Craigslist Jungle Hunt brings joy to the new owner

jltlarry

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The new owner is me, but I know I over paid for it. It was originally for sale on CL in the detroit area, but came up in clinton township for $575. I have been searching for this game for years, but they are either too far away or WAY out of my price league. Anyway, the price was reduced a couple of days ago to $400. That is in my wheelhouse price, so I called the guy and told him I'd give hime 75$ to bring to my work in Brighton. He assured me the cab was in great shape--Lets do it, I said.

It arrives and I am not super pleased with the cab: the back door is warped in and some moisture ( minor to some degree) has seeped into the side stencil. The front has some of the same damage, but all in all is in good shape. the glass/monitor/bezel are nearly perfect, monitor is super nice. Some after market transformer installed, I do not really love, but will not do much with it for now. Has the stinky smell we all love from old machines. A 2 x 4 holds the front of the machine up--will be the first fix for this baby.

This game is great, been playing after work and is fun--though I suck at it.
 

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The new owner is me, but I know I over paid for it.

Eff that. When you're happy with the game at a price you are comfortable with paying, you need no validation. Congrats on your game, it is a great title.
 
Nice to get one that you've wanted for some time. If you plan on keeping it overpaying by a 100 bucks or so is no big deal. I passed on a good Jungle King almost a year ago and I am still kicking myself for it. Nice pick up!
 
Nice to get one that you've wanted for some time. If you plan on keeping it overpaying by a 100 bucks or so is no big deal. I passed on a good Jungle King almost a year ago and I am still kicking myself for it. Nice pick up!

I missed out on a local one arguing with the wife about 75 bucks...my 5-year-old twins are still pissed at me for not getting it.

If you really want something there really isn't an "overspend."
 
cool game, it took me awhile to find mine. i overpaid to, but who cares. i used to walk to town to play it back in the day, thats why i had to have it. ed
 
I agree it's ok to overspend on a game that you really want for one reason or another. But I'm not going to spend 1000 bucks on Jungle King. Or 2000 bucks on Tron. I really want these games. But I'm willing to overspend by say a couple hundred for a game I really want.
 
I agree it's ok to overspend on a game that you really want for one reason or another. But I'm not going to spend 1000 bucks on Jungle King. Or 2000 bucks on Tron. I really want these games. But I'm willing to overspend by say a couple hundred for a game I really want.

I agree, it was also close, so I did not have to spend a bunch of time/gas driving hundreds of miles.
 
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