Some people are truly sick!

[Magnet_Eye]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4315&item=6132290110&rd=1


Hack a Tempest and try to get $1300 for it? what a friggin jerk!

[SirPeale]

Price point aside, if the cab was empty when he/she got it, it's really for the best.  Did a good job converting it too, no Frankenpanel.

It's all about the bloody vector monitors.  Since they're extremely expensive (because they don't make them anymore (dammit)) restoring a Tempest can break the bank.  It does look like whoever did this made no permanent changes.

[menace]

I agree with Peale on this one when you factor in the cost to restore then sell--you are losing money on something like this.  At least it was well done and if some collector somewhere wants to convert it back (not very likley given they would likely want a complete one) then they could do so.  Its sad to say but some of these aren't necessarily worth restoring from a financial point of view.

[Floyd10]

Anyone remember that KI/something cab conversion kit?

That made me sick

[Gunstar Hero]

Looks good. A tad expensive...

Wait wait...

...converted Tempest cab issues, rare vector monitors issues, no changes issues... all that aside...

HE DIDN'T PUT A SPINNER ON IT!! WTF?!?

So lame. That poor cab can't play it's own game.

No CPO either.  

Oh well. Looks good. I wouldn't pay that tho.  

[rchadd]

So lame. That poor cab can't play it's own game.

you can use a trackball  to play tempest

[paigeoliver]

Restoring Atari vector games from stripped cabs is a losing proposition every time.

Yes, you CAN do it.

But it costs way more than buying a good working one, AND it is just going to keep one or more other vector games from being restorable. Matter of fact, it might very well just get another working game outright killed. You see it is very, VERY common to part out working Space Duels, Black Widows, and Gravitars. Those games only go for $500-$600 in great working shape. BUT the monitor in them is worth $450. The boards are worth $100, the rest of the cab parts (panel, marquee, wiring, etc), will bring in another $125, and then they will probably be able to get $50 for the empty cabinet from somebody because Space Duel, Gravitar and Black Widow are ALWAYS mint.

Now, Vectorbeam games! Those are worth restoring from stripped cabs because they are SO HARD TO FIND.

[Gunstar Hero]

you can use a trackball  to play tempest

Yeah. You just go on believing that.  

You can also "play" Tempest with a joystick... although I can't say I'd recommend that either.  

Man, I need a spinner on my cab now. I'm wanting to play Tempest bad.