Frax
New member
I'm a sucker for low prices, probably to my detriment.
I have two options right now to get a Space Station.
One is from an op, condition effectively unknown, has been sitting 7 years, was never used after they bought it but working at the time. Don't have any way to provide pictures. Had been previously routed I'm assuming, he said it has average wear for a 20 year old machine. Will need rubbers and shopping. It's 600$ plus 140$ in gas and 12 hours driving round trip.
Other one is from a collector, says condition is good but can't provide any pictures at all due to his emal supposedly not working. Says he can't get gmail/webmail to work either (!?). Everything is working and should not require an immediate full shopout. 800$ + shipping, around 300$. Probably 1100-1200$ total.
I'm thinking about sending the second guy a blank USB stick and seeing if can put some pictures on it and send it back. I'd pay for postage both ways.
The only reason I'm even remotely considering the project machine is that Space Station will run off 11A boards as well. I've got Pinbot, I would just need to get the roms and swap them out to get the project machine up and running if it doesn't start, and work from there.
I have two options right now to get a Space Station.
One is from an op, condition effectively unknown, has been sitting 7 years, was never used after they bought it but working at the time. Don't have any way to provide pictures. Had been previously routed I'm assuming, he said it has average wear for a 20 year old machine. Will need rubbers and shopping. It's 600$ plus 140$ in gas and 12 hours driving round trip.
Other one is from a collector, says condition is good but can't provide any pictures at all due to his emal supposedly not working. Says he can't get gmail/webmail to work either (!?). Everything is working and should not require an immediate full shopout. 800$ + shipping, around 300$. Probably 1100-1200$ total.
I'm thinking about sending the second guy a blank USB stick and seeing if can put some pictures on it and send it back. I'd pay for postage both ways.
The only reason I'm even remotely considering the project machine is that Space Station will run off 11A boards as well. I've got Pinbot, I would just need to get the roms and swap them out to get the project machine up and running if it doesn't start, and work from there.

