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Well Fed Games:
That's too bad... the Ms. Pac Cab my current project is made out of would probably have been considered firewood by those folks (and it still cost me $80 :angry:). Hard to believe they couldn't eventually be talked down to under $100 for a board-and-monitorless-but-structurally-sound cab.
I agree, though, the amusement companies seem to live on a different planet than the rest of us, hesitant to let a hobbyist have a cab but more than willing to let them take up warehouse space and rot, or break them up and burn them.
Vigo:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on July 11, 2011, 04:35:40 pm ---They'd rather burn it than supply a potential competitor. This kind of thing is more common than you'd think....
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Yeah, I went to a local place because I saw them stripping down some cabinets. I asked to buy one of their old midway coin doors lying there. They refused to sell to me saying that I was probably competition in disguise. Like competition would really come asking to buy a single, common coin door. ::)
newmanfamilyvlogs:
I lucked out at the place I asked at.. Walked away with several joysticks, 20-30 buttons, a trackball, one full cab (GT Classic), a Tekken 3 with monitor+board, and a handful of other PCBs. They were just throwing them all away.
RayB:
--- Quote from: Vigo on July 11, 2011, 04:57:37 pm ---They refused to sell to me saying that I was probably competition in disguise. Like competition would really come asking to buy a single, common coin door. ::)
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In disguise? How were you dressed, trench coat and Groucho Marx glasses?!? WTF. Is there an official "vending competition" uniform?
ark_ader:
I got my Ikari Warrior cab this way. I called the OP and asked if there was any old cabs, and gave him my number.
The next week I got a call for a cab for $50 - everything perfect minus the monitor (monitor $100). The rear access door was bad so the OP wanted it gone.
Rotary joysticks and all. And he had a Tempest too.
Keep trying and you will bag a bargain. :cheers: