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Title: How to estimate value?
Post by: csete on October 27, 2005, 07:35:16 pm

My sister just called.  She has a friend that is looking to sell a Dragon's Lair cabinet on EBay.  She asked me how much it is worth and I really have no idea.  Is there some place I can go to get a reasonable idea on what the cabinet is worth?  I guess it is in really good shape, although I don't have first hand knowledge of that.

I'm not sure they understand the work necessary to handle shipping if necessary, so I will have to mention that to them as well.

Thanks.

Title: Re: How to estimate value?
Post by: Arcadiac on October 27, 2005, 08:12:28 pm

Start here: http://www.basementarcade.com/arcade/auction/index.html

Have your sis or whoever do a google search for arcade or amusement auction results, keeping in mind that "sold" prices can vary widely.
If someone else here knows of additional resouces, please post here too.

ARCADIAC!

Title: Re: How to estimate value?
Post by: Crazy Cooter on October 27, 2005, 08:33:22 pm

How about ebay...  :P

Title: Re: How to estimate value?
Post by: RayB on October 27, 2005, 10:48:29 pm

You have to account for:

 - Working or not
 - Defective or not
 - Condition of cabinet (scratches, breaks, gouges, condition of wood--water damage?)
 - Condition of side art (intact or half ripped off?)
 - Condition of control panel
 - condition of the LED displays (working 100%?)
 - Laser player - working properly?
 - Laser disc - Scratched?
 - Marquee - Cracked? Scratched?
 - Coin door - rusted? dented?

etc...
Depending on the answers, could be only good for parts, or could be worth... "more".  :) If it's still brand new in the box, never been played, then a couple thousand. More likely though, maybe a few hundred.

Title: Re: How to estimate value?
Post by: AC. on October 28, 2005, 12:18:53 am

Quote from: Arcadiac on October 27, 2005, 08:12:28 pm

Start here: http://www.basementarcade.com/arcade/auction/index.html
 

That auction price site was cool.

 . . . and dragon's lair?  $5.  Of course thats my opinion, I could be wrong.

Title: Re: How to estimate value?
Post by: Lilwolf on October 28, 2005, 01:58:33 pm

As much as she can get

don't always open for what you think it will go for.  Sometimes getting a few people who are interested can really drive the price up.

I've seen people not sell something with an opening of 500... Then relist it at 250 and have a few people go back and forth and end up going way over the original price.

But the list above is a good list to get quality... I personally think the most important is

1) Artwork.
2) Working.
3) Location.
4) Luck.