SA Detroit Auction Results

[DarkKobold]

A few notes on the auction.
There was a centipede cabaret converted to Capcom Bowling. Worst idea.
Ever. Finger breaking special. I couldn't fit my hand over the
trackball without touching the glass.
Prices were absurd, to say the least.
Super Hang On for 350? C'mon people!


PB denotes a pinball. This will piss off people looking for just video
or pinball results. Deal.


There was a real ---uvula--- at the end, who actually had Superauctions
break the rules for him. He opened bidding 2 minutes after sold was
said. Twice.


Yuppie Home buyer central.


It was superior to the usual Junk that shows up at a super auctions,
and therefore the price trippled. Yeah.


Without further ado.


http://www.msu.edu/~thomso25/SADetroit.xls

[SuperGunGuru]

/rant mode on

Kyle you summed it up perfectly. You could tell how frustrated I was getting with the auction as the day went on and the crowd was hardly thinning out. 400 for a Marvel Superheroes with only 2 buttons per player is insane (why the hell would you run a cab where each player is missing 4 of their buttons). I never thought I'd see a bidding war over a traffic stoplight. I couldn't believe that capcom bowling in the Atari cabaret went for nearly 300. Equally as bad, the Neo Geo countertop (with one button and a 2 way stick for only playing Puzzle Bobble) going for 300. Ughhh. If this is any indication of what Det auctions will be like, give me Kzoo back.

/rant mode off

[delta88]

from the looks o fthe prices listed they don't look that bad.  The collectibles are more $$$ and a lot of the odd odl skool games like ladybug and ring king are cheaper... its no 100 pacman cocktail but they are cool too.

[RayB]

Since when did caberets become common and cheap? Few years ago they were very much in demand and hard to find. So $300 sounds fairly reasonable.  You guys just sound grumpy that you didn't get bargains you wanted.

PS: Re the two-button game: Was it a fairly generic cab? Often times the sellers will grab whatever board and marquee they have, stick it in their empty JAMMA cabs and then bring em to the auction.

[SuperGunGuru]

Since when did caberets become common and cheap? Few years ago they were very much in demand and hard to find. So $300 sounds fairly reasonable.

[DarkKobold]

Since when did caberets become common and cheap? Few years ago they were very much in demand and hard to find. So $300 sounds fairly reasonable.