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Is buying a gutted cabinet worth it?
axefreak:
Hello,
I am finally going to start my mame project....after about 3 years playing mame.
I have a question I am trying to decide which would be cheaper to built a cabinet or to buy a gutted cab? I am going to build a 4 player unit. I found this cabinet for $250 bucks with out a monitor. This cab is in great shape.
What do you all think?
Thanks,
Axefreak
APFelon:
I would say 250$ without a monitor is a horrible deal. I would either look for a better deal at an auction, check with local vendors, or do it yourself.
APf
Tailgunner:
I'll second APFelon, $250 is 10 times what that cab is worth.
AmericanDemon:
I personally have ran into those gutted cabs for between 10 and 20 at some local auctions. If they had controls and coin door between 20 - 50. So the 250 is not a deal at all.
axefreak:
This cabinet is in great shape....when I said gutted I should have clearified that it is only missing the monitor,...everything else is there.
From all the reading I have done, I am not sure you could build a cabinet for under $250. Buying the wood, t-molding, bit for router, screws, bolts, bezel glass, bezel brackets, marquee glass/plexi, marquee brackets, monitor shroud, and the time it takes to build one.
I know it sounds like I am trying to talk myself into this cabinet...I am not. Just trying to plan out the whole expense thing..... :)
RIck
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