Unloading my VIC-20 Collection :(

[zhx]

Hey all, I'm thinking of getting rid of my VIC stuff in favor of a C64. I know, I know...

Anyway, I found my VIC at a thrift store about 2 years ago, took it home and cleaned it up. If you dig around, you can probably find the thread where I took the whole thing apart and individually scrubbed each key and contact. It's collected a little dust since then, but she runs great.

My collection includes:
• The computer itself, including the original power supply and an RCA cable I bought online (from a retailer that was suggested to me here). I'll throw in the extra fuses I bought for it, too. There's three of 'em, so you're good for a while.
• 1530 Datasette, some cosmetic damage (scratches or something, as well as discoloration in the cable -- check photos), but saves/loads programs great.
• 25 cartridge games/applications (I've sold some here) and 2 cassette games. See photo for titles. If you can't read any titles, let me know. Also, I sat down to dump the photos to my computer and found two more cartridges on my computer desk. The unpictured games are Final Orbit/Bumper Bash and the VIC Music Composer.
• 5 VIC manuals and books:
The Tool Kit Series: VIC-20 Edition
Personal Computing on the VIC-20 - A Friendly Computer Guide
Compute!'s First Book of VIC
Stimulating Simulations for the VIC
More than 32 Basic Programs for the VIC-20 Computer
A couple of those came with the system when I bought it, and I bought a couple of them at a local bookstore in the past year or so.

Here are the pictures:
The system
The cartridges (minus 2 - see above)
The datasette
Cables and power supply
Literature
The system again, with white card. I white-balanced the camera to the card so you can check the yellowing, if you care that much.

Ideally, I'd like to unload the whole lot, but I'm also not sure how much it would cost to ship the whole thing. I'd go piece-meal on it, but I probably won't break it down much more than:

System + Cables or System + Cables + Datasette
Cartridges
Books

In other words, I'd prefer to not sell anything individually ("Just the RCA cable, please!") but I'm flexible.

In contrast to a money exchange, I'd love to just swap the whole lot for a C64 and cables, if anybody'd be up for that.

Let me know!

EDIT: I'm in Portland, Oregon (US).

[Jeff-20]

traitor

[gklinger]

Hey all, I'm thinking of getting rid of my VIC stuff in favor of a C64. I know, I know...

Many of us find space in our hearts and our homes to have both. Why choose one over the other?

[Stinky]

All you need is a vic and a mega-cart. Pretty unintrusive retro system.

[zhx]

Well, the more I used the VIC, the more I realized it's a little "too" retro. Although the 2600 was the first system I played on (quite a bit, too), I was really raised on the NES and the C64 is more representative of that era for me. 2600/VIC games rarely hold my interest anymore, but I can pop in an NES game any time.

There's a guy here locally that would probably take this stuff off my hands, but I figured I'd give you guys first run if you wanted any of it.

[rhurst]

... it's a little "too" retro

I can understand that sentiment. If it was not your first love, it's as primitive as it gets.

I think those "enthusiasts" that come after VIC 20 should be labelled retro-lites. I mean, if you don't own a VIC 20, then you aren't a hard-core retro-gamer!!

And yes, it's still cool to own modern devices like uIEC/SD and Mega-Cart to keep the retro experience real. As long as you have a datasette and/or 1541 in a box somewhere.

[English Invader]

My first love was the Sega Game Gear. I have a Fusion emulator, but I wouldn't go to the trouble of buying another Game Gear because I would be constantly comparing it to my old one and it just wouldn't be the same. With the VIC-20, I only have vague childhood memories of my parents owning one, so it's virtually a whole new experience.