07: For Sale: Parting Out A Machine-Mandatory Read

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Last Call Process Summary:

In order to help reduce the number of historic machines being unneccesarrily destroyed, if you wish to part out a machine (or even partial cabinet) and then wish to sell the parts on these forums, you agree as a condition to use these forums, to give the machine a two-week chance to be rescued first. Numerous games that look like they were not worth saving in fact have been by interested collectors. The moderators will enforce this policy.

Required Actions:

1. If you wish to part out a machine because it is simply missing a part, consider posting a want ad for the missing part.

2. You must post a 2 week warning notice that you are planning to part out the machine before you commence with the part out. Your post must include a price for the machine, and you must select the 'FS Last Call' prefix from the drop down menu when you post. Even if the machine is damaged, please follow this process.

3. For videogames you must also post in the 'Last Call' Sticky Thread located at the top of the applicable for sale section and include a link to your last call thread (it's free advertising!).

4. If someone wishes to rescue a machine, please allow them 2 additional weeks to have the machine picked up.

5. If a machine isn't rescued and you part it out, when you sell the parts either do it in your original 'FS Last Call' thread, or provide a link to your original thread so everyone knows you gave the machine a chance. If the machine is incomplete, please consider an offer for what is left as a package.

Optionally: Please consider listing games for sale in VAPS—it's free to do so. I've personally saved machines listed on VAPS that were identified as being on death's door.

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Violations can result in the deletion or closure of your thread, and/or the issuance of 'infraction points' which could lead to a temp ban.

Goal:

(1) To reduce the needless parting out of games (whether working or not, whether complete or incomplete) and to encourage the preservation of endangered games,

(2) while minimizing any burdens or obligations on an owner wishing to get rid of, or part-out a game, and

(3) not imposing enough of a burden as to push "parting-out" underground, and

(4) to massively reduce any harassment of people looking at disposing of a game in any way if done with notice, and opportunity to save, to the community.

How, Why, & Details:

If you are thinking of parting out a machine and selling the parts here (and even if you aren't looking to sell the parts here), please offer it up to the community for 2 weeks first. Yes you think it might not be worth saving. Yes you might not think anyone here will save it, or will pay enough to make saving it worth it to you. You might be right, you might not. Give it a chance please. If no one steps up, no harm, no foul, but you gave it a chance. The point is that it's hard for many owners to guess what's in other people's mind (as to their willingness to save a game), and clearly from the posts on this forum and elsewhere many people guess wrong. If a machine gets parted out after 2 weeks and the poster acted in good faith, no should publicly gripe then. The community, and the individuals in it, at least had an opportunity. Not every game is going to be saved, and that's ok.

The idea is not telling someone they can't part out a game, but simply asking them to give others a chance to save it, and during the test requiring them to give it a 2 week chance if they are going to sell the remains here. Then they can do what they want, no harm, no foul.

Without offering the game the owner is making an assumption that the game is worth a whole lot more dead than alive, or that simply no one would want it period. These assumptions are often wrong.

The Last Call Threads have worked well so far. Several games have been saved as result. At the same time, other games have not been saved, but they were given a chance.

Exception to the 2 week rule occurs when a machine is located someplace that it can't stay at, period, at risk of immediate destruction. In such case, an original poster should clearly explain why they can't give two weeks' notice. If any seller thinks these rules crimp their style too much, or have questions about this policy, please feel free to contact me privately.

If you would like to know more about the 'why' and 'how' this came about, visit this thread: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=187476

Thank you for your help in preserving antique and collectible amusement history,


Greg
 
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