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"new" ms pac cocktail's on ebay for $1000.00 bargin or garbage ?
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Popcorrin:
I don't think it's too bad of deal.  Looks like you might even be able to get it for $900.   By the time you add up all the parts:  monitor, control panel, controls, bezel, tempered glass, coin door, t-molding, power supply, wiring, wood, actual pcb; you wouldn't be saving a whole lot by doing it yourself.  Don't forget your time is worth something.

On the other hand it is a fun and rewarding experience to build your own.
quarterback:

--- Quote from: Popcorrin on April 08, 2006, 11:12:39 am ---I don't think it's too bad of deal.  Looks like you might even be able to get it for $900. 
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Yeah, but then you add the $245.00 s/h and you're over $1100!


--- Quote --- By the time you add up all the parts:  monitor, control panel, controls, bezel, tempered glass, coin door, t-molding, power supply, wiring, wood, actual pcb; you wouldn't be saving a whole lot by doing it yourself.  Don't forget your time is worth something
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This is all true.  If you're looking for a brand new ms pac cocktail to have in your home (or wherever), then $900 doesn't sound so bad.  But, just for reference, I'm currently working on a MAME cocktail.  I don't have a monitor yet, I'm going to put in a computer that I already own (and is collecting dust in the basement) and I'm not going to pay hundreds of dollars on a CP underlay. 

That being said, once I add the monitor (~$200) my total price will be much closer to $600 than $1100.  But, who knows when it'll be done :)

If you really want a ms pac cocktail and your time is worth a few hundred bucks and you're local and can pick that up without enduring the $245 shipping and handling fees, then it could be worth it.
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