I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but is this a good deal for an Arkanoid Competition machine? http://cgi.ebay.com/Tournament-Arka...ryZ13716QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
only if you live close enough to pick it up, IMO. The shipping is more than the cab!!! EDIT : WOOT!!!! post #200
The price isn't that bad since it looks like it's the original cab (not sure though, dunno much about these cabs). If you want it I'd try giving him a best offer of $250 or something.
Well, it would be easier to use the "Best Offer" Button under the BIN button. But if you can/want to spend the full price, you could also do that.
Arcade games are becoming less desirable all the time. They are generally not appreciating in value. There are some exceptions and you may find a couple of crazy people with big pockets will drive auctions up. When calculating how much you're prepared to spend, you should assume that when you get rid of it that it's worth nothing & only consider how much it will affect your life in the meantime. There is no guarantee that it will work in a years time, which makes it difficult. There is always the risk that one will come along later that is cheaper, but it might not. I wouldn't pay that much, but I wouldn't play it.
Wise words, arcade games are getting cheaper, although there are some exceptions to the rule, but these are normally for bronze age and golden age games from the 70s and early 80s which are in very good condition and a few odds a sods like Outrun, Gradius and a few other games. I was surprised on how cheap a full sized Xevious machine was ($50 in auction!) and then nearly spilt my pint when I found out how much a working Computer Space would be ($5200). In Japan board prices have been flucuating a bit, might be buying a small job lot of Mahjong boards mainly as the guy has rarely sold any in the last few years. He blames MAME for the fall in his trade.
I dont know if i would blame MAME for it, but i would place blame on the fact that arcade machines have always been more powerful than home consoles, up until recently. I think its more to do with the fact that consoles have finally caught up to, and even surpassed, arcade machines, in processing power.
Yes but we are talking resale of old boards (which even 5 years ago sold well and would be out performed by last gen gen hardware) not why the arcade has slowed down. In Japan, arcade boards are still quite big so a lot of people can't have a lot of boards around the house and most would prefer to have a PC or a smaller board with more games on it. A few boards which I have seen fro sale in Japan for over 10,000 I have bought for much much less then that.
Skavenger: That really doesn't have any bearing on the price of ancient arcade PCBs. It's not like an original Donkey Kong board is threatening the 360 or anything, the people who are interested in buying arcade boards aren't being seduced away by modern consoles. Of course the proliferation of cheap MAME cabs are affecting the price of older PCBs, but there's always going to be a contingent of enthusiasts who prefer the original hardware, just as there are those who won't buy games from the Wii's VC because they'd rather play on their actual NES/SNES/whatever. I'd imagine that among arcade collectors that preference was pretty normal.
good point guys, i was thinking more about new games being manufactured and not really considering the resale of used boards. I was at work earlier when i posted that so i misunderstood what you said. It happens when you read posts and respond in segments between customers:icon_bigg my apologies
