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Title: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: bishmasterb on November 24, 2005, 03:25:20 pm
Very good condition Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. Plays great. No side-art. $550.00.

No delivery, I'm near Sacramento, Northern California.

(http://www.bishopzone.com/images/donkeykong.jpg)

Minor, isolated wood damage along front bottom edge (not water damage, just chipped section). Minor nicks and scuffs, but overall in very good condition.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: Dave_K. on November 24, 2005, 04:45:42 pm
OMG! That poor Stargate next to it defiled!
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: bishmasterb on November 24, 2005, 07:20:40 pm
No. Actually it was defiled when it was sitting, broken, in a garage for 10 years collecting dust. Now, it gets played frequently.

But thanks for your concern!
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: melidian on November 25, 2005, 11:08:30 am
no, actually it's defiled now and that donkey kong is only worth $200
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: bishmasterb on November 25, 2005, 12:58:06 pm
*sigh* Okay, you guys win. I'll just sell it elsewhere.

Never try to sell BYOACers an Apple Pie. You just get them yelling at you telling you Blueberry Pie is better.

*sigh........*
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: APFelon on November 27, 2005, 01:55:38 am
It's worth far more than 200 dollars. Pull and patch that security bar and you'll be in business. Selling it elsewhere is a good idea as well. Some folks wiggle their joystick and think that makes them pricing experts.

BTW- The Stargate IS defiled. But you should have seen how I hacked a Pac Man cab. Haw.

APf
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: dweebs0r on November 27, 2005, 08:40:33 am
550 is a great price for that.  I only wish you would consider delivery.

-D
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: RayB on November 27, 2005, 01:15:06 pm
*sigh* Okay, you guys win. I'll just sell it elsewhere.

Never try to sell BYOACers an Apple Pie. You just get them yelling at you telling you Blueberry Pie is better.

*sigh........*

That's not the problem. The problem is they know where to get apples, pie crust and ingredients so they can make it themselves for cheaper.  ;D
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: melidian on November 27, 2005, 08:54:58 pm
haha...wiggle my joystick.
i can sell donkey kong all day for $550 and make a very nice profit if anyone is looking for them in the midwest
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: Kremmit on November 27, 2005, 10:22:44 pm
You've got a case of the PM.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: koolmoecraig on November 28, 2005, 02:49:37 pm
$550 is NOt a GREAT price. It's fair but by no means a "smoking deal".

The market has completely died for old games unless they are super rare.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: dweebs0r on November 28, 2005, 05:20:24 pm
Quote
$550 is NOt a GREAT price.

It's supply and demand.

I cant find anything in my area.

Donkey Kong is/was the first game I ever got hooked on.

So to me, $550 IS a great price.  It seems like in other areas of the country, these types of games are more plentiful and cheaper. 

I live in a rural area.  I had a guy try to sell me a Mortal Kombat 2 that has a non working monitor for $500 and I (briefly) considered it.

Appreciate your opinion though, no really.

-Dweebs
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: skippy on November 28, 2005, 06:30:58 pm
550 isn't too bad.  Beings as everyone is throwing their 2 cents in.  If it was me I would remove the lock bar patch the holes and throw some repro sideart on it.  I think you could get quite a bit more then.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: clanggedin on November 28, 2005, 11:12:22 pm
I bought a DK Jr. for $100. I filled in holes, repainted it ,added new side art, t-molding and gave it a cap kit. I am in it about $160. I have been offered $700 for it. It looks so nice now I can't bear to part with it.

I bought it to help pay for my first pin..... Still waiting to buy the pin.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: Stingray on November 30, 2005, 12:44:55 pm
Too far away for me to be a buyer, but $550 sounds fair enough to me. I'm still waiting for a DK to show up fr sale in my area.

-S
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: MameMaster! on November 30, 2005, 05:11:54 pm
I'm in w/Stingray.

I spend hours playing DK in my local grocery store. If this was near me $550. seems fair.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: bishmasterb on December 01, 2005, 09:13:45 pm
Sold it on eBay for $720!
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: menace on December 01, 2005, 10:05:04 pm
Congrats!  I guess Melidian didn't get around to poisoning your ebay auction like he did your thread! :-X
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: bishmasterb on December 02, 2005, 09:42:22 am
Congrats!  I guess Melidian didn't get around to poisoning your ebay auction like he did your thread! :-X
They actually did me a favor, I would not have considered putting it on eBay so quickly, had they not been needlessly negative about it.
 
They made me an additional $170! Perhaps I should send them a commission check...
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: Stingray on December 02, 2005, 12:16:14 pm
Sold it on eBay for $720!

No suprises here. It's one of the all time greats and the cab is definitely in above average condition. Congrats on the sale.

-S
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: CheffoJeffo on December 02, 2005, 07:43:39 pm
Congrats!  I guess Melidian didn't get around to poisoning your ebay auction like he did your thread! :-X
They actually did me a favor, I would not have considered putting it on eBay so quickly, had they not been needlessly negative about it.
 
They made me an additional $170! Perhaps I should send them a commission check...

Perhaps now Melidian will decide to put some of those $200 DKs up on eBay and earn big bucks ...

 ::)

Cheers.
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: melidian on December 02, 2005, 08:47:14 pm
hey sorry guys, no poison intended...i just dont pay retail for stuff that is at auctions all the time dirt cheap.  like i said anyone in the midwest looking for dk or similiar i'll give you that price with new sideart and a cold beer
Title: Re: Donkey Kong, upright cab, plays great
Post by: melidian on December 02, 2005, 08:56:22 pm
by the way - registered the day after your auction started and bid like mad?