XXI21
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Moobalicious vid! Next time, though... less talk and more jiggle...
Watch 8 arcade games & Pinball Machines destroyed--TNT Amusements
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Tooz
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Don't forget about the problem of having the Fire Marshal on your back for having too many games in one building. I remember the problems you had with that on RGVAC. I also remember you leaving games by the backdoor for free and had a hard time getting rid of them.
dogbowl
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There are plenty of cabinets out there that are not worthy of saving, but all of this is just stupid. And this certainly isn't the place to try and garner some sort of praise for it.
Count me out as a customer as well.
Count me out as a customer as well.
sohchx
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It'll never happen,many have tried,many have failed.
cadillacman
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I can see the big picture todd.
also my kid loved to see those fly off the roof and smash. I guess i better keep him away from my games
Werebear
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I don't know Todd. I don't know any of the great things he's apparently done for arcade collectors. I don't know if he gives things away or charges an arm and a leg. The only thing I know is what I've now seen on two videos, and quite honestly it pisses me off.
Yes, it's their stuff. They are allowed to throw the games off of a roof, or set them on fire, or smash them with a hammer. But don't expect someone who loves arcade and pinball games to be thrilled about it. The attitude shown in the videos doesn't help either. It really does seem like a big old "f*** you look what we can do" "let's take this to auction, those jerks will buy anything".
Your car analogy ("you don't yell when cars are crushed!") doesn't work. If it did, there would be no used car lots or junkyards. And if there were only thousands of cars instead of millions, only those cars damaged beyond repair would be crushed, and even they would be parted first.
There are many, many people who can only afford crappy cars. And there are many people who CAN'T afford crappy cars, and ride public transportation. How do you think they feel about someone who'd crush a car needing repair, just because they don't like selling crappy cars? How about someone who loves classic cars watching someone smash a 57 Belair, just because it was rusty and the engine was seized?
OK. You have 8-9 crappy vids or pins you don't want to spend time/effort/money fixing. You don't want to give them away (understandable), why not sell them "as-is" for a few hundred? You earn money, you don't have to clean it up, and someone else can put effort into it. Possibly with parts bought from you. And you don't get bad publicity. Think about it.
I don't know Todd. I don't know any of the great things he's apparently done for arcade collectors. I don't know if he gives things away or charges an arm and a leg. The only thing I know is what I've now seen on two videos, and quite honestly it pisses me off.
Yes, it's their stuff. They are allowed to throw the games off of a roof, or set them on fire, or smash them with a hammer. But don't expect someone who loves arcade and pinball games to be thrilled about it. The attitude shown in the videos doesn't help either. It really does seem like a big old "f*** you look what we can do" "let's take this to auction, those jerks will buy anything".
Your car analogy ("you don't yell when cars are crushed!") doesn't work. If it did, there would be no used car lots or junkyards. And if there were only thousands of cars instead of millions, only those cars damaged beyond repair would be crushed, and even they would be parted first.
There are many, many people who can only afford crappy cars. And there are many people who CAN'T afford crappy cars, and ride public transportation. How do you think they feel about someone who'd crush a car needing repair, just because they don't like selling crappy cars? How about someone who loves classic cars watching someone smash a 57 Belair, just because it was rusty and the engine was seized?
OK. You have 8-9 crappy vids or pins you don't want to spend time/effort/money fixing. You don't want to give them away (understandable), why not sell them "as-is" for a few hundred? You earn money, you don't have to clean it up, and someone else can put effort into it. Possibly with parts bought from you. And you don't get bad publicity. Think about it.
LyonsArcade
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I think you, and those like you, are being a bit naieve about this. Todd DOES have broken games he'll sell. They don't sell. So when he gets a bad cabinet, a bad bezel, a bad power supply, a bad board ,a bad tube, he builds a bad game and throws it off the roof. It stirs up conversation and the whole point of the video, if you would have watched it, is that he doesn't sell junk. He destroys the junk and only sells games that are in good shape. He's in competition with the auction houses, so he's making the point that the games at the auction are pieces of trash.
It's really not that hard to figure out folks, it shouldn't need explanation.
Have you REALLY never seen a game that was broken and couldn't be fixed? Todd just threw 8 of them off the roof, watch the video again, lol.
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Dang, I could use some Last Action Hero parts, and up until this past summer I needed a new "car" for my Mario Andretti pin..
ArcRevival
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Anyone that thinks there was no salvageable games or parts in that group of 8 games is as stupid as Todd is.
LyonsArcade
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Shouldn't you be sanding some bondo?
I get it. You guys like this Todd Tucky guy and you find ways to justify what he did. That's fine.
when it comes down to it, it's just a video of a couple losers that think they're cool launching games off a roof.
when it comes down to it, it's just a video of a couple losers that think they're cool launching games off a roof.
PhoenixStar
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No offense to anyone Im quoting, but Im trying to put things in perspective here.
We need to remember that we are ultimately talking about a wooden shell with some plastic parts, not an animal or human life here. The 2 shouldn't be compared unless you feel that arcade games rank up on the same pedestal as life itself. I like hoarding games and parts too, but there's got to be a line when it's just time to let it go or not worth saving every little thing. There would never be enough room.
I'd like to think it may be a good thing if I saw a dealer trash his poor conditioned stock because that would make me think he isnt going to sell me junk, only the good stuff that made the cut.
I get what you are saying and I agree to a point, but in all fairness to Todd, he can't be a business man, and held accountable as a Mother Teresa of arcade games to people who are less fortunate than him. Im sure if it was salvageable, he wouldve kept them. Look at some of the empty $49 cabs he sells on Ebay, they all look sick (no offense Todd) so if he's selling those empties for $49, then have to think the others were complete junk, non salvageable. The paint may have looked good, and perhaps there was a colorful joystick, but maybe what we couldnt see is why he tossed them. He'd make a profit when he can, but he also may be probably saving someone from spending good money on junk (like the cabs he tossed).
We need to remember that we are ultimately talking about a wooden shell with some plastic parts, not an animal or human life here. The 2 shouldn't be compared unless you feel that arcade games rank up on the same pedestal as life itself. I like hoarding games and parts too, but there's got to be a line when it's just time to let it go or not worth saving every little thing. There would never be enough room.
I'd like to think it may be a good thing if I saw a dealer trash his poor conditioned stock because that would make me think he isnt going to sell me junk, only the good stuff that made the cut.
I get what you are saying and I agree to a point, but in all fairness to Todd, he can't be a business man, and held accountable as a Mother Teresa of arcade games to people who are less fortunate than him. Im sure if it was salvageable, he wouldve kept them. Look at some of the empty $49 cabs he sells on Ebay, they all look sick (no offense Todd) so if he's selling those empties for $49, then have to think the others were complete junk, non salvageable. The paint may have looked good, and perhaps there was a colorful joystick, but maybe what we couldnt see is why he tossed them. He'd make a profit when he can, but he also may be probably saving someone from spending good money on junk (like the cabs he tossed).
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sosage
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He'll meet you in the parking lot. He's the guy on the roof. Be sure to bring a catchers mitt cause he's only throwing it once.
kaz1961
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If a certain arcade dealer in Tennessee posted a video like this I wonder how many defenders he would have?
Level42
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I am very aware about how many people kill other people every day of the week.
That doesn't make it OK to also start killing people.
XXI21
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sohchx
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Not true for me,I inquired on 5 games that he had that were non working a few months back. He refused to sell them to me non-working and said he would sell them to me only if I purchased them in working order.Of course the amount that he wanted for each game after getting it working was astronomical. Glad I buy wholesale.
spauldingd
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If nothing else it is bad business to alienate customers. Sure, he has every right to do anything he wants with his property but a decent percentage of those that see this will have a very negative reaction and won't return as a customer. Maybe TNT has so many customers that they don't mind losing them, but as a businessman, I don't see any upside.
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