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Battlezone price check
Flake:
I offered $75 in an email this morning. No response as of yet.
Not sure what the specifics are, he's been vague only to say it powers on with no video or sound. Probably a red flag there, but for $75 I'm willling to roll the dice on this game.
My real problems will begin if I end up purchasing. I have never worked on a real arcade machine before, my experience is limited to MAME. I'll probably have to hire someone to look at it, which is another reason I dont want to overspend.
Thanks everyone for the input.
HaRuMaN:
Do realize that it's a vector monitor, which cranks up the difficulty somewhat.
Flake:
Oh I'm aware...believe me my difficulties wont be constrained to the monitor type alone. I do know a guy in my area that if he doesnt know how to fix he'll know the right person to get me in contact with.
Flake:
OK...so I got a "no thank you" response. He's very vague on the specific issues and he clearly thinks I'm trying to low ball him. But come on already, I have no idea what's wrong with it and he wont offer up a desired sales price. Seems he thinks he's sitting on a gold mine or something.
I sent one more message to press him on further details, but not looking hopeful. Damn....it would have been a nice addition.
Le Chuck:
Send him a link to this thread.
If the monitor is total toast you are in for a long potentially pricey haul on a restore. I'd do the pinballjim technique - short note letting him know that if he is still sitting on it after X days or a month you can be there with $75 to make it go away.