6 replies to this topic

[atarigamin]

to get a coin opp for about $100? in working condition?

[Cootster]

Try the front of your local thrift. I bet it has a machine, it's probably not pretty, but I'll bet it's for sale and still plays.

[tyranthraxus]

Yeah, but it only happens to OTHER PEOPLE but one day you might
be that person. It depends a lot on where you live. I think if you live in
a smaller city, you don't have as much competition and you might find
a deal.

If you see a dusty machine in a local store, ask if its for sale.
A store owner might jump at $100 for a bulky machine that might earn
$10 a month. Of course you are looking at an older machine, not in
the best of shape and might have monitor burn or other problems.

[Cassidy Nolen]

They are out there....Why when I have them do I never seem to sell them?

Most of the time I can sell a restored Pac Man easier than I can sell a cheapo fighter..

Cassidy

[Nukey Shay]

Button-mashers come and go...but Pacman is forever

[Flack]

The first auction I went to I picked up a working Shinobi (with no sound) for $25 and a Championship Street Fighter II for $35.

Most of my games have run me between $150-$200, but I buy a lot nicer of a game than I used to.

[DanBoris]

I have also seen working machines at auctions go for under $100, although they usually won't be the best known titles. You won't see a working Pac-Man or Galaga go for that price.

Dan