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The more I think of the price being asked, one word comes to mind as to how I feel.
Ill. I feel ill.
Ill. I feel ill.
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This is an interesting question that has always been at the back of my mind. Before the US standardized on 13" and 19" for most CRTs, I wonder if 23" was a semi-common size when black and white consumer TVs were still in high demand (1970s and prior). It does seem like a very random size in an era where most coin-op manufacturers were taking off the shelf consumer sets and cramming them into a cabinet. So, a specific tube size probably wasn't at the top of their list during the very early days. They could build a cabinet to accommodate anything, which Midway did routinely. It could also be a function of Motorola and/or Wells-Gardner getting a closeout deal on a ton of 23" tubes from Sylvania or others and decided to just run with it for the coin-op market.Many or most Atari, Kee, and Midway games between 1976 and 1979 run 23" ( 22" viewable ) CRTs. Motorola XM700 and M7000 series, Well Gardner 22v1001/2/3 series, and TEC TM-623 are all 23". Shark jaws is an XM-701 I believe.
Bane of my existence, burn-free tubes for these things dont exist anymore.
Star Wars cockpit. 25" Amplifone.There weren't any games I know of prior to the '90s that had bigger than a 19".
Star Wars cockpit. 25" Amplifone.
Many Atari B&W games had 23" monitors.
One would think you would know.A lot of money for a reproduction cab and the wrong monitor. It looks great, but 3500?
Agreed. However, strange things can happen inside your own head.I get that. It just seems an odd choice for a labor of love project ( why else build a Shark Jaws ? ) to stop right before the finish line.
I missed the $3500 bit. I am guessing that is USD too... the most polite thing I can say is just no. I don't hate the cab but I hate it at that price.A lot of money for a reproduction cab and the wrong monitor. It looks great, but 3500?
Looks like it went to @Wekloos!Looks like this has sold but of course an asking price is not a sell-through price. Given the rarity of the title it might have sold to a museum with an endowment and the ability to write off the price, or possibly to one of the several foreign collectors who gather up bronze age titles.
Hahahaha just saw this - that's hilarious that you remember that - my dog accidentally bidding on a $2,000 pinball at captains auction and won - wanted to kill him!Excellent ! Maybe his dog bought it for him and it'll be on the market here soon at a lower price.
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