Value of my arcade cabinets? Tekken 2 (MAME) and X-Men vs. Street Fighter

[DrDrew_123]

I have a couple of arcade cabinets in my basement that I would like to pass along to the next enthusiast. I am not sure of the value of them and am hoping that you experts can give me some ideas at how much to sell them for. I would love to see these go to someone that would take care of them.

1)Unmodified X-Men vs Street Fighter in decent condition. Just needs to be cleaned up a bit


2)MAME cabinet w/Wells Gardner 25" monitor (Originally Tekken 2 or Martial Champion)
-Custom control panel made with MDF

And the guts.....
Desktop PC w/
-Athlon processor
-Windows XP
-MAME with MALA front end
-ArcadeVGA 2 video card
-JPAC interface
-Speakers with subwoofer and control pod
-Needs a fresh coat of paint on the sides


What do you folks think for the values of these? Let me know if any additional details are needed.

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[yotsuya]

They look pretty clean. Where do you live? That will determine salability.

[Malenko]

The Dynamo is prolly 350-450 if the monitor is good and the controls arent messed up, if its been phoenixed, if the battery has been changed, etc

The Tekken 2 no clue, tough to gauge MAME cab value.  Obviously it was a Martial Champion cab, unless you hate the art, dont paint over it, it takes a lot of time and elbo grease to go from this
to this:

[DrDrew_123]

They look pretty clean. Where do you live? That will determine salability.

I am in Utica, NY. Not too close to any major metros unfortunately.

Syracuse, NY - 50 minutes
Albany, NY - 90 minutes
Buffalo, NY - 180 minutes
New York City - 240  minutes

[pbj]

You'd be lucky not to have to pay someone to haul them off.

[Malenko]

You'd be lucky not to have to pay someone to haul them off.

if he was closer to me I'd give him 2 bills for XvsSF

[yotsuya]

You'd be lucky not to have to pay someone to haul them off.

if he was closer to me I'd give him 2 bills for XvsSF

Same here. That Dynamo just needs some paint and a good shine.

[pbj]

Let me clarify.  The cabinets are great for what they are, but this is a dead hobby.

[Malenko]

Let me clarify.  The cabinets are great for what they are, but this is a dead hobby.

Let me be first to say good bye, again.

[Mr_Numbers]

I just bought a Tekken 2 cab for $100 even.  It wasn't a MAME though, those usually go for less.

[dcninja]

the only sales you will make is if you have old classics from the 80s and back... all the good fighting games are a dime a dozen, maybe 100 bucks for the board to the right buyer, cabs are worthless... it's all about finding one in good shape and what you value it as... usually get them in nice shape from wholesalers cheap cuz they buy out big storage lots.

[MartyNg]

If you were near me, I'd probably go $300 on the MAME if it's working.

[thomas_surles]

I can alays use a coin door

[twistedsymphony]

the only sales you will make is if you have old classics from the 80s and back... all the good fighting games are a dime a dozen, maybe 100 bucks for the board to the right buyer, cabs are worthless... it's all about finding one in good shape and what you value it as... usually get them in nice shape from wholesalers cheap cuz they buy out big storage lots.

that was true 5 years ago... however 90s arcade gamers are getting into their 30s; and into financial stability and starting to buy up 90s era games... MK2 used to fetch $200 on a good day, now it's an $800 machine... a fully restored KI1 will earn you over a grand and TMNT, which seems to be the holy grail to 90s gamers went from being a nearly worthless machine to being one of the most valuable 90s era games.

It obviously varies depending on your location, and the nostalgia value of the games your selling but in general 90s era games are on the up and up in terms of value while 80s stuff has somewhat plateaued.

I'm sure in another 10 years or so we'll see 80s stuff start to devalue as collectors nostalgic for that era start getting out of the hobby and we have more people selling machines then there are new buyers picking them up. And then 10 years after that 90s stuff will start to devalue as well.


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As for MAME, MAME cabs generally fetch MORE than dedicated machines to non-collectors. People who just want a single machine for their "man-cave" and don't have the knowledge or drive to build something themselves will 150+ games for $500 and jump on it.

I had a beautiful Double Dragon machine. I couldn't sell it for $300 on Craigslist so I threw a 138in1 PCB in it and re-listed for $500... had it sold in 2 days then I sold the original game PCB for even more money on top of that. The guy who bought it didn't care that it was a Double Dragon cab he just saw an arcade machine in his price range with a bunch of games on it.

[Slippyblade]

Oh man...  I'd LOVE one of those Dynamo cut-corner cabs.  I don't know why but I love the shape of them.