animesuperj
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Responded to an ad on craigslist for a $100 Zaxxon. The guy mentioned he had other cabinets as well, so thought I would stop over after work. It was on the way home, anyway.
Once I get over, we make some small talk for a bit. He had about 5 or 6 cabinets, most of them gutted. He said he was more of a mame guy, and was just getting out of the hobby. I took a look through everything, and the only complete (but non working) cabinets were the Zaxxon and Dr Mario. Those were actually the only two cabinets I wanted anyway.
So I asked on what he wanted for Dr Mario, and he says $50. I'm not looking for that many projects, so think it over for a bit. Eventually, I asked "you wanted $100 for zaxxon then?". He responded back with: "oh, I meant only $75. And if you buy it, I'll just throw in dr mario". I countered with $50, and he accepted!
After getting everything loaded, he asked if I wanted the Jungle Hunt cocktail that was also in the basement (complete and non working). Uhhh, sure. So I run the other two cabinets home, run back over, and load jungle hunt. After that's in, he said he found some boards that I could have, if I wanted them.
All in all, I walked away with the following, for $50:
- Complete non working Zaxxon
- Complete non working Dr Mario
- Complete non working Jungle Hunt cocktail
- Extra Jungle Hunt top glass
- 3 nintendo vs boards
- Frogger board
- Nice condition midway coin door, with wiring and mechs
- Populated PigOut control panel
- Extra dolly
Not a bad haul for randomly replaying the a craigslist ad.
Once I get over, we make some small talk for a bit. He had about 5 or 6 cabinets, most of them gutted. He said he was more of a mame guy, and was just getting out of the hobby. I took a look through everything, and the only complete (but non working) cabinets were the Zaxxon and Dr Mario. Those were actually the only two cabinets I wanted anyway.
So I asked on what he wanted for Dr Mario, and he says $50. I'm not looking for that many projects, so think it over for a bit. Eventually, I asked "you wanted $100 for zaxxon then?". He responded back with: "oh, I meant only $75. And if you buy it, I'll just throw in dr mario". I countered with $50, and he accepted!
After getting everything loaded, he asked if I wanted the Jungle Hunt cocktail that was also in the basement (complete and non working). Uhhh, sure. So I run the other two cabinets home, run back over, and load jungle hunt. After that's in, he said he found some boards that I could have, if I wanted them.
All in all, I walked away with the following, for $50:
- Complete non working Zaxxon
- Complete non working Dr Mario
- Complete non working Jungle Hunt cocktail
- Extra Jungle Hunt top glass
- 3 nintendo vs boards
- Frogger board
- Nice condition midway coin door, with wiring and mechs
- Populated PigOut control panel
- Extra dolly
Not a bad haul for randomly replaying the a craigslist ad.

