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JunkTheMagicDragon
02-13-2009, 05:35 PM
let me preface this by saying i have very little knowledge of arcade hardware or games, other than the few that were in the local arcade when i was younger.

came across a yard sale arcade cab today, "the pit". owner says it still works. it's in average condition for a cab its age, i'd guess. some surface rust on exposed metal. the side marquee is sunbleached. the guy's asking price is low, i'm just wondering if it would be a good buy as a resell since i have no real interest in the game itself.

klov (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9033://)says it's rare, but rare doesn't always mean worth anything.

Frankie_Says_Relax
02-13-2009, 05:49 PM
I'm not sure if it's worth keeping or not ... but I do know from first-hand experience that that game is brutally hard. It's at some bizarre gameplay cross-roads of Dig-Dug and Lode-Runner.

Wasted many a quarter on that one as a youngster and I'm not sure I ever cleared the first level.

I'm sure an answer as to it's keep-worthiness will follow.

Arcade Antics
02-13-2009, 05:50 PM
let me preface this by saying i have very little knowledge of arcade hardware or games, other than the few that were in the local arcade when i was younger.

came across a yard sale arcade cab today, "the pit". owner says it still works. it's in average condition for a cab its age, i'd guess. some surface rust on exposed metal. the side marquee is sunbleached. the guy's asking price is low, i'm just wondering if it would be a good buy as a resell since i have no real interest in the game itself.

klov (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9033://)says it's rare, but rare doesn't always mean worth anything.
Only buy it if you plan to keep it forever.

glorfindel
02-14-2009, 12:50 AM
if it works and its cheap ill pick up almost any cab. mostly because i got lots of space to work with. what is he asking?

Flack
02-14-2009, 10:49 AM
Only buy it if you plan to keep it forever.

Or converting it.

JunkTheMagicDragon
02-14-2009, 05:23 PM
thanks for the advice, guys. guy only wants $60, but this isn't a cab i'd consider losing permanent floor space to in my house.