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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: sstralkowski on June 08, 2010, 10:22:06 am
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Ok as it is, I have an old Run N Gun as the starting point for my MAME. But I found another cabinet (Simpsons) with a larger monitor and a better support system for a 4-player CP for fairly cheap. It's not in great shape, but neither was the Run N Gun. I'm working on a limited budget and with a very limited skill set here. If my PC doesn't end up needing a ton of parts to get up to speed, then I could likely afford the new cabinet. The problem would be that I'd end up with a bunch of extra parts. So my questions are these.
1) Would it be worth getting the Simpsons cabinet at all or do I have a pretty good base already?
2) Is it fairly easy to get rid spare parts in the event I did buy the two?
3) Would it help me fund this at all or is the demand for the extras I have too low? I will end up with 2 Marquees, 2 Jamma boards, and an extra cabinet with doors and stuff, and a 19" monitor that has a bit of pink on the corner, plus maybe some other parts.
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The Simpsons cab would definitely be a better choice for 4 player. eBay\Craigslist the duplicate stuff; should be fairly easy to sell.
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Would the benefits be worht the $200 I'd be putting out? Could I recover that perhaps?
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You will most likely not be able to recover that much, but it might be close, depending on what the condition of the parts are (working, cracked, etc)
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What's the best way to get rid of a spare cabinet? Will the damage to the front right corner make it pretty much worthless? It's rounded and a layer of the plywood has peeled off the corner in about a 4"x4" square.
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Craigslist - you should still be able to sell an empty cab for around $50. If it's too far gone, just list it for free. Once stuff is free, it will go on CL in an instant.
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Bondo that corner, problem solved.
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Bondo that corner, problem solved.
If I keep the cabinet for my MAME and don't buy the Simpsons one, that's exactly what I planned on doing. :) Thanks for the help guys. If you can think of any other advice, throw it my way. This site is an insane wealth of knowledge. I'm amazed.
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destroy a simpsons cab to MAME it? :'( that makes me sad
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destroy a simpsons cab to MAME it? :'( that makes me sad
Why is that bad?