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Title: Any difference between these doors?
Post by: javeryh on January 11, 2005, 11:38:38 am

(http://www.arcadeshop.com/pics/coindoor.jpg)

(http://www.happcontrols.com/images/40/42101600_new.gif)

The top one is $69 at Arcadeshop and the bottom one is $116 at Happs.


I'm building a cocktail cabinet and I'm wondering if there is any reason to spend the extra $47 on the Happs door...  both come with 2 mechs...  There is no photo of the door on the Happs site and in the long run $47 probably won't matter but I'd like to get the nicest looking door...  Thanks!

Title: Re: Any difference between these doors?
Post by: zaphod on January 11, 2005, 11:43:35 am

The Happ looks like it has blanks for bill acceptors, which is of no use in a home setting.  Go with the first.

Title: Re: Any difference between these doors?
Post by: Ken Layton on January 11, 2005, 12:13:08 pm

Both are Happ doors except the bottom one is "bill validator ready" and has the cutouts/blank filler plates installed. Naturally any door that is bill validator ready is more expensive than a "coin only" door.

Title: Re: Any difference between these doors?
Post by: GGKoul on January 11, 2005, 12:17:16 pm

Have you checked ebay?  You may find a cheaper coin door there.

Title: Re: Any difference between these doors?
Post by: unclet on January 11, 2005, 12:30:30 pm

Yeah, I think $69 for a coin door is nuts.... you usually can find a nice one on Ebay for around $40 (which includes shipping).    Better yet, if you can find any other arcade vender around your neighborhood, chances are they have one for even cheaper..... at least I have had no problem finding one.

I got my 4-slotted coin door for my 4-player cab for $30 (that included shipping) from a vender around 200 miles away from me.