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| More Cowbell:
The costs of an arcade cabinet tend to escalate which allows us to get sucked in before the costs get too high. When I thought of building my own cabinet for $500 or so, it was intriguing. But that $500 soon turned into $750 which soon hit $1,000 and then up to $1,150 (counting every screw and new drill bit or Dremel attachment). If I were to sell my cab I would want at least what I put into it which is more than most are willing to spend (probably including myself). I guess what I'm getting at is the BYOACers are spending a little at a time which makes the cost more bearable while most others want a one-shot price and balk at the final tally. |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: More Cowbell on November 27, 2006, 05:20:18 pm ---e BYOACers are spending a little at a time which makes the cost more bearable while most others want a one-shot price and balk at the final tally. --- End quote --- I think you're right. Although I'll add that doing it a little at a time allows you to wait for "deals". I certainly got my money's worth out of the Konami cab I bought at auction for $30. It had four 8-way wico balltops, coin doors etc. Heck, I even sold one (or 2?) of the big lit buttons that were part of the CP (and that I would probably not ever use). That cab didn't cost me much at all. Piecing it together doesn't necessarily give you a slick, shiny brand new looking cab, but I can play all the games on a real cab with real arcade controls for much less than buying everything brand new. |
| DreamArcades:
--- Quote from: sealslayer on November 27, 2006, 08:19:18 am ---...and still make a tidy profit to make it worth my while. --- End quote --- LOL. Please don't take offense, but it is not that simple. There's more competition jumping in every month. Still, if you are really intrested, I suggest starting out doing custom cabinets. It's easier to make a profit setting ten custom machines for top $$ than selling 100 CNC'd machines at current market prices. -Mike |
| sealslayer:
There really isnt any competition over here in the UK, the only competition is from converted cabinets that end up looking like this or that ugly looking voyager machine. Time will tell, I have nothing to lose so I'm going for it anyway :laugh2: |
| ChadTower:
Well that's the thing... you work with a person, letting them choose all of the options, are up front about the costs of the parts all along, and then when all of those $30 parts and $75 bits of art are tallied up they say: "What, $600?! You said you didn't need a huge profit!" Sure, you can build a MAME cab out of $150 in cost and parts lying around. But those parts lying around are yours and not stuff to just be given away. Those people wouldn't just give you $350 in DVDs because you wanted to watch some movies. It really comes down to, you can pay for the parts, you can use spare parts lying around, you can spend tons of time doing things the long inexpensive way... but either way it's going to be roughly the same base cost. You're either paying in inventory, time, or money. It's never "I just took this $50 bill, a cab I found in the trash, and in an hour had a functional decent looking MAME cab." |
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