1st new game of 2012

tomtime

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I have been working with this seller since August. I saw it on Craigslist as non-working and went to go check it out. I made my offer of $200 and he countered with $800 saying "these sell on Ebay for over $1800". I say good luck on your restoration and walk away.
After several back and forths, we settle on a price of $140 delivered. After Replacing a fuse on the PS and a burnt resistor on the ARII I have a fully working TEMPEST!!!!
Its not perfect but looks and plays beautifully. Its missing the bezel retainer, has the wrong buttons and has some janky hand made cardboard bezel but not too bad for $140!
 

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I wouldn't have paid a penny over $139 for that. :D

Great pickup and nice that you got it for less than your initial offer. Now you can sell if for over $1800 on eBay
 
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Wow awesome dude. Quite a steal. Needs a tinted Bezel Stat!!

Art looks just like mine whats the diff


Ok His Beams are missing the red color and just have the purple. On mine you can see the red

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Also look at the black arrow. His goes all the way to the edge.
Some early ones have numbers instead of little Y shaped alien dudes for the player 1 and player 2 start button labels.
 
Also look at the black arrow. His goes all the way to the edge.
Some early ones have numbers instead of little Y shaped alien dudes for the player 1 and player 2 start button labels.

Yep yep true. Didnt see that :)
 
Very nice score! I think if I mention what I paid for mine, I'd probably be banned from this site for life. :(
 
Glad you got it, i actually went and looked at it but had just paid off all my bills and said i wouldn't buy again til i had the cash in hand and talked myself out of it. Someday though. Could you believe how dirty his shooter game was that supposidly worked?
 
Glad you got it, i actually went and looked at it but had just paid off all my bills and said i wouldn't buy again til i had the cash in hand and talked myself out of it. Someday though. Could you believe how dirty his shooter game was that supposidly worked?

That was the dirtiest game I have ever seen! I had to pass on that hunk-a-junk.
 
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