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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: RayB on January 14, 2005, 12:31:27 pm

Title: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: RayB on January 14, 2005, 12:31:27 pm

Anyone else here recently been contacted by someone looking to sell a rare coin-op? I think it's a scammer, but I have no proof yet.....

Title: Re: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: darkmavis on January 14, 2005, 02:18:11 pm

ooo, what game is it?   you could ask for detailed descriptionsof siomethig only a collector could know about the cab/game? 

Title: Re: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: RayB on January 14, 2005, 05:48:35 pm

OK well they say they have a realtive looking to sell Badlands (laserdisc game). They know it's "rare", but are mistaken on the value (thinks it's worth $4000).

I asked for photos. I'm not interested in the machine myself, but said I'd let people know about it.

Title: Re: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: TOK on January 15, 2005, 02:43:52 pm

Quote from: RayB on January 14, 2005, 12:31:27 pm

Anyone else here recently been contacted by someone looking to sell a rare coin-op? I think it's a scammer, but I have no proof yet.....

If it's from the second cousin of a Nigerian diplomat that has to export it so the government doesn't sieze it, I'm sure the offer is legit!

Title: Re: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: darkmavis on January 15, 2005, 03:19:48 pm

hehe  :D

Title: Re: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: ChadTower on January 17, 2005, 10:44:04 am

Well, at one point it WAS worth $4000.  Some people never figure in depreciation.

Title: Re: Contacted by email for Rare game?
Post by: RayB on January 17, 2005, 01:40:46 pm

I think it was a scammer: In my reply to them asking for photos, I also mentioned I know about "rare item scams", and that *IF* they were a scammer, not to contact me any further.

Haven't heard a peep since......