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Title: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: Felix T Cat on December 14, 2004, 05:13:36 pm

OK, so here's the story.  I got a REALLY REALLY good deal on a Sammy Guilty Gear upgrade kit.
It has the decals, manuals AND Atomiswave system plus the Guilty Gear X v1.5 cartridge.

I got it with the intention of ebaying it (last one went for $500, it is listed at $700 with the arcade distributors).

I'm guessing that I could also take it and find a good condition Jamma Cabinet and install it in there for a stand alone game.

What do you think, would it be worth it to hang onto the Atomiswave system ?.  I won't be building my Mame Cab till next year after I move either way.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: Hiub1 on December 14, 2004, 05:17:48 pm

Holy smokes, I think that would be cool as CRAP to have in a cab alongside a mame system, or even by itself. I know all the new Neo Geo games I believe are coming out on the Atomiswave platform. Plus, I love GGX so just for that I would keep it. Mind sharing how much you paid for that, and could you take some pictures of the kit? I would love to see what one looks like.

Thanks, and good luck, Fred.

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: Felix T Cat on December 14, 2004, 06:16:03 pm

Here's a link to a place selling it with pics:
http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/pcbs/atomiswave_system/Guilty_Gear_X__Ver._1.5_Kit_3026.html

As much as I hate to admit it I got it for $30.  It was a silent auction at a trade show I attended.  It went so cheap because nobody (except me) really had any idea what it was.

That's the tough call.  I think it would be cool to have in a standalone cab but $400 profit wouldn't be bad either.

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: SirPeale on December 14, 2004, 06:22:19 pm

You could run the board for a while, then sell the kit as a whole.

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: AmericanDemon on December 14, 2004, 07:04:32 pm

I'll give you double what you paid!   ;D

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: Hiub1 on December 14, 2004, 07:35:48 pm

Man for $30 I wouldn't even think about it. I think the actual thought of having a working Atomiswave board is cooler than $400 in my pocket. You would probably never be able to buy one of those things for that price ever again. I would probably stick it in a cab on location and run it, see  if you can make some money off that thing. The board outputs at hi-res correct? GGX just looks amazing on a VGA capable monitor. You are a lucky SOB man, I wish I could get my hands on one of those for $30!

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: Witchboard on December 14, 2004, 10:16:57 pm

I'll second that.  You should keep it and run it.  That's what I would do, but you're not me.  ;D  $30 for an Atomiswave system is nuts!  It's new hardware, so you should hold on to it.  You never know what will come out for it.

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: paigeoliver on December 15, 2004, 01:48:09 am

I also concur, put together a whole machine and operate it somewhere for a while. Eventually it will make you that same profit and then you will have the $400 AND you will still have the game.

Title: Re: Should I sell it or Keep it ? Sammy Kit ?
Post by: Stingray on December 15, 2004, 09:30:41 am

I'd just keep it & play it. Of course you have to consider that I'm pretty paranoid about damage to my toys.

-S