What Should I Expect to Pay?

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I am looking to buy my first arcade machine soon, but I am trying to budget
out how much it would cost me.

I am looking for something in the Capcom fighter series, i.e. - Two
Joysticks, 6 Buttons Each... etc...

I found a guide online that gave me an idea, but the guide is several years
old (1999 I believe).

What do these game currently go for at auction?

I will be looking to make my purchase from http://www.auctiongamesales.com
when they have the August 6th auction in Winston-Salem, NC. (Closest auction
that I know of to me, as I live in Charlotte, NC)

Thanks for any help you can give me.

--Bob

 

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You should be able to get something like that for under $200.

"Bob Cormeay" <bcormeay@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am looking to buy my first arcade machine soon, but I am trying to budget
>out how much it would cost me.
>
> I am looking for something in the Capcom fighter series, i.e. - Two
> Joysticks, 6 Buttons Each... etc...
>
> I found a guide online that gave me an idea, but the guide is several
> years old (1999 I believe).
>
> What do these game currently go for at auction?
>
> I will be looking to make my purchase from http://www.auctiongamesales.com
> when they have the August 6th auction in Winston-Salem, NC. (Closest
> auction that I know of to me, as I live in Charlotte, NC)
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
> --Bob
>

 

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Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

Around $200-400, depending on condition of the cabinet. For example an
really nice MK with dedicated cabinet and nice overlay would be in the
400 range. A jamma street fighter in a generic spray painted black
dynamo cab with marks and dings would go fro about 150-200.

Your final price will depend more on the monitor quality and cabinet
than the actual game choice.

Brian
atlfun

 

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Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

If you're new to collecting, you might want to consider also looking
around locally (by posting a WTB to this group or craigslist.org), or
even watching eBay for local auctions. There's many o hazard to the
newbie at auctions; understated game problems ("It was working last
night!", shill bidders, lots of fees).... then again, I guess those
apply to eBay too....

Seth
pgh, pa