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looking to put a vintage arcade machine or two in my game room. anyone have experience buying these? what are some places you'd recommend to shop around?

>> No.8721464 [DELETED] 

>>8721460
>vintage
everyone who uses that word unironically is a fucking faggot

>> No.8721497

>>8721460
Use craigslist/Facebook marketplace/offer up. Prepare to get gouged

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>>8721464
dilate

>> No.8721758

>>8721497
good to know. do you have any? did you get them on one of those sites? what was your experience

>> No.8721770

>>8721758
I have an X-men and GI Joe cabs I bought before this faggy bubble. They both need maintenance right now but I haven't the time. Feel like just flipping them so someone else can enjoy them

>> No.8722771

>>8721770
i hear that. did you get them on craigslist? how did that go

>> No.8722843

>>8721497
Adding on to this, try KLOV or Arcade Projects. You may also want to see if there any arcade auctions in your area.

>> No.8722856

I always wanted to get an abandoned ms pacman/galaga cabinet and gut it and install a MAME frontend on it. But I really have nowhere to put it and I can’t really see myself standing at the cabinet playing games for hours on end. For me it’s one of those things that sounds cooler than it really is.

>> No.8722865

>>8722771
Yes, an old arcade posted both of them on craigslist about 10 years ago. These things are fucking heavy so stick to local, cause shipping will fuck you in the ass if you have to do freight.

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8722880

Someone was selling one of these on Craigslist with I wanna say five different games for $1,000 a couple years ago. Multiple Metal Slug and KoF games; can't remember exactly what else
I kinda regret not going for it but I don't need an arcade cabinet

>> No.8723171

>>8721770
At least you bought one with games to play. I don't see a point in getting a collector cabinet of something I don't want to play

>> No.8723738

>>8721460
If you're interested in real hardware, try to get a JAMMA cabinet

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>>8721497
>Prepare to get gouged
This. Like all retro games in general shit has skyrocketed and the arcade/pinball scene has its fair share of reseller scum ready to pounce on any good deal that occasionally pops up so you need to be fast.

>> No.8723861

>>8722880
I wonder why they designed this variant to look like that. It looks deliberately like its from 1980. Retro even for the day. Maybe they wanted something to match the decor of some businesses? So it looks good next to those old fashioned cigarette machines in a restaurant lobby?

>> No.8725116

>>8721460
you'll just ignore all of the /vr/ advice and buy some pre-built monstrosity so idgaf

>> No.8725158

>>8725116
what's that? like a multicade? not interested.