Warehouse full of arcades

[Encryptedmind]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warehouse-FULL-of-Arcade-Games-and-Parts/291377454041?_trksid=p2050601.c100272.m3467&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140813112422%26meid%3D4b36461a6aab418cad5296d3d08af789%26pid%3D100272%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D111593047519%26clkid%3D3963592172438607011&_qi=RTM1963931

Found this on ebay and thought id share.

[bfauska]

That'd be a fun place to root around in. Someone on here buy it and host a meet, we can all come down get dusty and geek out.

[AzureKnight]

Starting bid is just over $200 per machine and that doesn't include all the spare parts.  That doesn't seem like an unreasonable price if as many are working as he claims.  But, I wonder what the actual reserve price is.

It sure would be nice to be rich and retired, so I could buy this and throw that party!

[SavannahLion]

I'm five hours away so i could be part of a group buy but I'll skip. A single cab at $200 would probably cost me twice that after fuel and food (not counting hotel which I won't do). It would be worthwhile to snag more at which point renting a box truck starts to look good. If I can rope in at least one or two other co-drivers, to split that cost, then I'll give it serious consideration. I'm near SacTown by the way.

That leaves the problem of fair distribution,  to me, certain cabs are more desirable than others. It would suck ass if a bunch of jerks snag all the good cabs and parts and leaves the late arrivals the crummy generic cabs and burned in tubes. How does one divide the swag fairly? I don't want to feel like I'm subsidizing some ---meecrobs--- with $5k burning holes in their pockets. Been there done that.

Yeah, pipe dream at best. Oh well....

[harveybirdman]

Not much short of the turtles in time that needs work interests me. Seems like this warehouse is full of all the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that replaced the games I truly loved growing up.

EDIT: okay there are some grails in there if you are a pinball person, and the simpsons and T2 are also cool.

[Fursphere]

Pins -

I see two Jurassic Parks, one South Park, one World Cup USA '94, and a Bride of Pinbot.

Good pins, but nothing I would go crazy about.  (Maybe the Bride of Pinbot the playfield was in minty condition....  ).  Jurassic park is cool, but I've seen more broken ones than working ones.

[Le Chuck]

Boondoggle. I'd steer clear. Good pins are ready cash commodity, whatever is tucked in there pin wise I wager it's in need of a serious cosmetic or electronic overhaul.

[SavannahLion]

Not much short of the turtles in time that needs work interests me. Seems like this warehouse is full of all the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that replaced the games I truly loved growing up.

I hadn't thought of that... If they worked they would've been sold off or on location. Most everything in storage I've found on CL are piles of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- needing extensive repair or just piles of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. Why would I think anything different if the warehouse was any bigger? A big pile of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- is still ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.

[Fursphere]

This honestly looks like an estate type sale.  Somebody died, and now somebody has to "deal" with it.

Interesting that it lists an Indiana Jones and Addams Family pinball machines - two machines that *could* cover half the price of the auction if they were in pristine condition - and they don't show a single picture of either of them.

I think harvey is right.  Everything there is thrashed.