place a Bid!