imanerd0011
04-22-2005, 04:30 PM
Ok, so the other day I went to a local vending service and asked them about purchasing a Street Fighter 2. They didn't have one for sale, but the guy who worked there gave me a number for someone that used to run a vending service in the 70's/80's, and said that he might have one.
So I gave the guy a call today, and he says he does have some old arcades. I asked how many, and he said "40-50"! @_@
My friend and I got in the SUV and drove to his house (which happens to be in the middle of no where). We get there and it is a pretty run down place. Two small dogs are on chains in the driveway, and you can just tell this guy has a bunch of shit in his garage.
So we ring the doorbell and he comes out. He looks just like Don Vito and carries a cane. He first brings us into a room where he has 1 pinball machine an Asteroids and some other generic game from the 80's. I was pretty disapointed at the time, because I thought that might be all he had.
He then opens up the garage, and it is A MESS!!!!!!!! There must have been 15 arcades in there, as well as 5 Pinball machines, and a bunch of old Jukeboxes too. It was almost impossible to walk around in there, but I could see what a few of the games were. He had 2 Space Invaders, a Galaga, a Pac-man plus (never heard of that before), a Super Cobra, to name a few.
We then went downstairs, which looked like something out of a horror movie. There were around 10 more arcades down there, and around 5 more old pinball machines. I noticed a Frogger, a Missille Command, and a countertop Space Invaders.
I offered him $300 for one of the Space Invaders, and he said he would take $325. My friend and I are going back tomorrow to check it out again, because he said he has another room we didn't even check out (because it is almost impossible to walk threw).
Does $325 sound like a good price for a Space Invaders (assuming it works) ??? It appears to be in good condition, and I am going to test it out before I would pay him.
I will write down a list of all the games he has tomorrow, and post it here after.
Anyone reply with advice or whatever.
So I gave the guy a call today, and he says he does have some old arcades. I asked how many, and he said "40-50"! @_@
My friend and I got in the SUV and drove to his house (which happens to be in the middle of no where). We get there and it is a pretty run down place. Two small dogs are on chains in the driveway, and you can just tell this guy has a bunch of shit in his garage.
So we ring the doorbell and he comes out. He looks just like Don Vito and carries a cane. He first brings us into a room where he has 1 pinball machine an Asteroids and some other generic game from the 80's. I was pretty disapointed at the time, because I thought that might be all he had.
He then opens up the garage, and it is A MESS!!!!!!!! There must have been 15 arcades in there, as well as 5 Pinball machines, and a bunch of old Jukeboxes too. It was almost impossible to walk around in there, but I could see what a few of the games were. He had 2 Space Invaders, a Galaga, a Pac-man plus (never heard of that before), a Super Cobra, to name a few.
We then went downstairs, which looked like something out of a horror movie. There were around 10 more arcades down there, and around 5 more old pinball machines. I noticed a Frogger, a Missille Command, and a countertop Space Invaders.
I offered him $300 for one of the Space Invaders, and he said he would take $325. My friend and I are going back tomorrow to check it out again, because he said he has another room we didn't even check out (because it is almost impossible to walk threw).
Does $325 sound like a good price for a Space Invaders (assuming it works) ??? It appears to be in good condition, and I am going to test it out before I would pay him.
I will write down a list of all the games he has tomorrow, and post it here after.
Anyone reply with advice or whatever.