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Title: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: TOK on December 04, 2004, 06:33:45 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8148769078

Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: missioncontrol on December 04, 2004, 07:03:51 pm
a lot of time, thought, and creativity in that cab :laugh:
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: danny_galaga on December 04, 2004, 07:43:15 pm
i think his problem is that he targeted the wrong demographic. really he should have been aiming at the UNIVAC-BENDIX emulator scene

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/

Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: DarkKobold on December 04, 2004, 07:51:52 pm
wow. I've yet to see a cab that put the trashcade to shame.

I mean, it has a slikstick franken panel... You can see the computer monitors sides....

It's not really even a.... cabinet.... It's like a couple of pieces of wood mixed with random computer and arcade parts.... I wouldn't be suprised to see the monitor under the joysticks...

wow.
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: maraxle on December 04, 2004, 08:04:52 pm
Mamey!
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: Jabba on December 04, 2004, 08:21:47 pm
I especially liked the part where he said...

"Due to the size and complexity of this system, shipping is impossible, so you're either going to have to pick it up -- or I'll deliver it within 150 miles of ZIP code 55347. "

Lots of complex 90 degree angles there! Must have taken a while to get the monitor shelf angled...(why the heck is it angled anyway???)  ;D

Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: Tailgunner on December 04, 2004, 10:41:30 pm
On the plus side, no classic cabs were mutilated in the seller's construction effort. ;)
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: menace on December 05, 2004, 10:48:53 am
holy man that has to be an experiment of some kind--"how many stupid people bid on ebay" or something--I just wouldn't have the nerve to list an ikea rack with a computer in it, the guy must have big cajones...
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: Gunstar Hero on December 05, 2004, 02:31:58 pm
He's not selling a a cab really, just a frame and the stuff on it.

"MAME System w/ ect ect..."

I think it's a pretty good idea actually, just a frame to hold your CPU, stick and monitor in the right places. Makes for a cool PC gaming rig.

That one is maybe a bit too... heavy duty looking. Still if it was a little more refined, it woud be a pretty neat, versatile game rack.

Better than that overpriced X-Arcade one anyhow.
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: TOK on December 05, 2004, 07:41:05 pm
He's not selling a a cab really, just a frame and the stuff on it.

"MAME System w/ ect ect..."

I think it's a pretty good idea actually, just a frame to hold your CPU, stick and monitor in the right places. Makes for a cool PC gaming rig.

That one is maybe a bit too... heavy duty looking. Still if it was a little more refined, it woud be a pretty neat, versatile game rack.

Better than that overpriced X-Arcade one anyhow.

I have a car I rolled 5 times, and I'm going to sell it. You're not buying the car, you're buying the metal. Interested?  ;)
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: Gunstar Hero on December 06, 2004, 03:09:58 am
No.

Unlike the MAME-frame, rolling a car 5 times is a BAD idea. And I don't think I need a thousand pounds of metal.

Thanks anyways.  ;D
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: paigeoliver on December 06, 2004, 04:39:29 am
I need to build some sort of 2x4 rack over my desk to hold all my monitors. I would LIKE to use six of them, but they won't all fit on my desk.
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: Harry Potter on December 06, 2004, 07:57:40 am
He's not selling a a cab really, just a frame and the stuff on it.

"MAME System w/ ect ect..."

I think it's a pretty good idea actually, just a frame to hold your CPU, stick and monitor in the right places. Makes for a cool PC gaming rig.
Having it may be a good idea.
Trying to pawn it off for over $900US is the exact opposite of a good idea.
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: DrewKaree on December 06, 2004, 01:47:27 pm
I need to build some sort of 2x4 rack over my desk to hold all my monitors. I would LIKE to use six of them, but they won't all fit on my desk.
If you built the rack, you could probably fit 4 above, and 2 below. 

The only pain in the butt is plugging/unplugging them all in

Paige, it'd cost you prolly $10 for materials, and it's just straight cuts.  Stop procrastinating and DO IT already

(did that help you get motivated?   ;D )
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: DarkKobold on December 06, 2004, 02:23:36 pm
I think the pure entertainment of rolling a car over 5 times in a row (assuming you survive) would be worth the drop in value.

Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: Floyd10 on December 06, 2004, 03:19:20 pm
Um, its not even a mame cab... im not sure he knows what mame is: "all you need is an emulator and the ROMs (I can point you in the right direction for those...)"

he didnt mention a front end, which no one really knows about anyway, so, how cxan he expect them to know that!!!


grrr... time to use my favorite new smiley: :police:
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: hooded_paladin on December 06, 2004, 08:47:09 pm
"Bomb proof"?  Hyuk hyuk.
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: danny_galaga on December 07, 2004, 08:19:37 am
shhhh. don't mention 'bomb' too much. or we'll get flagged by 'them'... :police:
Title: Re: I can't believe it didn't sell!
Post by: DrewKaree on December 07, 2004, 06:47:31 pm
shhhh. don't mention 'bomb' too much. or we'll get flagged by 'them'... :police:
too late danny, your IP was logged the second you post....look at it   QQ

Now, if you'll just speak louder and more clearly into my collar, I've got a few
questions I need to ask you.   ;)