Not sure if this is the right place for a basic intro, so my apologies if I should have posted elsewhere. At any rate, I've been lurking for a couple of months & joined after I picked up my first arcade cabinet. I ran into an ad on my local Craigslist for some relatively cheap cabinets (price range of $75-125). Here's a pic from the ad:
From this blurry pic, I decided the one on the left would likely follow me home. And after handing over $75, it did.
It's nothing particularly special, but the cabinet (aside from the base) is pretty solid & mostly complete.
My immediate plan is to fix the monitor (picked up a rebuild kit) and to repaint the cab (with Taito stencils) this summer. I'll likely install a multicade board, assuming I don't take a shine to Bloody Wolf.
-Rob