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Title: Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: usedelectronics on July 02, 2004, 04:37:52 am
So I started poking around inside my recently acquired 720 machine today.

I noticed a large brown paper bundle in the bottom of the machine. Curious as to what kind of garbage was included with the machine, I picked it up. It was somewhat heavy, and carefully wrapped/taped up. My mind immediatly ran through what it could be.
I take it to the workbench, and slowly begin unwrapping it. I couldn't believe my eye's!

There was a extra, 100% complete, NOS unused 720 controller carefully hidden away in the machine!

Here's a couple pics:
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/peb4d0c268326f24f36dc7dbe93f9260e/f8074ea5.jpg)
(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/pdc99f3baa6f92b8c5535d2874bad89ff/f8074e27.jpg)

It never fails to amaze me what you find inside these old machines.  :)

{edit} By the way, It is amazing how smoothly and solidly the unused stick turns, it is night and day different from the stick that is on the machine currently.{/edit}


Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: mozzer on July 02, 2004, 07:44:54 am
Unbelievable!

That thing is priceless!
Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: abrannan on July 02, 2004, 09:05:13 am
Unbelievable!

That thing is priceless!

Oh, I'll bet it's got a price...  A high one, but a price nonetheless.
Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: MameMaster! on July 02, 2004, 09:25:49 am
....darn, all I found in my old Stargate cab was 21 cents.

Great find!....put that sucker up on ebay and see what it brings in!

MameMaster!  8)
Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: Ken Layton on July 02, 2004, 10:35:13 am
Now that IS a good find. I have occasionally found brand new unused Peter Chou power supplies wrapped up laying in the bottom of the cabinets of used games.
Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: usedelectronics on July 02, 2004, 01:31:56 pm
Usually all I find is a assortment of candy wrappers, misc. coins and tokens, and a handfull of redemption tickets.

This was certainly a change for the better.
Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: RacerX on July 02, 2004, 01:35:34 pm
Nice!  That's like finding a Babe Ruth autographed baseball inside the wall of your home or something!  Well, okay, not quite, but you get the idea.   ;)
Title: Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
Post by: u_rebelscum on July 03, 2004, 02:10:06 pm
 :o :o :o

Nii-ice find!