Help with machine Gold Edition

[mrm143]

Hi all, My name is Matt, and I am an arcade NEWBIE LOL

I own a pawn shop, and my friend has this machine, and I was wondering if anyone knew what it could be worth, as it has 2 GOLD EDITION Emblems on it, instead of one, which is all I can find online

It is NFL Blitz 2000 Gold, and NBA showtime Gold

Here are a couple pics

[keilmillerjr]

People either overprice their ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, or keep it real. Hard to tell. Generally, browsing craigslist: If it's new, it's worth $1000 or more. If its old, but rare, it's worth $1000 or more. If it's just an ordinary machine in normal to refurbished shape, it can be wroth anywhere from $250 to $400. Just my observation. I'd browse online and see what others are going for. Just know that arcades are near extinct, and most machines for sale are now for home use and we don't have the overpriced budget that an vendor making money would pay. I recently had a guy on craigslist contact me saying he would sell me his home made 19-in-one machine for 350 and the cab was in extremely rough shape. That guy was high because I could buy a totally refurbished original primal rage for the same price.

[mrm143]

People either overprice their ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, or keep it real. Hard to tell. Generally, browsing craigslist: If it's new, it's worth $1000 or more. If its old, but rare, it's worth $1000 or more. If it's just an ordinary machine in normal to refurbished shape, it can be wroth anywhere from $250 to $400. Just my observation. I'd browse online and see what others are going for. Just know that arcades are near extinct, and most machines for sale are now for home use and we don't have the overpriced budget that an vendor making money would pay. I recently had a guy on craigslist contact me saying he would sell me his home made 19-in-one machine for 350 and the cab was in extremely rough shape. That guy was high because I could buy a totally refurbished original primal rage for the same price.

I appreciate the reply, the only problem is, I cant find this machine, all I can find is a single gold edition, not gold on both games, which is throwing me for a loop

[WindDrake]

That's a Midway SportStation machine. It runs NBA Showtime and Blitz 2K Gold. No such thing as Showtime gold.

~$600-$800 on a good day. Not rare. Very common conversion kit for any 4-player cab.

[JDFan]

That's a Midway SportStation machine. It runs NBA Showtime and Blitz 2K Gold. No such thing as Showtime gold.

~$600-$800 on a good day. Not rare. Very common conversion kit for any 4-player cab.

I'd agree with the $600 - $800 on a good day 

But there was a conversion kit that had both Gold versions (not sure if it included the marquee) -- it allowed upgrading the team stats with the 2000 season stats

Here's a pic of the conversion Manual :

[mrm143]

That's a Midway SportStation machine. It runs NBA Showtime and Blitz 2K Gold. No such thing as Showtime gold.

~$600-$800 on a good day. Not rare. Very common conversion kit for any 4-player cab.

Thanks

But where are the ones with GOLD on both sides, I can only find GOLD under the left portion not both

[paigeoliver]

Don't let yourself get sidetracked by the whole "Gold" business. The exact software revision has almost no bearing on the value of a 10+ year old sports arcade game. It means something when it is new and can still earn, doesn't mean a darn thing now.

You would probably have a hard time getting much more than $500 for it. Serious game collectors generally don't buy sports titles, which really limits your market.

If selling unload it this income tax season, that is the sort of game that is still losing value, as they are still coming off locations, being unloaded out of operator's warehouses and otherwise still making their way into the home owners circles in significant numbers.

That's a Midway SportStation machine. It runs NBA Showtime and Blitz 2K Gold. No such thing as Showtime gold.

~$600-$800 on a good day. Not rare. Very common conversion kit for any 4-player cab.

Thanks

But where are the ones with GOLD on both sides, I can only find GOLD under the left portion not both

[Malenko]

400-700 depending on if it has 8 ways or 49 ways, and if you have the right buyer.  I wouldnt drop more than 450 on it personally

[DGP]

I own the same cab (both gold revisions with the latest updates, new chips & HD) and the value of these is really more determined by the condition (which is of course normal for all cabs). However, this is not one of those games that generally seems to have a 'going rate' like many of the classics do. I have seen these sell from $150 (banged up or not working) up to $1500 (mint home use only).

The sad thing with these is they can be worth a good bit more parted out than they are complete.

These have the VEGAS board in them and as such are worth much more than the standard Blitz cabs (have seen the boards alone sell for $400+ on ebay). With the proper chips and HD/CF they can be converted to other games. They also will usually have 49 way sticks unless they have been swapped out and those are worth more as well (aside from being the best way to play both games). A good condition medium resolution 25" with no burn is also difficult to come by so that can up the value (been trying to find a reasonable priced one for months).

If it's in good shape and fully functional then do not give it away, just find the right buyer that appreciates the games (which is not usually the guys that buy the classics).
Best of luck, 
Jason