I'm backwards and stuck in the past

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... apparently. I just had a guy rip on me because I turned down his offer to allow me the privilege of fixing his Golden Tee board. He said he was tired of paying a tech $200 a pop to fix it, and he liked my repair price. "So why the hell won't you fix it?" Ummm... because it was 20 years late to the party? *shrug*

Call me crazy, but I just have no desire to fix any of the new stuff. I guess my heart really is in the past with the golden-age classics.
 
I know what you mean - my limit seems to be about 1992. After that date, games hold very little interest for me in buying or fixing.
 
I would have to agree with you all. I really could care less about the more recent titles, and in fact, the latest game I would ever own would be Rampart. (1990)
 
Golden tee is about the only newer game I actually like. I pretty much draw the line at the same timeframe as Hyde, and I can't stand fighters - they're all the same, just different guys\combos, but still the same. Late 70's, early 80's are my favorites, and vectors are my absolute favorites.
 
Don't blame you one bit for not wanting to fix it. Although there is some cool newer games, if you experienced the Golden Age first hand its hard to like any of the new games.
 
I have been wavering on this fence for awhile now and while I enjoy the classics, my T2 and Offroad Challenge(Crusn USA) are more reliable and provide hours of fun.
 
Is there honestly no jamma games you like. I argue that if you do like jamma games and you have experience with them, there should be nothing in a golden tee that would even be a challenge. And if you only want challenges, fine. Don't fix it on principle. But money is money. And if you can make money with skills you have picked up in this hobby, why not. Look at it like this. The 50 bucks he pays you to replace his pc power supply is 50 bucks toward the classic of your choice. But then again, what the hell do I know. I spend 1000s of dollars to collect back breaking heavy ass arcade machines that I could just as easily mame on my PC for free. Just sayin'. :)
 
Fixing boards with a ton of surface-mount stuff (like the GT motherboards) is a lot different than fixing old boards that are 100% thru-hole....
 
Fixing boards with a ton of surface-mount stuff (like the GT motherboards) is a lot different than fixing old boards that are 100% thru-hole....

True, but I seldom try to fix boards anyways. But considering theres a lot of generic stuff like bad power supplys, trouble shooting monitors, or testing hard drives that would probably cover a good deal of the problems, why not take a shot at it. Should know within an hour if its something you can fix. And if not, offer to convert it to a newer GT for him if he finds a board on the bay.
 
True, but I seldom try to fix boards anyways. But considering theres a lot of generic stuff like bad power supplys, trouble shooting monitors, or testing hard drives that would probably cover a good deal of the problems, why not take a shot at it. Should know within an hour if its something you can fix. And if not, offer to convert it to a newer GT for him if he finds a board on the bay.

Ugh. That just sounds like *work* to me. :D
 
... apparently. I just had a guy rip on me because I turned down his offer to allow me the privilege of fixing his Golden Tee board. He said he was tired of paying a tech $200 a pop to fix it, and he liked my repair price. "So why the hell won't you fix it?" Ummm... because it was 20 years late to the party? *shrug*

Call me crazy, but I just have no desire to fix any of the new stuff. I guess my heart really is in the past with the golden-age classics.

You know, the fact that other guys charge $200 to fix the board might be a CLUE for him. He needs to realize that he doesn't have a right to get what he wants just because he wants it. And he doesn't have a right to get mad when someone else says 'I don't do that work'.

I don't call you crazy. I call almost no one crazy. It's that whole 'people who throw stones' thing...

Another thought: If people hassle you to fix stuff like that, quote a stupid price for fixing newer boards. Like 2 x replacement cost of the board. Then they'll yell at you for over-charging, instead of yelling at you for not doing work you don't like. And you won't have to do any real work - just order the replacements from the manufacturer and ship them.
 
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I don't blame you a bit for not working on it. Newer boards have SMD, and tons of custom chips. They are also pretty much made to be "throw away and replace".
 
I only own classics and only want to try repairing classics. The only modern game I really want is Tokyo Cop.... :)
 
Yeah I thought perhaps he was exaggerating with the $200, but then again if the other tech is doing pull-and-replace then maybe not. He was obviously frustrated, and convinced he was somehow in charge of me. It was kinda funny actually! When I asked if he had any older Atari boards that needed fixed, he barked "NO why the hell can't you fix my game?!?" When I explained to him I'm set up to fix a handful - do one thing, do it well, that's when he dropped the "stuck in the past" comment. Ok whatever. :eek:




You know, the fact that other guys charge $200 to fix the board might be a CLUE for him. He needs to realize that he doesn't have a right to get what he wants just because he wants it. And he doesn't have a right to get mad when someone else says 'I don't do that work'.

I don't call you crazy. I call almost no one crazy. It's that whole 'people who throw stones' thing...

Another thought: If people hassle you to fix stuff like that, quote a stupid price for fixing newer boards. Like 2 x replacement cost of the board. Then they'll yell at you for over-charging, instead of yelling at you for not doing work you don't like. And you won't have to do any real work - just order the replacements from the manufacturer and ship them.
 
Reply back to him and say:

"Okay, I guess I need to get into current times - I will fix your board. Of course, getting into current times means I have to also charge current prices. The repair will be $200."

:D
 
Yeah, I love it when people insult me in an attempt to get what they want.....uummm, yeah, that'll work. Those kind of people are the worst to work for. They call you 24 hours after you get the board....wanting to know if it's fixed yet. Then they proceed to call everyday to "check up" on the repair. Some people are just spoiled assholes.

Edward
 
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