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Title: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: jaredhobbs on May 27, 2005, 07:47:09 pm

Hi all,

I'm new to the board and looking for an old cab either for restoration of if it's not restorable, I'll use it for a MAME cab. I live in Albuquerque, NM and I've been looking for a cab with no success. I've gone to the arcades and game rooms, checked thrift stores and the newspaper classified ads. If anyone knows where I can find a cab, working or non-working, for less than $100, I'm willing to travel up to 200 miles to pick it up. Thanks!

Jared

Title: Re: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on May 27, 2005, 11:53:40 pm

Have you checked local arcade route operators?

The usually have old cabinets that they could sell, or even give to you.

Title: Re: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: jaredhobbs on May 28, 2005, 01:37:03 am

I haven't checked local arcade route operators. I don't know how to contact them or where to find them! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Jared

Title: Re: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on May 28, 2005, 11:52:24 am

look in the yellow pages under amusment.

Find a place that sounds loke an arcade route. (example joe's amusment & vending)

Call 'em up and ask if they have any cabinets they can sell to you.

NEVER MENTION THE WORD M.A.M.E. :)

NEVER ASK FOR FREE CABS.

Title: Re: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: Lilwolf on May 28, 2005, 12:39:58 pm

I used to know the owner (friend of a friend anyway) of peter pipers.  About 5 years ago I asked about a cab.  I bought one a week or so after he had one for free :( so I didn't take him up on it.

Anyway, you might want to ask.

but take note.  It doesnt' cost that much to build one.  about 3 4x8s and some 2x4s.  Then the finishing touches... but many of those you would want to do with an arcade cab anyway (paint, new t-molding). 

So if your having troubles find a cab... start looking at what it will take to build one.  If I could redo my cab... I would have started from scratch.  After getting my cab and pulling everything out I wasn't going to use... it was really just a box.

Title: Re: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: elpresidente on May 28, 2005, 12:57:40 pm

You could try posting here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/board,2.0.html). I understand that buying, selling, and trading happen there quite often.

Title: Re: Looking for cab in Albuquerque, NM or surrounding area
Post by: jaredhobbs on May 28, 2005, 01:35:16 pm

Thanks for the replies. I'll look for some more places in the yellow pages and try to get in touch with the manager of peter pipers. You wouldn't happen to still have the guys number would you? Anyway, if I can't get an old cabinet, I'll just have to go the MAME route and build my own. The only worries I have with building my own are the costs involved as well as cab dimentions.I've been researching a lot of different peoples cabs and it seems that they're all pretty expensive to build, with the monitor and everything. I also don't have any dimentions or plans to build a cab.

I was thinking of posting in the buy/sell/trade forum but it seems that I can't yet. I guess I have to be more than a "newbie" to post there.

Well, if anyone else has more suggestions or contacts where I could possibly get a cheap cab, let me know! Thanks,

Jared