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knave:

Combining some of the above options is also a viable choice.  If it were my coffee shop, I would buy some old cabinets either from an auction or eBay or CL wherever.

From that point it's not a huge amount of work or expense to buy original PCB's(game boards) and fit them into your used cabinets.

I think $50-$100 for the cab, $30-$50 for the game PCB, and lets say $40-$50 for new controls etc... perhaps add some paint other supplies.

~$200 per game cabinet give or take.  This assumes you can find cabs with working monitors.  If not you can find new 19" arcade monitors for ~$150-200. depending on where you look.

If you're not feeling all that handy I suggest upping your budget and spending up to $500 on cabs that work 100% that you want. Keep in mind that on location a good cab can earn this back in no time.

shardian:

Your best bet is to just have a vendor put some machines in for you. No upfront cost, no maintenance costs,no tax sticker, you just collect your funds when he comes to empty the machines.

knave:

That is the easiest solution.  But if you pay $500 for a cab, even a so-so cab can pay for itself in a month or two and then you get all the cash...not just half or whatever your percentage is...you also can play for free... ;D

CheffoJeffo:


--- Quote from: knave on May 08, 2007, 12:39:45 pm ---That is the easiest solution.  But if you pay $500 for a cab, even a so-so cab can pay for itself in a month or two and then you get all the cash...not just half or whatever your percentage is...you also can play for free... ;D

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shardian:


--- Quote from: knave on May 08, 2007, 12:39:45 pm ---That is the easiest solution.  But if you pay $500 for a cab, even a so-so cab can pay for itself in a month or two and then you get all the cash

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Well around here, we aren't living in the 1980's. Arcade machines in mom'n'pop stores don't pull in $500/month.

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