Tabletop Game Store Owner looking for advice in arcade industry.
Hey guys,
At the title states, I own a Tabletop Game Store, and I'm interested in getting into having arcade machines in my shop, and eventually looking to open up a second business that would resemble an arcade / bar model. I'm still learning, and learning a lot.
My biggest hurdle has been finding out what I should be paying for machines. It seems like there is a big dependency. I hear from vets that I should be paying sub $500 for almost everything that isn't super popular. But I'm not seeing those prices online on the eBays or CLs of the world. I found a Maximum Force / Area 52 Duo cab working for $800 and it was suggested to me that those would go for around $200 on here. I spoke with the gentleman and he said he bought it for $450 not working and spent $100 to get it working again and would be willing to part with it for the $550 he spent on it. I really feel like it's something where if I'm patient I could find great deals, but I'm not in the business of being patient, I would rather have the revenue generation now. I also live in South Eastern Washington State and even just browsing here for listings in Spokane, Seattle or Portland, there are slim pickings... I'm just not totally sure on how to go about the whole process the right way.
Looking for any advice. Thanks!
Hey guys,
At the title states, I own a Tabletop Game Store, and I'm interested in getting into having arcade machines in my shop, and eventually looking to open up a second business that would resemble an arcade / bar model. I'm still learning, and learning a lot.
My biggest hurdle has been finding out what I should be paying for machines. It seems like there is a big dependency. I hear from vets that I should be paying sub $500 for almost everything that isn't super popular. But I'm not seeing those prices online on the eBays or CLs of the world. I found a Maximum Force / Area 52 Duo cab working for $800 and it was suggested to me that those would go for around $200 on here. I spoke with the gentleman and he said he bought it for $450 not working and spent $100 to get it working again and would be willing to part with it for the $550 he spent on it. I really feel like it's something where if I'm patient I could find great deals, but I'm not in the business of being patient, I would rather have the revenue generation now. I also live in South Eastern Washington State and even just browsing here for listings in Spokane, Seattle or Portland, there are slim pickings... I'm just not totally sure on how to go about the whole process the right way.
Looking for any advice. Thanks!


