View Full Version : Lucky Hoppin' Friday!
Flack
09-24-2004, 04:30 PM
I know we've kicked this point around before, but I cannot stress enough how many times it's paid off to let the people in your life that you collect games. You can't be everywhere at once, and it helps to have as many pairs of eyes "working for you" as possible. Today's AWESOME score for me just proves that point.
I just got off the phone 10 minutes ago with a friend and co-worker of mine. On his way home from work, he drove past a garage sale with a Q-BERT ARCADE GAME sitting in the driveway. My friend knew I collected arcade games, so he stopped by for a closer look. The game works, plays, and looks great, and had a price sticker stuck to it.
$100.
After a couple of phone calls back and forth, my friend fronted the $100 for me, and I'll be on my way over to pick up the game in an hour or so. According to him, the monitor looks great -- the owner even has all the keys and everything. Q-Bert is one of my son's favorite games on MAME, and I can't wait to surprise him with it! Shoot, maybe I should hide it until Christmas ...
sporkster
09-24-2004, 04:41 PM
whoa that is pretty cool! Lucky kid I know I'm not the only one here who'd love a Q'bert arcade machine for Christmas.
Cmosfm
09-24-2004, 04:47 PM
EDIT: See this is what the hell I get for letting people (user pyropenguin) use my computer to scour DP while I'm still logged in.
Flack, I didn't post the -_- emoticon, promise!
Anyways, killer find, and an even better thing that you're getting it for your son. Hell, I've put so much work into getting MY machine working...I get uber jealous seeing finds like this.
Way to go, I'm still gonna come over and play one day. LOL
captain nintendo
09-24-2004, 04:48 PM
Nice score Flack man.
SoulBlazer
09-24-2004, 04:57 PM
What's with the bored icon? :hmm:
That's a GREAT score!
captain nintendo
09-24-2004, 05:00 PM
What's with the bored icon? :hmm:
That's a GREAT score!
I think he is just saying we are used to seeing Flack with great arcade scores LOL
jonjandran
09-24-2004, 05:01 PM
What's with the bored icon? :hmm:
That's a GREAT score!
Jealousy is a terrible thing. LOL
Cmosfm mad, him want arcade machine to. :bawling:
tholly
09-24-2004, 05:08 PM
I know we've kicked this point around before, but I cannot stress enough how many times it's paid off to let the people in your life that you collect games. You can't be everywhere at once, and it helps to have as many pairs of eyes "working for you" as possible. Today's AWESOME score for me just proves that point.
I just got off the phone 10 minutes ago with a friend and co-worker of mine. On his way home from work, he drove past a garage sale with a Q-BERT ARCADE GAME sitting in the driveway. My friend knew I collected arcade games, so he stopped by for a closer look. The game works, plays, and looks great, and had a price sticker stuck to it.
$100.
After a couple of phone calls back and forth, my friend fronted the $100 for me, and I'll be on my way over to pick up the game in an hour or so. According to him, the monitor looks great -- the owner even has all the keys and everything. Q-Bert is one of my son's favorite games on MAME, and I can't wait to surprise him with it! Shoot, maybe I should hide it until Christmas ...
wow....nice find...very lucky kid
congrats...
98PaceCar
09-24-2004, 05:37 PM
Nice find Flack! I got a call about a game myself today. I had mentioned to a friend that I wanted a Track and Field, so he went out and found one for me! It's sitting safely in his garage in Lubbock right now. $200, but still not a bad deal!
undead455
09-24-2004, 05:43 PM
Man you are so lucky, the closest thing I found was a video poker machine. Congrats :D
Flack
09-24-2004, 05:45 PM
Nice find Flack! I got a call about a game myself today. I had mentioned to a friend that I wanted a Track and Field, so he went out and found one for me! It's sitting safely in his garage in Lubbock right now. $200, but still not a bad deal!
I'd love one of those myself. The convenient store next to my house growing up had one. If I don't find one soon I'll probably buy a board and "make" one.
atari_overlord
09-24-2004, 05:51 PM
Hell of a nice score Flack!!
Will you be my DAD!! I would be happy to trade mine in for one that surprises me with arcade machines. Hell I would trade him in for an arcade machine LOL
kainemaxwell
09-24-2004, 05:52 PM
Nice job!!
tholly
09-24-2004, 05:52 PM
Hell of a nice score Flack!!
Will you be my DAD!! I would be happy to trade mine in for one that surprises me with arcade machines. Hell I would trade him in for an arcade machine LOL
thems some harsh feelins'
98PaceCar
09-24-2004, 05:56 PM
I'd love one of those myself. The convenient store next to my house growing up had one. If I don't find one soon I'll probably buy a board and "make" one.
Not sure if I'll have it in time for the next SA, but if I do you're more than welcome to come out and play. Hopefully I'll have my Star Wars upright done by then too!
Phosphor Dot Fossils
09-24-2004, 06:20 PM
Rock ON! One of my favorite arcade games ever.
DigitalSpace
09-24-2004, 06:30 PM
Nice score! Enjoy.
-hellvin-
09-24-2004, 07:04 PM
Kick ass find. I wish I could score an arcade machine for 100$ =D. I should start hitting tons of garage sales since I always seem to have saturday off now...tomorrow I shall try my luck.
o2william
09-24-2004, 07:58 PM
Oooh, nice find. Let us know if the solenoid still works.
Owwwwwooooah... *thunk*
Flack
09-24-2004, 10:07 PM
I don't remember who started the thread about game inflation, but here's what a hundred bucks will get you at an Oklahoma garage sale.
http://68.12.158.32:533/temp/qbert1.jpg
http://68.12.158.32:533/temp/qbert2.jpg
jonjandran
09-24-2004, 10:11 PM
cough*damn you*cough
LOL
tholly
09-24-2004, 10:43 PM
wow.....you got a VERY nice cab there.....VERY nice
Videogamerdaryll
09-24-2004, 11:35 PM
I know we've kicked this point around before, but I cannot stress enough how many times it's paid off to let the people in your life that you collect games. You can't be everywhere at once, and it helps to have as many pairs of eyes "working for you" as possible. Today's AWESOME score for me just proves that point.
I just got off the phone 10 minutes ago with a friend and co-worker of mine. On his way home from work, he drove past a garage sale with a Q-BERT ARCADE GAME sitting in the driveway. My friend knew I collected arcade games, so he stopped by for a closer look. The game works, plays, and looks great, and had a price sticker stuck to it.
$100.
After a couple of phone calls back and forth, my friend fronted the $100 for me, and I'll be on my way over to pick up the game in an hour or so. According to him, the monitor looks great -- the owner even has all the keys and everything. Q-Bert is one of my son's favorite games on MAME, and I can't wait to surprise him with it! Shoot, maybe I should hide it until Christmas ...
Whoa...That's Sweeett!! Congrats man...
Crush Crawfish
09-24-2004, 11:44 PM
I envy you....I will someday own an arcade cab. and it shall be Mr.Do, because I friggin' love that game. awesome find! I bet your son will enjoy it too. :)
FooFighter
09-24-2004, 11:44 PM
That is very cool man. I always hear about Arcade machine Garage sale finds. Nice to see the photo proof for once. lol
tholly
09-24-2004, 11:53 PM
That is very cool man. I always hear about Arcade machine Garage sale finds. Nice to see the photo proof for once. lol
i dont think flack needed a pic for us to believe....when you are around here longer you will see just how many machines he has and just how lucky he is
Flack
09-25-2004, 12:05 AM
After thinking about it more, I think this may be my single best arcade find ever, financially speaking.
FooFighter
09-25-2004, 01:58 AM
I picked up my Pac-Man cocktail here in Wyoming at a little country store in a small farm town. It was covered with old pop crates and boxes. I asked the lady about it and she said it hadn't worked in years. After several attempts I was able to contact the owner and we negotiated a sale price of $125 so I could "get it out of their way."
I got it home and after some cleaning, paint, 1 character rom, and a new monitor, it's nearly like new.
If I could only find an underlay with the "by Midway" logo on it.........
Sometimes it pays to live in the boondocks :)
Are you on Vaps flack??? My page is:
http://www.vaps.org/members/wy/jester2@bresnan.net.html
Flack
09-25-2004, 09:05 AM
I picked up my Pac-Man cocktail here in Wyoming at a little country store in a small farm town. It was covered with old pop crates and boxes. I asked the lady about it and she said it hadn't worked in years. After several attempts I was able to contact the owner and we negotiated a sale price of $125 so I could "get it out of their way."
I got it home and after some cleaning, paint, 1 character rom, and a new monitor, it's nearly like new.
If I could only find an underlay with the "by Midway" logo on it.........
Sometimes it pays to live in the boondocks :)
Are you on Vaps flack??? My page is:
http://www.vaps.org/members/wy/jester2@bresnan.net.html
Wow, excellent score! And you're right, half the time when you're buying a game, they're as desperate to get rid of it and you are to buy it! The one I got yesterday came from a moving sale.
Here's my VAPS link:
http://www.vaps.org/members/ok/robohara@cox.net.html
FooFighter
09-25-2004, 01:13 PM
You've got some nice stuff.
I used to love Heavy Barrell. I have the board but those twist top sticks are hard to find. If I were near Oklahoma I would sneak into your game room to play that one. Always wanted a vs. cab too.
Of course my holy grail in arcade stuff is a Sinistar....someday :)