Setting up an arcade

[otaku]

Trying to finally get my arcade going that I've always wanted. Have a nice room in the basement that should do the trick. Picked up a merak pool table for 50 bucks and an air hockey table for $10 both kinda cheap but they work. Next I just need some artwork/posters and a cab or two

any advice/info etc would be great. Biggest problem is finding stuff locally (cabs) to pickup. Shipping would suck

[Radiac]

The best advice I have is to start trawling craigslist regularly.

It may seem fruitless at first, but it will eventually pay off. I've gotten three cabs in the last two months for $210 total. I've passed on about 5 others.

The only other advice I have is to get a better job. This hobby is addicting as hell...

[IronBuddha]

Go to your locally owned Pizza Shops or Laundrymats and see if they have any arcade games in them. Usually the arcade might have a sticker advertisement on it saying "such and such amusements" etc. Get a hold of that company and see if they can hook you up. I have a good connection now for whatever I need and I don't have to worry about shipping either because of that.

[itobandito]

yeah craigslist is where I usually go. Another thing to do is go to ebay and do an advanced search of "ARCADE" in the "ARCADE/PINBALL/JUKEBOX" category and do a search for all items in a 50-100 mile radius(dependiing on how far you want to travel). A lot of the arcade machines have local pickup only so you can find good deals that way.

[otaku]

yeah I've been checking out craigslist. Locally not much I want though. Just one neo cab has popped up and its not really that great a deal (some screen issues and needs a lock to be fixed only a 2 slot and its 250 or so) I will try and find a supplier to like you said. Either way I have a pool table and air hockey table all cheap junk but so far this endeavor has only set me back 65 bucks haha.