SOLD - GAME Space Duel - North Carolina - might part out

I could see the OP having more success building interest by lowering the price a bit. But I thought that would be the case in my current Taito FS thread and it certainly has not been the case. And there does come a point after continually lowering the price that parting it out makes monetary sense.
You have already gone above and beyond on your Qix project. I am very disappointed in the people around your area.
 
I'm close enough, maybe even tempted, but I'm still restoring that Centipede cocktail I picked up from you. Before I left Chicago in May 2020 I sold my Space Duel cocktail for 1k even. It was probably too low, but I wanted it gone for the move. Hope it finds a buyer!
 
So continuing to lower the price on something until it's worth what someone is willing to pay is the opposite of how the world works?

Got it.
That's not what I am saying. If the value of your item (to you) is more than the current market you have three choices, drop your price, hold on to the item until the market gets better or part it out.

Some of us refuse to sell on platforms like facebook and prefer to sell to forum members. It is frustrating trying to sell a game below it's value for weeks only to get beat up for suggesting parting it out.
The preservation pitchfork mob has the same opportunity to save these games at often very low prices, but aren't willing to invest their money to do it. Not to mention that parting out a game on this forum and flowing these much needed parts to other cabs is preservation.
 
It is frustrating trying to sell a game below it's value
I think this is where you haven't fully realized a very basic concept.

Value is not defined by sellers. It's always defined by buyers.

It's pretty simple...sellers don't get to decide how much something is worth to anyone but themselves.

That 6100 monitor isn't worth $800 until you (or someone else) decides to buy it.
 
No, I fully realized that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. I found buyers willing to pay $1100 for the parts from my $500 AD sale machine. So as the seller I defined the value of the parts, then supply and demand took over.
 
I like Space Duel and have two of them. I bought the first on for more than the op is wanting or his by about $100 and it was not in as good a shape. The problem is Space Duel is the redheaded stepchild of the Atari color vectors. The high cost of a 6100 has made these easy targets to fill other more desirable color vectors. I got one of mine or the color vector power brick to rebuild a Tempest project. When you add up what the color vector brick is bringing alone with the cost of the 6100 then you are only a two to three hundred more than this machine. My second Space Duel was robbed of the 6100 but I had one to put back in it but I still need the brick for the Tempest build.

Either way I think the price on this one is more than reasonable and I think Space Duel is a great game that deserves more then being parted out for the parts. I hope someone buys this complete and enjoys it as is but the economics of Space Duel make it more profitable for the OP to part it if no one bites at this price. I got one originally as it seems like a great cabinet for a color vector multigame but I like the game play so I will probably keep it as is and make the other one into a multi.
 
You have certainly pointed out and ugly side of this hobby. Where the sum of parts can be worth more than the whole. Such a shame.
What you have said is true, but it is what it is. Sadly.
 
You have certainly pointed out and ugly side of this hobby. Where the sum of parts can be worth more than the whole. Such a shame.
The parts worth is not the only factor that lead to part outs. A lot of guys have a bunch of "restoration" projects that will never see completion because they just need too much to be saved.
They realize this and try to sell the project to the forum but often times can't even give complete machines away.

This is as you said a hobby. There are very few people on here with the capital and drive to save these project machines or even good working ones. I would have gladly sold my AD to you or any other preservationist here at the reduced price. The only shame is that none of you stepped up.

It is much harder to fund the ideas you preach then to just tell us how ugly and shameful parting a game out is.
 
It is much harder to fund the ideas you preach then to just tell us how ugly and shameful parting a game out is.
Well I never got into this hobby to make money. I get fulfillment from restoring games that would otherwise remain dilapidated or completely dead.

When I decide to get out of this hobby, I'm going to sell my games whole. Regardless of price.
 
I have a complete space duel but the cab is pretty badly trashed, chunks broken off, bottom falling apart etc…for me a completely gutted empty cab in nice shape is what I need to save mine. So there is truth to the point that it would save others. But man that is such a nice looking game parting it out would be a shame.
 
at the risk of sounding preachy, this is all bad faith arguments.

it would be refreshing for sellers to just cut to it and say "yes, at this point, it's about the money here. i want more money so i'm parting it" and just deal with the flack.
this is what's really happening (not OP, just making the general point), and no one's willing to just say it.

everyone's gotten way too cozy with games selling for insane prices and now that things are relaxing, sellers don't want to come to terms with reality. there were times that color vectors weren't 4-figures and, along with a lot of other classes of games, perhaps we're on our way back there.

as someone that's sold off a bunch of games recently with more to sell, i'm having to walk-the-walk beyond just talk as well. is what it is.

The parts worth is not the only factor that lead to part outs. A lot of guys have a bunch of "restoration" projects that will never see completion because they just need too much to be saved.
They realize this and try to sell the project to the forum but often times can't even give complete machines away.

This is as you said a hobby. There are very few people on here with the capital and drive to save these project machines or even good working ones. I would have gladly sold my AD to you or any other preservationist here at the reduced price. The only shame is that none of you stepped up.

It is much harder to fund the ideas you preach then to just tell us how ugly and shameful parting a game out is.
 
Well I never got into this hobby to make money. I get fulfillment from restoring games that would otherwise remain dilapidated or completely dead.

When I decide to get out of this hobby, I'm going to sell my games whole. Regardless of price.
I don't think too many here got into it to make money, if so bad investment. I have given away more than I have sold.
Like you my enjoyment comes from the challenge of repair and restore. Hell I drove 2K miles each way to save 60 CRTs and gave most away to other forums members. I really prefer to trade parts with other members so two machines get a chance.

When I die the wife knows to call @KaBoom1701 and give my stuff to him.
 
at the risk of sounding preachy, this is all bad faith arguments.

it would be refreshing for sellers to just cut to it and say "yes, at this point, it's about the money here. i want more money so i'm parting it" and just deal with the flack.
this is what's really happening (not OP, just making the general point), and no one's willing to just say it.

everyone's gotten way too cozy with games selling for insane prices and now that things are relaxing, sellers don't want to come to terms with reality. there were times that color vectors weren't 4-figures and, along with a lot of other classes of games, perhaps we're on our way back there.

as someone that's sold off a bunch of games recently with more to sell, i'm having to walk-the-walk beyond just talk as well. is what it is.

Refreshing would be if those preaching would consider the fact that not all sellers " want more money so i'm parting it" but they NEED more money. Not every forum member makes $300k a year and can afford to take huge losses to preserve something. I have purchased all kinds of things from people in the last year because they are being forced to downsize or are just older and tired of fighting higher costs to fix a project.

The invisible tax called inflation hurts everybody, some worse than others. When this happens the hobby and collectable stuff is the first to get sold off.

sellers don't want to come to terms with reality. there were times that color vectors weren't 4-figures
There were times when gas wasn't $5 a gallon either. The point is that the current economy is driving people to HAVE to make it all about the money.
 
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