Author Topic: Some one Please save this Discs of Tron cabinet !!! (Read 12376 times)

ArtMAME · « **on:** February 18, 2007, 08:07:19 am »

Some one Please save this Discs of Tron cabinet !!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280081709842&rd=1&rd=1

The seller says if no one buys it, he will junk it... Some one please... Help Tron!!!

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2007, 08:46:25 am »

Quote from: ArtMAME on February 18, 2007, 08:07:19 am

Some one Please save this Discs of Tron cabinet !!!

It looks to be in very reasonable condition... If it was in the UK and not in the US I'd leap at it. No way could I afford to ship it over here

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Havok · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2007, 09:40:18 am »

Too far for me. At least it's been totally stripped: some other Tron machine will live again!

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2007, 10:05:59 am »

Same here...too far....or i'd go save it.

Is he suggesting that the $60 pallet fee is the ONLY shipping cost? Or it would be $50 + $60 + Shipping? For $110 I MAY consider it (aside from the whole wife kicking ---my bottom--- thing that is).

SavannahLion · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2007, 10:46:02 am »

I live all the way out in California. I'd hop on the chance, but I'm really short on money this month. No way can I afford the $110 for the cabinet right now

Too bad we don't have people living closer to Kansas and just hand off the cabinet in the next state over to get it where it needs to go.

Matth9 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2007, 12:02:50 pm »

Looks like the $60 is for him to strap it onto a pallet, so probably $50 + $60 + Shipping.

leapinlew · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2007, 12:27:00 pm »

damn... that thing would be a challenge to rebuild.

RayB · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2007, 01:08:59 pm »

But it's missing the other HALF!

BobA · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2007, 01:13:29 pm »

Looking at the graphics and comparing to KLOV it is the upright reg cab not the environmental cab so at least the cab is all there.

SavannahLion · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2007, 09:08:32 pm »

Sweet, someone bid on it. So it hopefully shouldn't suffer a horrible fate.

leapinlew · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2007, 09:39:49 pm »

Quote from: SavannahLion on February 18, 2007, 09:08:32 pm

Sweet, someone bid on it. So it hopefully shouldn't suffer a horrible fate.

Seriously? I mean... This cabinet probably needs another couple grand worth of restoration. I think this one is too far gone unless you already had all the parts and needed a cabinet. I'm sure if you wanted to mame it - you might be able to get away with a lower cost.

A brave soul with deep pockets would be needed to take on this project.

SavannahLion · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2007, 10:45:44 pm »

I was thinking that since the cab was already gutted, it wouldn't make much sense to try and rebuild it into a Tron cab again.I'm thinking $50 is probably a good deal over building a similar cab given design time, parts and labor.

WareWolF · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2007, 11:24:03 pm »

$50 for a generic empty cab is a even a good deal, the lumber cost alone is worth it, not to mention the hours of labor to build it. getting a classic cab like DOT with good condition artwork makes this an awesome deal. I would jump on this cab if it was local.

Havok · « **Reply #13 on:** February 18, 2007, 11:49:36 pm »

Somebody bought it!

fjl · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2007, 02:28:07 am »

Someone email the winner and link him to this thread so he can tell us what he's planning to do with it.

Fozzy The Bear · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2007, 07:56:15 am »

Quote from: efjayel on February 19, 2007, 02:28:07 am

Someone email the winner and link him to this thread so he can tell us what he's planning to do with it.

Who says he's interested in it...... for all you know he might be planning to use it as a rabbit hutch and might not give a damn that it's a DOT cab. In any case, it's none of our business what he does with it.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

JeepMonkey · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2007, 09:08:12 am »

I wish I had seen this earlier. This guy lives like 10 miles from me. I currently have this seller looking for a NES Play Choice and/or an Operation Wolf for me.

ChadTower · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2007, 01:00:03 pm »

A couple grand to restore? Are you going to pay a callgirl to do it? A few hundred, maybe, if you wanted to buy fulling working strong condition parts. You could do that without a ton of cost if you already had a monitor and had some decent sources for everything else.

leapinlew · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2007, 01:17:48 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 19, 2007, 01:00:03 pm

A couple grand to restore? Are you going to pay a callgirl to do it? A few hundred, maybe, if you wanted to buy fulling working strong condition parts. You could do that without a ton of cost if you already had a monitor and had some decent sources for everything else.

Did you see the cabinet? You think you can restore a discs of tron for a few hundred?

I should've bought you the cabinet and had it shipped to you so you could fix it up and then we could resell it on ebay and split the money. You can be my callgirl.

horseboy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2007, 01:20:28 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on February 19, 2007, 01:17:48 pm

You can be my callgirl.

I already have dibs.

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2007, 01:21:56 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on February 19, 2007, 01:17:48 pm

Did you see the cabinet? You think you can restore a discs of tron for a few hundred?

I should've bought you the cabinet and had it shipped to you so you could fix it up and then we could resell it on ebay and split the money. You can be my callgirl.

I did see the cabinet, it was in decent shape, just empty. Are you talking about restoration to original new condition? The artwork looked pretty acceptable to me as is, if you throw that in, yeah the cost goes way way up.

leapinlew · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2007, 01:30:29 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 19, 2007, 01:21:56 pm

I did see the cabinet, it was in decent shape, just empty. Are you talking about restoration to original new condition? The artwork looked pretty acceptable to me as is, if you throw that in, yeah the cost goes way way up.

It could be me. It seems a DOT up/down spinner, Tron stick, boards, monitor, interior artwork, blacklights, marquee, electrical, and anything else needed to restore it would be expensive.

I would want a cabinet like that, but I wouldn't want to mame it. It's a catch-22 cabinet.

ChadTower · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2007, 03:54:09 pm »

That's the kicker - a lot of that stuff wouldn't be that hard to find relatively inexpensively if you were both patient and had decent sources. I tend to be really patient on these things and just keep an eye out for the parts. I guess most people don't want to take 18 months to restore a cab.

fjl · « **Reply #23 on:** February 20, 2007, 11:58:23 pm »

Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 19, 2007, 07:56:15 am

Quote from: efjayel on February 19, 2007, 02:28:07 am
Someone email the winner and link him to this thread so he can tell us what he's planning to do with it.

Who says he's interested in it...... for all you know he might be planning to use it as a rabbit hutch and might not give a damn that it's a DOT cab. In any case, it's none of our business what he does with it.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Being a site dedicated to cabinet building and restoration, I think it is...

Havok · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:00:40 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 19, 2007, 01:00:03 pm

Are you going to pay a callgirl to do it?

You mean there are callgirls that do this? Dude - find me one and I'll marry her!

nasty girl + arcade restoration skills = heaven

steveh · « **Reply #25 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:03:32 am »

ChadTower · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:06:16 am »

A callgirl will generally do almost anything you want. I'd expect a callgirl to be relieved that you only wanted her to work on a cabinet.

fixedpigs · « **Reply #27 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:28:03 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on February 21, 2007, 11:06:16 am

A callgirl will generally do almost anything you want. I'd expect a callgirl to be relieved that you only wanted her to work on a cabinet.

i don't know...you might not like what she does with the joysticks...

ChadTower · « **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:32:03 am »

It's the spinner I'd be interested in.

steveh · « **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2007, 11:40:22 am »

wow. this thread is insanely derailed... i love it

Havok · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2007, 02:07:31 pm »

Quote from: steveh on February 21, 2007, 11:40:22 am

wow. this thread is insanely derailed... i love it

Well, the cab has been sold, so we can continue as we see fit...

RayB · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2007, 02:51:13 pm »

Quote from: fixedpigs on February 21, 2007, 11:28:03 am

Quote from: ChadTower on February 21, 2007, 11:06:16 am

A callgirl will generally do almost anything you want. I'd expect a callgirl to be relieved that you only wanted her to work on a cabinet.

i don't know...you might not like what she does with the joysticks...

With a Tron joystick, that's quite a feat.

ChadTower · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2007, 02:53:25 pm »

The push/pull spinner is probably the best bang for the buck here.

Encryptor · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:03:48 pm »

I just sold a DOT Spinner in the B/S/T forum.

Encryptor

Hoopz · « **Reply #34 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:06:48 pm »

Quote from: Encryptor on February 21, 2007, 03:03:48 pm

I just sold a DOT Spinner in the B/S/T forum.

Encryptor

To a callgirl?

ChadTower · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:07:52 pm »

Maybe he is a callgirl.

Hoopz · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:11:40 pm »

Wouldn't he keep the push/pull spinner then?

ChadTower · « **Reply #37 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:13:57 pm »

They probably wear out after so many uses.

Havok · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:14:15 pm »

Better wash the spinner before using it...

horseboy · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2007, 04:26:35 pm »

Gross guys. I bought it.


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