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dtechlogic:
Any more ideas where else to look and usually how long it takes to find an arcade cabinet

severdhed:
are there any arcades in your area?  if there are, go there and talk to the manager...

also, look in the phone book for "amusements".  i found a small vending/amusements company in the area, called them up and got a cabinet for $20. 

spOOf:

--- Quote from: severdhed on August 18, 2009, 04:43:20 pm ---yeah, i'd say it depends alot on the cabinet.  around here,(pennsylvania) i've picked up several cabinets that had no monitors or game boards, but came complete with controls, coin doors, marquee/light  for $20.

like javeryh said, if it is a classic like galaga or donkey kong or something, then 100 sounds good, but for a generic empty wooden cabinet, i dont know if i would spend that much

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I picked 1 up in PA also for @ $30.  And that was an NFL Blitz cab with all buttons, coin mech, wiring, lighting, etc.  No monitor or some other accessories.  Where did you get yours, javeryh?

I'd recommend shopping craigslist/ebay for a bit with local only searching.  I shopped for a couple weeks until I found a great deal.

dtechlogic:
Good, This weekend i am going to vintage arcade in Glendale to check on some cabinets. The guy told me he will negotiate the price of the cabinets he has from cabinet that are water damaged to cabinet unusable.

Hogie1418:
yeah I found a few empty jamma cabs on craigslist here in northern california (probably about 5 or 6 hours north of you). They want $25 bucks for each. Keep looking and you will find an empty one for cheap.

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