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garnerb350:
Turn....how much do you think one would cost...US dollars/Euros?

I was thinking maybe restoring it...I dont know....sell on ebay or something
Turnarcades:
If you're getting it for free then either way snap it up!

Depending on condition and what it's running, those cabs go for between £100-£400 (that's about $200-800 or about 120 - 480 Euros). A JAMMA example with a sngle game PCB in the condition that one in the pic is in would be about £150 - £200, as a guide. Double that if it has been properly converted to MAME and is in better condition.

Dunno how the americans would take to it, but I say if you were to re-skin it with black fablon or laminate, MAME it and give it a bit of a clean you could turn a decent wedge on ebay for it.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Turnarcades on March 22, 2009, 03:18:33 pm ---Dunno how the americans would take to it

--- End quote ---

They weren't uncommon here in North America (Space Invaders, Frogger and Donkey Kong stick out in my mind). Atari used similarly-styled tables for Asteroids and Centipede.

Personally, I don't like them because of the bitty 13" monitors, but I'm also not a huge fan of the Midway-style cocktail either.

* CheffoJeffo prefers Williams cocktails
garnerb350:
Thanks Turn....

I guess right now my worries are space issues...( finding a place to store this beauty) and also trying to get over the intimidation of trying to restore it...

Me and my wife are expecting another child and we are in the process of buying a new house and my wife already asked me what are we going to do with "Frankenstein" ( my mame cab)..." We might not have room to keep it"...

I told her " Sell the kid on the black market!"
severdhed:
i feel your pain.  last summer we bought a house, and around Christmas had our second child.  when we moved, i lost my basement gameroom. since the new basement is just not suitable for finishing.  i got rid of two of my cabinets, but kept one that is in our family room. 

hold your ground...dont get rid of your cabinet...tell her it is for the children.  I named my cabinet ZakMan after my oldest son, Zak...that way she couldnt make me get rid of it. :)
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