Author Topic: BYOAC Tokens!!! Now Accepting Pre-Orders. (Read 19185 times)

BASSOFeeSH · « **Reply #80 on:** May 11, 2004, 04:41:16 pm »

Any idea how much shipping would cost?

Santoro · « **Reply #81 on:** May 11, 2004, 04:59:57 pm »

I can't get specific shipping pricing until I get and weigh the tokens, but this thread should help you get an approximate estimate:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=18919

The .984" tokens will weigh a little more. My Zip Code is 07920.

mp2526 · « **Reply #82 on:** May 11, 2004, 05:43:24 pm »

Yeah, you can pretty much figure 200 tokens will weigh just under 3 lbs, maybe slightly more depending on what they are made out of.

BASSOFeeSH · « **Reply #83 on:** May 11, 2004, 06:45:25 pm »

Ok, that's not that bad. Thanks

Ovalblue · « **Reply #84 on:** May 11, 2004, 07:36:59 pm »

Im in for at least 200 of the 2 side tokens... if it will work with my .25 coin mech's

Great idea BTW.

-Aki

bigdady92 · « **Reply #85 on:** May 11, 2004, 07:49:42 pm »

count me in for a set. I willl have to figure out how to get them to play in my coin slot tho.

Calawala · « **Reply #86 on:** May 11, 2004, 09:18:19 pm »

Count me in for 200 two-sided customized coins as well.

As for artwork, I'll post on the artwork thread linked at the start.

- Calawala

DPsx7 · « **Reply #87 on:** May 11, 2004, 10:24:17 pm »

Totally new here, but this idea seemed interesting and I thought I'd post. As long as I can use them along with my rather large stash of quarters (I just toss my quarters from pocket change into my machine), I think they'd be pretty cool.

Are the prices set, or would there be any deals if we bought a lot (whether one person or all of us)? I might even try to create a graphic or two if I can come up with any good ideas.

Pixelhugger · « **Reply #88 on:** May 11, 2004, 10:58:15 pm »

I'm in for a set of double sided too, provided the final design is cool.

MrBond · « **Reply #89 on:** May 11, 2004, 11:56:46 pm »

This is a great idea! How cool would it be having a pale of tokens next to the machine for guests- it makes the experience realistic without someone having to caugh up quarters. If I can hack my mechs/buy cheap new ones, I'd seriously consider getting some of these.

I'd REALLY like "GAME NOT OVER" somewhere on it in the spirit of building your own arcade controls/MAME.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #90 on:** May 12, 2004, 12:32:15 am »

Quote from: Ovalblue on May 11, 2004, 07:36:59 pm

Im in for at least 200 of the 2 side tokens... if it will work with my .25 coin mech's

Great idea BTW.

-Aki

Not going to happen. Too much legal issue there.

Madman · « **Reply #91 on:** May 12, 2004, 12:48:56 am »

I am in for 200-400!!!

Matt, GoC · « **Reply #92 on:** May 12, 2004, 01:16:46 am »

I still think that MAME on the coin isn't the best idea. Granted, while many people have MAME on their cabs, many also have Daphne, Impact, Modeler, Nebula, Kawaks, etc. on there, too. They're all great emulators, so why should they be excluded? I say we make no mention of any emulator, but instead theme it as sort of a tribute to Saint's BYOAC site, which without it, none of these discussions would have existed and I doubt many cabs would ever have been built. I don't feel like plastering MAME logos over my cab when it's finally done, because it's not JUST for MAME, but anything I consider fun and worthwhile.
I say it should include the phrase "In Saint we trust" or something around the outside edge of at least one side.

PedroSilva · « **Reply #93 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:06:54 am »

Hi,

Two questions:

- Is it easy (and free of costs) to adapt the coin doors, let's say ... you let one for coins and change the other for tokens?
- Do they ship to Portugal (It's in Europe, for those asking

) ?

Thanks

FloLob · « **Reply #94 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:14:37 am »

Germany needs those tokens, too.

I am in for 200 ! (hoping the shipping-costs won't ruin me

)

patrickl · « **Reply #95 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:18:55 am »

I was wondering about euro coin mechs too. As seen on Happ controls there are $.25 / .984"coin mechs, but is there one which will allow some euro coin combined with a .984" token? Or is it really just simply a matter of putting in a few straws to make the coin mech accept any coin?

For shipping costs the other token thread Santoro mentioned has an international shipping calculator. I'm not really sure which method of shipping to use. Shipping of 3 pounds to the Netherlands goes from $5 to $53 (I assume it should be one of the "parcel" types and these average around $18 to $20)

Santoro · « **Reply #96 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:27:15 am »

I am pretty sure that any given coin mech will only be able to accomodate one single token or coin type at a time, unless you were to remove or disable all of the parts that verify the coin and allow it to accept any coin. Then it would become more of a 'chute.'

PedroSilva · « **Reply #97 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:33:27 am »

Actually the idea was to have two ... one for the coins and another for the tokens ... since from what I've seen in mame, it doesn't mather wich coin button you use, you can always start player on or two ... so you can use tokens for the "family" and coins for the "friends" ...

Chris · « **Reply #98 on:** May 12, 2004, 08:41:12 am »

Quote from: PedroSilva on May 12, 2004, 08:33:27 am

Actually the idea was to have two ... one for the coins and another for the tokens ... since from what I've seen in mame, it doesn't mather wich coin button you use, you can always start player on or two ... so you can use tokens for the "family" and coins for the "friends" ...

That depends on the game; games such as Gauntlet treat the slots differently.

GadgetGeek · « **Reply #99 on:** May 12, 2004, 09:11:45 am »

Looking at the artwork thread, these are going to be way cool. Is there any chance that maybe you'll allow very small lot sales of these? Like 10 or less? Reason...I don't really have a need for 200 tokens, but assuming a 2 sided design, I'd love to take two of these and frame them for display. I guess I could get ambitious, pick up 200, build 100 frames and then resell them, but I've got two small kids so I'm not that ambitious.

Santoro · « **Reply #100 on:** May 12, 2004, 09:30:46 am »

Quote from: GadgetGeek on May 12, 2004, 09:11:45 am

Is there any chance that maybe you'll allow very small lot sales of these? Like 10 or less?

I hear you..... I would not rule it out, but I will probably focus on the bulk sales first, then offer smaller lots if I had extras. The pricing for 10 or so couldn't be be 1/20th of the 200 price because of all the overhead of processing the order. I would probably want five or six bucks just for having to deal with it.

I will give it some more thought though. If anyone else is interested please speak up.

Zathras · « **Reply #101 on:** May 12, 2004, 04:06:35 pm »

If the design has any variation of Pixelhugger's atomic logo on it I will definately be in for a set or two

Thenasty · « **Reply #102 on:** May 12, 2004, 05:37:20 pm »

for those of you who are buying and your thinking that you need to change your COIN MECH (unless it is a Quarter Size tokens), check this thread.

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=19200

This MECH will accept anything that fits in your COIN ENTRY.

DPsx7 · « **Reply #103 on:** May 12, 2004, 07:30:45 pm »

Exactly how much different are these specific tokens from quarters? Weight? Size? Thickness? I've seen all sorts of tokens before, some of which seem pretty close to normal change, and those might work almost the same. I have over $100 in quarters I think, and want the ability to use both coins (like everyone else here), but without having to convert to all tokens.

mp2526 · « **Reply #104 on:** May 12, 2004, 09:36:49 pm »

Quote from: DPsx7 on May 12, 2004, 07:30:45 pm

Exactly how much different are these specific tokens from quarters? Weight? Size? Thickness? I've seen all sorts of tokens before, some of which seem pretty close to normal change, and those might work almost the same. I have over $100 in quarters I think, and want the ability to use both coins (like everyone else here), but without having to convert to all tokens.

I quarter is ~.955 inches (24.26 mm) in diameter and 1.75 mm thick.

I assume that what is being ordered from tokens direct are the brass tokens, which are 0.984 (25 mm) in diameter and 1.5 mm thick.

They are oh so slightly larger than a quarter. Large enough they won't pass as quarters through most quarter coin mechs, but not so large you couldn't take a quarter coin mech and bend it and adjust it a bit to accept both quarters and tokens with, what I consider, an acceptable amount of rejects.

I weighed a couple of quarters and .984 brass tokens on my gram scale, and they weighed almost identical. However, these are not token direct tokens, but I can't imagine them being that different.

allroy1975 · « **Reply #105 on:** May 12, 2004, 09:59:53 pm »

well, the subject says "it's a go!" but I don't really see in the thread where to order, or that any artwork decisions have been finalized.
I got my hopes up......is it "a GO!"?

maybe I'm missing something, but I'll watch the thread and when it is "a GO!" count me in.

Alllroy

Santoro · « **Reply #106 on:** May 12, 2004, 10:29:56 pm »

Quote from: allroy1975 on May 12, 2004, 09:59:53 pm

well, the subject says "it's a go!" but I don't really see in the thread where to order, or that any artwork decisions have been finalized.
I got my hopes up......is it "a GO!"?

maybe I'm missing something, but I'll watch the thread and when it is "a GO!" count me in.

I only meant that, yes, we are going to do this. For a while the thread was deciding if there was demand. Look for ordering info in the next day or so.

allroy1975 · « **Reply #107 on:** May 12, 2004, 10:31:23 pm »

Quote from: Santoro on May 12, 2004, 10:29:56 pm

Look for ordering info in the next day or so.

w00t

Allroy

DPsx7 · « **Reply #108 on:** May 12, 2004, 10:48:28 pm »

Quote from: mp2526 on May 12, 2004, 09:36:49 pm

I quarter is ~.955 inches (24.26 mm) in diameter and 1.75 mm thick.

I assume that what is being ordered from tokens direct are the brass tokens, which are 0.984 (25 mm) in diameter and 1.5 mm thick.

They are oh so slightly larger than a quarter. Large enough they won't pass as quarters through most quarter coin mechs, but not so large you couldn't take a quarter coin mech and bend it and adjust it a bit to accept both quarters and tokens with, what I consider, an acceptable amount of rejects.

I weighed a couple of quarters and .984 brass tokens on my gram scale, and they weighed almost identical. However, these are not token direct tokens, but I can't imagine them being that different.

Sounds cool to me. All I need to do is widen the acceptor a little then. As long as it'll work the same, meaning it'll still sort the coins (to a point) without being a plain chute. It may sound dumb, but I'd kinda like to keep the noise of a coin dropping through the mech... Thanks for the info.

DeathDealer · « **Reply #109 on:** May 12, 2004, 11:52:58 pm »

Sounds good, count me in!

Santoro · « **Reply #110 on:** May 13, 2004, 12:13:12 am »

See the first post of this thread for the link, I am taking pre-orders now.

DPsx7 · « **Reply #111 on:** May 13, 2004, 01:13:04 am »

Aw crap, that sucks... I don't have a checking account... Only a card.

allroy1975 · « **Reply #112 on:** May 13, 2004, 02:03:24 am »

well, what is the final design?
maybe add that to the first post in this thread?

Allroy

Santoro · « **Reply #113 on:** May 13, 2004, 06:46:49 am »

I started pre-orders because a lot of people indicated that they would buy in the original thread and we are getting close to a final design in the Artwork thread.

I will leave pre-ordering open for a week after it is finalized. There is no rush to order.

SirPeale · « **Reply #114 on:** May 13, 2004, 10:44:00 am »

Quote from: DPsx7 on May 13, 2004, 01:13:04 am

Aw crap, that sucks... I don't have a checking account... Only a card.

Then how do you pay off the card?

JustMichael · « **Reply #115 on:** May 13, 2004, 12:55:31 pm »

With a money order perhaps?

TheGatesofBill · « **Reply #116 on:** May 13, 2004, 04:34:47 pm »

I'm still a bit confused, how hard will it for me to get my quarter mechs to accept these. And if I do, will it still accept quarters?

Santoro · « **Reply #117 on:** May 13, 2004, 04:36:52 pm »

~~I would probably ask in a new thread on the main Forum.~~

Doh. I am losing track of which thread I am in. Sorry.

AmericanDemon · « **Reply #118 on:** May 13, 2004, 06:15:56 pm »

Quote from: TheGatesofBill on May 13, 2004, 04:34:47 pm

I'm still a bit confused, how hard will it for me to get my quarter mechs to accept these. And if I do, will it still accept quarters?

It should be fairly simple honestly. You just need to play with it and losen or tighten a few screws. The size difference will be negligible. You may have quarters or the tokens rejected every so often, but its a small price to pay for the custom tokens!

DPsx7 · « **Reply #119 on:** May 13, 2004, 06:25:22 pm »

Quote from: Peale on May 13, 2004, 10:44:00 am

Quote from: DPsx7 on May 13, 2004, 01:13:04 am
Aw crap, that sucks... I don't have a checking account... Only a card.

Then how do you pay off the card?

I just do it when I'm depositing paychecks. Some pays the bill, then the rest into the account. Besides, I think using a card is easier, faster, and probably safer in most cases. The only prob here is that Paypal has to pull some dumbassed scam and charge for accounts that have card abilities.

If the fee was less than $1 or so, I'd just pay for the charge in order to use my card. But I dunno how it works, so I'll just wait 'till later to order one or two sets.


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