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MoonDog:
here is my tally so far...

$20 - cabinet w/ coin door & mech, marquee glass & light, speakers
$90 - minipac, t-stiks
$30 - buttons
$50 - trackball
$15 - misc connectors
$50 - 80GB hard drive
$5   - pc monitor
$5   - angle brackets
free - 600MHz computer
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$265

stuff i already had - pc power supply, car amp, wire, etc.

wow, that did add up quick.  i was feeling good about my price until i recently added the new hard drive and trackball.  oh yeah, i've got more buttons on order.
the3eyedblindman:
I take it back, i didnt tally everything up, its just a rough estimate, because my summer job yearly total is over a thousand dollars, and most of it has gone to this arcade. What I have boughten so far, for whoever asked up there....

Custom built a computer, ended up costing alot
27 inch tv with S video
4 or 5 sheets of MDF
Act Labs TV Gun
Rom Sets
A Few PC Games that will be played on the arcade (house of dead, Virtua fighter 2, MK4 ect)
Coin Door
Various handles and lock mechs for cabinet
marquee
S video cable
Marquee Retainer
Trackball
4 way joystick
1-4 player start buttons
60 watt pc speakers
keyboard
mouse

Thats all I can think of right now off the top of my head ,theres probably more I didnt list, Ill tally it up later, my point is this is a real expensive hobby!
SpamMe:
Mine's about done (no more purchases at any rate):
$110 - Used CPU, mobo, ram, heat sink & fan
$13 - CD Drive
$38 - Smart Strip
$55 - Video Card

$48 - Translucent trackball & buttons
$12.50 - T-Stik + upgrade
$93 - IPAC2 & 2 t-sticks
$24 - 2 N64 adaptors
$25.34 - Crayola Trackball (ebay)
$250 - Dance Pad
$15 - Quick Disconnects
$8 - Parts for dance pad adaptor

$68 - 3 sheets of MDF
$50 - Primer, drop cloth, flowtrol, paint

$47.89 - Coin door (ebay)
$8 - LED pulser
$125 - Used 27" TV
$2 - Misc
$78 - Artwork (CPO, Marquee, Dance pad)

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$1070.23

Knoxximus:
I got a decent deal on the cab: Dynamo Showcase with 33" monitor and "Street Fighter" (Happ P360's!) control panel for $1000.  

Built a 1.6Ghz Athlon, 512MB, 250GB HD for $500.

Ultimarc: Mini-Pac, Video Amp, and AVGA for about $180 or so.

Creative speakers (T2900) for $50 at Comp USA.

Roms?....PRICELESS!! ;D
AmericanDemon:
Knoxximus.... good deal dude.  :)
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