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Reburbishing whats too Far?
RayB:
--- Quote from: romperwomb on December 22, 2004, 11:45:50 am --- I suspect that in the future this will be true for Arcade cabs as well.
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Uh oh. Does this mean I shouldn't replace t-molding?
cbmeeks:
I don't know why this is even a big deal.
Here is my $0.02:
If it LOOKS like an original, PLAYS like and original, and FEELS like an original...then it is ORIGINAL enough for YOU. In fact, if the only time you can tell it's not original is when the OS boots up and loads MAME, then I would say you are good to go.
BUT, who even cares? I have a friend that lives in a log cabin. The cabin was a kit. He didn't go into the woods with an ax and chop down a thousand trees....but he STILL LIVES IN A LOG CABIN...lol
Pac Man is Pac Man, wood is wood, game play is game play......don't worry about originality...just have fun.
Don't hate the repros people! If you put a quarter in, do we still not play? LOL
cb
Chris:
--- Quote from: cbmeeks on December 22, 2004, 01:03:19 pm ---Don't hate the repros people!
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cbmeeks:
--- Quote from: Chris on December 22, 2004, 01:36:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: cbmeeks on December 22, 2004, 01:03:19 pm ---Don't hate the repros people! If you put a quarter in, do we still not play? LOL
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Nobody hates the repro people, I'm sure, but if you're on eBay bidding on an "original" rare cabinet with "original" sideart and you get it to find out it's a homemade repro with sideart from ArcadeGraphix, you're going to be an unhappy camper. People playing the games may not care, but people collecting them do.
--Chris
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Yeah, I know...I was going for a whole "If you ---tallywhacker--- us, do we not bleed" joke...lame one at that...lol
cb
paigeoliver:
Replacement artwork only devalues a game if it is lower quality or different type than the original artwork. Note that there WERE one original run of sticker equipped Ms. Pacs, so sticker sideart is FINE for them.
Upgrading a classic to a switching power supply increases the value, especially if the upgrade doesn't modify the original harness.
Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Galaga machines wired JAMMA with JAMMA bootleg PBCs are worth about the same as all original machines.
Replacing the t-molding with correct molding is fine. Replacing it with incorrect molding depends on the machine. You can't get Sega "double teal stripe" t-molding anywhere, so it has to be replaced with other types if damaged.
As for reproduction cabinets. depends on the quality of the work. A high quality repro can actually be worth much more than an original due to condition.
"Wrong cabinet" restorations are worth less than original cabinet restorations. You often see this with Midway games, as there were 3 or 4 different variations on the same cabinet. The shapes and materials were slightly different, but the parts all interchanged. You also see this quite a bit with Nintendo cabinets.
I have also seen quite a few "wrong cabinet" restorations of Williams' games as well. I once saw a Defender in a Stargate cabinet with FULL repro artwork, sideart and all.
But, I wouldn't be worrying too much about restoration value right now. This is the year that values tank. This is not the year to do restorations, it is the year to buy up all the restorations OTHER people did over the last few years.
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