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Glaine:

Nice purdy vertical cab!

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 22, 2007, 12:48:52 am ---Take a look at whats offered here in our BUY/SELL forum:


--- Quote ---I have a 2 year old cabinet/classic panel/D9200 that I need to sell. Life dictates that I sell one of my most prize possessions. The cabinet is in great condition, and the PC is an Athlon64 3000+ with 512 MB ram. I am looking for $1500 OBO, with pickup near Orange County. I will entertain offers, and you can come play it before you buy it. I will even help load it in your truck. I have pictures available upon request.
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A SlickStick cabinet...WITH computer...for the same price asking as the atrocity from Ebay.

Now...can anyone STILL try to defend that guy?  Lew?  Come on.

Oh...and Lew...here are my credentials...  :cheers:




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I don't want to be on the side of defending that guy. But I'm not going to participate in making fun of a fellow "cabinet" building. You want to make fun of ultracade? I'm on board with that. At least you've built cabinets and you know whats going on. I was more pissy with the guys on here slamming someone elses work while they've never built anything themselves.

I agree in the fact that if you know whats going on, you wouldn't spend that kind of money on his machine. But, that happens everyday - people overpay all the time.

I've seen cabinets that were just as bad as his (in my opinion) sell at auctions for over $1,500. Maybe thats where he got his idea from.

FrizzleFried:

Awe Lew,  you know it's all in fun.

If they guy came in to BYOC and started asking opinions,  or even made himself known,  I am sure the community would come out and try to help the guy as best as we can.   



patrickl:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 22, 2007, 12:48:52 am ---Oh...and Lew...here are my credentials...  :cheers:

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Ah, but does it count if you converted an existing cab or can we only have an opinion if we build a cab from scratch?

I built one from scratch, but it's a bit smaller than usual. Does that still count?



rdowdy95:


--- Quote from: dirt on February 21, 2007, 06:31:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: rdowdy95 on February 21, 2007, 06:26:11 pm ---I actually kind of like the setup okay.  I don't know if that is a black cloth or whatnot.  I would prolly ditch that and put a sheet of 3/4 white pine or whatever he was using in place of the black sheet.  Then I would encase his arcade monitor something a little more sturdy.  Make sure that thing doesn't fall on a pet and shock them.  But ehhhhh well.....Atleast he prolly liked it for a little while.

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what you mean is you would actually build a cabinet. not a 2x4 crate covered in cloth.

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Well his design to me is like one of those cabs that have a big stand for the control panel and computer to go into with the coin door underneath and about 2-3 ft back is the TV/Arcade Monitor enclosed in its own stand.  It is like one of those style.  I think someone on here has a Blue one like that.  I can't remember who has one built.  Leapin do you have a cap like that?  Someone on here does.  It is blue-ish mabe black.  You guys know the cabs I mean.  Kind of like a HOTD2 or 3 style cab.  Controls in the front and space between the TV and control panel.

I think originally he was going for that look, but maybe he lost interest in finishing it up to the best of his ability.  I stand with Leapin on this matter though.  Don't diss the guy.  You people don't know him show him some love. 

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