Another "I Just Threw Up" or "WTF!!!"

Sweet! LOL

i bet the reserve price is too high... the cabinet looks to be in great shape.
 
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That is so sad. :( That cabinet looks mint... Hopefully one of the collectors on here will save that thing.
 
I don't see an indicator that there is a reserve, but I'm not used to the new ebay look yet.

you are right... I dont see the reserve in the regular section, but he states: "( THIS ITEM HAS A RESERVE PRICE! )" in the body. Maybe he forgot to set the reserve and someone will get a deal. :)
 
...and if you do buy it, once you have it loaded up, kick the guy in the Taint, preferably with steel toe boots.
 
All you nay-sayers.


This Cab comes with a rare, top of the line N64. How awesome is that? You didn't need that nasty vector color monitor, or the PCB or the Steering Yoke for that matter.

With this fine "Piece" (and I use that term loosely). You get a suberb N64, with a shit-ily attached controller.

I'm gonna buy it and see if I could mount my Colecovision or C64 in there, hell maybe I'll mount my Vitrua-Boy where the Steering Yoke used to be, that would be kick-ass. All would be jealous............;-)



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I emailed the seller and this is what I said:

"Why would you do that to a Star Wars cab? Especially one as nice as that? Hopefully you gave the Vector Monitor and PCB's that were in it a good home. I'm glad that this has worked for you. But this is the most scary/sad thing I've ever seen anyone do to a nice Star Wars cab aside from burning it.

On a Side note, you state there is a reserve, yet it does not show in the bid box. Because without it stating in the bid box that there is a reserve. There is officially(as far as Ebay is concerned)no reserve and the lowest bid wins. Just thought I'd let you know.

Hopefully this goes to a good collector so they can restore it back to it's original state......"

That is what I wrote to him....

This was his response to me:

"First of all ...I have many star wars video arcades that where gonna be scraped by a vender here in utah and i picked them all up ...most are shot...so i gut them out ...keep the good parts...clean them up and instead of parting them out like most people...i restore the repairable ones...on a side note these are one of a kind......my first one sold for $1,500...thanks for your interest and lowest bid does not win and the listing clearly states ...THERE IS A RESERVE PRICE on this item....have a nice day...and in the future i will state it in the bid box...LOL"


So apparently, with the N64 added, it's one of a kind, that's his explanation for de-facing this star wars cab. Yikes. What an Idiot.

While I do realize that this is his cab and he can do what he wants to it, why he'd even take pride in creating this hell-cab creation is beyond me.



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"First of all ...I have many star wars video arcades that where gonna be scraped by a vender here in utah and i picked them all up ...most are shot...so i gut them out ...keep the good parts...clean them up and instead of parting them out like most people...i restore the repairable ones...on a side note these are one of a kind......my first one sold for $1,500...thanks for your interest and lowest bid does not win and the listing clearly states ...THERE IS A RESERVE PRICE on this item....have a nice day...and in the future i will state it in the bid box...LOL"

That cab in the auction doesn't look "shot" and the crap I took this morning was one of a kind.

You will never be able to reason with these people and have them see the atrocity that they actually committed. To them they saved it (or its just to get that $$$). Unbelievable.

The arcade community needs a guy like the Miller High Life delivery person where he goes to peoples' houses, like this SW defacer, just storms right in and wheels out their games.

"You did WHAT to a classic? Oh heck no!"

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That cab in the auction doesn't look "shot" and the crap I took this morning was one of a kind.

You will never be able to reason with these people and have them see the atrocity that they actually committed. To them they saved it (or its just to get that $$$). Unbelievable.


CMPOL, LOL the dump I took this morning was one of a kind also.......However, You are probably right, there is NO reasoning with people and at this point, they have convinced themselves that they did a good thing. Still doesn't make it right though.....


And No, I didn't know that he destroyed a N64 kiosk to make this. Why would anyone think that doing this setup as a whole, would EVER be a good idea.

Lets set aside for a minute that even if this wasn't a Star Wars cab that he desecrated, what would compel a person to hook a N64 up this way. Go through all the wiring and mounting and then look back and say. "Damn, that looks good.....". I just couldn't see anyone doing that in there right mind, but maybe that is the problem, he/she may NOT be in there right mind.


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He is wrong on several levels.

Without using the eBay "reserve auction" listing format, there is NO RESERVE. Listing it in the auction body does not count, and eBay will pull your auction if it is reported to them.

When a non-reserve auction is over, the highest bidder wins the auction, period. You can list all sorts of silly stipulations in the text of the auction, but that does not change eBay's auction rules.

If you win the auction for $1, and PayPal the $1, the seller LEGALLY HAS TO SELL THE ITEM. Most people don't seek legal action over eBay auctions, but some have...and some people have won the lawsuit and was awarded the item. I remember reading about a private jet that sold for a few hundred bucks, then the seller refused the sale because they said they did not understand eBay rules. The buyer sued, and was awarded the jet and the seller was reminded of the eBay TOS they agreed to when they opened a seller's account.

Bottom line is that without using a reserve auction, this guy has to sell to the highest bidder. eBay has already pulled his auction, so it looks like they are already on to him.
 
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