Pricing: What should dedicated GORF and KANGAROO go for?

[iMPULSZE]

I have access to a dedicated original Gorf machine, and dedicated original Kangaroo machine.  What is a fair asking price on these?  They look to be in good condition.

[TOK]

I'm not a master appraiser, and its tough to do without pics or more info, but I'll give it a shot.

Kangaroo is a common and not super-desirable game. Working and complete, figure 250-350.
Gorf is still a sought after game. It's not rare, but there also a few things that affect its potential value. Does the speech work? Do the marquee "rank" lights work? I'd give Gorf a wider price range based on these things... 300-500.

[iMPULSZE]

I'm not a master appraiser, and its tough to do without pics or more info, but I'll give it a shot.

Kangaroo is a common and not super-desirable game. Working and complete, figure 250-350.
Gorf is still a sought after game. It's not rare, but there also a few things that affect its potential value. Does the speech work? Do the marquee "rank" lights work? I'd give Gorf a wider price range based on these things... 300-500.

Ok, that at least give me an idea.  The Kangaroo is selling for $125, and the Gorf is selling for $150.

[TOK]

If they're fully working and no hidden surprises like water damage, those are nice prices...

PS: I meant to say bezel lights in reference to the Gorf. Marquee lights in no big deal, but Gorf has a little extra thing that ranks your performance based on score to the right of the bezel.

[shorthair]

Oh, right, the command rank light board.

[NightGod]

On the plus side, if the electronics for the rank board are working, the bulbs are super easy to replace. I found them at a local hardware store.

[Texasmame]

Gorf will be more than the horrid Kangaroo.

I'd go $350 on the Gorf and $175 on the Kangaroo.  Considering both in good working and cosmetic order, 'course.   

[Howard_Casto]

I've got a gorf, and the real measure of it's value is it's control panel.  The things were screen-printed on the bare metal and it is very rare to find one with the graphics in tact.  Without a complete panel, it is worth about as much as anly average "classics" cab, maybe a little more due to the joystick. If by some miracle you can find a complete panel, it is nearly priceless.

You can buy an entire rank light assembly for under 50 bucks btw, so having a working one doesn't really add that much to the value. 

Kangaroo, as the others have stated, is pretty worthless, all the restoration in the world can't save a bad game.

[Wade]

I have access to a dedicated original Gorf machine, and dedicated original Kangaroo machine.  What is a fair asking price on these?  They look to be in good condition.

About $200-300 each if particularly nice.  Both games are pretty common and neither are very sought after.

Wade

[Wade]

I've got a gorf, and the real measure of it's value is it's control panel.  The things were screen-printed on the bare metal and it is very rare to find one with the graphics in tact.  Without a complete panel, it is worth about as much as anly average "classics" cab, maybe a little more due to the joystick. If by some miracle you can find a complete panel, it is nearly priceless.

You can buy an entire rank light assembly for under 50 bucks btw, so having a working one doesn't really add that much to the value. 

Kangaroo, as the others have stated, is pretty worthless, all the restoration in the world can't save a bad game.

Oh, thisoldgame.com sells an aluminum screen printed CP repro.

Wade

[TOK]

He knew that. He was just testing you. 

[Howard_Casto]

No I didn't have a clue... they really need to advertise better!  You'd think after 3 YEARS of google searching I would have ran into them. 

Thanks for letting me know, this saves me a ton of work!

[Wade]

No I didn't have a clue... they really need to advertise better!  You'd think after 3 YEARS of google searching I would have ran into them. 

Thanks for letting me know, this saves me a ton of work!

Howard is admitting to not knowing something??  I can't believe this.  Okay, who hijacked Howard's account!?

Seriously - cool, hope it comes in handy.  He has several unique products, and his reputation is good (his products are actually screen printed), though I haven't personally seen any of this stuff.  I plan to buy a few of his Burgertime parts in the future.

Wade

[paigeoliver]

$150 - $200 on Kangaroo and it should be MINT (they usually are).

Gorf's vary wildly in price depending on condition and location, and they are also one of those games that usually aren't in the best condition.