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Is there a market for custom CPs in the $300-400 range?

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mphuie:
I think a better choice would to be to sell bare (or finished) CPs for much cheaper.  Personally I think a CP for $500 is ridiculously expensive and will only sell a handful. 

Any noob can wire up sticks and buttons to an ipac, but I'd say most people don't have the woodworking skill and/or tools to create a decent CP.

A fairly popular vendor on the fighting games sites is qcfgaming, they sell bare sticks for $25-35.  I bet people would buy a CP for $75-$100. 

Turnarcades:
In our experience control panels are just not worth the time with pre-fab CNC offerings like the X-Arcade so cheap and established builders like MAMEroom (West Coast Customs) already filling the scratch-built arty panel category with bulk-bought parts you will not find it worth it. No-one makes a fortune in this 'hobby-business' but from experience it's probably not worth doing it if someone's doing it cheaper already.

tjterrill:
I gotta agree with mphuie.

 I would buy a blank CP box that is already cut with my layout, in a HEARTBEAT. Thats the only thing holding me back right now, is finding the time, and someone with the experience to help me create this box for my CP. The wiring seems simple enough after watching some videos, but its the woodworking that I have no business doing.

Epyx:

--- Quote ---The wiring seems simple enough after watching some videos, but its the woodworking that I have no business doing.
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Certainly not trying to destroy commerce but when you try it you will see how easy it actually is.  Many of us could barely hold a screwdriver properly and have learned to cut wood. It really isn't that difficult once you learn to use the tool...sure if you had to use handsaws and chisels but with todays power tools its pretty straight forward.

Malenko:
Custom CP for $400 or full sized working cab for $250 .........................

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