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BYOC Illinois/WI Meet?
DrewKaree:
I only saw a few things...I was mainly going to check out spacing for controls and to see how they were run after I found out when/where.
I could only stay for a little bit, had to take wife to work, but I saw slot machines go for ~90-275, a cocktail go for ~100 (?'s about if it worked or not) a stand-up card machine went for 175 to a girl in front of me ..... that was all the "junk I wasn't interested in" stuff that sold.
A Kangaroo went for 275, something else went for 1200 (wish I could have seen THAT, nothing seemed to warrant that price), and I left after the first MAME machine sold ($700).
Wish I could help out more, if someone else here was there and stayed for the whole thing, HOW MUCH did the dart boards sell for, and were they operational? They're gonna have one again on the 8th of May, but there's a few depending on your area before that. I found a link for auctions in your area, but I found this auction by Googling it.
Here's the link: http://www.gameroommagazine.com/shows.htm
Mainly, I wasn't looking to buy, just get ideas, and get a rough feel for pricing. Sorry if this wasn't as much help as it could have been.
As an aside, was that MAME Machine for $700 a good deal for the seller? 2 Joys, 3 (4?) buttons per player with the usual assortment of basic "I won't get sued for having these on this" games.
BeefyD:
Thanks for the info. I wanted to go, but looks like I didn't miss much.
As for mame cabs, I've seen peoples cost list, and unless they buy a WG monitor, one can be built easily between 400-500. If you can pump these bad boys out like an assembly line, you can profit nicely.
However, I'm still trying to figure out the best CP layout :P
Also, thanks for the info on the next show!
DrewKaree:
NP on the info. I wish I had it before....my kid was stressing m about going to it after he found out there was one. He's more anxious than me to build a Showcase cab so his friends can come over! He's even given my wife money when his buddies were going to go to the arcade....wants to sink it into the cab so he can SAVE some money!
I may be going to that one in St Charles, used to work there, so I kinda know the area. Shouldn't be too hard to find, and if I come home empty handed, I've got a bit more experience.
ErikRuud:
St. Charles! That's where I live!
The March 31st-April 1st show is probably at the Kane County Fairgrounds on the west side of town.
The other show on the April 2-April 4 is mostly for slot machines. I know a guy the sells reproduction slot machines at that show.
Superdude:
--- Quote from: ErikRuud on March 03, 2004, 09:34:10 am ---St. Charles! That's where I live!
The March 31st-April 1st show is probably at the Kane County Fairgrounds on the west side of town.
The other show on the April 2-April 4 is mostly for slot machines. I know a guy the sells reproduction slot machines at that show.
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No offense, but that is the crappiest show ever for arcade games.