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Title: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: koolmoecraig on February 14, 2006, 08:32:27 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/car-racing-game_W0QQitemZ6252783978QQcategoryZ3945QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Apparently only 4 of these cabinets were built.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: Luckydevil on February 14, 2006, 08:48:53 pm

I'm gonna buy it and then smash it.  ;)

KLOV says it has a 49 way joystick. I didn't know they used them that far back.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=B&game_id=7145

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: RayB on February 15, 2006, 12:58:47 pm

Quote from: Luckydevil on February 14, 2006, 08:48:53 pm

I'm gonna buy it and then smash it.  ;)

KLOV says it has a 49 way joystick. I didn't know they used them that far back.

?? Heard of Sinistar?

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: Havok on February 15, 2006, 01:16:25 pm

Quote from: koolmoecraig on February 14, 2006, 08:32:27 pm

Apparently only 4 of these cabinets were built.

I think the other three are still new in a box at the factory...

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: RayB on February 15, 2006, 01:22:35 pm

Quote from: Havok on February 15, 2006, 01:16:25 pm

Quote from: koolmoecraig on February 14, 2006, 08:32:27 pm

Apparently only 4 of these cabinets were built.

I think the other three are still new in a box at the factory...

No, private collectors have the others.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: WaRpEd on February 15, 2006, 07:46:30 pm

Looks like a Sinistar cockpit to me. Never seen one in the flesh.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: erictrumpet on February 15, 2006, 07:55:01 pm

Quote from: Luckydevil on February 14, 2006, 08:48:53 pm

I'm gonna buy it and then smash it.  ;)

Quote from: Havok on February 15, 2006, 01:16:25 pm

I think the other three are still new in a box at the factory...

Are the jokes because Williams' Blaster is such a gawd-awful craptastic game, or some other reason? Aesthetically the cab looks pretty cool. Could make a nice project.

Eric.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Post by: Kremmit on February 15, 2006, 10:27:11 pm

It's just because it's outrageously rare.  Even an upright is hard to find, but the cockpit is beyond impossible.  Too bad the game is, in fact, craptastic.  If it weren't a Williams title, I doubt anybody would care.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: koolmoecraig on February 16, 2006, 07:54:21 pm

$5800 winning bid. Tack on another $1000 or so for shipping to the US.(The winning bidder is from Washington)

Cha-Ching.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: RayB on February 16, 2006, 08:21:05 pm

WHAT?!?!?!?

The thing has been HACKED and converted!
It's been STORED IN A SHED!

I don't care if it's rare, it's not worth THAT much, is it?!?!

And can you imagine the taxes and duty when it crosses the border. "You paid how much? ... Let's see, that will be $750 in taxes."

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: The 80s Man on February 16, 2006, 09:10:39 pm

I guess it's worth so much that they were too afraid to clean it up for the photos.

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: Havok on February 17, 2006, 08:34:49 am

Waaaay too much!

The shifter is even on the wrong side...

 ;)

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: danny_galaga on February 17, 2006, 09:13:04 am

i guess the seller is not one of the 79.1%...


"Languages:
   Definition Field Listing
English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)"

 ;D

edit: oh, and this guy was pretty hopeful-

Q:    hi would you take 50 for it us dollars jeff
   13-Feb-06
   
   A:    no sorry last bid wins

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: cdbrown on February 17, 2006, 10:28:22 am

Winning bid:   AU $7,877.77
Lot of money for a hacked cab that's been ina shed for 5 years

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: RayB on February 17, 2006, 11:41:52 am

Comes with its own Aussie ecosystem. That may be worth something?

Title: Re: One of 4 built ^^^^^$5800!!!!!!
Post by: Doc Thirst on February 17, 2006, 12:18:58 pm

Yeah it looks like a lot, but when you covert AU to US it works out to $5.78 ; )