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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Dervacumen on May 18, 2006, 10:48:50 pm
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Should be in the meet up board, but I might get better response here. Mods, feel free to move. :)
Anyone attending the auction? I'm stressing 'cause I have no way to transport a cab so I'm thinking of getting a U-Haul. Sad yes, but functional anyway. I'm in Hollister, so looking for someone from Salinas, Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill, etc. to share a ride and have some fun? San Jose's good too, but if I get a U-Haul it's gonna be a lot of driving.
I went to the last auction and my ride (read: pickup truck) cancelled at the last minute so I couldn't buy anything. Bummer, but I did get a chance to meet another member 'though it wasn't 'till after the fact that I knew it.
Would enjoy hooking up with a few others if you're attending.
Cheers!
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When and where is this?
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When and where is this?
Happening today (Saturday)
SAN JOSE, CA.
SANTA CLARA FAIRGROUNDS
344 TULLY ROAD, FIESTA HALL, SAN JOSE, CA.
PREVIEW 8-10AM, AUCTION STARTS AT 10:15AM
I'll be there wearing a T-Shirt with "Beaker" (from the Muppet Show) if you want to say hi.
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How was the auction?
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mmmm bummer i'm in san jose,ca but i wouldn't be able to go anyway because of work :angry:
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How was the auction?
This was my second and I left empty handed. I went looking for a Joust, but no luck. I did bid on a working Satan's Hollow cabaret, but didn't want to pay the $175 it went for (though it did have an original working handle.)
Generally speaking, there were very few good games there, maybe a couple of lines. It was very crowded at the beginning then all of a sudden everyone disappeared. Stuff was going very cheap for the most part. There were probably 50 junk cabinets, some going for $1, others for less than that.
Toward the end, junky cabarets were going 8 or 10 for a dollar.
There were a few nice games there, including a Ms. Pac that went for I think $375. A few sit downs, and maybe 10 pinballs. The pin prices seemd a bit high.
I was going to get a U-Haul for the day, but the cost for the U-Haul was going to be like $150. Had I known the prices were going to be so low I would have gladly spent the money. Heck, I could have robbed them of leaf switch joysticks and came out ahead.
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I went to the last one in December and it was a bit of a dissapointment. One of the trucks was snowed in somewhere in Denver and goodies were somewhat scarce. This time around, I couldn't attend due to a previous arrangement I made to go fishing. But my buddy (soldier that he is) that I normally go with went anyway. He managed to score a Street Fighter 2 CE cab that was redone into a vertically mounted Strikers 1945 cab. He got it home with the help of his brother's truck. The cab worked 100%. But once refurbed, the sticks and buttons will go. The monitor will also need a new cap kit. The CP sticker may be replaced. About $100 worth of goods and a bit of effort. We decided to turn this one into a MAME machine so I fronted the dough for an ArcadeVGA and J-PAC. Some of these expenses will be recouped when the Strikers 1945 PCB goes to eBay and brings back about $100. This is actually the 6th or 8th cab that we have worked on in less than a year. So we are a veterans. Flipping the monitor back horizontal was a snap. The hard part will be to get MAME to work the way we want.
Needless to say, it is pretty exciting. Especially when you consider that the cab cost a whopping $12 with fees and taxes. admisssion was $10, and about 5 bucks of gas was spent. Can't wait for the next one!