PAPERBOY Atari side art ?

[markymarky99]

Hi, Finally got a hard to find PAPERBOY cabinet.  The control panel cleaned up nice, the side art needs to be replaced.  I'd hate to simply paint the machine solid like all of the ones on the internet.  The side art is rather generic looking, just says ATARI GAMES with a few colors, does anyone know where to go for this ?  Also, what other ATARI machines used this style of artwork ?  Thanks.  PAPERBOY will be for sale shortly, all of you who've been looking for one, here it is.  Gotta get at least 4 digits for the machine though, you guys know how rare this game is !

[Austin.Wolff]

Atleast 4?  Haha   That CP is in amazing conditon though, wow.

http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/r-unclean-17-paperboy-sideart-829.htm

Is all I could find, you'd need to do the trace and smash out the reflection in Photoshop, but not incredibly hard.

[prOk]

heeh.. you do know paperboy is a 3-400.oo game right?

[markymarky99]

300-400 game ?  WHERE,, I'll buy everyone of them.  I sell machine's for a living, it's been 3 years and this is the first one we've found anywhere.  Couldn't even find an empty cabinet.  I'll even pay shipping too,, contact me with your 300-400 dollar PAPERBOY machine's and consider them bought.   This is one of the toughest games to locate and often requested.  However, I live on the East Coast , maybe you guys have some unknown source for PAPERBOY machine's in the midwest ?  Probably next to the crop circles and aliens... nonetheless, please email directly to SALES@MARKADES.COM  and you'll sell every machine you can find.  EBAY has 2 machines at 1399 and 1750 BUY IT NOW , check em out.

[Austin.Wolff]

To quote KLOV:

"Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value"

[prOk]

Lol.. if you think paperboy is a rare game then good for you.. i've had a hand in 4 of them in the past year or so and I don't sell games for a living      Nice to point out the two on ebay with retarded pricing that have been listed for 4 and 6 months respectively with no buyers.. just because you list it at a stupid price doesn't mean it sells for that.

Sorry man, I'm on the east coast too.. paperboy is just not an uncommon game and if you can find a sucker to pay a grand for one then congratulations.

[Austin.Wolff]

Though, I wouldn't mind owning one.

[markymarky99]

NOT A RARE GAME, okay then,, WHERE are all the machine's then ?  I put it out there that I would buy everyone at 400 dollars each, YET KNOW ONE HAS CONTACTED ME ?  Why is that ?  Because all of you guys who say that PAPERBOY is a common game,  don't know where one is .      Do a google search for PAPERBOY arcade,  you can't find anything out there for sale,  and, if you do, it's well over 1000 bucks,, that's if it works all the way.  So,  until you guys can come up with one, LIKE THE DUDE THAT SAYS HE HAD HIS HANDS IN 4 OF THEM,, whatever the hell that means,   quit trashing PAPERBOY and accept the fact they those machine's are just rare.  SO RARE in fact that the side art isn't even offered anywhere ?!   I guess because you can't do a CRAPPY MAME version , some of you may hate PAPERBOY .  No handlebars means no PAPERBOY.  PROVE ME WRONG, FIND ME ALL OF THESE EASY TO FIND PAPERBOY'S FOR 300-400 BUCKS ?  email SALES@MARKADES.COM  when you do and I"m ready with cash in hand.   Until then, give PAPERBOY it's proper respect,  1000 bucks for Qbert machine's that are much easier to find, it's not even close.  There are No PAPERBOY'S out there. 

[noreason]

someones got a crush on paperboy 

[RayB]

Rarity has little to do with value if there is no demand.  Just ask the guy on here who put his KRULL on Ebay how much he got for it.

This hobby is just weird that way. Everyone wants the big name classics, even though they are the most common.

Here's one the guy wanted $350 canadian for and as far as I know no one bought it:  http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13770

[prOk]

Hehe.. to quote Tatoo.. WELCOME, TO FANTASY ISLAND

Seriously, paperboy really doesn't trip my trigger whatsoever.  I don't care to locate them for any dealer even though it could be done.  If you can't find them, then tough stuff.. look harder.

If you really don't know why paperboy sideart hasn't been done then let me educate you, it's the cost of printing.  To screen print it with those gradients would be astronomical.. THAT is why it's not done, not because of any silly rarity reasons.

Paperboys and Champ sprints are readily available out there from ebay, auctions and local sales.  Paperboy parts are moreso on ebay, so a conversion of a system 2 cab from sprint to paperboy is an easy way to make one even though I think sprint is the better game.   If you want to hold on to the dream that paperboy is both rare and valuable then go right ahead.  No need for anyone to waste any time with childish challenges like 'show them to me and i'll buy them all day'. Go find them yourself if you're such a great game reseller that knows so much about rarity and availability.

[WunderCade]

Just a quick Paperboy search:

Fullsize paperboy arcade game. Good condition. Was working but not working now. $250.00 OBO. You pick-up. tim 714-845-6688 xbudx31@hotmail.com
Price: $250

....also....

PAPERBOY ARCADE MACHINE. 500.00. Very Nice shape. Everything works.

Please feel free to contact me at 215-639-2358 , ask for Dave, and you are also more than welcome to come and take a look at anything that is listed here for sale. ALL ITEMS are on a first come first serve basis.

Thanks, Dave

How rare are these again?

[Austin.Wolff]

One just popped up on eBay recently too:

eBay Link

$600, not quite $400

[RayB]

One just popped up on eBay recently too:
$600, not quite $400

ASKING price is irrelevant. Just look at this ad and laugh your ass off: http://toronto.craigslist.org/ele/389220461.html  (note: it originally said $2000)

In fairness, that Paperboy you linked to on Ebay looks to be in really good condition, so he could very well get $600 if "the right buyer" came along.

[WunderCade]

Just look at this ad and laugh your ass off: http://toronto.craigslist.org/ele/389220461.html  (note: it originally said $2000)

Funny you should bring up a SFII. There was a very nice one for sale at the same spot where I picked up my $100 Ms. Pac. (listing below)

The other end of the spectrum on price:http://merced.craigslist.org/tag/368994535.html

[markymarky99]

You guys are pretty funny.  You site a few things here and there where people are underselling something, then try to say that's the market ?  In that case, I got a BRAND NEW SUPER CHEX for 306 dollars, all it needed was a PCB.  With you're logic then, SUPER CHEX machine's are only worth about 700 bucks.  For all of us out there who have found MS PACMAN'S either in the trash for NOTHING or in the paper or on CRAIGS retards for 100 bucks or so, we should then say the real market for those machine's is now 100 bucks or nothing right ?  The bottom line , PAPERBOY, whether you like it or not, not sure why you wouldn't. is a difficult machine to find.  One that is in very good condition and shopped all the way, brings a PREMIUM.  IT'S been over a week now, my PAPERBOY is up and running and super cool.  WHERE ARE ALL THE EMAILS to me with these cheap PAPERBOY'S?  I'm buying EVERY working PAPERBOY out there for 300-400 LIKE SOME DOPE said he comes across all of the time.  AS CHEAP AS MOST of the people on this board are, I would think my EMAIL would be chock full of machine's ?    IN most of my run in's with "ARCADE TYPES"  at auctions or other, it's emberassing how Pathetically cheap people are.  I appreciate it though as it makes my job of grabbing cabinets pretty damn easy.  WHAT WE NEED TO DO, is establish a MESSAGE BOARD for "FAIR" market value.  NOT THE price you beat somebody up on , or the STEAL that you got from some divorcee unloading her husband's stuff.  A real VALUE system.  If JOE BLOW wants a nice MS PACMAN that's been shopped and working the way it should, he should pay WHAT ?  I would say 1000 bucks is FAIR on that.  EBAY of course has them a few hundred cheaper but you always get some unforeseen BS with ebay purchases.  YOU CAN'T LET an auction site SET THE MARKET , in that case, MERCEDES would sell for about 10k to 15k less .  By the way, I saved 5,000 on my Mercedes buying it on EBAY versus the local MERCEDES dealer, better know what you're doin however.  If you so called "arcade types" buy cars the way you shop for ARCADES, you probably are driving KIA'S or HYUNDAI'S right ?  To each his own, I don't care, just saying, loosen up the purse strings a bit .  YOUR dreams are probably to actually PURCHASE the machine you played as a child for a QUARTER rather than playing a game for one?!    "Check out my gameroom, I got an Asteroids, Paperboy, and a Centipede for 75 cents total. the lady wanted a DOLLAR but I talked her down."    THANK GOD FOOTBALL SEASON IS COMING,  KEEP those 300 DOLLAR PAPERBOY'S coming in , I got lots of room for them.  L O L

[Austin.Wolff]

All I gathered from that is that you're either 12 or never matured...

...anyways.  There is nothing wrong with paying less then you have to.  Sure, you COULD spend $2000 on a Paperboy cabinet, by why even bother if you can get one for $400 dollars. 

[usedelectronics]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/for/394339091.html

There's MY $400 paperboy for sale. COMPLETE with extra boards, and a extra complete control panel!
Not to mention a complete championship sprint conversion kit to go with it! (minus the marquee..)

Let me know where to ship it to, and how you intend to pay.

 

[WunderCade]

Here's another on "Craig's retards" for 350.00 OBO. Since it ain't working you can probably steal this 2000.00 machine for nothing next to nothing, dude.

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tag/364958056.html

[prOk]

Wow, somebody needs to go get a GED

People how now pointed out 6 paperboys readily available for 600 bucks or less, now what's the BS reason?  Go buy them, they are ALL in your so called buy them all day price range!  As for price range, there are really two of them.  Those that are educated and those that are not.  chuckleheads looking for a  grand for a paperboy are seeking the sucker market, the clueless home buyer.   If you find that buyer, awesome for you, count your winnings and hope you can sleep well at night knowing you screwed someone.    HERE on the other hand, everyone knows better and knows the true value of a game so if you spew silly pricing here you'll get called on it.   Don't cry about it, it's just reality.   I'd never in a million years pay more than 4-500 bucks for a very nice paperboy.  Big difference between collecting and retail markets.

[RayB]

One just popped up on eBay recently too...$600, not quite $400

Look at that, zero bids....

[nostrebor]

I have a pair of system 2 cabinets. One was free and had been paperboy, but was hack-o-riffic and converted to  combatribes. The other is a fully working Championship Sprint I paid $65 for. Because I have one to go in my gameroom, I was involved in a conversation recently on RGVAC about sideart for the System 2 cabinets. Darrin of Phoenix Arcade had looked in the past at reproducing the System 2 art . If he gets a respectable amount of pre-orders, it would run $250+ a set for art. I am not willing to put $250 in art on a $300 game so I said thanks but pass.

 I've seen 3 paperboys sell in the last 2 years. 2 working, one dead. The 2 working were at the same auction in KC... $125, $145 iirc. The dead was local sale at $125. I helped a semi-local op get rid of a few System 2 cabinets as well. They were free. Of course all of these prices were among collectors.

I do agree with Pr0k that Championship Sprint is the better game.

[missioncontrol]

wow markymarky99 you sure know how to become popular here.....

so how many of these cabinets posted have you been in contact with the buyers to purchase?

[CheffoJeffo]

Is it me, or does Marky always seem to think his stuff is worth more than we do ?

Did he pull his site from his profile ?

I wanted to check his site to see his pricing.

From memory, I pulled up http://www.markade.com/ and got this:

www.markade.com     $8,660
   
The owners of the domain name markade.com are accepting offers from interested parties willing to obtain ownership rights over the domain name. You can place your offer by filling out the form below.

Seems it's not just cabinets that he thinks are worth a lot ...

 

EDIT: His actual URL is not markade.com, but the coincidence is just too good !

[FrizzleFried]

I've no respect for the OP.  Take a look at this right off his website...

Marvel MONSTERCADE 1,000 + games on this one machine!

     Giant 25 inch WG Monitor, absolutely awesome!

     Click on TAB on the right that says Monstercade!!!

     Great price first  $1995.00  real arcade not MAME !

Marvel Super Heros  MONSTERCADE 1,000+ GAMES !!!

THIS IS NOT A MAME MACHINE, real arcade Jamma wired !

Hate to break the news to you bro but the BabyStar board you stick in those cabinets ARE MAME and YOU know it.  ANYONE who has spent even a LITTLE time with the BabyStar board and MAME knows it's an older version of MAME.   I don't care that you sell MAME cabinets,  but I do care that you try to ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- your customers in to thinking they are not buying a MAME cabinet when,  in FACT,  they are. 

At least have the common decency to fully disclose what you are selling to people...to do otherwise is just friggin' wrong man.

[FrizzleFried]

Did he pull his site from his profile ?

I have a feeling the powers that be pulled his site from his profile being that he sells products deemed unsuitable for this website on it.

[CheffoJeffo]

Yeah, Frizz, he DOES know it ....

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I also noticed that his S00PER R@RE NFL pin hasn't exactly flown out the door in the past year, even at his super cheap price ...

 

[Barry Barcrest]

The machines fetching $1,000 upwards seem to be few and far between with the main one i can think of being a starwars cockpit. There are others obviously but not many fetch that price, and some of the classics like asteroids, tempest etc can be purchased for less.

[Wade]

Paperboy is a less common game and one I would pick up if it fell into my lap, but honestly I usually see them for sale for $300-600.  I don't think I've ever seen one for more than $600 no matter how nice it was.

In truth, I would probably avoid the game because of the 19" EGA monitor.  To hard to repair or find a replacement.

Wade

[WunderCade]

Man, he's gotten the "shock and awe" treatment here, I'll bet this thread quickly disappears now.

[DrewKaree]

You guys are pretty funny.  You site a few things here and there where people are underselling something, then try to say that's the market ?

Seems like it's the identical tactic you've used to post "a few things here and there where people are OVERselling something, then try to say that's the market".

If you don't like the tactics (and demonstrable proof you asked for, but now disdain), then don't use them yourself, hypocrite.

As for where they can be found, there is at least one at EVERY SuperAuction in Wisconsin.  State Fair Park.  I say "at least", because this "supar teh rarezerz" game you believe is on par with a unicorn that farts gold nuggets shows up with a mate or three at these auctions.

You're not serious in your claims, because you've been shown several examples.  You've had your ass handed to you on a silver platter, with a ShutUpsicle for dessert, and you continue to argue a point you're not going to win.  You're dealing with enthusiasts who know the true value of something that your opinion means little about.  You can keep arguing a useless point, but only a troll would keep up the charade.

[rikitiki]

There was a posting on RGVAC aboout stenciling the sides they turned out looking great
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.video.arcade.collecting/browse_thread/thread/713e3635f805c777/c6bb3a46de1ec3ee?lnk=st&q=&rnum=31#c6bb3a46de1ec3ee

maybe check with PROK