Hello SoCal Klov folks,
Well, I finally got to the point of overflow, so some sales must occur; and honestly for me- the enjoyment has become restoring these things and bringing them back to life. Fixing a monitor, a board, touching up a cabinet, or in the case of my DK or Robotron, practically bringing it back from a shell.
I've been testing the market a little on clist in the SoCal area with some of my restores under the banner of 'Retro Game Gallery'. The prices on there reflect a more mid-range retail as opposed to Klov prices, but I have had some interest from klov guys, so while my straight cash prices might remain kinda up there for now on certain machines, I'm certainly open to trades in the way of project machines or machines you don't want anymore to make the prices more reasonable.
I'm also going to start taking on repair and restoration projects. Monitors, some boards, rewiring, some cabinet work etc. *IF* there is any desire or need for it by this local community, my guess was that KLOV guys were more of a do-it-yourself kinda crowd, but I figure I'd throw it out there. I can offer pickup of your machines, bring them straight to my workshop, and if necessary, prep for shipping.
Because I'm relatively new to the repair end of things, I won't be charging the high-end hourly repair fees right now that I seem to get when I have called for service. That's what made me want to learn how to fix my own in the first place! So look for reasonable repair rates- if you're willing to be a little patient when the first repair doesn't fix it all- although my "professional" service guys often took 3or4 tries themselves, heheh. Look for complete open honesty in all dealings- I'm doing this because I enjoy it, and I have the time right now, not because I'm looking to make a fortune.
I'll throw some games up here when I think I can sell them off at KLOV prices or on trades I get before I start the restores, if anyone wants to do their own. But I'm hoping to appeal more to the repair and restoring for busy Klov'rs, who can't get to it as quickly as they'd like.
Feel free to pm me if you are interested in a trade or repair (my sig has all my current machines) and I'll update this post with news on restores that aren't my own.
Well, I finally got to the point of overflow, so some sales must occur; and honestly for me- the enjoyment has become restoring these things and bringing them back to life. Fixing a monitor, a board, touching up a cabinet, or in the case of my DK or Robotron, practically bringing it back from a shell.
I've been testing the market a little on clist in the SoCal area with some of my restores under the banner of 'Retro Game Gallery'. The prices on there reflect a more mid-range retail as opposed to Klov prices, but I have had some interest from klov guys, so while my straight cash prices might remain kinda up there for now on certain machines, I'm certainly open to trades in the way of project machines or machines you don't want anymore to make the prices more reasonable.
I'm also going to start taking on repair and restoration projects. Monitors, some boards, rewiring, some cabinet work etc. *IF* there is any desire or need for it by this local community, my guess was that KLOV guys were more of a do-it-yourself kinda crowd, but I figure I'd throw it out there. I can offer pickup of your machines, bring them straight to my workshop, and if necessary, prep for shipping.
Because I'm relatively new to the repair end of things, I won't be charging the high-end hourly repair fees right now that I seem to get when I have called for service. That's what made me want to learn how to fix my own in the first place! So look for reasonable repair rates- if you're willing to be a little patient when the first repair doesn't fix it all- although my "professional" service guys often took 3or4 tries themselves, heheh. Look for complete open honesty in all dealings- I'm doing this because I enjoy it, and I have the time right now, not because I'm looking to make a fortune.
I'll throw some games up here when I think I can sell them off at KLOV prices or on trades I get before I start the restores, if anyone wants to do their own. But I'm hoping to appeal more to the repair and restoring for busy Klov'rs, who can't get to it as quickly as they'd like.
Feel free to pm me if you are interested in a trade or repair (my sig has all my current machines) and I'll update this post with news on restores that aren't my own.




