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Title: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 12:40:46 pm: I can pick up a taito championship wresling (1989) for $500.
Assuming the screen looks good (planning on a custom cp and mame conversion), does this sound like a good deal to you guys?
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Malenko on March 28, 2014, 01:45:27 pm: Quote from: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 12:40:46 pm
I can pick up a taito championship wresling (1989) for $500.
Assuming the screen looks good (planning on a custom cp and mame conversion), does this sound like a good deal to you guys?

not even remotely close to a good deal.
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Generic Eric on March 28, 2014, 02:22:51 pm: Quote from: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 12:40:46 pm
I can pick up a taito championship wresling (1989) for $500.
Assuming the screen looks good (planning on a custom cp and mame conversion), does this sound like a good deal to you guys?

Seems like this was a conversion kit. If that is the case, the cabinet is whatever under performing game was on his route. Or it could be a dynamo cabinet. *shrug*
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7309 (http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7309)

OTOH hand, it is hard to gauge if this is a good deal in *YOUR* area without knowing where you are. You should post a pic and your zip code so that folks that are local to you can comment. Its impractical to give an estimate on a cabinet without a picture. There is about 1 cabinet a quarter in my Quad-County area. YMMV

OOTOH
Don't maim for MAME, build from scratch. I can't find the link now, but somewhere, probably on the WIKI or in one of the project threads, there is a description on the average bill of materials. Depending on the condition the used cabinet is in, your project could be akin to domesticating a feral cat. Are you going to keep the tube and jamma harness?

Unless you are sentimentally attached to Taito Championship Wrestling, pass, or build your own.
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Ginsu Victim on March 28, 2014, 02:54:56 pm: $199....max
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 02:59:25 pm: http://outerbanks.craigslist.org/bar/4391100174.html (http://outerbanks.craigslist.org/bar/4391100174.html)

Really, not even close to a good deal?
Figured id have some cool retro artwork, a legit arcade crt, and it's a jamma?
Pics are in the ad and i would pay $500
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: pbj on March 28, 2014, 03:05:53 pm: Offer $250 cash in hand. You'll be the only offer he gets.
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Le Chuck on March 28, 2014, 03:30:12 pm: Yeah, $200-$250 at the most.
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 03:39:33 pm: Thanks for the advice, i backed out. Should have posted before i moved on it.
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Malenko on March 28, 2014, 03:55:10 pm: Quote from: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 03:39:33 pm
Thanks for the advice, i backed out. Should have posted before i moved on it.

Offer the guy 150, you'll prolly get it.
Title: Re: How much would you pay? (Working taito championship wresling)
Post by: Brutick on March 30, 2014, 11:22:09 am: Quote from: Fonkybeachbum on March 28, 2014, 02:59:25 pm
http://outerbanks.craigslist.org/bar/4391100174.html (http://outerbanks.craigslist.org/bar/4391100174.html)

Really, not even close to a good deal?
Figured id have some cool retro artwork, a legit arcade crt, and it's a jamma?
Pics are in the ad and i would pay $500

On the plus side, at least it's an actual Taito cab, rather than some crappy Dynamo. In the case of this game, I wouldn't be sad to see this be MAME'd, considering the game never even had a dedicated cabinet.

:dunno