Buried Atari games net $37000 on eBay – Albuquerque Business First

Albuquerque Business First Buried Atari games net $37000 on eBayAlbuquerque Business FirstOne hundred old Atari cartridges auctioned on eBay have earned more than $37,000 for the Tularosa Basin Historical Society. The highest-selling game was a copy of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which sold for $1,537, according to the Alamagordo News. More: …

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Post office may be forced to leave downtown

PORTSMOUTH – A representative from the U.S. Postal Service told city officials they have been instructed to vacate their downtown location by the end of April 2016 as the General Services Administration works to turn over the federal building to the city. More: continued here

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Atari ET game landfill spoils fetch $37000 on eBay – Eurogamer.net

Atari ET game landfill spoils fetch $37000 on eBayEurogamer.net100 cartridges were placed on eBay earlier this month of an eventual 800 that will be offered up for auction. The games were unearthed during this summer's archaeological dig at a dumping ground in Alamogordo, New Mexico, which for three decades had … …

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City, FedEx given another month to work it out

City of Glenwood Springs and FedEx officials will be given until Dec. 15 to reach a new deal to pay for road impacts or find other solutions associated with the company’s planned new package distribution facility in south Glenwood. Garfield County commissioners had been expected to make a final decision …

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Stamps arraignment postponed – The Herald-News

Stamps arraignment postponedThe Herald-NewsStamps, 16, was to be arraigned Monday on a murder charge in the shooting death of Latray Wright, also 16. Assistant Will County Public Defender Amy Christensen said Monday that Stamps' family plans to hire a private attorney. His arraignment has been … More: continued here

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Buried Atari Games Net $37000 On eBay – CBS Local

CBS Local Buried Atari Games Net $37000 On eBayCBS LocalALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a New Mexico city. An old “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” game cartridge drew the highest bid among 100 Atari games auctioned on …

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