Is $380 a good price for a working Asteroids Cabaret Cabinet?

[The 80s Man]

I'm thinking of buying a Asteroids Cabaret Cabinet like the one shown here.
http://www.klov.com/images/11/1108182870.jpg
http://www.klov.com/images/11/1108182770.jpg

Do you guys think $380 is a good price? I haven't seen the machine in person yet. But my cousin's friend said that it is complete original and does work.

[ChadTower]

If working and in good shape the price is decent.  Not a steal but it's a good vector game.

[cw]

ill second that....

[Stingray]

I would pay that much for it with a big grin on my face.

-S

[RayB]

I would consider maybe paying that, provided the machine showed NO signs of defects (turn on the game and leave it on for a while, and play a few games... look for distortec or shakey graphics), also it shouldn't have serious damage like water damage to the cabinet wood.

[The 80s Man]

Thanks for the advice. If that thing has even the slightest game glitch there's no way I would buy it. It would be next to impossible for me to find and fix a ROM or circut problem.

My cousins friend who is selling the machine wrote me back and said
 "It takes a little while to warm up but has never experienced any glitches during operation."

Is this a normal thing for old vector games to take time to warm up?

I'll go check it out tomorrow

[Kevin Mullins]

My Asteroids Deluxe is like that, takes about 5-10 seconds to warm up before picture shows. (game play is immediate though)
I'd suggest just looking for any glitches, funky graphics, missing ship or fire sounds etc.

[RayB]

Ahhh what the heck! Just go for it dude! You don't see cabarets very often! 

[ChadTower]

Is this a normal thing for old vector games to take time to warm up?

That's not a vector thing.  It's a monitor thing.  Old rasters do it too.  It means that it is showing age but doesn't mean that failure is near.

[Stingray]

Ahhh what the heck! Just go for it dude! You don't see cabarets very often! 

My thoughts exactly. Plus it's a vector, which you also don't see every day.

-S

[Texasmame]

Provided it works for a good 10-15 minutes after startup with no problems, get it.  Pretty good price for a vector mini!

[The 80s Man]

  Dam it! The guy who was selling it now says that his son wants to keep it so now he's going to give the arcade to his son.

[Stingray]

How big is his son? I'm betting you can take him!

-S

[Hoopz]

How big is his son? I'm betting you can take him!

-S

Take the boy home instead of the machine? 

Perv. 

 

[RayB]

How old is the son? If he's just a young un, then he can't appreciate the value of the machine. A cash offer might sway the owner.