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Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« on: July 02, 2004, 04:37:52 am »
So I started poking around inside my recently acquired 720 machine today.

I noticed a large brown paper bundle in the bottom of the machine. Curious as to what kind of garbage was included with the machine, I picked it up. It was somewhat heavy, and carefully wrapped/taped up. My mind immediatly ran through what it could be.
I take it to the workbench, and slowly begin unwrapping it. I couldn't believe my eye's!

There was a extra, 100% complete, NOS unused 720 controller carefully hidden away in the machine!

Here's a couple pics:



It never fails to amaze me what you find inside these old machines.  :)

{edit} By the way, It is amazing how smoothly and solidly the unused stick turns, it is night and day different from the stick that is on the machine currently.{/edit}


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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2004, 07:44:54 am »
Unbelievable!

That thing is priceless!

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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2004, 09:05:13 am »
Unbelievable!

That thing is priceless!

Oh, I'll bet it's got a price...  A high one, but a price nonetheless.
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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2004, 09:25:49 am »
....darn, all I found in my old Stargate cab was 21 cents.

Great find!....put that sucker up on ebay and see what it brings in!

MameMaster!  8)
Seriously. Will it fit in my basement or what?

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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2004, 10:35:13 am »
Now that IS a good find. I have occasionally found brand new unused Peter Chou power supplies wrapped up laying in the bottom of the cabinets of used games.

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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2004, 01:31:56 pm »
Usually all I find is a assortment of candy wrappers, misc. coins and tokens, and a handfull of redemption tickets.

This was certainly a change for the better.

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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2004, 01:35:34 pm »
Nice!  That's like finding a Babe Ruth autographed baseball inside the wall of your home or something!  Well, okay, not quite, but you get the idea.   ;)

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Re:Woohoo! Incredible Find!
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2004, 02:10:06 pm »
 :o :o :o

Nii-ice find!
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