Detroit arcade auction - Saturday, 9/21/02

[OSCAR]

For info:  http://www.superauctions.com/

[Thorn]

I'll see ya there!

[nullb0y]

look for tron stuff i will pay for it if its cheap heh im spending the day with my g/f lol so no way i get to go there hey look for a good gutted coctail for me too lol

[madk]

Wow...wish I would have known sooner.  I live in Saginaw...Detiot is about 1 1/2 hours away.  

[nullb0y]

iu only live a few hours a2way b ut i donty have a car and my mom wi,ll NOT drive me to detroit she thinks ill; get killed

[madk]

I wouldn't kill you...maybe smack you around a bit till you learn to type tho.  

[SNAAAKE]

i'll help you smack him.thanks  

[ddebuss]

So did anyone buy anything there?  I was there for most of it, but I didn't find anything that I could actually get home by myself.

I was looking pretty closely at the Missle Command Cabaret but I got a work phone call just before bidding started on it.

What'cha get Oscar?  You weren't one of the guys buying every second or third thing were you?

[OSCAR]

iu only live a few hours a2way b ut i donty have a car and my mom wi,ll NOT drive me to detroit she thinks ill; get killed

Yes, it is pretty dangerous.  I risk getting killed every time I go.  Well, not just by going, but what the wife will do to me if I bring home a boat load of crap.  


ddebuss - Nope, I didn't pick up anything today.  Just looking and watching.

[Thorn]

I also bought nothing. I couldn't stay long because I had the whippersnapper with me. That old skeet shoot game brought back some memories. Do you know how much the sit-down Thunder Blade or Adams Family Pinball sold for?    

[WFH]

I got there at around 10 and stayed until the end (around 2:30).  This is the third superauction I've been to so far.  There were many DOA cabinets that went for very little money (as low as 2 for $1).  A nice looking 2-slot NeoGeo with 2 games went for only $150.  Several cocktail cabinets  in various conditions went for under $50.

It seems to me that the prices for the mostly beaten-up cabinets that I see at these auctions are coming down to a realistic level.  I would like to get a pinball machine, but those still went for top dollar, even though the prices for video games were depressed.

Does anyone know about any other arcade auctions in the Metro Detroit area?  I saw an ad in marketplacedetriot.com a few weeks ago for an auction of games from a Major Magic's, but it was during my work hours so I didn't go.

BTW

[ddebuss]

I was a little shocked at the prices some of the games went for.  

What I really wanted to get was a pinball.  It was the first time I was able to hang around for the pinballs.  I was a bit suprised how much they were going for.  I was expecting a lot lower prices based on what the videos were going for.

I was also a little shocked about how much the Valley Dart and the Foosball tables went for.  I would nave made bids on them as well if the price was a lot lower.

[gnateye]

saginaw?!!

im in chicago now, but i was born in good ol midland michigan


tri cities in the house!

[Thorn]

DOA cabs 2 for $1.00? I think it costs $12.00 just to put it in the auction.  Next time I'll stick around and get a game or two.    

[slug54]

Here's a link to the U.S. Amusements Auction calender for
anyone who's interested. I'm going to the auction in Indy
this weekend, I'll let you know if there's any deals.

http://www.usamusement.com/calendar.html


                               Slug54