The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: Hoagie_one on May 27, 2003, 09:04:18 am
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Actually, it was last configured to be a High impact football game, but its the same cabinet. Man this cab is perfect for mame. It has a nice big control panel area, a flat non-tilted viewing area for a monitor, its great.
Comes with both coin doors, with the electronics, but will need new locks.
Has 4 wico 8-way joysticks, used but apear to be in good shape (besides needing a cleaning)
Has several buttons of variable colors, with micro switches (7, I believe)
It is in very good shape, the control panel is the only thing that will need some touch up, but most of us were just gonna build a new one anyways.
I paid $125 for it just days ago and thats all im asking for it. Must pickup from my house in Pontiac, Michigan. 48340.
I would also consider a smaller cabinet in partial trade for this beast as the only reason im not keeping it is because it wont fit in my basement.
Thanks for looking.
Mike
EDIT:
This is a generic picture of the cabinet, NOT THE ACTUAL ONE I HAVE.
(http://www.coinop.org/KB/GfxMame/Cabinets/quartet.png)
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What are the dimensions of that monster?
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31" wide at its smallest. My basement doorway is 30"
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i can get better measurments and pics later today, when i get home
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yes yes, pics would be oh so very nice!
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ok, i was off on the measurments, its 30" X 35" X 68"
Regardless my basement is 29", I double checked, lol.
the pics will have to wait till tongiht or tomarrow, but rest assured besides some dust and dirt, its in solid shape except for a littrle chhipping on the control panel and a missing strip of T-molding on teh side of the CP as well.
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I guess I will also take some parts to reduce teh price as well.
Parts I need.
Trackball
Spinner
MoBo that supports a 933 Celeron
Ram for that MoBo
G2 video card with TV out (or better)
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:'( This really depresses me...... I would love to take this off your hands, but I live in the State of Confussion...err.. i mean Maryland and the wife can't see why I need to drive all the way out there for a cabinet...... WWWWWAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
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Michigan is a beutiful state, take a vacation here in our great state parks then on the way back just pick up the cab, lol
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i forgot to take the pics of the cabinet, ill try to get to it tonight for those of you who may be interested.
Price and trade value for stuff i need is negotiable
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Still didnt get the pics, sorry.
If anyone is interested in teh Cabinet but doesnt need the joystick and buttons, ill reduce teh price to $100.
Just another option.
Thanks
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I'm gonna start crying now, I went to go take pics of this thing and got a better look on the inside. It has speakers, light for marque, a ton of wiring\switches. The coin mechs are all their with switches. It even has volumn + light controls inside the coin doors.
Anyways, here's teh pics
(http://www.susans-spot.com\cab_1.jpg)
(http://www.susans-spot.com\cab_2.jpg)
(http://www.susans-spot.com\cab_3.jpg)
(http://www.susans-spot.com\cab_4.jpg)
(http://www.susans-spot.com\cab_5.jpg)
(http://www.susans-spot.com\cab_6.jpg)
If there isn't any interest in the next few days, im gonna put it on Ebay. I need to turn this around so I can get the smaller cab I need.
Thanks
Mike
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WHy not just take it apart and then put it back together again once you get it down in the basement?
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because i dont want to deal with rivets adn bolts. Morover, when i have to move it again, it will have a ton more stuff inside ill have to take apart, i dont want that aggrivation.
I'm just looking for a nice simple medium cab, lol
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I'm looking for a cab, shipping is a killer tho... If anyone is feeling nice i'd pay around 100 maybe 125 for a cab if they can ship it here, LMFAO
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Cant ship it , sorry.
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Yea that'd be quite a mess, I was actually just joking around to see if anyone would, lol. THanks tho. Today I should be calling a guy who might have a cab or two sitting around, hopefully he will hang on to one of em until i get my check in a couple days...prob is, he is one of those arcade operators that are all about the money, so I shall see how it goes, seems like he is my last hope in VA so I'm hoping he has one that he's willing to hang on to for a couple days for me.
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Yeah, arcade guys will try to swindle you if you let them. to them, every cabinet costs them $1000.
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I talked to em last week, he said he had cabs but they were in good shape thats why he saved em so they are 100. I told him I was looking for something in 50 dollar price range so he said call him back next monday (today) and he'll see what his "friend in the bussiness" has. I assume he is going to give me the same cab 50 dollars cheaper just because I wouldn't take his first price, lol... i dunno tho... I'll find out in an hour and 40 minutes when i call em, (has to be after 2, lol)
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WOW he gave me this guys number, he made me feel 2 inches tall tho, he kept saying ur lucky blah blah. lol
But anyway the other guy gave me thsi new guys number he has about 15 or 20 cabs anyone i want for 40 dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ima call em him in a couple days to come up there, any type of cab i should get or that anyone here recomends to fit an xarcade stick?
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Really. I suggest forget the X-Arcade stick and look for a cabinet that already has a good usable control panel on it.
Most any warehouse full of assorted half stripped cabinets will probably have something that was converted into a Street Fighter 2. Go for that if it is there (and still has the controls), that will save you a lot of money because you won't have to buy a new panel or new controls. Then just hook em up with an I-Pac.
If that isn't there then try to find a Defender cabinet. Either an original one or a converted one. The reason being is that they are built like a tank, they have a monitor shelf, and they take a rectangular wooden control panel. That means you can make a new panel that looks good in about 5 minutes with no skill (try making a new panel for an Atari or Midway cabinet, uggh). You can spot a converted Defender by looking for a shiny coin door chromish coin door that has spots for 3 slots (but probably only has two slots).
Third choice would just be to get the nicest looking cabinet there.
Other things to look for.
Cabinets with monitor shelves (most Williams cabinets).
Also, once you are there. Do not ask if "Cabinet 3" comes with whatever is still in it. If you ask, then it isn't going to come with it, but if you don't ask, then it probably will.
Look carefully at this picture so you can spot one that might be painted black.
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I'd rather use an x-arcade, less wiring... but thanks a lot, i'll keep a look out for a street fighter or defender... the shelf would be great so i'll most likely get an old defender if i see it, THANKS A LOT!
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On ebay now
EBAY LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3228305961&category=13716&rd=1)
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spectre......
I used an X-Arcade in my cabinet...it works great.....of course, it doesnt look like an original CP, and I would prefer that, but for the ease of wiring the controls, and the fact that all my games are being played off my xbox harddrive, the X-Arcade is the way to go!
you can see pics of my project here:
http://www.alwaysrecord.com/arcade.htm
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nice where's the pics of the actual arcade cab with the xarcade in it tho ?
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This is your last chance to own the ultimate MAME cab.
less than one day left on ebay.
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If the cab doesn't go on ebay let me know I may have a friend who is interested.
BTW - I live in Saginaw.
e-mail: matthewkris@hotmail.com
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have your friend contact me.
mym_ray@hotmail.com
Ill cancel the auction if he really wants it. I'm sure we can work out something
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Dude, just part that thing out, and sell the bits and pieces. You'll make more, and it will sell, and will be shippable. No one is going to pay $100 on Ebay for an unpopulated, empty, converted cabinet AND be local to you for pick-up only. I've only had success with that ONCE, and it was a stripped DK cabinet that a collector relatively nearby absolutely HAD to have.
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if I get no bids, i just may, however I have had 5 different people inquire about the cab via email\PM's.