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Ok..so I go to pick up this Tron cab today...when I spoke to the guy he said it was in "decent" shape but had been sitting for a while in his garage. He said it was working the "last time I turned it on"...which I know is a BIG "uh-oh" it wont be working when I get there..
Anyway..he says the cabinet is in good shape...he wants $500 for it..
SO...long story short...I go to check it out and it is THRASHED. He tells me he hasnt turned it on in 7 years. We plug it in and we get nothing on the screen..there is power to the unit though..we open the back because I thought I would check the connections..I have NEVER seen this but out come FOUR Black Widows (alive) and the think is like cob-web city!! UGH!!
The cabinet has water damage on the left hand side..pretty bad damage too..there is a hole the size of a half dollar in the side of the cabinet too...the right side has scratches everywhere...the shroud has THREE cracks in it and the CPO is thrashed. The stick is broken and will need to be replaced. The spinner was the only thing that "looked" like it was still working..lol...strange..
Anyway..I want a Tron for my collection and offer him $100 (which i thought was REALLY generous). He looks me dead in the face and says, "Oh, the $500 is my lowest price. I was asking $900 but you sounded like a nice guy so I told you $500. I won't budge from that price..."
So...I left...man...he was serious too..he said he saw them going on Ebay for over $2000. I told him that was WORKING and restored. He said with the new movie coming out he thinks he can probably get $1000 for it, as-is, if he waits until December..
Anyway..I was nice to him..told him what I thought of the value...and said good luck..
Some people just CRACK me up!!
Sorry..had to share the experience!
Jess
Anyway..he says the cabinet is in good shape...he wants $500 for it..
SO...long story short...I go to check it out and it is THRASHED. He tells me he hasnt turned it on in 7 years. We plug it in and we get nothing on the screen..there is power to the unit though..we open the back because I thought I would check the connections..I have NEVER seen this but out come FOUR Black Widows (alive) and the think is like cob-web city!! UGH!!
The cabinet has water damage on the left hand side..pretty bad damage too..there is a hole the size of a half dollar in the side of the cabinet too...the right side has scratches everywhere...the shroud has THREE cracks in it and the CPO is thrashed. The stick is broken and will need to be replaced. The spinner was the only thing that "looked" like it was still working..lol...strange..
Anyway..I want a Tron for my collection and offer him $100 (which i thought was REALLY generous). He looks me dead in the face and says, "Oh, the $500 is my lowest price. I was asking $900 but you sounded like a nice guy so I told you $500. I won't budge from that price..."
So...I left...man...he was serious too..he said he saw them going on Ebay for over $2000. I told him that was WORKING and restored. He said with the new movie coming out he thinks he can probably get $1000 for it, as-is, if he waits until December..
Anyway..I was nice to him..told him what I thought of the value...and said good luck..
Some people just CRACK me up!!
Sorry..had to share the experience!
Jess
