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DP Louie:
I just got off the phone with a local lady that had advertised some arcade cabinets for sale - she told me that they are in great shape, with everything in them (boards, monitors, marquees, everything) but that none of them work. Here is what she has:
Defender
Mr. Do's Castle (2 of these)
Super Bug
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
She wants $100 each. I am going to look at them tomorrow. Is this a good price for any of these? I was thinking that I could convert the Vs. cab into a mamed Donkey Kong, or is that a big no-no? I'd like to pick up the Defender just to restore it, but she told me that it may already be sold (nothing definate though). Are these cabs difficult to troubleshoot and repair? She couldn't tell me anything beyond "they don't work". If anyone wants any pictures, I'll try and get some. Thanks,
Greg Williams
GAtekwriter:
That Defender would be a nice project if it's in decent shape.. will she haggle?
I'm not familiar with the other cabs, but I sure would love a Defender in my gameroom.
Jim
Turnarcades:
If nothing else, pick them up to clean and re-sell. If you can get hold of some replacement boards on ebay you may be on to a raise...
Jack Burton:
Depending on what's wrong with them it could be an easy fix. Then the money is definitely right. Is it possible she will let you examine the guts before you buy?
DP Louie:
Thanks for the replys - I went and looked at the cabs after work today (forgot my camera - doh!). They are all in decent shape. The seller had told me over the phone that she had a Super Mario, but it was actually a narrow body Mario Bros. I bought the Mario Bros cab and told her I might buy the Defender as well. I'm going back on Satuday when I can borrow my brothers truck. The Defender cab had some water damage on the upper rear portion of the cab, and someone had put a hasp style lock on front of the coin door. The right side of the cp had some damage as well, but the sideart was complete on both sides. All the cabs looked to be complete - nothing missing on the outside or inside as far as I could tell. The Super Bug cab was the best looking, very very good shape - even the t molding was still nice. There are 2 Mr. Do's Castle, both in different style cabs, one was clean but very plain with no art other than the marquee, the other was in a different style of cab with side art and cp art. The Mario Bros that I got is baby blue, great shape. I'll post some pics this weekend after I pick it up. These all had a TON of dust on them from sitting in this warehouse for awhile. They had no extension cords available, so I wasn't able to plug any of them in, but hey, $100 for a cab in very good shape seemed like a good deal to me.
They also have a Bally Eight Ball Deluxe pinball machine that looked to be in excellant condition under about an inch of dust. They have the original manual for this pinball as well, AND she told me that it works. I don't know squat about pb machines, is this a nice one? The front has cowboys playing pool. $100 for this pb.
Greg Williams