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Title: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: koolmoecraig on January 13, 2006, 07:00:19 am

Why hasn't anyone tackled the reproduction of these? You could sell them all day long for $200.

$610!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6242380692&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: MYX on January 13, 2006, 08:06:41 am

Didn't even know it exsisted until now.  :P

Seems kinda of like a single use control. Sure you could use it for other spinner games, but would you want to?

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: Witchboard on January 13, 2006, 09:11:36 am

I'm pretty sure Oscar already had the plans laid out, but has never produced any.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: Havok on January 13, 2006, 11:01:46 am

I love Major Havoc - never played with that control, only a conversion. The dedicated cab rocks...

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: allroy1975 on January 13, 2006, 12:29:03 pm

wow...I crapped my pants when I saw that auction.

the thing that sucks is now I have crap in my pants.  :(

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: Havok on January 13, 2006, 12:49:48 pm

Quote from: allroy1975 on January 13, 2006, 12:29:03 pm

wow...I crapped my pants when I saw that auction.

the thing that sucks is now I have crap in my pants.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: RandyT on January 13, 2006, 12:59:55 pm

I'll put a controller like this on my list of things to do. 

I think the reason this has gone so high is the rarity of the original control. 


Does anyone have any specs on this thing (roller size, material composition, etc) ?

Thanks,
RandyT

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: allroy1975 on January 13, 2006, 01:03:19 pm

Quote from: Havok on January 13, 2006, 12:49:48 pm

You should wear Depends, like Chad does...

 :angel:

too late though.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: MameMaster! on January 13, 2006, 01:23:44 pm

I wonder if the buyer IS planning on making a repro?....why else would you spend so much?

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: mmmPeanutButter on January 13, 2006, 03:51:14 pm

outsource to china.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: Witchboard on January 13, 2006, 03:57:02 pm

I think Oscar already did most of the research and was getting comments in this (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=24870.0) thread.

Quote from: RandyT on January 13, 2006, 12:59:55 pm

I'll put a controller like this on my list of things to do.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: MameMaster! on January 13, 2006, 04:40:59 pm

wow....that archived post from Oscar reminds me of how much I miss his products.

OSCAR WE NEED YOU!

....man, I liked Major Havok....but never loved it....but if a repro joy became available I would snatch up 2 since they're so hard to come by. I'm sure it would be fun to have a MH controller on a control panel.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: vizzinni on January 13, 2006, 04:49:42 pm

I noticed that the pic on the ebay auction doesn't exactly match the pic posted by saint on Oscar's thread....might there have been more than one "original?" 

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: crashwg on January 13, 2006, 08:32:28 pm

The one saint posted was a repro.

Title: Re: For The Love of God !!!!!
Post by: CheffoJeffo on January 13, 2006, 09:46:29 pm

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