How much would you pay...

[benjammin]

for this Midway 12-n-1 cab?





http://www.wilmingtonyardsales.com/item.jsp?rf=OODLE&itemId=8140956

[RayB]

   $50

[benjammin]

Well I'm gonna go take a look at it at least.
I don't even know if it will fit where I want to put it so the first thing I'll do is take some measurements.  If I can get it for $200 I don't care how big it is, I'll leave it in the garage.

[nickynooch]

I almost bought one of these at bed, bath and beyond a couple years back.  So glad I didn't since I am building my own cab now.

But it is cool if you don't wanna do the work for building your own cab.  200 bucks sounds reasonable.  I wouldn't buy it, but then again I am building mine from scratch

[benjammin]

I can get it for $200 if I want it.  I'm gonna sleep on it but will likely pick it up tomorrow.
I'm just getting started trying to build a Ms Pacman cocktail table so I think this will be nice in the meantime.

[FrizzleFried]

Utter garbage not worth $50 let alone $200.  Target actually sold those pieces of crap for $195.00 on clearance.  If you can get it for $50,  it may be worth tinkering with,  but not a cent more and even at $50 you're likely taking it in the backside.

Do a little research and you'll find out what I mean.

[Kevin Mullins]

They are GARBAGE ..... hell, stores were starting to sell them NEW for less than $200 just to get rid of them.

EDIT: yeah, what he said...

[severdhed]

do yourself a favor and dont spend more that $50 for that.  the monitor is tiny, and the controls are absolutely horrible.  the cabinet is also quote small...it might be an ok height for some kids to play on..but you have to bend down so much to reach the panel, that is is very uncomfortable to play for more than a few minutes.  a few stores locally used to sell these, i played them a few times while i was shopping...but this is nothing like having a real arcade cabinet..you will be disappointed with it.  save your money and get/build a real cabinet.

[benjammin]

Thanks everyone.  I did do some more research and will follow the advice given.  Sounds like even at $50 I may end up with more headaches than it's worth.  I briefly played one-palyer Joust and it seemed like it would be fun but...yeah, controls seemed cheap and reviews I read from 2005 said there were problems with buttons crapping out.
Thanks again.