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Title: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 12, 2007, 03:33:28 pm
http://cgi.ebay.com/MAME-M-A-M-E-Machine-4-Players-25-Arcade-Monitor_W0QQitemZ330087035579QQihZ014QQcategoryZ13716QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You GOTTA see that....

Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: notaburger on February 12, 2007, 03:35:11 pm
suddenly, i feel much better about my cabinet



...sorry, that's mean  :dunno
Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 12, 2007, 03:37:09 pm
Hahahaha....that is what I was thinking.   I told my wife that the next time she thinks my construction skillz need a little work,  to remember this auction!

Here is a picture for the lazy amongst us...

Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: Loki on February 12, 2007, 03:43:54 pm
Lol... he should just throw away the box thingy and sell the parts.
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Post by: FrizzleFried on February 12, 2007, 03:45:16 pm
He should...the to add insult to injury that Buy In Now price of $1,500 DOESN'T INCLUDE THE PC!

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Post by: ChadTower on February 12, 2007, 04:03:03 pm

Someone buy it, put it in their house, and then have a jerky relative touch the exposed anode.  Then sue this guy for every penny he has and 40% of his blood.
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Post by: spacies on February 12, 2007, 04:24:09 pm

Already a thread about the monstrosity.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63105.0

POS!
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Post by: Apollo on February 12, 2007, 05:12:03 pm
machines like this sell for over $3000 on ebay?!

oh man that's beautiful, I laughed so hard I had to go and lie down.
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Post by: FrizzleFried on February 12, 2007, 05:33:03 pm
Gotta love the single bid thus far....$.01.

I think I will go bid $.02 if it lets me.   Hell,  I'd even pay $100 or so just for the monitor...he can keep the rest of his crap.

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Post by: FrizzleFried on February 12, 2007, 05:33:53 pm
Ahh!  $.06 is the minimum bid.   Had a hard time justifying it,  but I pulled the trigger!  I hope I win!


EDIT: Bah...i was out bid by the original bidder...it seems he put in a number over and above what I would shell out for such a contraption.


EDIT #2:  Nope...I am now high bidder at $51.00...though the reservation hasn't been met.  I'd go to $100,  thats it.   Then I'd tell the guy to shitcan the rest,  I just want the monitor (and the trackball maybe).

EDIT #3:  Hey...I think I am getting burned!   He says: "The trackball is a white Happ 3" USB Trackball and is an independent connection (the 3 buttons above the trackball are connected through the trackball's USB). "  but if you look at that photo,  I would SWEAR that is a 2.25" TB,  right?
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Post by: Kaytrim on February 12, 2007, 09:32:26 pm
EDIT #3:  Hey...I think I am getting burned!   He says: "The trackball is a white Happ 3" USB Trackball and is an independent connection (the 3 buttons above the trackball are connected through the trackball's USB). "  but if you look at that photo,  I would SWEAR that is a 2.25" TB,  right?

It could be a 3" and the wires go to a circuit board on the trackball in the same location as the USB wire.  It is just a visual trick the makes you think the the buttons are connected directly into the USB wire.
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Post by: Hawkypro on February 13, 2007, 08:38:48 pm
he has got 10 bids so far. I think his friends are up bidding for him.  Its obvious that his reserve is 1500.00 to.  I bet he pulls this auction when he comes to his senses about the price. I quote P.T. Barnum "Theres a sucker born every minute"
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Post by: Donkey_Kong on February 13, 2007, 09:04:21 pm
Guys be nice. Be nice. First of all it is probably a fellow member.



1st: The control panel is very very nicely laid out. It is proportionate and symmetrical far as I can tell from the couch.

2nd: The speakers are located and situated quite nicely and surely they must provide da BUMP!

C: The monitor mount is just simply to DIE FOR!!

:cheers:

Someone please send this guy a copy of Saint's book!
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Post by: Donkey_Kong on February 13, 2007, 09:07:43 pm
Wait. I know of 1 member from Jersey. PDB. Is this you? If it is nice cab bro.


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Post by: FrizzleFried on February 13, 2007, 09:17:08 pm
7 of those bids were from me!   I want that 25" monitor!   I stopped at $101.50 and have been outbid....and yes,  the RESERVE WASN'T MET at $101.50.

As for the control panel,  uh...yah.

...and the speakers...um...sure.

...and the monitor mount IS the shiznit for sure!
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Post by: Kaytrim on February 13, 2007, 10:31:17 pm
Guys be nice. Be nice. First of all it is probably a fellow member.

1st: The control panel is very very nicely laid out. It is proportionate and symmetrical far as I can tell from the couch.

2nd: The speakers are located and situated quite nicely and surely they must provide da BUMP!

C: The monitor mount is just simply to DIE FOR!!

:cheers:

Someone please send this guy a copy of Saint's book!


Yea DK these things are correct but the monitor is out in the open, it doesn't come with a computer and the base is made with a 2x4 frame wrapped in fabric. He is just asking too much for a piece of junk plus some good parts. 

31 buttons
4 joysticks
IPac 4-player interface
Happ trackball with USB cable
Arcade VGA
5.1 speaker syetem
and the monitor.

Total retail value of the parts could be around $700 tops and most of that is in the monitor.

Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: johnm160 on February 13, 2007, 11:31:51 pm
Well I got outbid twice....I'm done

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Post by: pointdablame on February 14, 2007, 12:49:43 am
Wait. I know of 1 member from Jersey. PDB. Is this you? If it is nice cab bro.




Uh oh.... they are on to me.....


 :laugh2:
Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: ChadTower on February 14, 2007, 11:04:09 am

There are at least a few members from NJ.  That kid that keeps buying old cars and pins and can't figure out what to do with them is from NJ.
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Post by: Buddabing on February 14, 2007, 03:15:17 pm
I think it would look pretty nice as a showcase cab, all he has to do is build the monitor section. He should probably shorten the base section by 6-8 inches and lose the 4-way stick, to save space. The speakers would go in the monitor section.

Cabs far worse than this have been listed on Ebay.
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Post by: Havok on February 14, 2007, 06:42:53 pm

There are at least a few members from NJ.  That kid that keeps buying old cars and pins and can't figure out what to do with them is from NJ.

I wonder how he'll get it out of his basement? Does anyone have another one just like this that I can borrow and see if it will fit?

 :laugh2:
Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: Mattiekrome on February 16, 2007, 10:43:19 pm
Quote from: eBay
The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.

The wood on the CP reminds me of a bowling alley
Title: Re: $1,500 BUY IT NOW?!?!? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Post by: FrizzleFried on February 17, 2007, 02:33:07 am
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Bidding has ended for this item at US $406.00. You were outbid.


Hahahaha...it got THAT high?!?

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Post by: Loki on February 17, 2007, 03:33:37 am
I think that's a pretty nice price for those parts ^^
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Post by: Spaz Monkey on February 17, 2007, 10:57:25 pm
Dude has both the Arcade VGA and Video Amp thrown in the deal.