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Should be interesting to see you put a 4 player setup onto a candy cab.

You could save a lot of time and maybe some $$$ if you find a pre-existing (used) cabnet.
project86:
That WOULD be interesting, I don't think I have the skills for it at this point though. I think in the interest of saving time and money, I will initially try to get a candy cab (2 player) and maybe someday I can get some 4 player action somehow... but I'd be willing to make due with only 2 players to get all the features that I like about the candy cabs.

I agree that it is much cheaper to find someone local to buy from, which is what I will try to find. I have already contacted Matsu, who has a New Astro City cab for around $850 shipped. That seems good buy I'd like to find something even cheaper. Any ideas?
sphetr2:
Although you are going for the "easier" approach, you may want to get a *slighty* worn used cab. It may require some fixing up (this may be from replacing the marquee glass to just rewiring something the owner couldn't). But if you find someone who has nearly no knowledge of arcade machines (like the person I bought from, they moved there and the machines were there already), there is probably an easy solution and you will get it for less because they think it doesn't work.

If it's a beauty/exterior problem, and if you really care about how your cab looks, and if you don't feel like fixing it up, then I guess I'd go with your approach

I got my used cab for $75. IIRC, 850 > 75. It was local too, so no shipping.

Also, where are you? Maybe some of us members can "hook you up."   8)
leapinlew:

--- Quote from: sphetr2 on January 25, 2007, 03:31:55 pm ---But if you find someone who has nearly no knowledge of arcade machines (like the person I bought from, they moved there and the machines were there already), there is probably an easy solution and you will get it for less because they think it doesn't work.

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Sphetr2 is giving you some good information. My first cab was a nintendo cabinet and in 1 evening I gutted it, cleaned it, patched it and I was ready to start putting it together. The only thing I disagree with is the idea that the person your buying it from has no knowledge. These cabinets are a couple hundred pounds and take up a good amount of space in a home. Some people just want to get rid of them and don't care about making money. In other words - while the cabinet had value to me - the person I got it from didn't think it had any. Both sides won and I had no reason to feel like I pulled something over.
sphetr2:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on January 25, 2007, 03:58:05 pm ---Some people just want to get rid of them and don't care about making money. In other words - while the cabinet had value to me - the person I got it from didn't think it had any. Both sides won and I had no reason to feel like I pulled something over.

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This is what I meant to say - they had 5 of these beasts! There were actually no technical problems, and I didn't feel like I was "scammin' them neither. "

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