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« on: January 08, 2014, 11:30:46 am »

Hello everyone,
I don't know if everyone has seen this price list
http://www.arcade-classics.com/exidy_arcade_price_guide.html

It has been a useful resource for me but I would love to hear what you guys think are good prices.
Maybe John could make a list?
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« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2014, 12:19:15 pm »

Hello everyone,
I don't know if everyone has seen this price list
http://www.arcade-classics.com/exidy_arcade_price_guide.html

It has been a useful resource for me but I would love to hear what you guys think are good prices.
Maybe John could make a list?

Yes, I have seen that list as I made the website template and logo for Jon. LOL! Smiley

I considered making a price guide myself but I wouldn't want to step on Jon's toes as he is a friend.
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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2014, 01:54:56 pm »

I completely understand. there have been a lot of games that don't show up on the price guide and I am more interested in different opinions on prices. Price guides help out beginners  (like me!) to make sure they are getting fair prices.
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2014, 01:41:29 pm »

Was just wondering after looking at the prices. Im in the PNW there are not many games and i have gone as far as 6 hrs one way to pick up games. Most of the games I see in my area are in the range of $400-$1500. Most of the good condition games go for $800. Was just wondering if different regions of the country have higher or lower prices. I really like the Nintendo Vs cabs is there a certain region them seems to have them and be selling them for $400 or less. In my area they go for $1200 if you can find one. Id like to get an orginal Dk-DK3 upright.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2014, 02:52:59 pm »

I believe the west is more expensive with the mid west and center areas being the cheapest.
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2014, 05:02:36 pm »

Was just wondering after looking at the prices. Im in the PNW there are not many games and i have gone as far as 6 hrs one way to pick up games. Most of the games I see in my area are in the range of $400-$1500. Most of the good condition games go for $800. Was just wondering if different regions of the country have higher or lower prices. I really like the Nintendo Vs cabs is there a certain region them seems to have them and be selling them for $400 or less. In my area they go for $1200 if you can find one. Id like to get an orginal Dk-DK3 upright.

Nintendo Vs cabinets are not worth $1,200 in any area. You are doing it wrong! Smiley LOL!

BTW - there are $1,500 cabinets on CL across the country. Doesn't mean they are selling and it doesn't mean that's the value.
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2014, 05:54:52 pm »

They multi-cade XXX-in-1 high dollar games must sell at some point where they feel the price point should start high $1200+ and negotiate down because I see a lot of CL churn on these and they arent always the same sellers/games.   If the cabinets are classics (Ms. Pacman, etc), probably a lot of home buyers for rec rooms.  I try not to buy games for myself unless they are less then $200 as I like doing the restoration myself and dont trust someone else to do the work that I wouldnt be happy with and end up re-doing the work anyway.
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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2014, 09:19:50 pm »

Have you managed to pick up any B or A list games under $200? It is getting more and more difficult these days for me.
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« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2014, 11:09:36 pm »

In the past year I've been able to pickup a working Pole Position 2 for $100, Time Pilot (missing PCB) for $50, converted Qbert for $120 (I had to deconvert this back to Qbert from Mania Challenge), Asteroids Deluxe in decent condition but ram error on the pcb for $175, etc, etc.

I guess I've been lucky, but these games at these prices need a lot of work and time, but I dont mind as I think restoring them is the fun part, I'm learning a lot and I'm patient (key to not spending a lot of money).

In fact, I try to avoid higher priced games that have been restored by someone else as I've seen some pretty bad restorations out there (wrong controls, bad sideart, etc).
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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2014, 08:53:50 am »

I have been lucky in the past and pick up an "A"- list game cheap but not so much lately. The last 2 years have been tough to find any good games all need major work, or 2495. For a 60-1. 1000.-1500 for a nintendo game. Maybe prices are on the rise like when pins took a jump recently. Exidy's prices aren't accurate in my area. Buying and selling is a little higher in Oklahoma.
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2014, 05:52:24 pm »

Have you managed to pick up any B or A list games under $200? It is getting more and more difficult these days for me.

I just got a Journey for $105. Smiley

It's all about luck, I guess.
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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2014, 07:58:51 pm »

Won't have that much in the Journey cab if you sell the converted parts!
I gave 200. For mine and sold the parts for 150.
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« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2014, 08:52:26 pm »

Won't have that much in the Journey cab if you sell the converted parts!
I gave 200. For mine and sold the parts for 150.

yeah, but who wants some crappy Taito golf game?!?! Cheesy
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