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Xenon pinball game UPDATE Pics Added
2PacMan:
Well, i'm not using the missing keys as a bargaining tool, however, because of this, i am unable to open the machine and check the insides, so i have no idea what this puppy looks like on the inside. And believe me, he doesn't know locks are $4...this guy knows nothing about arcades.
I actually was just thinking about showing up when he wasn't home and telling his wife i was here to pick up the game, here's my $400.00. I could be gone and he'd never see me again...but i don't want to be dishonest either, i don't want to look at the game everyday and be reminded of that. Plus his wife isn't exactly the decision maker....she knows he's rich and she's not gonna do anything to screw up her meal ticket.
ChadTower:
Uh, yeah, especially since that is illegal theft, and you could show up and she would just call him to confirm the sale. Then you're standing there and she says hang on one second... calls the cops, and they arrive while you're standing there with $400 in your hand.
TheOtherBob:
You know there could still be a bunch of corrosion on the mpu and it is still working....... for the time being.....
If he really doesn't know much, you might need to educate him as to what you'll need to do to the mpu to fix it... if it needs fixing.
To be fair, maybe you can negotiate a price with an mpu in good condition. And a price with an mpu with corrosion. Then drill the lock out right there and take a look. Keep in mind a replacement mpu is $199.
I've never drilled a lock out so I'm not sure how long this takes.... ;)
RayB:
--- Quote from: TheOtherBob on September 13, 2005, 09:41:11 am ---I've never drilled a lock out so I'm not sure how long this takes.... ;)
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About 2 minutes.
2PacMan:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on September 13, 2005, 08:55:13 am ---
Uh, yeah, especially since that is illegal theft, and you could show up and she would just call him to confirm the sale.
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Well, i certainly wouldn't do that, so don't worry....the game is just as much his wife's as it is his, i was just meaning i could just show up offer the wife 400, she'd take it and it'd be out of her hair. But in any event, i wouldn't do that anyways, i'd much rather not have a pinball than aquire one in a shady fashion.
--- Quote from: TheOtherBob on September 13, 2005, 09:41:11 am ---You know there could still be a bunch of corrosion on the mpu and it is still working....... for the time being.....
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That is my main worry, w/o being able to look inside it, who knows what's going on in there. That's why i don't want to put a ton of money into this thing. I'm confident i can drill out the locks, but i don't want to do it until the thing is mine, i'm not gonna drill out the locks if he won't sell it to me.
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