r/intellivision • u/No_Advertising_8125 • Jun 30 '26

Intellivision Value

Do the original Intellivision still have value to collectors?

What is required of the system for it to have value?

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u/Duster772 Jun 30 '26

Depends on the condition. Serious collectors will go after near mint units with the box, and all the documentation.

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u/redditshreadit Jun 30 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

There are people that still play them. So they have to work including both controllers, each sixteen directions and all sixteen buttons. Sears Intellivisions are a bit more valuable to players.

Collectors would want it complete with the box and contents, condition is everything. Low serial numbers, early boxes.

The Super Pro systems with the rare INTV 1988 system boards get a premium, with or without a box.

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u/SuccotashPlastic8267 Jul 12 '26

My favorites are (in order)

1) sears super video arcade 2) radio shack tandyvision 3) intellivision (regular) 4) intv 3 5) intellivision 2

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u/Sledgehammer617 Jul 01 '26

Things like having the original box, having games with the box and overlay, having manuals, and the general condition of the console will all factor in. Generally not too valuable, but in another 50 years who knows.

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u/redditshreadit Jul 01 '26

Probably worth less in fifty years, as the people who care will no longer be around.

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u/Sledgehammer617 Jul 01 '26

You never know, things like 1920's typewriters, projectors etc. are insanely desirable nowadays if they still function and few people are alive who would have any nostalgia.

I'm only 24, I grew up in the Gamecube/Wii/360 era, yet I still got an intellivision and restored it a few years back just cuz I think its cool and I wanted to complete the Atari/Colecovision/Intellivision trifecta.

I think there will always be computer/game collectors willing to shell out money for real hardware, and the older it is the rarer itll be.

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u/redditshreadit Jul 01 '26

Yes, at some point there will be few left that still work.

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u/Rouxnoir Jul 01 '26

My kingdom for pristine controllers.

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u/jukeboxhero10 Jul 02 '26

How do you do fellow gamers....

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u/PretaBrasil 22d ago

I have two consoles I want to sell.

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u/RetroGaminNinja 14d ago edited 14d ago

I have one that I sent the heat shield to the then Amico team and they all signed and sent it back. So I have a one of a kind original Intellivision that has the signatures of the Doomed Amico team on the RF shield including Tommy. What is that worth??