<News> - USAA Amusement Auction - Saturday, April 14th, Indianapolis, IN

[saint]

(Front page news discussion thread)

[Hildy_42]

Has anyone ever gone to this here in Indianapolis?  I just moved here a couple years ago and was wondering if it was worth my time going.  Wasn't sure how big and the quality of the auction was here.

[Hoopz]

I went in 2000 and thought it was pretty good.   It's the only one that I have been too though so I don't have much perspective.

[jfunk]

I went to it a couple of years ago.  Was decent, although I can't compare as it's the only one I've been too.  I have some pics, somewhere, if I can dig them up...

Was fun, but prices that year were a little high for my taste.  I'd love to go this year, but I don't have a truck this time and, more seriously, I have very little 'extra cash'.. 

-Jason

[jfunk]

Ah, here's a link to the thread about the one I went to...

[Hildy_42]

Might have to swing by this weekend.  Thanks for the pictures Jfunk.  Maybe that money Uncle Sam gave me back will buy that Double Dragon cabinet I have been looking for.

[31spoonerstreet]

Any know if there is anyone that offers transport for purchases at this auction?

I was going to go just to check it out but if I decide to get something I have no truck and a bad back so I would need to pay someone to help me transport it.  I only live about 10 miles from the auction site.

[jfunk]

Transportation is my biggest issue, too..  Don't know that most will fit in my CR-V..

Well, biggest issue besides $$ 

[jfunk]

Anybody get to go?

[Hildy_42]

I didn't make it there.  The weather wasn't the greatest so I figure I didn't want to get my hopes up and find something I wanted and then have to haul it back in the back of my truck.  Stupid Indiana weather.

[Hoopz]

I was busy all weekend also so I couldn't go.

I didn't make it there.  The weather wasn't the greatest so I figure I didn't want to get my hopes up and find something I wanted and then have to haul it back in the back of my truck.  Stupid Indiana weather.

I just thought of this... if a lot of people felt this way, it could have made it easier to get good prices.   

[Hildy_42]

That thought crossed my mind as well. 

[31spoonerstreet]

I made it there, was my first auction so no clue on what pirces should be had a Defender and a MAME go for 700 that was the high.   45 Cabs, 15-20 pins and one Pac Man cocktail.  Only stayed for first half of the cabs to be sold.

[Hoopz]

I made it there, was my first auction so no clue on what pirces should be had a Defender and a MAME go for 700 that was the high.   45 Cabs, 15-20 pins and one Pac Man cocktail.  Only stayed for first half of the cabs to be sold.

Did you buy or bid on anything?

[31spoonerstreet]

had no transportation for a cab, was seeing if there was any parts or anything I wanted to pickup but there wasn't

[MonMotha]

This particular one was unusually small.  Of the past 5-8 that have happened, only one was this small.  Normally, there are almost twice as many videos, 4-5x as many jukeboxes, a few more pinballs, and about twice as many of the specialty cabinets like driving games.

On the other hand, there were a ton of crane games at this particular one, if that's your thing...

[Hoopz]

Monmotha, did you buy or bid on anything?  Were prices inflated because of the lack of size?

[MonMotha]

I bid on a bill validator that went higher than I was expecting (I was expecting it to go for more than I was willing to pay anyway), and I did buy a Midway 4 player JAMMA Harness (actually, that's the first time I've bought anything at this auction, though I have bid in the past).  Cabinet prices seemed about in line with where they had been in the past, though I only stuck around for about half of them to sell.  Bartops were going slightly cheaper than usual.  Monitors were going at about half their normal price.