So, how much would you pay for a Dedicated Major Havoc?

[komodo]

What you paid has nothing to do with what the game is worth. I paid $350 each for my MH and quantum.. What does that mean..

You won't know what its worth until you put it up on ebay. Nut I would think dedicated MH not working would fetch $1500-$2k no problem.. As for broken, you can get a replacement pcb for $200-$400. Repairing the monitor is a $75-$300 job.. Fully working MH I think sells no problem $2500-$3k easy.

Actually, what I paid for the Quantum does matter. I bought the Quantum off eBay. I don't think anyone here would say it is a $1200 machine or perhaps I have my pricing wrong. Yet, that is what the hammer price was. Monitor was not working when I got it and that was incuded in the description.

$2K for a non-working MH + $300 for a working board + $200 for monitor repair = $2500. Now...is the artwork there? What shape is the cabinet in? I think everyone keeps missing the point that we haven't seen any photos of the game. He asked what it was worth and I told him my opinion based on what Iknow. If it is a clean cabinet with full artwork and no abuse and just needs a monitor rebuild, yeah....it should sell for $3000+. I guess you could always get the board repaired for around $150-200 bucks and save a little there. Yeah, people on KLOV are cheap but we all aren't stupid. Blindly offering $3000 for something sight unseen is pretty risky based on the limited description. I have no belief that I will be offered the machine and never have. I honestly hope he puts it on eBay and gets $5K for it. I saw somebody bought a Tron for $2K+ which is crazy but I guess I don't know what I am talking about. I have spent over $1000 each on 4 of my arcades and that is propbably why I have them. You're correct. If you really want something you have to pay for it. I think in today's market most people are rethinking their purchasing habits and holding a little tighter on to their purse strings. I am one of them. Highly doubtful that I will be purchasing anything at all besides a coke at tomorrow's superauction.

So in conclusion, everybody is right. The OP has a great opportunity to sell or keep a "rare" game and either feel great about his find or make some extra cash from it. I think that is a win-win either way for him. I just wanted to make sure that some of the newbs here understand where I am coming from in my thinking so that they could do the same on any future purchase they might make. We didn't even mention the potential shipping cost which many people have to factor into their offer. Me, I'm somewhat local so it would be minimal and doesn't affect my offer. Frankly, I'm not even sure I want the machine. It doesn't blend in well with the row of other Atari vectors I have. It is a cool cabinet though.

I think that's all I have to say about that....

Peace.

 

[bheineck]

Soooooo?

Did you buy it?

An acquaintance of mine has a nice dedicated Major Havoc, at first I didn't know what the heck it was and I thought the cab looked weird, and since the monitor didn't work I never thought anything about it... until I found out how rare and desirable the game is.

I've done some searching on here and there's a wide range of prices mentioned when looking on these forums historically, so I am wondering what the fair market value would be on one today in nice condition, both fully working and one not working but complete.

Anyways, I've read some people say $3K, some $4k, etc, so I'm asking- for those interested in the game, what would you pay for a nice MH in nice shape? I'm sure the owners of these games are going to say on the higher end, while the people that would buy one would be lower or more realistic... so let's see what the consensus is.. after all, this is the main grail for a lot of people, right?

 

[ifkz]

Not to derail this thread, but what would a good price on a Tempest to Major Havoc conversion be? The cab in question is a bit beat, but with the new artwork available, it could be made to look nice for a couple hundered dollars extra.

 

[hereitcomes]

I would do 4K for a nice dedicated one. Anyone?