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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: tommyinajar on November 30, 2010, 11:15:43 am
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Anyone going? Looks like they have quite a few games-
Brookfield, Wisconsin
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/110992404.html (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/110992404.html)
http://badgerauction.com/inner.iml?mdl=listing.mdl&cal_month=12&cal_day=4&cal_year=2010 (http://badgerauction.com/inner.iml?mdl=listing.mdl&cal_month=12&cal_day=4&cal_year=2010)
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I'm from Green Bay, so thats a short enough drive. BUT, sadly I am beyond broke right now after finishing my second arcade machine. Why couldn't this auction have happened like three months from now when I've had time to save up some money! :cry:
That ferris wheel is just screaming to be put in my backyard. :)
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I would like to go, but like most here I too am Christmas broke (plus the :angry: car died about a month ago). GF and I went there about a year ago, and it was fun. Seems like in the time since I was there last they got several different machines and there are definitely several I'd like to have. I am from the Appleton area (for now, with a move to TN in the next year)
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Yea the timing is sure good for buying though- I went last year to a super auctions around the same time and the games were going cheap compared to earlier in the year. That's coming up too-
http://www.superauctions.com/EntertainmentAuctionsAuctionCalendar.html (http://www.superauctions.com/EntertainmentAuctionsAuctionCalendar.html)
DECEMBER 11, 2010
West Allis, Wisconsin
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:badmood: :angry: Another one I can't afford to go to. Went to that also last year with my oldest nephew. But they also had trainfest, and we accidentally got in line for that. :laugh2: I was like WTF are all these people wearing conductor outfits. But we eventually got there! :cheers: I might just go to SA just because, not that I can afford anything, we'll see.
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Lucky it's an hour further than I'd be willing to drive on a Saturday morning, otherwise I'd have to go and spend money I don't have on a hunting game I'll rarely play.
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Heck, I wish I had known about this place before they closed. I work only about 4 miles from there. Lots of good games listed.
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I'll be at that West Allis auction if anybody wants to meet up...planning to get there early as I can (coming from an hour south in Racine)
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Some nice classics there. I would seriously think about the Tempest and Crystal Castles.
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I'll be at that West Allis auction if anybody wants to meet up...planning to get there early as I can (coming from an hour south in Racine)
I will be going with my 11 yr old nephew. Can't afford anything, :angry:, but will be a great time. Jeff I'll be wearing a t-shirt that says "Back In The Day" with pac-man chasing a blue ghost. Anyone else want to meet up and say hey?
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I'm not sure if I can make it or not. As far as $$ goes, I think working games can go as low as $100 or so. A dad bought his kid Shinobi for $150 last time. I've seen some really good deals is the past. A Double Donkey Kong in a beautiful cab went for $250, a Original working Space Invaders went for $100. A nice Super Sprint 3 player went for $175. Last time the prices were kind of "high" but who knows.
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When I went last time a year ago, hardly anything went for less than $500, IIRC. Either way it was expensive. That would be great if things went for as low as tommy is saying.
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I'm mostly going for the experience though my wallet can be swayed if the item is right - looking for a Street Fighter 2 cab, any capcom stuff, or anything else that strikes me.
Would love a killer instinct or Mortal Kombat 2 but I just don't have the room for it, flat out.
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Jeff,
There is always room, no matter what. Just get rid of GF/wife/SO stuff. :laugh2:
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Looks like this will be a no-good for me most likely. We are expected to get 3-6" of snow for sure, with some places getting 12". Unless the storm takes a sudden and magical turn away, I'll be stuck at home shoveling snow just to get to more snow to shovel. :angry: :badmood: :banghead: :cry: :censored: :timebomb:
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It's going to take a big snowstorm for me to miss this, so I should still be there...but if I wake up Saturday morning and it's a blizzard then obviously I'll reconsider...play it by ear.
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It's going to take a big snowstorm for me to miss this, so I should still be there...but if I wake up Saturday morning and it's a blizzard then obviously I'll reconsider...play it by ear.
Big snowstorm, right before Christmas- This is the perfect time to go, you get rid of the casual guy who pulls up in his Escalade to find a unique gift for his kids. Less people should equal more deals, especially on the fix-it-up-er's. For the ride home you just have to bring a tarp (or 2) :)
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Got the auction about 45 mins prior to start time, had a blast. The selection wasn't amazing (a lot of hodgepodge dynamo cabinets, bad conversions and beat up stuff) but a few gems here and there including an excellent condition Thunder Blade mini-upright (which I won!), a great condition Mortal Kombat 2, neo geo 4 slot and some others. A so-so time crisis 2 cabinet was the one I really wanted to get but unfortunately I just don't have the space for a cab that big.
Most cabs went from between $150-300, nothing was too crazy expensive except for a new-ish multicade cab. The pins went for crazy expensive prices ($1500-3400). There were also pool tables, slots and redemption machines.
Some pics below - did anyone else make the trip?
(http://www.lewisjeff.com/temp/auction-1.jpg)
(http://www.lewisjeff.com/temp/auction-2.jpg)
(http://www.lewisjeff.com/temp/auction-3.jpg)
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I was not able with the storm and an 11 year old nephew. Although we did spend the day playing games on the PS1 emulator. There didn't happen to be a space zap or hard driving there by chance was there? Hope I can make the next one (although I am moving to TN sometime next year), the prices definitely sound like they were cheaper than last year. I plan on going to the Chicagoland show in April though for sure.