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Only slightly related, there was a pud back on NintendoAge who tried to trade rare video games for rare mandolins. Because you know, the overlap between video game and mandolin collectors was HUGE. He got absolutely lambasted in the comments, and deservedly so.

I'm sorry, but the article is just wrong- there's tons of evidence that the "3rd space" is dying, not vying for a resurgence. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/third-place-meaning-starbucks.html And to that point Gen Z is not even drinking much any more, making barcades a less...

I think it's funny and sad that basically "kid-friendly gambling" is what earns real money these days. Gotta start them early!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2332440353693991/user/61556835702497/ Again, mostly recent machines, but you're gonna get hella good prices if you attend in-person. They don't do online sales, so your only competition is other people physically there. Rent a truck and fill it.

I wish more people talked about the business side of this hobby. Retro games are fantastic, but aren't really a cash cow any more. They're a novelty that people play once or twice, and then move on to redemption machines. Even at my parties, where every game is free to play, people don't stand...

Honestly, Captains is going to be great for getting what you really need, which is oodles of redemption machines. There's also quite a few good ones through Bill Ramsey when an arcade shuts down - you're gonna get lots more recent and redemption machines, which will keep the business afloat...

In answer to your first question, it's difficult to know Canada, because I'm used to America. Utah isn't exactly bumping, but there's still tons of "Better than Captains" prices on Facebook and local classifieds without the 25% added for tax and hammer price, plus shipping. Remember, you're...

I try and watch all his videos - he's the master of making comedic analogies. It's like a verbal family guy episode.

There's nothing wrong with the economy for rich people. People who can drop $1.3k on a tiny metal trinket will be fine. The rest of us are struggling to buy Ramen.

For at least some part of history, it was the best video game ever made that was available to the general public. However, a short time later, it was the absolute worst game between the two that existed.

Bill and I were friends back in the day when I was at Michigan State. We attended arcade auctions together, and even the infamous Kalamazoo warehouse raid, the one with the rotting machines and falling apart stairs. http://www.bitburn.com/kzoo_raid_index/kzooraid.html I was the crazy guy who...

Seems like an Asteroids in a Lunar Lander would make a great donor.

Had some good sales at our local Retro Gaming convention, so picked up this non-working beauty. Excited to dig into it.

Interesting conversation? How are you doing today?

Generic flippers doing it for solely for profit are always going to do the bare minimum. Unless you're specifically paying a premium for a known quality restoration service, it falls under buyer beware. Also, the best restoration is always going to be the one someone does for themselves...

Was that the collector he visited in Europe? That collection looked more like hoarding than collecting. 300+ machines, packed so close you'd never be able to touch them.

Oh man, I would love a few pod racer cabinets, but I'd have to basically give up like 10 arcades for the space two podracers take. I think you could pretty much add any really great 2000s racer to this thread, San Francisco Rushes, Hydro Thunder, they're all great games, but you can fit so many...

I'd say nearly every cocktail. There's some exceptions, such as Ms. Pac-man and Warlords, but Atari and Nintendo cocktails don't see to be worth diddly. No one seems to want them, they're giant space hogs for being "smaller." You see a line up of cocktails sell at captains every time for 1/3rd...

CRTs are technically still be manufactured by a few specialized companies. There's enough new/used old stock out there to meet collector demand, so manufacturing hasn't spun up. I imagine if we ever hit a point in which a single run of Raster or Vector monitors was profitable enough, you'd see a...

How many times is hibid going to let him do this? I can't imagine saying no to 50% of the hammer prices is what they want either. Do they get their fees if he says no?