Unexpected job work turns into something semi kool!!

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Unexpected job work turns into something semi kool!!

Lets just start out saying I'm a mobile technician and install various technical systems around the country. I am now in Washington, DC for 6 weeks installing cameras in all the city buses and my boss calls me and asks for a favor, and I said "sure , why not"...I really didn't have nothing else better to do. Turns out he wants me to go to Baltimore, MD to uninstall a tracking device in service vehicle for a company called Betson Distribution. So I wait around in prime rush hour traffic thinking to myself why the hell did I tell my boss Id do this little extra job today. Well on the way there I was thinking wouldn't it be kool if its a arcade warehouse or something. So when I finally arrive it is a warehouse and one bay door is open and I see a new Terminator arcade machine. My hearts starts to race and I walk in and my contact for the site is playing a pinball machine, a Adams Family, he takes me for a look around because I told him Im a big collector and there's vending machines, redemption machines, pool tables, air hockey tables, and newer style arcade games like Fast and Furious, and a shit load of arcade legends. I did see a mint MS Pacman and a mint Dedicated Area 51 and thats about it for classics. I didnt ask on prices because I knew these guys would want full retail. I gave the guy my business card I made just for arcade collecting and he said he knows allot of guys with warehouses full of old games and they need some room and would probably give some away. I know it wasn't a real warehouse find but was pretty kool to see and hopefully he will contact some old operators and Ill invite some of you DC and Baltimore guys to come with me to some warehouses.
 
Lets just start out saying I'm a mobile technician and install various technical systems around the country. I am now in Washington, DC for 6 weeks installing cameras in all the city buses and my boss calls me and asks for a favor, and I said "sure , why not"...I really didn't have nothing else better to do. Turns out he wants me to go to Baltimore, MD to uninstall a tracking device in service vehicle for a company called Betson Distribution. So I wait around in prime rush hour traffic thinking to myself why the hell did I tell my boss Id do this little extra job today. Well on the way there I was thinking wouldn't it be kool if its a arcade warehouse or something. So when I finally arrive it is a warehouse and one bay door is open and I see a new Terminator arcade machine. My hearts starts to race and I walk in and my contact for the site is playing a pinball machine, a Adams Family, he takes me for a look around because I told him Im a big collector and there's vending machines, redemption machines, pool tables, air hockey tables, and newer style arcade games like Fast and Furious, and a shit load of arcade legends. I did see a mint MS Pacman and a mint Dedicated Area 51 and thats about it for classics. I didnt ask on prices because I knew these guys would want full retail. I gave the guy my business card I made just for arcade collecting and he said he knows allot of guys with warehouses full of old games and they need some room and would probably give some away. I know it wasn't a real warehouse find but was pretty kool to see and hopefully he will contact some old operators and Ill invite some of you DC and Baltimore guys to come with me to some warehouses.

Betsons been selling games for years,75 to be exact. The thing I hate about them is you have to buy multiple machines at once for them to sell you anything. Betson is really tight on what they want to actually part with when it comes to classics and the prices are waaaaaaaay out there .
 
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