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Taito Egret 2 has the best monitor rotation mechanism but they're expensive and impossible to find parts for
FWIW the Taito Egret 29 also has the same monitor rotation mechanism as the Egret 2
They can be a bit cheaper (if you can find one), but they're about 100x more difficult to find parts for.
The Sega Blast City is without a doubt the cheapest way to get into a candy cab, they're also the most plentiful in terms of parts and they've got tri-sync monitors too which is nice.
The Net-City is probably the next cheapest/easiest to find and get parts for but they're also JVS not JAMMA so you'll need to rewire them if you want to run JAMMA boards.
Blast Citys were sold in the US as the dedicated cab for Sega Bass Fishing, and if you can find one of those they tend to be the cheapest way to get a Blast. I've seen them sell for as little as $75 for someone just trying to get rid of a stupid fishing game.
Net-City Uprights were also sold in the USA for Virtua Tennis and Virtua Tennis 2, and they can be converted to sit-down cabs by cutting the pillars at the correct location. These also tend to be the easiest way to get a Net-City since a lot of candy collectors don't want uprights and most people selling them are just selling an old "virtua tennis" machine as opposed to a "Japanese candy cab"
The two people I know of that regularly have Candy Cabs available for sale are KC in Rosemead: http://www.ebay.com/usr/kou_cheu?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
^he just imports and resells so make sure you inspect thoroughly or get lots of photos before buying
and Ken @ the game room
http://stores.ebay.com/thegameroom-com-website
^I believe ken's cabs are all fully shopped, but they're also a lot more expensive
I'm sure both of them have a lot more than what's on their eBay page.





