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Anyone sold cab for tons $$$$
mccoy178:
I don't think I could sell my cabinet for a remote profit if I tried. They don't seem to bring much.
bluevolume:
--- Quote from: spacies on August 09, 2007, 09:06:31 pm ---
Something is worth what someone wants to pay for it.
Not what you or I think it is worth.
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That's exactly right. With some of these classic games (Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, etc.) its a matter of people wanting them and having trouble finding them. If you've been looking for a rare or popular game in good condition and one pops up, it could seem reasonable to drop $1000 on it. The "game room" is getting more popular now that the home theater boom is cooling off, and the college kids that wanted arcade machines in their dorms are now the 30 and 40 somethings with a lot more money and real estate to play with.
I think all the guys that stockpiled arcades and pins that they picked up at auctions by the truckload 10 - 15 years ago are finding that their investment is ready to show a return. There's a guy that lives near me that has probably 400 machines crammed like sardines in these three old barns behind his house. His wife probably thought he was nuts, but now that they are going out the door for $250 - $1500 a piece, he might be a genius.
spacies:
--- Quote from: TOK on August 09, 2007, 09:42:43 pm ---I was offered 1300 by a friend for my horizontal cab... Being the sucker that I am, I declined and helping him to build his own. :P
PS: I didn't vote in the poll, since I didn't sell.
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Hey TOK, have you checked out my Defender build?
TOK:
--- Quote from: bluevolume on August 10, 2007, 02:05:07 am ---
--- Quote from: spacies on August 09, 2007, 09:06:31 pm ---
Something is worth what someone wants to pay for it.
Not what you or I think it is worth.
--- End quote ---
That's exactly right. With some of these classic games (Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, etc.) its a matter of people wanting them and having trouble finding them. If you've been looking for a rare or popular game in good condition and one pops up, it could seem reasonable to drop $1000 on it. The "game room" is getting more popular now that the home theater boom is cooling off, and the college kids that wanted arcade machines in their dorms are now the 30 and 40 somethings with a lot more money and real estate to play with.
I think all the guys that stockpiled arcades and pins that they picked up at auctions by the truckload 10 - 15 years ago are finding that their investment is ready to show a return. There's a guy that lives near me that has probably 400 machines crammed like sardines in these three old barns behind his house. His wife probably thought he was nuts, but now that they are going out the door for $250 - $1500 a piece, he might be a genius.
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Games were going for THOUSANDS 10 to 15 years ago.
The list of games that are more valuable now then they were 10 years ago can probably be counted on one hand. If you wanted to make a small fortune in arcade games, the way to do it was to start with a large fortune.
TOK:
--- Quote from: spacies on August 10, 2007, 05:07:48 am ---
--- Quote from: TOK on August 09, 2007, 09:42:43 pm ---I was offered 1300 by a friend for my horizontal cab... Being the sucker that I am, I declined and helping him to build his own. :P
PS: I didn't vote in the poll, since I didn't sell.
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Hey TOK, have you checked out my Defender build?
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Oh yea! PM sent.