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crazy things have happened in our family and i have 6 months to come up with the rest of the money to keep this house... the first things to go have to be the arcade machines, already got buyers for the ultimate mortal kombat. the empty nintendo cabinet and the gauntlet dark legacy all thats left is the fix it felix machine and i really really dont want to let it go... but with its potential to make money i've posted it in my local craigslist, my listing sounds like im joking around but i am truly heart broken, I can always build another Felix but it's because of that machine that i am now a part of these boards. I'm only posting this looking for a shoulder to lean on. welp, here's to family and here's to financial struggles ::raises glass of Crown and Coke::

Wish Me Luck Guys!  :embarassed: 

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Life sometimes throws us curveballs. You're doing the right thing though. I had to sell my only cab when a doubling of the rent of our house forced us to live smaller. It broke my heart but priorities are priorities and my family always comes first.
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thanks for the kind words, i've been refreshing this screen like a mad man hoping to read something to make me feel a little better... I may actually be able to sleep tonight, been stressing so bad at work all day i couldn't eat a bite of food because my stomach has been turning, amazing that hearing somebody tell you that you are doing the right thing can take so much weight off the shoulders, with that i will try to sleep and i can only hope my email is full of offers and bids on the fifj machine... i am lucky though, my friends are buying the other machines and they all agreed to sell them back once i get the home situation resolved, i guess you could say they are more or less "loaning" me the money. I need a total of about $20,000 to keep this house, if all i eat is cup-o-noodles and work all the overtime i can, I might make the deadline...

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hate to do it, may lose the house so the arcade machines must go...
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2013, 12:58:48 am »
Hey man,
  I'm very sorry to hear this news.
I'm sure it is tough to sell the machines but in the grand scheme of things, they are just machines.
It's important that you hang in there and do what you gotta do for the better of your family.
Like already said you are doing the right thing. There is no question as to whether its the right thing or not when you are making a sacrifice for the better of your family.
  I pray that this situation works out for the best and that you come back stronger than before.
Keep moving on and be blessed, brother.

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That's rough. :(

I don't know your exact situation, but if you can get OT, have got stuff to sell, and can live small for awhile, $20K in 6 months is probably doable.

It's gotta sting to have to get rid of those cabs, but sounds like you can at least get them back/rebuild someday, and family comes first for sure.

Good luck man.

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Good luck, It sounds like you've got a plan to solve your financial situation 6 months might seem like a short time to get the money. But with planning and budgeting you should be able to make it. It sounds like you have a good group of friends around you who you have shared your problems with, that's the hard part. So many people try to do it alone or bury the heads in the sand. You have my best wishes, and remember what's important to you.