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Selling my self-built MAME cab (UK)
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pboreham:
Hi guys,

You may remember me from last summer  :dunno but I built my own MAME cab at my first ever attempt!

http://paulmakescab.blogspot.com

I'm now moving house in a couple of months into a smaller place and will have no room for the cab - so I'm reluctantly looking to sell.

As this is my first go at selling something like this, I'm a little unsure what to do. Are the self-built MAME cabs desireable (its an excellent build if I say so myself, but wouldnt say it was 100% perfect) or am I better off selling the individual parts (i.e. good PC, 19" TFT, some of the best control panel components) etc.

Also, any advice on pricing please - the total cost of the cab (materials, controls, PC etc) was around £700 - thats without the build time etc.

Thanks for any help and advice on this!

Paul.
vertygo:
That's a great looking cab.. no way to store it or rent a corner in a friends place ?

I'd say sell the whole thing in once piece, but only if you have no other option of keeping it.
pboreham:
Thanks - I've really got no way of keeping it  :hissy: :dunno which is a shame.

Guess I'll have to stick it on Ebay - unless any UK chappies on here would like it?
Ummon:
Dude, I live in a 420 square foot studio apartment, and I have room for a full-size bed, full-size couch, good size computer desk, and four or five old-style cabs...and um a corner of assorted junk. I still have half the place in floor space. There must be a corner or something you can put your cab in....unless you just don't play it anymore.
Turnarcades:
I'll give you a more balanced perspective from a prolific UK seller.....

Contrary to many purists, MAME cabinets are in high demand - particularly in the UK, where many originals did not survive the dead arcade period of the last 15 years keeping prices of originals too high.

My advice is to bung it on ebay. I'm the biggest seller of arcades on ebay UK, and even though I only list on there periodically, demand is always huge. UK buyers love MAME cabs, but only quality ones at reasonable prices. Most machines on there are £200 piles of crap, lame conversions or £2000 rip-offs. I imagine yours will be snapped up quickly, particularly this time of year when people are buying for games rooms and summer houses.

If I have one critique I'd sayswap the monitor for a larger 19" or 21" CRT, as they are relatively inexpensive and will boost the overall look. I'd be surprised to see it go for less than £800 if listed correctly and promoted properly, but be careful of ebay/paypal fees and avoid mentioning any inclusion of roms unless you want to get booted.

Good luck with the sale and love the cabinet. If you do consider splitting, I'd like to purchase the mini-wheel and turbotwist to experiment with.
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