Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: slycrel on December 15, 2007, 02:19:12 pm
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Hey, for all of you living in or around Utah, I wanted to drop you all a note. It seems arcade machines are harder to come by around here, and I've not had a lot of luck with the local classifieds.
Recently I've found that the classifieds at www.ksl.com (http://www.ksl.com) have orders of magnitude of better listings for local arcade related listings than anything else I've found, surpassing craigslist and ebay.
I know there are a few other BYOAC members in Utah, so I thought I'd share.
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Yep, KSL is better than craigslist or even eBay for finding arcades locally.
Where are you at? I'm in Centerville, by the way.
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Spanish Fork here.
I've had some bad luck with operators here in Utah valley, and ksl.com is by far and away the best local resource I've found, so I thought I'd share. Everything else seems spotty at best. Any other local resources you've found that are good?
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I have picked up a few arcades through KSL as well (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=74490.0 being my latest). I agree that KSL does seem to have more deals more often on arcades, but I have still found some listed through craigslist that didn't make it to KSL (I used http://crazedlist.org/ to search all the utah areas at once).
I have also had some luck with my local arcade (Fun Unlimited), the guy who owns it is a real nice guy. He doesn't seem to know what his machines are really worth (in a bad way, his prices are generally too high), but since he's not actively selling them, it doesn't seem to be a problem for him. He was really reasonable when I worked out a trade with him (got my Crystal Castles from him, I love that arcade). He also has some contacts with other operators that may be able to locate a specific game.
I worked with a guy down in ogden (for a trade) that ended up getting a good deal on an empty cab from the nickel cade down there (he got a Virtual Fighter cab that was gutted, and we helped him convert it into a 4 player mame cabinet - http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64354). I think he may have been working with in the past (built up a relationship) but that seems like a prime location to get good deals from (they have pretty high turnover in their arcade, so I'm sure you could get some of the low performers for a steal).
When I started this hobby, I thought it was impossible to find reasonable cabs here in Utah, but now, I don't have room for the ones I have (not sure where I'll put the Star Wars when it's done, but I'm sure I'll find a place :) )
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Um... For the first time in my life, I wish I lived in UT.
Jesus! A working Burgertime in good condition for $300?!