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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: dweebs0r on May 12, 2006, 09:02:07 am
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This cab seems to be in "okay" shape. Sidework intact. In desperate need of a good cleanup. Seemingly working monitor. Most likely probably non-working boards but they are in there. Coin door in good shape. Includes keys.
What would be a price you guys think would be fair for this?
-Dweebs
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Assuming the cabinet is in good shape I might pay $100 for it assuming everything was in there.
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but if the owner says" give me $50 for it" just take it and say thank you ;)
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The guy wants $75 for it in nonworking form. He has a working centipede (somebody painted the entire cabinet black - ugh!) that he says I could have for $75 as well.
Just wondering if that was a good deal or not.
-Jody
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Yep. That's a pretty good deal. It's a shame about the 'pede cab being painted, but if it's working, it's worth $75 just in gameplay value. And as for the Pac-Man, it might just be a minor fix and away you go!
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Seems like a good deal. I'd probably buy both PCB boards off you for a chunk of what you are paying even if they aren't working. Aren't working would probably be prefered to some degree. I just like to work on things, but for some reason I think there are people who pay even more then what I'd pay for non-working boards.
Let me know if you get them and want to sell the PCB's.
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I would be surprising my wife by bringing home 2 cabinets if I were in your shoes.
And spending this weekend at a motel and next week in counseling.
Worth it in the end. Get the cabs.
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Dang, I wish I could find someone who is basically giving away arcade games... ::)
How well do you know the guy? If this is just a business venture for him, and he says 75 each, then offer him $100 total and see what he says. The worst he can say is no, and you still get them for $150. Odds are, he just wants to ditch them at that price.
Haggling, it's a wonderful thing.
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The guy wants $75 for it in nonworking form. He has a working centipede (somebody painted the entire cabinet black - ugh!) that he says I could have for $75 as well.
Just wondering if that was a good deal or not.
-Jody
If you can, get them both. If the Centipede artwork is under the black paint, a little elbow grease will get it back. Check out this recovery that I did - http://www.jhanson.com/arcade/centipede
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dweebs0r:
That's a good deal on both. I agree with previous poster - that Centipede artwork is probably still under there and recoverable if you have the patience.
You can get the Pacman board repaired for under $100 and a working Pacman cabinet with monitor is well worth $175.
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Thanks I may try to grab it this weekend if its still available.
-D