The one year anniversary of the most important day in Atari collecting is rapidly approaching and it now becomes apparent just how important this day is. It was March of 2010 when a man in Austin, Texas stunned the collecting world by announcing that he had a complete copy of Air Raid for the Atari 2600. The announcement that this item would be auctioned off on Ebay created worldwide interest because of the facts:
It was considered the holy grail of Atari games because there were no known copies of the box in existence.
Collectors were sure to jump on this one since the game was manufactured almost 30 years ago and this is the first complete copy to surface. No one could be sure if there were any more in existence.
The Ebay auction was scheduled to end on Saturday night April 3rd. As the minutes ticked down, the high bid did not move much and it seemed as though this auction would be a letdown. And then it happened. In the final 45 seconds, the bidding went on a frenzy and increased almost $20,000 in just those few seconds. The final bid was $31,600 and a new standard had been set for an Atari 2600 game.
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