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1UP:
Good article.  A lot of stuff there people don't think about when they complain about the cost of things.  This is one of the problems I had when I was running Spincade--too many hidden costs I had never thought about when I ran the numbers in the beginning.  Add to that the problems I had finding a competent wood shop to build my cabinets, and even though I was doing almost everything else myself with no real employees, I still couldn't make it work AND be profitable enough to quit my day job.  Meanwhile, it was taking so much of my time, I couldn't really do it on the side either.

And remember that although there seem to be a lot of people here in the forums, the majority of them are looking for the cheapest option, even if it's kind of crappy (been there--I've originated many a cheezy hack), so the home market for industrial arcade components is pretty small.  Large companies can make profits by selling low price/high volume, but we're talking millions of units, not the tiny market that we represent as arcade hobbyists.

If this board can let me use real arcade guns, with recoil even, instead of cheezy Guncons or other easily broken consumer guns, I'm very interested.  There's a reason I don't have Saitek flight sticks strapped to my arcade panel, and the same reasoning applies here. :)  If Dave could make this cheaper by stripping out all the audio and extra input stuff, that would work too.

severdhed:
i fully understand the cost involved and i think that the price you are asking is reasonable.  yeah, it is alot of money, but if it works as good as you say it does, it would be worth that much money.  i agree with the other guys here...a Light model without the audio stuff..just the gun interface would be desirable. 

i like to take the cheap way out most times, but it always comes back to bite me in the ass later.    eventually i realize i should have just spent the money in the first place and got something worth wile.  i have over $500 in just my control panel at this point...if it costs another couple hundred to get two actual arcade lightguns to work, then i will do it...as long as someone gets to actually use them and posts a positive review.  I am not afraid to spend money on a good product, as long as i can get input from people who actually use it.

davidrfoley:
Based on conversations here, I think what we will do is institute a return policy that allows for a full refund of the purchase price if customer is not satisfied with the product within 15 days of purchase.  Feedback?  Comments?  Suggestions?

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: davidrfoley on May 05, 2009, 04:35:05 pm ---Based on conversations here, I think what we will do is institute a return policy that allows for a full refund of the purchase price if customer is not satisfied with the product within 15 days of purchase.  Feedback?  Comments?  Suggestions?

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I would  :applaud:, if that is worth anything.

My gun cab isn't at the top of my project list (and I'm not moving quickly enough through the list), but I have been rather anxious to try one of these out, even if I must eat crow to do so.

Hoopz:

--- Quote from: davidrfoley on May 05, 2009, 04:35:05 pm ---Based on conversations here, I think what we will do is institute a return policy that allows for a full refund of the purchase price if customer is not satisfied with the product within 15 days of purchase.  Feedback?  Comments?  Suggestions?

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I think that's fair.  If it works, they're happy.  If not, they are out shipping costs.  Suppose it's $10-$12 to ship it, it's not a bad situation for someone to try it out.

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