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One of many Atari 2600\u2019s rarest video games \u2014 a third-party titled referred to as Air Raid<\/em>, recognized for the distinctive T-shaped deal with on its cartridge \u2014 just lately introduced greater than $10,000 at public sale to Goodwill shops for Dallas and the North Texas area.<\/p>\n Alex Juarez, a Goodwill e-commerce processor, discovered the sport in a bin of unsorted, donated video games and toys. Juarez, within the video above, explains that he acknowledged the bizarre cartridge however consulted his father to make sure it was a useful discover. Positive sufficient, it was. <\/p>\n \u201cHe despatched me again a very thrilling textual content [saying,] \u2018You discovered Air Raid!<\/em>\u2019\u201d Juarez says.<\/p>\n After researching what they discovered, Juarez and his supervisor listed the cartridge for public sale on Goodwill\u2019s web site. After every week of bidding, it fetched $10,590.79. <\/p>\n That’s nearly triple the newest cartridge-only sale of the collector\u2019s merchandise \u2014 a $3,575 sale of Air Raid <\/em>on eBay in 2011. In 2012, a sealed copy of Air Raid<\/em> <\/em>(together with <\/em>cartridge, field, and instruction guide) introduced $33,433.30 for its proprietor. <\/p>\n GameRant, in an inventory up to date final month, says solely 5 gross sales of Air Raid <\/em>(as a collector\u2019s merchandise) are recognized, making it an extremely uncommon discover and supply. Goodwill stated in a information launch that \u201csolely 12 copies of the sport have beforehand been discovered and offered.\u201d<\/p>\n Goodwill stated the cash from Air Raid<\/em>\u2019s June 17 sale \u201ccan present day habilitation providers for a yr for one grownup with disabilities; or present 20 homeless people with job placement providers and neighborhood sources; or assist 10 at-risk youth earn their GED and a paycheck on the similar time.\u201d Goodwill, a nationwide nonprofit based greater than 110 years in the past, makes use of the sale of donated gadgets at its thrift shops to offer job coaching and employment providers to these in want.<\/p>\n In 2013, a North Carolina girl discovered a duplicate of the ultra-rare NES recreation Stadium Occasions <\/em>at a Goodwill in Charlotte. After attempting to promote it to an area recreation retailer (which couldn\u2019t afford to pay her what it was value) it was listed for public sale at $12,000. A sealed copy of that recreation offered in 2015 for $35,100.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n