Author Topic: Just bought 38+ machines!!! Check'em out! (Read 4732 times)

TapeWurm · « **on:** July 11, 2006, 10:58:04 am »

OK, this month HAS to belong to me for this deal. EVERYTHING in the pics except for the Ms. Pacman machine and the air hockey table. I have no idea at all where to put this stuff.

That's all. Hope the flood wasn't too much but I think I got bragging rights for the first time ever.

Everything is redemption with ticket dispensers. I wish there were actual arcade games but it's still a hell of a nice score. It was worth it just for the crane machine (4 player) and the Big Mouth games. And the Hungry Hippos game, of course. I also get 10,000 tokens, all the service manuals, ticket dispensers (extras), token machine, ticket counter and lots of other extras. Good stuff. Had to share. The scary thing is that I only have 2 weeks to move it.... yikes cuz these bitches are huuuge. Only 5-6 out of order in the whole lot. Hopefully easy to fix.

kiddk1 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:09:41 am »

nice score

Zakk · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:15:29 am »

Nice score, but I'm glad I'm not your spine

TapeWurm · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:30:55 am »

Quote from: Zakk on July 11, 2006, 11:15:29 am

Nice score, but I'm glad I'm not your spine

hahaha it's times like these that I wish I had taken time away from the puter to make some friends that I could use and abuse haha.

DeLong20 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:31:04 am »

Wow, that hungry hungry hippo games looks really cool! Nice score. BTW, what is your plan for all of those redemtion games?

divemaster127 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:41:44 am »

Nice score but what are you going to do with all of these machines...
dm

TapeWurm · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:50:40 am »

Our plans for the machines are a combo of keep, sell and utilize for a business idea we had already had planned a while back which can now be brought intoo fruition thanks to this purchase. Hope all goes well with it. Kinda scary but life is a gamble, I guess.

Cameronj · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2006, 11:51:43 am »

Looks like you scored all of the redemption assets of a Chuck E Cheese franchise. My kids would love it.

Zakk · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2006, 12:17:34 pm »

Just don't let Peale help you move them. He'll put them all in the wrong places.

vader · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2006, 01:09:18 pm »

Quote from: Zakk on July 11, 2006, 12:17:34 pm

Just don't let Peale help you move them. He'll put them all in the wrong places.

ouch, not if mumbles isn't around

More Cowbell · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2006, 02:11:40 pm »

When I sold you the lot, did I mention that the keys are an additional $20,000?

Seriously, you're going to have one hell of a basement.

shawnzilla · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2006, 03:19:08 pm »

Wow, nice score!

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2006, 03:35:13 pm »

Quote from: shawnzilla on July 11, 2006, 03:19:08 pm

Wow, nice score!

What he said.

Havok · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2006, 03:37:43 pm »

The prize tree is out of order. You got screwed!

Congrats on the deal of the month award...

bionicbadger · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2006, 05:42:37 pm »

That Hungry Hungry Hippos looks awsome!

TapeWurm · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2006, 09:15:07 pm »

Quote from: Havok on July 11, 2006, 03:37:43 pm

The prize tree is out of order. You got screwed!

Congrats on the deal of the month award...

hahaha I already have the service manual for it and was looking at it yesterday. The lady (seller) says she doesn't even know what is wrong with it. She said anytime something would mess up, she'd just turn them off as opposed to having them repaired. Good thing I have service manuals and great sites like these to come to for help

Out of the 38+, she said only 5 or 6 are screwy in one way or another. Still prety good I think.

Quote from: bionicbadger on July 11, 2006, 05:42:37 pm

That Hungry Hungry Hippos looks awsome!

haha I thought so too! Everyone seems to like it more than anything else haha. I played the Flintstone's memory match on MAME last night to see what it was like.... even with emulation I only got a few tickets. I totally sucked at it. haha

SirPeale · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2006, 07:27:57 am »

Quote from: Zakk on July 11, 2006, 12:17:34 pm

Just don't let Peale help you move them. He'll put them all in the wrong places.

You specifically told me it belongs right here!

missioncontrol · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2006, 08:15:31 am »

nice..... I noticed a Mrs Pac-man/Galaga in there too and also a token changer.....

shardian · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2006, 08:30:00 am »

Are you planning to ebay some of them to recoup your initial investment?

Chris · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2006, 09:11:34 am »

Wish I had that Home Run Hitter machine... I've always wanted a pitch and bat!

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:18:53 am »

Quote from: Chris on July 12, 2006, 09:11:34 am

Wish I had that Home Run Hitter machine... I've always wanted a pitch and bat!

No, that's a "coin roll down" game.

Chris · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:31:49 am »

Quote from: Q*Bert_24/7 on July 12, 2006, 11:18:53 am

Quote from: Chris on July 12, 2006, 09:11:34 am
Wish I had that Home Run Hitter machine... I've always wanted a pitch and bat!

No, that's a "coin roll down" game.

Ah... I didn't notice that.

TapeWurm · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2006, 12:27:57 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on July 12, 2006, 08:15:31 am

nice..... I noticed a Mrs Pac-man/Galaga in there too and also a token changer.....

The Ms pacman/Galaga isn't included. They said it's a money maker for them and they know they can ebay it for bucks. The token changer is included too

TapeWurm · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2006, 12:29:12 pm »

Quote from: shardian on July 12, 2006, 08:30:00 am

Are you planning to ebay some of them to recoup your initial investment?

I'll deinitely be selling a couple of them. I know a local guy that'll prob buy one of the Big Mouth and I could have sold the Hungy Hippos a dozen times already haha

RayB · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2006, 01:18:06 pm »

I don't know why, but I've seen Big MOuth Berthas sell for quite a bit at auction.

I'm curious to find out what you're doing with these. They really aren't "home arcade" type machines. And you can't exactly just put a couple on location here and there, since they spit out tickets for redemption...

MinerAl · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2006, 02:27:30 pm »

Is the chicken game like a mechanical frogger game?

TapeWurm · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2006, 02:47:15 pm »

Quote from: RayB on July 12, 2006, 01:18:06 pm

I'm curious to find out what you're doing with these. They really aren't "home arcade" type machines. And you can't exactly just put a couple on location here and there, since they spit out tickets for redemption...

Well I'm going to try to trade some to a sorta-local (80 miles away) amusement/arcade vendor. So maybe I can score some actual arcade games that way. I'd love to trade the beast of a crane machine for even just 2 arcade machines. As much as I love crane machines, this thing is just way too big, even split in half. Actually half against a wall wouldn't be so bad but splitting it would take away from it's appeal greatly.
Then me and the MRS. have a business idea that we are going to try that is pretty original. Keeping tight-lipped about that for now though.
Finally I'll sell what I can on ebay and locally. These things are tough cookies to get rid of due to shipping, but we'll see how it goes.
And lastly, there's a jukebox thing that takes tokens that is just itchin' to be converted into a PC based MP3 jukebox project. It wouldn't be a waste since all it has on it are about 20 parody songs by unknown artists. So that's what that sucker has coming to it hehe.

shardian · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2006, 03:12:59 pm »

Quote from: TapeWurm on July 12, 2006, 02:47:15 pm

Then me and the MRS. have a business idea that we are going to try that is pretty original. Keeping tight-lipped about that for now though.

Good idea about keeping tight lipped. I,along with almost everyone else on here, also have a warehouse full of 30+ redemption machines just itching for an inventive way of making a business out of them.

SirPeale · « **Reply #28 on:** July 13, 2006, 08:23:13 pm »

Quote from: TapeWurm on July 12, 2006, 12:27:57 pm

The Ms pacman/Galaga isn't included. They said it's a money maker for them and they know they can ebay it for bucks. The token changer is included too

Huh...ours made money at first, but they don't make much these days.

dek · « **Reply #29 on:** July 13, 2006, 09:32:43 pm »

PM Sent

Circo · « **Reply #30 on:** July 14, 2006, 11:09:38 pm »

I would love to score a deal like that, only problem is that I think my wify would make me sleep in that crane game.


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