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Crayola:
I am planning on going to my first arcade auction next month
(Feb 21st in Cherry Hill, NJ). What should I expect? How
are the super auctions? Any auction do's and dont's for
a first time auction goer? Beside arcade games what can
I expect to pay for other things? Jukeboxes, Air hockey
tables, Pins? Is there a web site that I can use to gauge
what are fair auction prices for various arcade games?

Thanks,
Crayola

mrhowell:
http://www.basementarcade.com

mahuti:
In my experience, they are very understanding. If you accidentally bid, you can unbid.

In the several that I've been to, if you find you don't have the money to pay, they will come back to the item and re-auction it, rather than breaking your leg. Just let them know immediately. They frown on this, but it's better than nothing.

They'll explain the whole thing before the bidding begins.. .there are a lot of people that have never been to an auction before, so they do what they can to catch you up to speed.

I don't really like auctions... I think they're stressful, but I go anyway. You can play a lot of games for free if they allow you to plug the cabinets in.

If you are looking for cheap crap cabs to work on... go towards the end of the day. They get really cheap then.

As far as stuff you can get there... skeeball, arcades, pinballs, wurlitzers, foosball tables, flight simulators, those ticket type games, all sorts of stuff, depending on the auction.

RacerX:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=14757

Have fun!

paigeoliver:
As far as pinball machines go at the auctions. Let me stress this to you. Do not bid on a pin that you have not extensively playtested. Many non-working pinball machines appear to function to the casual observer. They will turn on, and may even sequence lights and such, but they are still non-working. I remember the last auction had a dead Victory. I thought for sure I could snag it cheap and have an entire parts machine for the Victory I had at home. But no go, you see the thing still lit up, and thus went for $700. The fact was that the people who weren't close to the thing couldn't tell that it didn't work.

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