What do you think?

[sasuke_kun12]

My friends and people i kno want me to build a sit down cab for them. so i don't know what to charge. ok so what do you think? prices in AUD

The cab only plus controls
$250 AUD + $50 labour

Cab and pc and i-pac fully wired, windows 98, latest mame or other on request plus games. can be shelled to what ever front end on request.
$250 AUD +$50 labour $250AUD for a p3 +$20 labour

custom design + (depends on size)
wow hope i put this in the right place!

[DrewKaree]

Sounds like you're charging way too little and allowing far too many options.

There's been threads about what to charge/contracts to set up/small business venture to go into doing this.  Check out those threads for TONS of ideas/advice/info

The more you "take charge" of the build, the better it will be for you, as it sounds as if you might open yourself up to all kinds of options that will give the buyer the impression that whatever they want, you will provide.  In the end, that kind of service will become a never-ending headache and cause countless problems you couldn't imagine if you tried.

See my sig for disclaimer. 

[sasuke_kun12]

your an american so remember it's in australian dollars so........
oh damn i am charging little.........  just remember i am charging my family and friends and no one else, well maybe people at school.

[Bones]

I wouldn't be quoting any less than a grand.  I would be very surprised if it could be built for less than $800.00.

[DrewKaree]

What's the current conversion rate - you'll open yourself up to tons of American help if you know it, because we only know American money....or if you live in Florida, how much it is in Florida dollars 

Still and all, even though I'm not positive on the exchange rate, I know most everything else required to build a cab costs more in Oz.  It's why someone was considering purchasing from the U.S. and reselling over there. 

Rough guestimate, I'd say Bones' figures are about correct, but completely dependent on your ability to find "reasonably priced" items....otherwise, bump it up just a touch.

Don't forget, your family and friends are the ones who will pester you the most.  They'll look at it as if it's your responsibility to make it work just as an ACTUAL arcade machine would - meaning YOU are the tech support and troubleshooting and "I only have five million more questions and could you do it all for me yesterday, even though you have a job and a private life....oh, and I won't be paying you to do it and will complain about how long it's taking too".