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Selling cabinet
« on: August 21, 2012, 12:09:01 am »

I'm thinking of selling my arcade cabinet and I'm looking for suggestions to maximize my return. I've got around $2,000 into it including Betson 27 inch multisynch monitor, coin door, track ball, spinner and a two player custom set up.

Craigslist seems to be the only option but it seems like most cabinets are going for around 400 to 500 dollars.

Thanks for any suggestions.
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Re: Selling cabinet
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2012, 12:16:29 am »
That sounds about right for a MAME cab.

You're probably better off selling it to a co-worker or friend who doesn't look for this stuff on CL or eBay.
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Re: Selling cabinet
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2012, 01:11:04 am »
Part it out and hope for the best return possible that way? 
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2012, 10:50:34 am »
Yeah I could part it out but I'm not sure if the end result would be that much better. I saw on this forum someone sold their monitor for a couple hundred and I'm guessing I wouldn't get much more than that for the trackball and spinner.  Plus it would "hurt" to tear it apart.

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Re: Selling cabinet
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2012, 10:57:52 am »
Quote from: namedos on August 21, 2012, 10:50:34 am
Yeah I could part it out but I'm not sure if the end result would be that much better. I saw on this forum someone sold their monitor for a couple hundred and I'm guessing I wouldn't get much more than that for the trackball and spinner.  Plus it would "hurt" to tear it apart.

It hurts the first time, after that your soul starts to darken a bit and it gets easier.   >:D
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Re: Selling cabinet
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 04:20:07 pm »
If it's hurts, keep it.
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