price check on 720 board sets

braddw

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 23, 2017
Messages
2,280
Reaction score
706
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Rating - 100%
45   0   0
Hello I'm interested in everyone's thoughts where on 720 board sets selling on average for 450$ this seems extremely high for a game most people don't understand or like. for example I have several other rare Atari pcbs none of witch fetch this kind of money my warlords board doesn't even sell for this much. I may just stop my hunt for this game over the price of a pcb unfortunately.
 
Hello I'm interested in everyone's thoughts where on 720 board sets selling on average for 450$ this seems extremely high for a game most people don't understand or like. for example I have several other rare Atari pcbs none of witch fetch this kind of money my warlords board doesn't even sell for this much. I may just stop my hunt for this game over the price of a pcb unfortunately.

Why do you say most people don't understand or like it? What do you think a nice, working, complete game should sell for?
 
My assumption is i never see anyone play it at my arcade and it seems to be difficult for people to learn as far as value in the cab i dont know but i dont think 3000$ thats more then star wars
 
another thing that makes me think its over valued at 450 range is tnt is currently selling paper boy pcb sets for 150 I would like to think these games are comparable as far as uniqueness.
 
another thing that makes me think its over valued at 450 range is tnt is currently selling paper boy pcb sets for 150 I would like to think these games are comparable as far as uniqueness.


720 is full of unique parts that make it as valuable as Paperboy, or more. When I have people over to my house, the first game they point at is 720. It's a hard game, but in the grand scheme of things I can play it way longer than Donkey Kong. It's a deeper game than most, too.

Aren't the Paperboy PCBs from TNT broken?
 
720 is full of unique parts that make it as valuable as Paperboy, or more. When I have people over to my house, the first game they point at is 720. It's a hard game, but in the grand scheme of things I can play it way longer than Donkey Kong. It's a deeper game than most, too.

Aren't the Paperboy PCBs from TNT broken?

yes I just checked they are broken when I first read the post I thought they where working tested. the reason I ask Is there is a good deal on ebay for a new cab and most parts for 1275 I feel that's a good price for new and refurbished parts but the more I find out how much the pcb costs it makes the deal seem not so good. I'm not a rich collector just a guy who punches the clock like most of us thanks for all the helpfully replys
 
yes I just checked they are broken when I first read the post I thought they where working tested. the reason I ask Is there is a good deal on ebay for a new cab and most parts for 1275 I feel that's a good price for new and refurbished parts but the more I find out how much the pcb costs it makes the deal seem not so good. I'm not a rich collector just a guy who punches the clock like most of us thanks for all the helpfully replys

Oh, I'm with you. Paperboy sells for around $2700 around here. Outrageous, but like 720, good luck finding all the parts for under that. I guess it is what it is with some of these games filled with unique controllers and parts. It almost makes more sense in some cases to part these out as you would make more money.

Not that anyone would do that... :)
 
Its really simple. Look at what a game sells for whole. Then ask whats unique about it? vector monitor, unique controls, unique cabinet, laserdisc, ect?

Then figure about 1/3 of that cabs price is its board. If its loaded with unique parts, then figure about 1/3 of that for the parts(controls). If it has a unique monitor then about 1/4-1/3 for that, if its a unique cab then 1/3 for that. Often, then the sum of its parts is worth more than the whole for unique games. If the game can be easily emulated, then the board will be worth less. if the board cant be easily emulated, it might be worth more.

so look at what 720 sells for. What unique about it? Unique controls (1/3), unique cabinet parts and lots of unique artwork (1/3), and the pcb(1/3). The medium rez monitor is not that hard to find(1/6). So if a 720 is a $1500-$2k+ game, then it stands to reason the board should be worth $500-$700 working. not working(AKA unknown) figure about 1/2.

what makes things complicated is when your talking vector games. a game like space duel is a $500-$750 game But it has a monitor in it thats worth $300-$500 because it can be a donor to other games that are worth more.

paperboy is an interesting example. it has very unique controls. So much so, the controls are worth 1/3-1/2 of the games value! It has a unique monitor, and a somewhat unique pcb.
 
Last edited:
I have a 720 that I bring to the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show every year. It gets played non-stop the entire weekend, lots of people talk to me about it, this year 4 different people wanted to buy it from me. Mine isn't even in the greatest shape and a guy was offering me $1,800 for it.

When 720 parts come up on Ebay, they always go for big bucks because they are very unique and pretty rare. Working boardsets for $450+, full joystick set ups for $200+, control panels plus joysticks for $300+. To me that seems proportionate to the over all value of the game. Looks like a working boardset just sold for $450 and there are a bunch of parts up for sale right now, you can probably get a good idea for the market price on this stuff by watching the auctions close.
 
Hello I'm interested in everyone's thoughts where on 720 board sets selling on average for 450$ this seems extremely high for a game most people don't understand or like. for example I have several other rare Atari pcbs none of witch fetch this kind of money my warlords board doesn't even sell for this much. I may just stop my hunt for this game over the price of a pcb unfortunately.

720 has definitely made a huge price jump in the last 5-8 years, probably after Phoenix Arcade reproed the artwork. I bought two probably 10-15 years ago for $400 each and even just 5 years ago it was a $750-$800 game. But things change. Who knew people would ever want Nintendo Red Tents? I used to pick those up for $50 to steal the monitors and boards from them. But 720 has always been a fun and popular game. And I think deals are still out there on them by people not into the hobby selling them off. The cabinets are hella heavy and big.
 
720 has definitely made a huge price jump in the last 5-8 years, probably after Phoenix Arcade reproed the artwork. I bought two probably 10-15 years ago for $400 each and even just 5 years ago it was a $750-$800 game. But things change. Who knew people would ever want Nintendo Red Tents? I used to pick those up for $50 to steal the monitors and boards from them. But 720 has always been a fun and popular game. And I think deals are still out there on them by people not into the hobby selling them off. The cabinets are hella heavy and big.

Very true. My first 720 I picked up about 6 years ago for $400. Then I made the MISTAKE of selling it, though I did need the money at the time. Though I got far more than I paid for it when it sold, the one I have now cost me far more than what I got for the first one. In other words, the price has drastically increased IMHO.
 
update I bought a project 720 very solid cab complete control panel no wiring no monitor came with video board has speaker topper has transformer. I bought it in a combo deal so I think I have around 800 in it so far. couple questions for you guys is the video board the common one and has anyone seen a 25" Med res installed in a 720
 
Back
Top Bottom