New Guy asks: Why are Golden Tee so expensive?

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Yeah, it's a new guy question, but I'm a new guy to this hobby.

I see people talking about them and how much they run, and I was just curious, why do they cost so much? Is it just because of demand? or is there some other reason a golf game costs that much?
 
They aren't expensive. Are you looking only on FeeBay? I got a Golden Tee 2005 for a friend at $300 and still felt cheated.
 
Yeah +1 on that. Golden Tee's are really not expensive at all unless you're going to buy a new one.

You can find a GT 2002-2005 dedicated for $500 if you're semi-patient. Great looking game for not that much money IMO.
 
heh theres a local dude here asking a mere $3500 for his golden tee...


depends on year but around here if your patient you can get a 3d for $150-250.... 97-98-99 for 200-400,

early 00s run 500-600-700 and completes still seem to run at least a grand...


i think alot had to do with people overpaying to begin with..

my neighbor has a converted big buck hunter he made the mistake of buying direct from an op.

The price?? $2500!!! OUCH
 
Yeah, I guess I was reading some wacky prices then. I couldn't figure out why a golf game would be more than a regular game.
 
Yeah, I guess I was reading some wacky prices then. I couldn't figure out why a golf game would be more than a regular game.

I got mine when I wasn't even looking. I was at a restaurant auction looking for an industrial margarita machine and came across the GT machine. I didn't want it but knew a friend was looking, called him up, he said $300, thats what I bid. Done and done. It IS however, a pain in the ass to move. Generally all full cabs are but that machine was a bear.
 
There not too bad. I got mine for free. :) But if your looking at retail prices, then your getting the wrong idea about it. You can pick up an older GT for pretty cheap.
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The name keeps the price higher. That's it. Most the time price is determined by the year of the game. Older GT's from the 90's are in the mud for price. Anywhere between $150 to $300.

By the way, love the avatar.
 
It's a game that a lot more non-hobbyists (average Joe's) have purchased over the past several years for their man-cave, rec room, etc. Likely they overpaid according to our standards and think they're letting it go for nothing. "I paid $1750 for this, it's a steal at $900."

I got a working GT '99 for $200 last summer from an op.
 
The simple answer is, The new ones are worth good money because the game still makes money. The same holds true for updated megatouch machines. The older versions can be had for much cheaper.
 
I bought a GT 99 yesterday for $40. It's working.

Gonna convert it to a Marvel Vs. Capcom though.

Sorry about that.
 
The newer models are expensive because they still make money on location. A lot of money. I think you can buy an oolder one and upgrade, but someone else might know for sure. I'm mainly into games in the 1979-1984 era...
 
In terms of brand new games, compared to other arcade titles, GT is not expensive at all - in fact games like the brand new GT2010 is selling for less than $4000 (I've seen as low as $3600)which is sadly on the low end of the arcade world.

To give you an idea, Namco's newest Time Crisis-like shooter Razing Storm was released last year for $18,000; they've got an awesome new game called Tank! Tank! Tank! that will be on sale soon for $15,000; Raw Thrills has the new Terminator Salvation game coming out for $8000-$9000; Sega's got a new Tetris Giant going for $10,000; etc.
 
The newer models are expensive because they still make money on location. A lot of money. I think you can buy an oolder one and upgrade, but someone else might know for sure. I'm mainly into games in the 1979-1984 era...

I think it depends on the location when you are talking about a golf video game. Golf is definitely not a game for everyone.

Golden Tee is supposedly the highest grossing coin operated game series of all time, making over $3 billion for operators. At least that's what the manufacturer claims. I suppose if you adjusted Defender or Pac Man's grosses for inflation they'd be higher.

I believe the GTs up to GT Classic are just plug and play. The Fore series through the mid 00s have switchable resolutions but some of these games require different power supplies and control panel layouts. But yes, you could get them to work in an older cabinet with some effort. The Live series probably can't be put in an old cabinet though. There have been a number of threads about the differences between these games so I'd refer to those. Some of the very new machines have networking capabilities but I believe this requires the operator to be registed and pay fees; etc. Check the Golden Tee manufacturer web site for more information. it technologies.
 
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the last gt i got cost
100 for a 2004 gt dedicated
and 100 for a 2005 dedicated
 
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