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I get a call from a local vendor (30 miles away) that is mostly into
food/soda vending now. I cleaned them out of all their game years ago.
The guy says he needs a Ms Pac cocktial for his son that is going off to
school and he has one in the shop but it needs work. I drive over there
and bring the machine back to the shop. I procede to clean it, fix the
monitor (new monitor was put in a couple of years ago then it wnet down
due to a cracked solder joint. The machine has been in his shop ever
since and the monitor had no burn-in), installed some new joystick
grommets and did a few cosmetic fixes.

My total cost with parts and gas : $20
Total time: about 2 hours

What I got paid:
http://www.mylstar.com/misc/mspacs.jpg

(note 1 machine was for him)

So now I may call the 2 remaing snack/soda vendors in town and see if
they have any of "them old video games from the 80's" in a back room
someplace. 🙂

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

good steal!


"Stephen Beall" <mylstar@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:k5adnUtk1JgYQ-HfRVn-1g@giganews.com...
>I get a call from a local vendor (30 miles away) that is mostly into
>food/soda vending now. I cleaned them out of all their game years ago.
> The guy says he needs a Ms Pac cocktial for his son that is going off to
> school and he has one in the shop but it needs work. I drive over there
> and bring the machine back to the shop. I procede to clean it, fix the
> monitor (new monitor was put in a couple of years ago then it wnet down
> due to a cracked solder joint. The machine has been in his shop ever since
> and the monitor had no burn-in), installed some new joystick grommets and
> did a few cosmetic fixes.
>
> My total cost with parts and gas : $20
> Total time: about 2 hours
>
> What I got paid:
> http://www.mylstar.com/misc/mspacs.jpg
>
> (note 1 machine was for him)
>
> So now I may call the 2 remaing snack/soda vendors in town and see if they
> have any of "them old video games from the 80's" in a back room someplace.
> 🙂
>
> -Stephen
>
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

i remember seeing that same arrangement in the back of my truck a few
years ago....
nice haul!!
 
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Old news man. Some dork was in #rgvac posting pics of that haul long before
your little story.. yeah, a guy that goes by the name "mylar" or something. ; )

Quit gloating you bastard!

Richard

On Sat, 07 May 2005 08:27:39 -0700, Stephen Beall <mylstar@gmail.com> wrote:

>I get a call from a local vendor (30 miles away) that is mostly into
>food/soda vending now. I cleaned them out of all their game years ago.
>The guy says he needs a Ms Pac cocktial for his son that is going off to
>school and he has one in the shop but it needs work. I drive over there
>and bring the machine back to the shop. I procede to clean it, fix the
>monitor (new monitor was put in a couple of years ago then it wnet down
>due to a cracked solder joint. The machine has been in his shop ever
>since and the monitor had no burn-in), installed some new joystick
>grommets and did a few cosmetic fixes.
>
>My total cost with parts and gas : $20
>Total time: about 2 hours
>
>What I got paid:
>http://www.mylstar.com/misc/mspacs.jpg
>
>(note 1 machine was for him)
>
>So now I may call the 2 remaing snack/soda vendors in town and see if
>they have any of "them old video games from the 80's" in a back room
>someplace. 🙂
>
>-Stephen
 
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So...how much will you be selling them for, and where are you located?

--
Daniel
The Vintage Geek


"Stephen Beall" <mylstar@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:k5adnUtk1JgYQ-HfRVn-1g@giganews.com...
>I get a call from a local vendor (30 miles away) that is mostly into
>food/soda vending now. I cleaned them out of all their game years ago.
> The guy says he needs a Ms Pac cocktial for his son that is going off to
> school and he has one in the shop but it needs work. I drive over there
> and bring the machine back to the shop. I procede to clean it, fix the
> monitor (new monitor was put in a couple of years ago then it wnet down
> due to a cracked solder joint. The machine has been in his shop ever since
> and the monitor had no burn-in), installed some new joystick grommets and
> did a few cosmetic fixes.
>
> My total cost with parts and gas : $20
> Total time: about 2 hours
>
> What I got paid:
> http://www.mylstar.com/misc/mspacs.jpg
>
> (note 1 machine was for him)
>
> So now I may call the 2 remaing snack/soda vendors in town and see if they
> have any of "them old video games from the 80's" in a back room someplace.
> 🙂
>
> -Stephen
>
 
Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?)

Stephen Beall wrote:
> My total cost with parts and gas : $20
> Total time: about 2 hours
>
> What I got paid:
> http://www.mylstar.com/misc/mspacs.jpg
>
> (note 1 machine was for him)

Dear God what a haul man!

I'd say that was a worth while return on investment of time.

--
Dave Bush <statman.onay.pamsay@twcny.rr.com>

Remove the pig Latin to reply.
 
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awesome stuff mate !

- Chris.
www.myarcadegames.com

"Stephen Beall" <mylstar@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:k5adnUtk1JgYQ-HfRVn-1g@giganews.com...
>I get a call from a local vendor (30 miles away) that is mostly into
>food/soda vending now. I cleaned them out of all their game years ago.
> The guy says he needs a Ms Pac cocktial for his son that is going off to
> school and he has one in the shop but it needs work. I drive over there
> and bring the machine back to the shop. I procede to clean it, fix the
> monitor (new monitor was put in a couple of years ago then it wnet down
> due to a cracked solder joint. The machine has been in his shop ever since
> and the monitor had no burn-in), installed some new joystick grommets and
> did a few cosmetic fixes.
>
> My total cost with parts and gas : $20
> Total time: about 2 hours
>
> What I got paid:
> http://www.mylstar.com/misc/mspacs.jpg
>
> (note 1 machine was for him)
>
> So now I may call the 2 remaing snack/soda vendors in town and see if they
> have any of "them old video games from the 80's" in a back room someplace.
> 🙂
>
> -Stephen
>
 
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