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Should I buy this Space invaders cab?
Chris G:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 20, 2007, 06:28:26 pm ---So, does anyone want one red paper clip?
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I'm considering it. But I'm not sure I really want it. ;)
knave:
--- Quote from: Chris G on March 20, 2007, 06:20:59 pm ---What possible reason do you have for even considering it then? Because it's cheap?
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Don't get me wrong...I like SI. I just am not sure I would come back for more enough to warrant it taking up the space. I played lots of SI on the 2600 when I was a kid.
I am thinking that buying it for $50, cleaning it up a bit, repairing the damaged corner and selling it might be whorthwhile. Perhaps with some art, a marquee and a good cleaning this project could subsidize a full scale mame cab in the future.
Another temptation is that it's close...most of the cabs in my budget are over an hour or four away. this is like 5 minutes. And it is cheap so why not? (other than the space...LOL space invaders... :laugh2:)
Ok, bad . ;)
Also any arcade cab is just plain cool!. I have so much fun researching and tinkering that the gameplay might just be gravy.
I hope that settles why I might want it. I guess
Besides if it's a knock off I could consider selling the board guilt free and mame it. I kinda like how it looks...
Chris G:
In that case, maybe you should go for it. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot by buying a working arcade game first. For $50, there's really not much risk to you.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: knave on March 20, 2007, 06:36:35 pm ---Another temptation is that it's close...most of the cabs in my budget are over an hour or four away. this is like 5 minutes.
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Five minutes away?!?! What the hell are you doing asking here? Nearly every cab I could find within my budget is six or more hours away. For a five minute drive, I'd make the kid wait ten minutes after school while I pick it up.
knave:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 20, 2007, 06:47:41 pm ---
Five minutes away?!?! What the hell are you doing asking here? Nearly every cab I could find within my budget is six or more hours away. For a five minute drive, I'd make the kid wait ten minutes after school while I pick it up.
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LOL, I hear ya...I'm at work now and the seller seems to only check email once/ day.
I've made my offer and gave my # so now it's the waiting game.
And if someone else gets it more power to em.
Just to be sidetracked I've seen a bunch of free cabs on CL lately but even when the post was an only an hour old I missed em. Darn internet. :badmood:
Well time is on my side...