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well.. I would hop on a a $75 non working asteroids anywhere in the NJ
area...
I'm almost out of projects....
"Nate Goulet" <askifyouwantaaddress@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:08:30 GMT, "Steve Muccione"
> <home*DOT*muccione@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>welll.. you know, the asteroids that live out in the Hamptons or on the
>>Cape
>>have had a higher class of up-bringing then those down at the Jersey
>>shore... I'm sure they've had more Betsy-Ross dollars mistakenly inserted
>>in
>>place of quarters...
>
> That's pretty funny.
>
> There are plenty of nasty run down arcades in the New England states
> that an Asteroids machine could have come from. But if it came from
> Dave & Busters in Providence, then i'd say it was probably pretty well
> taken care of. But much more likely someone's shed who dusted off the
> spider webs, left in the freezing weather unused for many years, and
> wants to sell it for a mint just because it's from New England, where
> homes and classic arcade machines are sometimes overpriced.
> Certainly can't complain about the ones i've already bought.
>
> If I had a better truck, i'd consider driving the 4 hours to get to NJ
> than driving 1.5 - 3 hours to find one in NE.
>
> $75 - $125 typically for non-working Asteroids in PA, NY or NJ
> $300+ typically for the same condition in MA, NH, RI or CT
> Is something wrong with that picture?
>
>