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Saw this on KLOV: eBay auction fun
yotsuya:
Just for laughs, I looked through his feedback. Looks like he bought 99% of the materials to build that thing on eBay two weeks ago., including a cool router jig to write out "Arcade Gold Mine".
DaveMMR:
I love his button labels. Would have been fun explaining how to play games to guests.
Guest: How do you jump?
Arcadegoldminelair: Peter Pepper.
I'm sincerely impressed this guy found a completely new way to make a control panel horrible. I know that's not nice but when you slap ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- together and then try to sell it on eBay for 15x it's actual value before even completing it, all bets are off. ;)
GregD:
It is back up for $575 with free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAME-Arcade-Mega-Control-Panel-NEW-w-Spinner-Trackball-Zippy-Joysticks-LED-/140748210650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c53f41da#ht_619wt_976
pinballwizard79:
So it has a Tron "marquee" but no Tron controls? Weird.
Notice his ebay tag is "retrocadedesigns" so he must be a legit high end builder...
I'm sure he frequents this site & etc.
DaveMMR:
And it's ended again... I wonder if someone just offered him a decent offer outside of eBay or something.
By the way, random building tip:
--- Quote ---Between labor and material/parts costs this deck is worth well over $1,500
--- End quote ---
If you're control panel costs $1500 (even including "labor") to build, you're doing something seriously wrong. Especially when you're using inexpensive Zippyy sticks.
And now for something construction - the panel actually wouldn't be so bad if it weren't sprinkled with the random logos like jimmies on a sundae. Logos only look good when part of a single overall theme. ;)