http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/atari_2006/P1010153.jpghttp://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/atari_2006/P1010156.jpghttp://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/atari_2006/P1010155.jpghttp://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/atari_2006/P1010154.jpghttp://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/atari_2006/mytwoarcades.jpg Heres the other arcades i got for a "STEAL OF THE CENTURY!" All thanks to craigslist,..i was just browsing around on the web for some arcades to buy as im always looking for a cabaret/mini games for my lounge/guest room,...when LOW AND BEHOLD!!!
i ran across this ad for some arcade games for $1??? I said to myself,.."This is too good to be true!"...so i gave the guy an email the same day and left him my number,..and within 35 minutes later,..he called my house!...so we
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and i wanted to find out some important answers to some questions,..so i asked him,..(take notes when youre buying some games in bulk),..1)Are they complete?..(tank defender is missing just the marquee) bezel i have behind the arcade,..2)Is there any water damage?..(ill get to that later) 3)Are they working?..(only 1 worked--Scramble) others were dead somehow,..4)How many games are you selling? Answer=6!..5)Where are the games located?..in the garage so he says,..(didnt turn out that way),......OK,...let me sum this up in a short story!,...seen the ad,..asked the questions,..and he wanted a total,...He wanted $200.00 bucks ,..so i said ok,..(sight seen only by a couple of pics),...so i didnt really know what i was in for,..
this guy lives in long island,..about 1 hr away from me,..so i called a good friend to bring his small truck and some straps!,..My friend marc and I get there the same day,..a few hours later and i ask the guy,..(get this?...his name is OSAMA!) "hey osama,..where are the games?"..and he says in the backyard,...WHAT?
Backyard?? WTF!
I felt like crying when i found out that they were under some open tent sitting on top of concrete, and had a huge tarp over it,..ok,..this is what he said to me over the phone,..they were in the garage,.and theres 6 machines, and 5 worked, and theres NO water damage,...this is what i got,....a backyard, 5 machines present instead of 6, And just the vaneer/formica was peeling off of them!,..(no damage to the bottom or inside!
So i start pluging them in and nothing to 4 of them except scramble turned on,..at least i have 1 i can use as a example to guide me with the rest since they are all the same cabinets,..But I was pissed as hell to find out that "OSAMA" lied to me!
so i chewed him out for making me come down there to L.I. and spend my hard earned $$$ on this type of
but i knew that i remembered him saying to me that they were all complete inside!,..so i had hope!
and chopped him down on the price,..to $100.00 and we went back and forth for about 15 min,..and i finally gave in for $125.00,.. I just saved myself $75.00 bucks,..
I went home happy and found out that the power cords on the others were bad so i replaced them and powered up fine!,..a little cleaning,..paint, and a good cleaning on the inside,..there as good as new!,..i came home with SCRAMBLE, (LADYBUG-,currently playing MR DO) i have the board in a box),..2x-REDCLASH,and TANK DEFENDER--like capture the flag type of game,...thats it!,...all of that for $25.00 a game!,...Look at the pics and tell me what you guys think?..and by the way,..i just wanna know,.."can anyone tell me what kind of cab these are?..