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DougHillman:
I'll add another "Don't go to Pheasant Run expecting to see any worthwhile arcade machines" comment. In fact, don't go unless you wanna get disgusted and feel like you should stand around informing people of what crappy overpriced junk is being sold.
My girlfriend has been working at PR for about a year and got us comped into last fall's show. We won't be going to this next one. I've never seen a crappier collection of beaten up run-down machines being foisted off at absurd prices. And I mean absurd. Saw some sorta butchered cabaret thing with controls that barely worked running Donkey Kong for something like $2,000. There was what looked to be a Ms. Pac-Man (at least that's what was so burned into the screen it was visable from a good 20 yards away) in a badly restored with a $3,000 sticker on it. No idea if it worked or not.
There was one vendor with some of the nicer looking pre-assembled MAME cabs for sale, but they too were rediculously priced. A couple others with some terrible ratty-ass MAME cabs that were just embarrasing. I wish I'd had some www.arcadecontrols.com cards to hand out to everyone who was looking at one of these things. Explain to 'em that even if they have to buy an entire set of tools and take woodworking classes, they'd be better off building their own. :)
As has already been said, the show at Pheasant Run is not geared at arcade machines. It's Jukeboxs, slot machines, and doo-dads like that. Antique coke signs, barber poles, cigar store indians, etc. I would figure that there's probably deals to be had amongst that stuff, if that's your bag.
I am going to try and make it over to the show at the Dupage Fairgrounds the coupla days before though. Haven't been to that one yet, and it ought to at least have much more in the way of arcade stuff. No guarantee that it's not also gonna be overpriced shoddy merchandise, but I've heard some decent stuff about the show.
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Wienerdog:
--- Quote from: Superdude on March 05, 2004, 10:49:28 am ---BeefyD,
We are lucky, theres lots of good places around here to get arcade stuff in a pinch. You know about L&M amusements and HomeArcade Inc right? L&M is nice because you can buy parts there if you need them right away.
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Where is L&M amusements, I'm in Downers Grove. HomeArcade Inc is a nice place for mint rebuilt classics at huge prices.
DougHillman:
--- Quote from: Wienerdog on March 06, 2004, 12:37:46 pm ---
Where is L&M amusements, I'm in Downers Grove. HomeArcade Inc is a nice place for mint rebuilt classics at huge prices.
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HomeArcade is on just offa Ogden correct? At an intersection with a light, like 1/4 block to the North on the crossroad?
L & M is also on Ogden. The address I have (which I can't guarantee is correct) is 1908 Ogden. I've been by there a coupla times, but they've never been open when I'm there. (I live way up north in the Gurnee area - my girlfriend lives in Wheaton so I'm typically only out there on the weekend or in the evening.) It's just a little place on the north side of the road.
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DougHillman:
I posted a pic of the burned in cab in another thread.
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=17078
Superdude:
Wow that burn in ms pac is bad. Any info on that Dupage show? I'd like to check it out for sh*ts and giggles. We should have a meet this summer though for arcade people. I'd like to share some connections I have here. (Example: I know of a warehouse locally full of campcom bowling machines/super pacs that 50 bucks a piece and are AWESOME for making mame single player verticle dos machines for under 350. )
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