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Title: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: ahofle on May 25, 2005, 04:58:49 pm

If any of you have ever been to Manitou Springs, CO (near Colorado Springs), I'm sure you have visited the Arcade Amusements penny arcade right in the middle of downtown Manitou.

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: Frosty on May 25, 2005, 05:15:54 pm

Yeah...that is sad.  I've never seen that one down in Manitou, but I'll have to check it out before it goes (let's hope it doesn't)...

One of my favorite arcades (not too far away) has always been the Boulder Boardwalk on the Hill at CU.  They seemed to have a great mix of old and new, and an atmosphere that just made it fun to go there...

They are a dying breed, for sure...

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: Thenasty on May 25, 2005, 05:32:44 pm

ok...lets gets some collection going on here. Lets see if we can gather up 2.2 million and WE (BYOAC) will buy it.  ;D

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: monkeybomb on May 25, 2005, 05:33:33 pm

I'm in - will my 65.33 help?

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: Thenasty on May 25, 2005, 05:34:26 pm

Quote from: monkeybomb on May 25, 2005, 05:33:33 pm

I'm in - will my 65.33 help?

thats a start. Its 65.33 we did not have, now we do  ;)

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: ahofle on May 25, 2005, 06:09:32 pm

$65.33 mill?  You could buy the entire town for that probably.  ;D

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: monkeybomb on May 25, 2005, 06:13:00 pm

Quote from: ahofle on May 25, 2005, 06:09:32 pm

$65.33 mill?  You could buy the entire town for that probably.  ;D

It is 63.33 million, but it's turkish lira and not USD.

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: phildo77 on May 25, 2005, 06:55:09 pm

I'll buy some shares for $200.  ;D

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: Kremmit on May 25, 2005, 08:02:32 pm

Keep in touch with the guy, and you may score some games when selling time comes.

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: RayB on May 26, 2005, 09:57:13 am

I'm out. It would be a terrible investment.

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: Hoagie_one on May 26, 2005, 10:05:36 am

arcade are near death.....even as a museum of sorts, it would be a loss.

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: ethous on May 27, 2005, 08:45:16 am

That would be cool but man those arcades must have seen better day tho

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: saint on May 27, 2005, 09:28:58 am

Man I've spent some time there - I was in Manitou Springs about a year ago in fact, but didn't make it to the arcade that time. :(

--- saint

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: empire2k on May 27, 2005, 11:45:33 am

I was in Manitou Springs just last month. It was mid-week and the weather was bad for this time of the year, so the arcade was all closed up. I walked all around the outside of it, peering in and admiring all the great classics they have. Needless to say, my wife was ready to move on to something "more interesting than a closed up arcade" long before I was. :(

Title: Re: Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?
Post by: Stingray on May 27, 2005, 01:40:01 pm

Quote from: ahofle on May 25, 2005, 04:58:49 pm

Anyone have $2.2 million lying around?

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