Grabs so far this year, would like to see other collectors as well.

[vintagegamer]

I am in for the journey myself!

The seller had it listed on both the Bay and CL. I made an offer and we agreed to meet up today. Person seemed nice enough, but replies were a little cryptic, plus the address was in south Philly, so I was on my guard.

Got there this AM and it was a bunch of dudes sharing a row home. Seller was nice but I could immediately tell he wasn't into pins or cabs. He said his father had like 4 games, and put this one in his place like a yr ago. The game had some pretty thick dust on the glass, so it's been sitting for a bit.

There are no LEDs in it currently, so I'm looking forward to tweaking it. It also has some design elements reminiscent of my Sorcerer, so that rocks.

It has a little jumpscare moment in the attract mode, already scared the crap out of my daughter. That alone was worth the purchase XD

 

[bottlejunkie]

There is a community of original sign collectors and often times signs are bought/sold/traded within that group. While I could talk for days about these signs, I currently have 4 in total (1 is pending sale). Two are "Superbrites" (like the one pictured) and have fluorescent bulbs. These are from the late 80s and early 90s. The other two I have are original fiber optic signs, one is the standard Nintendo Racetrack sign (circa 1999), and the other is my grail sign, the KayBee World of Nintendo fiber optic (I think this is 1993).

I don't want to divulge paid prices, but I would say depending on condition and style/rarity you can find a Superbrite sign from anywhere from $2K all the way up to north of $8K. Fiber optic signs will go for at a minimum $3K all the way up to north of $15K.

Here is a link to my KayBee sign in action:

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[bottlejunkie]

that Kaybee is awesome.

 

[Kmoney]

They could link up as well like at least two cabs, maybe more and everyone fought in one game instance fun stuff!

 

[ToddK]

I picked this 3 Stooges up today it is all original and working 100%. Was super lucky and an amazing deal ….

 

[geech]

Watching Matt Hall marathon that at Grinkfest was something else.

 

[vintagegamer]

I forgot to mention that the pin I just got also had 3 quarters in it! Woot!

 

[cmjb13]

This one was a booger…

Got it shipped from Texas, but wasn't working when it arrived. Was originally at an arcade there. I left the plates on the machine

The cabinet was separating on the right side, so had to use screws to fasten.

The back door had a large chunk missing where the old lock was. Used some bondo to make it presentable.

The wood behind the left monitor bracket was destroyed, so I shored it up with some sample wood floor tiles from Lowe's (they come in handy)

G07 monitor edge was damaged at some point. Cracked pretty bad. Replaced it with a spare K4900. But it didn't work even though it was overhauled previously. So I had to send it out to get looked at again. Got it back in working order. I had to use most of the G07 frame due to the metal brackets for the monitor shroud. See Monitor thread

Data cable to chassis had a loose wire, so I re-pinned with a new connector.

Marquee light was destroyed, but replaced it.

The boards on these Sente cabs don't always behave very well. Very similar to the Sente cocktail. I feel at times just looking at it can cause problems, even using Deoxit.

Many thanks to @andrewb for assistance with this.

Cheap plug as I'm looking for carts and control panels.

 

[fatherpain]

Nabbed this personal grail, recently. A Crazy Climber Deluxe in excellent condition. A beautiful machine in a black light setting. Been looking for one off and on for 15 years

 

[Dillweed]

View attachment 825568Nabbed this personal grail, recently. A Crazy Climber Deluxe in excellent condition. A beautiful machine in a black light setting. Been looking for one off and on for 15 years

I had no idea The deluxe Crazy Climber had blacklight reflective art. That is awesome.

 

[fatherpain]

I had no idea The deluxe Crazy Climber had blacklight reflective art. That is awesome.

Thank you. Had a slight suspicion (and hope) it would be due to the art on the Nichibutsu Crazy Climber cocktail having some black light reactive art on the control panels… but didn't know ahead of time it would be to this level. It's beautiful in person and the original T-moulding is also reactive.


Under normal lighting.

 

[bakerhillpins]

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Thank you. Had a slight suspicion (and hope) it would be due to the art on the Nichibutsu Crazy Climber cocktail having some black light reactive art on the control panels… but didn't know ahead of time it would be to this level. It's beautiful in person and the original T-moulding is also reactive.

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Under normal lighting.

So many games integrated stuff like this and it's not often seen. Really cool to see it

 

[fatherpain]

So many games integrated stuff like this and it's not often seen. Really cool to see it

Yes the other ones I've encountered with black light reactive art work (to varying degrees are:

• Mr. Do!
• Crazy Climber cocktail
• Battlezone
• Afterburner Deluxe
• Tac Scan
• Spy Hunter
• T2
• Time Pilot

 

[CharlieG]

Yes the other ones I've encountered with black light reactive art work (to varying degrees are:

• Mr. Do!
• Crazy Climber cocktail
• Battlezone
• Afterburner Deluxe
• Tac Scan
• Spy Hunter
• T2
• Time Pilot

Frogger

 

[DrewZ]

I know, not a machine but I have been wanting one for a while now, more for nostalgic purposes than anything. Popped up locally for $35 and I jumped in the truck, I happily handed over $40.
7-11 sign score!

Edit: Moved it to a bigger wall.

 

[ToddK]

. I have a lighted vintage 7-11 sign as well. Great memories of playing a Joust at 7-11. Great score!

 

[DrewZ]

. I have a lighted vintage 7-11 sign as well. Great memories of playing a Joust at 7-11. Great score!

Thanks Todd! The one near us had Moon Patrol, I used to sneak out in the middle of the night and head over to 7-11 when I was like 12

 

[Dillweed]

Some Sega games also have blacklight reflective inking. Space Trek does.

 

[mbert0]

There is a community of original sign collectors and often times signs are bought/sold/traded within that group. While I could talk for days about these signs, I currently have 4 in total (1 is pending sale). Two are "Superbrites" (like the one pictured) and have fluorescent bulbs. These are from the late 80s and early 90s. The other two I have are original fiber optic signs, one is the standard Nintendo Racetrack sign (circa 1999), and the other is my grail sign, the KayBee World of Nintendo fiber optic (I think this is 1993).

I don't want to divulge paid prices, but I would say depending on condition and style/rarity you can find a Superbrite sign from anywhere from $2K all the way up to north of $8K. Fiber optic signs will go for at a minimum $3K all the way up to north of $15K.

Here is a link to my KayBee sign in action:

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I read that as "in auction" rather than "in action", boo

 

[SlikkNikk]

. I have a lighted vintage 7-11 sign as well. Great memories of playing a Joust at 7-11. Great score!

Would love to see a pic!
My dad owned a 7-11 in Los Angeles back in 1983. That's where I was first exposed to arcade games. The operator would come in to collect the quarters and hit the credit button a bunch of times for me on Donkey Kong, Ms Pacman etc. I was 6 years old and hooked for life!