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Buying Used Cabinets is it worth it? What do you look for?

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TheRCGuy:

Thanks for the Info!! I'll keep you updated adn I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions.

mahuti:

If you have a little water damage, you can sand it down. The other thing to watch out for is loose joints, or separation in the joints. You might have to screw the thing back together... sometimes it doesn't want to go back together very well. Also, missing leg levelers... sometimes the holes for the leg levelers are busted, and that can be tough to fix. You can repair busted corners pretty easily with bondo, so I don't usually worry about that.

Tritoch84:

The problem is FINDING the used cabinets, and for cheap. At least where I live, which is hell. Shreveport, LA. Guess I could put up flyers or something.

paigeoliver:

If you can't find used cabinets then you aren't looking hard enough or are not looking in the right places. I pick up at least a half dozen sub $25 cabinets per year. NOT COUNTING AUCTIONS. My most recent one was a non-working but nice dedicated "TV Olympic Hockey" that was missing one spinner knob and the backdoor for $20.

I ALWAYS have them available in St. Louis. I might not always have the one you WANT available, and I price mine $50-$100, but I do always have them.

Bloinkxp:

Good luck finding a cab. in LA.  My buddy lives in Monroe...well Ruston really.... and he is S.O.L so far.  Most arcades cabinets he finds are in very poor shape.
Louisiana is not exactly the "Arcade Capital".  :-\ Having lived in La and gone to school in Shreveport I can feel his pain.  I recommend going to a Dallas Auction or calling the arcade refurbishers in the area.  Heck try getting hold of Bob Roberts (he is in Louisiana).

Oh well.  Good luck.

-d

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