Mesquite, TX SuperAuctions Dec 18

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Just thought I'd start a seed thread to see who is interested in going.

It is the Saturday before Christmas, so it could be a feeding frenzy or a buyer's market.

I am tentatively planning on going. I don't know why. Unless I can move some of these cabs before then, I will still be out of room and out of money. But then that never stopped me before......:D

ken
 
Out of room and I have more projects than I need at the moment. With the past two deals I've found locally the only reason I have found to travel outside of Houston has been for pinball machines. I'll be sitting out auctions until I clear out the stuff I have in storage.
 
I'll be there but don't expect to buy anything. Only looking for one item but that doesn't mean I want see something else I like.

I need to get busy if I want to bring someting to the auction to sell.
 
What are the price ranges at these auctions? Do they sell non-working cabs? Do they sell individual parts?
 
What are the price ranges at these auctions? Do they sell non-working cabs? Do they sell individual parts?
It depends on whether or not it's a buyer's market. If it's a buyer's market you can get games as cheap as $20+fees & taxes. If it's not a buyer's market then games in really bad shape are selling for $80+F&T.
 
I am considering going...

Though I am hesitant because I am only looking for a particular cab (simpsons). Im in houston so I'd hate to drive up there and not find it etc. Also nervous of some price gouging for holidays.

But I've always wanted to check one of these out. Y'all usually go up the day before and get a room etc?

How do you guys get your cabs back for that drive? I have a truck but nervous of it getting soaked at some point even with a tarp etc
 
I usually drive up the day of. It's about a 3 hour drive so I try to leave about 6:30 am and get there for the inspection. I usually leave after most of the stuff I'm interested in is gone, or I get bored, or I'm broke :D

Quite a lot of us use Noel Johnson to haul stuff back. He does a real good job and because he can usually get a full load for the run to Houston, we can normally work out a decent price. You may have to wait a couple of days to a week depending on weather.

ken
 
Ah cool. Its about 5 for me so that would be kinda ruff doing same day, but it reduces the loss if I don't find one. Hrmm...

Is Noel just there or should I contact him in advanced? It would be nice to not have to drive my truck up there, but I know I would be going crazy waiting since this would be my first cab :)

Ps...I'm that guy who asked about your cab at HAAG, did you get your marathon running in time? Hope all is working out!
 
Ah cool. Its about 5 for me so that would be kinda ruff doing same day, but it reduces the loss if I don't find one. Hrmm...

Is Noel just there or should I contact him in advanced? It would be nice to not have to drive my truck up there, but I know I would be going crazy waiting since this would be my first cab :)

Ps...I'm that guy who asked about your cab at HAAG, did you get your marathon running in time? Hope all is working out!


Hi TR.

Yes I got the prototype up and running Saturday morning. Turned out to be a transformer issue. I swapped a switcher in Saturday morning and it was rock solid the rest of the day.

Noel is usually at the auctions. He loads the games up there and stores them until he makes the Houston run.

I am hoping to get to the Simpson's monitor this weekend, it looks like it just needs a couple of new high voltage caps. I'll know for sure when I pull the chassis and drop the new caps in it.

ken
 
Speaking of basket cases, how is that Firepower doing????

ken

still no sys 7 mpu


on the flip side my lw3 finally came home, it was WELL routed, but mostly working, im isolating/fixing a soleniod issue as of now, the james bond cab from a klover that came out of katrina, well ive been repairing the bottom of the cab as it was falling apart

i may or may not be there(so far everytime i say that im there) on dec 18th

but you never know...
 
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