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HaRuMaN:
So I find an ad on CL for a Pac-Man and a crane game, both non-working for $125.  Email the guy back and forth, he won't split them up, he wants the garage back, etc...

Originally I was going to go on Sunday, that was when my brother could come help me with his truck.

So, the guy asks for my phone number Saturday morning, says he has a guy coming to look at them at 9AM, and he wants to call me afterwards if the guy buys them...   :badmood:

My wife says "Just go now, I'll call your brother up, and have him meet you there...".  So I take off to the guys house, like 10 minutes away.

I beat the other guy there by 5 minutes.  Hook the Pac-Man up, wicked speaker hum, scrambled display, but it's complete and the monitor works.  Crane machine is about half full of stuffed animals and is missing a fuse, but looks complete.

So I offer the guy the $125 before the other buyer shows up.  Other buyer shows up, offers the guy $125, says "I have a truck, and can take them right now."  My brother pulls up, so I mention that I can take them right now as well.  The seller, not entirely sure what to do, finally decides since I arrived first I get first dibs.  Guy #2 isn't too happy, but doesn't make a fuss, and leaves.

We decide to take two trips since the guy is only 10 minutes away...

HaRuMaN:
So, we finally get everything back to my house.  Bring the Pac-Man inside the house since it's already getting hot out. 

I take the back off and look around inside.  I notice a small daughter board had fallen off...  I replace it, close it back up, and just for S&G's, fire it back up...  and this happens:



Can it be?



Oh yes...  and looks original, too:



My daughter approves:  :D

HaRuMaN:
So, the Pac-Man was the main objective of this trip, but the claw game is kinda neat, too.  Maybe my daughter will like it.





Can't fire it up yet, because I need a fuse cap:



Anyone know what that cap is called and where to get it?
HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on July 02, 2012, 10:15:58 am ---Uhm, wow. 

--- End quote ---

Lol... what are you saying 'wow' to?  At this point I was getting fairly irritated, and was thinking of not going.  My wife reminded me that I'd probably regret it if I let it go without trying, and I agreed, so...  turns out, she was right.   ;D
yotsuya:
Awesome pickup! I'll have to share a 'recent pickup' story with you when I get back from Disneyland.
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