NEW TODD TUCKEY'S EXPLANATION of his Cabaret/Mini Collection Sale

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TODD TUCKEY'S EXPLANATION of his Cabaret/Mini Collection Sale

Believe it or not, I was unaware of a thread in this discussion board until just now...every few days I do a search for "tnt" on klov to see if there is anything pressing, and also check my PM...but tonight, I did a search for Todd Tuckey and found that thread. I posted the below response on the thread but realized that a separate post should be done also--since others who original responded may not go all the way to the end of the pages!

Thank you all for your support and comments...it was nice to see so many that have enjoyed our videos over the years!

I started my cabaret collection in the oddest way. When I got married in 1996, my wife told me one of her "conditions" was that no arcade games were in our house. Since I had a two car detached garage, that seemed the logical place to put games. I had a few games there already, but the remains of my other hobby (16mm film collecting) was also there---racks of films--mostly odd reels from features--i.e. Reel 1 and 3 of Tootsie. I then made a deal with another collector for all 6000 reels for $1 each to take them all out at once (Value on these reels was $5 to $40 a reel, but it takes time to sell them--and there was no ebay yet).
NOW, I had LOTS of space and filled it with games. My daughter Tammy came along, and she even at 2 years old, loved the games and would wander around the garage with a stool and "play" the games. She LOVED going out to that garage! Well, soon, I found that the CABARETS or MINIS were ideal for her size AND I could fit more in...so I started replacing the full size games with as many cabarets I could find!
Well, this "Mania" turned into collecting..and I thought it would be fun to find ALL of the cabarets ever made...and VIOLA!

We moved from that house about 8 years ago and I built my dream game room...with 45 videos, 4 pinballs, and Seeburg's last jukebox (where you can see the mechanism again) and its been fun! BUT...the girls are 17 and 20 and no longer play like they did...and when they have parties, they have them at TNT---more games, easier to clean and control, etc (I have 80 games at TNT on freeplay)...
I have been toying with the idea of maybe selling the games for a few months when one collector asked me...he got another fellow involved, but they weren't sure they wanted everything...but another collector said he would buy everything these two guys didn't want---so it seemed like a no-brainer! The games will be going out over the next 8 weeks--in waves, as I am going over them again before departure. Also, about 25 of them have not really been finished at all (there are about 92 of them).

I will STILL have a full game room in the house---just different games (my wife wants THREE different Skeeball machines--yes there are different ones--for instance!) I will also keep several games forever (or until I am gone--then the wife will dump them)...my Sega Gremlin Dual upright games, my Sega Digger cocktail, Centuri Route 16, Taito Change Lanes, Quasar, and a couple others (these are not cabaret or mini games).

YES--I am sorry I never got a museum off the ground...but the CASH is certainly going to be good to get---college for two girls (I had kids late in life) and toward retirement at some point! (And of course I STILL have some 300 or more other games in our warehouses too after these are gone!) I am healthy---just fat! I plan to live to be 100...I want to play with my Grandchildren some day!
And oddly enough, I also have been selling some of my 16mm collection too--I have many rare film prints still in my collection (mostly cartoons)...did you know I sold 16mm cartoons to Mel Blanc--I have copies of his cancelled checks) when he couldn't get them from Warner Brothers. Several of my prints were bought by Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese & Joe Dante over the years. I shipped a hour long technicolor Disney film to Disney Studios in California last year that they wanted! BUT, I still buy cartoons to use at TNT for our arcade parties (we have about 1000 of them a YEAR since 1987--picked Best Of Philly for Grown Up Entertainment last year too!) rather than use DVD!

Anyway, I hope this filled everyone in and this was a good explanation of the sale...and subscribe to our channel so you don;t miss any of the cabarets going out. I plan on numbering them as we shoot the videos (Cabarets #1 and #2 are now up on the channel in Video #1150 for instance!) Maybe I will get some new fans! You can always email me at [email protected] too!

Yours in collecting...Todd N. Tuckey
 
Completely makes sense, and you probably didn't even need to explain it to that extent. :) Changes of things in life, and you still have a ton of games to enjoy and bring into the home arcade. :D

Tim
 
Subscribed to channel. Part of my research on games includes a TNT video search or is it the other way around...the videos spawn the seeking of games. Oh well there are plenty of us to carry on the mania.

Thanks Todd.
 
Glad to hear that all is well, Todd. And interesting to learn that you're not just a collector of games but also of rare 16mm films. I also have a movie related collection habit: movie posters.
 
Well, it was nice to read that. It's weird because even though most of us have never met, it feels like we are close friends. I guess in a way, we care about each other, as cheezy as that sounds.

Great to hear you are not going anywhere.
 
Good for you Todd! You didn't owe any of us an explanation but we appreciate all of your time. Thanks for helping spread the joy of this hobby!!
 
I am going to read your post now Todd. If there is no update on part 3 in that long ass update I am going to lose my shit.
 
Ok. Well geez. That is a cool update Todd. Thank you.

But please find some time for us seal wolf guy fans.
 
seal wolf

That's terrifying :D ;)

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I didn't know Midway made a Sea Wolf 3

:D

Great news Todd!

You are and always have been (and always will be, via your videos) a great ass et to the arcade community... (awe man, my spacebar keeps mess ing up) :D

Can't wait to see your new videos and game room.

Funny how your wife wanted NO GAMES IN THE HOUSE and now she wants 3 skeeballs... women.

Got any Bogart reels?
 
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Good to hear that you will still keep some games around Todd, I hope that also means you'll keep making videos! Your videos are actually what got me to start buying games. I watched hundreds of your videos, and when your video #998 came out with Jackbot pinball I decided to buy one as my first machine. Now I'm up to 23 machines (mix of pins and vids), a few of which were direct from you. Can't wait to see your videos on your cabaret machines, should be really informative.
 
Glad everything's ok! I've always enjoyed your videos Todd, keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing your journey through cabarets!
 
Large collection of arcade games and 16mm filt to boot. Sounds the the only thing you're missing is a nice collection of movie posters. Not the inferior rolled up kind but the nice folded up kind. I know a guy... I'll have him give you a call. :D
 
Large collection of arcade games and 16mm filt to boot. Sounds the the only thing you're missing is a nice collection of movie posters. Not the inferior rolled up kind but the nice folded up kind. I know a guy... I'll have him give you a call. :D

Too late. Too late.
 
Wow, 92! That's an amazing number.
I think I sold you a Space Firebird Mini when I first got in the hobby almost twenty years ago.
Gonna have to watch your videos on these.
I had also sold off my cabarets, and only recently started collecting them again.
Kudos to a great business, and love the videos!
 
glad to hear all is well in the Tuckey house, and while seeing a collector sell games en masse can (at least, for me) be a bit troubling, i can only hope the new owners of the games will treat them well and that they'll see lots of play.

good luck!!
 
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