A box of old video games donated to a Goodwill store in Texas turned out to contain a rare 1982 Atari game that collectors had been searching for.
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The game, Air Raid for the Atari 2600, was sold at auction for $10,590.79 after a bidding war attracted 34 bids.
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According to Inside Edition,the rare find was discovered in early June 2021 at a Goodwill store in North Texas.
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Alex Juarez, an e-commerce item processor at Goodwill North Central Texas, was going through donated video games when he noticed one that looked different from the others.
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The game had a distinctive T-shaped handle and light-blue colour.
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Juarez recognised that it might not be an ordinary Atari game, so he called his father, who is a video game enthusiast.
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His father confirmed that the game was something special.
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The game was Air Raid, a title released in 1982 for the Atari 2600.
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It was manufactured by Men-A-Vision and was based on a simple premise in which players controlled an airship while defending Earth.
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Air Raid was not widely released.
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Its scarcity made it highly sought after by retro video game collectors.
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Goodwill North Central Texas said at the time that only 13 known copies of the game existed.
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The organisation did not know who had donated the game.
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According to Goodwill, the donor was most likely unaware that the old video game was a rare collectible worth thousands of dollars.
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Rare game goes up for auction
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After Juarez identified the game, Goodwill North Central Texas decided to put it up for auction rather than sell it through one of its regular stores.
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The auction began on June 10, 2021, on the ShopGoodwill website.
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It was scheduled to run for seven days, but interest in the rare Atari game grew quickly after it was listed.
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The first bid of $20 came just 15 minutes after the listing went live.
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By the end of the first day, the bidding had already crossed $2,000.
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The offers continued to rise during the following days.
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By the morning of the final day, the highest bid had reached $5,100.
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The 1982 Atari 2600 game "Air Raid" sold for $10,590.79 at a Goodwill auction.
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The listing attracted considerable attention from collectors.
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Goodwill said the game was added to 235 watchlists during the auction.
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The biggest jump came in the final minute.
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The leading bid increased from $6,300 to the final sale price of $10,590.79.
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The result surprised Goodwill officials, who had expected the game to sell for considerably less.
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Liz Confiliano, director of community engagement at Goodwill North Central Texas, said the organisation had looked at previous sales to estimate the value of the game.
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The most recent copy they could find had sold on eBay in 2011 for $3,575.
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The Goodwill copy did not have its original box, so the organisation expected it to sell in roughly the same range.
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The money raised from the auction was also set to support Goodwill's community programmes.
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Goodwill North Central Texas said the more than $10,000 generated by the sale could fund day habilitation services for one adult with disabilities for a year.
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It could also support job placement services and community resources for 20 homeless people.
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The organisation said the money could alternatively help 10 at-risk young people earn their GED while receiving a paycheck.
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Rosemary Cruz, vice president of donated goods and retail at Goodwill North Central Texas, said the organisation was having fun with the unexpected discovery.
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The identity of the buyer was not disclosed.
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