Why would anyone spend (gulp) $200 on a used Wico P360?

[Mr. Peabody]

Running through ebay last month I came across these. Used? They look abused.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WICO-PERFECT-360-JOYSTICK-USED/172762532491?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649


Even $130 seems ridiculous.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wico-PERFECT-360-joystick-with-BLACK-handle-1st-gen-with-black-screws/152609147611?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[ark_ader]

The fool and his money is easily parted. 

[paigeoliver]

Perfect 360s are stupidly rare in both the Wico and later Happ variety. I don't think they ever came on any machine, they only existed as an expensive upgrade that almost no ops would ever shell out the money for. They were around $100 when Happ stopped selling them.

I have the Happ ones on my cabinet with Robotron handles on them and they are incredible.

Also, people want them to do Berzerk restorations, as they reproed the optical stick handles to match up with 360 hardware no realizing when they did it that the 360 bases were almost as rare as the original Berzerk optical sticks.

[Mr. Peabody]

I have the Happ ones on my cabinet with Robotron handles on them and they are incredible.

Also, people want them to do Berzerk restorations, as they reproed the optical stick handles to match up with 360 hardware no realizing when they did it that the 360 bases were almost as rare as the original Berzerk optical sticks.

I like the P360, but the spring tension does make it tiring after a little while. I can't see the need for a non-mechanical stick for Berzerk.

[paigeoliver]

I have the Happ ones on my cabinet with Robotron handles on them and they are incredible.

Also, people want them to do Berzerk restorations, as they reproed the optical stick handles to match up with 360 hardware no realizing when they did it that the 360 bases were almost as rare as the original Berzerk optical sticks.

The original stick is optical and although almost every operator swapped them out for Wicos, some people are just purists.
I like the P360, but the spring tension does make it tiring after a little while. I can't see the need for a non-mechanical stick for Berzerk.