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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: namedos on August 21, 2012, 12:09:01 am

Title: Selling cabinet
Post by: namedos on August 21, 2012, 12:09:01 am

I'm thinking of selling my arcade cabinet and I'm looking for suggestions to maximize my return. I've got around $2,000 into it including Betson 27 inch multisynch monitor, coin door, track ball, spinner and a two player custom set up.

Craigslist seems to be the only option but it seems like most cabinets are going for around 400 to 500 dollars.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Title: Re: Selling cabinet
Post by: yotsuya on August 21, 2012, 12:16:29 am

That sounds about right for a MAME cab.

You're probably better off selling it to a co-worker or friend who doesn't look for this stuff on CL or eBay.

Title: Re: Selling cabinet
Post by: Le Chuck on August 21, 2012, 01:11:04 am

Part it out and hope for the best return possible that way? 

Title: Selling cabinet
Post by: namedos on August 21, 2012, 10:50:34 am

Yeah I could part it out but I'm not sure if the end result would be that much better. I saw on this forum someone sold their monitor for a couple hundred and I'm guessing I wouldn't get much more than that for the trackball and spinner.  Plus it would "hurt" to tear it apart.

Title: Re: Selling cabinet
Post by: Le Chuck on August 21, 2012, 10:57:52 am

Quote from: namedos on August 21, 2012, 10:50:34 am

Yeah I could part it out but I'm not sure if the end result would be that much better. I saw on this forum someone sold their monitor for a couple hundred and I'm guessing I wouldn't get much more than that for the trackball and spinner.  Plus it would "hurt" to tear it apart.

It hurts the first time, after that your soul starts to darken a bit and it gets easier.   >:D

Title: Re: Selling cabinet
Post by: Gray_Area on August 22, 2012, 04:20:07 pm

If it's hurts, keep it.