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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: HaRuMaN on May 18, 2010, 09:46:46 am
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What makes it worth $2500 when it is so beat up?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/vgm/1745518361.html (http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/vgm/1745518361.html)
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This one is interesting, though:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/clt/1745451833.html (http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/clt/1745451833.html)
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A little off topic, we just hired a Steve Perry in our office. No one got my Journey references. When he introduced himself he made it clear that he was not the Journey guy.
Back to topic.
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What makes it worth $2500 when it is so beat up?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/vgm/1745518361.html (http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/vgm/1745518361.html)
Well a dedicated warlords cocktial is fairly rare, but then again rarity does NOT denote value. The thing is, because it's so scarce, fans of the game are willing to pay a lot for it because they know there aren't many left. BUT unless you are a hardcore warlords fan that is WAAAY over-priced. There isn't a single visually appealing detail to that cabinet to denote such a high price and while warlords is fun, let's face it... it's a glorified 4-way pong. IMHO the "sweet spot" for arcade game is around 500 bucks for a fully working game. Popular titles often go for much higher, but warlords isn't a popular title. The thing is, this poor guy forgot that CAX brings out the hardcore arcade nerds and those guys are willing to pay a high price.
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This one is interesting, though:
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/clt/1745451833.html (http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/clt/1745451833.html)
Agreed. I prefer the stand-up Journey cabinet but that is still pretty sweet. I did not know they made it in a Cocktail. You suppose it was a conversion?