Not sure why I never started an announcement about this one.
I bought this at a yard sale a couple years back for twenty bucks. I saw it on Craigslist. I emailed the guy and asked what he wanted for it, he wrote back and told me $60. I figured even in parts it was worth it.
Next day I started out @ 6am to make it to the place by 8am (it was pretty far away). I got lost and couldn't find the place. I was sure that someone else had taken it first I was so late. But I finally found the place. Couldn't see the game! Crap!
Asked about it, they said it was out back. Said it had been outside for about a week. Crap, it had been a really rainy week! But it looked okay. A lot of it was sealed with silicone, and a lot of it was metal. Very little wood to soak up water. I asked how much it was again, and he told me $20. Since it had been out in the rain for a few days, I think the lower price was in order!
I opened the door, couldn't see any water inside. Very good! But when we tipped it, suddenly water started pouring everywhere. Investigating I found that the water was trapped under the control panels, which were metal reservoirs. I thought about haggling with this guy for a lower price because of the water, but it was dry inside the unit and I just didn't feel like it. I got the cocktail, an Atari 2600 and two old Coleco mini arcade games (Donkey Kong and Frogger) for $30 total.
Read the rest of the story on my site.
http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/index.php?cat=11
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